PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE DXESDAY AND FRIDAY.
:VOI XXXVIII. NO. 106.
QAflTOJTIA, W. 1
rEDXESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1917.
$3.00 A YEAR IX ADVANCE
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BAKER'S WEEKLY
WAR REVIEW
s .'(By International News Service.)
; M WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. The
rAt value, of French co-o Deration
in tha Flanderm offensive was emDna
. size a in secretary- oi nw xm a
. wAklv vr rnvinw. which waa given
out today. "The. ' allied offensive
AAntU am nitVnill oallv" - aava thn
; Secretary. "The Increasing regular
'N Ity of allied gains indicates moat ef
- flclent co-ordination of artillery and
ft. II r MA I n L UU lliBlA W a DBlJ aw W
v infantrT. The' new typhoon Are ot
t ha mIKm has mmDelled the Germans
to change their method of meeting
-k.il Am aj' ka. ttltt Tsntltn Piim.
. snanders uneasy. The German at-
? tempt to create a dlTerslon ; by
, launching attackv at Verdun has
proved a failure. The Germans hare
- iron at least temporary successes on
the Russian ironi, dui nave reuea
' to hold their gains. On the Italian
m . m. a A.
xroni au is quiet.
QUIET OX BRITISH FROXT.
iBy International News Service.)
- LONDON, Oct. 17. .The War ON
fice announced at noon that there
waa nothing of special interest to re
port from the British front today.
KAISER COM1XG HOME.
(By International News eSnrice.)
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 17. The Kai
ser will leave Constantinople Fri-
aay, ana is eApecieu vu mio m
Berlin Monday.
, -OERMAN8 BEIXG EXECUTED
, t FOB REFUSING TO FIGHT.
R Tntarantlnnal Nautb Rarvlca.!
PETROG'RAD. Oct. 17. insubor
dination and unrest prevailing a-
mtna fca P..rm a ti trnniM on f h A Tifv.
WUWUB munm w " . vm wav - -
Insk front, on account of their fear
of air raids. Many prisoners nave
been taken by the Russians. Many
Ramiiiit hava Kaan aTACntaH fi a rAi
-'! aiil t9 tiai fAfii.oT i e fat 11 Ml rt tlia.
trenches after leaves of absence.
' The unrest Is due to the activity of
a new secret military organization
known as the "German Military
, Laarue for Earlv Peace."
Dramatic Recital.
On Friday night of this week at
.the Central school auditorium Miss
Esther Caldwell, a. well-known read
er, will present "Pollyanna" for the
benefit of the Phllathea Class of the
.First Baptist church. Beside the
reading there will be several musical
numbers on the program. Tickets
are on salp at 25 cents for adults and
15 cents lor children. A pleasant
evening s entertainment Is assure
all who attend.
A. K. WINGET W
CITY TREASURER
Mr. Arthur EV Winget has been
elected by the city council as alder
man from the second ward to succeed
the late S. M. Morris. The election
look place at a called meeting of the
council held Monday evening. Mr.
Winget succeeds to Mr. Morris' posi
tion as city treasurer and to the vari-
ous committee v memberships held by
the late alderman.
:mot able and progressive young busi--hess
men. He is secretary and assist
ed treasurer of the chain of. mills
known as the Armstrong mills and
.mnaivtfnt? nf tha Clara. Dunn. Arm.
. afmna f rtnarrVi PiArlmnnt. Mnt.na.1
' and Seminole.
. Tbl selection of Mr. Winget to this
"position not only insures that the
.city's financial interests will be pro
tected but it is a merited recognition
of business ecumun and success of the
nnnnlntee.
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' TEACHING OUR TROOPS
. ; ; ., OFFENSIVE TACTICS.
(By International News Service.)
: AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS,
Oct. 17. The mstauauon oi a visor-
' .m . i f 1 v. 1 nl ti
ous-ouenaive sjjirii.iu mo aiuw.vu
troons will be thw keynote of the in
structions to.be given them this win-,
'ter. v Officers are confident that con-
" . a .l-.Ii .a at aja lutanlwAWflBa
. a ' . M J 11
. will UOfdUK uiafiiuuvvuK -
nigh Invincible army, xne omcers
' have already been trained to lead
: their men Into actlion In an energet-
' IVIUI tvta.a.v -
; (By International News Service.)
fluwrtxr -vrrnvr. 0t. 17. The cotton
"market opened today with January
aalllnr at .26.90. Mav 26.58
f Pollranna, Central 6cno61 Andito-
V. . -air. 'UmImW IfC
- nam, xnaay
-ad 23 cent. : ;, - ,.-
: An adTrtiemt in The Gazette
reacbee morer people tot joow-
than von can reach in any other pos
sible way. v Rates m PP"caoB
- av MWt,rtli a' .' lft e-iAMAVt-l M Tl ftffct)T
U warned not to hire' or harbor- my
son, Waddell Castles, i oowrea. aea
17. also known as - um , w-
w aalthailt BIT COB
gakt ' Lem Castles Kings ; Mpnn-
FOOD CAMPAIGN fiOlV DfJ
JCUCH LITERATURE TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Gaston County Council of ' Defense
Aameg 8ab-Committee for Each
School JMstriet to Assist in Carry
ing on Vigorous Food Conserva
tion Campaign in Gaston.
In compliance with the , requests
of the State Council of Defense and
in keeping with the plans outlined
by the National Council of Defense
a vigorous food conservation cam
paign will be-carried on in Gaston
county from now until food pledge
campaign week which is the week of
October 28-November 4 th. This
campaign will be carried on by the
Gaston County Council of Defense
largely through sub-committees in
each public school district In the
county. These committees were ap
pointed at a recent meeting of - the
council at ehlch there were present
the chairman, Col. C. B. Armstrong,
and Messrs. A. Q. Myers, C. E. Hutch
ison and A. Q. Kale and W. H. Hous
er and are given below.
Chairman -Armstrong has received
from State Food Director Henry A.
'age -a large quantity of pledge
cards, membership cards, and litera
ture on the food situation which will
be distributed to the people of the
county through these school district
committees.
Following are the committees:
Cherryvllle Township: District 1,
Panhandle John F. Delllnger, Mrs.
8. C. Caker, Z. V. Harrelson.
District 2: J. F. Black, Thomas
Mltchem, Bud Black.
District 3: J. R. Nixon, Mrs.
George Falls, Miss Mattie Camp,
Mrs. M. L. Mauney, Mrs. David Mau
ney. District 4: Fairvlew: H. S. Sel
lers, R. . Mauney, W. T. Wlther-
spoon.
District 5, Hallman's: D. D,
Black, J. F. Beam, Clayton Croker.
District 6, Beaverdam: J.
Stroup, Edgar Mauney, Lee Anthon
District 7, Sunnyslde: S. U K
er, Mrs. Thomas Royster, Thomas
Hovis.
District 8, Baker's: H. L. Kls
Mrs. M. L. Rudisill. Miss Ella Klse
District v, Carolina: S. E. Beam,
Mrs. Henderson Clark, J. D. Frone-
District 10, Landers Chapel: Syl
vanus Carpenter, Alex Carpenter,
Clay. KiBer.
District 11: Hickory Grove: J. P.
Allen, Mrs. 'Bueny Carpenter, W. S.
Carpenter.
District 12, Gray Rock: Wiley
Shuford, Sylvanus Delllnger, Ike
Riser.
District 13, Thornburg'8: J. L.
Thornburg, Waldon Weaver, Miles
Eaker. (
District 14, Watts: E. H. Bigger
staff, E. C. Watts, James Brlggs.
Crowders Mountain Township.
District 1, Bessemer City: J. D.
Rankin, Mrs. S. J. Durham, Mrs. J.
H. Wilklns, Miss Pearl Henderson,
Miss Margaret Cathey.
District 2, Mountain View: B. G.
Davis, Harley Mltchem, c. L,. Ram
sey. District 3, Kings Mountain: Capt.
F. Dilling, 0. G. Falls, W. S. Dilllng.
District 4, Baker's: S. S. Wells,
Miss Maggie Oates. William Hirn.
District 5, Bradley's: W. C. Pear
son, Mrs. Sam Bradley, T. R. E.
Oates.
District 6, Long Creek: L. R.
Ormand, Miss Lida Ormand, D. L.
Arrowood.
District 7, East Kings Mountain:
Miss Irma Willeford, Mrs. David
-Province.
District 8, Sparrow's Springs: Cal
vin Crawford.'J.C. Sipe, R. J. Hager.
Dallas Township.
District 1, Dallas: J. B. Henson,
Miss Muriel Bulwinkle, Miss Marion
Thompson, Miss Corinne Puett, Mr.
G. G. L. Sawyer.
' District 2, 'Rhyne's: R. M. Clon
inger. Miss Mary Abernethy, David
Lineberger.
District 3, Costners: W. S. Thorn
burg, Mrs. G. E. C. Pasour, Colum
bus Harmon
Districts, High Shoals: . W. R.
Rhyne, Miss Gertrude Barbee, Miss
Bessie Costner.
District 5, Hoyle's: O. J. Rhyne,
Edward Smith, Frank Rhyne.
District 6, Harden: O. D. Carpen
ter, Mrs. H. A. Costner. Mrs. Earle
Carpenter.
District 7, Zlon: Robert Friday,
Mrs. Effie Friday, Ratchford Huff
stetler. District 8, Rutledge: J. H. Rut
ledge, A. B. Shelton, Craig Rhodes.
District 9, Alexis: D. T. Ferrell,
Miss Edna Roberts, Mrs. J. W, Ab
ernethy. District 10, Friday's: J. A. Fri
day, C. P. Abernethy, Oscar Friday.
. District 11, Little's: W. M. Lit
tle, T. J. Maxwell. John Quinn.
Riverbend Township.
District 1, Stanley: J. G. Rut
ledge, Mrs. Frank Carpenter, Mrs.
Howard Thompson, Mrs. J. M. Arch-;
er. Miss Bessie Morris.
- District 2, Clemmer's: T. E. Line
berger, H. A. Clemmer, M. B. Sirlth.
. district 3, Hickory Grove: J. F.
Abernethy, Thomas Smith, Christie
Hope.
District 4, m Holly: M. U
Barnes, Mrs. W. G. Moore, Mrs. C.
E, Hutchison, Miss Ida Raskin. E. A
Thompson Mrs. Lou Henderson.
' District , Five Forks: Ben Mor
ris, T. T. Dorr.
District 8, River Bend; Victor J
Harkey, Mrs. A. K. Henderson, C. L.
King. , - - - ' '
. District 9, Lucia: John R. Foy
ers, Mrs. J M. Mcintosh, A. U.
8troup. -.v. ..
) District 19. KUIIan's: . Alonto KB-
' - ' (Continued on page .8
ORGANIZE HOLirARD
TO SERVE FOR PER0I0 OF THE. WAR
Gaston County Branch of National
Council of Defense Takes . Initial
Step Towards Organizing Fifteenth
Company State Militia Heaerv
Twenty from Gastonla and Thlrt
birtw
oun-
from the County. .
At a meeting of the' Gaston C
ty Branch of the National Council of
Defense held in the directors' room
of the Citizens National Bank a few
days ago arrangements were made
for the prompt organization of a
company of home guards for Gaston
county in complance with the in
structions recently promulgated by
Governor T. W. Bickett. s .
There were present at this meet
ing the chairman of the county coun
cil, Col. C. B. Armstrong, Mr. C. E.
Hutchison, of Mount Holly; Mr. A.
Q. Kale, of High Shoals: Mr. A. G.
Myers, of Gastonla, and Dr. W. H.
Houser, of Cherryvllle. ,
It was decided that the company
which is to be known as the Fif
teenth Company, North Carolina Mi
litia Reserves, be composed of 20
men from Gastonla township and six
from each of the other five town
ships. The number is fixed by the
State at SO men and the ages are
designated as from 31 to 45. Men
of draft age are allowed to be mem
bers of these reserve companies but
are still subject to draft as before.
A motion was adopted that the
work of selecting the men to com
pose this company be made promptly
so. that an organization can be per
fected without any unnecessary de-
layThe following of Gastonla'a
quota of 20 have been appointed ana
hve signified their wiilineness to
erve in this capacity r Jft. T. A. i
UKins, Fred M. AlleMflecretary of
the Chamber of Commerce; Prof. Joe
S. Wray, superintendent of city
schools; Mr. J. W. Tlmberlake, Mr.
Leejj. Brison, Mr. V. G. Grler, Mr.
S. B. Dolley. Mr. B. B. Gardner, Mr.
George A. Jenkins, Prof. W. P. On
er. It is understood that this compa
ny is for home guard service and Is
subject to duty only within the State.
As a matter of fact Its services will
in all probability be confined to the
county unless some critical situa
tion should occur in the State. En
listment is forfthe term of the war.
Pollyanna, Central School Audito
rium, Friday Night. Admission 19
and 35 cents.
Best cotton Is bringing 27 and
1-2 cents on the local market today.
Cotton seed is worth $1 per bushel.
The city council will meet in
called session, tonight to consider the
question of a sewage disposal -plant.
A committee recently appointed to
consider this matter will make its
report.
The Gazette goes all over Gaston
and then some. Only thrlce-a-week
paper In the State. Two dollars
the year, and cheap at that.
Page In J'-ashvjlle
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,K M O i"
THE RED CROSS RALLY
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS TO EE HERE
At Central School Audi tori am
Thursday Night Dr. Francis Boy
er, of Asheville, and General V oil
rath, of Camp Greene, Will Deliv
er Addresses Will Also Boost
Sale of Liberty Loan Bonds.
On Thursday night of this week,
October 18th, at 7:45, a Red Cross
Rally, will be held at the Central
graded school auditorium. This
meeting will be called to order by
Chairman W. La Balthls and presid
ed over by the mayor, Mr. A. M. Dix
on, and will be a public gathering of
all those of the town and county who
are Interested In the Red Cross as
an organization and who wish to
learn more of it its aim and Pur
puse, its inner workings, what it is
accomplishing, its possibilities.
The local Red Cross committee
has been particularly happy In se
curing as speakers for the evening.
Dr. Francis B. Boyer, and Brig.Gen.
Vonrath, the latter of Camp Greene.
Charlotte. Dr. Boyer is well known
as the State Organizer for the Red
Cross, and is Just back from the
front where he has been doing am
bulance duty In France.
A committee composed of Messrs.'
S. N. Boyce, J. W. Tlmberlake and
S. J. Durham, went to Charlotte on
Tuesday and personally extended the
invitation to General Vollrath, who
is one of the most pleasing speakers
in the army.
These men will give to us Inti
mate glimpses of camp, army and
hospital life, and through them we
will be enabled to see things as they
really are, not as we imagine them
to be.
The new Liberty Loan, known as
the second Liberty loan, will also be
discussed by these men in the course
of the evening. This fact is also of
especial interest, since a Liberty
Loan campaign will be set In motion
next week.
The local 'Red Cross committee is
negotiating with Gen. Henry Jervey,
commanding officer at Camp Greene,
in view to securing a military band
for this occasion. Everything possi
ble Is being done by the various com
mittees to add to the interest and
attractiveness of the evening's pro
gram. No pledges will be taken, no
exactions of any nature made. It is
an open meeting into , which every
citizen is urged to enter .heartily,
and thus give renewed zeal to the
work in the interest of which the ral
ly Is being held.
SEAItLW MEETS DEATH
IN BOILER ACCIDENT.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. A seri
ous accident aboard an American
patrol vessel off the Atlantic coast
has been confirmed by Secretary of
the Navy Daniels. Seaman Dennis
Shehan was scalded to death. The
accident was due to a boiler tube
falling.
Tennesseean, - ',, . V' . ". . . V - . - I
ire i uruAT A cnrlrv dacc ;
WILL RENEW
FIGHT IN HOUSE
(By International News 8ervlce.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.-Prohibl
tlon leaders are perfecting their
plans to push through the House the
Sheppard nation-wide prohibition a
mendment. which haa already been
adopted by the Senate. The fight
will be taken up as soon as Congress
convenes. Canvasses which have been
made by its supporters Indicate that
the measure will have the necessary
two-thirds vote in the House.
AMERICAN WATERS
ARE VAR ZONE
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17- Navy
officials let . it become known today
that they attach no great Importance
to Germany's reported intention or
declaring American waters a war
zone. Ever since the declaration of
war on April 2, this government has
regarded its waters as war tones ana
has taken the necessary steps to pro
tect Its shipping accordingly.
Her Great Cdftifort
Donald and Charlie, two Muncie
boys of eleven, went for a "hike" the
other day, and when the noon lunch
eon hour arrived failed to appear after
an absence of two hours, causing Don
ald's mother to become worried, fear
ing an accident had happened to the
boy, who is always prompt at meal
times, even if not on other occasions,
But the father ate his luncheon calm
ly, being wise to the ways and wan
derings of boys of eleven, and unwor
riedly started for his office at one
o'clock, when the wife remarked to
him, her brows furrowed with care,
"What shall I do If Donald doesn't
come?"
"I'll tell you what you do," said her
consoler. "Now, If that boy doesn't
get back In an hour from now, you call
me up at the office and Til tell you not
to worry." Indianapolis News.
No Countrymen of His.
K. V.," on a recent visit home, told
a story about a tralnload of British sol
diers who stopped the engine and took
the hot water from the boilers to make
tea. The Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
prints a Scotch version of what
is apparently the same story, wherein
the testy engine driver explained to the
Scot commandant that they were not
on the way because "a lot of whisky
drlnkin' Scotchmen bad sneaked all
the hot water from the boiler to make
grog." "They canna be countrymen of
mine," replied the commandant skep
tically, "or they'd nae bothered abonl
th water." Kansas City Star.
LIBERTK LOAIi CAfJPAIOil
PLANS ilAOE FOB MLK1X0 E:
Fifty-Two Leading Business Met. of
the County Appointed to Compose
Gaston County Liberty Loan Coma
mittee Big Whirlwind Drive to
Be Started With Luncheon at Ar
mlneton Hotel Tomorrow Given
by CoL C R. Armstrong Cam
vmiftn to no Managed Dy air J. M.
nuiutnu. . ,. i. -
Plans for a vigorous whirlwind
campaign for the second Liberty
rxan in Gaston county were formu
lated at a meeting of several of the
bankers and business men held at
noon today at the Citizens National
Bank. There remains but ten days
In which to organize the county and
secure subscriptions to cover Gaston
county's allotment of the. second is
sue of bonds which is something over '
$500,000. .
A steering . committee of three
composed of 8. N. Boyce. A. O. Mr-
ers and J. M. Holland was appointed
to make arrangements for a lunch
eon to be given at 1:30 tomorrow af- '
ternoon at the Armington Hotel'' br
CoL C. B. Armstrong, who will ham v
as his guests S3 men who were se
lected at today's meeting to act as
the Gaston County Uberty Loan
Committee. A list of the men com
posing this committee, who are lead.
Ing citizens of alf sections of Gaston
appears below;: ". .vr-.s
Mr. J. 'M. Holland wan chosen an -
manager of the campaign and tne
entire work of organizing the county
and carrying on the campaign will
be directed by him.
Inasmuch as there remains but 10 "
days of the campaign the task of or
ganizing the county ; into districts
and securing the subscriptions liW.
Ing to be a herculean task and Is go
ing to tax the resources of the com- '
mittee and Manager Holland to the,
utmost. If the people of the county
will lend their co-operation, howev
er, as they should do.' the camnale-n
can undoubtedly be carried to a suc
cessful finish. - -
Complete details as to hn . iha
work is to be carried on will appear '
in Friday's Gazette.
COMMITTEE. - ,
R L Stowe. W B Puett. R R Hav. -
S M Robinson, A C Lineberger, 8 P '
Stowe, F P Hall. R B Suggs.. C B
Hutchison, A P Rhyne, Fred L
Rhyne. R K Davennort. J A rntnA
J M Archer. M L Manner. Hoke'.
Huss, S T McCraw, S C Hendrix, 8 Lr r
Klser. J W Kendrick. C J Hnu. R R
Kennedy, F Dilllng, O O Falls, A A
McLean, Jr., Ed A Smith, L M Hoff
man, Jr.; Dr. S A Wllkltis, A
Kale. L D Gribblfi. Fred Hnhtnn
Andrew E Moore, A G Myers, M A
Carpenter, J L Robinson, 8 N Boyce, ,
m a Turner, j u wntte, L. r Groves,
A M Dixon, John B Steele. J W At
kins, S A Robinson, O F Mason. O
Ed Keesler. W B Morris. W T Love. .
C B Armstrong, W T Rankin. J H 5
Separk, T L Craig. J M Holland,
ALLIED NATION WILL
HOLD WAR COUNCIL, '
(By International News Service.)"'
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17 stra
ta ry of State Lansing announced to
day that the United States will be
represented at a council of war of
all the nations allied against Ger-' -many.
The personnel of the Amerr- '
can representatives Is not yet com-"
Plete. The conference will be held
for the purpose of effecting a-reater-
co-operation and of preventing fur
ther duplications of effort among
the allies. -
DR. B. W. 6PILLMAX, OF ' '
KIXSTON.,.
Educational Field Secretary ; or
the Sunday School Board of the -'
Southern Baptist Convention, who
will speak Sunday at 11a. m., ana
7:39 p. m:, at the First Baptist
church. At the - evening hour .Dr.
Spillmaa 's subject wiu be The God -of
War and the Prince of. Peace". -Dr.
Spillman delivered th..m,.
here daring the' Baptist Touns Peo
ple's Convention in June and re? -3
It at the request of a Large u -1 r
of DeoDla. .Tha nnhlln la a -.
. "
Invited to hear him, .