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GASTOXIA, N. & MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 4, 1018.
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! With the American Amy la France,
Saturday, 'Feb.-v2,. (By the Associated
Press.) The whole American sector
j Is. resounding with .the booming or
guns. Airmen became exceedingly
active along the, American front on
. Saturday. Enemy snipers wounded
two Americans' slightly early, this
morning. v-. 7
A shift of the. wind today cleared
away the mist' which has hindered
aerial operations and - other activi
ties for several days. A number or
battles In the tAt were fought by pa
' trolling planes early this afternoon.
In one Instance the French aviators
defeated an attempt of German fli
ers to cross behind the American
trenches. -
. ' The artillery and snipers also have
" become increasingly active. Ameri
can 76s are? harassing traffic behind
i the enemy trenches. The Germans
are confining their fire largely to tne
American trenches.
: Throughout Friday night machine
guns rattled ceaselessly from German
positions.
ANNOUNCEMENT PERMJTTED
BY MILITARY CENSORS.
American troops are now occupy
ing a sector of the Lorraine rront m
France. This announcement Is per
mitted by the military censors.
The correspondents permanently
accredited to the American army
. have been Informed that they may
proceed to virtually any point wltn
In the zone of fire, except the trencn
es, without escort and without spe
cial permission. Arrangements were
made today whereby newspaper men
may proceed to any brigade ' head
quarters a few kilometers behind the
trenches after first reporting their
presence within the zone to the head
quarters of the division of which the
brigade Is a part. Unless there ra
some -occurrence, which makes It in
advisable in the opinion of the brig
ade commander for correspondents
to move nearer the front, they may
walk from his headquarters to regi
mental headquarters behind tne
lines.
' Since all 'roads Immediately be
hind the front are within easy Ger
man gun range and under German
observation, not more than two cor
respondents may move forward to
gether. They must wear gas masks
In alert position and helmets. News
paper men must obtain special per
mission to visit the trenches and
must be accompanied by an escort
ing officer.
AMERICAN ARTILLERY
. SENDS SHELL FOR SHELL.
With the American Army in France,
Feb. 3, (By the Associated Press.)
A German barrage fire at sundown
last night opened the heaviest bom
bardment of many days along the
American sector, the American ar
tillery replying shell for shell as the
firing of the heavy guns spread along
several kilometers of front.
Two Americans were killed and
nine wounded during the bombard
ment and one suffered shell shock.
It was ascertained today that the
American gunners : wrecked ? several
of the enemy, dugouts and so badly
damaged the first line positions that
1 at one point the. Germans were una
ble to occupy them Sunday.
When the bombardment had reach
ed its greatest Intensity, the Ger
mans .suddenly concentrated their
Are at two points, throwing about
.. 350 shells Into a town in which the
headquarters of a certain regiment
are located and which heretofore
had been Immune to enemy fire. -
After the bombardment, a wound
ed American soldier was discovered
in a position where It was necessary
. ,. to carry him over, a trench top to a
field dressing,, station. A medical
. corpsman displayed the Red Cross
and the Germans ceased firing until
the man was removed. .
Early In the day an American was
wounded by a sniper. ,
mi mwm DOLLAR
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, Application i has been , made by J.
. H. Separk and associates to the Sec
retary of State for a charter for the
Myrtle Mills, Inc., with an authoriz
ed capilal'of $500,000. The charter,
Jk ts expected will Je. received today
.. or tomorrow, and immediately upon
its arrival the organization will be
perfected, :v "
The MyrUet will begin operations
with 10,000 spindles and wlll.manu
facture fine yarns. Its exact' location
has not been designated but it win
. probably be located, in West Gasto
nla near the Parkdale Hills.
; Contracts have been let v. for the
machinery. . -'.'e V
' A contract, has also been let for
6.000 additional spindles for the
' Parkdale Milk. . , V...
BRITISH CAPTURE ' i i Ti
' -W t GERMAN PRISONERS,
- .--(By International News Service.) ;
.XONDON, Feb.' 2. Soulhwest of
- Armen tiers t the. British ; parried out
raids last night and captured some
Cerman prisoners. Near Passchen
( ile thfcjpennans attempted to rail
t-e British trenches but were driven
Mr. G. W. Wilson, county chair
man of the National War Savings
Campaign Committee, following a
conference here Saturday with Judge
Gilbert Stephenson, of Wlnston-Sa
lem, State organizer, announced the
following committees to carry on
the campaign in Gaston county:
GASTON COUNTY WAR-43AVINGS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. -Chairman;
Geo. W. Wilson, Gas
tonla. Vice Chairman, John G. Carpenter.
Gastonla.
Secretary, Carl Finger, Gastonla. ,
Publicity Manager, J. M. Holland,
Gastonla. - ,
Departmental Committees:
A. Organization and Service,
composed of the chairman, vice chair
man, secretary, chairman of each of
the departmental committees, and in
addition to these, the - following:
John R. Rankin, Gastonla: Hoke
Hubs, Cherryville- Dr. L. N. Glenn,
Gastonla; Mrs. D. A. Garrison. Gas
tonla. . B. Finance: C. B. Armstrong,
Chairman, Gastonla; J. H. Separk.
Gastonla; Matthew A. Stroupe.
Cherryville.
C. Schools: F. P. Hall. Chair
man, County Superintendent. Bel
mont; Miss Carrie Glenn, Assistant
County Superintendent, Gastonla;
Joe S. Wray, Gastonla; S. N. Boyce,
Gastonla; J. D. Rankin. Bessemer
City; R. A. Marsh, Belmont; Joe R.
Nixon, Cherryville; J. B. Heneon,
Dallas; M. L. Barnes. Mount Holly:
C. E. Hutchison, Mount Holly; J. H.
Rudisill, Cherryville.
D. Churches: Rev. J. H. Hender
llte; Chairman, Gastonla; Rev. H.
H. Jordan, Gastonla; Rev. W. C.
Barrett, Gastonla; Rev. A. T. Lind
say, Gastonla; Edmund Mazyck,
Gastonla; Rev. E. H. Kohn, Mount
Holly; Rev. R. R. Caldwell, Besse
mer City; Dr. S. A. Wilklns, Dallas;
Rev. J. F. Moser, Cherryville: S. S.
Mauney, Cherryville; H. R. Thomp
son. Stanley.
E. Fraternal Organizations: W.
Y. Warren. Chairman, Gastonla;
Mrs. D. A.- Garrison, Vice Chairman,
Gastonla; Mrs. F. P. Hall, Belmont;
Miss Nelle Pickens, County Home
Demonstration, Gastonla; Mrs. M. P.
Shetley, Bessemer City, R-l ; A. M.
Dixon, Gastonla: Frank C. Aber
nethy, Gastonla; O. B. Carpenter,
Gastonla; G. H. Marvin. Gastonla. W.
P. Upton. Gastonla.
F. Manufacturing Enterprises:
Col. C. B. Armstrong, Chairman,
Gastonla: R. R. Ray, McAdenvllIe;
W. T. Rankin, Gastonla; W. T. Love,
Gastonla; T. M. McEntire, Gaftonla;
A. Q. Kale, High Shoals; S. M.
Robinson, Lowell; John J. George,
Cherryville; Evon L. Houser, Dallas;
C. D. Welch, Mayworth.
G. Banks, Stores and Railroads:
J. Lee Robinson, Chairman, Gas
tonla; A. G. Myers, Gastonla; M. A
Carpenter, Gastonla; M. A. Turner.
Gastonla; E. J. Rankin. Gastonla; S.
Settlemyer, Gastonla: M. L. Mauney,
Cherryville; N. B. Kendrick, Cherry
ville; J. A. Costner, Mount Holly; W.
L. Tucker, Mount Holly: L. M. Moff
man, Jr., Dallas; J. P. Hoffman,
Dallas; W. B, Puett, Belmont; S. P.
Stowe. Belmont; Howard R. Thomp
son, Stanley; D. F. Harris, Stanley;
J as. M. Reinhardt, Stanley; M. A.
Teague, Lowell; H. D. George. Besse
mer City; R. C. Kennedy, Bessemer
City.
H. Farmers: J. B. Steele, Chair
man County "Farm Demonstration,
Gastonla; John F. Jaxkson, Gastonla;
John L. Robinson, Gastonla, R; John
R. Carson,, Gastonla, R; 8. L. Riser.
Bessemer City; . Thomas Royster.
Bessemer City; A. P. Rudisill. Dal
las; 6. J. Klrby, Dallas; J. W.
Summey, Dallas; R. K. Davenport,
Mount Holly; Dr. Frank . Robinson,
Lowell; J. G. Rutledge, Stanley. .
I. Publicity; J. M. Holland,
Chairman, Gastonla: J. W. Atkins,
Gastonla; E. D. Atkins, Gastonla; L.
H. J. Houser, Cherryville; E. L.
Tate, Gastonla.
- J. Speakers: O. F. Mason, Chair
man, Gastonla; A. O. Mangnm, Gas
tonla; S. B. Dolly, Gastonla.
K. Colored People: G. C. Cald
well, Chairman, Gastonla; Rev. J. A.
Rollins, Gastonla: John Goode, Gas
tonla; Silas W. Smith. Gastonla.
GASTON COUNTY'S PART OF THE
WAR-SAVINGS . FUND.
United States . . . . . . $2,00O,ff00,O00
North Carolina ...... $48,538,314
Gaston County-.... $815,386
Cherryville Township 895,216
Crowder ML. Township ... $96,404
Dallas Township .; $96,448
Gastonla Township ... . . $269,896
River Bend Township .... $99,682
South Point Townshln . . .. $157,540
- The above apportionment Is upon
the basis of, $20 per capita of the
estimated population on July 1. 1917,
which is the basis of apportionment
for the entire United States.
i. Mrs. O. 23. White spent Sundav
and Monday in Charlotte as the guest
of her daughter. Mrs. Q; W. Daley.
Major At Bulwlnkle la spend
ing a day or two hero before leaving
for Fort. Silk Okla., to which place
he was recently ordered from Camp
Sevier,, Greenville, S, C. J
r; Today 4s the third heatiess
Monday!, holiday. .There, Is a pos
sibility that the: National Fuel Ad
ministration may. revoke Its previous
order and thus mike, today the last
of. these "heatless" Mondays'
-His -many, friends, will 6e ' Je
ltghted, to kno-wthat Mr;j3. Ran
kin ts again able to be out after hay
log been. confined Jo.his Jiome for
eight weeks by an attach- of rhenma
tisnv 4 Mr. Rankin has moved . his
family to Gastonla.
That Gaston county's public school
teachers, or certainly the majority
of them, are ' patriotic Americans
was evidenced at the court house
Saturday where a patriotic session
of the Gaston County Teachers- As
sociation was held, with County Su
perintendent F. P. Hall presiding.
The attendance was splendid.' not
withstanding the very inclement
weather. .
The first hour of the meeting was
devoted entirely to patriotic sub
jects. Col. C. B. Armstrong, county
food administrator, talked to the
teachers about the food regulations
and the necessity of the observance
of the rules by all the people. He
urged them to teach the children pa
triotism by teaching them the neces
sity of conserving every ounce- of
food possible. Judge Gilbert Ste
phenson, of Winston-Salem, then
presented to the teachers the sub
ject of War Savings Stamps. Judge
Stephenson has been appointed by
Col. F. H. Fries to organize the en
tire State for this work. The speak
er explained in detail the workings
of the War Savings Stamps campaign
and called on the teachers to show
their patriotism, by doing everything
possible to further the sale of these
stamps.
Mr. W. L. Balthls was scheduled
to present the Red Cross cause to
the teachers but was prevented by
illness from being present.
Rev. Dr. Galloway, pastor of the
First Associate Reformed Presbyte
rian church, was present and con
ducted the opening exercises. Miss
Harris, teacher of vocal music in the
city schools rendered several patri
otic selections to the delight of the
audience.
Following' the patriotic meeting
the teachers spent an hour in a gen
eral discussion of the subject of In
creased salaries for teachers and the
county commencement. It was de
cided, on account of the conditions
now prevailing and the fact that all
of the schools have lost some time
from work on account of the severe
weather, to do away with the parade
at the county commencement. The
contests, however, will be held as
usual.
This meeting was characterized by
those present as perhaps the best
meeting of the county teachers ever
held. That all who were present
went back to their work with renew
ed zeal and determination to serve
their country to the best of their
ability during the present crisis, is
assured.
WILL RETURN ROADS
18 MONTHS AFTER WAR
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The
Senate Commerce Committee this
afternoon reported out the railway
control bill. The measure as finally
agreed on Is practically the adminis
tration bill with a compromise agree
ment to return the roads to the pri
vate owners .18. months after the
close of the war. The President is
given power, $q git rates with the In
terstate commerce commission as a
court of approval.
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(By International New Service.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, iFeb. 2. A heavy barrage
fire from the American artillery pre
vented what Is believed to have been
an attempted raid by the Germans on
the American trenches shortly after
daybreak Friday. Several of the en
emy were seen attempting to cross
No-Man s land in the fog. The Am
erlcans quickly opened up with ri
fle, machine gun and artillery are
and, the Germans scurried to cover.
The past 18 hours has been the live
liest period the American sector has
known for many days. Capt. Raold
Amundsen, famous Arctic explorer,
and Capt. Orerdlng, of the Swiss
General Staff, have arrived at Ameri
can headquarters on a visit.
OFFICIALS IN CRUGEIt
CASE ON TRIAL TODAY.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The trial of
Acting Captain Alonzo Cooper and
three detectives who were Indicted
for failure to intercept and arrest
the murderer of Ruth Cruger, a high
school girl, opened In the Supreme
Court here today.
After a long search the body of
Miss Cruger was found buried in the
cellar of Alfred Cocchl's motorcycle
shop. Coccbl was personally, ac
quainted with many policemen. He
fled to Italy before the girl's body
was found. He confessed that ne
murdered the girl, but the Italian
Government refused to permit his
extradition to the United States.
LOYALTY OF 75 NATIONS
EXPRESSED AT BANQUET.
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, ILL., Feb. 2. Loyalty
of 75 nationalities to the cause of
the United States and its allies in
the world war will be sounded at a
banquet to be given here today by
the National Security League.
"The purpose of the banquet is to
sound the loyalty of the whole coun
try," according to Peter S. Lambros,
chairman of the reception commit
tee. "It is to be dedicated to Presi
dent Wilson and to the successful
prosecution of the war, with a happy
reconstruction to follow."
Among the nationalities which
will be represented are Chinese,
Chilean, 'French, German-American,
Hindu, Irish, Japanese, Jewish, Per
sian and Siamese. Representatives
of Ecuador, Panama and Asia Minor
are expected to attend.
RIGID MARTIAL LAW IN FORCE.
(By International Newa Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1. Martial
law in the industrial centers of Ger
many is being heightened R2N. . oc
from the border this afternoon state
that all public meetings are prohib
ited. The palace and government
buildings are under the strictest
guard. The streets of Berlin swarm
with soldiers under orders to Are on
the first sign of disorder. Strikers
are threatened with a discontinuance
of food. The newspapers sound a
warning that the Bolshevik! are
ruining the morale of the army.
Dont Lose Your Temper.
He who loses his temper, loses much
beeMes. He loses his self-respect; he
loses the respect of others ; he loses an
element bqt of his character and repu
tation which he cannot regain; he
loiea, vital ftrce, and stamps an im
pression on ids whole being which tine
cannot efface.
use niorejish & beans
.8
'By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. - Orders
were issued today by the War De
partment calling out the final quota
of 74,000 select men. Their move
ment to camp will begin February
23rd, and continue through five days.
RAILROAD BILL
APPROVED BY COMMITTEE,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Senator
Smith, of South Carolina, today re
ported favorably the administration
railroad bill in the committee to pro
vide for the return of the railroads
to private owners 18 months after
the close of the war. - The bill gives
the President power to fix rates with
the commerce commission as a
court of appeals.
finns and bolsheviki
have Fierce clash.
(By International News Service.)
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 4. Violent
fighting between Finnish republic
troops and Bolshevikl forces is re
ported from Uleabort today.
SECRETARY RAKER'S
WEEKLY WAR REVIEW.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. While
the American troops now occupy a
part of the actual battle front in
France, Secretary Baker announced
In his weekly war review that the
operations in which Americans have
so far engaged have been of a minor
character. The Review wjarns Am
ericans not to let the reports of In
ternal strife In Germany slacken our
war preparations. He also state
that the Allies still have the superi
ority in both men and guns on the
Western front. On January 30th
the Germans launched a strong at
tack against the American lines for
purposes of Identification, but were
repulsed after inflicting slight loss
es. Two days later the enemies a
galn made a raid but were driven off.
Secretary Baker states.
AMERICANS WON THEIR
FIRST ARTILLERY DUEL.
(By International News Service.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Feb. 4. A street filled
wit If debris from the battering in of
the walls today attested to the vio
lence of Saturday night's bombard
ment. The Germans used a tremen
dous amount of shells of all kinds
but little damage was done to the
American trenches. The fire - was
directed principally at the headquar
ters of certain regiments. The Am
erican return fire demolished the
dugouts and portions of the enemy
trenches. It can be stated that the
Americans won the first artillery
duel.
Today's bright sunshine looks
mighty good after days and days of
rain and clouds.
The board of county commis
sioners is In regular session at the
courthouse today.
This is Smlleage Book week in
Gaston. See page three for particu
lars. A
Every man. woman and child In
the county should have a part In the
Smlleage Boog campaign.
A dollar put into a Smlleage
Book will bring many a cheerful
night to the soldier In camp.
Mr. Arthur M. Spencer, of the
Atklns-Baber Book Company, left
this morning for High Point and
Ashevllle on business for his firm.
Reports from the Gaston Sani-
torlum are to the effect that Robert
Wolfe, the young white man who at
tempted suicide one day last week by
shooting himself, Is getting along
splendidly and will, in all probabili
ty, recover.
DEMENTED SOLDO
TAKEN BACK TO CAIIP
Louis Beardsley, the soldier wno
was caught here last week tamper
ing with a switch and who was re
moved from the city hall to the
City Hospital apparently suffering
from some mental disease, was taken
back to Charlotte Friday afternoon
by a provost marshal. He was still
acting strangely when taken back.
He was a member of Company K,
61st Medical Corps at Camp Greene.
It was learned here yesterday that
Beardsley, after he was back in camp,
made out like he wanted to commit
suicide but did not carry out - his
threat. -
SULLIVAN. FAMOUS PUGILIST,
DROPPED DEAD SATURDAY.
(By International Newa Service.)
ABINGTON, MASS., John LT Sul
livan dropped dead on his farm here
today, aged 69 years. He was the
most widely known prize fit hter m
the world.' ,:';''
Stricken with . heart . disease- three
weeks ago. Sullivan quickly improv
ed, and was about to leave his home
for a visit to Boston when the final
"knockout" came. - ? -
' lnce losing the championship -' to
James J.H?orbett on . Sept. 7, 1892,
Sullivan had - followed a somewhat
checkered career. " The fortune made
fa the prize ring had been lost in
Venture Into the liquor, business.
Some years ago he tecame a strong
prohibitionist and made many con
vincing temperance speeches.
coiiojM ci i:t
, The announcement made today ty
the Ministers', Association of the
city that Dr. len G. Broughton, of
Chattanooga; Tehn., is to conduct an
evangelistic ; campaign - In , Gastonla
beginning on May 20th will be' ! of
very special Interest to inembeVs Jof
all the religious denominations ni
the city. ' The various committees of
the pastor's ' association nave been
at work' quietly on the matter ; for
some months and are making public
their plans today. t w?; : ,
. "The meeting to' be held , by " Dr.
Broughton will be a union campaign.
supported by the pastors and con
gregations of the ' several . uptown -churches.
Including the First' Bap
tist, First Presbyterian, First Asso-
elate Reformed: Presbyterian, and
Main Street Methodist churches.
The lot at the corner of South
street and Second avenue, belonging
to the.T. L. Clinton estate, has been
secured, and a committee, consisting;
of Rev. H. H. Jordan Mr. T. W. Wll-:
auu, jur. Jt, n. spencer, ir. i. A?,
Henry and Mr. E. B. Ilogan, has been
appointed to secure plans and specv
flcations and let the contract for the
erection of a tabernacle on this lot.
All details of tne campaign are In-
the hands of competent committee -
and the careful planning which has
been done should guarantee the com
plete success of the meeting in all Its ..
phases, K Dr. Broughton will be ac
companied by a song leader of his
own appointment, and large local
choir will be Qrganlzed and trained
to provide music for the occasion. -Dr.
Broughton. who is a native
North Carolines, is; doubtless as
well-known to Gastonianl as any
greats preacher or evangelist of the
day. He has served large churches
In many American cities and was
for several years : DastAr nf th
Tabernacle in London, where he was
successor to the noted Spurgeon.
OIL STDU'aER AGROUI.D : ,
- Off ATLAIltlC C0!ST
(By International news Service.) s'
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Feb. "2
The. oil steamer . Alabama is on a
ledge off the Atlantic coast and is In
danger of being pounded to pieces.
Several vessels are speeding to her
assistance.
GERIIAN AUTUES
ARE CURBC'G THE
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2. German
military authorities have served an '
ultimatum on the strikers, threaten,
ing military penalties unless . all '
strikers return to work ' Monday.
Food rations to the families of strik-
ers. were cut down today. Herr Dm-. .'.
man, socialist member of the Reicn- .
stag, has been arrested. The militar
ists are gaining the upper hand. The '
present strike seems to be doomed to
failure. .
BIG ARIIY BJM
IS LOST I.N A fCG
(By International Newa Service.)" -MACON,
GA.. Feb. 2. A giant s
government balloon with four am- ?
tlon students and Pilot Jewell ;-ha -.
been missing since It made It . as- .
cent at 10 o'clock Friday morning. '
A reward has been offered for lnfor-.
mation concerning the missing men :
and balloon. .When the bag ascend-',
ed It soon disappeared In a thlcK '
mist, going in a southeasterly direc
tion. Jewell is an experienced aero,
naut. It Is believed the men are ma- J
rooned somewhere . In the Georgia -.
swamps. '
CERIIANS HAVE CHANGED V
FOIALTY fOrtfiERCI
(By International' News Service).
LONDON. Feb." I The morale or
the German army is lower than 'at
any previous . time, but Its discipline -Is
far from being broken. The off- .
cers -fearing the lnflaence of jthe Bol
shevikl, have 'ordered that no more
death penalties shall be inflicted. -For
desertion. Instead of being shot, men
are sentenced to life , in the coal
mines. '"'..S r, V ' v'-'- ; . 4
GREEK RESERVES CALLED OUT.
MBy International News Serrl-s.)
'LONDON; FehC thirteen C i
Of Greek reserves have ben c
to the colors. : Greece Join I V 3 ; :
lies when Cohitantlne re:.': -I-
Ctttacrfbe to Tte Caxrtts,