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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, AFRIL 6, 1917
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WAR RESOLUTION PASSES SENATE
PLANS MADE FOR ARMY OF MILLION
House was Expected to Pass War Resolution
Yesterday Afternoon Germans Trying to
stir up Negroes Government to stop Ex
orbitant war profits Congressmen threatened.
Washington, April 4. The resolu
.'10)1 declaring that a state of va.
exists between the United States and
(itTuiany was Passed in the Senate
t, .night by an overwhelming major-
li will be taken up for passage
;n the House tomorrow.
The war resolution was passed by
he Senate tonight by a votl' of ?1
;u tl. It goes to the House, where
.jfi,ate will begin tomorrow mor.iing
;it in o'clock to continue until action
taken.
Senator-; wh.i cast the negative
vetes were:
(Jronna, North Dakota; La Follette,
Wisconsin; Morris, iseurasKa; Lane,
vfu:; Stone, Missouri, and Varda-
tr.an-, .Mississippi.
The resolution, drafted after con
sultation with the State Department
and already accepted by the House
t'onimitreo, says the state of war
trust upon me unnoti aiaies ny
Germany is formally declared, and
directs the President to employ the
tire military and naval forces and
. r --uiiive- of tin' Government to
;,rrv on war and -bring it to a suc-
--fa! termination.
I.aFollette Denounced
A il'.n in the Senate camu just af
,r 11 i.Ylock at the close of a de
,iti that had lasted continuously
,;i,e in o'clock this morning. The
;::i;'-: wa- reached late in the af
rn v In n Senator John Sharp
'.Viiiiiii;..- renounced a speech by Scn-
I.ai-'ollette as more worthy of
-I- voi: Bethmann-Hollweg than
' ::. American Senator.
T:i- ;i.c--agi' of the resolution was
tii ' r-: by any outburst from
t:t!!eries and on the floor the
,-. :m' r- themselves were unusually
.r:i-. e 1 cpiiet. Many of them arts--..
,,: : . ; i i ' ! names in voices that
i'v I with emotion.
The galleries were filled to over
S..wir.g, and on the floor back of the
S.nators' seats were almost half the
mUr.-lmi of the House. In the
::p!oniatic gallery was Secretary
Lansing Counselor Polk of the State
Apartment, Minister Calderon of
K-!;via and Minister Ekengren of
In. Earlier in the evening !oc-t'-r
Kilter, the Swiss Minister in
tharge of cferman interests in this
0"untry, had been there.
Secretary McAdoo was on the
r during the last few hours of
the debate. As the last name was
tailed and the clerk announced the
vote 82 to G, there was hardly a mur
mur of applause.
The great crowd was awed y the
olemnity of the occasion and sob
ered by the speeches they had heaj-d.
An Army of a Million
Detailed plans of the War Depart
ment for raising an army numbering
millions, if that is necessary "to
'bring the Government of the Ger
man Empire to terms," were placed
in President Wilson's hands in the
form of a bill prepared by the Gen
tral staff and reviewed and revised
:n part by Secretary Raker and the
'-'neral c tlieers who are his military
advisers.
Secretary Baker said today that
the bill would go to the House and
Sr,ate Committees as soon as the
war resolution had been adopted.
Major General Scott, Chief of Staff.
"1 explain the plan and the military
'a-ons fur the need to train the
"amber of nien- the bill will produce,
believed to be not less than two mil
1:r. within two years.
I" the Navy Department, Secretary
"' -el, announced during the day
-t contracts for approximately two
hundred submarine chasers or coast
;'"tr)f boats had been let and addi
tlonal contracts were being signed
each day.
-Preparations to take into the ser
1 a huge flt.t.t 0f small motor
"aft for inshore patrol work also
fe being completed,
'erman Kfforts to Arouse Negroes
gingham, Ala., April 4. Re
'is that agents of the German
government are using Elm Grove, a
ro settlement near Greensboro,
to lea(1(luarters for a capipaign
'J!,01'6 Southern negroes against
;ne Government of the United Sta
' today were confirmed by local
wal agents. The activities, ac-
. t , viiiiv.lttis nave f a-
belt fl th tobacco nd cotton
ol Georgia, Alabama, the Caro-
"1 Parts of Florida,
with Cv .,efforts however, have met
?ro"lltU 'sympathy among the ne-
who have pledare themselves
ilidntVn3UlnbrJB t0 8Upport the
thev Tj ":'Kier wnatever service
J could to the Nation in case of
t..
farme7 hav reiched here that
some agricultural districts
have formed Ku Klux Klans to meet
possible uprisings or disaffection,
j Government agents declared today
that information reaching them leil
'to the belief that in the event war
w?lh Germany is declared, efforts
iwill be made by German agents to
induce negroes to migrate to Mexico
with a view to crippling industries
in the South which depend on negro
labor.
Stops Exhorbitant War Profits
Washington, April 4. The (Jov
ernment has invoked for the first
time its drastic powers to strike a
death blow at exhorbitant war pro
fits. Under authority of the last
naval appropriation bill, a manufac
turer was directed to furnish a large
'order of war supplies at a price fix
ed by the (Jovernment far lower
than the figure voluntarily submitted
If the order is not obeyed the plant
will be taken over and operated by
the (Jovernment.
Oflicials would not disclose
the
name of the manufacturer nor the
'agency through which the order was
given.
Europeon Governments are paying
an average of 10 per cent profit on
war materials purchased i:i the I'nii
ed Slates, it w;is asserted authorita
jtively that the (Jovernment of the
j United States intended to buy its'
l"w:. supplier at less tfu.n that rate
jof j rotit to the seller.
Germany is Stronger Than Kver
j London, April 4. Germany is
.stronger today than at any time dul
ling tiie war. and the retiiement of
jlier armies in France nit an thai sh"
is moving back in the hope of In -jcoming
still stronger, according to
General Sir William K. Lolurtsu,,,
: Chief of the Imperial Staff at Army
1 1 leaibjuarters, who addressed a con
ference ,yf the trade unionists today,
.explaining the Government's propos
als on man nower.
Congressmen Threatened
Several members of Congress turn
ed over to the Department of Jus
tice today telegrams and leters
i threatening their lives for support
ing the war resolution. The Depart
ment's agents are seeking the send
eils. TAX LISTERS
APPOINTED
COUNTY OFFICERS FORBIDDEN
FROM BECOMING SURETY ON
NOTES, ETC. JAILER AL
LOWED INCREASE FROM I".
TO 65C FOR FEEDING PRISON
ERS. At the regular monthly meeting of
the county board of commissioners
Monday at which all five members
were present, an order was passed
forbiddinir bonded county officers
from becoming surety on money ob
ligations, the tax listers for the scv
jeral townships were appointed antl
the pay allowed jailor R.- R. Lackey
ior ieeoing prisoners was auwuin-u
ifrom 4"c per day to ti."e per day, the
result of high cost of living,
j The surety order reads: "It is or
dered by the Board that hereafter all
! county officials who are required by
Taw to give official bonds for the
faithful performance of their duties
and for the safe accounting of public
funds passing through their hands,
be and they are hereby forbidden to
become surety on obligations involv
ing the payment of money antl they
are forbidden to incur liabilities of
jarty kind which would tend to in any
way jeopardize the public funds
which are placed in their hands by
law."
1 Tax Listers
I The following were appointed tax
listers for the year 1917: No. 1 J.
'A. McCraw; No. 2 J. W. P. Hill; No.
3 W. D. Earl; No. 4 Forest Floyd;
No. 5 E. L. Whitworth; No. fi J.
Frank Williams; No. 7 J. G. Latti
more; No. 8 Andrew J. Lattimore;
No. 9 W. A. Gantt; No. 10 S. T. Car
penter; No. 11 J. C. Newton.
I Two Townships Want Road Bonds
I Two orders were made for elec
tions in No. 5 and ! townships to
vote on $40,000 worth of bonds for
each township to budd good roads.
'Attorney C. R. Hoey found conflicts
in the general laws and before the
'elections are called he is getting a
,'ruling for the attorney general oh
the interpretation of the laws. One
'general law says counties can vote
.bonds for good road purposes, the el
ections t be held May 8th and by
Jf tfcn cflt.P which
. usuig uie vi vi 4 a u v. v-
will sell bonds at a much lower raw
of interest than a county or town
ship have the money at 5 per-cent.
which will pay interest and mature
bonds in 41 years. Another law
reads that townships cannot take ad
vantage of the state's credit in this
manner without first waiting three
months , to see whether the county .EVERY. CHILD IN COUNTY COM
accepts 'the' proposition. It is thought I MENCEMENT PARADE WILL
however, that the elections will be
held but Mr. Hoey is waiting to find
out whether they shall be May 8th
or three months later.
The following bills were ordered
paid and other business transacted:
J. M. Carpenter, bridge
work
$58.GG
J
R. Reynolds, feeding prisoner
$8.23
N.'R. Morris, lumber $9.12.
(). V. Warlick, building till $12.50. wnatever the weather might be. He
I!. F. Lindsay, d. s. services $8.40; i feels that if the smaller children are
W. C. Barnett, bridge work $lt.25. unable to come, it is unwise to post-Mau:iey-Green
Co., supplies for pone exercises and if the larger boys
Philbeck $12.15. and girls are able to get hi-re for the
1 Rush Stroup ,pay roll culvert work
$04.20.
I C. P. Peeler, building pier $1.1.
! Noah Hamrick, lumber $li. 07.
I M. P. Harrelson, lumber and nail
$1.0.1.
I M. M. Mauney, lumber $118.82.
I W. H. Hoyle, bridge work $5.50.
I C. J. Hamrick atl Sons, nails and
iron $8.70. '
IG. A. Given, bridge work $4,).2..
West Disinfectant Co., disinfect
ant $17.11).
stenographer
I.. I.. Perkins, court
.i'.i.ou. t
,-.. IV 1... 1 ( . - U - I
i letunont. leiej'iione i o., iooiie ini,
ami calls $;. 'U.
J. J. I'ruett, officer on grand jury
J?l'i.lH).
! K. I!.
.fill.
K. M
$.",0.
J. M.
M. ('
i.ammore, county pnysieiaa
(Jidr.ey, farm dem ns'rator,
l.ondoii, judge election
Kliis, freight and dravuge
?2.7b
Southern Express ("o., expre.-s (He
City Cafe, fteding jurors .1.2ii.
The Printery, envelopes .1.12.
News Pub. Co., jirinting and ad
vending .2.im;.
K. 1.. Wilson, granted release oi
j-:; I'.i real estate, error.
Good Roads Supply Co., hammock:
for jail J14.70.
Rutherford county, expenses pau
per H. :',").
Star Pub. Co., printing and atlver
Using $7:.ru.
printing and atlver-
News Pub. Co
tising !").
L. A. Humphries, serving notice
CUc.
R. A. Whit", bridge work $1.
I.NZ. Huffman, bridge work $i.2..
A. R. McN'eilly, bridge work $47.71
Herndon and Hambright, bridge
iron antl bolts $!H.2:..
C. G. Poston. xpense prisoner
$I.40.
E. W. Dixon, calling court $12.
Arey Bros, auto for jurors $6.50.
L. U. Arrowood, cement $136.50.
School District No. 78 election or-
dered.
Shelby Hotel, feeding jurors $18.
W. D. Lackey, postage and tele-
grams $16.34.
Plato Grigg, trip to Morganton $10
Contract made with J. A. Smith
ifor hire of Roy Degree.
J. C. Eaker, service $2.
Young and Boyles, part burial ex
pense Eliza Rcvis account pension
$20.
Farmers Hardware Co., hardware
$19.95.
Town of Shelby, in stallment on
pavement $277.44.
Hannah Whitworth ordered
county home.
Mary Dellinger's allowance
dered discontinued.
W. D. Lackey, sheriff elect,
pre-
sented his bond and took oath of of
fice. H. T. Fulton, service as county
commissioner, Dec. 4th 1916 to April
2nd 1917, $49.50. Dr. J. G. Html,
damage to land account of road $100.
C. C. Martin, culvert work $9.
County Home Bills
Hull Pros., dry goods $8.84.
J. L. Allen, groceries $3.34.
M. A. McSwain, groceries 3".c.
f'avl and Oxford, shop work $1.15.
J. TV. Wilson, shop work $2.10.
Farmers Hardware Co., hardware
$9.63.
W. B
Palmer's Sons, groceries
$8.45.
Tom Tucker, 1 month salary $19.50
J. L. Suttle Co., dry goods and
groceries $62.64.
I J. C. Mull, salary and help $;!).
Total county home $173.98.
(JO TO CHURCH ON EASTER
It is the solemn day of the Lord's
resurrection. "Now is Christ risen
from the dead." Make one in the
great congregations which through
out Christendom acclaim the rising
of Christ and gain in spiritual rich
ness by the acknowledgment of His
Lordship. Bow the head and bend
the knee in gratitude to God for the
passing of winter's perils and in joy
ful anticipation of spring and sum
mer. It is time for prayer. Join the
worshipers.
Evans E. McBrayer, the store that
satisfies. adv.
FREE FLAGS FOR
THE CHILDREN
BE GIVEN A FLAGFLAG SA
LUTE ON COURT SQUARE ,F
TEIt PARADE.
Although it was raining yesterday
ml looked like ur.favorble weather
, for county commencement exercises
.tomorrow, Sunt. Irvin held out none
for a clear sky, warmth and sun
shine and said the commencement ex-
ercises would not be
postpone
various contests to be held in publ
uuimoiffs amiui me cny, tne day will
.be worth while and much good oc
complished. This will be Cleveland county's
i.j ..i .... . i . . ,
(fifth annual commencement and with
iavorauie weather, the largest crowd
,in all history is expected. Hereto-
fore occasions of this
brought 8,000 or more
kind have
people to-
I gethe.r. With several mills
agreed
to snip worn on mis uay, special
ac-
in-uc-
commodation on the railroads ami
terest aroused by reason of the i
:ccssiui commencement exercises
'u , . ,
:ccssful
titr iisi, ,nr. irvin COIlUtiently ex
( peers tne largest educational rally
the history of Cleveland.
I
Tomorrow will be a
sort
of lat
ent iref ,
none occasion and this
is
opportune in view ol the impending
war witn tne imperial (,erman Gov- upon j( am tnat it take steps not
ernment. The county Hoard of E.iu- ony ( ,,ut t)u cuntrv in a more
cation at their meeting Monday plac- thorough state of defense, but al-o
e.l an order for :!,0(M) flags which will jto exert all its power and employ all
be given to the children who partici- ,jts resources to bring the Govern
pate in the parade. These flags are nl(.nt of the German Empire to terms
m staff-, and are 12x.)i; and 5 1-2 by 7 ar,i t.m thl. war." When the Presi-1-2
inches. Each child in the parade -tnt ha.l finished speaking, resolu
will carry a flag and after the par- ti, t tleelare a state of war exist -
ade is over they will salute
I "Old Glory" on the court
I tr w ....
i large
square.
! rungs .Mountain will linng a large
flag, so will Patterson Springs and
the. Junior Order will furnish a mam
moth Old Glory to be carried at the
heatl of the parade. The Junior Or
der flag used on this occasion will be
formally presented to the Shelby
school on a later date at which time
some speaker of note will deliver a
patriotic fraternal address. 'seeking no indemnities or material
The baseball game, in the afternoon compensations for the sacrifices it
gaged to furnish music ami the shaH makl.( the United States must
.awndale train will carry special per the war, the President said, to
( coaches to accommodate the travel' ,,1 the world safe for democracy
from upper Cleveland. The train willas only on(, of tra, champions of the
.remain over in the afternoon until lights of mankind, and would be sat-
after all exercises are over. ,jsfied whell those right,s were as se-
The committee on athletics is com-Jcure as tnt fai,h anil frce,lom of Na-
posed of S. C. Lattimore, Prof. Sb-ari
and Frank Orr. Races will be run
around the square where the asphalt
paving furnishes an excellent track
.for running. As is noted elsewhere
:jn thi s issue, automobiles will not be
allowed to. park on either side of the
sireeis arounu ine square.
The basebal lgame in the afternoon
will be between. Fallston and Kings
Mountain, while Kings Mountain
basketball team will either play
Fallston or Elizabeth.
Exhibits have been coming in i'aat
and will be on display in the Graded
School building. The exhibits which
have always been a great feature of
county commencement will be much
! better this year than ever before. 'crediu t0 those Governments so that
to The eighth grade of Kings Mountain the resources of America may be ad
will send its entire exhibits which ded g0 far a8 possibe t0 theirs.
or- ,won first prize at the school fair held i "Organization and mobilization "of
, there a short time ago, while the 'aU the mieTla resources of the
I, rover school has engaged eighty
square feet of space for its
exhibits.
Important Meeting
based on the people of universal
The Board of Trade in the very be- liabili(v t0 service, and the authoriza
ginmng decided that anything tion of addUiona increments of 300.
done for the good of the county would oon fh as theV are needed or can
be good lor the town, therefore a
committee on Agriculture was ap
pointed consisting of Col. J. T. Gard
ner, C. T. Hord, W.
J. Arey, and Dr. R
L". Hll!)orKl'r' '
-1 . I i 1 1 1 1 1 , I (I Ki
M ' . I .... 'I U . ,
'committee met yesterday
afternoon
and agreed to recall a conlerence ol
the farmers and dairymen of the
county to be held next Saturday, Ap-
nl 7, at the court house for the pur -
pose oi seiecung a sianuaru graue oi
cattle for Cleveland county antl to
discuss a proposed plan to bring sev-
I l l .. I U-...I ......... :-
e.a. car ,oaus o. u.e oreu ue
to the county. All are agreed hat th ht of thp executive (iepartments
Cleveland county is well adapted to,which will be ch d witn the con.
the cattle industry and this move- jduct of the war and be besought con.
ment on the part of the Board of lsideration fo r them in that light.
Trade should meet with hearty co- Ppo.;Hont h,snn., Bn.rancP he-
operation on the part of the farmers
ttlu uuir men. iur. ail-) , iriMcaeiik-
ing the State Department of Agri
culture is in Shelby today and will
remain over for the conference Sat
urday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. He
will give an illustrated lecture in the
court house at this hour, using some
very interesting slides that every one
'should see.
STOVE WOOD
FOR SALE
J. D. Lineberger's Sons. Also
Clevelan Big: Boll Cotton seer.
PRESIDENT WILSON
CONGRESS TO DECLARE THAT
STATE OF WAR EXISTS
Army of half million more men is asked
Course of German Government is nothing
less than WAR against Government of
UNITED STATES Wants full co-operation
with Entente Allies.
Washington, April 2. President
Wilson tonight asked Congress, as
sembled in joint session, to declare a
state of war existing between the
United States and Germany.
In a dispassionate but unmeasured
denunciation of the course of the Im
perial German Government, which he
characterized as a challenge to all
mankind and a warfare against all
Nations, the President declared that
neutrality no longer was feasible or
!lesirable when
the peace of the
world was involved; that armed neu-
tralitv had become ineffectual enough
at best, and was likely to produce
I what it was meant to prevent, ami
urged that Conirress accent the
guage of battle with all the resources
of the Nation.
"I advise that the Congress de-
"i dare the recent course of the Imper
ial German Government to be in fact
m nothmtr less than war ni'MinKt the
Government and people of the Unit
ed States," said the President, "that
it formally accept the status of bel-
j ljrent, which has thus been thrust
were introduced in both houses
!0f Congress, referred to appropriate
committees and will be debated to-
morrow. There is not doubt of their
passage.
The objects of the United States
in entering the war, the President
said, were to vindicate the principles
of peace and justice against "selfish
and autocratic power." Without sel-
fish ends, for corunlest or dominion.
tions coul.. make tht,n.
To Help Other Nations
The President's address was sent
in full to Germany by a German ofli-
;rini nws a,r(.m.v' fnr nublication m
that country. The text also went to
yann, ami a summarv of iN eon-
tents was sent around the world to
0ther Nations
J To carry on an effectjVe warfare
against tne German Government
which he characteri?ed as a "natural
'foe to Hbrty" the President rec-
'ommended:
j..Ulmost practicai co-operation in
and action wilh the Govern-
'raenlj a,ready at war with Germany,
I e., ,,,,; r literal financial
'country.
plenum Full equipmcnt f the Navy par
ticularly for means of featuring with
'submarine warfare.
"An army of at least 500,000 men.
be handled in training.
"Raising necessary money for the
United States Government ko far as
possible without borrow ing and on
the asis of equitable taxation
A 11 nrnnnrn t inne: iho Prpcid on t
urged ghou,d l)C ma(iu jn sui;h way a .
not theck the f,ow of war supplit8
to the Nations alrtad in the RM
' ;ngt Germany.
, m.nnpmlinn ItPMiiaht
w
Measures to accomplish all those
ends, the President told Congress
.cus UK
woul( beprest,nted with the best,
fore Congress was mapked by a scene
of the greatest enthusiasm ever
shown since he began the practive
of delivering his addresses in person.
Crowds on the outside of the Capitol
cheered him frantically as he entered
and as he left Congress roared cheer
after cheer in an outburst of patriotic
enthusiasm.
From the galleries the only mem
bers who appeared not to be joining
in the demonstration were some mem
bers of the group which the Presi-
(Continued on Third Page)
ASKS
ARMY OF A MILLION
Will Have Been Marshaled if the
Ifalf Million, Asked by President
Wilson Are Added to Full War
Strength.
Washington, April 2. Army and
Navy preparations were believed by
officials tonight to have reached a
stage of guaranteeing against all im
mediate defense needs, ami insuring
that the more sweeping steps Con
gress is expected to authorize can be
came out promptly.
During the day more National
Guardsmen were called into the Fed
eral service for police duty, making a
total of more than 60,000 of the State
troops now assigned to guard against
internal disorders. The War Depart
ment also announced that in order
not to handicap Government construc
tion work, all Guardsmen who are
Government employes of private
plants doing (Jovernment work will
be musteretl out.
The guard organizations called out
today are as follows:
Virginia Fourth Infantry, First
and Second Coast Artillery, Battery
D., Field Artillery.
West Virginia Second Infantry.
Vermont First Infantry.
Connect reilt Second and Fourth
Companies Coat Artillery.
(Jain in Recruiting
Returns today from recruiting sta
tions showed big gains in the num
ber of men accepted b ythe Army
and Navy. During March the train
in the Army was 5,723 ami while de
clining to go into details, War De
partment officials said the total
strength was nearing the authorized
peace maximum of 120,000. The
daily returns to the Navy Depart
ment showed that today hail set a
new record with 73 applicants ac
cepted. Another indication of the Govern
ment's preparations for a large army
was evidenced today in the announce
ment that the old Fort Ringgold mil
itary reservation in Texas has been
restore to the War Department for
military purposes. It is assumed that
the transfer was made to provide
training space.
War Department plans for the mo
bilization of a wur-Jjme army has
been completed for some days, and
are ready for submission to the mili
tary committees of the House and
Senate. No details of the proposal
to be made as to the method of as
sembling the force have been given
out, but President Wilson's words to
Congress tonight indicated the scope
of the first step to be taken.
, Officers for Army
The War Department recently di
rected that sixty or more non-commissioned
officers and enlisted men
from each regiment in the regular
army be selected by their command
ers to form a provisonal list of men
available for duty as ' officers. No
examinations were required. These
lists now have been completed and
with the steadily increasing Officers'
Reserve Corps furnish six or eight
thousand men who will hold com
mands in the half million army to be
mobilized.
Officials of the Army General Staff
ire virtually unanimous in believing
that troops should hot be sent to the
battle front with less than twelve
months intensive training.
If the plans adopted call for 500,-
000 Federal troops in addition to
bringing the present regular army
and National Guard forces up to their
maximum strength, the United Sta
tes army would number more than
1,200,000.
GET
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This offer will close Saturday night
April 7th. See coupon in this paper,
cut it out and send or bring it and
get the dollar bottle of KEN-TONE
for 50 cents.
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Ken-Tone will put VIM in your en
tire system, Color in. your cheeks,
will build and strengthen you in ev
ery way. Get you a bottle NOW.
Special Attraction at the Princess
Come out and hear Professor Gray
render music on our Seeburg Photo
Player. Music to suit the picture
Toay is your last chance. adv.
Evans E. McBrayer always has th
style of collar and the color of tie
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