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Scroll of Honor Containing Names of
Local Masons In the Army to do
Unveiled- Tonights .Aaaressee v y
Gen. 7 Gatley, Major linlwinkle,
" Chaplain Lacy and Others Will
, b Notable Event in JLocal Masonic
History. ; ; mm
Gastonia MasonB are preparing for
a smoker .to be held tonight which
promises to be a: meeting of. much
more than ordinary interest. Its
purpose Is to honor the members of
Gastonia Lodge No!; 369 who hare
answered their country's' call and are
now in the military service of 7 the
United States.' A feature of the ex
ercises will be the unveiling of
scroll on which the names of these
men have been engrossed.
Honor guests will be General Geo.
O. Gatley, commanding the artillery
at Camp Sevier; Major A. 1. Bulwin
kle and Chaplain B. R. Lacy, Jr., of
the 113th Tie Jd ArtlUery, Camp Se
vier. A special invitation is extend
ed to all local Masons and visiting
Masons also to be present, as the oc
casion will be a memorable one tn
local Masonic history.
. Mr. J W. Tlmberlake will preside
and Mr. O. F. Mason will be master
of ceremonies. Mayor A. M. Dixon
will-welcome the visitors. Address
es will be made b General Gatley,
Major Bulwlnkle, Chaplain Lacy and
others.
AN EXPLANATION.
Why the Soldier Boys la Camp Did
Not Get Christmas ' 'Boxes. An
. Unfortunate Situation Explained.
Chair W. L. Balthls of the local
Chapter, of the Red Cross requests
The Gazette to publish the following,
which explains Itself:
The executive committee of the local
Chapter of the Red Cross has been
very much worried recently on ac
count of the fact that, our boys did
'not receive boxes, at Christmas ana
for the benefit of our boys tn the
- camps and for those who worked so
hard in ; getting: - boxes off to head'
i quarters and also those who contri
buted, the executive committee hopes
the following letter will clear up tne
situation, as it explains fully why our
y boys did not get their boxes. The
committee regrets very much that
our boys should not. have received
their boxes, but reels that Mr. Bid
well's statement will prove to them
that it was an unfortunate chain, of
circumstances over which s had no
control, and that they will rejoice
with us that, as the boxes could not
be given to all the boysfthey were
at least sent to the ones in hospitals.
Mr. Bidwell's letter follows:
Mr.W. L. Balthls, Chair,
American Red Cross Chapter,
Gastonia. N. C,
Dear Sfr:
' Your telegram to Doctor Snavely
' has Just been called to my attention
for reply.. In as much, as it is too
late for a wire to reach you ad van
.:, tageously,; I am writing you a short
but full explanation of the conditions
on the Christmas packet affair.
. i.Wa had here In Atlanta made all
arrangements for the preparation of
. Christmas trees on the delivery of
packages when It was found that the
chapters throughout the country had
not furnished their quota of Christ
mas packages : for , delivery to the
Washington headquarters. -"
We in the Southern division' were
not advised that we should not re
ceive these packages until - a rew
days before Christmas, when it was
too late to do anything, except what
. we finally did, - make arrangements
for the delivery of Christmas pacK
' ages to the soldiers in the hospitals
, and no one else.. The writer person
ally attempted to handle this matter
. in the two weeks prior to Christmas,
' and it has been the source of great
- mortification to me personally, as I
made special pleas to a number of
chapters, who desired, as'yod did, to
send packages to their own boys, ad-
: vising them that-they would'be look-
; ed after from the other divisions, a .
I trust after this explanation you
will be able to appreciate the great
personal regret I felt in the matter.
. Yours very truly, " - -
. c. b. bidwell; 1
' ', ." - Associate Manager.
CAIIP HEALTH COM '
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Health
conditions at the army camps v Im
proved slightly during the week end
ing January 4th, the surgeon , gener
al's department announced - today.
Epidemics oNneasles and pneumonia
are subsiding. The menigltls situa
tion Is also showing a marked im
provement. Camp Wheeler has the
highest sick rate. -Pneumonia ' con
tinues despite the decreasing sick list.
Deaths total two hundred and seventy-eight,
an Increase of seventy over
the preceding week., m -.
Aa advertisement in T?ie Gasette
reaches more pecr'a for the cost
than you can reach la ary tsthee pos
sible way. Rates on arpUcatlon.
fiivrstarv rxf Wax San Wm Km UlM i
a Substantial ' Army; In France
Ready to Fight Answers Critics
, v 01 m jjeparynens ana ueciares
, Such an Army Was Never Raised,
v.. I a . mn f .a n
. Washington. Every- phase of the
war department's preparations for
battle agatnst . Germany was outlined
and defended by Secretary Baker be.
rore tne senate, military committee.
He answered - those who have criti
cised the denartment.dnrlnr tha
mlttee's investigation with the aimer.
tipn that nq-such army as that -now
unaer tfle American flag ever had been
raised, , equipped or trained so ouick.
ly, and that never before had - such
provision been made for the comfort
and health of an army.
The secretary read aa exhaustive
prepared statement when he took the
stand and was not tnterranted nnrll
it was concluded. Then questions be
gan to fly from every side of the com
mittee table, launching a cross-exam.
lnation that was not concluded at ad
journment t i
Chairman Chamberlain and other
committeemen wanted to know par
ticularly about delays hi fnrnlshine-
machine guns and rifles, and much
attention was devoted to the army's
supply purchasing system. Mr. Baker
admitted that there had been same
mistakes and delays, but declared that
aii ngnting men In France were ade
quately equinned and armed and that
all sent over would be. He took full
responsibility for delay in approving
a machine run holdinr that the
value of the Browning gun now devel
oped was worth it He also said the
superior weapon obtained . bv bavin
the British Enfield rifle rechambered
for American ammunition compen
sated for the delay there.
More than 1.500.000 Americana
now . under arms, Secretary Baker
said, and an army of substantial size
already is in France ready for active
service.
Members of the committee were
frank in their disapproval of the se
cret purchasing system of the depart
ment. They did not shake Mr. Ba-
iters support I it, however.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
. BARELY WINS IN HOUSE
Washlngtn. Woman ' suffrare bv
federal constitutional amendment won
In the house with exactly the reaulred
number of affirmative votes.
While member! in their seats and
throngs in the galleries waited with
eager Interest the house adonted bv
a vote of 274-to 136, a resolution pro
viding for submission to the states of
the so-called Susan B. Anthony amend
ment for enfranchisement of women.
But for the promise of Sneaker
ciara to cast bis vote from the chair
for the resolution if It was needed, tha
change of a single vote to the onnoat.
a a at .
uob wouia nave meant defeat Re
publican Leader Mann, who cams
(from a Baltimore hospital where he
nas oeen under treatment ever since
congress convened, - and Reoresenta
tlve Sims of Tennessee, lust out of a
sick bed and hardly able to walk to
his seat, brought the votes that settled
the issue.: ' ; ; '
Advocates of the amendment ' had
been supremely confident of the re.
suit in the house after President Wfl-
son advised the members who called
apon him last night to support. They
were so. confident that the close vote
was received - with amazement and
some of the opponents were almost as
much surprised.
Announcement of the vote L was
sreeted with wild annlause and cheer
ing. : Women in the galleries literally
fell noon each others necks, kisslnc
and embracing, and shouting, "Glory
Glory. Hallelujah!"
YANKEES AND BRAVES TO
PLAY 10 SOUTHERN CITIES
New . York.- The New York ' Ameri
can league team will play in 10 south
ern cities with the Boston Nationals
and three games with the Brooklyn
Nationals In Brooklyn during its train
ing .season, It . was announced here.
The games will start April 1 with Bos
ton at Macon, ' Ga., and subsequent
games at Dublin, Ga Augusta, Ga,
Orangeburg, S. C., Columbia, Green
ville, Spartanburr, Charlotte. N. C
Greensboro and ePtersburg, Va. '
BIARGTJEKTTE CLARK TELLS OF
FIRST THEATEil EXTERIEXCK.
Marguerite Clark, winsome rara-
mount star in speaking- of her latest
production, "Bab's . Matinee : Idol"
which Is. to be shown at the Ideal
theater on Friday recently said: "It
Is truly remarkable how closely
Bab s escapades follow some of my
own youthful boarding school ex
periences while at the Lrsullne Con
vent, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Communion service will be held
at Main - street Methodist church
next Sunday morning at 11 o clock.
"Watch Gastonia Grow" would be
a very appropriate beading for this
article giving the vital statistics of
Gastonia township for the year 1917.
There were during that period 627
births and S35 deaths in the town
ship, an excess of births over deaths
of 292. V ' '
According to the records in the of
fice of Esquire W. Meek Adams ' tne
vital statistics for the past year are
as follows:
GASTONIA CITY. '
' Births: White 444. colored 57.
total 501.
Deaths: . White 201, colored 50,
total 251.
GASTONIA OUTSIDE.
Births: White 80, colored 46. to
tal 126.
Deaths: White 43, colored 41, to
tal 84.
It will be seen from the above fig
ures that the birthrate inside the
city was practically double the death
rate. Outside the city the record
was not quite so good.
Records from the other five town
ships in the county will be available
for publication within a few days.
According to law they must be turn
ed In to the Register of Deeds by
January 15th.
TERRITORIAL AGREEMENT
BETYE0I central powers
'By International News Service.)
GENEVA, Jan. JO, Territorial
agreements between Germany and
Austria are disclosed in dispatches
from desk' it is announced today.
Austria is to annex Serbia, Montene
gro and Albania and is to retain tne
Trentino while Germany will retain
Alsace-Lorraine and her colonies.'
Petrograd dispatches from Brest
Lltovsk state that the Austro-Ger-
mans have agreed to move the peace
negotiations to some neutral capltol.
Miss Margare Spencer, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Elmer Spencer,
Is quite ill at her home on Soutn
Chester street.
His friends will be Interested to
learn that Sgt. J. Edgar McLean, of
Co. E, 322nd Infantry at Camp Jack
son, has been promoted to the officers
training camp at Camp Jackson, be
ing one of two men from his compa
ny to be thus honored. Mr. McLean
is a son of Mrs. R. J. Smith, of Gas
tonia.
"TOUHY" FINE FIGHTER
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Americans Admire the Spirit of
British Army.
Entirely New Feeling Growing Up Be
tween Two Kindred Nations
In Arms.
London. The military correspond
ent of the London Times, writing from
France, says:
"In France we have suddenly discov
ered America, and America has discov
ered us. How different we both are
from our preconceived notions of each
other I We did not know what a high
ly educated, professional and modest
gentleman the American regular officer
was, nor did we quite realise what a
splendid body of active fighting men
he was going to bring over with him.
"We are a great deal more enthu
siastic about the Americans; and. If
I may say so, more proud of them, than
we show on the surface. ; How can we
not regard as men of our own flesh and
blood the relays of American soldiers
of all grades who come to us, who
speak our own language and bear our
own names, who understand us in a
flash of time, and whose point of view
on almost , every conceivable subject
under heaven Is oar. own) " -
These sentiments are, I hope, mu
tual. The Americana did not know
what our armies were, nor what they
had done or are doing. Many of them
know now. ' They witnesses under fire
cor grand attacks and our raids. They
observe with astonishment the terrific
power of our modern artillery and the
glorious activities of our splendid air
men. . '.. ' ' :
They see the spirit tha discipline and
the emulation of our Infantry, and
they are profoundly Impressed "by I
them. X hope that the pride which we
feel, without-venturing, to express. IL
la the Americans la a little reciprocat
ed by them. X can only cay that every
American soldier Who baa told me of
his 'experiences oq the British front
has spoken with enthusiastic admira
tion of our men, and that an entirely
cew feeling; the consequences of which
nay be immense. Is growing up b-
trees the two kiadred tuSjna la
(By International News 8ervlce.)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 1 1. The J In
ternal situation In Germany and Aus
tria is so serious that a statementoT
their modified terms of peace is ex
pected very soon, according to Infor
mation from authorltlre sources to
day. The military party still ' de
mands annexations and indemnities
while the civilians and conscripts are
Insistently demanding concessions
that will bring peace. Persons - ar
riving from Germany state that the
Kaiser and Hindenburg are loathed
In Berlin. Women are suffering ter
rible privations and . revolution
seems Imminent,
EtiQIY PROPAGANDA .
DOIOOED BY OFFICIALS
fBy International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. 'Insidious
pro-German propaganda,' designed
to discourage the American people,
are denounced as lies by officials to
day. Among the stories spread by
Germany were rumors to the effect
that the movement of American
troops had been stopped because food
shortage in France made it necessa
ry to devote all cargo space to food
transportation; that the submarines
were concentrating their efforts on
big liners and sinking more than
ever before; that Germany Is ready
to make peace on liberal terms.
Officials point out that all of these
stories are false and say that troop
movements continue and are consid
erably ahead of schedule.
RAILROADS WILL SERVE
GOVERNMENT WELL
(By International News Service.)
" WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. "Ameri
can railroads are going to be good
soldiers". This promise was made
to the Senate Commerce committee
today by Julius Kruttschnltt, presi
dent of the Southern Pacific. ' Krutts
chnltt expressed the belief that the
railroads could have done better with
government support minus govern
ment control, but declared all the
roads will support President Wilson's
policy. President Dustln. of the Fort
Smith and Western states that his
road could not operate under tne
present plan of compensation.
AMERICAN IS BRITISH LORD
Frank Cooper, chief of the Informa
tion bureau of the office of the district
attorney of New York, received word
-that through the death of his elder
brother. Sir Horace Cooper, he, suc
ceeds not only to the English bar
onetcy of his brother, but also to the
family estate In England appraised at
half a minion dollars. Sir Horace's
only son. who would have become the
baron was klSed la tha- battla of . the
Somme. - A full-fledged citizen, he wJ
not, be declares, exchange that dttxen
ship for the title. . Mr.' Cooper, of
Lord Cooper, to a nephew of the first
Lady Duffertn, and a younger brother,
Maj. Charles Cooper, to now governor
of the . Western Soldiers, home, near
London. Mr. Cooper since becoming
an American, has been a newrpayer
man and an actor
r r-
..gL. .
i 1 ri'''--Viiiii'i
FOSTER-MARTIN
ANNOUNCEMENTS ISSUED. " w
The following Is from Thursday's
Charlotte Observer.
"Friends in this city will be Inter
ested in the announcement of '' tne
engagement and approaching mar
riage of Miss Mary Martin, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Martin, of
Brooklyn, v. x.. and Major Foster,
U. S. A., which will take place ra
Brooklyn on the 15th. Mr. Martin to
a native of Gaston county..
'"The bride-elect is well known In
Charlotte having on several "occa
sions visited. Mrs. Joseph Hull, Jrr;
fornterly Miss Mints Jones, and Miss
Sara Tanner. She Is a charming and
cultured young woman. . .
"Major Foster and bride will leave
soon after their marriage, for Fort
Meade, South Dakota." -
The above item is of Interest to
many of our readers in the county.
Inasmuch as the bride is a niece of
Mrs. J. Graham McLean, of this city.
MUSIC CLUB
WITH MISS PURSLEY.
The January meeting of the Music
Club will be held on Wednesday af
ternoon, January 16th, at 3:30 with
Miss Ida 'Pursley as hostess. The
members are urged to be present, as
Important busines will be disposed
of at this time. The following pro
gram will be rendered, consisting of
patriotic music:
Roll Cat, Musical Events.
Paper on Song. "America", by Miss
Nellie Rose Sloan.
Song, "America,"' by Music Club
Chorus.
"Marching Through Georiga", with
descriptive paper on same, by Mrs.
Arthur C. Jones.
Solo, Selected, by Mrs. Lewis Han
Balthls.
Violin Solo, "Dixie", with descrip
tive paper on same, by Miss Lillian
Atkins.
Chorus, "The Star Spangled Ban
ner", by the Music Club Chorus.
The members of the club are re
quested ' to familiarise themselves
with the choruses that appear on tne
program for this meeting, and to
bring the music of the song "Ameri
ca" and the "Star Spangled Banner"
to the club meeting Wednesday.
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
WITHOUT A VOTE TO SPARE
Woman suffrage by Federal consti
tutional amendment won in the
House of Representatives last ntoht
by exactly the reaulred number of
affirmative votes. While members In
their seats snd throngs In the galler
ies waited with eager interest, the
House adopted by a vote of 271 to
136-a resolution providing for sub
mission to the States of the so-called
Susan B. Anthony amendment for
national enfranchisement of women.
Republican Leader Mann left a hos-
Jital and Representative 8ims cams
rom a sick bed In Tennessee to vote
for the measure, thus saving the day
for the women. The vote came 40
years to a dayjrom the date of. Its
introduction
Only one North Carolina Repre
sentative voted for the measure, Mr.
Weaver of the tenth district Mr.
Webb, of this district, and seven oth
ers voted "no."
Owing to the fact that hundreds
of people who wished to see the Me
tro picture "Draft 258" at the Cozy
Tneater yesterday and last night
could not.be accommodated by the
capacity of the theater, Manager Es-
tndge is showing the picture again
today and tonight. This proved to
be one of the most popular and In
terestlng motion pictures ever shown
in Gastonia.
THINK "STONEWALL"
JACKSON BEST LEADER
Washington. Which of all
the American generals Is It that
has given European strategists
most food for thought? Give
a guess, or two, or three. And
then yon win be wrong, accord
ing to a prominent Southern
congressman, who Bays It to not
Washington or Sherman or
Grant or Robert EL Lee.
"Stonewall Jackson to - the
man," this ' congressman de
clared. "I was surprised re
cently in talking to British army .
officers to learn that they have
made It a point to study aU of
Jackson's campaigns. It seems
they regard him aa the cleverest
of all the American generals,
and the most capable In maneu
vering against odds. .
. "One - British officer told me
that he. personally, with a staff,
of. subordinates, had gone on
foot over an the ground covered
' by General Jackson In his great
raids during the Civil war. Tie
said It was aa fine a study In
tactics aa could be found any
where." . . ' : : .
. i The county .commissioners met ra
regular session for January Monday
and transacted business as follows: '
vTat releases and refunds were .
granted as follows:, S. L. Grayson
from poll tax, account physical In- -flrmltles;
J. D. Regan's estate re
funded $142.55 on real property er
roneously charged; Piedmont' Tele
phone & Telegraph Co., $310.64. er
roneously charged; O..L. Fry xrom : '
poll tax, account physical Infirmities;
George Cox, from poll .tax, account
Physical infirmities; G. B. Stowe, J.
C. Stewart, D. C. Dellinger and D.
P.. Stowe released from Belmont S.
S. tax; Lem Leeper released , from
yviiu biuuui ' la, erroneously
charged; K. M. Kee from; Belmont ,
special school tax; Mrs. P. E. Leutx '
from tax on $4,000 erroneously
charged; -Angelo Brooks from poll
tax erroneously charged; ; Gaston
Creamery Co., released of 50 per cent
of tax, county and Stanley special '
school; C. C. Armstrong from tax on ;
$1,000 erroneously . charged; M. u.
Cloninger released and refunded $4
Income tax erroneously charged; C.
B. Armstrong from bank stock er
roneously charged; J. W. Wellman
from tox an $660 erroneously charg
Frank Queen waa a-ivan
slon to run an auto for hire without
paying county license. ,
Jim Edmunds and J. . IT. Hnrv
were allowed to go to -. the county
Dock Hurst's daughter was al- .
lowed to go to the county horn.
Permission was given -the colored
glee Club to use the court rnom rni-
an entertainment. ;
- Mary Dellinger was declared an
outside pauper and given $6 per
nuaner wun ; u. , ,f v. .; Mcuoweil as
agent., J, : m:
.The following offlenra '
pointed by the board to serve for the
ensuing year: Supt of roads, T. L.
ware, salary siss.xt per : month;
superintendent of chain gang,' E. I '
Sandlfer. salary 1100 rr mnnth
Janitor, W. M. Nolen, salary $60 per .
month; Keeper of county home, C. C.
Craig, salary $50 per month; attor
ney, A. O. Mangum, salary $100 per
year. v., ..:m mmm: m
Will W.ll Waa AmA .....
1 .4. - i . .J
vBuper tor iuree monins m aiz
per quarter wita George W, TJamble
as agent. . .' - , v
Accounts were audita and tnnoti.
ers issued as follows:
Road and Bridge Work.
J.. BIggers, $11,67 E. R. Rhyne,
$167.29; W. H. Crawford. $183.16:
rock, CherryvUIe township, $48.70;
rock, South Point township, $165;
.no. o. oiaca, f sfs.of; j. r. Carson, "
$31.35; R. F. Lay. $5X4.46: T. L.
Ware, chain gang expenses, $1,668.- ,
: Salarlesv'-,-: - m
Carl Finger. 1100: W.mV Noianl,
Janltor, $50; W. N. Davis; sheriff,
$125; J. Henry Craig, Jailor, $50;
T. L. Ware, superintendent of roads.
iZv.; v. c. corn well. 'clerk of the
court; salary and elerk hire, $241.67;
i Jfi. Ranklupaudltor.' $1001 J. B.
Steele, farm demonstrator. $65: C. C.
Cjalg, superintendent of . county
home, $50; O. B. Carpenter, register
of deeds, salary and clerk v hire.
6241.67; Miss Nell Pickens, home
demonstrator. $50; L. N. Glenn.
county physician, salary and supplies,
940.10. v! : . s
O. P. Rhodes, interest on $l)0 00
note, $ 60 ; Mrs. Emma - Moseley,
burial expenses of W F. - Moseley,
pensioner, $20; J. ' Riley, burial ex
penses of Mrs. M. A. Riley, pensioner,
$20; C. C. Corn well, burial ex
penses of Ella Morrison, pensioner,
$20; Carl Finger, sinking fund loan
to J. B. Henson, $2,600; Miss Geor
gia , Connelley, court stenographer,'
$30; Carl Finger, Interest on bonds,'
$3,508.76; Carl Finger, miscellane
ous bills. $139.90; G. Lee Beam, ser
vices summoning - rorlatnr, mnt
judges of election, $3.60; Gastonia
Wagon & Auto Co., . supplies for
county home. $1; T. A. Henry, sup
plies for J. B. Steele, $4; J. Henry
Craig, supplies for Jail, $176.13;
Morris Bros., supplies for Jail, . $6;
Dr. R. H. Parker, veterinary services,
$3.60; Thomas Carson, wood for JalV
$22.50 ; Ford Undertaking Co cor
fin for pauper, $7.60; 8tar Grocery
Co., brooms, $1.50; T. L. Ware,
feeds. $463.57; G. W. Wallace, out
side pauper, $5; X. B. Davis, burial
expenses Frances Davis, pensioner.
$20; J. D. Regan's estate tax refund.
$142.55; S. 8. Morris 4 Co., dinner
for Jury,, $6.50; J. B. Steele, suppUes,
$15.58; G. V. Lohr, coffin for pauper
$7.50;, City of Gastonia. liabilities
city court, $30; Mrs. M. P. SheUey,
services as home demonstrator, $50;'
O. B. Carnenter ' bbbdHm is s7 v.
E. Summer, damage to land. $15;
i u. wiemmer, ounal expenses of O.
P. Clemmer, pensioner, $20; C C.
Cornwell. bnrial
Stone, pensioner. $20; Mrs. Essie
West. "burial expenses of Olive Howe,
pensioner. $20; Piedmont T, A T. Co.
tax reinnd. I210C4; w rr a- n t
Stowe, coffin for pauper; $5.00 f Carl
sing-er, services - nnance committes, -
o. . . - , .. . -
Union Servloa. :': . . .
There' will he a cn!,-i norrlca
Matt Street llethodlst cvTch t
Sunday jjfhV Janaar? K'v, t 7
o'clock. lRev. V.'. C. -r t. p-
Of the First rrtlt -c" .;rrh t
preach. - ;.. ..- ': . .. .
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