ASTON CCUilVY'S .V.S;S. tAMPA'IGN'BEGinS.'JUWE,lc-j
PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY,
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GABTONIA, If. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,. MAY 29, 19 IS.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
ran.winsof-TcriiM
; Through a proclamatloa Issued 1
: '- lew day ago President Wilson called
: on the American;' people to make
, Thursday May 30th, a da of 1 aaflng
and prayer. He asked that all busi
t Bess house he closed throughout the
day and that the.people of .every
-t community In the United States gath
er at their appointed places of wor
ship to send up petitions to the Ruler
of the Uaiverae for divine guidance
land help In these critical times that
are upon us. -.
I The Gazette is .glad to know that
,Gastonia'e business men and those "of
other towns and communities in the
:county hare manifested the proper
-
. spirit in responding to this appeal of
. our chief executive by agreeing to
4 ,
dose down their business establish
ments for the day. We sincerely
liope that they will carry out the full
purpose of the day not only by ad
hering strictly to this agreement but
. 2y doing the other things asked of
them namely, attending dirine wor
ship and fasting.
There will be services in all the
- churches at 1 1 a. m. and a union ser
vice at Main Street Methodist church
.At 5:30 p. in.
- Oar president has stated and this
tvtev obtains to a great extent among
military critics that we are now in
ithe very midst of the most critical
-.period of this great war. It may be
. ithat the fate of nations and of pos
terity is hanging in the balance and
may be shortly decided finally. If
vthere was ever a time in history
when those peoples who are standing
and battling for the preservation of
civilization and Christianity needed
to seek help from Him who holds the
destiny of nations in His hands it is
-.now.
Let us for this one day forget self,
'forget profits, forget everything that
pertains only to our own interests
.and ambitions.
Let us pray for the success of the
Allied armies. Let us pray. that, our
ewa Gaston county boys, hundreds
of whom are now either at the front
.or on their way, may .be given
' strength to fight our battles and that
. a 1. . 1 V 11 1
.. mty mar u laiuuoeo ujr me uuw
- taring arm of the God who-rules. the
..Universe.
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Let us forget business for a day.
WV W VUUlUili
,'; Do your part in carrying, out Pres
ident Wilson's program.
HONOR ROLL.
.T.. Since Monday the. following 'firms
'have been reported as being entitled
to places on the honor roll, each per
' son connected 'with, each of. them
'having contributed to the Red Gross
. r uuu. . ,
,V GASTON1A.
R.- Hope Brlson A Company.
.J." H. Kennedy A Company.
1 Piedmont Oil Company.
Harry-Baber Company.
,. :Brumley, The Printer.
Loftln A Company.
P.- P. Leventls A Compaay.-.
Sweetland. -:
. Swan-Slater Company.
': Froh man's. .
. Poole's Grocery.
Craig A Head.
John S. Jenkins A 8on.
. . Torrence-Morris Compaty.
Piedmont Telephone - A Telegraph
Company; 114 employees. . --
J. Y. Miller".
JHJ. P. C. U. of First A R. P. church.
Je I. M. Van fileen.
hd.'adgett Tailoring Company.
I Southern Railway, ill' white em-
jp9yees.. - - ' - :-
J
ndower Before I married I couMnt
sae a. dollar; how that Tm married
and my wife Is dead 1 save almost
hal ;my .salary: , ...
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LOCAL 6USEXSS HOUSES .
TO CLOSE WMM
Stores, Pwtoffioe, Banks and Probs'
. bly BIlUs W1U Be Closed AM Day
' Tomorrow In Compliance With
, President's Proclamation Setting
the Day Aside as One of Farting
and Prayer. -
At a meeting of the' merchants
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce lest night It was decided to
close the business houses of the city
all day tomorrow In compliance with
the proclamation of President Wil
son, recently Issued, calling on the
people of . the country to observe
Thursday, May 30th, as a day of fast
ing and prayer and asking that all
business be suspended on that day.
The only exception to the above- is
with reference to the drug stores
which, It was stated, had agreed 'to
close at 10:30 for the day. This was
deemed to be necessary In order that
prescriptions might be filled and sup
plies for the sick furnished.
All of the banks of the city will be
closed.
The postofflce will be closed all
day and there will be no delivery of
mails by either the city or rural car
riers. The courthouse will also be closed
for the day.
It is understood that the cotton
mills of the city are considering clos
ing, though no definite announce
ment of the fact has been made.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Xi o'clock tomorrow morning
there will be religious services at all
of the city churches and at 5:30
o'clock in the afternoon a union serv
ice will be held at Main Street Meth
odist church.
The city school authorities have
decided upon a very sensible and
practical method of observing the
day. Special 'services will be held at
all the schools at the usual time for
chapel exercises. Classes will work
until 10:46, when the children will
be dismissed and urged to go to the
services at their respective churches.
Regular classwork will be resumed
afternoon and when dismissed for the
day the pupils will be urged to at
tend the union service at Main Street
Methodist church at 5:30 p. m. The
object of this program Is to observe
the day In the proper spirit and not
allow it to be considered by the pu
pils as a mere holiday.
IIAYWOHTH TO PLAY
ARIIY TEAM HERE
Mayworth'a crack baseball team
will play the team of the 117th Ord
nance Depot Brigade from Camp
Greene at Loray Park here Saturday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
The records of the two teams are
such as to guarantee a good game.
Mayworth's team has played nine
games so far this season and has yet
to be defeated, while the team - from
Camp Greene has among Its number
seven crack college players from
Northern and Western colleges. The
price of admission will be 25 cents.
One-half of the net receipts will be
given to the Red Cross. Gastonla
fans are especially invited to see this
game and are assured of their mon
ey's worth.
Born ' '
At Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday,
May 38, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. G ro
ver C. Page, a son, Grover Cleveland
Page. Jr. Mr. Page is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. J- E. Page, of Gastonla, and
is cartoonist on The Tennessean.
NO MORE OLIVE DRAB
AND KHAKI FOR CIVILIANS.
New York, May 28. Olive drab
and khaki colored cloth will not be
manufactured hereafter for civilian
use, the American Association of
Woolen and Worsted Manufacturers
announced after a meeting here to
day. The restriction was decided up
on at the request of the war depart
ment, which pointed out that the ol
ive drab and khaki have been conse
crated to the use of United States
troops and that, the commercial use
of the colors is Improper.
63T.OOO GERMAN PRISONERS
OF WAR IN GREAT BRITAIN.
London, May 28. There are 65,
000 German prlsonera of war In
Great Britain, it was. announced in
the house of commons today by J as.
Ian MacPherson, parliamentary sec
retary 'of the war office. - Of these, he
said. 42,000 were employed in farm
ing and other work of national im
portance, while 10,000 more had been
designated for similar employment. .
The Gaaette office will be cloe-
ed all day tomorrow. All ch&a-
gee for adveKlaemcBte for Frt-
day's Gazette must be In our of-
flee by 7 o'clock this afternoon.
Advertiaera are asked to prepare
their copy at once and send it in
without delay.
V.
LARGE CLASS OF IIDI
LEAVE FOR CAliP
1 The largest body of men drawn
from Gaston county under the select
ive service law at any one time alnce
the war began entrained here yester
day afternoon for Camp Jackson, Co
lumbia, S. C. The list totaled" 130
men, and they came with remarkably
even distribution from all parts of
the county. They were summoned
to report to the local board at the
courthouse at 2 o'clock, where they
answered first roll call. They then
marched to the postofflce building,
where a local photographer took a
group picture and tney were given
their liberty until 4:3(, when they
were again lined up at the court
bouse to answer roll-call and receive
final instructions. Mr. Boyden Nlms.
of Mount Holly, on account of hav
ing had previous military training,
was placed in charge of the men,
with several assistants, until they
reached camp.
Those appointed as assistants or
lieutenants to Mr. Nitns were Messrs.
Robert L. Todd, of Gastonla; Daniel
C. Ragan, of Gastonla; R. A. Llne
berger, of Mt. Holly; R. D. Arro
wood, of Bessemer City, and Harry
Ormand. of Bessemer City.
A large crowd was .present at the
station to see the men off and there
was evident a spirit of cheerful en
thusiasm, both on the part of the
men who were leaving in the service
of their country and the relatives and
friends who were present to bid them
adieu.
HISS FERGUSON TO
MANAGE BIG AD. FIRM
Miss Lillian A. Ferguson, for the
past several months advertising man
ager for the Gastonla' Furniture Com
pany has resigned her position with
that firm to enter business for her
self in Charlotte. Miss Ferguson has
purchased the Conrad Advertising A
Letter Co., of that city, and will take
over the active management of it
June let. Miss Conrad, the owner
and manager of this business has ac
cepted a lucrative position with the
DuPont Powder Company in its New
York office.
Miss Ferguson came to Gastonla a
year and a half ago to accept a posi
tion in the offices of the Chamber of
Commerce. Soon after she came
Secretary Roberts resigned, and for
several months Miss Ferguson was
acting secretary of the Gastonla
Chamber of Commerce. She gave up
that position to go with the Gastonla
Furniture Company as advertising
manager and window dresser, in both
of which lines she is an expert. Her
advertisements which appear every
Friday In The Gazette have been
widely Tead and have attracted much
favorable comment
During her stay in Gastonla Miss
Ferguson has made a host of friends
who will regret to see her leave.
While regretting to see her leave
they wish, for her great success in her
enlarged field of endeavor.
LEAPS FROM RUNNING
TROOP TRAIN TO DEATH.
Charlottesville, Va., May 28. R.
V. Smith, aged 25, of Jewett, Green
county,- N: Y leaped from a moving
troop train as It was passing through
here today and died In the hospital
several hours later. A soldier seat
ed beside 8mlth In the day coach was
startled when he saw Smith's feet fly
across his lap and disappear through
the window. Smith landed on his
head, sustaining a fractured skull.
He never regained consciousness.
MAJOR BARAOCA 'BRINGS
DOWN 82ND AIRPLANE.
PARIS, May 28. Major Baracca.
the leading Italian ace, has brought
down his thirty-second adversary, ac
cording to a dispatch from the Ital
ian front to The Temps. He shot
down the leading airplane of an ene
my squadron.
RED CROSS FOND
KEAR $150,000,000
Washington, May 28. Final fig
ures on the second American Red
Cross $100,000,000 war mercy fund
still were Incomplete tonight, but on
the face of latest returns the ' fund
was oversubscribed $48,833,367. Fig
ures yet to be received were expected
to carry the total to $150,000,000.
Enlisted la Navy.
Thomas Albert Wilson, a son of
Mr. R. Hope Wilson, and Joe Wilson,
a son Of Mrs. Miriam Wilson, went to
Charlotte yesterday .and enlisted in
the Navy.. They were accepted for
service and were sent on' from Char
lotte to a naval tralalng base.
Parent' Day. . ,
Next Friday afternoon. May 31,
will be observed', in all the. city
schools as Parent's - Day. Between
the hours of 2 and 4:30 p. m. alt par
ents are cordially invited to visit the
schools and observe the work being
done. v
iGASTEl
RAISES $20,083
FOR THE RED. CROSS
Gaston county has gone far beyond
its -allotment for the second Red
Cross War Fund and the sum con
tributed by Gastonlans in the big
drive which ended at midnight Mon
day night is considerably larger than
the most optimistic Red Cross en
thusiasts believed would be raised.
As shown by' the list given below,
which was compiled this morning by
Secretary Fred M. Allen of the Cham
ber of Commerce who has been hand
ling the funds, the contributions to
tal $19,382.53. It is barely possible
that a sufficient amount will come In
in belated subscriptions to bring the
total up to. $20,000 .or just double
the county's allotment
Following Is a detailed statement
by townships:
Gastonla township, A. E. Wolts,
township chairman, John L. Beat,
city chairman, quota $6,500, raised
$11,608.03.
Riverbend township, John W. Hol
land, chairman, quota $500, raised
over $1,650.
South Point township, George W.
Stowe, chairman, quota $1,500, rais
ed over $3,500.
Crowders Mountain township, A. A.
McLean, Jr., chairman, quota $350,
raised over $700.
Dallas township, J. W. Summey,
chairman, quota $500. raised $1,300.
Cherryyllle township. S. C. Hen
dricks, chairman, quota $650, raised
over $725.
Gaston bounty, S. A. Robinson,
chairman, quota $10,000, raised over
$19,382.53.
Since the above figures were put
into type, Chairman 8. A. Robinson,
of the local finance committee, has
received sufficient funds from Gasto
nla township to bring the total for
the county up to a round $20,000.
BRITISH AIRMEN SINK
AN AUSTRIAN DESTROYER
(By International News Service.)
ROME, May 29. 'British aircraft
sunk an Austrian destroyer off Dur
azzo. The Italian steamship Avale
was sunk after an hour's fight with a
German submarine.
PRESIDENT APPEARS IN
PERSON BEFORE CONGRESS
Washington, May 27. President
Wilson ended discussion over wheth
er Congress shall stay in Washing
ton this summer to enact new reve
nue legislation by appearing today
before the house and senate in Joint
session and calling upon members to
put aside politics and all other con
siderations to provide money for
growing war expenses and to advise
the country in advance of the tax
burdens It must meet
Just as the President was leaving
the White House for the capitol word
came that the German drive against
the west front had been renewed. He
gave his visit a dramatic touch by
announcing thia news as be conclud
ed his prepared speech, saying it
strengthened the purpose he had tri
ed to express.
The demand that, with the war at
it "peak and crisis," Congress do its
duty at home as the soldiers are do
ing their duty in the trenches over
seas, brought Instant acquiescene.
There still was reluctance in some
quarters to believe immediate legis
lation imperative, but plans for mid
summer adjournment were abandon
ed and both democratic and republi
can leaders expressed their determi
nation to go at the task of passing a
revenue bill with a will.
A suggestion by the President
that most of the new taxes probably
would fall upon incomes, excess prof
its and luxuries and that profiteers
would be reached in this way w a s
greeted with cheers, and congression
al leaders said later the money need
ed would come from these sources.
One of the big problems to be
worked out first is the proportion of
new taxes to bond Issue authoriza
tion. In the neighborhood of twen
ty billion dollars must be provided to
meet expenses of the coming year. In
a memorandum recently given to
members of Congress the President
suggested that 40 per cent should be
raised by taxation. This would mean
bond Issues for some twelve billions,
and doubling of the approximately
four billions levied In taxes this year.
Patriotic Operetta, -
On next Thursday night, June Cth.
the pupils of the Central school un
der the direction of Miss Ethel Lewis
Harris, instructor in music, will pre
sent a patriotic operetta entitled
"Under the Stars and Stripes." It is
especially urged that the parents
make mental note of the date and
consider that they have a previous
engagement to go to this entertain
ment and see the work being done by
the pupils. ;
I Will Plant Eyebrow. .
A French surgeon claims to have
brows and eyelashes, ' .
ALLIES ARE HALO :
11 CERIIAH ADYAIiCE
(By International News Service.)
PARIS, May 2t. The Germans are
being halted on the Alsne front.
General Foch Is bringing up his re
serves and alowly but surely checking
the enemy all along the line. Ameri
can troops with the reserves actively
participated in counter attacks. The
French loudly praise the way Gener
al Pershing's men are fighting. The
fighting is growing In intensity by the
Allies. The German advance Is stead
ily slowing up as the Allies are vig
orously getting the upper hand. Ber
lin claims an advance of seven miles
along the Aisn river and the cap
ture of 15,000 Allies.
Stupendous losses ar being Inflict
ed upon the Crown Prince's army as
they desperately attempt to batter
their way forward. The Allies, while
giving ground, have done so slowly
and at slight cost, while pouring a
murderous fire into the enemy.
TODAY'S CASIILATY LIST
GIVES TOTAL OF 30
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 29. To
day's casualty list is as follows:
Five killed in action, five died of
wounds, 10 died of disease, one died
of accident, seven severely wounded,
two missing in action.
Private Findler Schuler, of Brison
City, N. C, died of wounds; Ed Jack
son, of Greenwood, S. C, died of dis
ease. Lieut. Philip Hunter, of York.
S. C, previously reported as missing
in action, is now known to be a prls-'
oner in the hands of the enemy.
AMERICANS DID
FINE FIGHEi'G
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 28. "Th
American casualties itf the Picardy
fighting yesterday when the Germans
penetrated our lines at two points
but were subsequently driven out
were light," said General Pershing In
his communinque issued this after
noon. "The enemy bombarded with
high explosives and gas, attacking in
three detachments. They penetrated
a small portion of the American front
line but we expelled the enemy at all
points and occupied parts of the Ger
man trenches, inflicting heavy losses
and taking some prisoners. An Am
erican was taken prlsqner but was
rescued in later counter attacks and
his captors were all killed. Our
troops displayed a ne offensive spirit
and achieved a notable success. Early
thla morning the Woevre district hos
tile forces, supported by violent ar
tillery, attempted to raid our lines
and blow up our wires. They were
completely repulsed by our Infantry
and artillery, leaving an officer and
four dead. Twenty dead were ob
served near our wire and ten stretch'
era were seen carrying away wound
ed. Our losses were light. Yester
day in Lorraine the enemy actively
bombarded our trenches wits gas. A
patrolling party approached our lines
flying the Kamerad. We replied with
rifle fire." -
NORTH CAROLINA GAVE
$916,683 TO RED CROSS
Southern Division Headquarters Says
Sooth's Enthusiasm in Drive Was
Unprecedented.
Charlotte Observer, 29th.
The southern division headquar
ters of the American Red Cross yes
terday morning reported that the to
tals for this division had reached $4,
70,642, and that the. officials predict
that when the reports are all in $5,
000,000 will be nearer the figure.
Tennessee held the lead for states
in the southern division, with $1,
265.883. Georgia followed with $1.
O4f,50O. Florida reported $647,365.
North Carolina $916,683, South Car
olina $870,000.
Memphis reported $246,000, Nash
ville $197,000, Chattanooga doubled
her quota and reported $175,000,
Knoxvllle $120,00. Macon $58,000,
Augusta $56,000, Charlotte $105,
000, 50 per cent over quota; .Winston-Salem
$105,000-, more than dou
ble her quota; Columbia '$107,000;
I Jacksonville doubles quota, reaching
$160,000. Salisbury $20,000, Con
cord $25,000, Greensboro $40,000.-
. Willis J. W. Milner, Jr., director of
publicity for the southern division,
wred the publicity committee in
Charlotte yesterday that the enthus
iasm shown in the south 1 absolute-,
ly unprecedented in history. .
, -; Dragging Tempo.
. Profiteer "That Just : like those
musicians.. I hired him by the hour,
and see how slowly he plays." Punch,
TDICiSAIIFERSO:;S-
BUIiiED TO CEAU
(By International, News Service.)
'COLUMBIA ft. r Ma To.
persons were burned to death, six ar '
missing and two were badly burned
this morning when th ward for the
Idiot and the mentally defective of
the State asylum for the insane was
burned. Of the 45 occupants of the
building, which was a wooden struc
ture, only 29 have been" accounted
for. Several rushed back, Into the,
flames after being rescued. The cans
of the fir is said to have been d-
fective electric wiring of the build
to. AMERICAN ARTILLERY
DOC'G GOOD Z1
(By International News Service.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May; 29. (By Newton
Parke.) A a result of methodical
pounding by the American artillery
all last night it Is believed thia morn
ing that th German gas projector
which caused some casualties to our
troops In th Lunevfll sector have
been destroyed.. These projector
were located by aviators last night.
Th American artillery poured shell
upon the projector base, whose work
wa Quickly decreased. Patrol ac
tivity was frequent during the night.
Lowell Locals. U
Correspondence of Th Gazette. V
ixjwkll, May is. Mrs. Frank
Robinson spent Tuesday in Spartan- -burg,
S. C, with her sister, Mrs.
Smith., V. -t;:. -
Miss Olli Gaston , spent Sunday ;
with homefolks. , Miss Gaston Is now
an efficient stenographer, with Ar
mour "Packing Company, Charlotte. '
Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. Robinson spent
th week-end at Chimney Rock. They
were accompanied by their daughter,
Edith, and 'Miss Myrtl Tltman and
Prof. R. E. Allen. . -
Mr. Bob Shields, formerly of thia
place but now of Greensboro, Is via- .
itlng relatives In town this week.
. Miss Luev fliitnn. who liu hun
teaching at Albemarle, is at horn for
me summer vacation. i
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. W1tkrnn aF
Charlotte, and their . guest. Mis
Katherlne Sullivan, of Anderson, 8.
u., spent Saturday in town with
homefolks. - v y' ' ' '
. Children's Day exercises, which
took Place Snndav mnrntnv th
Methodist church, war watt firr1nA
out and the little folks never did bet- -
ter and the church waas well filled:
and why not? 'tA little child shall
ead them." -
Miss Essie Wilson Is spending- th
week in Dallas aa the iiaf nf hv
cousin, Miss Bess Costner. -
Mrs. Sara Reld returned Friday
from Shelby where aha has been lor
some time at the bedside of her 1
ter. Mrs. RumfalL who . 4!t . last
Thursday. .. . --.-::':-:
Mrs. Frank Weir and little daugh ter
spent a few days in Kings Moun-
tain last week. -' , . , -,
Mrs. RoKM RtlTtl. tf ' flaatnnla
spent Sunday in town as the guest of ,
jars. w. n. Hoimes. v : .. ..
Lowell made a splendid record In
the Second Red Cross War Fund
Drive. The allotment for the town
was $350. The total raised wa
I&Z7.76. There wer 210 subscrib
ers.
The British meat shortage is being:
felt more severely than 'at anv tlma
since war was started. That the
shortage is not confined to meats.
nowever, is shown, by the fact that :
effective control of the milk anhniv
1s already being considered. In order
10 meet a possioi greater shortage .
later in the year, and that om sec
tions of Enallsh labor are fivnrlnz
extensions of the compulsory ratlon-
ins system 10 Dreaa, cneese, $nd tea.
In Davidson Superior Court at
Lexington Monday the Jury returned
a true bill acainst J. Graham Hr.
a furniture manufacturer. a of that
Place chanted with the mnrdar nt J.
Franklin Deaderlck, a banker of th
same town. A special veiflre haa
beensununoned in order to secure -a :
Jury and it was thonaht th - trtai :
would begin today. There la a bril-
nam array or counsel on each side. :
The defense will plead the "unwrit
ten law. Because of the promin
ence of the parties Involved the kllL- -lng
of Deaderlck by Hege recently In "
the latter's home created a sensation.
The editor recently received from :
a lady some verses, daintily tied up
with pink ribbon and entitled, "I
Wonder If He'll Miss Me?"
,uoiu aiv iciuiuou 111(7 ,
effort to the sender with the follow-'
ing note: ' , - -- .- .,
Dear Madam: If he doea he ought
never to be trusted with firearms a-'
gain. rLIfe. .v ...
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASS
- ; . E8.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 28. The
Senate thia afternoon, passed the urg
ent deficiency bill appropriating $0.
000,000. Thla covers the war expen- .
see - of th various government bu
reaus. ,
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