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A (HA'IPTTF if Tn1 PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WE DXESDAY AND FRIDAY. . - v. - ;vol.xxxviii. , no. iss. GASTONIA, N. C.; 3IONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMB ER SM, 101T. $2.00 A TEAR IN ADVANCE. E.D1X6 SOLDIEEMAST POSSIBLE Arrival - of American Soldiers In France Has Kept Pare With War ; Department's " Expectations, Says - Secretary Baker In Official 8tae-ment- Declines to State, Howev- : . ef. How Manjr. Are There, : WaBhlngton, -Nor. 2 2 3 -Arrival .of j- American troops In France has kept 4 pace with the expectation 'of the ' war - department, Secretary Baker said tonight In. the first statement he s ' ever ; authorized in . connection he progress being made In in , creasing General Pershing's forces. " Mr. Baker declined, however, to .state, the number 'of troops forward- ed or, to Indicate whether he antic -'- pated delay from this time. Move- ;:;; mentof the forces, he said depended s on two elements, the training and 'v equipment of the men and the avail s' ability 6t ships. 7-- i "As fast as they are ready, ships and men will be combined," the sec fretary said. "As many American troop are now over seas as we ex L'pected in the beginning to have over seas at this time. 'vMr. Baker indicated that an offl- , clal statement of the number of Am ' . erican troops in France was not to Vte expected at any time during the war. He caused an inquiry to be ''made of the military censor, Major "General Mclntyre, however, which may result In more liberal regula I tlons as to publication of the desig nations of regiments, brigades or : companies which are engaged In ac ; tion on the front from time to time. If there is no sound military rea v son for suppressing that Informa tion, Mr.. Baker said, he desired to give It out. v The secretary's attention wad call ed to the fact that the British offi cial statements recently have named at least by geographical designation the troops used in various offensives. -" Apparently a new policy in this re U fard has been adopted In London '. and the war, department may do likewise. MEANS TRIAL BEGAN TODAY izX i :- - Concord, Nov. 25. Defense and , prosecution are ready, both said t - :. night, to start the trial here tomo . .crow of Gaston B. Means, charg with the murder of Mrs. Maude : King, wealthy New York wld who was shot to death near hereyfast 3, August. ; fo' The prosecution, as far as has ." been outlined, relies on a mass of circumstantial- evidence to fasten upon Means the charge of murder, and, it Is understood, will seek to - show that a fortune of $2,000,000. which Mrs. King might have inherit- - ed through a second will of her hus . band, the late James King, of Chi cago, provided the motive. . Means, a native of Concord, ' had V - been the woman's business agent for - some time before she met death . while here on a visit to his relatives. and according to statements made by -l? District Attorney Swann's office in 'New .York, evidence has been ;:K brought to light to show that a. sec f'ond will .was to je offered for pro x bate. Mrs. King bad Inherited more v than a million through the first will. -.- Counsel" for the defense declined .tonight to discuss their line' of de fense,: but it was intimated from a ' source close to the defendant that Its contention would be that Mrs. King accidentally was killed In ban r . dltng the pistol which she had pick . - ed up while she and Means paused at Blackwelder Spring, near the tar get field, for the latter o get a r -drink. - . WANTS RUSSIA FOR AN ALLY Bf International News Service.) - THE HAGUE, Nov. 27 The ' Russian situation is swiftly drifting Into a new phase fraught with the I ;-' utmost danger to the allies. GermalN agents are not oniy trying io onng r &bout a separate peace, but are try- Ing to line up Russia as a potential : ally , of the central powers. Lenlne is a pro-German and .many command rs along the front hare arranged ' :V separate armistices with the Aus .. tro-Gennans. ' . TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. - ( By International News Service.) ' - NEW YORK, Nov. 27. The cot ton market opened witth January contracts selling at 29 cents; Mar TESTIFIED IN DE SAtJLLES CASE . By International News Service.)" MINEOLA, . Nov. - 23. The prosed cutlon In the De Saulles case fired its biggest gun today when the fath er, Bister and chum of the dead man ' . took , the standi and described the ' shooting.,.-George Ward,: the chum, upon whom the prosecution mainly erendsl was subjected to a.relent cros examination In which it - -! " -t f t ttil te had teea E II CONGRESS BEGINS NOT SESSION DEC.4 Believed by Many Members ' That Approacblng cession will Itlval -' the Last' One In Importance -Members Are Returning to Wash , Ington This Weeav " . Washington, Nov. 25. Members of Congress . are beginning- to return to Washington for the open ing of tha-second session of the war December" 3. 1 Most of them expect the new "session to rival the last in Important action; and few think it will end before the general Congres sional .campaigns next fall. Appropriations for the war prom ise to require much time and there is much new as well as unfinished war legislation to be dealt with. President Wilson's opening message soon after Congress reconvenes will determine, In great measure, the program of new legislation. Many domestic matters. Including prohibi tion and woman suffrage, are prom ised attention. Future relations be tween this nation and Germany's al lies may be determined early in the session. Many members of Con gress expect the President's opening address to deal with the question of whether war shall be declared a galnst Austria, Turkey and Bulga ria. Sentiment in favor of such ac tion is general among members now here. ( Work on the appropriations bills for the next fiscal year already has been begun by the house appropria tions committee, which will have a constant stream of the supply bills to go through the Congressional ma chinery. Appropriations , estimates are being assembled at the treasury department for submission. More bond issues probably will be authorized but actual consideration of amended war tax legislation is not anticipated until, after the ses sion is well under way. During the coming week several leaders plan .to confer with Presi dent Wilson regarding the session's program. Among those already here are Speaker Clark, Senators Martin, of Virginia, and Gallinger, of New Hampshire, respectively Democratic and Republican Senate leaders; Re publican Leader Mann, of the house; Chairman Stone, of the senate for eign relations committee, and Sena tors Lewis, of Illinois, and Curtis, of Kansas, respectively Democratic and Republican whips. v' The first formal pre-sesslon ac tivity -will be the re-opening tomor- row of investigation by a" senate privileges and elections sub-com mittee of Senator. LaFollette s alleg ed disloyal St. Paul, speech. An ex ecutive session tomorrow of J.he sub-committee to determine proced ure will be followed shortly bv ex amination, of witnesses, probably in cluding former Secretary Bryan, during the week. The Gazette goes all over Gaston and then some. Only thrice-s- week jpapar In the State. Two dollars the year, and cheap at that. COMMANDS BRITISH FORCES IN ITALY. (By International News Service.) . LONDON, Novy 24. Jen. Plumer ton, chief aide to General Haig, has been given command of the British forces in - Italy, it is announced to day. iLdeut. Gen. Marshall succeeds Gen. Stanley Maude in Mesopota mia. British troops are within 5, 000 yards of Jerusalem, having tak en Nebisaml ridge. West of Jerusa lem, by storm. Want ads bring results. Have yon tried 'em? ' If, not, now's the time.. One cent a word each Inser tion, cash with order. PETROGRAD ONCE MORE GAY. (By International -News Service.) STOCKHOLM, Nov. 24. Calm has finally been -restored In Petro grad Bays a Rapanda dispatch today. There Is much gaiety and theatres and ' restaurants are crowded . night ly. The entente. legations are-- re fusing to deal with the Bolshevik 1. Goods In transit to Russia are being stopped at the frontier. . DICKERING FOR ARMISTICE. . (By International News Service.) , COPENHAGEN, Nov. 24. A news dispatch today says that actu al negotiations looking to' an armis tice on the Eastern front have been opened. " . BELMONT BUDGET. Correspondence of The Gazette. BELMONT, Nov. 23. Superin tendent Underwood, of the J, B. Mc Crary Co., otAtlanta, contractor on the town system of sewerage-and wa terworks, has been ' making .. rapid progress ln.Work of installation dar ing the recent favorable weatlter. ' V Little- William Bowen, seven-year-old son ef Mr. and Mrs. J. -R. Bowen, suffered a painful accident Thursday afternoon in falling upon the cement sidewalkand breaking his right arm. First aid treatment was ren dered by Dr. P. B. Hall, who took the little fellow to the Presbyterian Hos pital,' Charlotte, for an X-ray exam-!--' G0I1 NESriEXT MONDAY MRS. BRISON'S FATHER KILLED . The many friends of Mrs. Lee L. Brison sympathize deeply with her in the sorrow which has come to her through the ' tragic death of her father, Mr. J. M. Sides, of Connelley Springs. The accident In which he lost his ljfe is thus chronicled in the Connelley Springs correspondence of The Greensboro News under date ot Fridaythe 23rd;. "JT. M. Sides, of Connelly Springs, was struck by passenger train No. 11 this morning being seriously in jured was immediately rushed to a hospital in Hickory where he died this evening at 5:45. He is surviv ed by a wife, who is now in Sum mersett, Ky., hospital, and by 1 1 liv ing children, one son and two daugh ters living in Greensboro. The oth er children are E. L. Sides, Mrs. Tom Hinton, Mrs. Artie Jackson and Mrs. L. L. Brisbn, of Gastonia; Mrs. Joe Connelly, of Linville Falls; A, C. Sides, of Connelly Springs; Claude Sides, of U. S. S. Jason. New York; Miss Mabel Sides, Linda and Lena Sides, of Connelly Springs. "Mr. Sides was a boarding house keeper and had started across the tracks with a load of lunch boxes and failing to get clear of the track he was struck by -the engine and knocked to the ground." Funeral arrangements have not yet been made because of the fact that it was hoped that Claude Sides, a son who is in the navy would be able to come. FLOWER OF ARMY IS SHATTERED (By International News Service.) ROME, Nov. 24.-r-Flower of the Austro-German armies have been shattered by the Italians. The bat tle between the Piave and Brehta valleys is still raging, but the Teu tonic invaders are still held at bay on the Assiago Plateau. The Ital ians voluntarily withdrew from some advanced posts which were unim portant, from a military point of view, but the main positions are in tact. The Invaders are using great waves of gas on the lower Piave. GETS ANOTHER GERMAN U-BOAT (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Anoth er German submarine has been ac counted for by American destroyers in the war zone, it was announced by Secretary of the Navy Daniels to day, following advices from Vice Admiral Sims. The submersible was badly damaged by shell fire and "depth bomb." It is believed that the commander and crew of the U boat are prisoners of war aboard American ships. The date and loca tion are not given. BRITISH SMASH , GERMAN LINES (By International News Service.) LONDON, Nov. 24. The battle Cambrai -was resumed today. The gap torn in the Hindenburg line by a mighty British . smash Tuesday has been enlarged. The British as saulted the, high ground around Bourton wood this morning, carry ing It by storm. " The ground East and West of Cambrat was also won from the a Germans. The-Germans were driven from strategic positions between - Moehuveres and Queant With heavy losses. v , . Another gain was made in the sector around Bullerouest after fu rious fighting, the British taking prisoners. Since Tuesday the Brit ish have captured over a hundred guns. Many big pieces were taken on the Cambrai sector. Today's gains bring the British nearer Cam brai, placing the German defensive works at the Western end of Drou-court-Queant in utmost peril. . I TO STAMP OUT SOCIALISM. -- (By International Jfews Service.)' -BUFFALO. Nov. 23. By ,a unani mous vote the American Federation of Labor today took steps to stamp out the.- socialistic hotbed a New York fostered by the exclusiveness Of. the. United Hebrew trades. 'The executive council of New York was directed to solidify the central fed eration unions In New York, regard less of race. This -will render the focHUsts of the Hebrew orfcanixa- K UNMUZZLED DOG Helen, the . ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Morris, 413 South Broad street, was bitten on the leg last Wednesday evening about dusk by an -unmuzzled dog, She wae on Third avenue between Oakland and Marietta streets, en her way home when the vicious dog attacked her, tearing her stock ing and lacerating her flesh. Wheth er the dog was rabid or not could not be ascertained. It is not known to whom it belonged. A man, woman and child were walking in an oppo site direction on the other side of the street from the child. The man walked over and took the dog, ask ing the child if the dog bit her. It is supposed that he was the dog's ownec though the child did not know him and efforts to identify the dog or its owner have not so far been successful. Out of an abundance of precau tion the child is being given the Pasteur treatment and is getting a- long very well. Speaking of the matter to The Gazette Mr. Morris severely criticised the city officials for permitting the dog muzzling law to be flagrantly violated. He pointecf out the fact that unmuzzled dogs run loose at will. Even one of the city's own bloodhounds, he pointed out, is al lowed to lie around In front of the city hall frequently unmuzzled. Since this occurrence there has been considerable expression among the citizens of the town of criticism of the city-administration for allowing this condition ot affairs to prevail. MR. DAVENPORT IS NOMINATED Mr. R. K. Davenport, of Mount Holly, was nominated as the choice of the Gaston county unit of the Bankhead National Highway Associ ation for a place on the board of di rectors of the National Association at a meeting of the unit held at the courthouse Friday night. In the absence of President Davenport, who was unable to attend owing to ill ness in his family, Vice-President-T. L. Craig presided. The object of the meeting was stated by Secretary Fred M. Allen. It is understood that Director W. R. Lynch, of Spray, has removed to Virginia. This leaves a vacancy from North Carolina and while the annual meeting of the association will not be held until April it is hoped that the directors may be in duced to elect a man to fill the un expired term. In the hope that Mr. Davenport might "be chosen he was nominated by the Gaston unit. BYNG MADE A GENERAL. (By International News' Service.) LONDON, Nov. 23. Lieutenant General Sir Julian Byng has been promoted to the rank of General as a result of his great victory. GERMANS ARE OPTIMISTIC. (By International News Service.) AMSTERDAM. Nov. 24. German agents in Petrograd have notified the Berlrn government .that Russia seems ready for peace. German feeling is optimistic with regard to a separate peace with the Bolshevlki. SENT TO JUAREZ FOR SAFETY. (By International News Service.) . EL PASO, Nov. 23. Six hundred Carranza soldiers and a hundred and fifty refugees who fled across the border at Ojinaga were sent a cross the river to Juarez today. ALARMED AT FRENCH ADVANCE (By International News Service.) PARIS, Nov. 23. Alarmed at the new French advance toward La on, the Germans began a series of heavy counter assaults north of the Alsne last night, but were unable to make any gain. There. is only artillery activity elsewhere. PAN-GERMAN PAPER SUPPRESS ED. v. (By International News Service.) THE HAGUE, Nov. 23. Word has been received that the Pan-Ger-manist paper Deustche Zeitung has been suppressed. SOLDIER BURNED TO DEATH. : (By International. News Service.) MACON. ; Nov. 24.' Sgt. Bastry Chaud, of La Grange, Ga.. was burned to death this morning when the mess ball burned. v HOLDING A COUNCIL OF WAR. (By International News' Service.)' :-- GENEVA. Hot. 24; The Kaiser, Emperor Charles, of Austria, King Ferdinand, of - Bulgaria,- and Enver Bey, the Turkish Minister, of War. are holding a council of war on the Italian front One object ; of the council is to dlvl' tv spoils cap trr?i f i I" ' - CHILD BITTEN BY GASTOfllA AIID GASTOII UTE EVENTS III TOWN AND COUNTY Attorneys Named. ' Governor Blckett has appointed three attorneys In each of the 100 counties of the State who will serve as legal advisory boards to the county exemption boards for the draft army. Those appointed for Gaston county are O. F. Mason, A. C. Jones and P. W. Garland. Cotton Ginned. According to report made to the Bureau of the Census by Mr. W. E. Johnson, of Belmont, county crop reporter, there were 3,258 bales of cotton ginned In Gaston county pri or to November 14 of this year, com pared with 2,432 bales of the 1916 crop ginned prior to the same date last year. Union Thanksgiving Service. A union Thanksgiving service, participated in by the members of all the up-town congregations, will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock in Main Street Methodist church. Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway, pastor of the First Associate Reformed Pres byterian church, will conduct the service. The public is cordially in vited to attend. Alttornten to Meet. A called meeting of the Board of Aldermen will be held at the City Hall on Tuesday, November 27th, at 7:30 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of considering a petition of the Gas tonia & Suburban Gas Company for an Increase in rates. The citizens of the town and the public generally are invited by both the Board of Al dermen and the Gas Company to be present at this meeting. UlS To Tako Ik-ree, Capt. W. H. Taylor and Mr. Ed C. Adams, of Gastonia, and Messrs. J. P. Hoffman and u D. Gribble, of Dallas, will take' the Knight Temp lar degree in Masonry at Charlotte tonight. Knight Templars from Gas tonia who will attend the ceremonies will be Rev. J. . H. Henderlite, Messrs. Chas Ford, R. C. Warren, G. H. Marvin, R. B. Bablngton and J. T. Sadler. IN S0C1ALG IRCLES LITEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD MISS FERGUSON IOSTE8S. AT THEATER PARTY. Last Wednesday night, in honor of Miss C. Cole, of Carthage, Miss Lillian Ferguson gave a theatre par ty at the Ideal. Those making up the party were Misses Cole, Bess and Jean Withers, Mary Ramsay and Mrs. Henderlite. After the show the evening's enjoyment culminated with a couple of hours of fun and refreshments at Miss Ferguson's room, 327 West Main. m m m B. 1 UJKK-A LEX AN DEIt MARRIAGE. Mr. R. W. Barbee. manager of. the Southern Power Company's lo cal transformer plant, and Miss Maude Alexander, of. Charlotte, were married at the Armlngton Ho tel here Saturday afternoon at one o'clock. Rev. J. H. Henderlite, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated.,. The groom .has many mends nere who will congratulate him upon this event and who will welcome his bride to Gastonia. PHI LATH KA OFFICERS MEET TONIGHT. A meeting of the officers of the Senior Philathea Class of Main Street Methodist church will be held this evening at 7:30 in , the league room. This is the first meeting of the new offlcers. The committees will be appointed and work will be mapped out for the coming six months. Much work Is in progress and indications are that the coming six months will be the busiest in the history of the class. Also at this meeting definite plans will be made for the parcel post booth which the class, will have at the ladles' bazaar of the Methodist church in the early part of Decem ber. Much work has been done by the members of the class and it Is probable that as many as 300 par cels will be offered much to the Joy and pleasure of those who buy. The next social meeting of -the class which will be held on next Monday night December 3, will be devoted entirely to this work. SOLIDLY BEHIND THE PRESI ' , DENT. (By International News Service.). BUFFALO, Nov. 24. The Ameri can Federation of Labor overwhelm ingly went on record today as being behind the President. - Mr. Gomp ers. the president; Mr. Morrison, the secretary and eight vice-presidents were re-elected. Tobln -succeeds John Lennon as treasurer. RUSSIAN PEOPLE STILL FOR V - .--v. war.. v-. v - (By International News Service.) , WASHINGTON, iNov. "24.' The Russian people will not consent to withdraw . their troops from war a galnst the Central powers. Ambas sador Ltkmetlff assured . Secretary BIG ROBBERY -IN CLEVELAND (By International News Service.)' CLEVELAND, Nov. 27. - Cash estimated at 340,000 and several thousand dollars worth of fine fnrs .were" secured by four robbers who .. last night held up three night watch-' men at Higbes' Department ' etora and looted the vault. ; The robbery' was not discovered until the watch men were found In the vault " this morning. t ' ' DELAYS IN THE MEANS CASE (By International News Service.) CONCORD, Nov. 26. Through er ror In summoning of the grand jury the Means case was delayed this morning. It is necessary for the court to charge the grand Jury. This N and other Information occupied fJ entire morning session, Means' Is pale and haggard from long con- ' flnement. The selection of a Jury- is expected to get well under way this afternoon." COTTON REACHES THIRTY CENTS I By International News Service.) ' NEW YORK, Nov. 26. Thirty cents the highest figure ever recelv- ed on the New York exchange wae paid for December cotton today. PROPOSALS FOR AN ARMISTICE (By International News Service.) WASHINQTON. Nov. 26. Propos- als from the Bolshevik! government for a three months armistice are be fore President Wilson today, Secre- tary Lansing announced. Beyond ' saying that the proposition was be-, ing considered, the secretary would make no statement. It is accepted as certain that this government will ' not reply. The Bolshevlki will not be recognized in any way. MRS. DESAULLES ON THE STAND (By International News Service.) MINEOLA, Nov. 26. Blanca De Saulles today bared the story of her marital unhapplness to the Jury. She told of her husband's disap pointment when he found her for tune was only about $100,000. She shuddered and turned her bead ' when arfked to identify the pistol which De Saulles had bought: : and instructed her how to use. She de scribed the loneliness following her husband's continued absence, and stated that her mother-in-law was unkind. Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt and many other society women packed the court room. INVESTIGATION WAS POSTPONED (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. The Investigation into the alleged dis- loyalty of Senator LaFollette was postponed at the eleventh hour to- ' day on account of the inability of William J. Bryan and other mem- -bers of the probe committee to be -present. It Is hoped to resume the j rhearing before the end of the week, - but the committee have asked Con- ? gress for an extension of time. COUNTER ATTACKS PROVE FUTILE (By International News Service.) - LONDON. Nov. 26. Exhausted by futile counter attacks the Ger mans last night ceased their efforts to dislodge the British from Bourlcn village and Bcmrlon, wood, the war office announced at noon. Arti"::7 duels in Flanders Increases! to rr " violence .Jur--' tv, t'"v