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THE GASTON 1 A GAZETTE
PUBLISHED BVERl' MONDAY, WE lXE8I)AV AXD FRIDAY.
VOL. XXXIX NO. 54.
GASTONIA, X. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY , 1018.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVAifCH .
SATURDAY'S TELEGRAPHIC
NEWS
ALLIES CARRY OUT
SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS.
(By International News Service)
AMSTERDAM. May 4. Allied avi
ators blew up 25 Belgian canal boats
laden with gravel and metals for use
on the Western battle front. The
Luxebourg bridge at Naumar was
practically destroyed by bombs from
the air, a boat in the river was blown
up. and several German sentries were
killed. Forty-four freight cars at
Attres station were destroyed and
many Germans were killed from the
air. The Germans are trying to
mend the roads in France they have
overrun in the present offensive.
SATURDAY'S CASUALTY LIST.
'By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON. May 4. This
morning's casualty list contains the
names of 5 who died of wounds, 3
who were killed in action; eight died
of disease; one was drowned; four
were victims of accidents; one re
ported missing; 14 were severely
wounded; 50 slightly wounded.
Southerners who died of disease
were Privates Raymond Allen, of
Texas, Simpson Rutner, of Virginia,
and Harry I.ewis, of Chickamauga,
Ja. The one drowned was Cecil
Harding, of Oklahoma. Among the
slightly wounded was Eddie Hender
son, of Douglas, Ga.
(By International News Service)
PARIS, May 4. There were heavy
bombardments on the Picardy battle
front last night, centering along the
Avre river. The French made a
number of successful raids in the
Oise sector taking some prisoners.
A successful shot hit the long range
Kun which has been bombarding
Maris.
ROME, May 4. Fourteen more
Austro-German aeroplanes w ere shot
down on the Italian front.
AMSTERDAM, May 4. The Ger
mans have violated Dutch neutrality
by sending a steamer from Zee
brugge to Antwerp through the
mouth of the Scheldt river, which
has been closed.
PARIS, May 4. German losses in
he recent offensive are estimated at
400,000 by a correspondent of the
Matin at the front. German re
serves are estimated at 050,000. Over
1 50,000 slightly wounded will be a
ble to return for the firing lines.
WASHINGTON, May 4. The pres
ident this afternoon nominated Clif
ford Ieonard, of Chicago, for direc
tor of the war finance corporation
tor a term of two years.
AMSTERDAM, May 4. Germany's
efforts to solve the problem of suc
cessful air defense, have failed, a
.staff officer announced in the Reich
stag, saying "there is no sure means
of preventing air attacks. Anti-air-rraft
barrage is the best means and
reprisal threats against Iondon and
Paris are the next."
WASHINGTON, May 4. Increas
ed commodity rates on sugar from
New Orleans to points In Northern
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, were
today found to be justified by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
AMSTERDAM, May 4. At a mon
ster massmeetlng of peasants at
Kiev Monday Gen. Skoropodski was
proclaimed leader and was Inaugura
ted with religious ceremonies. Re
tlausting, which was occupied by the
Ukrainian government, has been
stormed and captured. Skoropodski
now holds the city which is again
quiet.
WASHINGTON. May 4. The pres
ident's clemency which was extended
Jf the four American soldiers recent
ly courtmartialed in France and sen
tenced to death, two for being asleep
on duty and two for disobedience,
orders that two be given "free and
unconditional pardons," and that the
wentences of the two others be com
muted to three years at hard labor
at Fort Leavenworth. Privates For
rest Sebastian and Jeff Cook were
pardoned and Olan Ledowen and
Stanley Fishback had their senten
ces commuted.
WASHINGTON, May 4. British
losses in the offensive now raging on
the Western front have been almost
a quarter of a million, according to
the latest estimates of the British
military mission announced this
afternoon.
ZURICH, May 4. Violent fighting
is going on at Kiev between the New
Ukrainian government forces and
the old Rada which is, "anti-German."
LONDON, May 4. The British im
proved their positions northeast of
Hinges last night. The French made
Kains In the sector around Locre,
rapturing some prisoners. The Ger
mans are showing increased activity
fn the "Nieppe forest and at Meeteren.
FRENCH CAPTURE PRISONERS.
By International News Service.)
PARIS, May 3. A French advance
south of Villers-Bretenneux Is report
ed today. The French attacked the
enemy further south in the Haillers
Castle sector, capturing 100 prison
er. Americana were recently re
ported as fighting with the French
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BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION
IN MONTHLY SESSION
(Reported for The Gazette.)
The Gastonia Woman's Letter
ment Association held its regular
monthly meeting in the Central
school auditorium Friday afternoon
and was called to order by the presi
dent, Mrs. R. C. Warren. The meet
ing was opened with prayer by Prof.
Joe S. Wray and the minutes of the
last meeting were read by the secre
tary, Mrs. W. C. Barrett.
An invitation to the State Federa
tion which is to meet in Raleigh May
28-30 was read, giving an outline of
the program which promises to be
one full of interest.
Splendid and enthusiastic reports
of the district meeting of the federa
tion which was held in Charlotte last
month were given by Mesdames D. A.
Garrison and S. A. Robinson.
Tho list of committees for next
year was announced by the president.
This meeting was under special di
rection of the music committee who
presented a program of very great
interest, as follows:
Trio, by Charlie Jordan. Lucius
Wilson and Bonnie Morris.
Vocal selection by Miss Jane Mor
ris.
Paper by Mrs. A. E. Woltz, on
"The Artistic Value of Musical Cul
ture."
introducing her special program
by the little folks under her tuition
in piano, Miss Little made some for
cible remarks concerning the neces
sity of music as a factor in a well
rounded education. The program
follows: Duet by Edith and Eliza
beth Parker; piano solo by Sarah
Glenn, piano solo by Madelyn Moore,
piano solo by Margaret McConnel),
trio, one instrument, by Isabel Bab
ington, Louisa Wilson and Sarah
Glenn.
This program of the little people
was of unusual merit and was much
enjoyed.
The meeting was then adjourned,
this being the last regular meeting of
the betterment until the fall.
MILES S. HMYRE
ARRESTED IX
NEWTON.
Prominent Hardware Merchant
CliarKed With Violation of the Es
pionage Law.
Hickory Record.
Newton, May 4. A sensation was
sprung in Newton this morning when
Mr. John L. Milholland appeared in
Newton with a warrant and arrested
Mr. Miles S. Sinyre, one of Newton's j
leading hardware men.
Mr. Milholland is a deputy United
States marshal and the arrest is the
result of an investigation tlrat was
made here some days ago by a secret
service man of the United States gov
ern ment.
The warrant charges a violation
of the federal espionage law and the
hearing, which will be one of proba
ble causes will be passed upon Mon
day in the city of Hickory by Mr. J.
M. Miller, United States commission
er. Mr. Sinyre gave bond in the sum
of $1,000 for his apiearance Mon
day. Mr. W. A. Self has been employed
by Mr. Smyre to represent him in the
case. It is rumored that this is only
the beginning of what may be ex-,
pected in Catawba county. Other
prominent citizens' records have been
investigated and future develop
ments will be watched with great in
terest in this community and county
The arrest of Miles S. Smyre, New
ton hardware merchant, reported in
the foregoing dispatch, had been ex
pected for several days. The war
rant was issued early this week by
Mr. John F. Miller, United States
commissioner.
It is alleged that Mr. Smyre had
been taking quite an interest in the
German drive, at the same time ex
pressing himself freely on the Unit
ed States. He is said to have assert
ed that the kaiser would be in Paris
by a certain date, would move from
there to London and from London
would come to New York, and when
the kaiser and his army reach the
United States, Mr. Smyre was to join
it. The Record has been informed.
His arrest will cause no less a
sensation here than at Newton, be
cause there is said to have been a
good deal of loose talk around this
city and special agents have the
names of a number of alleged citi
zens. Smyre is a nephew of Mr. A. M.
Smyre, of Gastonia, and Is well
known here, having frequently visit
ed Gastonia. His acquaintances here
express themselves as not being sur
prised at Smyre's arrest as it was
known that he was very outspoken in
his pro-German views.
GERMANS AGAIN' ATTEMPT
TO BREAK THE LIXE8.
(By International News Service. I
LONDON, May 4. Intense bom
bardment was opened by the Ger
mans this morning against the
French and British between Locre
and a point south of Ypres. This
sector was the scene of a voilent bat
tle last Monday when the Germans
were severely defeated. It is believ
ed the bombardment presages a re
newal of German efforts to break
through.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. LIneberger,
of Lincolnton, are spending the
week in the city as the guests of Mr.
Ldneberger's mother, Mrs, E. C. Wilson.
LONG EXPECTED BLOW
ON ITALIAN FRONT
This morning's dispatches say:
Over the battle lines along the
Piave river and in the mountainous
region in northern Italy, where the
allied forces have been holding their
positions since last November after
the great Italian retreat from the
Isonzo, there is increased tension and
the long threatened blow at this
front may be launched by the Teu
tonic allies within a few days. For
many weeks, the Italian war office
has been aware that the Austrians
have been assembling the legions
withdrawn from the Russian and
Rumanian fronts for a drive at the
Italian armies, and it is believed that
it will not be long before the central
powers will make another attempt to
reach the plains of Venetia, break
through the allies' lines and seek to
bring about a decisive combat in that
theater of the war.
Emperor Charles, of Austria, ac
companied by his chief of staff and
high German and Austrian army of -
fleers, is reported on his way to the
Italian front and the great move
ment of troops in Tyrol and Trentino
would seem to indicate that vast bod
ies of men are being taken from oth
er fronts to be hurled at the Italian
positions.
NEW LIQUIFIED GAS
NOW USED BY TEUTONS
With the Americans on a French
Battle Front. Saturday. May 4.-tBy
Associated Press. I What probably
is a new German liquified gas was
projected this morning against the
Picardy front where American troops
are lighting.
The gas, in its fluid form, is con
tained in glass bottles. On bursting
they give off some substance from
which heavy, white fumes, transpar
ent in texture, continue to arise for
five minutes.
No detonation was heard as the
bottles were hurled through the air
and apparently they were thrown by
a spring. The gas caused nausea,
sneezing and coughing, but did not
harm any of the Americans.
There has been lively artillery tire,
but the Americans here have not
been attacked by the infantry.
Last night an enemy sergeant ma
jor and eight men attempted to raid
one of our forward posts, consisting
of three men. The Germans captur
ed one of our men, but he escaped
before he could be taken into the en
emy lines. In attempting to recover
their prisoner the Germans strayed
into the American lines. They were
attacked and the patrol leader was
wounded and captured. He belong
ed to a reserve Saxon regiment.
One of the American patrols en
countered a superior enemy force of
22 men. Fighting as they went,
they made their way back to the Am
erican lines without losses.
Two German airplanes were
brought down today.
50 RAILWAYS FOLLOW
LEAD OF HOT El
MEN
Special to The Gazette.
WASHINGTON. May 4 Follow
ing the pledge of five hundred hotel
and restaurant men to refrain from
the use of wheat in their establish
ments until after the next harvest,
a similar pledge has been given by
5! out of 63 dining car services in
the country and the other four are
expected to adopt the "no wheat''
program.
Full reports from the railways of
the country show that during the
month of February the dining car
services saved 4 2 4.1 9 S pounds of
meats and 251,13s pounds of wheat
flour. x
The Union Pacific saved 2!,fi:::i
pounds of wheat flour; and the Penn
sylvania Lines, East, saved 2t'..9 4n
pounds of wheat flour.
The Southern Railway used less
than 20 per cent of the quantity of
wheat flour it used in February,
1917.
MORTALITY IX UPPER HOUSE
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 1
Public officials in Washington are
commenting on the recent hjgh mor
tality among the members of the
United States senate. It is said that
in the etnire history of congress the
records fail to show during any
twelve months period so many
deaths among the members of the
upper house as have occurred during
the past year. Seven senators have
passed away since last May. The sen
ators and the dates of their deaths
are as follows:
May 23, 1917 Harry Lane of
Oregon, democrat.
October 21. 1917 Paul O. Hus
ting of Wisconsin, democrat.
December 24, 1917 James H.
Brady of Idaho, republican.
January 30. 1918 William
Hughes of New Jersey, democrat.
April 12, 1918 Robert F.
Broussard of Louisiana, democrat.
April ! 4, 1918 William J. Stone
of Missouri, democrat.
LOAN WAS OVERSUBSCRIBED -BY
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
Gaston ounty went "over the top"
in splendid manner in the third Lib
erty loan. Final returns are not yet
in hand but from figures received
Saturday night the county exceeded
its quota of $4 IS. Too by iit least 25
per cent. Complete returns will be
in by Wednesday.
Gastonia went over in the true
"Gastonia way," exceeding (he quota
of $:t:i 1,400 by over $4o.oou. Cher
ryville by splendid work reached the
goal of $.'59,000. Belmont and Mt.
Holly each more than doubled their
quotas and won stars in their honor
Hags, which have already arrived.
Itessemer City's honor Hag has also
arrived and others will soon be here
for Gaston county, Gastonia, Dallas.
Cherryville and Lowell.
"The county executive committee
desires to thank the citizens of Gas
ton county for the splendid co-operation
they gave the committee and the
wonderful way in which they sub
scribed to the third Liberty loan."
said County Chairman W. T. Iove
this morning. "The county organiza
tion planned to put the loan over
without any speeches or brass band
methods. Through the excellent aid
I renaerea Dy district committees and
uiose who nave uougnt Donus me
plan worked out most pleasingly. We
are highly appreciative of the loyal
showing made by the people of old
Gaston."
GIVEN SIX MONTHS FOR
SELLING 90 P. C. EXTRACTS
S. W. Grayson, who conducts a
general merchandise business in
West Gastonia, was convicted in Mu
nicipal Court last week of violating
the liquor laws by selling extracts
containing a heavy percentage of al
cohol. Judge Jones sentenced him
to six months on the chalngang.
Grayson appealed to Superior Court
and was released on bond.
It was in evidence that 75 or more
bottles of ex-tracts containing 00 per
cent, alcohol were found in Grayson's
place of business when he was ar
rested. Grayson had been before the court
before on similar charges and was
under a good behavior sentence when
arrested last week.
Annual Meeting.
The second annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Gaston County
Building & Loan Association will be
held at the City Hall tomorrow,
Tuesday, May 7th. at 3 o'clock p. m.
The present officers of the associa
tion are ('.. R. Spencer, president; J.
White Ware, first vice-president; .1.
L. Price, secretary and treasurer.
The association is just winding up
its first year of business, and the re
ports of the officers are expected to
show a very successful year.
SHOULD BUY HONRS AXD
STAMPS WITH NEW SAVINGS.
Money Made and Saved This Year
Will Win the War Money in Sav
ing Ranks Already Invested.
Special to The Gazette.
WINSTON-SALEM, May 4. -Just
a word about drawing money out of
the Savings Bank and investing it in
War Savings Stamps or Liberty
Bonds. Should you do it?
Today's bulletin from State head
quarters for War Savings says when
you do this you are not buying bonds
and stamps in the way that the gov
ernment intended you should buy
them, and in a measure you are de
feating the purpose of the cam
paigns. It says further that this war
must be financed largely out of new
savings. The money you have in the
Savings Bank represents past sav
ings that is capital. Your hank
lias already invested it in essential
industries and government bonds. If
you withdraw it to buy government
bonds you are simply shifting an ob
ligation to pay the bank to an obli
gation to pay you. You are not real
ly adding to the financial resources
of your government. You will help
your country more by buying a $50
bond on a partial payment plan, with
current savings, than by buying a
$1,000 bond with money drawn
from your savings bank. Again, you
will help the government to carry
out its program in meeting the war's
needs more by buying Thrift and
War Savings Stamps regularly and
systematically than by buying $1,
000 worth at one time and taking
the money out of the savings bank
to do it.
To get new savings, and to encour
age the making and saving of money
in ways people have never known be
fore, and to do it this year, is the
purpose of the War Savings Cam
paign. This calls for doing without
many things not essential, for saving
and using again things that were
once wasted or discarded, and for
producing more ourselves, that our
government may have labor and ma
terial for winning the war. When
we fail to do this we hinder the gov
ernment's war program.
SUCCESSFUL. BRITISH RAID
(By International News Service.)
LONDON'. May 3 The British
made a successful raid South of
Arras and East St. Venant, captur
ing ten prisoners and five machine
guns.
MICKIE SAYS
1W PAPER. Eft ELSE PJ Vf
OA,CK VC COSTS OS AOli
PRINT 'EN NE MM'f
VA oo ROvm To The BUttrl
(XSK PER f SfcNWVfc,
REV. F. P. ANDERSON TOLD v
OF ARMY Y. M. C. A. WORK
Rev. Frank P. Anderson, secretary
of the army Y. M. C. A. at Camp
Greene. Charlotte, filled the pulpit, of
the First Presbyterian church Sun
day night and delighted a largo con
gregation with a description of the
work being done in the camps by the
Y. M. C. A.
Mr. Anderson lb pleasantly remem
bered here, having spent one Bum
mer here as an assistant to Rev. J.
H. Henderlite. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church.
REFORM MEASURE
VOTED ON FAVORARLV
(By International News Service.)
AMSTKHDAM. May fi.--The suf
frage bill passed the lower house of
the Prussian diet Saturday, says a
delayed dispatch from Berlin today.
The bill is an electoral reform meas
ure IMPORTANT NOTRE
T RANTS.
Under Call No. 200,
ed from the Adjutant
TO REGIS-
today recelv-
General, the
i-rucai uoarci win induct three men to
he entrained on the 15th day of
May, 111 IS. These men are to re
ceive training at West-Raleigh,
North Carolina, and must be en
trained so as to report to the Com
manding Officer of the North Caro
lina College of Agriculture and En
gineering on May 1 fi, 1 y l s . w hich
means that they must leave Gastonia
not later than the 1 5th.
The men selected for this service
will receive a course of training at
government expense fitting them to
serve in army positions, requiring
knowledge of automobile driving,
and repairing blacksmithing, carpen
try, electricity, and other mechani
cal duties incident to many kinds of
military service at the front and be
hind the lines. The men taking
this course will receive thorough in
structions, which w ill be of great
personal value in making their way
ahead both in the Army and in civil
life. This is an exceptional oppor
tunity for energetic ambitious men
The Board is authorized to fill this
call from volunteers, who are regis
trants. If qualified for general mili
tary duty the Board may accept said
volunteer and induct him under this
call. The volunteer must be a regis
trant. The volunteer period will con
tinue until May Kth. If not filled 4y
volunteers at that time, selection
will be in sequence of order numbers
from Class 1 men. Only white men
who have completed at least a gram
mar school education and have had
some experience along mechanical
lines and some aptitude for mechan
ical work will be eligible.
This the 4th day of May, 191S.
Thos. L. Craig.
Chairman.
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Hog Sale.
Owing to the fine weather for
planting cotton last Saturday most
of those who applied to the county
agent for gilts did not attend the
sale. About half of the car was sold,
and County Agent Steele says that he
believes the best half is there yet.
Steele expects to hold another sale
tomorrow morning. May 7th. At
this sale the county lines will be dis
regarded. A number have applied
from Lincoln and York counties. De
monstrator Steele wants as many of
them to stay in the county- a's possi
ble but says he is now at the place
where they must go. If the county
breeders want to keep these valuable
animals they will have to act now.
The Liberty Bond drive is over,
the next stop is a big Red Cross drive
beginning May 20th. In the mean
time bar more war savings stamps.
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BRITISH ADVANCE AND
IMPROVE THIER LIS
(By International News Service)
LONDON. May 6. The British
lines have been advanced and Im
proved on both the Picardy and
Flanders fronts, the War Office an
nounced today. The British lines
have been extended in the sectors of
the Somnie and Ancre rivers and in
the neighborhood of Morlancourt.
ARTILLERY ACTION
on Italian FKorrr
(By International News Service.)
AMSTERDAM. May 6. The Aus
trian War Office official statement
says: On the lower Piave river Ital
ian reconnolsances were frustrated.
Artillery duels continue all along
tho southeastern front.
RUSSIAN BLACK SEA
FLEET TAKEN INTACT
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, May 6. The Russian
Black Sea fleet has been captured in
tact, it waq officially announced in
Constantinople, according to a news
agency dispatch received today. The
dispatch quoted a Turkish statement
as saying further that the former
German cruiser Goeben was at Se
bastopol where the capture was ef
fected. THIRD LONG-RANGE GUN
put our of actio:
(By International News Service)
PARIS, May 6. The new long
range German cannon that has been
bombarding Paris has been silent for
three days. This is taken as confir
mation of the report that it had re
ceived a direct hit from French ar
tillery. This Is the third of the "Big
Berthas" to be knocked out but re
ports from Holland are to the effect
that other giant guns are on their -way
through Belgium.
THIRTY-SIX NAMES IN
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 6. The cas
ualty list this morning contained the
names of six killed in action, three
who died from wounds, 15 missing
in action, nine who succumbed to
disease, two who died from accident
and one from other causes.
DEATHS
MRS. L. S. SHILLINGLAW.
At her home at the Mutual Mill,
west of the city, Sunday Mrs. Josie
Shillinglaw, wife of Ieander S. Shil
linglaw, died from cancer after a
long illness. She was about forty
years old. Surviving are her hus
band, on son and one daughter.
Funeral services were held at the
home at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Rev. J. H. Henderlite officiating. In
terment wjis in the cemetery at Low
ell. T
Deceased was a woman of sterling
Christian character. For a number
of years she had been a member of
the First Presbyterian church, to
which she was ever faithful and loy
al. Fire which was discovered about
3:30 o'clock Sunday morning de
stroyed the residence of Mr. H. C.
Barkley on North Broad street.
When the family awoke the entire
rear of the house was in flames. The
fire had gained such headway that it
was impossible to save the house.
Some of the contents were saved.
The loss was only partially covered
by insurance.
Probably i ,506 people were at
the Southern passenger station yes
terday afternoon when the. troop
train bearing the machine gun com
pany, made up very largely of Gas
ton boys, went through. The train
stood at the station for about tea
minutes and the friends and relatives '
of the boys had an opportunity., to
bid them good bye and God-speed on
their way to fight for their country
and for us. . ' -- ..
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