North Carolina Newspapers

keep your eyes on ELKIN-THE best little TO^ in north CAROLINA. ^ATCH fliLk ^kuw!' THE ELKIN TRIBUNE Klkin. N. C.. Thursday. Nov. 22,19!? m. C. WAREHOUSES LIKE BEPART- HENT STORES WaahinKtoo, Nov. I7-—O"*' the comparatively triflioB detail tasks of the Aiiierfcaii Cross in cooncclion with its $100,000,000 war job overseas was U) build thirteen giant de- I>artment stores at various places in Prance. These big establislioents are used for the storage and diairi- bution of the millions of dollars worth of Red Crtxs supplies flowingyi Prance froin'tluscoun try at the vate'of ir..00(' tons a month. Cables announcing the cnnple- tion of these stores and deuiling some of the use.s to wliich tbe.v are put were reC'-ivcd here tcxlay. The Red Cross calls Uicin wan>- houses, but cables that tlieircon- tents are aw numerous ami a.s varied as those of an Ameru an department atort- One. of lliein. in Paris, is so big lhaV ireiglil cars aro run riglU into tho build ing and unloaded. It is to these big stores lli: HOT SPRINGS STILL HOT ABOUT THAT GERHAN FLAG Aalievllle, Nov. 17.—Citizens of Hoi Spings are still indignant ov er the raising of a small German tlag, on a miniatnre flagpole at tho internment camp this week by the Germans held prisoners there. Despite the statement of United States Marshal Webb that the flag' was hanging over the back of a chair. Hot Springs citi zens and railroad men who were present when the flag wa-s dis covered, declare tliat it was erected on a miniature Ibigimie. in plain sight from the outside of the grounds, and that it was placed there u> celebrate tliu cap tu'rc and killing of Ainerican.s by llic Germans. The flag, to be sure, was small, almut eight by ten inches, it is slated by witne.sscs who saw it flying, 1ml it was largo enough to arouse the wrath of the Ameri cans who witnessed its flaunting in the face of American -iiiz‘‘ns. and the real reason it was taken down was l>ecBuse the guards the war knitting you do and the i bandages you roll, are sent cli-{ rect. ‘To serve the American troo|>s and the hundreds of war hosint- als beliind the Pronch tiring lino, and to reach the thoosinds of Preneh refugees, the Ive (l^os^ has ertabliabcd this system thirte-n warehousi--- ’ said the cable. “This new war relnd distribu tion system has been orgaiiiz'id since the arrival ofil. ■ I Jed Cross commission in Pail-, in duiu'. “Six of tho wan-liousi's have been located in I'.iris. which serves as the center of the dis iribution system. Ten others ' ^re located in depariioents out- le the capital and from these ippliesare dlstrihuied by mn- wamus and eveit^ SUbto Seans-^-•tradsiwrt were informed that, unless was promptly rumovod. it would be shot down. AMERICAN CASUALTY UST CROWS With the American Army in Kr.mce. Nov. Hi.—Tho artillery lighting in the secu.r held by the troops has become lively and there have been 1 some .shrapnel wounding of some the men in the trenches, shrapnel shell hit an Amer ican gun today and caused cas ualties. SoioGofthemen wound- e>i .1 h'W days ago have died. Tbe .Xinerican battcrii‘> have been liriiig rapidly in rolurii and it is considered certain thatnio^e damage and •j'l.^uaUies have beeiX (-ausod in the German lines than the Germans have inflicteri upon igan; tioD, to hospitals and othe.r msii-j tnwpa witnessed tntiona. _ their first aerial encounter today. "A large proportion ..Qomy airplanes appeared supplies is received l^vorhead. Soonallol them from the United Slates and i.,,,. Hcd at Uir approach c-f forwarded by the Red Cross] ^ i-’i—nch machines, One of supply service from chapter i-'ronch outmaneuvered this work rooms and from and “got on his rail." datorUien bolted, clUea affiliated with the Red Cross. Owingtolhogreai-horl jigo of ocean toonagn, iaigciuan titles of supplies have been pur chased by the Red Cross corn- mission in Prance. 'The stocks of goods carried by the warehouses include overy klnd of medical supplies, drugs, and surgical instruments for tin uBOofhoaplUiUtotTs. FoikIsIuiIs. clothing, building material, plow ing iroptements and tools an- al - being imported in large .pianf ties for the assistance of Kren.d refugees. “Red Cross warehouses o Piria alone have a capaeity o threso and a half million cehi feet and can lake caro of si\i. thousand tons of supplies ,u time. "American cr'legu men, man of whom formerly servcMi asdi c erfelnthe American ambulii .mhI iiOiiiliilHtnmon. » II lUeJrt-r lioHs .11 ClaiujJ Ki'amr.v. Cullforiiiu. C—Loailinx Bi Mblj- a—Brttldi "padre." or i-haiilaln. eivlua n drink to a «ull .- of Bultlnnire, In Charge of 'he regulapon of coni, nniracal and DETAILS OF EFFORT TOTRAP AHER-;nO EXTRAVAGANCES FOR GERMAN ICANS PRISIONERS London, Nov, 17. - Mnredetails r \Vasliington, Nov, 17—Reiwirls of the Geniian s|i.-;-i:-,i effort lo.tlial the Germans interned in trap Anieriean snldier.s in llie];-!imp at Hot Snrings. N. C., eat front line trenches on the Ainer ' Mve meals ii day and enjoy many ican front NovemIsT :l, on iheli.^iravagancoH of diet are de occasion of the invader's lir.slraid | miuiiced by the department of a the Auioriciin trenches nnd | labor whicli has them in charge, hich resulted ill nuuic-i-riii-. ^ Food iidniinisirator Hoover has usUies to the defomlers, have i-econimended that the prisoners be inilon army or navy rations. Tne labor department >ays tho 1'risoners are receiving an ordi- 'lary whuiesomo diet in the inter- y est of showing Germany that her ■n prisoners here hre well treated and with the h(>]H> of inducing her u, «reat American captives M-Syr,. ^ '=3Jr=3=7 A s'-itemeiiiji J.ued al llie de- HENRY FORD TO AID O.S. SHIPBUILD- been brought to [A)ni1tin\by the arty of American eotignysinan, ting Franoeand Klglaiid. Congressman T.aylor. of Cl |oi,ado. said: “Our men were dcUuli -(Ktsition on the front line ^ servation at :t o'clock in •- cmr 1'3^t?*^'nblit signs of actiiiy of the enemy during theeail.u houri of tho morning had been f>ilowe*l by this stationing ol our ^ic I- of niachiiieguns Anally y as the two airplane; red to the west. 'end. general rommand- (•etor..'ta mentioned in es tiftcen American ofh- soldiers, inehiding three p- killed, for excellent iualitics and for brav- [ikiyeil in the recent ireiu-li raid. A note iccompany- iiig the citation saji that be iwi-cii -.ixx' ami lOOOD shells w-.-ro used in the attic'- which had been in preparati^for three Miontbs down to the finest details. ITii" results n'jlained bf the cn- .■!i;y were very small, be having l)oi-ii un.ible to ivenettite more ilimliie Ill's, line lr«hoa bc- |.'auso iiC III.; rcsistansB of the ! American soldiers wlibrille and ] pistol lire and hand grenades. The enemy had to oonlBDl hi; advantageoii; servation. ' ! “Tho German attack followed the enemy's sweeping of the po sillons as usual with illuininuting rockets, by means of which it is |>resumeil liio Genn.ni.s loi'alcd the American force. Their artill ery tire uppc.ared to be c-oiiccn- trated on that point, and they at-, ccpied lliei,'hurriedly eoni'iMved object in smsahiiig our iii'.le S({uad of observe-s who wen- out ore to gain e.vpi.'i ience "The attack seems to lonlinn reimrt.s* that the German e.ini- manders Inive inculcated a spir'l 'alr.v ainoip; their tri.i.ps for tho taking of tin; lirst .\;iievii-;io prisiouors and to irakc a showing in American ciisuiiilies. It is commonly repotted on all the fronts that the Germans liave transferred their vindiciivcness and hatred of the bkiglisli to our .re dlreetlns the work, .rl.il.- .1,.-1 *l.h force o; workmen .» |,„r, |„„ elT a fo. reter.e 1-reocli .oUier,. ti.j ,,,0 and Belgian men no longer M l. r coMl.ndo.l olliurj- doty, ine k rend, go.- gj. eminent and tha miimcipal thorltieAof Paris arccwporatingl ^ ^ with the commiss on n »e si j.o[nj,;jny. which wai in curing of labor and m mamlam-;^^^^ u.nemetanex tiie tr^imrtati^ service. , bombard«et de- DENIES THAT MEXICANS ARE BRING spile which it seiteil ar»* A"*! . MOLESTED Mexico City, Nov. 17.-In re pjj. to questions asked by thi lower heuBO. President Carranza aaid today there was no truth in reports that Mexicans are being molested or unlawfully enlisted in the American army, which was being organized ou amount nf American participation in the ~ar He explained that the Am- cricim draft law requlreu all for nieners, including Mexicans, to ^Bter and undergo medical ^mlnatiCiii; that those not Amer ican citizens or unftt for servien were exempted, and inai the minlatry of foreiK" relations has Sendokita ful'.d-ty Mexicans residing 'O the. United Stotoa. ottered such stubborn rosatnnee that the enemy, tlio iiun)*fic''''i’ lujicrior, was obliged torture Tho general specially the order of il"- day James Gresham and Ffiraf®'* Merle L. Hsy and Thomas?*^^'* right, "who died bravely lu hand tighling with the who bad peno'..rated the “J"* tine.’’ The others cited showed excellent military Second Lieutena**-"- 0. McLougblln, R. 0. Palltf*"’ and 1C. P. Erickson, Sefll**”; John Norwood, Corporals^l^'^ M. Knowlus and Homer'^^' and Privates Charles William B. Thomas, GeorgaBW®; Boyce Wade, Robert Wlitklef***® John J. Jarvis. Detroit, Mich.. Nov. 17. -Jacob Yc'lin, a Detroit youth, was con- led by a federal court jury iii-re late today of sending a lliroaleU' ing loiter demniidiiig ransom to Kilsei Ford, son of the automobile manufacturer. Yellin teocod to live years i worth iirison and also ivastinnl $i.(xx;. The letter which Por.l received demanded $10,000as the price (or tile safely of his baby son, Henry Pol'd. II, The writer siiecified that the mouey be sent by mail to the local general delivery de livery department. When a mes- sepgcr called at the window for tho package, li. dummy parcel and ilien was trailed by detectives, senger mot Yellon several blocks the iwstoffici* and the latter was arrested ns he took the par- p.irtiiicnt said'. "It siiould bt! isiinted out in ilie fii'-si pliu'.- that the aliens de- Uiiicd ut this particular sUitiuii arc nut prisoners of war. They I'liinprisc olllcoi's and crows from a nuuiUer of German vessels that wore hUcrncii in United Stales ports and . subsLH|i taken over by the government 11 [loll the d.>-111-11101) of host! "Tliu stali-ment that the interned at Hot S|>rii)gs cat live 111.-Ills a day IS bramicd a; lolls by the iitlicers uc.quaintcd with III-' f.u'is. Tiii.-e ui-ivts of suh.sluuliiil but [ilaiii fare [ircpar- cil by Uieii'owii euok.s is the daily quota ol each man." i NAVAL BATTLE OFF HELGOLAND. IfOndoii, Nov. 17.—British light forces today engaged Gerinao iightcruiser.s oil Helgoland, British admiraltv uiinonnccd U>' day. The German warships ilrcd and tho British forces now ch'osing them. Tho announcemcat follows; "British light forces oi>erating Hcigoh.nd Bight have been on- gaged witti German light forces this inorniug. The only mation we have received thus far that our vessels have engaged -Dcmy light cruisers, that the Washington, Nov. Id.—Henry Ford has agreed to give his aid to the government's merchant ship building program by l>ccoming assistant to Geueral Manager ?z. of the emergenc.r fleet cor poration. Mr. Ford will lcal esi>ccinlly •ith si iidardizatiim and speed ing up produetioii of the uierch ant fleet and alrendv is building in his Detroit factory small ship parts. He will give the govern- mcDimosluf Ills time and will serve without pay. A.s vice president ai-d general mauager of the gcnei-al emergen- ^gmiaJta—rtA/i-atloii lOi. 1 1114iS 1, immediate charge of the merch ant licet building and ns his as sistant Mr. Ford will bringtothe government his ulillii.v as stand ard priHluction ex]vei't. Allho Ihoroly outspoken in Ills (KiciKcist views until Hie United Elates entered the war Mr. Ford that lime lias reiH-atcdly pledgevl his i>i.-rsonal and nusi- resiiuri-es to any uiil the governinenl might u>k of hii ITALIAN TROOPS ARE HOLDING AUSTRO-tIUNGAJUAN AND GERMAN armieu in check all along THE PIAVE .\long the Piave river the Ital- ',;ns are holtiiiig the German and \ustro Hungarian armies in -bee's. Nowhere have the invnd- • •i-s been able to croas tho stream • •id at several [liacos where they i.i-oviously had gained access to ■he western bank they have been '.rlllinntly counter-attacke.i and fi.reed to withdraw to the river's ,.'ilge. On the 2enson loop sector south the enemy ha.s endcav- ■ red to* extricate himself from (is serious imsition, but the Iv ' nn.s, putting down an attack with .I'av.v^limeH, closed in ui>on the nvaUersand made more precari- )ua llieir situation. The Italians II the lighting along the western bank of the waterway have cap- ored I'OT sidcrably more than i-’.OOd prisonere aiul also taken 'J. Machine guns, in the h’agare zone ilie enemy has In^en conipleie'v n[Uishel and forced to give up s [Htstion. In the hilly region representing ilie northern front from I.Ake Jarda to the region soulhof Peltre all the Anslro-German atlacts, ;.ome of them delivered with iolence, have been repelled. aC' cording to the liome war office, although Berlin asserts that- northeast of Asiago and between lli'cnta and Piava rivers the Ital- iaijs have Ijoen driven from further strong mountain iiosi- 1 B-lgiii . Pi Ui-ilish P day, Nov, 111.—Five iiuitiiber.s Uu‘ [rarly of American I'ongi ei men and \>rivale citizens who 8()eiU yosiorday ami part of to day visiting the Belgian war zone had a narrow esca]>e from death or injury this morning when tliev wore caught in a sudden burst of Gorman machine gun fire while inspecting the frontline trenches near Dixmude. The Americansindangerwere: Congressman C. C. Dili, of S|>o- kane, WJ>sb.[Congressman Chaa. B. Timberlakc, of Colorado; Gon gi'ossman John P. Miller, of Su altle, Wasii.; Congressman Al bert .Johnson, of Washington, and former Representative Sloui. of Montana. Nobody wn.s liii. butitwas'onc of those i>ecDliai freaksof fortune, which soldier; latter have rctirci at lilgli si>eed, luck, because the shots cam. lid thatour vessels are in pur-1jq ^ shower. No advices have come through to show that the British and French reinforcements have reached the Italian Hue in any considerable numbers, but the "fey dag" which it was announc ed last week njust inlorvune be fore they could siiflen the front uwiue at;« eatL_ TbergfQrc^_it . iRpwmuf tnar"iMBiKUfr ■wtui the aid of tl« allies in their line, will turn tly'ualance of the scale in their fa/oV. Again tjie artillery duel on the l-'landcrs jront has reached tre- inenduous proportion.s. and it is not unlikriy that Field Marshal Haig has n preparation another ilash forward from the region of I’asschenlacle toward the town of Rouleis and the important railway liio serving the German front froiTthe North sea south ward. Tl0 Germans, anticipat ing anoU'er of the irresistible '•[Miration^i of the British c inander-iii^hief are directing tlioir heav^ gun tire on the jwsi' lions in tllmeigbborhood of Pass clumndaleWd LAUgcmarck and •ouih of tie I’olygon wood. To the jouth tho big guns of the Freudi and the Germans also arc activMong the Chemin-des- the present week ill witness anothe: General Potain’s army forward toward NEGRO BOY GAVE LIFE IN EFFORT TO SAVE SISTER Ashvllle. Nov. 1>5.—Two little blackened bodies, laid in a single ca.Hkct, were buried at the color- cemniery iclay, and drew down the curtain on one of tho saddost’and at the same time one of the mast heroic tragedies of the Are which wijied out the Catholic Hill school Friday. The those of Henry and Elsie Thompson, and Henry's Iwdy wastwith that nf bis sister because, after he had escapeil safely from the burning building he again braved the flame-s in an efforijtojsave that sister. llo>asjonly a negro l>oy. ten -s of age, but In his Imrt was r^tufT of which heroes are made. Disregarding warnings, lu) climbed the tire escape of tli*' burning building and went to tin- rescuo of the sister he loved, el- Uiuugh it was certain tlmt she must have been overcome by tin; flame and smoke at that time. Evidently he found Imr. for the two were found lying close to- getlier in the ruins, liurneil and blackennd remnants of what had been human bodies. Four more of the victims -Aitl be given a joint funeral tomorrow and the Asheville lire depart- tpenl i.s planning to attend the servicu.s in n body. An elTorl will be maJe to get a (.'arnegie medal or an endowment from the Carn-’gie funil for a monumuul to the lilUorhomiwon boy who gave his life in a vain attempt to .save his sister. Ills of the cel. Y|elHn asserted his innocono .Testimony was offered at il; trial by u tyiiowriier e\[M.-ri to the cflecl that the ran.soin nolo rilten on the huim- type writer that Yoliln had used ',o write a note to a friend. likely that any details' cmgageinent vriU be eccived until the British ships -ulurn to iiort, as il is not cus- lomary for them to .send wireless reiwrtsof their movements and action while close to the enemy bases. On the few occasions when Hritiah cruisers, oonstantly arc sweeping the North sea, have been able to counter Gorman war vessels the .-nemy's tactics have been of the hit umi run character. They hurry toward home with the pur- |)0scof trying to bring the Brit ish into their mine tields, and if possible, under tiro of the large land guns. Tho bare facts em- bodiot) in tills morning's official builoiin from the British admir alty indipato that in this engage- mont the Gormans followed tlttlr usual taclicB. With the American army ii France, Nov, 17.—(By the Asso ciated Press.)—General Pershing today returned to his headquar ters from a visit to bis troops in thp tiret lino' trenches and the supiwri in the rear, .\rtlltery tiring on both sides was normal while ho was there and no shells II near him. Night patrolling contiunes ac tive and contact withtlieenemy’s patrol has been established sev cral lime-. shots being exciiang ed. TheGermans havcseniovei- more gas shells, but they caused > damage. General Porshiug expressed himsdf a-4 satistied with troo|M efficiency, discipline ami' adaptability to tho now condi tions. Duringbi* tripUiegener- al visited ihu graves of the men who were kiUel in a trench raid recently. The Hdiah troops in Palestine •ire giviWi the Turks no rest. .MediteriHcan has been captur ed by tht»i the Ottoman forces ollering ao resi.'i'jmce. It is •stated tist instead standing ..nd offerBg battle the Turks are in retlrQuant northward, The latiat official advices from Russia tidicale that Petrograd and Moscow are still In the hands Ilf the Bdahevlkl and that Sebas topol, tbebig naval base and ar senal on ^ Black sea, has gone over to w) workmen's and sol- daegales, the sailors of the flee* Btving sworn allegiance to them- * Woshii^ton- J«-—"'"vTeu S. Yonng)?3. ;lerk atltiio White House and known idem caD^t officer and foreign .Hplomatjo Washington during that timel^ today at his home hero. oldMt cm- jjloy^Oirs of service at the \Vbit« Hciag. ae*! *'00® In ld$X u1i &rvanop inents »i to stat4 king is confident of compute VICTORY IxiudoH, Nov. 17.—liOrd North clilfe authoi'izos the AssociaP'd to state that in Um audi ence extending ove ran hour day, he heard from the.lipu of palace hi;- majesty s views of Hie [irosent slate of tho war and the world importance of American intervention, Speaking of the American u sion and of Colonel House, whom he had known for a number of years, King George said that tho l>orsonD0lof the .tmorican 1 displayed knowledge anil alertness indicative of the Ameri- in character and purpose, fxird NortheUffe was surprised by the king's intimate knowledge of the |>06sihililieB of aircraft production in the United States and his majesty’s great 'nierOHt tho liberty engine. Ixrd NorihcliiTewascominand- ed by his majesty to convey hi.-« thanks to the members of Uie British war mlssiou for their good work in which they were so consistently a.ssisied by their American colleagues. The king . isabsolutcly confldeniof complete victory. AMERICAN TELEPHONE MEN BUILD SYSTEM IN FRANCE An American telephone sys tem, built by American lelcphono he ImiiUnl city olJ.Ja oh the »>«»■ "i«' Ahierlean win-, Amer made all arrange _iaed all invitations ioer*. receptions and Events at the White lean switchboards, American in struments and operated by Am ericans, has just been completed 'ranee. The linea connect General Perehiog's headquarters riUi all the encampments and training quarters of the Ameri can forces. Everything used ex cept the poles came fcom the United Stales. Two battalions of the array men who built the first American telephone system on French soil wore former emi^oyesof the Bell telephone system, Absut 2,Ct00 Dtiier former Bell employes are already in France with the army signal corps or in raobiliastion camps awaiting orders to ooi- bark. \ “It Is agreii treat for the of ficers to be able to talk thru an American inatrnment instead of the types used on the continent,” says a proas report. Kerensky made his escape from the MaximaiistJi Is an au* tomobiii' ambulance. Not thn first tti"-) live man was passed off as u L.oad one.