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STON ZETTi 7 ."TV rt . PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY. WEDNE8DAY AND FRIDAY." . VOL, XXXIX. NO. 188. GASTONIA, N. C. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH! 29, 1918. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANC3L -' . ' 'V-'" r ' 1 ft aTXHEATLESSIlTO tBW BBEAHOUCOVt VOCES OQNIAIHINa "WHEAT. RED CROSS .DEPARTMENT Tbe ladles In Charge of tnework Toom are troubled and perplexed over tbe grievous railing on in at tendance at tne worn room. m work allotted to them ia seriously hampered by lack of workers. Tbe auxiliaries tnrougnout me coumy Are finishing up tbeir allotted work miiMi mnra ranlrtlv man uasioma. jat. Holly has almost finished her hiu nt flvA.va.rd rolls and Is asK- ing for more. This work Is quite 0 - . mi. .a a easy lor any one 10 learn. iu in jectors are happy to have new work ers to teach. The casualty lists In our dally pa " pers grow larger and larger. Dress lngs save lives. Fortthe lack of them men who otherwise might live, bleed to death. One of the Red Cross v nurses In France wrote to a friend, "We grow heartsick when we go to - the boxes and see that the dressings are getting low." Our responsibility In this matter is grave and great. We might well change the old lines.- "Men must work and women must weep," to ' "Men must fight and women must ; work." The women of Gastonia are urged to give all the ' time they possibly can to this work and to make dress ings for our wounded while It is our high privilege to do so. Attendance Record. Tuesday morning, March 26th, seven workers prepared for rolling three five-yard gauze rolls. Eight een were made Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday morning, March 27 th, Mrs. A. M. Dixon was supervisor, Mrs. J. 8. Wray was cutter, Mrs. W. L. Balthis and Mrs. E. W. Gilliam were packers, and Mrs. T. A. Wll klns, Mrs. J. L. Adams and Miss Ma ry Ramsey were workers. Wednesday afternoon Mrs. J. H. Matthews, Mrs. L. A. States and Mrs. E. W. Gilliam. Thursday morning, March 28th, Mrs. J. White Ware, Mrs. J. A. Es tridge, Mrs. Nancy Moore, Mrs. U H. Balthis and Miss Lowry Shuford. Thursday afternoon, Mrs. W H. Adams, Mrs. W. F. Michael, Mrs. F. D. Barkley, Mrs. Frost Torrence, Mrs. J. L. Gray, Mrs. L. A. States, Mrs. Z. B. Harry, Mrs. E. O. Bell, Mrs. R. L. Dye, Miss Willie McKemy. Director, Mrs. J. H. Separk. Super visor, Mrs. R. M. Johnston. Cutting, Mrs. J. K. Dixon, Mrs. J. C. Gallo way and Miss Lowry Shuford. Attendance at work room Thurs day" evening, March 28, supervisor, Miss May Tatlock; directresses, MJbs Prue Thomasson and Miss - Eliza " Crawford; workers, Misses Ruth 'New and Sarah Gardner. JIEEIC TO DISCUSS DAYLIGHT SAVING For the purpose of thoroughly un derstanding the workings of thn- new daylight law which goes into egect next week the merchant members ol the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce -will meet at the offices tonight at 7:30 o'clock, upon call of Chairman E. N. Hahn, of the Department ol Mercantile Affairs. All are nrgedto be present promptly at. the hoar stat ed. .- ' tt GOVERNMENT TO SEIZE ' " HOARDED WHEAT. (By International Newt Service.) WASHINGTON, March XI. T h United States government will selxe wheat wherever It Is withheld from the market on the ground that such withholding Is giving aid and com fort to the enemy. This waa the as- sertlon of the food administration this afternoon. Telegrams to this food administrators this afternoon.J TtirAi .nndea cars. driven I ' through the country from Detroit, Mich., to Gastonia, reached here . Sunday night. . They were for W. H. Wray, the local Dodge dealer, and were driven by 'Gastonia men who went to Detroit for that purpose. So - congested Is the freight traffic' that ' ' auto dealers all over the country are finding It necessary to send men to the factories to drive cars back through the country, All three .of these cars, two touring vara and one - roadster, were sold as soon is they were received. Mr. Wray had plan ' Bed to send his men right back for more cars but .was notified that no more could be allotted -to him for a wMka." :;.- s. i" -- ''I The man who grows more food adds to the wealth of the World; the man who grows dollars may be add ing only to his own wealth-1 , IS PLEASED WITH CAMP 6EN. CAEBOX WAS HERE YESTERDAY Commander of Camp Greene Spent Yesterday Here Visiting Camp Chronicle' and Going Over the ' King Mountain Range ' - Found Camp in Good Condition and Men . Doing ''Splendid Work Fields Are Chnrned Up and Pitted by Shrapnel and High. Explosive r Shells. r . . The following from this morning's Charlotte Observer is of especial in terest to Gazette readers: The artillery units engaged in fir Ing practice on the range at Kings Mountain assumed yesterday increas ed activity. Incident to the first visit of Major General Cameron, com manding the troops at Camp Greene The fields at the foot of the moun tain were churned up and pitted by many high explosive shells, while other batteries raked the open' areas with a great number of shrapnel shells. . ' At the invitation of General Cam eron, a representative of The Ob server-was a member of the party, which also included Colonel Boch, chief of staff, and Captain 'Putnam, aide-de-camp. Arriving at the artil lery camp near Gastonia, Brigadier General E. B. Babbitt, commanding the artillery brigade of the. Fourth division (regular), joined the party: An informal Inspection of the work of the artillery was made by General Cameron, who told General Babbitt that the artillerymen were doing well. Around the base of the mountain. from which the American patriots moved upward to attack the British, believing themselves safe on the summit, sufficient shells fell yester day on the areas under fire to wipe out every living thing which might have been there. Though only a part of the artillery brigade is en gaged in firing practice, there were in position within five miles of Che mountain far more than enough ri fles and howitzers to have won the battle of Kings Mountain without the movement of a single infantry man. But, in those days nothing was known of high explosive shells, sharpnel and high-powered, rapid fire artillery, and a bloody hand-to-hand battle was fought and won by the patriots. Three Regiments Represented. Under the eyes of their division commander, the troops of the Thir teenth heavy field artillery and of the Sixteenth and Seventy-seventh light field artillery, went about their work with enthusiasm and energy. General Cameron and his party di vided the day, part of which was spent In the observation towers, at the batteries while firing, and also much time was given to a trip over a large part of the range area. After an early morning ride from Camp Greene, the party spent a short time at field headquarters of General Babbitt, when various maps, including maps of the range area, of the communication system, and oth ers, were studied carefully. Resum ing the ride, with General Babbitt accompanying, the party motored some distance to a point on a road nearest one of the observation tow ers. The tower was reached after a walk over ploughed fields and through a pine wood. Climbing 60 feet, the party joined the officers at the top of the tower, who were en gaged in observing the effect of the firing and directing the correctness of the ranges. Through high-powered field glasses, the results of the explosions of high explosive howit zer shells, was observed. These shells, so timed before firing that they would explode a certain distance un der the surface of the ground, sent skyward great masses of dirt as they exploded. Artillery officers said deep conical craters were formed By these explosions, but none of the par ty Investigated the effect at a dis tance of less than 3,500 yards. Obtaining Range Data. A number of very delicate instru ments were employed to aid the ob servers in estimating the ranges and to assist them in "bracketing" the targets. It would not be wise to de scribe these instruments. From each observation tower was strung a telephone line to the battery engag ed in .practice, over which the offi cers sent directions to the battery commander. ' In this phase of the work, the signal corps men of the batteries were given practice in the work, assigned them. Other towers were in communication with othes batteries not. only by telephone but a lao Dy wireless. The several other methods of signalling: also are being practiced by the signal detachments of the batteries, including signalling oy tne use or nags and of lights. "As the great majority of the Am erican people have been .privileged to read very little of the details of the work of the artillery, which in the present war has shown such great development, officers of the party gave permission for the publication of some of these details. .The term "bracketing," mentioned above, is descriptive of the manner in which the artillery observer definitely finds the range. The units firing yesterday were directed to fire the first shell at a range known to be greater, or less, than the distance from battery to the target The second was fired at a point known to , be on the other side of the target from the gun. The variation between the real range and the designated range was said to be immaterial. After the second shot, the observer calculated as near as Cea tinned oa page fomr.) ' V WAR DEPARM PUTS UD Oil WAR MS (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. March 29. The French reserve army continued its drive into the German salient near 'Noyon today, according to advices reaching this city. The number of troops engaged, whether the opera tions are being conducted by the Al lies' reserve army and whether it is the actual 'real counter-offensive or only a feeling-out movement, is not otmltted here. The lid has been clamped down by the War Department for the pres ent. . There is great Interest here,, in the Italian situation. Officials look for the launching of an offensive a' gainst taly in the near future. SENATOR OVERMAN DECLARES SPIES ARE AT WORK. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. March 28. The break down of America's .aviation program has been due to the tamper ing of German spies who Infest the aircraft plants, Senator Overman de clared in the Senate this afternoon. The North Carolina Senator declared that there were 400,000 spies in Am erica. AMERICA WILL COMPLY WITH CALL IOR MORE TROOPS. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, March 28. Lloyd- George's appeal for getting more American reinforcements "across the Atlantic in the shortest possible time," presented through Earl Read ing in New York last night, will be responded to. This was made plain by officials today. Every military a- gency of, the Government is being speeded up. Red tape is, being cut out. The results will be manifest soon. It is Impossible to make actu al statements as to the movements of troops but officers declare that there are many divisions throughout the United States ready for immediate action the minute they reach France. News from the battle front continues satisfactory. THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE IS WELL UNDER WAY. (By Internationa News Service.) WASHINGTON, March 28. The Allied offensive is well under way and most Important news is expected from the front in Plcardy within the next 24 hours, is the opinion of war department officials, who declared today that the counter offensive will be the sharpest blow the Allies have yet attempted. It is understood that no less than 100,000- Americans will participate in this drive, which will probably take the form of a rolling up movement. According to the lat est information reaching Washing ton, the Allies have now placed 800,- 000 fresh troops along the Plcardy front. These wllKbe sent against the Germans in a sweeping. mqve- ment which Is expected to turn the tide in favor of the Entente forces. The fact that American officers are willing for the first time to admit that American troops are going: into action is significant. AMERICAN TROOPS NOW TAKING ACTIVE PART. (By International News Service.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 28. The United States is taking its small part in meeting Hindenburg's drive on the Bapaume-Noyon front. Besides va rious American officers there are rep resentatives of all branches of the service Including engineers. It is re ported that aviators are also there. Baseball Game. on Saturday. April 13th, the base ball teams ot Mayworth, this county, and Greer, S. 43., will meet at Loray Park at 3 p. m. The Mayworth team was the champion of Western North Carolina in 1917, while Greer was cnamplon of South Carolina. Gordon will pitch for Greer and Bet zel for Mayworth. It promises to be an interesting game. - 1 Miss Agnes Cotton Timberlake, of Raleigh, is. spending a few days a uw city as me guest 01 Mr. anOyi Mrs. 8. N. Boyce.. v Captain E. E. Boyce, regimental adjutant of the 113th Field Artillery, stationed at Camp Sevier, Green ville, &. C, is spending a four . days furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Boyce. From here Cap tain Boyce will go to Fort Sill, Okla homa, for a special course of train ing in the school of fire. THE. UNITED STATES rOOD ADMINISTRATION ' nrfrj UNITED STATES ' ' . w , 4 - ' riL FOOD ADMINISTRATION jj - V.,. . J, ML - EAT MOllE CORN 'v; ! EAT MOIjlE CORN r, Ill SOCIAL CIRCLES LATEST EVENTS IN IY0EATS W0H1J LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. we are requested to announce that the Library Association hat de cided to keep the Gastonia Public Library open three hours each Sun day afternoon for the benefit of the soldiers of Camp Chronicle, to whom a very special invitation is extended to make use of the library. Begin ning next Sunday afternoon, March 31st, the library will be open from three to six o'clock, new time, every Sunday aiternoon. EASTER EGG HUNT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. All the little folks are again re minded that there is to be an Easter egg hunt given at Moreplace at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon by the members of the Fleur de Lis Club. The small admission fee of 10 cents will go to the club's fund for the support of French orphans. If it shoujd be raining tomorrow after noon, the affair willjbe held on the first following pretty day. A good time Is in store for all who come. An interesting feature of the after noon will be the exhibition of Japa nese dancing mice. It will be "a penny a peep" and the proceeds from this also will go to the French orphan fund. AH the young people of the town are Invited to attend. BAND CONCERT WAS ENJOYABLE EVENT. vn auaience wnicn taxed tne ca pacity of the auditorium of the Cen tral graded school gathered Wednes day night to hear the concert given under the auspices of William Gas ton Chapter, Daughters of the Amer ican 'Revolution T)y the 77 th Artil lery Band, from Camp Greene, and LJeut. M. Henry Meeks. of Camp Chronicle. Tbe high expectations which had been aroused by the expressions of praise from other cities in which this band had appeared were fully met, and the audience enjoyed one of the most splendid musical entertain ments ever given In the city. As so loist Lieut Meegs gave special de light in the several numbers which he rendered. Every number on the program was splendidly executed, but the descriptive Fantasia, "Death of Custer," was easily the feature of the entire program. The wide range of special effects produced by the va rious Instruments of the band and the splendid realism of the entire production were a revelation to the greater part; of the audience. During an Intermission Lieut. Meeks presented medals to the fol- lowing members of local troop No. 3, Boy Scouts, for their services in sell ing Liberty Bonds of the second Lib erty Loan: Lawton Spencer, Ralpn Falls, Ralph Morris, Giles Seal, Wil liam Spencer, Thomas Quickel, La mar Smith, Alfred Robinson, Frank Klncaid, Rhea Ferguson, Murray Grier, proxy for R. B. Bablngtcyi, Jr., George Poston and Scoutmaster R. K. Babington. The door receipts for the concert totalled $322.75. Band Leader Hawley and all of his men were highly pleased with the reception they received In Gasto nia and stated that they would be delighted to return to Gastonia any time their services were wanted. The ladles in charge of the con cert appreciate very much the inter est shown by the citizens ot the town. In the afternoon there were tender ed tbe committee many more auto mobiles than could be used. The members of the band were given an auto ride over the city, which they apparently enjoyed very much. SOLDIER MU8T FIRST REQUEST THE ARTICLE. Washington, March 26. Ship ment of any articles to troops in France unless they have been re quested by the soldier himself, was forbidden today by Major General March, acting chief of staff. No explanation of the order was given in the statement Issued by General March, but it is known that the purpose is to conserve transpor tation space. Warning that such ac tion might become necessary unless relatives and friends of the soldiers eliminated all unnecessary shipments was Issued recently by the postofflce department -Read "Over the Top f : HEWS OF JHE COUHTY LATEST FR0H OUR CORRESPONDENTS LUCIA LOCALS. Correspondence of The Gazette. LUCIA, March 28. Misses Lula Belle and Edna Black spent the week end at. home. Miss Luclle Mcintosh visited her parents during' the week-end. Mrs. J. 'R. Rogers is sick at this writing. : Messrs. Tyner and Rando Mcin tosh made a flying trip to Virginia last week. Mr. M. H. Hart lost a good mule last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Edwards and children visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M Mcintosh Thursday. Mr. J, R. Rogers and son Ed were visitors in uastonia Tuesday. The Methodist Sunday school will give a very appropriate Easter serv ice Sunday night. - Earle Connell spent Sunday at home. Varra Underwood has been sick at her home. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hart spent Sunday at Mr. S. H. Black's. "Jlmbo Jum" will be in Lucia Thursday night Instead of Friday. Tbe following is the cast of char acters for tbe plays to be given at the Lucia school auditorium Thurs day night: "That Rascal Pat" Charles Liv ingstone Rhyne Lee. Major iPuff Jacket, Guy Fisher, Pat, a blundering Irishman, Al bert Black. Major Puff Jacket's niece. Antha Black. , Nancy, the maid. Hattle May Rog ers. Jumbo Jum, Cleveland Beatty. Lawyer Cheatem, Dennis Beatty. Mr. Gabbleton, Herman White. His wife, Awrle Beatty. His ward, Varra Underwood. Henry Mervlller, James Connell. Hannah, the maid, Olive Davis. Three hired men. Frank Black. Hall Beatty and Raymond White. Both plays are full of fun. A very small admission fee will be charged, and everybody is invited to come: Dallas Dots. Last Tuesday evening the baseball team of Dallas high school met and defeated the Trenton Mill team of Gastonia on the Dallas grounds by the score of 8 to 7. The game was hotly contested throughout. Both teams played fair ball. The Dallas team, possibly on account of certain changes In the line-up, showed a de cided Improvement over the recent Alexis game. The Trenton team had a great number of fast players, some of whom played on the Gastonia high school team last year and some in the fast mill league. The game was really a pitcher's battle between Falls for Dallas and Holland for Trenton. In the last half of the ninth inning the score stood 7 to 6 In favor of Trenton, when Ferguson and Thornburg for Dallas scored two runs, winning the game. Falls for Dallas showed remarkable ability by pulling himgelf out of several bad holes by sheer strength of his pitch ing arm. The batteries were: For Dallas, Falls and Thornburg; for Trenton, Holland and Bell. The city public schools adjourn ed yesterday for the Easter holidays, and will resume work next Tuesday, April 2nd. A number of the teach ers are spending the four days vaca tion at their homes. Master R. B. Babington, Jr.. who is a student at the Blue Ridge School for Boys at Hendersonvllle. came in Wednesday afternoon to spend the Easter holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Babing ton. WIX8TOX-SALKM SCHOOLS , USING WILSON TEXTBOOK Have Collected Addresses of Presi dent and Allied Leaden for Use as Reader. Winston-Salem, March 27. Tbe city school officials here are having prepared a textbook consisting of Wilson's war addresses, the address es or tbe leaders of the nations com posing America's Allies in the war, together with the best literature ob tainable on the war, to be used as a supplemental reader in the regular course of study the last two months of school. The purpose is to instill into the minds of tbe children tne war aims of America. The local schools have subordinated regular school work to the great movements of the day. Next week will be observed throughout the schools as liberty week, culminating on Friday, which will be known as liberty day. On Monday, - the attention of 6,000 school children here will be focused on Red Cross work; on Tuesday war savings stamp movements: Wednes day, liberty loan: ending Friday with liberty day. when the war aims of the United States will be empha sized in programs in all the grades In the schools. : .- An official dispatch from France yesterday said that the chaplain and two nuns of the hospital of St. Elizabeth at Antwerp have been exe cuted by the Germans. - They were killed in tbe court yard of. the bar racks at the same time as Uw Bel gian, oculist Dr. Demets. : Read "Over th Top, O&AIXlLaYS -vrazjarTKBUEcr noetic races voim xr ii3o uujaa jaxtraasacams A J : EASIER SERVICE HOURS vui i;ot be. ra The hours for the services In the uptown churches will not be moved up on next Sunday, March list, to conform to the r daylight savins law which goes into effect that day. The morning service which has al ways been held at 11 o'clock will be at 12 o'cloc when the watches and ' clocks are moved up one ' hour - la -compliance with the Instructions of the Government. Sunday school which have been meeting at 10 am will commence at 11 a. m. by the new time. The evening service, hitherto beginning at 7:10 o'cioak. - win iuk at 8:30- Sunday, and so in regard to muj uiuer services. '":. , In other words, next flnnilir alt church serricM will h it th Mil 1 hour according to sun time, Instead of advancing an hour. This hold KOOd. however, onlv fnr nrt Knnrtav After that the churches will con form to the new system: Sunday school will meet at 10 a. m., mora ' in? service at 11 m. s.nt ninr service at 7: SO n. m. hr th inv : or Just one hour earlier than they nave oeen neia neretofore by iu t time. . . ,; '.. - The change will not ha mail nmrt , Sunday because the law goes ;: Into eneci xor tne nrst time that day, ana the ministers fear that the peoplo will not understand and much mn. fusion will arise if the church ser vices are held an hour earlier. Many ' will fail to move up their clocks and watches an hour on that first day of the new law, But the following. 1 Sunday the law will have been work- , lng for a- week and people will bo accustomed ta 1L 8a th rhnrrhM will then make their hours meet the. law, as they wish to set an examplo in loyalty even if it be inconvenient - to ome to do so. -W-v" - SOLUTION FOR UNPAID Banks and (Employers to Pay Equity in inrui ana war Havings SCampa -vFord and Burrough's Flan.. . , Special to The Gazette. ' WINSTON-SALEM. March 28. - v What to do with unpaid assessment 1 upon Liberty Bonds is a question that troubles banks, employers and others wno sold Liberty Bonds on the In stallment plan. There hare been thousands of people who have paid anywhere from $1.00 to 2o on tharr -Liberty Bonds and who have stop- k ped. These bonds are being: held by , their banks or their employers and are becoming a considerable worry to many, for the reason they don't ' know what disposition to make of - the bonds in order that no loss will result to those who have partly paid for them. , , . The plan adopted by the Ford Mo tor Co., also by the Burrough's Add ing Machine Co., is a clear and sim pie solution of the problem. These companies pay back to each employ- ' ee the amount of his equity in these bonds in Thrift or War Saving, Stamps. Then these companies take over the unpaid bonds as their own -investment or dispose of them " as they choose. This plan is recommended by CoL " F. H. Fries, State Director of War Savings, to North Carolina bank and corporations. There is no doubt, he says, but there are many banks ' and employes in the State who will be glad to adopt this plan in dispos ing of unpaid up Liberty Loaa Bonds. He suggests that the chair men of County War Savings Com- mittoe make this arrangement with ' the banks for their people. . - DURHAM MEN HELD IN ' ARIZONA AS SLACKERS. ' Durham, March 27. Leon 81moa . Nichols and his brother. John Thom as Nichols, formerly clerk In the -Home Savings Bank of this city, are being "held in Prescott, Arizona, 09 charges of being slackers from tho Durham county, local exemption -board, according to information .. which reached here. The two broth- era left Durham about the time they were supposed to have entered tha i training camp and since that time. ' they have hot been heard from. Mad Dog Scare, Charlotte Observer. 28th. Burlington, March 27. A mad- . dog running through the main -streets of the town yesterday morn-, ing created Quite a bit of excitement ' for 20 minutes or more. Men and -boys joined in the chase and were . supplemented by automobiles. Shot were fired at the dog in the business " section, but he kept out of the way "V until he was killed, in front of tne Burns house on Webb avenue." He had bitten two dogs,' which were la-" ter killed. (No person suffered any; lnJury-' '- - ' Farmer Jones Bags. , Farmer Jones had hungry bugs" , On everything he'd grow; .. -Everywhere he pitched his crop Those bugs were sure to go. - - ' On 'day he read a bulletin ' . ? , Which taught him how to spray--. .And now he knows how he can kill A million bugs a day. - F. S- 1