PUBLISHED EVERT MONDAT, WE DNESDAT AND FRIDAY:
VOLw XXXIX. NO. 25.
GASTONIA, N. C WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27, 1918.
f2.00 A YEAlt IN ADVANCE.
78 1 'ORE I IEH CALLED
' FOR EXAMINATION FRIDAY
Registrants called for physlclal
examination for Friday. March 1st,
11918:
Benjamin Lieber, ' 6 67.
KODert uneoerger, liao. jj.
Thomas Glenn Summey, 1213.
Bright Randle, 1299.
.John James, 1625.
r, Sam M. Cor, 1535.
Jasper Robt. Andrew, 1595.
:' . Clarence Taylor Smith, 1815.
r Frederick- Scott Wetzell, 1898.
Thomas Berry Glover, r$ 09.
William Worthy Carpenter, 1916.
Judson Xingle Shannon, 1919.
Charlie Allen, 1931.
George C. Huffstetler, 1933.
'Pence Stack, 1973.
- Renzy Alexander Farrar, 2040.
Justus James Friday, 2098.
V Dorus Sidney Costner, 2122.
Ralph Paris Arrowood, 2137.
Wesley Hagood Nolen, 2169.
Raymond Walter Horseley, 2175.
Charlie Spurgeon Moss, 2237.
Samuel Oscar Kiser, 2298.
John Armstrong Gaston, 2386.
Walter George Llneberger, 2427.
Edwin Adkins Rogers, 2467.
Dorus Meek Delllnger, 2475.
Charlie Hall Fisher, 2486.
Brady (Henderson, 2491.
David Alexander Morrow, 2501.
Grler Webb 8nead, 2541.
Lawrence Loyd Stroup, 2546.
Jesse Theron Allen, 2577.
Ocran Homesly, 2645.
Ollie Calvert, 2730.
Robert Richard Van Dyke, ,2737
' Floyd Chester Todd, 2786.
John Neely Wright, 2790.
David Webb Beam, 2881.
Joe Knight, 2919.
Burton Jerome Hovis, 2939.
Claud H. Keener, 2975.
John Daniel Mltchem, 2985.
Lee Andrew Jenkins, 2987.
Will John Loughlin, 3004.
Marvin Thomas V Poo very. 3011.
William GroverTluffsietler, 3016.
Robert Patrick Huffstetler, 3051.
Earley Hester, 3064.
Hugh Claud Love, 3152.
Earle Neely Lewis, 3200.
Carl Stroup, 3242.
Felix Edward Miller, 3283.
James Gus Jackson, 3317.
Jacob Lemuel Ferris, 3319.
uaunB iruiko, 000.
. Worth Claudius Carpenter, 3462.
Charles F. Thomasson, 3495.
David Sylvanus Van Dyke, 3522.
Clyde Clarence Summey, 3527.
George Wilson Riddle. 3540.
Eli Abernathy, 3680,
James Everett Hoffman, 3709.
George Wright, 3714.
Giles Anderson Hager, 3739.
Evan Leroy Brown, 3748.
Hope Falls, 3748.
Isaac Harris Boyd, 3753.
Raph Cornett Howe, 376S.
Dorus Hlllard Warllck. 3822.
COLORED.
Geo. Washington Dlxon4 601.
Hovie Kirksey, 1810.
Robert -Jackson, 1977.
Henry Floyd, 2506.
Wayne Brooks, 3425.
'Grover Armstrong, 3467.
Cleo Lee, 3639.
Jess Moore, 3784.
The above registrants are hereby
notified to report at the office of tne
Local Exemption Board rooms 201
202 Realty Building on the date and
hour notified.
...'--Local Board for the County of
Gaston.
' 'Per H. B. Llneberger, Clerx.
New Hope News Notes.
Correspondence -of The Gazette.
NEW HOPE, Feb. 26. If tne
weather remains favorable people or
this section will soon be making gar
den; J
Miss Ethel Stowe and Mr. Fred S.
Rhyne spent Friday at the home of
Miss Stowe. Mr. Rhyne left Satur
day for Camp Jacfeson.
' Alfred, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Suggs, is quite ill with
pneumonia.
- Mr, and Mrs. Guy Ford spent Sun
day with Mrs. Ford's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. A. Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Curther Dunn and
' Mr. and Mrs. John Craig were the
guests Sunday of Mrs. T. T. Crate.
" There will be preaching, at New
followed by a congregational meet-
GAVE A WASHINGTON
BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON.
' At her home on Main street in
Belmont last Friday afternoon, Feb
ruary. 22, Mrs. A. G. Llneberger en
tertained a few of her friends at i
beautifully appointed six course
luncheon. Covers were laid for nine.
The table was lovely with, its" hand-
nmA nflvnr norlrHTi'iit rlnaa aniT
its decorations of pure white spring
flowers. The place cards were Unit
ed States-flags on a white ground, a
. reminder of our country and the
birthday of Its founder.' 7 " -
-"lnose rortunate enough to enjoy
Mrs. Lineberger's hospitality : were
Mesdames Marvin Crawford, Cora
?Hand, (R. B. Suggs, R. L. Stowe, Ma
ry Gullick. George W. Howe and W
B. Puett . -v v.;
GERMANY HAS REFUSED '
' ' . TO GRANT AN ARMISTICE.
'- Petrograd. Feb.t2C. (British - Ad
miralty, per . Wireless ' Press.)
' "Germany has formally refused to
grant an armistice and German -detachments
continue, to advance,"
says an official statement issued to
day. "Resistance thus becomes the
principal task, of the revolution,"
TODAY IS
WHEATLESS DAY
TOMORROW
One 'Wheatless and
One Meatless Meal
TWEVE KILLED
SOUTHERN WRECK
Columbia. S. C. Feb. 25. Ten
persons were killed outright, two
died of Injuries and between 25 and
35 others were more or less seriously
injured when train No. 42 of tne
Southern Railway from Asheville to
Spartanburg crashed into the rear of
train No. 18 from Greenville near
Frost's station. Ave miles north of
here this afternoon.
The bodies of the 10 persons bill
ed in the wreck were brought to Co
lumbia at 6 o'clock tonight. None
of the dead have yet been Identified.
The Injured. 14 of whom are said to
be hurt seriously, are in hospitals
here.
The dead and Injured were all pas
sengers on train No. 18. There were
no injuries or casualties among tne
passengers on train No. 42. (
The rear coach on train ' No. 1 8
was a steel coach and the force or
the collision, telescoped this coacn
half way through the coach ahead
which was wooden.
The dead are all men and are said
to have been occupying a smoking
compartment.
None' of the train crews was hurt
except J. O. Meredith, of train No.
18, who is reported seriously injured.
A special train has brought tne
injured to the hospitals here, all of
which are taxed to their capacity.
All of the dead and seriously in
jured are white. State Factory In
spector Bonner is reported among
the seriously injured.
LIST OP DEAD.
Columbia, S. C, Feb. 25. W. C.
Tomllnson, of Durtfam, N. C, a
brother of Mrs. Cameron Morrison,
of Charlotte, N. C, was one of tnose
killed In the collision of No. 42 and
No. 18, near here late this afternoon.
The dead are:
J. B. Marshall, Anderson, S. C.
P. Frank Baxter, contractor, New
berry, S. C.
M. A. Leaman, traveling salesman,
Atlanta, Ga.
Otis P. Brodle,xWagener, S. C.
J. F. Mathlas, address unknown.
H. L. Ivester, Ware Shoals, 3. C.
Joe F. Moats, Newberry, S. C.
W. C. Tomlinson, Durham, N. C.
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Johnson, Colum
bia, S. C.
Albert Altias, traveling salesman,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
THE INJURED.
Among the known injured are:
v Capt. J. O. Meredith, conductor on
train No. 18.
J. G. Kelly, Holly Hill, S. C.
H. J. Morrison, news agent on
Greenville train. '
J. C. Franklin, Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Sarah L. Knight, Columbia.
Robt. E. Leavell, Newbery, S. C.
J. H. Brown, Westminster, S. C.
A. K. Klrby, Greenville county,
South Carolina.
Buskin Anderson, Seneca, S. C.
Mrs. W. M. Robertson, St. Mat
thews, S. C.
v
Injured In Wreck.
Among the passengers injured In
the wreck on the Southern Railway
near Columbia, S. C, Monday arter
noon, in which several were killed
and many hurt, was Mr. A. M. Klr
by, of Princeton, S. C, a nephew of
Mr. A. J. Klrby. of Gastonia. A tel
egram from the young man's father,
Mr. C. S. Kirby, of Pelzer. S. C, to
Mr. A. J. Klrby this morning stated
that the young man had his left leg
broken and sustained minor flesh
wounds. He is now in a hospital at
Columbia and his father is with him.
Mr. Klrby had just enlisted in the
army and was en route to Savannan,
vj . , lu outer iuti service.
R. S. PLONK.
A dispatch from Kings Mountain
dated Sunday aays:. "Mr. R. S.
Plonk, Sr., one of the most promin
ent citizens of this county, died at
his home here this morning at six
o'clock. : For the last few years ne
had suffered much with asthma. The
funeral will "he conducted tomorrow,
Monday, afternoon at the house ai
2:30 by his pastor, Rev. C. K. Bell,
and the body will be buried in Moun
tain Rest Cemetery. Mr. Plonk wai
campaign manager for Congressman
E. Y. Webb for a number of years,
was county commissioner of Cleve
land county for eight years, and was
for a number of years alderman - of
Kings Mountain, and also served as
mayor of the town. v ? - "
"He was 51 years of age last June.
About 30 years ago ho was married
to Miss Mollis Mobley.1 of Reidavllie.
Lwho survives .with several children.
wne following brothers and sisters
survive:' J. C. Plonk. ; Cheroitee
Falls, S. C; M..I and W. Lt Fiona:,
of Kings MoHn tain,' Miss Mattle
Plonk, of Cherokee Falls. S. C. and
Tom Plonk, whereabouts unknown."
Read 'Over the Top'
ARLINGTON HILL
COMPLETELY REORGANIZED
The final step in the largest single
financial deal that has ever been
consummated in Gastonia was taken
yesterday when a complete reorgani
zation of the Arlington Cotton Mills
was perfected. As recently noted
in The Gazette the Separk-Gray in
terests purchased the entire holdings
in this property of L. F. Groves, of
Gastonia, and L L. . Jeifkins, of
Asheville. Something over 900
shares were involved and the total
amount involved was approximately
$400,000.
New officers were, chosen as fol
lows: President, J. Lee Robinson;
vice president, S. N. Boyce; secretary
and treasurer, J. H. Separk; general
superintendent, J. L. Gray; directors,
J. Lee Robinson, S. N. Boyce, J. H.
Separk, J. L. Gray, D. R. LaFar, H.
M. Cleveland and Dr. C. E. Adams.
The Arlington has long been one
of Gastonia's leading textile plants
and its product is greatly In demand
because of Its quality. Under the
new ownership and management It
promises to experience even a larger
business than heretofore.
AVAR AND INSANITY.
Much; Being Done to lrevent and
Cure Mental Diseases In the Army.
Insanity in all armies is much
higher than among civilians accord
ing to Major Pearce Bally of the
Medical Reserve Corps, U. S. A., in
a paper read before the American
Public Health Association. Among
civilians Insanity may ordinarily be
taken as about 1 per 10O0 annually
but in armies, it is usually about 3
per 1000 during peace times while
during war times, it frequently goes
up to 6 or 8 or even more per 1000.
Fortunately, however, the recovery
rate in the army is about 70 per cent
while the recovery rate among civil
ians Is only about 20 to 25 per cent.
In making preparations for our
present war conditions strenuous ef
forts have been made to secure the
best specialists in these diseases
and to get a corps of nurses wno
have had previous training in con
nection with such patients. Special
hospitals, quiet rest homes for our
boys suffering from shell shock and
every other necessary precaution is
being taken to safeguard our soldiers
and according to the Major the re
covery rate may be confidently ex
pected to be very large.
By reason of the fact that It costs
so much these days to equip, tram,
transport and supply a soldier at
the front, our army medical authori
ties are taking every possible practi
cal precaution to weed out all the
men who might possibly succumb to
mental, diseases at the front. By
means of unique mental tests from
3 to 5 per cent of the volunteers
coming to recruiting depots are
found Unfit, while even in officers
training camps from 1 1-2 to 2 per
cent are eliminated in order to in
sure the minimum loss at the front
from such disorders.
Born
On Sunday, February 24, 1918, to
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wilson, of tne
Union section, a daughter.
:On Sunday, February 24, 1918, to
Mr. and, Mrs. Frank C. Abernethy, a
son.
DAILY FOOD CONSERVATION
PROGRAM
SUNDAY
One wheatless and one meatless meal.
MONDAY
. Wheatless Day. One Meatless Meal
TUESDAY
Meatle'ss-'-Porkless. One wheatless meal.
WEDNESDAY
All day wheatless.' One meatless meal.
- -THURSDAY
One wheatless arid one meatless meal. '
One wheatless and one meatless meal.
SATURDAY
Porkless day. One wheatless' and one
meatless meal. "
HELP : Ml THE WAR BY SAVING
FOOD AND FUEL !
TO GIVE GAAND CONCERT
TOR BENEFIT RED CROSS
The Gastonia Music Club, will
present in concert Miss Jane Morris,
artist pupil of 'Ralph Leech Sterner,
and Mr. Marion Budd Walker, Tues
day evening, March the fifth, at the
graded school auditorium.
Miss Morris has Just completed
the artist's course at the New York
School of Music and Arts.
Prior to her work in New York
she' was an artist pupil of Mr. Over-
cash In Charlotte.' Mr. Ralph Leecn
Sterner of the New York School of
Music and 'Arts says of her: "It
gives me great pleasure to say that
Miss Morris was a pupil of mine and
possesses a splendid dramatic so
prano voice of great range and beauty
of tone. Those hearing her in any
musical event whatsoever will be
charmed by her manner and profit
by her splendid voice." '
Madam de Lopaz, a teacher and
coach of Grand Opera singers in
original languages, says of Miss
Morris: "I find she has, in addi
tion to her beautiful voice of won
derful power, deep feeling and
dramatic ability which will make
her a great artist."
Mr. Marion Budd Walker, of Ches
ter, S. C, who is to assist, has Deen
a pupil of Mr. Sterner's for the past
five years and during, that time has
done much public singing. Since last
June Mr. Sterner has presented these
singers in various concerts in New
York and they all did themselves
and the school great credit.
An interesting programme has
been arranged for Tuesday's concert
and will be given in Friday s
Gazette.
UNIVERSITY NEWS.
Special to the Gazette.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Feb. 26 Wltn
only , a month before the triangplar
debates over the State, the North Car
olina 'Debating Union is hard at
work preparing for the final event.
Secretary E, R. Rankin reports a
great amount of interest in this
year's contest, and also in the athle
tic events whih will be held at the
same time during High School Week.
April 11-12.
So far 300 separate high schools
have entered the debating contest.
Many of the counties have many
schools entered. Robeson has II,
Mecklenburg 10, Buncombe 9, Gull
ford 8, Alamance and Wake 7 each,
Davidson 6, Durham 6, Gaston ,
Iredell 6, Johnston 6, Moore 6, Pitt
6, Rowan 6, Scotland 6, Union 0,
Wayne 6, Bladen, Duplin and North
ampton 5. The following seven
counties are the only opes without
any representation: Brunswick.
Hertford, Jackson, Jones, Madison.
Mitchell and Watauga.
Preparations are being made vig
ourously in the schools for the ap
proaching contest and the indica
tions are that this year's contest will
be one of the most successful in tne
history of the Union.
25 NEGRO SOLDIERS
FACE COURT MARTI AT,.
Uttle Rock, Ark., Feb. 26. Twenty-six
negro soldiers of the 512th en
gineer service battalion are in tne
guardhouse at Camp Pike awaiting
court-martial as a result of a riot in
a mess hall at the camp today, a
white non-commissioned officer suf
fered a painful, but not serious,
scalp wound.
Read "Over the Top."
FORMIDABLE GAS ATTACKS
MADE BY GERMANS
Three American Soldiers Killed and
Nine Badly MGased"U. S. Bat
teries Heavily Bombarded.
'With the American Army in France,
Feb. 26, (By the Associated Press.)
Three American soldiers were kill
ed and nine badly "gased" In two
formidable gas attacks made by the
Germans on the American position in
the Toul sector early this morning
with projectors.
The enemy also heavily bombard
ed the American batteries with gas
shells but without result.
Only the excellent preparatory
training in quickness by the Ameri
can troops prevented the projector
attacks, the first experienced by
them, from causing more casualties.
The attacks were made within 10
minutes of each other and were di
rected at a certain wood. Seventy
five eight-Inch shells of 80 per cent
gas and 20 high explosive shells were
fired from German mlnenwerfer.
The flight of the projectiles was trac
ed through .the air, the gas shells
.bursting in the air and the high ex
plosives detonating when they came
in contact with the earth. Large
fragments of shells flew from both
missiles.
The gas caught some of the men
before they were able to adjust their
masks and overcame others while
they were asleep In dugouts.
Wants Students' Names.N.
President Wallace Carl Rl&dick, of
the North Carolina State College of
Agriculture and Engineering at
West Raleigh, is preparing a list of
all former students of his college
with the address and occupation of
each. Every man who has at any
time attended the college is request
ed to mall to the president a card
bearing his full name, his full postal
address, and his occupation. We
understand that the college has al
ways located its graduates once m
year, and this is only another step in
which President Riddick manifests
his interest in all of the men who
have attended this great technical
college.
TO REGULATE PRICE OF
COTTON AND CLOTHING.
Washington, Feb. 26. A bill de
signed to regulate the price, manu
facture and distribution of cotton,
wearing apparel, hides, leatner,
wool, farm implements and fertilizer
was introduced today by Represent
ative Ayres, Democrat, of Kansas. It
would give the President virtually
the same power to control these com
modities that he has for the control
of fuel and food.
JERICHO CAPTURED.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Feb. 22. The capture
of Jericho in southern Palestine Dy
the British is announced by the war
office today.
Kills Charlotte Salesman and Ti'ien
Commits Suicide.
t Charlotte, Feb. 25. W. L. Bush, a
tea merchant, shot and killed MacX
Wilkinson, a furniture salesman,
here this morning, and then turned
the revolver to his own head ana
blew out his brains. The men were
alone in the rear of the tea store ana
the direct cause of the tragedy s
unknown. Wilkinson was shot in
the back of the head and was dead
when men near the store, hearing
the shooting, went in to Investigate.
Bush lived for an hour. Bush was
married.
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Safety First.
"Wllberforce," severely said Mrs.
Lynne Wood, "if you throw stones
again at that little Tutherflatt boy I
shall punish you. If you must throw
stones at anybody throw them at the
garbage man. He has nothing that we
want to borrow." Kansas City Star.
An advertisement In The Gazette
reaches more people for the cost
than yon can reach In any other pos
sible way. Rates on application.
Making Corks Like New.
' After corks have been used a while
they sometimes become so compressed
that the contents of the bottle leak out.
This may be remedied by patting the
corks in bojllng water and leaving
them there until the water cools. They
will then be ,as good as new and fit
Jttst as tightly.
Read 'Over the Top."
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way and mall service due to the
war, a delay In the delivery of
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JAPAN NOW READY TO --
GET INTO THE VA!i
By International News Service.
' WASHINGTON, Feb. 26,Japaa
is about (ready to take her full part
in the waYr High diplomatic repre
sentatives of the Entente powers are '
convinced of this fact today. It Is
understood here that the conferen-
ces now in progress at Toklo will as-" '
cide what action the latest Russian '
developments have forced upon Nip- ,
pon. .- . v-.5 .
Pending, this , decision definite .
knowledge of what la to be expected
are unobtainable, but officials of the
diplomats units believe a Japanese '.
army will be sent through Siberia
against Germany and will support
the loyal Russians. It is expected,
they will refuse to 'subscribe to the
shameful peace being imposed upon
them by the Bolshevlkl. It Is con
sidered .that they must interfere in -Russia
at once. V"' -A-v-kW w-
Meantime officials are considering
carefully the editorial in The Lou- '
don Times today which urges tne
Entente not to fail to support Japan
in refusing the offers of the Germans.
MONUMENT TO CAPT. BELL.
Mr. John F. Schenck la tJndertaklns
a Most Commendable Work. .
Cleveland Star, , ,
Mr John IF. Schenck, of Lawndale. .
a former student under the late Cap- .
tain W. T. R. Bell is undertaking to
raise a fund with which to bulla sv
monument to perpetuate the memo- ,
ry and mark tbe last resting place or
this noble teacher who has students v
throughout the Piedmont Carolines. ;
Mr. Schenck is anxious to get the ;
names and addresses of all of his old
students, contribution from . eacn
one and suggestions as to the a-
mpunt they think should be raised
and the method of raising It When 1
tbe fund Is raised a committee of
former students of Capt. Bell will be
appointed to purchase the monument -
and have it erected. If, for any rea
son the proposition Js not carried '
through, each contribution will be
returned, less its proportionate part
of the necessary expenses, -' such as ,
postage, etc.''. -'''Av.n.-Ar:,;;'..t';,-'-.
Mr. Schenck has had this matter
in mind and on his heart for, some :
time, but being overwhelmed with
business cares, has had little time
to devote to it until nowr but he Is
determined to undertake it and -see
it through if possible. , - ' ,
lied Cross Benefit at Tanyard. V l '
Saturday evening, the 24th, a box
party was given at Tanyard school
house for the benefit of the Red
Cross. A large crowd was present .
and every one seemed to enjoy him- -self.
Tbe boxes sold high and the
amount received was $40.55. Before
the boxes were sold the people had -the
pleasure of hearing Mr. Steele :
and Miss Pickens speak on War Sav- ,
ings Stamps. '
Read "Over the Top.'
"MORE AND BETTER GARDENS.' V
War Gardens in North Carolina' This '
Year Would Have A Huye Mum V
Food Administrator Page Pushing:
the Movement.
Special to The Gazette.
RALEIGH. Feb. 25. War Gar
dens in North Carolina last year sav
ed North Carolina consumers $12,- .
000,000 to $15,000,000 which other
wise would have been spent for food -products
imported into the State
from other sections and, in the opln
Ion of health experts, saved tens of
thousands of dollars in doctors' bills
by improving the general health of .
the people through the increased va- -riety
in their diet.
"More Gardens and Better Gar
dens" is the motto for this year, and
with the forces of the Food Adminis
tration anx the Agricultural Exten
sion service behind the movement
there should be a further increase of
several million dollars in the aggre
gate value of garden products.
State Food Administrator Henry
A. Page calls upon the merchants or
the cities and towns of North Caroli
na to adopt early in tbe season the
policy of early afternoon closing and
at least one half-holiday each week
so as to enable all employees to cui- -tlvate
gardens. A uniform policy of
early closing and of a half-holiday
one or two days during theweel
would not reduce the quantity or
goods sold in any degree, and would
result not only In an increased num
ber of and production (.from gardens,
but would result in better health and
more efficient work by the employees
in such stores.
This policy was adopted in the
city of Raleigh and some, other cities -and
towns of the State last year -with
wonderful results and it is ex--pected
that it will become a uniform -and
a universally adopted practice
throughout the' State this summer. '
Mr. Page is particularly anxious '
that it should be adopted In the va- ,
rious towns early enough to enable
all clerks and other employees' to- '
prenare their gardens and have them"
seeded as early as the weather will
permit " y.- - ;
. Garden bulletins and plans may he ,
secured from- the Agricultural Ex- -tension
Service at Raleigh - without
cost.--.' - ? "v.-?-:- .
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in Gaaette, beginning March 1st.
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