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GASTONIA, N. C FRIDAY AFTER.VO0X, JUNE 7, 1919.
$2.00 A YEAH Df ADYATC3.
PARIS BOMBARDED ",
"AGAIN LAST NIGHT
SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAID
MADE LAST NIGHT
FOUR NORTH CAROLINIANS
WERE KILLED III ACTION
CITY SCHOOLS
COMMENT Oil
DISLOYALTY CHARGE
AGAINST 0. P. "RHEIN"
PATRIOTIC OPERETTA
PLEASED LARGE CRG.D
IB7 International News Service)
PARIS, Jane 7. Following a re
spite of several nights German air
men again attacked Paris last night,
Itllllng one person and wounding
several. Some material dafmage was
done. Twenty machines took part in
, the raid.
SHIP SUNK
OFF VIRGINIA CAPES
Announcement was made by the
Kavy Department last night that the
British steamship Harpathian was
sunk by a submarine 100 miles off
the Virginia capes at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning. The entire crew
Was rescued by the steamer Palmer
which arrived in Chesapeake Bay
late yesterday afternoon.
The Harpathian was a freighter of
2,800 tons. ,
DRIVE GERMANS BACK
This morning's press dispatches
cay:
' Although the latest German official
communication announces that the
situation on the battle front is un
changed, there has been a change on
one of the most important sectors in
Plcardy. And American marines were
responsible for It.
: - Attacking on a front of about two
and one-half miles In a fight that be
gan Thursday with the break of
dawn, the marines in four hours
drove back the enemy over a dis
tance of virtually two and one-quarter
miles and occupied all the Im
portant high ground northwest of
Chateau Thierry, which village In a
previous fight the Americas machlno
gunners had turned Into shambles
by the accuracy of their aim as the
Germans tried to wrest a bridge from
them.
After a breathing space in Thurs
day's battle the Americans late in
the afternoon returned to the fray
and at last accounts hard fighting
was in progress for this important
sector, which commands the Marne at
that part of the front where the bat
. tie line swings eastward toward
Rhelms. The marines took 100 Ger
mans prisoners in the early encoun
ter, while the French troops on their
left also gained an advantage over
the enemy and made 160 of his men
captives.
So hard pressed have the Germans
been by the attacks of the Americans
in the Chateau Thierry sector during
the last few days that they have been
compelled strongly to reinforce
their front, using three divisions of
picked troops to hold back the men
from overseas. Thus far, however,
their efforts have been unavailing.
The Americans could not be denied
their objectives.
WILL STOP SHIPPING
FLOUR INTO 8TATE.
North Carollnjk Merchants to Refrain
imm fmrwkvMtifr Flnnp ni4h
A ft UUI .uafv. - -
Carolina's Share is Within Her
Borders.
8peclal to The Gazette.
RALEIGH, June 7. "Based on
the total supply In the United States
for borne consumption, and consider
ing the decreased consumption by
our people, there is within the bor
ders of North Carolina our share and
mora of flour," today stated Food
Administrator Henry A. Page. "This
' being true I am calling upon the
wholesale and retail merchants of
Nnrtii Carolina to refrain from send
ing further orders for flour to mills
outside of North Carolina.
"The largpr mills which have been
accustomed to ship tremendous quan
tities of flour into North Carolina
are .most of them close to export
points and all of them are in posi-
tlon to pack flour for export. There
fore even where merchants in some
parts of North Carolina eould secure
from such mills their 'flour eheaper
-ttiav ran from North Carolina
' mills which have flour available, I
am going to ask them to take the
" home flour even at a higher price.
-"I do not pretend to say that there
: Is sufficient flour in North Carolina
t aionl antftMnr lilt th normal
mityiftj "tf -
demand. What I do mean to say is
that if wo are to supply our Allies
' with, the Quantity they must have we
have as much -flour in North Caroli
, na as we are entitled to and as much
In proportion as the people of any
r ! other State or section and we have
no right to more."
Mr Pan't ntaiiMt tn flour dealers
refrain frnm . nnrrhaatnz flOUT OUt-
aide tne state is not an oraer uui 11
verv elearlv' indicated in the office
of the food administration that all
' Aaalara wilt he exnected to comDly
v Trlth the request and that any disre-
rnnl nf ronilt will h looked
: upon with extreme ZUsfavor by the
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, June 7. The British
made a successful raid against the
German positions northeast of Be
thune last night and Inflicted casual
ties. They also captured some ma
chine guns, and returned without
loss.
HEGE;CONVICTED
Of MANSLAUGHTER
Guilty of manslaughter was the
verdict rendered by a Davidson coun
ty jury at Lexington yesterday in the
case of the State against J. Graham
Hege for the killing of J. F. -Dead-rick.
The jury was out three hours.
Judge W. J. Adams sentenced Hege
to be confined for an indefinite pe
riod of not less than one year nor
more than four years in the Stte
prison.
Hege's counsel gave notice of ap
peal to the Supreme Court and he
was released on $2,500 bond.
LATE EVENTS IN TOWN AND COUNTY
Born
To Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Elliott, of
North Linwood street, Thursday,
June 6, 1918, a daughter.
McAUstttr-Llneberger lie union.
There will be a Joint reunion of
the McAUster and Lineberger fami
lies at the old McAltater place near
Dallas, now occupied by Mr. R.
Beehler Lineberger, on Saturday,
June 15th. All friends and members
of the family are most cordially in
vited to be present on this occasion
and to bring well-filled baskets with
them.
Buys Out O'Xeil's,
Mr. A. S. Karesh has bought a
controlling interest in the O'Neil
Company's store and succeeds Mr. J.
W. Cunningham as manager. Mr.
Cunningham, as previously stated,
has enlisted in Dr. J. J . Long's Hos
pital Unit. Mr. Karesh will continue
to conduct this business under the
same name it has borne since it was
established by Mr. A. B. O'Neil sev
eral years ago. Karesh's store in the
Ragan block will be continued as
heretofore.
New Church Furniture Here.
After a delay of many weeks the
furniture for the handsome new First
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, . recently completed, has ar
rived and is being installed. The
work of putting in the new seats
and other furniture will be complet
ed tomorrow. This furniture is of
high grade antique oak and is in
keeping with the style of architect
ure used in this building. This mag
nificent house of worship is now com
plete inside and cut.
Eclipse Tomorrow.
On Saturday afternoon, June 8th,
a notable eclipse of the sun will take
place, visible here as a large partial
eclipse, and visible as a total eclipse
along a narrow path from 40 to 60
miles in width crossing the United
States diagonally from Washington
to Florida. According td the World
Almanac the eclipse will begin at ap
proximately 5:36 p. m. for points in
North Carolina and will reach its
maximum phase; covering 82 per
cent of the sun's surface, at 6:33.
The moon's shadow will pass at a
bout 7:26, ending the eclipse. This
is the first total eclipse of the sun
which hna been visible as such at
nnv nnlnt in the United Sattes since
the year 1900. The next total eclipse
whose path crosses tnis conuneni
will take place in ims.
HISTORIC OLD PLANTATION
SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
Westover Estate Near Richmond
Knocked Down to Secure-ties Com
pany for $220,000.
York. June 6. The historic
Westover plantation, on the James
river, 24 miles southwest of Rich
mond. Va., was sold at public auc
tinn todav to an Investment securi
ties company here for $220,000. The
transaction included the estate of
1 ISO arras, the Dalatial home of
Gregorian architecture, and its fur
nishings, among whicn were many
RnffMah antiuuea"
Th ait a wu selected for the home
of Henry West, fourth Lord Dela
ware and governor of Virginia, in
1-6 19.' The present house was con
structed In 1718-1722. One win of
the mansion was destroyed by shell
fire during tne war, out was resiorea
God' has many sharp cutting In
struments and rough files far polish
ing His jewels; and those He espec
ially esteems, and means to make the
most resplendent, - He hath of tenest
GASTONIA
GASTOfJ
MIS lOOlB UVVU.f--MTlguiuu,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jane 7. Today's
casualties are are as follows:
Seventeen illed in action, 12 died
of wounds, seven died of disease, six
died of accident, six were wounded
severely. Lieut. Robert Anderson,
of Wilson, N. C; Corp. Silas Triplet,
of Hunting Creek, N. C, and Pri
vates Raymond Cuthbertson, of Ne
bo, N. C, and Lewis Strickland, of
Cerro Gordo, N. C, were killed in action.
HAS FOURTEEN MEN
IN SERVICE OF U. S.
Christ's Evangelical Lutheran
church at Stanley.lhis County, of
which Rev. A. L. Boliek is pastor,
now has fourteen young men in the
army and navy of the United States.
If the whole population of the coun
try were represented in the United
States service in proportion to the
membership of the above congrega
tion. Uncle Sam wpuld have more
than 10,000,000 in the army and
navy.
LUCIA LOCALS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
LUCIA, June 6. Mr. J. R. Rog
ers has gone to Gastonia today on
business.
Mr. Fred Mcintosh went to Vir
ginia Monday to move his household
things to his mother's, Mrs. Cora
Mcintosh, where they are making
their home. He will return today. '
Mr. Earle Connell was right sick
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Beatty has purchased a
farm from Mr. J. R. Rogers at Lucia.
Mr. J. R. Rogers has bought a
house and lot, 12 acres, from Mr. A.
U. Stroup in Lucia.
Several children in the community
have whooping cough.
Miss Lucile Mcintosh went to
Charlotte yesterday to accompany
her sister, Miss Velma, home. She is
right sick with tonsllitis.
Mrs. J. E. Black and daughter.
Miss Lula Belle, visited Mrs. Uurant
Cashion, of Lincoln county, yester
day. At The Churches
LORAY PRESBYTERIAN".
On Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock
Rev. J. B. Hood, pastor of Pisgah
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, will preach fit the Ioray
Presbyterian church, and Kev. . J.
Roach, pastor at Loray, will fill Rev.
Mr. Hood's pulpit.
LORAY BAPTIST CHURCH.
"The Will of the Lord Concerning
Foreign Missions" will be the sub
ject of the sermon Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. G.
P. Abernethy. Preaching also at
8:30 p. m.
REV. S. R. GRUBB TO PREACH.
In the absence of the pastor, Rev.
H. H. Jordan, who Is at Durham at
tending a conference of ministers.
the pulpit of Main Street Methodist
church will be filled Sunday morning
by Rev. S. R. Grubb, one of the Y. M.
C. A. workers at Camp Greene. On
account of the sermon before the city
schools there will be no preaching at
this church Sunday night.
MR. BARRETT IN CHARLOTTE.
Rev. W. C. Barrett, pastor of the
First Baptist church, is in Charlotte
this week conducting a series of
meetings at the Allen Street Baptist
church. His pulpit here will be fill
ed Sunday by Rev. R. D. Carroll,
pastor of that church.
NEW HOPE PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. J. T. Dendy, of Belmont, will
preach at New Hope Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon. Following
the sermon a congregational meeting
will be held.
DEATHS
DEWEY MAHAFFEY.
Dewey, the two-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Mahaffey, wno
live at the Mountain View Mill, West
of Gastonia, died at 7 o'clock yester
day morning at their home. The
body was taken through the country
yesterday afternoon to Rock Hill, 5.
C, where the funeral and interment
took place this morning.
ASPIRANT FOR CONGRESS
GETS 20-rEAIi SENTENCE.
Oklahoma City, Okla., June 6. Or
rille C. Enfield, socialist candidate
for Congress against James V. Mc
Clintlc,' seventh - congressional dis
trict, was found guilty by a federal
court Jury here today on Indictments
charging conspiracy to obstruct the
selective draft law, and sentenced to
20 years in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kansas.
The commencement exercises of
the city public school began last
night with the presentation of a pa
triotic operetta and will close with
the graduating: exercises next Wed
nesday night. As previously noted
the annual sermon will be preached
Sunday night in the auditorium of
the Central school by Rev. Dr. J. C.
Galloway and the annual address
will be delivered Wednesday night
by Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby.
Following is the program for the
remainder of commencement week:
Sunday Mght, H:JiO O'clock.
Invocation.
Hymn, "Come Thou Almighty
King."
Scripture Reading.
Prayer.
Anthem, "The Lost Chord" (Sulli
van), by Girls Glee Club.
Sermon by Rev. Dr. J. C. Gallo
way. .
Double Quartet, "Look Down
From Heaven."
Announcements.
Monday, 8: SO I. M.
Under-Graduate Exercises.
Piano Solo, Ioulse Heal.
Invocation.
Song, "Carolina. Carolina," Sev
enth Grade and Audience.
Reading U. D. C. Prize Essay,
Sara Warren.
Piano Solo, Marian Brlson.
Declamation, William Kincald.
Song. "Dixie." All Present.
Recitation, Mary Lee Mason.
Piano Duet, Elizabeth Love .and
Wombra McCombs.
Oral Reproduction of a Story,
Charles Hoffman.
Piano Solo, Kate Hanna.
Presentation of Certificates.
Come Lasses and Lads, Seventh
Grade.
Announcements.
Song, "America," All Present.
Tuesday, 8:30 P. M.
Class exercises.
Wednesday, 8:30 I'. M.
Graduating exercises and annual
address by Hon. Clyde R. Ho?y.
The marshals are: Maxa Bradley,
chief; Knox Whltesldes, Willard Jen
kins, Bonnie Xorris, Lowry Miller,
Lillian McLean, Lois Rankin, Mur
ray Grier, Hattie Spencer and Wil
liam Wortman.
SKXIOIt PHILATHKA8
WILL KLECT OKFICKHS.
The semi-annual election of officers
of the Senior Phllathea Class of Main
Street Methodist church will be held
in the class room on next Sunday
morning. This will be for the period
beginning with the month of July
and ending with December. The new
officers will take charge the first Sun
day in July. At that time Mrs. J. I.
Fayssoux, president of the class, and
under whose leadership an enviable
record has been made, will make a
report covering the activities of thj
class during the past six months. A
rather unique rule of the class Is
that no officer can serve two succes
sive terms.
RED cPn CROSS
...DEPARTMENT...
ATTENDANCE RECORD.
Wednesday afternoon, June 5th:
Supervisor, Mrs. A. M. Dixon; di
rectors, Mrs. J. L. Adams and Miss
Mary Ragan; workers Mesdames W.
P. Grier, Ralph Padgett, J. F. Bess,
P. T. Withers, C. V. Blake. Miss Shu
ford. Thursday afternoon, June 6th: Su
pervisor, Miss Jennie Pegram; di
rectors, Mrs. R. M. Johnston and
Miss Blanche Gray; workers. Misses
Maude Rankin, Johnsle Adams, Wil
lie McKemy, Mesdames P. R. Huff
stetler, W. F. Michael, W. H. Adams.
A. G. Myers, M. H. Curry. John I.
Fayssoux, P. R. Falls; visiters, Mrs
E. L. Houser, Dallas; Mrs. Robert
Jackson, Crowders .Creek.
Socks Again !
From Red Ctobs Briefs.
Still they are coming in nui.
dreds of them and go many have to
be reknitted. In future follow thv
directions given below in knitting
them:
The foot should measure 11 to 12
inches from the back of the heel to
the end of the toe. The foot should
be about 4 inches across at the in
step. The leg should be about 14 in
ches 'long from the bottom of the
heel to the top of the sock.
In casting on the stitches do not
nav so much ' attention to the num
ber of stitches as to the number of
inches, and the sock should measure
about 4 Inches wide across the leg.
It Is absolutely Imperative that the
socks be free from knots inside the
soldiers cannot wear them unlejia-
they are. --.
Many of the sweaters being sent In
are not according to dimensions,
The following from this morning's
Atlanta Georgian will be of Interest
to Gazette readers here and else
where: "Announcement was made Thurs
day morning at the office of I. C.
Wardlaw, superintendent of the pub
lic schools, that O. P. Rein. Latin
and English instructor at the Boys'
High School, who left the city recent
ly when charges were made that he
had been disloyal in his utterances
against President Wilson and the
United States government, is now at
Gastonia, N. C.
"It is stated Rein requested the
clerk of the Board of Education to
forward to his address in Gastonia
his salary check for last month. Su
perintendent Wardlaw declared, how
ever, Rein had not resigned his posi
tion with the local school system.
Nevertheless, it is believed by school
officials Rein will not return to At
lanta and that his position will be
given to another at the next election
by the Board of Education.
"Requests have been received by
the United States District Attorney's
office In this city to ascertain If any
of the statements alleged to have
been made by Rein against the Gov
ernment could be held a violation of
the new Federal sedition law. An
investigation has been started under
the direction of W. Paul Carpenter,
Assistant United States Attorney.
"It has not been announced offi
cially whether the special committee
of Council, appointed to Investigate
the local school system, will request
Rein to return to Atlanta to testify
in the probe."
Prof. Rheln is a son of Mr. Peter
S. Rhyne, a well-known citizen of
the county who lives west of Gasto
nia. When the war broke out" he
was a student in a German universi
ty. Soon after returning to America
he changed the spelling of his name
from "Rhyne" to the Germanized
"Rein."
NEW REGISTRATION
ENROLLED 379 HEN
The registration of young men
who had become 21 years of age be
tween June 6, 1917, and June !,
UMS, which was held Wednesday at
the county courthouse for the entire
county, resulted In the enrolling of
379 Gaston county young men, whose
names will be added to the perman
ent register of selectmen. The roll
will be published in full In The Ga
zette next week. The registration
was carried out without a hitch
through the aid of a large force of
volunteer registrants, whose names
are given In another item. After
these registrants shall have been
classified by the local board, follow
ing physical examination, they will
be placed at the foot of the class to
which they have been assigned.
Those whb fall in class one will prob
ably be called into service before a
great while, as class one has already
been very nearly exhausted.
New Hope News Notes.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
LOWELL, Route 1, June 7. The
New Hope Demonstration met with
Mrs. L. K. Ratchford Thursday af
ternoon. Quite a number were pres
ent, including Mr. J. B. Steele. The
hostess served ice tea and cake,
which was very much enjoyed by an.
Miss Ina Manning, of Iowa, spent
the week-end with Misses Florlde
Faires, Mary Glover and Elva Harri
son.
Mrs. Jack McLean and little
daughter, Katherlne, spent last week
with Mrs. W. T. McLean.
Misses Olive Ragan and Edna Har
rison were the guests Sunday of Miss
Mary Glover.
There will be an Ice cream supper
at New Hope Saturday night, June
8th. The money will go for the ben
efit of the Red Cross.
Concord Times: Rev. George
B. Clemmer, of Gastonia, will on
Thursday evening of this week be
gin a series of tent meetings on the
grounds of the No. 2 school. Meet
ings will be held each evening at
8:30 o'clock. On Sunday the serv
ice will be at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. The meetings will continue
until further notice.
Knitters will please bear In mind that
the sweaters must be 38 Inches bust,
23 inches long, and the' opening for
the. head large enough for a man
wearing a No.' 8 hat. If the work is
not done according to Red Cross in
structions, it means double work for
the committee, besides being a waste
of valuable time and expensive ma
terials.
A large audience witnessed the pa
trtnUn inarttta "TTnta k C. . a "
Stripes" presented by pupils of the -several
grades at the Central school
talnment was a most delightful one,
the players having been . splendidly
trained under Miss Ethel Lewis Har
ris. v.,.- - ,
The program was as follows: v
Act One. ; y
Entrance March, Made in America.
Opening Chorus, For Uncle Sam.
Reading, Origin oi the Flax, Co
lumbia. , ;
Chorus. Beautiful Flag of Liberty.
Colonials.
Early History of the Flag. Willard
Jenkins.
Solo and Chorus. Beautiful Flas.
Myrtle Warren and Colonials.
Reading. Oar Country's Flasr.
Thomas Qulckel.
Solo and Chorus. Our Own Dear
Country, Lucius Wilson and Colon
ials. . ., f
Song and Drill. The Flasr For Me.
fifth grade boys.
song. Under the Flar. fourth rrad
girls.
Song. See the Flag Waving, first
grade children. 1 ,
Chorus and March. All Hail to
Our Native Land. '
Act Tws Occne One. '..'---
Tableau I. , J "
Betsy Ross and the Flag. Lillian
McLean. 1
Tableau 2. '
Silent Manual. National Guard.'
Boy Scouts.
Reading, Benato the Flag. Robert
son LaFar. , ...
Tableau 3.
War FHrfnr . ' J
1. Do They Kfsa Me at Homer.
Bonnie iNorrls, Lucius Wilson, Evan"
Glenn, Charlie Jordan. .
2. Tenting Tonight. Girls Glee
Club.
Act Two Scene Two. :'-
ass a 0 . a. 1 i i
JSi 1 1- a TTi arirs n mi svmi .i .:.
Solo and Chorus. Columbia t thm
Gem of the Ocean, Charlie Jordan.
c nor us, way Down south in Dixie.
Song and Dance. Little Piccanin
nies. . , -r .
Character Song. From Deutchland
I Am. . ' .r.
Song and Chorus. Uncle 8am is m
Jolly Good Fellow, Herbert Glenn
and other Marines. t ,
Policemen's Song. Leon Carraway.
and Chorus. -
Chinese fong, Chtng Lee, China
Lo, Chlng Loo.
Solo and Chorus, What George
Did. Evan Glenn and Colonials. v
Chorus,' Lnder the Stars and
Stripes. -v
Reading, The Voice of the Flag.
Columbia.
Chorus, There is no Land Like
Our Land.
Solo, lxng May Our Glorious Flag
Wave, Charlie Jordan. . ,
Finale, Wave,! Wave,! Star Span
gled Banner!
Curtain.
POSTMASTERS OF COUNTY
PLAN W. S. S. CAIK'I
Plans for carrying on the War Say
ings Stamp Campaign during the '
week of June 23-28 were discussed at
a meeting of the postmasters of, the
county held Monday at 11 a. m. in .
the offices of Postmaster John R.
Rankin. Of the thirteen postofflces
in the county all were represented
except Cherryville, the postmaster at
that place being kept away on ac
count of illness.
Mr. George W. Wilson, county
chairman of the War Savings Stamp
Committee, was present at the meet
ing and made a talk to the postmas
ters on the Importance of conducting
a lively campaign. Gaston county
allotment of War Savings Stamps is
$816,000 and this amount must be
taken during the year 1918. Up to
the present only a little more than
$100,000 worth has been taken in
the county.
Following the conference the vis
iting postmasters were guest ' of
Postmaster John R. Rankin at din
ner at the Armlngton Hotel.
Those In attendance were:
Belmont, D. P. Stowe.
Mount Holly. J. P.. Gardner. ;
'Bessemer City, W. I Ormand.
Alexis, C. L. McAllister.
Dallas. R. S. Lewis.
High Shoals. L. R. Teall.
Lowell, T. P. Rankin.
McAdenville. J. H. Wagstaff.
Stanley, F. Boyd. v.
Worth. O. D. Carpenter. :
Gastonia, John R. Rankin. .
MARRIAGES.
LONG-GRISSOM: At the parson-,
age of the Loray Baptist church: in
West Gastonia on Thursday, June .
1S18, by Rev. G. P.. Abernethy, Fred
Long, eon of G. I Long, and Bryte
Grissom, daughter of Sam Grissom.
No one is safe until he learns not
to dally with temptation but to repel
it immediately and instinctively with
fierce indignation.: . . Christ's
perfection of character does not
come from inability to sin, but from
ability to conquer. Fosdick. '
food administration. J