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VOIj. XXXIX, NO. 22.
GASTONIA, Ns. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 20, 1918.
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EOLSHEYIKI FORCED TO SIGN A PEACE
Lenlne and Trotsky, Under Protest,
Agree to Sign Peace Terms De
manded by Germany Teutonic
Troops Advancing Into Russia
Along a Front of 400 Miles.
The Russian ' Bolsheviki govern
ment has capitulated and announced
Its readiness, although protesting!?.
to sign a peace compact under tne
: hard terms imposed by Germany. '
Notwithstanding this fact. Teuton
ic troops are advancing eastward in
to Russia over a front of 400 miles,
from Riga in the north to Lutsk, a
scant 50 miles from the east Gallclan
border, on the south. Apparently
thus far the operation has met witn
no opposition. The northern reaches
of the Dvina river have been crossed
by the enemy, the important rail
road town of Dvinsk, whence roads
run northeastward to Petrograd and
eastward to Smolensk, has been cap
tured, and Lutsk, one of the famous
fortresses of the Volhynian triangle
and forming the gateway leading
eastward to Kiev, lias been, entered
without the Russians attempting to
stay the foe.
The official announcement of the
"capitulation was signed by NikolanI
Lenine and Leon Trotsky on behalf
of the peoples' commission of Rus
sia. It protests against Germany at
tacking a country which has declar
. ed the war at an end and which is
demobilizing its armies on all fronts,
but under the circumstances, it says,
the government regards itself forced
formally to declare Its willingness
"to sign a peace upon the conditions
which had been dictated by the dele
gates of the quadruple alliance ai
Brest-Lltovsk."
The only indication that the ene
my wilt meet with hindrance comes
in an announcement by Ensign Kry
lenko, the Bolshevik i commander-in-chief.
In his order he instructs tne
Russians when they encounter Ger
man troops to endeavor to persuade
them to refrain from hostilities. "If
the Germans refuse." he adds, "then
you must offer them every possible
resistance."
As yet 'there is no indication from
German sources concerning the full
Intentions of the Invaders, but It has
been assumed that in the north the
capture of the provinces of Livonia
and Esthonia is contemplated, and in
the south, in little Russia, aid Is to
be lent the Ukranians in stemming
the tide of the 'Bolsheviki movement
against them.
. Apparently, all is still chaos in
Russia, with civil war in progress at
various points and the food situation
daily growing worse. So serious has
become the latter factor that Trotsky
has been appointed food controller
"and given unlimited powers. Al
ready he has ordered the arrest or
speculators In foodstuffs.
LYCEUM ATTRACTION
PLEASES LARGE AUDIENCE
A large and appreciative audience
enjoyed "The Lady of the Decora
tion" as presented last night at the
Central school auditorium by 'Miss
Hetty Jane Dunaway, of -the Alka
hest Lyceum Bureau. This was the
fifth attraction in the lyceum course
being given under the auspices of
the Gastonia Public Library. The
attraction announced was "The Red
Rambler" but the illness or Mr. Sew
ell, one of the company, rendered it
impossible to give the number. How
ever, the audience was delighted with
the substitution.
There remains one more attraction
in this series. It will be the Berk
ley 'Sextette, consisting of young la
dies. The date for it has not yet
been announced but It will be within
the next month.
At last night's attraction cards
were distributed for signatures of
those who wanted a lyceum course
next year and the management was
highly pleased with the number
signing. If there are any who did
not sign a card last night but. who
want the course continued, they are
requested to sign a card and turn it
over as soon as possible to some
member of the committee having tne
matter in charge.
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'I'M. riUM I. ADLftftLini
WITH' BM OF GASTONIA
Mr. Frank C. Abernethy, for the
past five years bookkeeper for tne
Spencer Lumber Company, has re
signed that position to accept a posi
tion with the Bank of Gastonia. He
will assume his new duties March 1.
He will devote a large part of his
time to soliciting business. '
. Mr. Abernethy Is a young business
man of ability and his many friends
will congratulate him on this promo
tion. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Abernethy and has spent' practi
cally all of his life in Gastonia. -
To Save Leftover Paint y
' After holisedeanlng, if one has part
ly used cans of paint or varnish left
over, which would soon dry up and
become useless, try putting them Into
small cans and cover with melted par
affin. They will keep indefinitely and
can be used as needed. ' ."
, " TODAY IS
WHEATLESS DAY
;.' TOMORROW
One Wheatless and
One Meatless Meal
COMES FROM TRENCHES V
TO SPEAK IN GASTONIA
Gastonlans will have an opportuni
ty tomorrow night to hear an ad
dress by Captain David Fallon, of
the 'British Army, who is just from
the trenches on the Western front.
Capt Fallon has accepted an invita
tion from County Chairman George
W. Wilson of the War Savings Stamp
Committee to address the mass meet
ing to be held at the court house
tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock.
Capt Fallon's address alone will maxe
It well worth while for Gastonlans
to attend this meeting. He has had
13 years service in the British army,
was for some time instructor In tne
militia In Melbourne. Australia, and
has seen service in India. Of tne
original 2,000 men in his regimen:
with whom he went Into the trencnes
at the outbreak of the war it is
said that only 80 are still living.
One of the objects of tomorrow
night's meeting Is to instruct tne
various committeemen and speakers
who are to go out on . the follow
ing day, Friday, to start the big
War Savings Stamp Campaign in
this county. A speaker will be pro
vided for every school In the county
and Chairman Wilson hopes to start
the ball rolling in such a manner
that it will gain momentum dally and
will result In Gaston county subscrib
ing soon for its entire apportion
ment of $815,000 worth of Thrirt
and War Savings Stamps.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend this meeting.
BECOMES MANAGER OF
' SHELBY EXCHANGE
Mr. W. B. McKee, for the past six
years or more plant foreman here for
the Piedmont Telephone & Telegraph
Co., has been promoted to the posi
tion of manager of the company's
exchange at Shelby. He will take up
his new work tomorrow. For tne
present Mr. McKee's family wili con
tinue to reside in Gastonia. He suc
ceeds Mr. W. G. Spake, who goes tb
Waynesboro, Ga., where he will be
manager of the Southern Bell Com
pany's exchange.
While congratulating Mr. McKee
upon his promotion and wishing him
all kinds of success in his new posi
tion, his many Gastonia friends re
gret very much to see Mr. McKee
leave Gastonia. He is prominently
identified with the Knights of Pyth
ias and the Pythian Drum Corps from
both of which he will be very greatly
missed.
EARTHQUAKS KILLS 2,000.
(By International News Service.)
TOKIO, Feb. 20. Two thousand
lives were lost in an earthquake at
Swatow, China, last Wednesday.
SOME FLOUR MILLS HAVE
NOT SECURED LICENSE.
Special to The Gazette. s
RALEIGH, Feb. 19. One North
Carolina roller mill is suffering some
degree of suspense as a result of Its
having violated the' order of tne
food administration in selling as
much as a barrel of flour to a num
ber of consumers in violation of tne
order fixing the maximum quantity
that may be sold to a rural consumer
at 98 pounds and to a town or city
consumer, 48 pounds.
There are still a few flour mill! in
North Carolina which have not yet
secured license. The 'food adminis
tration feels that it has given every
mill ample warning and any flour
mill of any capacity whatsoever that
does not procure license at once will
be indicted and prosecuted under the
food control law, which provides a
penalty of $5,000 or one year's Im
prisonment or both for this offense,
Cadiz Older Than Roma.
Cadiz, . Spain, was founded about
four centuries earlier than Rome and
about 850 years later than Athens.
It is quite generally conceded that the
founders were Phoenician' adventurers
from Tyre and that the settlement was
made about 1100 B. C Six hundred
years after the city was 1a the posses
sion of the Carthaginians and was one
of the great market places, of the
world. At the end of the second Punic
war the city became Roman and ad
vanced, to great prosperity and civic
dignity, and at one time ranked second
to Rome In influence. '. ..
According to a statement by the
manager of the : Emergency Fleet
Corporation, the Shipping Board now
has 71 6 ahlpways, of which. 312 are
for. wooden ships and 404 for steer
construction. - The program - calls
for the construction In 1518 of eight
.times the tonnage delivered In 1918,
at a cost of more than 81,000,000.
000, w .-.
PATRIOTIC IIEEO OF
. MASONS FRIDAY NIGHT
Gastonia Masons are preparing for
a big patriotic meeting Friday night
when a service flag, bearing tne
names of all the members of Gasto
nia 'Lodge No. 369 now in the army
and navy, will be unveiled. An elab
orate program has been arranged and
a number of prominent Masons will
be here to participate In the ceremo
nies. The meeting will be held in tne
lodge hall In the Realty building and
will begin at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. J. W.
Timberlake will be master of cere
monies. Following Is the program
in full:
Opening exercises.
Prayer by Rev. J. H. Henderllte,
chaplain.
Song, "America."
Address of 'Welcome by Mayor A.
M. Dixon.
Response by Major Claude L.
Pridgen of Camp Sevier.
Roll Call of Boys in the Service. -
Presentation of Honor Roll and
Service Flag by- O. "F. Mason.
Acceptance of Honor Roll and Ser
vice Flag by Capt. R. G. Cherry, of
Camp Sevier.
Unveiling of Service Flag by Mas
ter P. W. Garland, Jr., mascot.
Music by Orchestra, "The Star
Spangled 'Banner."
Impromptu talks by Col. N. A-,
Mack, Gen. G. G. Gatley, Maj. C. L.
Pridgen and Chaplain B. R. Lacy, all
of the 113th (Field Artillery, Camp
Sevier; Maj. A, L. Bulwinkle, Capt.
E. E. iBoyce, Capt. R. G. Cherry.
Patriotic Address by Mr. J. H. Se
park. PATRIOTIC SONG STRVICE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Id observance of National Song
Week and In celebration of Washing
ton's birthday, a patriotic song serv
ice will be held at the auditorium of
the Central graded school on. (Friday
night of this week, February 22, be
ginning at 8 o'clock. Everybody is
Invited to attend, and it is hoped that
the parents especially will be pres
ent to lend encouragement to the
movement. The program, which Is
given below, includes a number .of
familiar songs in which' the audience
will be requested to join the school.
PROQ RAM.
Meaning of National Song Week,
by Supt. Joe S. Wray.
Hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers.
Origin of the Star Spangled Ban
ner, by Robertson LaFar.
National Anthem, The Star Span
gled Banner.
Presentation of Service Flag, by
Mayor A.- M. Dixon.
Acceptance of Service Flag, by
Principal W. P. Grler.
Honor Roll of Boys In Service
from Gastonia School, by Supt Joe S.
Wray.
Hymn, God Save Our Men.
Prayer, by Rev. W. C. Barrett.
Song, Dixie.
Fong, The Old North State.
Round, Row Your Boat.
Song, Old Fol1?s at Home.
Song, My Old Kentucky Home.
Solo, Selected, by Miss Mabel B.
Harris.
Song, Auld Lang Syne.
Song, Annie Laurie.
Song, Home Sweet Home.
Song, National Hymn, America
A large harvest of natural ice :s
being strongly urged. The Food
Administration states that assur
ance can net be given that there will
be a sufficient supply of ammonia for
the manufacture of the customary
amount of artificial ice next summer.
DAILY FOOD CONSERVATION
PROGRAM
SUNDAY
One wheatless and one meatless meal.
MONDAY
Wheatless Day. One'Meatless Meal
TUESDAY v
Meatless---Porkless. One wheatless meal.
' WEDNESDAY
All day wheatless.' One meatless meal.
THURSDAY
One wheatless and one meatless meal.
FRIDAY
One wheatless and one meatless meal.
SATURDAY
Porkless 'day. One wheatless and one
meatless meal. ; - S-
HELP WIN THE 1 WAR BY. SAVING
FOOD AND FUEL!
13. V. L BALIS TO DO
RED CROSS WORK CI FRAME
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Gastonia is to be represented soon
on the executive staff of the Ameri
can Red Cross in France by Mr. W
L Balthls, senior member of the col-
ton brokerage firm of W. L. Balthls
& Co., who has Just been notified by
national headquarters that his of
fer, recently made to go to France,
had been accepted. Mr. Balthls was
told that he would be expected to sail
about the first of March and he will
probably leave for an Atlantic port
within a week. This appointment
carries with it a commission in tne
regular army but just what his rank
will be Mf. (Balthls will not know un
til he reaches the other side. '
Mr. Balthls not only does not re
ceive any compensation for his servi
ces but pays all of his own expenses,
Hence It will be seen that he is "do
ing bis bit" in earnest, inasmuch as
he is leaving his business, his home
and all of his various Interests and is
going abroad to engage entirely in
humanitarian work at his own ex
pense. When the Gaston County Red
Cross Society was organized some
months ago Mr. Balthls was chosen
as chairman and at once plunged in
to the work of organizing the county
and building up a . large working
body of men and women. His efforts
have been unusually successful. ' His
heart has been in the work andhls
interest has constantly grown until
be has come to the point of making
the larger sacrifice.
A native of Virginia, Mr. Balthls
came to Gastonia about 12 years
ago from Baltimore and has made
his home here ever since. Together
with his brother, Mr. Lewis H. Bal
thls, he has been successfully engag
ed in the cotton brokerage business.
The latter will continue to have
charge of the business and the name
will remain unchanged. Several
years ago Mr. Balthls married Miss
Pearl Dixon, a daughter of Mrs. B.
F. Dixon, and a sister of Capt. Ben
Dixon and Lieut. Wright Dixon, both
now In the army. She will remain In
Gastonia.
DALLAS ORGANIZES A
$1,000 W. S. S. CLUB
Following an enthusiastic mass
meeting at Dallas last night in the
interest of the sale of War Savings
Stamps, a $1,000 club was organized.
It started off with three members,
namely: Prof. J. B. Henson, Dr. S. A.
Wilkins and Mr. L. D. Gribble. It
is expected that several more will be
added to this list in the near future.
Mr. George W. Wilson, of Gastonia,
chairman for Gaston county of the
War Savings Stamp Committee, was
present and made a stirring appeal
to the people of Dallas to do then
part in this great drive. Mr. Evon
L. Houser presided. Short but
stirring patriotic addresses were
made by J. B. Henson. E. L. Houser,
R. S. Lewis. J. W. Summey, S. A.
Wilkins. L. D. Gribble and pthers.
Patriotic music was furnished by
Misses Lela Durham, Leafy Brown,
Willie Webb and Mildred White, this
being a pleasing feature of the ex
ercises. Dallas is the first town in the coun
ty to start a $$1,000 club and the
people of that town are very muca
interested in pushing the sale of
Thrift and War Savings Stamps.
CITY HAS GOIIIV K
CASE QF IlDiliiGITIS
. : "A:
Gastonia has its first case of cere
brospinal meningitis, the victim be
ing Wood row, the five-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Padgett, wno
live at the corner of Second avenue
and W eldon street. The case was
discovered by Dr. Lee Johnson Mon
day night. The child became slight
ly ill Sunday evening but the family
aid not tninK it was 'very sick and
a physician was not summoned till
late Monday afternoon. Dr. Johnson
at once diagnosed the case as cerebro
spinal meningitis and called in City
rnysician j. a. Anderson. Drs. John
son and Anderson administered the
meningitis anti-toxin serum. They
also extracted nuid from the pa
tient's spine and sent it immediately
to state I'nemist snore at Kalelxn
for a mlcro-Bcoplcal examination.'
Dr. Johnson is familiar with the dis
ease having been in Philadelphia
during an epidemic when he saw a
very large number of cases.
Immediately upon the discovery
or tais case Monday night the entire
family was quarantined and Mayor
Dixon ordered a strict guard placed
over tne house both day and night
ao one except tne physicians in at
tendance is allowed to go on the
place.
Mayor Dixon called a special meet
ing of 'the city council, last night to
consider the situation. After bear
ing the report from City Physician
Anderson and thoroughly discussing
tne situation, the council decide!
that. Inasmuch as this Is probably on
ly a sporadic case, a rigid guard
would be maintained but the coun-
cilmen did not believe it necessary to
close the schools, churches, theaters,
etc.
Mayor Dixon stated to The Gazette
this morning that kthe situation
would be watched very closely and
that, If at any time It appeared thftt
the best interests of, the town de
mand It, a rigid quarantine will be
established.
Mayor Dixon asks The Gazette to
assure the people of the town that
nothing will be withheld from tne
public but that, on the other hand,
they will be kept fully informed of
any developments that may arise.
information from the physicians
this morning is to the effect that the
child Is in a serious condition and is
hardly expected to live. .- . .
Another case which the physicians
strongly suspect is cerebro-splnal
meningitis, but of which a definite
diagnosis has not yet been made, ts
reported from Linwood College, six
miles west of Gastonia. The patient
is Eugene Lindsay, aged about 13, a
son of Rev. A. T. Lindsay, president
of Linwood College. He became ill
Saturday night and Dr. J. E. Antho
ny, of Kings Mountain, was called.
Last night Dr. Anthony called Dr. J.
A. Anderson, city physician of Gas
tonia, in consultation. They are al
most positive that the case is one of
cerebro-splnal meningitis and,' pend
ing a final decision In the matter,
the residence of Dr. Lindsay has
been placed under a strict quaran
tine. The Lindsay home is some dis
tance from the college buildings.
Rev. A. T. Lindsay, father of the
patient, -was in Tennessee on busi
ness and was notified by wire at once
of the boy's condition. He reached
home yesterday. Dr. W. E. Lindsay,
a physician and brother of Rev. A.
T. Lindsay, was summoned from
Chattanooga and arrived here this
morning.
Asked by The Gazette this fore
noon for a statement regarding the
case, County Physician L. N. Glenn
stated that he has received no official
notification of the case so far.
How to Avoid Pneumonia.
(State Board of Health Bulletin.)
Pneumonia kills over 2500 North
Carolinians annually. It is now gen
erally believed by the medical pro
fession that this disease is carried in
the secretions of the nose, mouth and
respiratory tracts of those who have
it. Formerly it was thought that
nearly everybody, healthy people and
others, carried the pneumococcus or
germ that causes pneumonia in the
secretions of the mouth, nose and
throat, and that these germs got n
tneir woric wnen one s physical re
sistance is lowered. This Is no ion
ger thought to be necessarily trun.
Now that we know more about
pneumonia, thanks to the Rockefel
ler Institute of Medical Research, we
know better how to avoid It. First
of all, we know every case of pneu
monia should be regarded as a possl
ble source of Infection. Since the
disease is infectious, we know that
every patient should be isolated as
far as possible, and communication
with other people reduced to a min
imum. Furthermore, aR eating and
drinKing utensils, handkerchiefs,
clothing and bedding should be kept
separate and thoroughly sterllzed be
fore being again put . into general
use. This precaution should be con
tinued for a month after the patient
Is well. - ' : K
Those in attendance or In contact
with pneumonia patients, should re
frain from promiscuous kissing and
spitting, and cover the mouth and
nose when --coughing or sneezing.
They should also avoid unnecessary
visiting and mingling with: otner
persons. : . v ' V
, Fresh .air for the patient as weR
as for the attendants and every one
else, is one of the greatest factors in
both the prevention and cure of the
disease.. Pneumonia is frequently
called a foul air disease because It is
so frequently on account of lack of
ventilation that the infection ' is
spread. " ,
SEffllTEEIIGERiliSII
FLAIiES BROUGHT tz:
t BY Internationa! news Service.
LONDON, Feb. 20. Great aerial
activity fs in progress over the West
ern front. Seventeen German Diane
were shot down yesterday it was of
flcially announced today. Two Brit.
lsh machines are missing. . The Brit
ish carreid . out bombing raids a-
gainst Treves and Thtonville.
CERHAN ARMIES COD 1 :
TO ADVANCE l!l HQ
(By international News Service)
COPENIIAG EX. Feb. 20. Al
though Petrograd dispatches an
nounce that the Bolsheviki govern
ment is willing to make peace on
any terms, the advance of the Ger
man armies continues. According
to advices today the Germans are
moving towards the Dubno-Roveno
tine and towards Lleutxin. '
MORE MEX GALLED FOR ,
EXAMINATION FRIDAY.
The above registrants are ' called
for examination on 'Friday, February
22. 1918: - K-m K-ii;
JohnB. Foster, 418, i ; . i
Benjamin Franklin Gunter 490. .
Alphonso Leonhardt Mauney. 3.-
Clarence Floyd Cobb, 697. , i
Oscar William Lawing, 735
Wm. Cleaver 'Punch, 827. s
John Pinkney Hart, 1111- v ,'
Edgar Blanchette Kay, 1200. .
James Walters Ouye, 1 20 V: .'-,. .-''
Garland Earl Lutz, 1209. t ; -Willie
Gibson, 1210. -,.-v.V.-.
Gathers Ivey Morrison, 1218.
Kelly Hayse, 124. -; ;
Carl L. Smith, l?52. - ';
Ellas Carl Black. 1253. .
William o;iHelms, 1267.
James Frank Wilson, 1274; ' r .rC'V
Sam Stroup,-i287. , . ;;:.V
Alex. Esward Ellington. 1288. ';
Leroy McGinnls, 1297. v w r'v
Chester Claud Huffstlckler, 1301.
Joe Avery Queen, 1308."
Grady Horace Wentz, 1310.
Thurman Hull 1321.
.Joseph Henry Reynolds, 1328.
Hunter Columbus Morrow. 1648.
John Clarence Abernathy, 1706.
K. Fred Davis, 177 3
John Boyd F.roneberger, 1808.
Robert Randolph Allison, 1839.
George Roper, 1911.
Lloyd Pinkney Spargo, 2331. -J
William Davis, 2387. , ,
Marlon Jackson, 2431.
James Osborn Gladden, 3529.
COLORED.
William Henry Smith 166. '
Sevelle Hlnson, 235. ' '
Wm. Manuel Froneberger, 347.
Benjamin McLeary, 396.
Samuel Leroy Crosby, 885. . 1
Robert Murdock, 934.
N Joe Cathey, 1103.
Oscar Allen Adams, 1111.
John William Tate, 1130.
James Nichals Stalworth, 1236. '
Frank Youngblood, 1275.
Ed Williams. 1291.
Ernest Reeves, 1300.
Herbert Friday, 1307. v
Zenls Alfred Hunter, 1309.
Arthur Friday, 1333.
Nathaniel Glass Hoke, 1391.
James Wilson, 1414.
Henry Sanders, 1518.
Moses Sanders, 1794.
Will Sadler, 1796. f
Pink Williams. 1860.
Jesse Armstrong, 1941.
Frank Edward Bufrls, 1959.
Hezekiah Bookman, 2002.
Walter Wilkes. 2069.
Lovle Bouler, 2127.
George Love. 2272. .
Will Tate. 2390.
Earle Friday, 3576.
The above registrant are aereny
notified to appear for physical exam-.
ination on the date and hour, notifl-'
ed. Call at the local exemption
board for the county of Gaston,
rooms 201-202, Realty building.
Teeth Under Suspicion.
Bad teeth are now believed to be aa
Important source of rheumatism, heart
disease and kidney trouble. The germs
producing these diseases may get into
the system from an unsuspected abs
cess at the root of a tooth, whose pres
ence may be revealed only by an X
ray photograph. Doctors tell of chil
dren recovering from Brlght's disease
as soon as their teeth are properly -cared
for. In fact the teeth have come
tinder suspicion along with the tonsils,
and X-ray pictures of them are part of ,
a thorough physical examination.
Meaning ct Purim."
The word "purim," the name of the
great annual festival of the . Jews,
meant lots." "This feast commemo
rates the preservation of the Jews In
Persia from the massacre with which -
they were threatened by Daman (Es
ther 9). They gave the name of Pu-
rtm or lots' to commemorate the fes
tival because he had' thrown lots to
ascertain whst day would be' auspi
cious for the massacre. :v
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