';:v ; ' . ..' ..' . ' . .. ,: v.---- . -. ;. ',7 . ' " State Library X ..- VOL. XXI NO. 21. , TRYON, POLK COUNTY, N. C FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1915 ESTABLISHED MAY, 1894. Y ARE KILLED 200 ARE INJURED NE TANK CAR EXP.LOD NAT.ONAL K0REIGN TRADE COUN. 8ASOLI IN HEART OF ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. FIRES STARTED MANY BIG uindows in ixy re onaiterea. . A ? A.. . A f I k II " St yain Street Business Houses Damaged Deeds ;ofHeroism. ' Ardmore, Okla.--A spark from t 1 . 1 . I 1 A forkman s nammer ignuea a ianK car of gasoline here and from the ruins 0 two city blocks, razed by the re- iilting .-explosion and the flTes which Minwed. 31 bodies nad been recov The property loss is estimated) of ,t $500 000. Fifty persons are believed:; to have . i a l - A ;s i ji I yen crusneu or uuruuu lu ueaia Vhfle pinned under the debris of ores, wholesale houses and the Ard- more Kauroaa siauuu. oearcu biuuuk r - ruins was proceeding methodical- It the workers centering tneir enorts oa the mass or lumber ana cncKs of lumber and bricks vMch had been a department store md where it was feared the bodies of employes would be found. A score of fires caused by the nam- (t liauid which was thrown for blocks when the car which contained barrels of gasol'ne exploded were ptien under control after two hours; to worthy the small local fire depart- meat store and where It was feared the city not assisting the injured. Tie city was placed under martial law toediately, Private homes were immediately ftrowa open to the 'njured and scores d men were working in the smolder- inj rains along Main street In search sir additional victims. Sot t building on Main street es I Of V fined lamaee. either as a result, of Atee Of -the explosion or of the tliitow1ng. ' I All school buildings, business houses ml residences within 12 blocks of the business district, bear evidence of the explosion and Vertically every win dew in the city was shattered by its force. Two workmen were busy repairing the tank at 2:30 in the afternoon.. Sud oenly one of them struck it with a Hammer. A spark from the blow ig- lited fumes escaping through a small leak. There was a terrific explosion followed by many smaller ones. The workmen were blown to pieces. The siock shattered the Ardmore Railroad ration, used by the Sante Fe, "Frisco Bd Rock Island Railroads, and the lock Island freight station and scores of other buildings quickly took fire torn the flying liquid. JUTE WINS OVER COTTON. ostoffice Department Will . Use Jute Twine Next Year. ashinton. Jute instead of cotton ine win be used by the Postoffice Department during the year begin- November 1. for tying letters. The contra ft fnr fiimishlne lute has en awarded the Ludlow Manufac- wring Association of Boston, Mass., tt 50.099 a pound deemed to be the lowest hA tn fiimtaVilnir 1t.hr iute or cotton submitted to the depart- ttent. Cotton is being used this year 10.1323. , Phi . me cotton twine bidders were: umont Manufacturing - Company, tortanburg. S. C, at $0.1687; Glencoe cUon Mills. Columbia. S. C. at $$.165 the Lancaster Cotton Mills, Lan-Ca8ter- S c, at $0.15875. Subsepuent the opening of th bids the Lancas- w Mills was permitted upon its re- wst to withdraw its bid. During the year 2,500,000 pounds 'Me twine will be used by the ce- toent. Cotton now is being used. Jute contract amounts to $247,- Horn Files Another Appeal. Boston. Werner Horn, the German reservist who tried to blow tip e Internatinnai hrMro hp.tween Can- aia and tiin tt enfAi ven. I boro v0 iv tv ia or, orv. Hal fr. . re.urud'IJ'' " "A 3 faI from the decision of the Federal Couft in denvins Mr TPlpase on-a write 01 habea s corpus. Austria Will Recall Dumba. .shi I -- w .i 1 a ww 111 need kj uiiiua. 1 "asnmgton Dr. Constantin Dumba, iQstro-Hungarian ambassador to the tnited States, will formallv recall- aiy hi, government, according to as- uran C'PQ criirrv AM.AM.IAH A m V a m m a A I neld at the Vienna office, Penfifii ,a i.j ftia' we clear informally that "leave of osence" for Doctor Dumba would not c "8fy the request of the United th in its formal note asking for wflrecu t Dr. Dumba. Mr; Penfield Tjn,t Jm that the wlBhM ot i1 Uilea states would be complied with, STUDY TARIFF LAW ? CIL CONSIDERS ESTABLISH MENT OF COMMISSION. HIGHEST INTEREST OF U. S. Duty Shall Be to Investigate Report to the Council of the Present Unit ed States Tariff System. New York. Consideration of a reso lution recommending the establish ment of a commission to study the uinn law 01 tne united States in its relation to foreign trade and the re- vt'uuu icyuita u various yuases ePrt commerce, occupied the at- lcuuuu wauonai foreign lraae wuucu uere. me council aeciaea w hf)l(t its n PTt moattnor in Mnar Hrlnan. I -" w"o wnbaua i eay next year. iniriy-nve memDers or tne council - ""vu ma""-1 laciuring ana Danking attended the cecums over wuica james a. n erreu, vemeui oi me unuea suiies sieei i uorporation and chairman of the council, presided. V 1 The resolution concerning the tar- Iff declares it to be the sense of the council, that the "highest Interests of the United tates reauires that the authority conferred upon the President negotiate commercial treaties should be exercised so as to assure American exports recinrocial and " equivalent foreign tariff treatment in return for the valuable market here given for foreign products and to ob tain the removel of undue' discrimina tion against the products of the Unit ed States." - ; - ' The council is urged In the resolu- Uon to establish a tariff commission w mtiuue ai least live aciivo uusi- or mAr not be members f the .nnn.n vhuo it shall ha tn in. ' . . 4. upon the efficacy of the present .Unit- ed States tariff system for the promo- Uon of export trade and its protection from undue discriminations by foreign governments." APPEALS TO AID ARMENIANS. America Will Be Asked to Come to Relief of Victim of Turk. Washington, -j- Information from AmbaAsador Morgenthau' at Constant!- nople to the American Board of Com- missioners for Foreign Missions cou- cerning the plight of Armenians In Turkey banished to isolated towns for alleged hostility to. the Turkish gov- ernmen will be the basis of a Nation- wide appeal to the American people for assistance similar : to that mode for homeless Belgians. The plan for sending to the Armen ians will be carried out without any official participation " by the United States fc$vernment for it is understood that the Turiksh foreign office has let it be' known that it will brook no interference with the policy from any foreign power. It was revealed at the state depart ment that since Ambassador MorgVn- thau's protest to the foreign office in Constantinople against reported ill- treatment of Armenians nothing fur ther had been done by this govern ment Force Passage Through Serbia. Nlsh, Serbiavia Paris. The best J information obtainable here is that there are 800.000 German troops available for an attempt to force a passage through Serbia. It is felt in Nish that this movement will be un dertaken, 'although when is not known. Palace Damaged. . Geneva, via Paris News has reach- a n..i,ft QwHTorlnnd that the oats, 60c bu; Irish potatoes, $2 bbl; West ed Romanshorn, bwltzenana, uiai tuo 'httr. 30c lb: N. c. butter. 30s lb: ritrht wing of the Royal Palace at btuttgart was Daaiy oamngcu w ... . J . tnO 1 air raid by Allied aviators, une bomb exploded in tiie eoloon. It is known that -several members of the known mat several Jlu . , Royal family were in. the residence. Early Release of Goods. Washington. State department of- - - nciais expresscu --- ficirfls exDressed confidence 01 an eany and satisfactory completion ot.-Umgo-- 23c do& mal negotiations for the release 01 American owned goods of German ana Alio1 .qti nr-itrin hfild at Rotterdain oe- tause of the: British restrictions. Fui- .ATifaronMs with British Km- . 1 a n-strm bassy officials were neia ana ri- iroa Artvfr Fleming later annouui.- ed a belief Uat the matter will be m. la i. af on Anrl7 moment a r am W a 7hA Juiictton Of and adjusted to the satisiacuoa the great body of American importers, KILLED IN AUTO7 ACCIDENT Mrs. Beulah Hoover, of Weaveryille, Instantly Killed When Auto 8trlkt Li Tree By Roadside. Asheville Mr. Beulah Hoover of nr : ... . ... weaversvuie, a well-known resident lTZ tnZlT. riding was hurled Into a tree and de- mollshed. The machine was driven by Kenneth Gill of Weavers ville, and be longed to his father, Dr. J. Nl Gill, The driVfr WOO Krtnrtni H TT . and daughter. Miss Virginia Hoov er, to - Asheville. The, young woman was . to take a train to Spartanburg where she intended to enter Converse College. . " The driver . was rounding a curve when. au approaching wagon made It necessary that he strike it or drive from' the roadway. He chose to do xi i . . ... me iauer with fatal results. Miss Hoover and Mr. Gill were not hurt. Want New Hiahwav r ayeuevilie. For the Durnnsp nf inspecting Cumberland county's sand- ciay roaas as a part of their preDara-' uon ior inaugurating . an energetic trnriA -vnaAa l m. ji wuo vuiinmijsu iu rtiaaen, a party of prominent men from Bladen county were InFayetteville retently. v.i aixjr mcui over tne counties or Cumberland, Harnett, auu iee, wnere pointers as to 'ub i we amerent Kinas . or roaa - Duiiomg material will be picked up, 'J. Beatty, chairman of Bladen's board of county commissioners, is at e nead or the party. 1 The primary object of the Bladen men in inaugurating the movement at tnIs time is ta secure the Wilming- ton - nariocte Highway. There are acC1.t:uuiemiUttLeu rouies r mis gnway f- v Hotel For Mount Mitchell. Asheville. That local investors and visiting capitalists have made arrange ments to build a modern hotel of 50 rooms at the summit of Mount Mitch ell was ' the announcement authorized at this ' citv. Work will be started on the 6tructure in time to permit iU STWniner hv the. yctrinnintr rsf v hot eprlng.- Boulders, from Mount--Mitch- ell will v be used In the construction of the foundation and the .wall will be constructed of imjaaense logs from the mountain top. The rustic style of architecture will be used and modern -conveniences will be provided Patents For Tar Heels. Washington. Davis & Davis, pat ent attorneys, report the grant to citi zens of North Carolina of the follow ing patents: Frank A. Lyons, Charlotte, trousers-stretcher; William A. Robinson, old Fort, ice-cream cone filler; Fran- cls W. Bost, China Grove, circuit closed for. fire alarms; William H. Dock, Wilmington, hoe; George W. Sutaff, Wilmington, tumbler washing and rinsing machine. Killed in Runaway. Thomasville. While returning to his home in the country four miles from Thomasville. Cyrus Hilton, a Confed erate veteran, was thrown from his buggy and injured so thatr he died within an hour. There was no wit ness to the accident ,but from appear ances he must have been thrown on his head as his skull was broken. WEATHER FORECAST. South Atlantic and East Gulf States Rain and high winds are probable in Bast Gulf States and local rains in South Atlantic States first half of week. Latter half will be fair and cooler. ' NORTH CAROLINA MARKET. Prices of Cotton, Corn, Oats, Peaa, Butter, Eggs, Etc., on North Caro lina Markets During Past . Week. Ahoskie Cotton, 9Tac; corn, 98c bu; Irish- Dotatoes. $1.75 bbl: Western but ter, 32c lb; N. C. butter, 30c lb; egga, 20-22c doz. Asheville Corn. 94c bu: out 47c bu: Irish potatoes, $1.25 bbl; appiea, $2.50 bbl: Western butter, 30c lb; N. C. but ter 30c lb: eees. 24-29c doz. Charlotte cotton, iuc; corn, s&c du; eggs, 20c doz. .. . I I lriiaill viriliril. V v s . isiii uvvsvvu 2r bbl. aDDles. $3 bbl Western butter. 30c lb; N. C. butter, 3uc lb; eggs, 21-220 Vnvetteville cotton. iuc; corn, vvc bu; Irish potaotes. $2 bbl; apples, $3 bbl; u,c butter. 32c lb; eggs. 20-25c doz. Greensboro-Corn, $1 Bu; oats. 55c bu; Irish potatoes. $1.65 ddi; apples, J.&u bbl: N. C. butter, 30c lb; eggs. 25c doz. Hamlet cotton, iuc; corn, $1 du; oau, Uoc bu; Irish potatoes $2 bbl; N. C but 1 A 1 ir in iiticm. J. T'umberton Cotton, I0c; corn, $1 bu; Newton Cotton, 109; corn 95c bu; oats fi Si wsn pooo, . ,Pai0,,h cotton. I0c: corn. 95c bu: Jgi -l ,f. m n butter. 29e lb: eggs, 24-26c doz. I Tnirv Corn. SI bu: oats. 60c t)U.w.tSn butter. SOclb; N. C. butter. soclb: ggs, zsa ao. ausb .-..' 9n An&. 'Scotland Neck-?tton. 10cvcorK0o 55c bu, Ir,8h potatoes. 1. bo bbl; nJ.C. gutter, -Mo. ibi ito do.. . K, PIONEER CQTTON MANUFACTU R ER OF CLEVELAND COUNTY, AGED EIGHTY YEARS. WAS MAN OF GREAT FORCE Served as Major In Civil War. Built Railroad Singlehanded, and First Cotton Mill in Cleveland. Shelby. Major H. F. Schenck, pion eer cotton manufacturer, legislator, financier and friend of education, died j in the Rutherford ton Hospital recent ly. He was president of the Cleveland Mill and Power Company, La wndale Railroad, board of directors of board of trustees of Thomasville orphanage, vice president of Lily Mill and Power Company. He would have been 80 years old in November. 'Major Schenck was an active man of good habits, superb business acu men and unapproachable , character. For a number of years he was moder ator of the Kings ' Mountain Baptist Association. When a young man he graduated at Cokesbury Military School in South Carolina and was elected colonel of the state militia after his return home. .When the war between the states came on he organized company "F" Fifty Sixth Regiment and had highest respect and confidence of his men At camp Mahgum near Raleigh he was elected major in' which capacity he served until ill health caused him to ' resign his commission."' He came home and took to farming in which he regained health,- In 1873 he built the first cotton mill in Cleveland. In 1888 he built another mill at Lawn dale Into which the Cleveland Mill was merged, during panic of JL897. He never .took to politic-s. although the Democrat called Irlrm race for. legislature in 1887. "He was elected and served with honor and distinction. Michael Schenck, his grandfather, a German-Swiss who came to Lincoln county from Lancaster county, Penn sylvania, built the first cotton mill in the state Major Schenck was-, married to Miss Lou Lattimore, who survives at age of 79, toegther. with children, Mrs. Thomas J. Ramseur of Lincoln county; Mrs. J. O. E. Osborne, John Schenck, associated with him in busi ness. No less than 1,500 people attended the funeral exercises conducted in the auditorium of the Piedmont High School, of which he was the proud father. j Rev. J. W. Suttle had charge of the exercises and was assisted by X V. Devenny, W. E. Abernethy and A. C. Irvin ,a Civil War comrade. The school choir furnished music. Princi pal W. D. Burns told of the Major's friendship for the institution. Clyde R. Hoey paid a tribute to the Major as a ciUzen and business man. Con gressman Webb spoke of what he con sidered the Major's chief character isticskindness and liberality. , First Cargo of Cotton. Wilmington The first cargo of cotton to be exported from this port since the new cotton season opened left when the British vessel Sowell sailed for Genoa, Italy, ' with 13,070 bales from Alexander Sprunt & Son. The cargo was valued at approximate ly $50,000. There are three other British vessels here for cotton and two of them are expected to sail this week. Public Health Meeting. Gastonia. A public meeting of the Gaston County Medical Society will be held in the court house here Wednesday night, October 6, when Dr. J. W. Babcock of Columbia, S. C, an expert of nation-wide reputa tion on pellagra will deliver an ad dress on "A Study of the Early Writ ers on Pellagra." Polk Sure to be at Kings Mountain. Washington. Ex-Gov. J. W. Polk of Missouri told C. H. Martin of Sena tor Simmons office, that he would be at Kings Mountain, October 7, without fail. Ship Carload of Meat ' West Raleigh. The department " of animal industry of the North Caro lina Experiment Station Is planning to ship a carload of meat to Richmond or Baltimore next spring. This shipment will be made from. Moo re county and will comprise meat grown by Moore county fanners, and also by farmers of adjoining counties. Dan T. Gray, chief of the bureau, states that this is the first of a number of efforts, that will be made during the coming year to . .... Uvx a wutrket elsewhere. COTTON MAN, DIES LAST OF BALKANS READY FOR FIGHT GREECE HAS ORDERED MOBILIZA TION OF NAVAL AND MILI TARY FORCES. "ELEMENTARY PRUDENCE" Greece Does Not Wait For Bulgaria tc Make Decision. Ready For Any Emergency. London. As "a measure of element ary prudence," Greece has ordered the mobilization of her naval and military forces. Thus the action on Bulgaria in TTmlrinp' militarv rvro no rQ H rvn a Tiaa brought the last remaining Balkan State under arms, for Rumania, while ntvfiiv hnii fr cHm we had her troops ready forj an emerg-1 ency. What plans Bulgaria really has In mind and what Greece and Rumania' will do when .these plans mature are fctill Ttlflttdrs fn,r snomilaHnn One thing seems clear, however. Bulgaria j and Turkey for so many years worn enemies, have imposed their differ-, ences. The successes which the ,Russian General Ivaniff has been having In Galicia and Volhynia, it is considered in military circles here, may still have an Influence in more than one way -in the Balkans. General Ivanoff has been so succeS'S ful that German Field Marshal von Mackensen, who is, fighting north of the Pripet marshes, eastward "of Brest LItOvsk, has, acording to the German off! ciaf report,, been compelled to with draw his line somewhat, as it was in danger of being encircled, while the Austrians have been driven ; back across the Styr, apd, according to on account, have evacuated the fortress tsk' ,ia toiangle of ing the great drive.- These successes, which extend to the Rumanian frontier, would, in the opinion of military observers serve to ease the situation on the Rumanian flank should Rumania join Russia and in addition might well prevent the Austro-Germans from sending, . an army, which it is estimated must con sist of at least. 500,000 men, to make an attack on Serbia. In the center the Russians are still fnlHnc baYlr txrlillA In tha n rT-t Vi T?"lW Marshall von Hindenburg continues to CT W"V -' make progress with his offensive against Dvinsk, although at a much slower rate than formerly, as the Rus sians are stiffening their resistance. East of Vilna the Germans admit a temporary check, during which they lost guns to the Russians. ' - There has been a continuation of the furious artillery struggle in the west According to the Berlin official report -a British attack south of the LaBassee canal broke down under the German fire. ' After a fortnight of comparative in activity during which they sank only fivei British merchant ships German submarines again are on the move oc the Irish coast CARRANZA PROTECTS BANDITS. Mexicans Attack Prog reso, Texas, and Are Aided in Escape. Brownsville, Tex. Several hundred Mexicans under shelter of a half mile of trenches covered the retreat of 70 to 80 Mexicans wh oattacked the vil lage of Progreso, Tex., 35 miles above here on the Rio Grande River, accord ing to the official report of Major, Ed ward Anderson of the Twelfth Cavalry. Reports said that at least four, and probably more Mexican bandit$ were killed. Two of the Mexicans were killed on the American side, two while crossing the river in boats and four others are believed to have lost their lives while scrambling up the banks of the Rio Grande on the Mexican side. About 1,000 shots fired by the Amer icans at the. Mexicans as they were crossing the Rio Grande killed two Mexicans in boats, while several more were reported hit as they made then Way in the direction of safety on the Mexicans side. The Mexican band of 70 or 80 first attacked and looted the More of Flor- encio Saenz at Progreso at daybreak. While these operations were in pro- gress a detachment of troop C, twelfth oavalry, numbering 12 men, came to Progreso from the bank of the river where they "spent the night. Private Stubblefield stepped on the porch of the store. cAs he did so two snots were fired from the interior or tne building, both striking Stubblefield in the body, killing him instantly. The I cnrvA fif fViA MTlPAT.. FRENCH AND BRITISH ADVANCE III WEST TWENTY MILES OF TRENCHES AND 20,000 UNWOUNDED SOL DIERS TAKEN. A LARGE NUMBER OF GUNS French Have Most Credit For Gains., German Positions Around Ver dum Weaken. London. - The German trenches along a front of "20 miles between the Belgian coast and Veirdon, and more than 20,000 unwoundd prisoners, be- f ides " guns f"1 jl"unI ve been captured by the British and French armies in the first offensive mov?f ent on the Western fronton UiUUUlS. f The offensive followed a several weeks' almost incessant bombardment of German pos-lUoris with big , guns, which late last week Increased in in- sity particularly In the section, whe the f, x Itaneously with the dlrive of the ai iiiica riiisu w&rsxuya turn r reutu and" Belgian batteries heavily bom barded the German positions on the oast between Zeebrugge and lieu port. The French, who have the most im portant gains to their credit, made their chief onset against the German lines around Perthes, Beause jour and Suippes in Champagne, where in De cember they made a considerable gain of ground, and also north of Arras, where Souchez was stormed and captured. The French communication says the Allied forces continue to gain, ground In Champagne. With the v Advances thus recorded, tills offensive has given the French possession of more terri tory than they had retaken 'from the Germane since the latter dug them selves In afttrr IBehsattle of the Marne Acooramg to tne Tencn account. the Germans were driven1 out of their trenches over a front of more than 15 smiles, varying in depth from two thirds of a ''mile to two and a half miles. The French in? this engage ment captured 12,000 prisoners. Ap parently . the advantage is being presed still further, as the French communication makes only the brief est mention ' of the operation. The importance of this gain lies In I At m 1. iV.l a . - A "f ' 7 , 0i ru"au taken in this region weakens the Ger man position around: Verdun from which the Germans might be compell ed" to retire should the French suc ceed In making any further advance. ANOTHER BROADWAY CAVE-IN. Three Injured When Street Sank Into Subway. ' New York. One death and the in jury of three other persons resulted from the caving in of the street over the new subway in Broadway near 28th street. An unidentified woman, who was caught in the falling debris, died later In a hospital. The others injured were men. The police and firemen continued thir search for several workmen reported missing. The accident occurred a few blocks from the heart of the theatre district shortly before 8 o'clock and Broad way was crowded with people. . - The weakening of supports in the subway, due to weight of traffic, 1 believed to have caused the beanx9 and planking to collapse, making a hole about 50 feet long, extending about half way across Broadway. The pit was about' 30 feet deep. Two of the injured, a man and 1 a woman were in an automobile that was carried down into the hole. The other person injured was believed to be a workman. Smuggled Bulgarians Across Border. Toledo, O. Charged with smug gling 800 or more Bulgarians . from Windsor, Ont, to Detroit, then to Toledo, Mike Tonoff, a Bulgarian, was arrested here by Government of ficers. The arrest followed affidavits made by some of the men brought across. ," . Conditions of Big Loan. New. York. The Anglo-French nancial commission and Eastern bankers have reached a virtual agree- ment on the details of the proposed biuton dollar credit loan to Great Brit-: ain and France. Following are the de- tails of the loan agreed upon: v The amount approximately $500,000,000; j the securities Joint Anglo-French notes: the interest rate 5 per cent to rield the investor about 5 1-2 per cent nniifi n ,v, : k. ! ..." V -s : ' . t i V I ; 1 J i