h w 1 4 wJiv 1 ii . D. aH IVi r.Hl U . OIL ullN O J U AM 11 JL G BliiSl 5 ' ; rCBUSIIED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. YCL, XXXIX NO. 3. GASTONIA, N. a MOXD.VY AFTERNOON, MAY 87, 1918. $2.00 A TEAB XX ADYAXCX Li illG LID iLyS C.JiT BjSV, : X- Tonight will witness ,the winding " -up of the big Red Cross Drive to se- : i core 1100,600.000 to ' carry ' "on the - - work, ' of - thai ' igreat organization. '-.Final figures lor the county cannot, .' of course, be .given, today ai the re- ports so Tar in tie hands of the com - xnlttee are Tory .incomplete. Secre- ;tary Fred M.' Allen, of the Chamber - - or Commerce, '.who Is handling -the ; ' J detail work of the campaign, has suf- - - ' Bclent Information in hand, however, . to state that: - - - - : - :J-M I ' Gastonla township has already con- , trlbuted $8,500 and will go oyer 99.- 000 arid possibly $10,000. ' -, 'Every school pupil In the city, ae , . tually In. attendance at present, ,-'-' t 270 In number, contributed to the ". T; t fund. , r -. j . . - -. . V 1 1 There are more than 5,000 Individ ' " val subscribers to the f nnd in Gasto tnla township and. probably 15,000 or more in the county. . , v it Cherry Till township, with an as ' esament of $(50, has already $750 ' la cash and some more in pledges. . . " Dallas township, assessed $500, 4as more than $1,000- in hand and is ' poshing ahead to day for more funds. - - Mr. J W. Snmmey has : been in e - 1 charge of the drive In this township ' And has done some magnificent work, , deTottsg a large part of his time for . , the Bast week to pushing the work in Is territory. ' . v - v -Bessemer City, assessed $350, has ' " already raised $650. in cash and is ; mtttl working. - ; , --"7 Mnnt Holly will doable its quota. - -1 South ' Point township, assessed, J 1,00 has plready. mote than dou bled its quota and Is still bard at T wrbrk raising more money. r. - When the subscriptions for the en- "tire county are tabulated at the close V " f the) drive today it is believed that Gaston will have contributed folly 50 - - " per cent more than its assessment of 4to.oo. I Sooth . Oastonla, which consists of : Che JTnkney and Hanover mill settle. -v' " anents, has made a record in the 8eo v ond Red Cross War ' Fond drive . which; so tar as oor information , " roes, tops the stack of contribution ,, v ' records in the comity. There are 50 .'.families at these two mllle and so " . far their contributions total $S0O or . .3 per family." This means easily $ 1 per person, including men, "women J " ' ad. children. If all of the county , Aid as well, Gaston's contribution would total 140,000. This $300 was . raised through several channels, in cluding . Individual contribution. - Bunday. school collections and box upper: - Word came this morning from Mt. Ilolly that Rlverbend township would ' treble Its assessment of $500 Instead ' of doubling it, ae was stated above. Mr. John W. Holland la in charge of the drive In that township and he has , ' worked, untiringly in the Interest of - the fond with splendid success. . In Dallas towashlp Chairman J. W. Summey was ably assisted by Misses fela Durham, Willie Webb and Cor Inae Puett who canvassed the town . nd by the following mill superin tendents, Mr. Joe Gribbie . of the ' Monarch, Mr. Ed Ray of the Dorothy . - " ' and Mr. F. H. Robinson of the Moro webb. . All of theae dl4 loyal and t althfol work as Is shown, by the - splendid record Dallas has ao far -'- ' made. , .. .-. . J i ' . tlCffilTSi TO CPJER ClOSCG I0J3SISAY : s Chairman E. N. Hahn of the met ' chants committee of the Chamber of Commerce has called a meeting of all the merchants ot the city to be held ait the Chamber of Commerce tomor " ' tow night at 8 o'clock for the pur- pose of considering the matter of , complying with PresidentWnson's - proclamation and closing-all the bus iness nouses in Gastonla on Thursday of this week, which has been deslg- , nated as a day ot fasting and prayer. , " Many of the local merchants have V already signified their willingness to close, some for the entire day . and ' others for half a day. It is the opln- - ion of not a few. business men that everything in the way of business in - the elty should be at a standstill-all - 4ay Thursday, and. that .Gaatonians should assemble for worship at the - churches, and spend the day in faat ' Ing, prayer and meditation. . -f -i Mr. Joe ' ' I." Holland.' a senior "at Wofford "College, Spartanburg. 8. C, spent yesterday In the city as the truest of his brother, Mr. J. M. Hol land. ' . , - ' -vVv-. , COM mSOHEte - IfOST roi vnutiairm y Caruiancrt mist ly frar ; Vhtter airppbr Coal dsax& - lLa Zvr'vxi And. Stxhxohzz ix jMximnmjnidiia . sit r aAlgLL 4o avoid a osrfcai ar swi I 3 cny scdl o:i . - ; & sstii i;o:;os roii E very Pupil of the City Schools Made Contribntloa to the Red Cress I Fund - Neariy lOO Contribu tion, Totalling S26&80. . nting the last week a drive was made in the city, schools for the Red Cross' fund. The worthiness of the cause was carefully explained to all the pupils and each was Invited to give through the school fund if pos sible. An honor roll was placed In each room and, as contributions were brought in, the pupil's name was written on the roll. At the end xf the" week these honor rolls contained the names of every pupil and every teacher now belonging In the schools and also the names of a number who had left school. A large number of these "pupils and teachers had already made con tributions through other channels but contributed again in order to be on the school honor roll. r- Following is a list of the schools, the enrollment and the contributions of each; Clara school, enrollment 102, con tribution 112. Central school, enrollment 682, contribution $162.79. ' ' East school, enrollment 193, con tribution $28.85. West school,' enrollment 299, con tribution $59.66. OS I'.OL'MI IUUI : SliSOTS HIS VISITOR Mara hall Camp Gets Bullet in Leg Daring Quarrel With Hamlet Tur ner Brought to Hospital Here. A dispatch to this morning's Char lotte Observer from Kings Mountain dated the 16th says: - A shooting affair occurred here-thls afternoon at 2 o'clock when Hamlet Turner is alleged to have shot Mar shall Camp with a .38 caliber pistol, the ball taking effect la the right leg above the knee. ..The affair occurred In 'the Turner house at the DUling Mill.' . Turner claims that he shot Camp because he had about $80 of his mon ey and was leaving with It. 'Turner waa brought to the city Jail by Chief of Police J. C. Duncan, and Camp was taken to a hospital in Gastonia. When. Chief Duncan arrived on the scene, it is alleged. Turner was hold ing everybody at bay and. would not allow anyone to assist the man whom he had shot down.. CUBA AND MEXICO ON POINT OF BREAK. (By International News Service) WASHINGTON. May 25. The relations between Cuba and Mexico today are much strained. Confiden tial advices today state that the Mex ican minister to Coba has been 'with drawn. The State Department con firms the report but the information as to the reasons-.' are unavailable. Reports have: been persistent;' how ever, that the Carraasa government has complained as a result of Cuba entering the world war. alleging that thereby Mexican interests in Cuba have been greatly hampered and in terfered with.' ' Commercial relations between the two countries have been practically cut off. SOLDIERS ATTACK EMrEKOK 8 THAW. (By International News Service.) ' 7!Tiriph Mav 25. Travelers ar riving from Germany declared today that discontented Bulgarian soiaiera attacked Emperor Charles train after it left Constantinople. ' MICKIE fcAVS STAtCNitRT SURE I KMOvt'iSQ oooopea rT AM INTENO to pN THe irnv& Nt ftvM ooa PAPBB AN INK PROM KNOW WfcTftE oooo, But we oo-f fO 9K1 EM SM&CW THlttCV e Sixty dams jest The SKhAE. aQ VMS OOTf a OiT " OOa MONCN VKHCN IT9 DUE' TOO. Eft NMC CANTT PaN- V OUA BILLS, set'. iio;;o roll The following firms have reported to Campaign Executive Secretary.F. M. Allen of the Second Red Cross War Fund that every employee has subscribed to the fund. It is certain that there are many other firms not yet reported." They are urged to re port by Tuesday afternoon at Ave o'clock in order that they ' may .be listed in Wednesday's Gazette: " . The. list at present stands , as follows::-. ' -V . GASTONIA. Efird's Department S,tore. . A. H. Gulon ft Company. McLean Brothers. Bank ot Gastonla. First National Bank. Citizens National Bank. " Ford Undertaking Company. Modena Mill. Carolina Stone Company. Gastonla A Suburban Gas Co. Robinson Shoe Company. Winget Jewelry Company. . Gazette Publishing Company. Lebovitz Department Store. MOUNT HOLLY. ' Gaston Brick Company. Piedmont Telephone Company. Farrar Brothers. Rhyne A Webb. The Holly Theatre. Nlms Mfg. Co., office. Woodlawn Mfg. Co., office. Adrian Mfg. Co.; office. ' Albion Cotton Mills Co., office. j Mt Holly Cotton Mills Co., office. Mt. Hollv Hardware and FurnHurn Company. ; Holland Drug Company. Lewis A Ridenhour. F. H. Dunn. A. V. Stroupe. The Noles-Reep Company. Tucker A - Springs. Mount Holly Bank. . Harris Barber Shop.. Fishers Barber Shop. Mount Holly Garage. Clonlnger Cafe: - Rhyne A Lineberger. Mt. Holly Roller Covering Shop. Mt. Holly Postffloce, ' Finger's Shoe Flxery. Dunn's Livery. LUCIA. C. A. Beaty. J. R. Rogers. DALLAS Monarch Mills. Morowebb Mills. Dorothy Mfg. Co. Dallas Grocery Co. Dallas Cafe. J. R. Lewis Co. Dallas Drug Co. A. P. H. Rhyne & Son. A. R. Holland. Bank of Dallas. Dallas Baptist Sunday School. High Shoals Mfg. Co. Farmers Supply Co. Robert Clonlnger. Will Clonlnger. Dallas Furniture Co. Ed Shell. Mr. Holland Graduate. The Gazette' acknowledges receipt of an invitation from -Mr. Joe I. Hol land, a member of the Senior class of wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C. to the annual commencement exercis es, which take place Jane 7 to 10. Mr. Holland is among the 55 candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Eleven graduate students are also candidates for the degree of Master of Arts. The commencement ser mon on Sunday, June-9, will be preached by Rev. Dr. E. K. Hardin, pastor of Central Methodist Church, Asheville, and a Wofford graduate ot the class of 190 4.- On Monday, June 10, the -address to the graduating class will be delivered by Prof. Chas. Foster smith, elasa . of 1872, now Professor ot Greek in the University of Wisconsin. WHEAT SUFFICIENT ' TELL NEW CROP. (By International' News Service) WASHINGTON, May 25. One hundred and five million bushels of wheat and flour constitute the visible supply of the country, according to an estimate of. food administration officials made public today. This Is more than ample to take care of the uues aunng ine next tnree monins and meet our own needs, it is said. Wheat conservation haa cut down our normal consumption from 41,000, 000 to 18,000,000 bushels a month. TWO TAR HEEL - ., SOLDIERS WOUNDED. . (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON,-May 25. To days casualty list Is as follows: Four killed in action. -7 v ; Fonf died of wounds.-, . Three died of disease. - . . Four severely wounded. . . Eight slightly wounded. ' - '- Private Willie McFarland. of Bul- lockvllle, Oa., died of disease. Char lie McCurry, of Candler, rc- C, and Zeb Plemmons, of Asheville, N. C, were severely wounded. .; - ; BRITISH GET PRISONERS. ' (By. International News Service.) LONDON, May 25. The British raided the German sector ot Ham nsl. north of Albert, last night, cap turing 40 prisoners and two machine guns. North of Lena German prison ers were taken. '. '-. ' : - soidir mm AT SFQICER Mil. . - Gaatonians who were at Spencer Mountain yesterday afternoon report the drowning of Corporal White of the Third Motor Mechanics Company of Camp Greene. From Information obtainable it appears that Corporal White and two privates were on a hike Saturday and camped Saturday night near the Spencer Mountain Mill. , Yesterday morning, after cook ing breakfast on the river bank, they decided to go in swimming . in the deep water above the dam. ' The two soldiers stated that Cor poral White remarked that he could n't swim but, as he proceeded to get in the river with them, they pre sumed that he was Joking. At any rate White-went in and immediately went down. An employee of the Mill whose name has not been learned re covered the body after about fifteen minutes diving. Coroner V. G. Grier was summon ed and held an Inquest. The testl money was conclusive that White cams to his death by accidental drowning. Several small boys from the Mill settlement were in swimming at the same time and place and wit nessed the accident. . The body was taaken to Charlotte late yesterday afternoon. BOOT GIRL SHOT AT CAliP GREECE Military Guards Fire on Auto When Command to Halt is Ignored and Shot Strikes Miss Ruby Culp in ThighsDidn't Hear Command. This morning's Charlotte Observer says:." Investigation yesterday by newspa per men developed that the affair last Saturday" night in which Miss Rnby Culp, about. 22 years of age, of Bel mont, was shot in the thigh and pain fully but not not seriously wounded. was the result of the failure of the driver of the automobile, ' in which tne party was riding, to hear or heed the command of military guards be side the road to halt. These soldiers were guarding the road between Bel mont and Charlotte for the purpose ot apprehending two women thought to be implicated In a robbery Satur day. It was learned that the party of five, two men and three women, were returning to their homes at Belmont after attending a show in Charlotte. The names of the members of the party were given as Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harmon, Miss Ruby Culp and Miss veima Culp, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Culp, and Grady Bowen, who wak said to betlriving the car. all of Belmont. Occupying the rear seat were Mr. and Mrs. Harmon and the young woman who was injured. She is a patient at the Charlotte san atorium, but it was expected yester day tnat she would be able to leave for her home in a week. No bones were broken by the bullet. Bowen was quoted yesterday as de claring that he did not hear the com mand to halt;1 According to Infor mation obtained yesterday, the car passed the guards and continued some distance before it stepped. It waa explained that the car was stop ped to permit the ton being raised, as a slight rain bad begun to fall. This done, the car. waa started. In the meantime, the guards on' the road had been attempting to overtake the car, which started before they arrirt ed at it. Calling loudly for the driver to halt, the soldiers waited a few sec onds and then began shooting at the tires, it was said. Two bullets struck the rear of the car, one of wnicn injured Miss Culp. The shooting was investigated by military authorities. No announce ment regarding this waa made. two women thought- to have had some connection with the robbery of a soiaier ot $ 1,100 Saturday night were taken yesterday afternoon to police headquarters. It waa suspect ed by the guards on the roads' that the women members of the automo bile party shot at were the women under suspicion by the military po nce, wnicn resulted In the unfortu nate occurrence. The shooting occurred . sometime after 10 o'clock Saturday night and aoout midnlgnt the report of the af fair waa heard, soon after Miss Culp was brought to the hospital. - Efforts to obtain details or the shooting were unavailing, owing to the insist ent refusal of those informed to dis cuss it Inadvertent' remarks made known her name. Some members of the party decided yesterdsy to give out a detailed report of their side of the affair. The - military side was. discussed ' in mil by competent off) cers. t. . GERMANY'S FOOD ' SITUATION SERIOUS. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, May 25. Re ports of Germany's desperate food pilgnt continue to reach Washington. uerman newspapers today tell of reduction from 80O to 700 grams monthly of, the meat ration in Saxo ny and other kingdoms. ' Further re ductions in the bread ration are be ing discussed. , Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rankin, of Charlotte, spent the week-end with Mr. A. R. Rankin ana family. PRESIDENT ADDRESSES CONGRESS TODAY (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, May 27. Presi dent Wilson will go before a Joint session of Congress this afternoon to discuss revenue legislation. GERIIAIIS ATTACK Oil WIDE FRONT (By .International News Service.) LONDON, May 27. Preceded by a bombardment of extreme violence the Germans this morning, began strong attacks over a wide front between Rhelms and Solssons and in the sec tors ot Locre and Voorezelle. New attacks were made against the Brit ish and French holding the line in these two zones. There was strong cannonading against the British all day Sunday. III TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST (By International News Service) WASHINGTON, May 27. The casualty list made public this morn ing gives the names of: Nine killed in action. Four died of wounds. One died of disease. Two severely wounded. Three missing In action. John Walters, of Gadsden. Ala.. Is missing In action. James Holland, of Villa Rica, Ga was killed in acton. BERNSTORFF INVOLVED IN IRISH REVOLT PLOT (By International News Service.) LONDON, May 25. Count Von Bernstorff, former German ambassa dor to the United States, and Captain Von Papen were Involved In the con spiracy to start a revolution in Ire land in which German troops were to participate, it is officially known today. The fomenters of the con templated revolt in Ireland were an Irish committee and an Irish revo lution director" in America. The identity of the latter has not been disclosed. The plan for a rebellion last year broke down because the Germans were unable to send troops. TWO V. H. AVIATORS KILLED IN ACCIDENT. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, May 25. General Pershing's official communique made public today records no new develop ments. American aviators shot down two hostile machines Tuesday. First Lieutenant Walter Bardnedy and Sec ond Lieutenant Kenneth Colbert were fatally Injured by an accidental fall from an airplane Wednesday, both dying that night. Both were decorat ed for courageous service. TREMENDOUS BOMBARDMENT. (By International News Service) LONDON. May 25. The Germans have extended the area over which they are carrying on a tremendous bombardment in the Bethune sector at the southern end of the Flanders front. They are using gas shells. The German artillery is increasing Its activity In the Satsele zone. FIFTY-THREE AMERICAN'S LOST ON MOLDAVIA. (By International News Service) WASHINGTON. May 25. Fifty- three American soldiers, members of Company B, 58th Infantry, 4th Di vision, were lost when tne Moldavia was sunk by a German submarine Thursday, the War Department an nounced this afternoon. FRENCH CAPTURE GERMAN PRISONERS. (By International News Service.! PARIS, May 25. The French pen etrated the German line west of No- yon, capturing some German prison ers. German raids south of the Han- gard woods and in the Vosges region were repulsed. AMERICAN DESTROYER GETS GERMAN U-BOAT. (By International News Service) LONDON, Msy 25. The German aubmarine responsible for the sink ing of the steamer Inniscarra with the probable loss of 37 lives, has been sunk by an American destroyer, says a news dispatch today. Several, mem bers of the submarine crew were captured and have been landed at a British port. . t BRINGS DOWN THIRD ENEMY AEROPLANE. (Br International News Service.) ' WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 25. Lieut Rlckenba ker shot down his third German ae roplane Wednesday near Tbiacourt. TWO AMERICAN , AVIATORS KILLED. (By International News Service) PARIS, May 25. Paul Xurty. of Philadelphia, an American aviator, was killed .Thursday over the Ger man lines. : His machine , fell .in flames. - Roger Balbiani, an Ameri can pilot, waa killed in action. BOY KILLED BY AUTO v -, William Lewis, aged seven, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Lewis, was run" over by an automobile driven by C ' r M. Cordell, ' ' a Charlotte traveling- man, at 10:50 o'clock this mornlns; In front of the East graded school and Instantly killed. Death, it la be lieved by those who witnessed the ac-1 cident, was caused by Internal, inju- ; rles. The child waa not mutilated. ' It did not breathe after It was picked up. Dr. J. A. Dlmmette was sum moned and arrived within a few inin- ' . utes. He found the child was' dead. . . From the best Information obtain- . able from persons who witnessed the accident the unfortunate child .and '. his cousin, a small boy named Rhyne, were playing together.' The Rhyne boy had run across the street and the . Lewis child was running after almo in doing so. he darted into the street ' . in front of the machine which, V ac-' cording to several bystanders, was.! going at a rate of speed probably hot v . exceeding 10 or 12 miles an hour. ; Mr. Cordell stopped his car as quick- : ly as possible and rendered what as alstance he could. 'Principal H.. C- 61sk ot the East school took his name and address and turned them over to the police department which was la ter notified of the accident. :,&& The little victim was In the first ; . grade at the East school and tbsr.' '' school was having recess when the : accident) occurred. The body was 'fH':J, moved to' the bom ot Mr' .and Mrs. ! Lewis near the Flint UL.r. .-V 1?; .; . , f ' ' :-r;krlK:i PASSDIGER ALU fEHGIU RATES mil (By International News Service.) ': ' WASHINGTON. May 27. An ltt) crease in passenger tares to ' three cents a mile, effective June 10th, and v general freight Jncreases ot approxi-, , mately 25 per cent, as approved by - President Wilson today, have been, ordered by Director General MoAdoo. . . The order affects 190 railroads and ., all steamship lines under Federal ; control. Wage Increases, high price ot coal and other materials make ' higher rates necessary; said Mr. Mev Adoo. Travelers in sleepers and par lor cars will be charged an additional -half a cent per mile. Tourist sleeper rates will be Increased 1-4 cent per.;; mile. Commutation fares will be ad- vanced 10 percent. These Increases will apply to both instra-State and inter-State travel. Among the freight Increases are 4 coal, 15 to 50 cents per ton; lumber, 25 per cent but not over S cents per hundred;' grain, flour and mill prod ucts ah average of 25 per cent but . not over 6 cents per loO; cotton, IS cents per hundred minimum, less than car lots 60 cents, car load 115.-' - REV. BAYLUS CADE DISSOIV Inventor of Cade Typesetting - Ma- . chine Passes Away la PMladrtphUt To Be Baried at Loaiabarg. Rev. Baylus Cade, of Lenoir, well', known Baptist minister and inventor of the Cade typesetting machine, died suddenly In Philadelphia Saturday. ; : according to news received in Char lotte yesterday. The remains will be" taken to Louisburg, N.. C, . former home of the deceased, for bartaL v Mr. Cade is survived by his wife, three daughters sad two soot He was 74 years of age. ?t "-.v- At the time of his death Mr. Cade , was In Philadelphia on business con- nected with , the proposed establish ment of a factory for the manufac ture of his typesetting -machine. r which has been perfected end which '' he was preparing to have mannfao- . tured for market. It is said that he had succeeded in Interesting a num ber of Philadelphia capitalists in the manufacture of the machine. Mr. Cade was well known through- out North Carolina. . ' .. MISS TORREXCE TO SING AT FEDERATION. Miss Marie Torrence left this morn ing for Rsleigh, where she Is to be so loist Tuesday night at the opening session of the North Carolina Feder ation of Women'a Clubs. Miss Tor--rence will be accompanied In her number by Mrs. C. P. Wharton, ot Raleigh. On June 11th Miss Tor rence will appear In Concert at Rock ingham. ; Plgsab to Observe 30th. , Rev. J. B. Hood, pastor of PisgahV: Associate Reformed Presbyterian . church, asks The Gazette to state -:. that his congregation will observe Thursday, the 30th, as a'dsy ot fast ing and prayer as requested by Jres ident Wilson. Services will be hell at ira. m. and the public is Cordial-. ly invited to attend... .... , . .