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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, FEB. 2, 1917
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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M ill j K I J J
ran
GERMANY TO
RESUME HER
SUBMARINE WAR
STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT
MADE IN EFFORT TO STARVE
ENGLAND AND BRING HER
TO HER KNEES SERIOUS SIT
UATION FACES U. S.
Washington, Jan. 31. Germany
has declared unrestricted submarine
" warfare.
A starvation blockade of England,
the like of which the world never has
Hern, was announced today in notes
delivered to American Ambassador
Gerard and to the state department
here by Count von Bernstroff.
Thus begins the long feared cam
paign of rnthfulness, conceived by
von Hindenburg, it is said here, on a
magnitude never even contemplated
by von Tirpitz.
Again the United States faces sev
e ranee of diplomatic relations with
Germaay when all its eventual possi
bilities. President Wilson's repeated
warning of "a world afire" and Sec
retary Lansing's "verge of war"
statement are being recalled in the
capitol tonight with feelings of ap
prehension and misgivings.
Germany's aetion is the super-crisis
of all those that have stirred the
American government in two and a
half years of world war.
Peace and means of preserving
peace have gone glimmering.
President Wilson incredulous at
first when the unofficial text of Ger
many's warning was brought to him,
at once called for the official docu
ment which had just been presented
to Secretary Lansing by the German
ambassador. Mr. Lansing absolutely
refused to make a comment. Presi
dent Wilson began at once a careful
scurfy of the document.
;'rsident Wilson has the task of
deciding what shr.ll be the course of
'.lie I mted States. Three immediate
ri.js appear among the possibilities.
T'ic I'nited States might solemnly
v rn Germany agatnst a violation of
' pledges; it might be decided that
i he German warning is sufficient no
of an intention to disregard those
1-ltdges and a sufficient warrant for
breaking off diplomatic relations; it
nifrht be decided to await the results
of the blockade nn determine the
course of the United States ac the ac
tual operations develop.
n most every side Germany's
drastic action is interpreted as an
open confession of the effectiveness of
the British food blockade. It is
regarded as a determination to ?tr'.!:r
buck in kind. German oilicials in the
I nited States estimate the food sup
ply on the British Isles will last a
month. Admittedly the plan is to
carry starvation to the doors of Eng
land with swift, staggering strokes,
as a fulfillment ol Germany's an
nounced determination to use every
weapon and agency at her command
to end the war quickly. Germany
boasts of an unheard of number of
submarines to deliver blows to bring
England to her knees within 60 days.
ne German official here predicted to
day the war would be over in a month.
Conveyed to the world as the ans
wer to the refusal of the entente al
lies to talk peace, Germany's latest
warning says:
"From February 1, 1917, within
barred zones around Great Britain,
France, Italy and in the Eastern
Mediterranean all sea
traffic forthwith will be opposed.
"It virtually is a renewal and an
extension of the celebrated subma
rine blockade of the British Isles pro
claimed on February 4, 1915, and
which became effective were sunk
without warning until Germany aban
doned the practice and gave her as
surances, in the Sussex case, to ab
ide by international law. The Lusi
tania, Falbaa, and scores of other
"hips were sunk under the decree.
FOR ALL
stomach, nerve, blood and run-down
conditions, also . for that can't-sleep
feeling, poor appetite, Ken-Tone is
the medicine. Ask W. W. Washburn,
Joe Wesson, H- Dedmon what Ken
Tone is doing in their family. Ken
Tone $1 a bottle, 3 for $2.50. Ken
dall's Drug Store. adv.
HEADACHES and NEURALGIA
quickly relieved witn a few doses of
that harmless liquid Tieadacho medi
cine, H E K, 10c, 25o and 50c; a bot
tle. Kendall's Drug Store. adv.
Well bought is half sold, that's
why Evans E. McBrayer sells so
many suits and overcoats. adv.
MR. GEORGE GREEN DEAD
Wife cf Prominent Grover Farmer
Dies at the Age of 55 Years and 11
MonthsThree Sisters and One
Brother Survive.
Special to The Star: '
Mn. Ra saner Green, wife of Geo.
Green of Grover, N. C, died Thurs
day morning Jan. 25 at her home at
the age of 50 years and 11 months.
She had been a patient sufferer for
a number of years with asthma. She
bore her afflictions with that beauti
ful Christian spirits that character
izes the life of those who have an ab
iding faith in Jesus Christ, the light
of the world. Mrs. Green before
marriage was Miss Rosancr Watter
son, and surviving are her husband,
Mr. George Green, one among Grov
er's moat prominent citizens, and a
very successful farmer, three B'.sters,
Mrs. Fate Moore, Mrs. Robert Dix
on and Mrs. E. J. Harrill, also one
brother, Mr. T. L. Watterson cf
Grover.
The writer was a school-mate and
neighbor of Mrs. Green. She was
when a girl obedient to her parents
and her many beautiful traits of
character won for her, the respect
of her teachers and the love of all
her school mates. It was upon these
traits of character that her beauti
ful home life was founded. This was
indeed a model home surrounded by
all the modern conveniences and one
in which love and peace reigned sup
reme. During the years of her afflictions
she never lost iterest in home and
was noted for the neatness in which
it was kept. The dutiful husband
was ever ready, without a murmur,
to minister to all her wants. But
greatest of all they were faithful fol
lowers of Christ, and consistent mem
bers of Bethlehem church. The fun
eral was conducted at the home by
Rev. J. W. Baley in the presence of
of a large number of relatives and
t'r:.-! Her remains were laid tu
r.-jst in the Grover cemetery beneath
a mound of beautiful flowers to a
vvait the Master's coming.
S. R. A.
( ( .-TN ER-HOYLE WEDDING
Prominent Couple of No. 6 Township
Happily Married.
Special to The Star: ,
One of the most beautiful weddings
that has occurred lately took place
last Sunday evening Jan. 21st at 4
o'clock p. m. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Costner in No. G town
ship, when their oldest girl, Miss
V'lury was happily married to Mr.
Oar.'iKe Hoyle, son of the late R.
Pink Hople. The home was decorat
ed with ferns and presented a beauti
ful appearance. The bride was clad
in a lovely white silk gown, while the
eroom wore a handsome black suit.
They marched into the rocm which
was already prepared and packed with
neighbors and friends and a large
number of young people. Mr. John
Canipe and Miss Etta Costner were
the attendants. Sylvanus Gardner,
Esq., uncle of the bride, in a very
solemn manner performed the cere
mony after which the happy couple
drove to the home of the groom
where a delicious repast was served.
We wish for this happy young
couple a long life filled with pleasure
and prosperity. A.
Tie to Evans E. McBrayer if you
want a square deal. He will give
you your money's worth. Folks are
getting wiser each day. They know
a $5.00 suit from a $20.00 one. Some
merchants try to fool 'em. But they
can only fool .'em once. Each ar
ticle that goes from this store is
guarantee to give satisfaction or
your money back. Honest methods,
honest merchandise at living prices
is why this store grows bigger each
year when others fail Evans E. Mc
Brayer. adv-
Quit being fooled into buying cheap
shoddy clothing from unreliable mer
chants. When you can go to a re
liable man and get a square deal.
This store grows bigger each year.
Get's new customers each day, sells
lots and lots of goods. Try him and
youH get satisfaction. If you don't
you can get your money back. Evans
E. McBrayer. adv.
O-MI
How my corns do hurt Hi-Ko, the
liquid corn medicine with a few ap
plications will give you toe ease. 25c
a bottle. Kendall's Drug Store.
Buy that suit now and save mon
ey at Evans E. McBrayer's.' adv.
SOCIETjrNEWS
Mrs. Blanton Hostess This
Afternoon
This afternoon at her lovely home
on West Marion street, Mrs. George
Blanton will be "at home" to the
members of the Thursday afternoon
club and a number of invited guests.
The hour is 3:30.
A Delightful Musical
The music pupils of the 10th grade
under the able direction of their tea
cher, Miss Helen Dover will give n
recital this afternoon (Friday) at the
school auditorium at 2:30 o'clock. An
unusually interesting program has
been arranged and it is hoped that a
large and appreciative audience will
greet these youthful stars and help
in a most worthy cause.
A free will offering will be taken at
the door, the proceeds to be used in
the purchase of a Victrola for tbe
graded school.
Freeman-Wilson Marriage
On last ednesday evening, Jan. 24,
Miss Eugenia Freeman and Mr. Char
lie Wilson were quietly married at the
residence of their pastor, Rev. R. C.
Campbell, in the presence of only a
few friends.
They will make their home for the
present with Mr. W. Y. Roberts. The
bride is a most attractive young wo
man, and holds a responsible position
with the local telephone Co., of this
place, while Mr. Wilson, the son of
?Jr. and Mrs. William Wilson of near
Shelby, is employed at the J. L. Sut
tle Dept. store. He i3 a young man
i of fine qualities.
MRS. It. G. WELLS DEAD
Noble Character of Polkville Section
Succumbs to Cancer Buried at Old
! Mount Harmony.
Tbe many friends of sMrs. R. G.
Wells were deeply grieved to learn of
her death Monday afternoon at 4 o'
clock at her home in No. 9 township,
following a general breakdown caus
ed by cancer of the bowels. Mrs.
Wells before marriage to 'Squire R.
PC. Wells was Miss Virginia C. Latti-
more, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. D.
Lattimore. She was in her 67th year
and her husband who was one of the
leading farmers of the county until
his death in July seven years ago.
She was a devout Christian character,
loved and admired for her womanly
traits and even temperament. Fun
eral was conducted by Rev. Gordon
Washburn on Tuesday an dthe inter
ment took place at 3 o'clock at Old
Ml. Harmony Methodist church beside
the body of her lamented husband.
Mrs. Wells was a Baptist by faith and
an active church worker during her
long- Christian life. Surviving are
two brothers, Messrs. C. B. and Walt
er S. Lattimore and one sister, Miss
Susan Lattimore. A large crowd at
tended the funeral and paid their
respects to her memory and exemp
lar life.
CONTEST LEADERS
In the Home Credit Work Being Dene
By the Shelby Public Schools.
The following is a list of the lead
ers in the home credit contest of the
Shelby Public Schools for the week
ending Jan. 19th:
Primary Department
Jesse Pearson, 1st grade, 105 points.
Hugh Miller, 3rd grade, 82 points.
Eugene Miller, 2nd grade, 65 points.
Mary Lou Murray, 2nd grade, 70
points.
Eleanor Jones, 3rd grade, 60 points.
Winifred Dorsey, 3rd grade, 50
points.
Grammar Grade Department
Virgil Ellis, 7$h grade, 231 points.
Harry Grigg, 6th grade, 134 points.
Horace Dover, 7th grr.Ja, 132
points.
Laura Jane Spake, 7th grade, 329
points.
Lesbit Hamrick, 7th grade, 248
points.
Eugenia Holland, 6th grade, 244
points.
High School Department
Flay Hoey, 9th grade 142 points.
John Wells, 10th grade, 135 points.
Sam Wilson, 9th grade, 139 points.
Margaret Barron, 10th grade, 138
points. .' r '
Elsie Hartness, 10th grade, 131
points. ,
Vangie Ramsey, 9th grade, 267
points.
MOORESBORO CREAMERY
Paid ast Year to Its Farmer Pat
rons Over $37,800 Made 107,000
Pounds of Butter.
Mr. John Blanton, one of the lead
ing citizens of Mooresboro and one of
the best business men in the county,
was here this week and when asked
about the Mooresboro Creamery for
which he has done so much, told The
Star that the creamery made 107,
000 pounds of butter in 1916 and paid
about $37,000 to the farmer patrons
for butter fat.. The bulk of this mon
ey went to farmers In Cleveland who
constitute the biggest portion of the
creamery's patrons. The creamery
has been running about seven years
and in this time has paid out $4,500
in profits, in addition to creating a
surplus of $3,700. The farmers are
the principle owners of the institu
tion and it is one of the most suc
cessful creameries in the State. Mr.
Blanton has a fine executive head and
has studied the busness from every
angle. His superb business qualities
account for the creamery's pheno-
minal success and the stockholders
(should feel under :asting obligation
to him.
Mr. Blanton has two sons, Fred
Blanton who received a diploma in
dairying in a Wisconsin school and is
now ldbking after receiving and test
ing, while another son Ralph Blanton
took a special course in dairying at
the A. and M. College at Raleigh and
has charge of the churning at the
Mooresboro creamery. The Blantons
make a specialty of quality and there
wasnot a single kick during 1916 in
the grade of butter sent out.
Cleveland county's two creameries
are great assets to the farmers and
their present usefulness is just a be
ginning of what they will be in the
future when the farmers realize the
advantages they offer. The recent
soil survey showed that the Cleve
land county soil is well adapted to
the gnwvth of grasses and the rais
ing of cattle and this industry will
no doubt flourish in the future as
never before.
MRS. J. S. MARTIN DEAD
Native of England and Relic of Prom
inent Laymen in Methodist Confer
ence and Active Shelby Business
Man Dies.
Mrs, J. S. Martin died in the Lin-
colnton hospital Tuesday night at
11:30 following an illness caused from
a paralytic stroke suffered a number
of years ago. Her remains were
brought to Shelby yesterday on the
11:14 Seaboard 'and carried to Cen
tral Methodist church ef which she
wasta devout member, where the fun
eral was conducted by her pastor,
Rev. C. A. Wood. The interment was
at noon beside her husband in Sun
set cemetery he having died in 1915.
Mrs. Martin was born in Devon
shire, England. Before marriage she
was Miss Clara Bate. She and Mr.
Martin came to this country soon af
ter marriage and settled at Saginaw,
Michigan where they found the cli
mate too cold and came to Lincoln-
ton where Mr. Martin for many years
was engaged in the manufacture of
leather. About forty years ago they
moved to Shelby whereMr. Martin
opened a retail grocery business, lat
er engaging in the wholesale branch,
in which he was very successful. Mr.
Martin was one of the most promin
ent and active lay church workers in
the Western North Carolina confer
ece, having been a member of the
Board of Finance of this organization
for 30 years and president of the
Board for quarter, of a century. Mrs.
Martin was always close to him in his
work and was a woman of exceptional
intelligence and devoutness. In Shel
by they had a palatial home,. but af
ter her husband's death she went to
Thomasville to make her home with
her only daughter, Mrs. Clara Goode,
wife of Rev. W. O. Goode. A portion
of her after life was spent in the hos
pital at Charlotte, then later in a
Lincolnton hospital
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
W. O. Goode and one son, Mr. Os
borne Martin who is making his home
in Georgia or Florida. Efforts were
made to locate him by wire and in
form him of his mother's demise, but
he did not reach here for the funeral
yesterday.
Clean methods, honest merchandise
at: living prices make this store pros
per when others fail. Evans E. Mc
Brayer. adv.
K. L. O. for the Liver.
Drug Store. -
Kendall's
adv.
FROM OVER THE COUNTRY
Items of Interest About Various
Matters.: ;
The White House denies published
reports that Secretary of State Lan
sing is preparing to resign.
An earthquake killed 550 Inhabi
tants of Bali ,onc of the Dutch pos
sessions forming the Dutch East In
dies.. . ' .
Herman Lewis, C-year-ol 1 negro
choked his little brother and sister
to death in Richmond, Va. !Iu first
attacked them with a hami er.
City officials of Seattle, Wash.,
have been indicted by the Federal
grand jury on a charge of conspir
ing to violate the federal liquor
laws.
Wm. J. Burns, U -sd of a private de
tective agency ir. New York city
was found guilty and fined $100 for
entering the office of New York law
yers and copying some of their let
ters ar.d then publishing them.
Eleven run, two of whom are Re
publican councilmen, and other offi
cials of Cincinnati, Ohio, are indict
ed for frauds in the past presidential
election. Sealed indictments have
been returned against 99 men in all.
The Arizona Supreme Court Sat
urday returned a decision holding
that Thomas E. Campbell, Republi
can, is the de facto Governor of Ari
zona. The decision ousts G. W. P.
Hunt, Democrat, who had claimed re
election. In the Federal District Court of
New York Franklin Safford was
found guilty of perjury in that re
swore that James W. Osborne, for
mer assistant district attorney of
New York, was the "Oliver Osborne"
who visited a Plainfield, N. J., hotel
with Rae Tanzer. Sentence will be
passed Thursday.
The I'nited States employment
service, 119 W. Main street, Norfolk,
Va., covering Virginia and North
Carolina, under the division of infor
mation. United States DeDartment of
Labor, Washington, D. C, desires f!he
co-operation of employers of both
States in securing employment open
ings for returning Guardsmen. The
positions left by some of the soldiers
will not doubt be held open for them
by their employers, but a great many
will have to seek new employment.
Lattimore Ladies Organize Club
Special to The Star:
The ladies of the immediate com
munity met Thursday with Miss El
liott in the home of Mrs. J. B. Whit
aker and organized a new club for
study of foods and household con
veniences. These clubs arouse much interest
and are well attended as some prac
tical demonstration is given each
meeting. If interested in poultry
raising, gardening, canning, what to.
feed your family for best resutls,
fancy work, inexpensive convenienc
es, such as tireless cookers, iceless re
frigerators, dustless mops,, floor fin
ishes, or any of the other numerous
good things, address Miss Susan El
liott, Lattimore, R-l, N. C. Her ser
vices are free.
Caldwell Would Make Blowing Rock
Turnpike Free
Lenoir News:
The county is securing options on
the Blowing Rock turnpike stock and
in event of the bond issue for building
good roads in the county carries the
county will take up these options and
make the turnpike a free road. So
far the owners of this stock are
readily signing these options at a
price about one-third of the par val
ue. The turnpike company has
about $40,000, or-less, outstanding
stock, and it is estimated that the
county will be able to get the road
for about $12,000 to $15,000, that is
providing the bond issue, which
makes a provision for the malnte
nance of all roads, receives a favora
ble vote.
Recital at Piedmont Tonight
Editor of Star:
Piedmont recital to be given Fri
day evening Feb. 2, 1917 by Music,
Vocal and Expression pupils, consist
ing of piano solos, duets, vocal solos,
recitations and a short play.
FOR
a knocked-out liver and something to
regulate your bowels, you can't get
anything that will do 'jrou as much
good as K. L. 0. (Kendall's Liver
Openers) 30 to the bottle 25c at Ken
dall's Drug Store. adv.
LIVE ITEMS 01'
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ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
OVER THE.OLI) NORTH STATE
BOILED DOWN FOR BUSY REA
DERS. In Lenoir county the past week an
"unloaded" gun in the hands of
Thomas Smith, Jr., aged 15, was ac
cidentally discharged and killed Law
rence Boyd, aged 14.
Mr, Lewis Carlton and Miss Mary
Wilson were married last week at
Warsaw. Aspecial from Warsaw
says the marriage had been expect
ed for twenty years. .
Geo. G. Me. Connaughey, aged 79
yearsdied Thursday at the Rowan
county home. He was a bachelor
and when a youth his family was one
of wealth and influence.
, A. S. Moss and B. S. Gibson were
sentenced last week in Haywood
counyt to five months and one month
respectively for assaulting an aged
merchant at Canton last fall.
L. N. Hand and Crete Blackwell
fought at Spencer Friday night and
Hand inflicted a serious- cut on the
throat of Blackwell. The latter is
said to be in a serious condition.
Congressman David Edward Fin
ley of South Carolina died Friday in
a sanatorium in Charlotte, where he
had been a patient for several daye,
death resulting from pneumonia.
Deputy Sheriff John McD. Mona
ghan was found dead in bed at his
home in Fayetteville Sunday after
noon. Death is supposed to have re
sulted from a second Btroke of
paralysis.
Two Mexicans were in Concord the
past week buying game cocks for a
big Mexican. They bought and sent
to Mexico 100 and contracted for
500 for next season. The chickens
are of the Means stock.
The first pardon granted by Gov
ernor Bickett was granted Thursday
to Nathaniel Bost, colored, of Cataw
ba county, serving 12 months for
larceny. Pardon on account of bad
physical condition of negro.
In order to check the spread of hog
cholera orders have been issued by
the State Department of Agriculture
prohibiting shipments of hogs from
any other place into Chowan. Pac
quimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Cur
rituck and Gates counties.
The United Daughters of .the Con
federacy, with the aid of $15,000 ap
propriation from the county com
missioners will erect a monument on
the court house square at Marion to
the Confederate dead. The monu
ment may take the form af a chapel.
Capt. Neill Ellington, for more
than 20 years president of the
Greensboro National Bank, has re
signed because of being in poor
health. Ilr. v. Wnarton was
elected in his steud. A special office
chairmanship of the boar dof direc
tors, was created for Mr. Ellington.
Bobbers cracked the safe in the
postoffice at Old Fort Friday morning
early and got away with $15 in cash
and $800 to $900 in stamps. Thurs
day night in Charlotte the safe of
the Texas Oil Company was cracked
and robbed of $125. Checks amount
ing to several hundred dollars were
left in the safe.
Bill Williams, colored, tenant on
the farm of Rev. R. G. White, five
miles south of Charlotte, was foud
dead in h gulley near Mr. White's
home Thursday afternoon. The negro
had left Mr. White's house the night
before for home. It was a dark night
and it was decided he walked in the
20-foot gulley and was killed.
The Citizen saya that I. F. Rob
erts of Buncombe county was shot
and killed recently while resisting
arrest in Centralia, Wash. Roberts
was wanted in Asheville for dispos
ing of mortgaged property and em
bezzlement. It is also reported that
he took with him a woman from
Buncombe county, deserting his wife
and children.
Judge Webb Excites Admiration
Monroe Journal:
This month's session is the first
term of court Judge J. L. Webb of k
Shelby, has held here in eight years.
He is no stranger to these parts by
any means, as he was once Solicitor
of this district. His term as Solici
tor proceeded. Judge P. L Osborne's
term. Judge Webb is a brother to
Congressman E. Yates Webb. The 1
manner in which Judge Webb pre
sides has excited the admiration of
many around the court house. In hU '
charge before the grand jury he call
ed especial attention to the enforce
ment of the whiskey law, and tho .
law that forbids the sale of cigarettes ' -to
minors. . . '
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