GAZETTE -.
PUBLISHED EVERT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.
'.VOL. 353XDC"NO. 40.
GASTONIA, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL S, 1918.
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By International News Service.)
' WASHINGTON, April J.Secreta-
- ry of foe Interior Lane today declar-
ytf thai 'Russia la a "doomed nation,"
Imt merely la "the making." He ex
pressed confidence In an Allied victo-
; - it xn the, Picardy front as a result of
Jthe spirit of sacrifice shown by the
peoples of the Allied nations
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4103E PAY FOR TEACHERS
, .r Prof. Joe S. Wray was re-elected
superintendent of Gastonia's city
.'chopls for the seventeenth c&nsecu-
tlre time by the board of city school
commissioners which met in adjourn-
ea session ai we ciiy nan last mgnjt.
Mr. Wray took charge of the schools
In the fall of 1901 and under his di-
, paction they have kept pace with the
. growth of the town.
In raising the salaries of all of the
city school teachers $10 per month,
the board took a forward step in a
State-wide movement looking to bet-
' ter pay for teachers. This Increase is
for the last three months of the cur
rent school year. It is probable that
an increase over this amount will be
effective beginning with the 1918-19
session. -
IX) AN OF $200,000,000
' TO ENGLAND.
(By International. News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 2. Great
Britain today received another loan
of $200,000,000. .The United States
Treasurer announced that the Brit
ish credits with the United States
now amounts to $2,720,000,000. The
total Allied credits have now reached
$5,160,000,000.
BULGARIANS NOT FIGHTING. N
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 2. T h e
Bulgarians are not fighting on the
Western front. General Murphy to
day cabled the State Department
from Sofia that the only Bulgarians
now engage are on ne Macedonian
front.
AMERICAN AVIATORS
ON WESTERN FRONT.
(By International News Service.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 2. An American av
iation corps is fighting on the Somme
front under the son of a former gov
ernor of Minnesota, who has the
rank of a major.
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FRENCH ADVANCE THEIR LINES.
(By International News Service.)
- PARIS, April 2. (Official.) The
. French lines have been advanced, to
day, between the Somme river and
Demulm. Heavy bombardments have
taken place along the Somme part of
r the battle front. Infantry operations
lave slackened near the Colons
trench, near Verdun. On and In the
Vosges mountains the French have
penetrated the German trenches, cap-
taring some prisoners. The Germans
attacked Canibretts, but were driven
back. ,
MUST LEND MEN
:,;V TO HELP IN HARVESTING.
(By International 'News Service.)
v WASHINGTON, April, 2. Indus
tries located near the agricultural
districts will have to lend groups of
" their employees to farmers during
the regular', harvest periods. The
United States is going to reap a
" great crop during ihe coming harvest
season. The . project was suggested
by the Department of ' Labor. The
' employment service Is making, ' ar
rangements with the Department of
Agriculture and the Postofflce De-
. partment for this labor. Many Am
erican manufacturers tried out this
' plan successfully last summer. ''
W. Klrby to Raleigh.
V "Mr S. J. 'Kirby, who has been for
the past two or three years principal
- of the Gaston County Farm Life
School at Dallas, has accepted a posi-
. tion .as field worker in the State De
partment of Agriculture, and left
yesterday with Mrs. Kirby for West
, Raleigh, where he will make his head-
- Quarters in his new position. Dur
Ing the remaining four weeks of the
school term the pupils of the - Farm
Life School wijl do experiment work
under the supervision - of County
J Agent John B. Steele. During their
residence in the county Mr. and Mrs.
Kirby made 'many friends, who re
gret that they are moving from the
- county. -.- . .
; -McKInley Hogland, of Gastonla,
- was sent to. the coast artillery section
of the army at Fort - .Thomas.. "Ky.,
yesterday bT the local army recrnlt-
, lag station, making a total of seven
men sent to the army frsm- Xals sta
tion within the week.' ;V -
HERE SATURDAY
The various county school contests
will be aeld in Gastonla Saturday,
thus 'marking the close of the public
school year in Gaston. Most of the
(.rural schools closed last Friday. A
few which lost time during the win
ter are making it up and will close
Friday of this week.
Following is a schedule of the con
tests, all of which will commence at
11 o clock:
Debate, at courthouse, Prof. Joe
R. Nixon In charge.
High School Recitation, at First
Presbyterian church, Prof. J. S,
Wray in charge.
High School Declamation, at Cen
tral school auditorium. Prof J. B.
Henson in charge.
Spelling, at Main Street Methodist
church, Prof. RA. Marsh in charge.
Oral Reproduction of Story, first
grades, in Mr. Grier's room at Cen
tral school. Miss Glenn In charge
Oral Reproduction, grades two.
three and four, Miss Bradley's room.
Central school, Prof. M. L. Barnes in
charge.
Grammar School
First Baptist church.
Grammar School
Recitation, at
-
Declamation,
First Bcptist church.
The basketball and baseball games
will take place at the Loray Park be
tween the hours of 2 and 5 o clock in
the afternoon.
Itoath of a Soldier.
Henry G. Hepburn, a member of
Battery B, 16th Field Artillery, died
at the base hospital at Camp Chroni
cle here at 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing of acute appendicitis, following a
brief illness. His body was shipped
to his former home at Baltimore,
Md., for burial.
Coffee Demonstration.
Temple Garden Products, coffees
and teas, are being demonstrated this
week at the store of the Star Gro
cery Company on South street. The
demonstration will continue through
Friday. Mr. S. D. O'Dell, the "man
in red," is in charge of the display
and states that he is much pleased
with the reception he met with In
Gastonla. Tea and coffee are being
served st the demonstration counter
and he Invites the patrons of the
store and others to come in and sam
ple these delicious products. An ad
vertisement of the demonstration ap
pears In another column.
GERMAN DRIVE SLACKENS.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, April 2. Another Ger
man drive In the direction- of Arras
Is Indicated by the developments of
the past 36 hours in the great bat
tle In Picardy. During a comparative
lull both sides are rushing reinforce
ments of men and guns to the front.
The German drive has slackened all
along the line before the desperate
resistance of the Allies
NOT TORPEDOED.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, April 2. The Celtic,
which was reported in a cablegram
to the White Star office last evening
to have been torpedoed was docked
today at a British port, according to
a cablegram received this afternoon.
BOMBED PARIS AGAIN.
(By International News Service.)
-PARIS', April 2. German airmen
bombed Paris again early today. Al
together about 60 machines attacked
the city beginning .at 3 o'clock and
continuing until four.
THE DEUTSGHLAND CAPTURED.
(By International News Service.)
AN ATLANTIS PORT. April 2.
Captain Koening, commander of the
German merchant ship Deutschland.
is a prisoner In a British port and the
Deutschland has been captured by
the British, says a British ship's cap
tain who arrived at this port today.
BACK AT THE FRONT.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 2 Cpl.
Douglas McArthur, division chief of
staff, who was rceently wounded, is
again at the front. He was gased
while leading his men in a raid, but
has now entirely recovered.
Community Song Festival.
A community song festival will be
held at the East graded school Satur
day evening beginning' at S o'clock.
Miss Harris, teacher of music In the
city schools, will be in charge. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
NEW HEALTH OFFICER
" - . FOR PITT OOrXTV.
Special to The Gazette. ,-
Kalebtb. N. C--Anrll lt The
State' Board of Health announces
the - appointment of Dr. C. P.
P. Fryer as wnole-tlme hnilth officer
of Pitt conntr ' Dr. IWhf
North Carolina from the State Board
of Health of Florida and will be a
valuable addition to "the health for
ces of the State. He is a man of
thorourh tralnlnr and wfda rnH-
enceln public health work, being ' a
graduate of medicine of Willamette
University and holding the degree of
uwior ox rustic tieaiin irom Tu
lane University. He. has had expe
rience in the practice of ' medicine
and was for fonr years whole-time
health officer of CowliU county,
Washington, and for one year was a
member of the United States Indian
Service. Dr. Fryer eomes to Pitt
conntr from-'Florida. vhr h
been state Bacteriologist for the vast
HEROIC DEEDS BY . ,
v BRITISH SOLDIERS
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, April 2. Numberless
deeds of heroism mark the conduct
of the British soldiers on the gigan
tic Picardy battle line. In tie first
German attack east of Arras certain
Essex troops were cut off all around
Facing German guns, with no way
open for escape, they sent back word
"we shall fight to the last man." So
far as learned today all died facing
the enemy.
Dallas Dots.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
DALLAS, Apr. 3. The debaters
representing Dallas. In the triangular
debate, spoke last Friday night in
Mt. Holly against Belmont, and In
Belmont against Mt. Holly. They
were losers at both places. All the
speakers however acquitted themsel
ves with great credit. The speakers
representing Dallas wire? At Bel
mont, affirmative: Nelle Craig and
Irl Newton, at Mt. Holly, negative:
Hugh Rhyne and Kelly Elmore. .
James Brown, of Camp Sevier,
Greenville, S. C.rwas here for a few
days last week.
The people of Dallas were enter
tained last Friday night by an inter
esting debate between Belmont and
Mt. Holly, in the graded school audi
torium. The speakers were for Mt
Holly, Ester Davenport and Earl
Connel; for Belmont, Catherine Gas
ton and Leslie West. Mt. Holly was
the winner. Prof. J. B. Henson pre
sided over the meeting. The judges
were Messrs. F. L. Carpenter, E. U
Houser and J. F. Puett.
Cecil C. Cornwell, a student of
Trinity College, was in Dallas for the
Easter holidays.
The Dallas high school baseball
team contested in two games with
Cherryville hlgh, school last week.
The first game was broken up on ac
count of rain, in the fifth inning,
Cherryville being he winner 14 to 3.
ine secona game was a nine more
intresting, Cherryville winning 1 2 to
5.
Mr. C. E. Rhodes, a student of A.
& E. College, was home Easter.
The girls basketball team was de
feated by Crouse last Thursday In
Crouae, by the score of 13 to 6.
Mr. Fritz, father of Rev. C. E.
Fritz, was a visitor here recently.
An Easter service was given at the
Lutheran church last Sunday night.
A very large crowd heard the Inter
esting program rendered.
The people of Dallas were surpris
ed and grieved to learn last week
that Prof. S. J. Kirby had accepted a
position at Raleigh and would im
mediately take up work there. He
was given a farewell dinner Monday
by the senior domestic science class.
Everyone is sorry to see him leave.
Miss Leona Kirby and Miss Grace
McMillian and Miss Margaret Hood
were recent visitors at the home of
Prof. S. J. Kirby.
LOCAL RECRUITING OFFICE
SENDS SIX HEN AWAY
Six men have been sent to the army
this week by the local recruiting of
fice. Five of them were white and
one colored. Hulbert Thompson,
colored,, of Rock Hill, S. C, enlisted
here Sunday and was sent to the
stevedore section at Fortress Monroe,
Va. The other five left on No. 3 6
yesterday lnjjrning for Fort Thomas,
Ky. They were Clarence P. Whis
nant, of Rock Hill. S. C, and Ernest
L. Summit, of Gastonla, to the rcedi-
cal, department: Lester Eves and
Fred Turner, bf Bessemer City, to
the coast artillery, and 'Robert L.
Lee, or Bessemer City, to the infant
ry. '
During the month of March 28
men were sent from the local re
cruiting office to the army.
MORE CORN THIS YEAR.
WEST RALEIGH. April 3. North
Carolina needs more corn this year
than ever before in the history of
the State., .jNorth Carolina should
produce more corn this year than
ever before in her . history. She
should, do this In spite of a shortage
of labor by paying more attention to
better soil preparation and better
fertilization. Mr. C. B. Williams.
chief. Division of Agronomy- Agri
cultural Extension - Service. states
that these matters are of high Im
portance, and that at least a 20 per
cent increase in the number of bush
els should be made. This can be
done, he states, and no effort must
be spared to bring it about. If it Is
a normal season and the corn Is giv
en better cultivation and more intel
ligent fertilization the Increase can
be made. 5 "
Noth withstanding the high .price
of fertilizers, it would pay to use
them .where the corn needs-' more
plant food. The advance! In price of
corn has been considerably more than
the advance in price of fertiliser ma
terials, and . if a - small Increase, of
from 100 to. ISO pounds. of fertilizer
per acre Is wisely used a good - in
crease in the yields of corti will be
made at a considerably less .price
thsn will be the value of the Increas
es In the yiejds of grain, brought a-
boul through tne use or tne rexuiiza
tlon. .'Especially is this true , when
the soli is given careful preparation
and corn is well cultivated.
Ill S0CIA1 CIRCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOLUSTS P?.U
BETTERMENT TO MEET
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Gastonla Woman's Betterment
Association will be held at 3:30-
o'clock on Friday afternoon of this
week, April 6th, in the auditorium
of the Central raded school. All
members are urgently requested to
oe present.
ENJOYED AN OUTING AT
ARMSTRONG PARK.
The class of boys in the First
Presbyterian Sunday School of which
Mrs. R. C. McLean is teacher, Misses
Mildred Rankin and Vista Lindsay
assistant teachers, enjoyed a most
pleasant outing In the nature of an
egg fry at Armstrong Park Monday
afternoon. Those Dresent besides
the teachers, were I. N. Alexander,
Jr., wm. Bradley, Dan Brawley, Reld
Brawley, John Craig, John Rankin
Falls, Wm. Garabaldi. Blllle Glenn,
Ralph Glenn, Leon Kendrick, Glenn
Kindley, Ralph Klncald, Robert Kln-
caid, Andrew Love, Dan McConnell,
Robert Morris, Leroy Page, Henry
Ratchford, Martin S. Reid, Alfred
Robinson, J. Lee Robinson, Jr.,
Lindley Rutter, Russell Talley, Clar
ence Underwood, Robert Grier, Billle
Warren, Robert Glenn, Frost Llne-
berger, Gilmore Kincaid, Paul Kln
cald, Roy Deal, Claude Rhyne, For
rest Herndon, Neal Hanks, Quinn Mc
Combs, Joe Jordan and Walter Pharr.
BOOK CAMPAIGN WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL. .
The campaign which was conducted
by the Gastonla Library Association
to secure books tor the soldiers in
Camp Chronicle was a decided suc
cess, tne committee wlBhes to thank
the Boy Scouts and the girls who so
willingly assisted In the work by
making an active collecting canvass
Mondav. Morn than GOO vnlumAa.
besides magazines, were secured, and
it is hoped that further contributions
will be made. The books are being
held at the local library to be sent to
Camp Chronicle as soon as arrange
ments for them can be made. It Is
Impossible for the committee to pub
lish the names of all who gave books
or cash contributions, but they wish
to especially commend the Clara Mill
Sunday School, which gave the entire
collection one Sunday to the good
cause. The campaign 1b still open,
and any who wish to contribute
either books or money can send same
to the library or notify the librar
ian. Miss Blake, by telephone.
LINCOLNTON GIRL
MARRIES IN TEXAS.
Thursda'y's Lincoln County News
says:
Sgt. Adolph F. Kaufmann. Jr., of
Camp Bowfe, Fort Worth, but form
erly of Kennedy, Texas, and Miss
Nannette Rudisill. of Llncolnton,
were married in the parlors of the
Menge Hotel, San Antonio, Texas,
Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock,
March 16th. Rev. C. W. Webdell of
Travis Park Methodist church offici
ating. Sergt. Kaufman before he enlisted
with headquarters held a responsible
position with the First State Bank &
Trust Co., Kennedy, Texas. He is a
young man 'of sterling qualities and
is especially noted for his thorough
ness and ability as a business man.
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of.Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rudisill, of
Llncolnton. She is popular and at
tractive and has many friends In this
State and in Texas who wish her well.
Sergt. and Mrs. Kaufman will be
at home in Fort Worth until bis de
parture for France.
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MIS8 EMMA STOWK MAHH1KI)
TO MR. RALPH KENDRICK.
Miss Emma Stowe and Private
Ralph Kendrick, of Camp Jackson.
Columbia, S. C, took their many
friends by surprise Wh'en they were
married in Charlotte Monday night.
The ceremony was performed by "Rev.
Dr. Sibley, pastor of the North Gra
ham Street Presbyterian church.
Members of the families of the con
tracting parties and perhaps a few
Intimate friends knew that they were
planning to be married sometime but
the plans were kept secret. Mr.
Kendrick wired his bride-to-be Mon
day to meet him In Charlotte. Mrs
Wiley Hanna accompanied her and
was present at the marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick came to
Gastonla Monday night and will be
with the groom's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Madison Kendrick, on the New
Hope road until the last of the week
when Mr. Kendrick has to return to
his duty. Mrs. Kendrick will acdbm-
pany him to Columbia.
The groom is well known here.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Stowe. of the New Hope
section. -For the past three years
she has been a saleslady at 'Belk's
find H. P. Stowe's and has many
friends here. She is a young lady of
attractive personality- Both have
the. best wishes of many admiring
friends for a long, happy and pros
perous married life.
Since the declaration of war 1,591
employees of.- the Department of
Commerce have entered military and
naval services. . - r .. v .
Reports are received every two
weeks by the food administration
from the 19 binder twine establish-
ments of the country- According to
recent statement there will be an
ample supply of twine for the ' 1918
harvest : . . . ...
IS ONLY AKOJHER
"PEACE FEELER"
(By International News Service. 1
WASHINGTON, April 3 Count
Csernin's latest announcement be
fore the Vienna municipal council
that the peace views ' of President
Wilson are Identic with; those of the
Austrian emperor awakened only
small interest In Washington. It is
believed that this is only another
"peace feeler." Official Washington
is convinced that the Austrian gov
eminent is entirely dominated by
Berlin.
COLORED SELECTMEN GIVEN
MM FAREWELL
Singing "Swing Low, Sweet Char
lot,,' "Sometime We'll Understand'
and other familiar songs and hymns,
Gastonia's colored population gave a
rousing farewell to the thirty colored
men wno lert here Monday afternoon
for Camp Grant, Ills., to enter .the
National Army. The occasion took
on the proportions of an Informal
reception. It was held at the eastern
end of the Southern passenger depot
and lasted for fully three-quarters of
an hour Just prior to the arrival of
No. 45 to which was attached a spe
cial car for the accommodation of
the drafted men.
Mounted on an express truck Rev.
J. A. 'Rollins, principal of the colored
graded school; Rev. D. J. Avery and
pastors of the other colored churches,
with G. C. Caldwell, as master of
ceremonies, made short talks to the
men, exhorting them to acquit them
selves like men- and to do their, level
best in defense of their country.
Prayer was offered for them bv Rev.
D. J. Avery.
Gathered around the station were
perhaps a thousand colored people,
mothers and fathers, brothers, sis
ters and sweethearts of the men who
were leaving. While occasionally
there was seen a tear-dimmed eye
the crowd was as a whole in a most
optimistic frame of mind and there
was no audible weenlnc or mournlnr.
On the rear of the special car, which
was at the end of- the train, . was a
pile of baskets and boxes containing
lunches and delicacies which the
friends and relatives had brought
ror tne men to enjoy on the long trip.
The men themselves were in good
spirits and apparently were leaving
with a determination to do their
duty.
Out of 45 summoned to report to
the board Monday morning and from
whom 30 were taken for this instal
ment, it is significant that only one
registrant failed to show up. Forty
four were right there on the dot.
Following is a list of the men who
went on this train:
David Keerans, Joe Hunter, Curtis
Johnson, Floyd Clark, George Hanks,
Alonzo Falls, Frank Duncan, Willie
Borders, William Henry Smith, Wal
lace Earl Costner, Henry Walter Gra
ham, Ferdinand Virgil Watson. Sam
Jim Knox. Floyd Collins Jamison,
William Manuel Froneberger. Char
lie Stringfellow, William Rankin,
Benjamin McLeary, Ernest Stowe,
Fred Johnson, Lum Wilson, Hays
Nelson, John Thomas Finger, Judge
Mackson, Tom Williams, Ulysses Na
poleon Jackson, Henry Harrison, Jo
sephs Westbrook, Giles Froneberger,
Will Elms.'
CASTONIA DEBATERS TO
GO TO CHAPEL HILL
Gastonia's high school representa
tives in the -triangular debates, held
last Friday night did themselves
proud. As a result of their excellent
work Gastonla will be represented in
the final debating contest at the Uni
versity at Chapel Hill April 10th.
Both the affirmative and the negative
teams were victorious. Miss Clara
Brawley and Mr. Robertson LaFar
constituted the affirmative team and
met and defeated Llncolnton at Shel
by. Miss Myrtle Warren and Mr.
Robert Boyd represented the nega
tive and defeated Shelby at Lincoln
ton. From these four representa
tives will be chosen to go to Chapel
Hill to try for the final honors. '
Local high school pupils demon
strated their superiority In lines oth
er than debate also. They won In every-
township preliminary contest . in
story telling, short story writing, oral
reproduction of story, etc. That they
will hold up their end of the line no
bly In the finals in May is expected.
FOUND A "JOKER." .
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 2 The
discover of a "Joker" in the third
Liberty Loan bond authorization bill
passed by the House Saturday threw
the bill back into the House for re-,
consideration this afternoon. The
Joker would have exempted from lo
eal and State taxation all banks buy
ing Liberty Loan bonds in amounts
equal to their capital and surplus. -
; ' Rev. W. S. Hammeter, of Black
stock, S. C, will preach at New Hope
Presbyterian church ..next Sunday
morning st 11 o'clock. . .
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SOLDIERS' REST ROOM
TO BE OPDiED FR
I
For the comfort, pleasure and bene
fit bf the soldiers at Camp Chronicle,
here, a well-equipped rest room, rep
resenting the spontaneous voluntary
ft of the citizens of Gastonla, will
be thrown open Friday afternoon at
5 o'clock. It is located on the ground
floor of the Rankin building at the
corner of .West Main avenue ana
York street. "-'v. -V,,;--
Forming a part of the equipment
of the establishment are twelve
shower baths, two with hot water and
ten with cold water; twelve lockers,
two toilet rooms, writing and read
ing tables, stationery,: books and
periodicals.- Mr. John Redford baa
been appointed custodian of the
rooms, which will be open from 8 '
a. m. to 9:30 p. m. daily. .
Mr. J. H. Separk, chairman of the
committee appointed to secure and
equip these rooms, and the 'Other
members of the committee haje seen
to It that every possible convenience
is installed for the benefit of the
soldiers. Workmen are now putting;
on the finishing touches. The room
will be thrown open Friday morning
at 10 o'clock to the ladles who have
volunteered to arrange and decorate
the rooms.
This rest., room represents a free
will offering of the citizens Ot Gas
tonla to the soldiers, to whom it Is
entirely free. -The committee cna'rged
with Its establishment was appointed .
recently at a conference composed of
the ministers of the city and repre
sentatives of all of the women's or
ganizations of Gastonla. y " '
GASTOII IIAII HOT GOUTY
OF CHARGE OF. CISLOYM?
Robert L. Uneberger. of Dallas,
wss declared not guilty of the charge
ot disloyalty and giving utterance to
pro-German views after a prelimin
ary bearing before United States
Commissioner Cobb in Charlotte yes
terday afternoon. Attorney Georre
B. Msson, of Gastonla, represented
the defendant. '.
Commissioner Cobb stated that the
evidence presented st the hearing
failed to support the charge against
Uneberger end the opinion was ex
pressed that there was animosity be
hind the reports that ted to Lineber-
ger's arrest.
Uneberger was arrested Monday
afternoon by a secret service agent
and was taken to Charlotte where he
was released on bond for his appear
ance yesterday. Until a few '. days ,
ago be had held the position of
blacksmith for the county chain,
gang. He quit that Job with the in
tention, it is said, of going to Nor
folk to work In the shipyards. At his '
trial yesterday there were 25 or 30
Gaston county men present who tes
tified to Llneberger'a good character
and his loyalty.
SITE IS PURCHASED
FOR THE MYRTLE KILLS
Surveyors were busy yesterday
surveying' the site Just west of the -city
recently purchased for the Myr
tle Mills. The tract covers 38 acres,
of which 26 and 1-2 acres werepur-
chased from Judge William H. Lew
is, 10 acres from Edward and A. F.
Whltesides and one and a half acres
from A. G. Bcheler. The mill build
ings will be located between the coun
ty road and the Southern Railway, a- '
bout opposite the present location of
Judge Lewis' residence. The dwell
ings for operatives will be on the ;
south side of the county road.
The Gazette Is informed that ma
terial for the buildings is expected to
begin coming In this week, and con
struction work will begin soon with a
view to hsvlng the mill ready for op-'
eratlon In the late falL
TAKE GERMN .
... PRISONERS
AND GUNS.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, April 2. Two German
counter assaults, delivered at a point
on their salient between the Lace- '
and Avre rivers, were shattered " by .
the British artillery, the War Office
reported today. The Germans lost
heavily during the fighting in that,
sector. The British ' captured 50
prisoners and 13 machine guns. In
the'Hebuteme sector the British
raided the enemy lines, capturiag 70 -Germans.
During Monday - evening -the
Germans delivered thrusts in the
same sector, but were thrown back.
The British successfully raided the,'
West Flanders front Fighting has
again died down on the British part
of the front In -Picardy.
- Prayer meeting services at the
First Presbyterian church tonight at
7:30, new time. - ' ;