North Carolina Newspapers

". - .. . . ' : : .i . V'.". v'-:.;; :;'-:x-V ' : 'V?.' . : ' f :--w; 7 7 . . 1 7? VA -'f 'l j Mi.H'rt ' : ' . , "J4U1 JKVKBX MONDAY, WB DXHSDAY AND FlUDAT ... ' OAflTOIOA. If. O, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER IP, $17. 920 A TEAR Ef ADTAKCS. 11111111 4: 7 J. hi ?7. "7' ". . ;' r.i.4' BOOSTED LIBERTY LOAtl V 1 JHEra CArPAIBII IS STAHTEO CnthnsUstlo Meeting s of Gaston County liberty Lou Committee . Held Yesterdaf - Annlnctoa . . HoCd t Lancbeon Giren by CoL '- Armstrong Ejecutlre ommlt - ; tee of Nine Cbosen to Handle Own pmign Series of Rallies Orer -; County nanned for next Taesoay .7 night, . : ' :' , .If the spirit manifested at the lun cheon giTen at the Armlngton hotel yesterday by Col. C. B. Armstrong to the Gaaton CountLiberty Loan Committee is indlcatlre of the spirit ' which . penrades the people . of . the county generally there Is not tne slightest doubt that Gaston will sub scribe In foil her quota of tne second Liberty 'Loan and will In all probabil ity go beyond the figure set for Gas- ion, nameiy vv,wu. me luncueon Itself was a splendid affair. ' col Armstrong was host and toastmaster and ; practically erery place at tne table was taken, the large majority ..of the fifty-two being present After the party had partaken free ly of the good things provided, the toastmaster called on Mr. Andrew c. Moore to explain the object of. tne meeting. , Mr. Moore made a splen did address in wnicn ne renewed Tery briefly the events leading up to the war and concluded with a stir ring, appeal to the patriotism of all, as it should be exhibited in the pur chase of Liberty Bonds. Now that we are in this war, said the speaker, any man who will.not back the gov ernment with his sympathy, with bis services and with his money. Is a traitor and a scoundrel. He urged the purchase of bonds by individuals and corporations and explained briefly that it was a sound financial investment. ' Mr.. Moore's talk was pointed throughout and' was deliver ed in a most earnest and zealous spirit. '.At he close of his speech a motion wsJ made and adopted that the steering committee of three, com posed of 8. N. Boyce, A. G. Myers and J. M. Holland, retire and select an executive committee of nine to have charge of the campaign. While this committee was out he toast master called on anumber of those present for short talks. Mr. J..H. Separk spoke on "The Relation Be tween the Corporation and the Lib-J erty Loan". , He declared tbat 11 we do not raise the $5,000,000,000 call ed for by the government by the pur chase of Liberty Bonds it will have to be raised by taxation. . i CapL F. Dilling, one of Gastoif warhorses, made an effective talk. He said that, if he lived until next week he would be 78 years old buH that he was ready and willing to do everything in his power to help his country win this war. Mayor A.. M. Dixon, speaking for the Gaston County Association of Cotton Mill Superintendents, proffer ed the assistance of that organiza tion in creating an interest among the cotton mill employees in the bond issue. He stated that the associa tion would have a'meetlng'nere Sat urday when plans for securing as many and as large subscriptions as possible from the mill operatives would be taken up. W. T. Rankin called attention to the necessity for a thorough organi zation. . ... F. P. Hall, county superintendent of education, said that he believed the committee, should devote Its at tention in no small degree to educa ting the people in the rural sections especially on the subject of Liberty .Bonds and the necessity for them. J. M.' Holland, manager of the campaign,' stated that two things must be dons besides raising the money. A publicity campaign must be carried on and the people must be educated on the subject. ; At this Juncture the steering' com mittee reported on its nominations for an executive committee. ' Tne V.:-'. - , , , 1 flite Every Employer Cam D : 1; Call your men together and explain to them-just what a U. S. Government Bond of the Second Liberty Loan of 1917 is. Tell them how it is secured by the entire wealth of the United States. Tell them how the interest is paid. Explain that a liberty Bond is as good as cash any time they want to sell it or Worrow money on it. Explain how the present Liberty Bonds may be exchanged for future bonds in case a later issue should bear a higher rate of interest1 " .' -.... . . . . - -,v . .. , 2. 'Arrange to have your firm subscribe 'for all the Liberty Bonds your employes can buy and formulate a plan to collect small weekly'or monthly payments from the men who invest by deducting a pre-arranged amount from their pay. " v . X . . . ... . I"....- - , . - . T ' . . . i 7--., Y Kruix rui JUNruKiim ; . -an C W5S0GIALC1RCLES UIEST ETEKTS IX V;C IVCE J CALLED MEETING OF ? , THE -FRD3NDLY MATRONS. " . The Friendly Matrons x Bad a call ed meetlnr at the Red Cross room Tuesday afternoon and decided that they would work - three afternoons out of each month at the Red Cross work room. They will have one so cial meeting every month. The meetings will be held on Thursday afternoons from 3 to 5. Notices will appear In the paper each week. McADENVIIJ LADIES - . TO GIVE BAZAAR. The Ladles', Aid Society of the Methodist ' church at McAdenville has been preparing for several weeks for its annual bazaar, which will be held In the hall oyer J. W. Little's store on Saturday night, Oct 20tn. Oysters and suppers will be served in addition to the various articles of fancy work nd wearing apparel of fered at "before the war" prices. This bazaar is looked forward to each year, as the ladles make it a very attractive social' gathering well as a means of helping a worthy cause. STRIKE OF 40,000 KANSAS COAL MINERS. (By International News Service.) KANSAS CITY, Oct 18. A strike of the .40,000 coal miners in this field tomorrow seems certain. The men .demand that arbitrary pen alties be discontinued. BRITISH BROUGHT DOWN 18 GERMAN AIRPLANES. (By International News Service.) PARIS. Oct. 18. Eighteen Ger man machines were shot down ves- tarriiiv In h ajlw flrht.lnflr. thn War Offlqe announced. Both sides have conducted raids behind the lines. Pollyanna, Central School Audito rium, Friday Night Admission 15 and 25 cents. men selected were C B." Armstrong, J. L. 'Robinson, A. C Llneberger, C. E. Hutchison, J. H. Separk, W. T. Rankin, R. R. Ray, F, Dilling and J. M. Holland. They were unanimously chosen. Later A. G. Myers and S. N. Boyce, the other two members of the steering commltee, were added. It was moved and carried that five members of the executive committee constitute a quorum and be em powered to transact business. ... Short and appropriate talks were made by Mr. Webb, of Philadelphia; C. E. Hutchison, Ed Smith, R. R. Ray, J. L Robinson, S. A. Wilkins, A. H. Huss, J. W. Kendrick, S. C. Hendricks, A. Q.-Kale, W. T. Love, T. L Craig, M. A. Turner, A. G. Myers, J. A. Costner, A. A. McLean, Jr., M. A. Carpenter, A. C. Lineber- ger, S. A. Robinson and O. F. Mason. Mr. Mason was the last speaker and he made a strong ap peal in behalf of the Liberty Bonds. Not a few of the speakers men tioned the fact that they had sons in the army and these statements brought forth applause. Plans are now being perfected for a series of rallies o be held next Tuesday night. It is the purpose of the committee to have speakings at each of the school houses in the county where a community fair was held and also at every one or the seventy-odd cotton mills in the coun ty. For this purpose a large num ber of speakers will be pressed into service. At these meetings there will also be distributed literature, now being prepared, setting forth con cisely and in plain understandable language Just what the Liberty Bonds are, how they may be pur chased and how paid for. Following he rallies to . be held Tuesday night a county-wida cam paign for subscriptions will be con ducted Wednesday, the day Bet apart by the President for that purpose. t : tftmvii t mtNtr a W w .- a anr " 11 ICS FC3 RED CROSS AKO USEBTY ESXSS Large Gathering at Tabernacle Last inignc Heard solenoid Address on Red Cross Work by Rev. F. B. Boyer Music by 163rd Infantry UAnii. . tr large concourse of Gaf tonlans thered in the tabernipfa on East aln avenue last night for a big pa- riotic rally in the Interest of the d Cross and the sale of Liberty onds. 'Prior to the beginning of he program of speeches splendid usic was rendered by the 163rd .In antry (Band from Camp Greene. Mr. w. u Balthls. chairman of the Gaston County Red Cross, called the, meeting to order and presented Mayor A. M. Dixon,, who presided and Introduced the sDeaker of the evening, Hev. F7 B, Boyer, of Ashs- vllle, State Director of the Red Cross. Rev. Mr. Boyer delivered a Terr forceful address on the work of the Red Cross organization. Having been for some time an ambulance driver on the fighting front in France, he spoke from personal ex perience' in telling of the great need for supplies and comforts of all kinds on the battle fields. There was general regret at the absence of Brigadier-General Voll wart, who was to have been one of the speakers of the evening, but who, for some reason failed to ar rive. At the conclusion of Mr. Boy er's address Rev. J. H. Henderllte, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, presented medals from the Treasury Department to two mem bers' of Boy Scout Troop 3, R, B. Babington, Jr., and George Poston, for selling Liberty bonds of the first issue. Announcement was made that Scout -Rhea Ferguson had also won a similar medal, which for some rea son had failed to come. Upon report of the nominating committee all the present officers or the Gaston County Chapter of the Red Cross were unanimously re elected. Following is the list of officers elected: W. L. Balthls, chairman: Mrs. Crown W. Wilson, vice-chairman; Mrs. J. H. Kennedy, secretary; A. G. Myers, treasurer. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: S N Boyce, J W Timberlake. A E Woltz, C B Armstrong, J H SeparR, W L 'Balthls, A G Myers, Rev. W J ROach, S A Robinson, L N Glenn. Mrs. G W Ragan, Mrs. C W Wilson, Mrs. W J Clifford, Mrs. R C Warren, Mrs. O F Mason, Mrs. J F Thomson, Mrs. A A McLean, Mrs. J H Kenne dy, Miss Lowry Shuford, Mrs. E W Gilliam. FINANCE COMMITTEE: S A Robinson, chairman: J O White, W H Adams, C C Armstrong, J Lee Robinson. While waiting for the members of the band to return from the Arm- ington Hotel, where they'were given a supper, Chairman A. M. Dixon called for short speeches from Col. B. Armstrong, Mr. J. H. Separk. Rev. H. H. Jordan and Hon. O. F. Mason, all of whom urged upon their hearers the patriotic duty or supporting liberally the second Is sue of Liberty Loan bonds. The ushers for the exercises were a num ber of young ladles dressed in tne uniform of Red Cross nurses. TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, Oct 19. The cotton market opened with January con tracts selling at 27.35, May 27c. CONFERENCE BETWEEN MINERS AND OPERATIVES. (By International News Service.) KANSAS CITY, Oct 19.Negotia tions were resumed today between 40,000 miners and the operators of the central field, following the coun termanding of the strike order. i saW' ARTILLERY RANGE IS ASSURED Yesterday's Charlotte Observer says: Hop among the Wfrtillery units of tne rorty-nrst division that they sooor would be ordered elsewhere. preferably to some English or French station, for artillery prae- e, was blasted late yesterday by ciai announcement from division eadquarters that an artillery rang be located immediately near ngs Mountain, into which the pro- ectues win be nred. The range will nclude territory of about fifteen housand acres In area. The of ficial announcement did not mention the time when practice there Is ex pected to begin. With the selection of this site, one of the greatest difficulties In lo cating the camp has been success fully overcome, after Investigations by a board of military officers ex tending, over a period of about four months. When construction of Camp Greene proper was in Its Ini tial stages, Ueut Col. W. NLadue, engineer officer, on the staff of Ma jor General Wood, Inspected a num ber of possible sites, but was unable to find one he considered suitable. Since the staff of the Forty-first di vision came here, the Investigation has been more or less continuously In progress. The decision to select the Kings Mountain site, which re ceived the greatest consideration, followed a complete and final sur vey last Monday by Brigadier Gener al Jervey, acting commander of tne Forty-first division, accompanied by members of his staff and several Charlotte civilians. Owing to the distance of this site from Camp Greene 36 miles the difficulties Incident to getting the batteries on the range probably will oe minimized by the location near the range of a camp affording ac commodations for at least one full regiment. It is beliaved that Major Greene, the construction quarter master at Camp Greene, has receiv ed orders to this effect from the war department While voluntarily censorship pro hibits publication of details with ref erence to he range and the artillery to be used in firing practice, the time when practice begins likely soon thereafter will be known for miles around. It Is understood that full charges will be Issued to the units on the range. The only other site of proposed im portant adjuncts to Camp Greene yet to be selected is the site of the great maneuver field. Inspection of lands available for this purpose has been in progress some time, but the mili tary auhorities have made no an nouncement. Our Men's Underwear stock Is cer tainly complete. All worthy sorts. Cotton, Merino or Wool, M)c, 75c, S4.0O, the garment. Swan-Slater Co. Get your flower bulbs at Torrence Drug Company's. 22c2 Pollyanna, Central School Audito rium, Friday Night Admission 15 and 25 cents. POIfS 18 ANXIOUS TO PREVENT REVOLUTIONS. By International News Service.) ROME, Oct. 17. That the Pope's peace note was Intended to save the Governments of Europe from revo lution was made known by a high Vatican official today. "The Holy Father is anxious to prevent further red revolutions like that which over took Russia," stated an official. In that sense his note may be accepted as warning to, belligerent govern ments as well as his peace offer. He will continue his efforts to stop this wanton bloodshed before other gov ernments fall.' Get your flower bulbs at Torrence Drug Company's. 22c2 3. Get in touch with your banker and arrange for the bank to carry the bonds your employes want to buy and collect in easy payments. Every bank in Gaston county has perfected plans to sell Liberty Bonds on weekly payments. " 4. Conduct a systematic campaign among your employes to show them the necessi ty of distributing Liberty Bonds as widely as possible.. Instill in them the desire to become partners in this great Government of ours by buying U. S. Government Bonds of the 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917. - V - 1 it AST lf Tamtf n a uttj nrt -in. r II LATE EVENTS IX TO AX3 COT J uours next neex. Gaston Superior Court will con vene next Monday, October 22, for a one-week term for the trial of crim inal cases. Judge James L. Webb, of Shelby, will be the presiding Judge. Educational Committee. The Educational Affairs Commit- Commerce, Of which Joe S. Wray . n chairman, will meet Tuesday after noon at 5 o clock at the offices of the chamber of commerce , to consider several Important matters relating to the schools. Dr. Splllman to Preach. , . Dr. B. W. Splllman, of KInston. field secretary of the Southern Bap tist Sunday School Board of Nan vine, ienn., win preacn ai me f irst Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday evening at 30 o clock. His subject Sunday night will be "The God of War and the Prince of Peace." Everybody Is Invited to hear Dr. Splllman. Committee to Meet The special sub-committee of the Gastonla Chamber of Commerce named to plan proper advertising for Gastonla at the railroad station, will meet at the chamber of commerce offices Monday morning at 11 o'clock. The sub-committee Is composed of Messrs. A. B. O'Nell, R. Kenneth Babington and R. S. Shelby. County Agricultural Exhibit. - To properly portray the varied agricultural resources of Gaston county. Secretary Fred M. Allen of the Chamber of Commerce Is pre paring an exhibit for one of the dis play windows of the offices. Contri butions for the exhibit have been ra ceived from several parts or the county and more are promised. As soon as a represenative selection Is secured the exhibit will be arranged In attractive form. - WOMEN POLICE FOR DUTY NEAR CAMPS. (By International News Service) NEW YORK, Oct. 16. Condi tions of danger involving young girls In the vicinity of the great training camps have aroused a num ber of public spirited women with the result that plans are being made today to have women plolce work Police Commissioner Wood in hisn annual budget, submitted to the Board of Estimate, asked for a speci al appropriation to defray the ex penses of employing such women po lice, but it was struck out. Organiza tions of women, however, appealed to the Mayor and the Board of Esti mate and hearings on the petitions have been granted. - Raymond B. Fosdick, chairman of the Commis sion on Training Camp Activities, ts said to be in favor of the plan. Mr. Fosdick is credited with saying: "We have felt so keenly the neces sity for women protective officers in the neighborhood of training camps that we have appointed a committee under the commission, with Miss Maude Miner, of New York, as charr man, whose sole business is to stimu late the appointment of women offi cers In the neighborhood of military training camps. This plan was frankly adopted ftom the Englisn system, where the necessity for these officers became apparent immediate ly after the opening of the war. CONFERENCE OP MINERS CALLED FOR TOMORROW. (By International News Service.) ST. LOUIS. Oct 19. The end of the coal miners' strike in the St. Louis area is seen In the conference of miners called for tomorrow. . x DAim uk uiv GASOIIA 0 GUSTO -7-: ...-;-. . ;...-,. v-...,.. ' v ' , ar' MAYO REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT (By International Newt Service.) WASHINGTON, Oct 1. ;jTba naval situation In Europe was laid before the President today by Ad miral Mayo, who has Just returned from the London naval conference. The President was informed of the disposition of American vessels and the progress that has been made. It Is understood that Admiral Mayo re ported that, the submarine mens : has been practically eliminated, and gave details of the offensive to be undertaken Igalust the German fleet. The President also received , the Japanese commercial mission. SCHOOL CHILDREN GO ON STRIKE CofAj99 rvaonvtueiai : NEW YORK. Oct 19. The strike) of public school children against the Gary system spread to Brooklyn to day. Two thousand children lgnor- ' er their classes and paraded , the street breaking windows of, the -school houses. Police reserves fln- ally restored order, and guards were placed around all the school build ings. Mothers participated In the . rioting, objecting to the fact that the Gary system keeps children at school H day. t , - . g.fy?$ SUBSCRIPTIONS HAVE REACHED ' TOTAL OF $1,750,000,000. (By International News Service.)' WASHINGTON, Oct 19. Tha Treasury Department announces Its expectation that subscriptions to the Second Liberty Loan will reach a to tal : of two billion dollars by Satur day night $1,760,000,000 have al ready been subscribed. It Is believ ed that a maximum of five billion by ' October 27 th Is obtainable. r WAR Aiyi CONFERENCE ' - V IN NOVEMBER. (By International News Service.) PETROGRAD, Oct. 19. The cen- ' tral committee of workmen and sol dler delegates today" requested the -provisional government to . hasten the inter-Allies conference on war s aims. The conference will proba bly be held in Paris In November. - , APPOINTED CUSTODIAN OF ALL ALIEN PROPERTY. (By International News Service.) . " WASHINGTON, Oct 19. Former Congressman Palmer, of Pennsylva- ' nla, has been appointed custodian of all alien property taken over by the government A list of 57 men who have been ' certified for service by the district exemption board and who have been ' notified to appear here next Tuesday, October 23, to entrain for Camp Jackson, is crowded out of this Is-' sue for lack of space and will appear Monday. Notice has been received Xryir f Miss Lottie Blake, librarian' and In v;v . charge of the lyceum atractions, that ' the date for Dr. Russell H. Con well's lecture will be Thursday night of next week, October 25, and. not Wednesday as announced on an other page. ' " ' The dramatic rnrltal f PM1t- anna" at the Central school tonight for. the benefit of the Phllathea Class , or the First Baptist church. Is to be given by Miss Annie Ruth Caldwell, ' ' of Lumberton. By mistake the name ' ' was Klven Wednesday as MU 'Rathnr- Caldwell. ,; Want ads bring resnlta. , Have you tried 'em? If not, bow's r the time.. 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