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XXV. NO.- 54
THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N.jC.. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917
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IT-BOATS AFTER
U. S. TRANSPORTS
,,VK AM) POSSIBLY MORE SUB
MARINES SUNK WHILE THEY
ATTACK OUR TRANSPORTS
LOADED WITH SOLDIERS.
Wi-hinjrton, ' July 3 American de
sjr,vi convoying-.- transports ' with
' j... i.Vo.inf fnnirht off two sub-
ittatks. The first news of the
given out late today by
: -.mittoe 0:1 public information,
'.'rr.i'.l announcement of the safe
'of the last of the transports
.jr convoys.
one submarine was sur.k.
i t!:c attacks were made in
.i,..in;r that the Germans h.id
of the coming of the
,n and plam.ed to get the.".:.
it:i..')UiK-':nent was issued:
1 -,w del artnient at five
thv ''.
. afternoon received word
arrival at a Trench port
contingent of General
expeditionary' force. At
time information was re-
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that the transport's were twice
'..u by submarines on the way
3 -hip was hit, not an American
ijjv'v.as lost, and while the navy gun
report the sinking of one sub
marine only there is reason to believe
that others' were destroyed 'in the first
1 icht attack."
Stcntary Daniels made this state-
It is with the joy of a great relief
that 1 announce to the people of the
Tj--ed States the safe arrival in
prj:ice of every man and every fight-
?hip- , , u
Now that the last vessel has reacfc
d port, it is safe to disclose the dan
cers that were encountered and to
tell the complete story of peril and
courage.
The transports bearing our troops
were twice attacked by German sub-'
marines on the way across. On both
occasions, the U-boats were beaten off
with every appearance of loss. One
was certainly sunk, and there is rea
son to believe that the accurate" fire
of our gunners sent others to the
bottom.
"For purposes of convenience, the
expedition was divided into contin
ge: ts, each contingent including troop
ships and naval escort designed to
keep off such German raiders as
might be met.
'An ocean rendezvous had also been
arranged with the American destroy
ers now operating in European waters
in order that the passage of the dan
ger ione might be attended by every
possible precaution.
First U-Boat Attack.
"The first attack took place at 10:
30 on the night of June 22. What gives
it peculiar and disturbing significance
is that our ship9 were set upon at a
point well this side of the rendezvous
and in that part of the Atlantic pre
sumably free from submarines.
"The attack was made in force, al
though the night made (impossible
any exact count of the U-Boats gath
ered for what they deemed a slaugh
ter. "The high seas convoy, circling with
tneir searchlights, answered with
heavy gun fire, and its accuracy
stands proved by the fact that the
torpedo discharge became increasing
ly scattered and inaccurate. It is not
known how many torpedoes were
launched but five were counted as
xne" sPd by bow and stern.
"A second attack was launched a
,w davs later against another con
tingent. The Mint at aasnnl wq a ho,
yond the rendezvous, and our destroy
ers were sailing as a screen between
lne transnorts
sults of the battle were in 'favor of
American gunnery.
"N,,t a,ore did the destroyers hold
J" I -boats at a safe distance, but
neir speed also resulted in the sink
nsr of one submarine at least. Gren
ades worn iionJ c: - j.-.i
uovu( in iiruig a uepui
narEe "plosive timed to go off at a
cerain distance under water. In one
'"'tance oil and wreckage covered the
urfa of the sea after a shot from
a cenrovr at a periscope, and the
make claim of sinking
'rotated by our high sea con
Fre ur destryers and by
rJ . War vessels, the contingent
Pld and joined the others in a
rrcn'h port.
Notice
ne annual meetin of the gtock
b e h 1 f Shelby Cotton Mills, will
TZ t "1 the Directors Room of the
at thV T,nal Bank of She. N. C
e o'clock, P. M., July 10th, 1917
adv.-2t
J. C. SMITH,
Secretary.
Nock for Rheumatism.
eu-Nock for Backache.
?feu.Nock for the Kidneys. '
10 rt. ieU t0 the bottle' oOc- 8
or p7,f ,'eament. H. E. Kendall's
K el Wcbb's Drug Store, Shelby,
" By mail 50 cents. , adv.
GEN. CROWDER
AND THE DRAFT
BRIGADIER GENERAL CROWD
ER IS NOT THE SON. OF GOD
FREY WHO WENT FROM
CLEVELAND TO CALIFORNIA
AS FIRST THOUGHT.
A proud citizen of Clevel nrid rnnnfv
who now lives in Louis.na where he
reads The Star each issue, am! ro.
joices in the men of national repute
the county produces. v;rat. The Star
a letter giving information leading
us to believe that Brigadier -General
Enoch H. Crowder, provost ' Marshall
General who ha-; chur'r- of the an
draft sj stent n i!-:i;,t )ii i- a son
of Godfroy r :.-.!, v. ho went from
this county i.f-c the w:;r in :i v:ir-....
to California w!-..-ra lie amassed a
fortune from Id.- s-heen and ra ai!nv-.
Godfrey Crowd' ; va; t';,. sin Al-
I-.-n Crow.ler v;:i. kcUI ! in the .New
Ho-jm' section. The I'av.t wrote la
Ii;;-General " Crowd" r inr-,uirir.!i of
hi.--, ran. n. aire and v.-hd ho is no n
dc- uidar.t if the Cleveland county
Cr",.':(.;-s ih,. - Mrc r.ll f;vm the sa:re
ally Virginia .;to' k.
GEM. E. H. CROWDER
Brig. Gen. E. H. Crowder, Judge ad
vocate general of the army, hat been
made provoet marahal general In
charge of the whole registration eye
tern. He takes the rank of major gen
eral. Gen. Crowder wrote us as follows;
Washington, D. C, Julv 2, 1917.
Mr. Lee B. Weathers, Editor,
The Cleveland Star,
Shelby, N. C.
My Dear Sir:
I beg to acknowledge your presonal
inquiry of June 27th.
On my mothers side, I am but two
times removed from Englisn ances
try. My father's people came from
Virginia. My grandfothers name
was John Herbert Crowder, which
was also my father's name.
My father was born at West Liber
ty, Ohio,:and removed to Missouri in
ante bellum days. I was born in the
latter stite in 1859.
I presume that all the Crowders in
this country are from the parent hive
in Virginia, but I have no very ac
curate data.
Thank you for your friendly in
quiry. ,
Very truly yours,
E. N. CROWDER.
Provost Marshal General.
Ritch-Broward
Snpeial nto The Star:
A miiet but interesting wedding
was solpmnized in the ladies parlor
lof Boiling Springs. High School at
'2:30 o'elock Friday June 29, when
I Miss Reecie Ray Ritch the attractive
'and much accomplished daughter of
'm I. M. Ritch became the bride
of Mr. C. H. Broward of Atlanta,
Georgia, Rev. L. W. Swope officiat
ing. The bride was educated at Linwood
Colbge and the Womans College of
Diip West. S. C. and she has made
quite an enviable reputation as tea-
Cher DOtn in iuoreneau viij
'Call, S. C. " .
I The groom is an electrical engineer
having been educated at ueorgia 1 te
chnical College and is now engaged
as whole-sale salesman of electrical
goods throughout the Southern stat-
$ Immediately after the wedding the
.happy couple left tor points norm,
m . ha of homo in Atlanta.
11 nt y win v ---after
September. 1st. They carry
w th them the Kindest wimh-s w
host of friends.
Can your fruit, vegetable and
cider with Enterprise canners.
Farmers Hardware. Com.
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See Evans E. McBrayer for that
Straw hat.
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Rev. Dr. Geo. W. Belk,
Dr. Belk is evangelist for the
Southern Presbyterian Assembly and ;
is holding a series of meetings at
the Presbyterian church of which
Rev. T. D. Bateman is pastor. Dr.
Belk is a captivating personality, a
fluent and graceful speaker and his
sermons are scholarly, practical and
soul inspiring. It is a spiritual treat
COUNTY SCHOOL FIGURES
Census was 11,426 Daily Atten
dance of 6,435174 Teachers hold
First Grale Certificates.
The report of J. Y. Irvin and Rush
Stroup to the Board of Education
shows that the schools of this county
are growing at a rapid rate. For the
information of the people we will
give some items in the report. A oopy
of the reports is in Stroup's and
Irvin's office and can he insnertpd hv
the public. These reports show forjlotte are injured as. a result of an
what and to whom every cent was 'automobile tumbling off the em-
paid,
There is a total school census of
11,426, enrollment of 9,061, daily
tendance of 6,435. There' are 176
white and 34 colored teachers. Of the
whites 147 hold first grade certifi-.man
cates. 70 teachers work in local tax
districts and the average term in,
local tax districts is 135 days, while '
the term outside local tax districts
is 98 days. The averaee term for the
whole county is 113 days.
Receipts from property and polls
was $33,916.53: from fines $2,719.63;
from the state $12,069.05; from local
tax districts $6,116.06; from private
donations $620.06.
Expenditures for the year were:
White teachers and .superintendents
$43,090.25, for, colored teachers $3,
204.15; buildings for whites $4,934.11
for colored $237.75; wood for whites
$1,099.83; wood for colored $145.09;
blackboards, stoves, and supplies
$657.34; desks $759; rents $240; in
surance $84.39; supplies for colored
$45.40; for census $333.15; for loan
fund $579.60; mileage and per Diem
of County Board $66.82; treasurer's
commission $554.73.
Red Cross Notes
The following important commit
tees have been appointed to assist
the Shelby Red Cross chapter in their
work. Officers: Chairman, Mrs. O. M.
Gardner; vice chairman. Mrs. C. R.
Hoey; secretary'. Miss Selma Webb:
treasurer. Miss Foy Moore. '
Executive Committee
Chairman, Mrs. R. L. Ryburn; Mrs.
Lee McB. White, Mrs. W. B. Nix,
Mrs. Frank Roberts, Mrs. Paul Webb,
Mrs. John Schenck.
Directors of Work Room
Chairman, Mrs. P. L. Hennessa;
Mrs. W. J. Roberts, Mrs. S. A. Mc
Murry, Mrs. W. H. Blanton, Mrs.
Charlie Doggett, Mrs. Ina Sisk For
ney. Administration Committee
Chairman, Mrs. George Hoyle;
Mrs. C. A. Wood, Mrs. Colin Hull,
Miss Annie MiHer.
Military Committee
Chairman. Mrs. L. M. Hull; Mrs.
.T r Smith. Misses Laura Burton
Miller and Pattie Roberts.
Civilian Committee
Chairman, Mrs. S. S. Roysttr; Mrs,
Charlie Young, Mrs. T. E. McBrayer
Looks the Part
Charity and Children: . '
Hon. O. Max Gardner, when he
stands straight up before an audience
and begins1 to pour out his limpid
language, looks and act3 mightily
like a Governor.
Noted Evangelist
to hear him and people outside or in-
side of any church receive a cordial
welcome. Good crowds have been
attendfcg morning and night and you
.are musing one of the finest reli-
gious meetings ever held in Shelby
if you do not go out. The morning
hour is 9 to 10. Night services be
gins at 8.
KILLED GN BAT
CAVE HIGHWAY
CHARLOTTE MAN IS VICTIM OF
HIS OWN CAR AS HE DRIVES
OVER PRECIPICE AFTER MID
NIGHT.
KarLA. itacknell, traveling man
living in Charlotte ia dead and Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Oefrletree.also of Char.
jbankment on the Rutherfordton-Bat
Cave highway at 2:30 0 clock yester;
at-'day morning as the party was en
route to Hendersonvilve, presumab-
ly on business. Becknell was a young
in his twenties and had recently
moved to Charlotte from O'Ceda
Falls, Iowa. He traveled for the
Ferkwerk-Hecht Company of New
York. Mr. Oggletree is manager 01
the Como Auto Company of Char-
ilotte. He and his wife were slightly
1 irfiured, wmle Becknell was killed
.instantly when his car pinned him
.underneath. It is thought the cause
of the accident was the slick, treach
erous road, made so by heavy rain on
Wddneeday. TJhey left Rutherford
ton about midnight and had gotten
as far as Dr. A. A. Backer's, 11 miles
away wBen the tragedy happened.
The above information is probably
correct as it was. received by tele
rhone from Editor Miller of The
Sun. Another report was that Beck
nell was recruiting officer for Fort
Oglethorpe training camp,
Auto Numbers Delayed
The automobile license year expir
ed Saturday, but the Secretary of
State has not bees able to get dis
play numbers fast enough to supply
the demand. Due to this state of af
fairs he is sending out the following
notice where numbers cannot be
furnished:
"Owing to unavoidable conditions
the manufacturers have"been unable
to deliver all automobile display
numbers on time. These numbers
are arriving daily and are being
mailed out immediately. You are
hereby authorized to operate your
machine until display numbers can
be delivered.'
B. Y.P. U. Week
The Baptist Young People of Shel
by are urged to attend a series of
study classes to be held in the First
Baptist church beginning Sunday ev
ening July 9th and continuing
through July 14th, under the direc
tion of the pastor, Rev. Mr. White
The sessions will last only 45 minutes ihad been living with her only living
and on the 14th there will be a man-(child. Mes. Biggerstaff. At the time
ing bee, after which all who attend, her husband was a county commiss-
ing bee, after which al who attend
four of the six meetings may enjoy
a moonlight drive and picnic supper
at Cleveland Springs.
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We sell the Genuine Scott's
apple and peach peelers. Far-
mers Hardware Co.
DOINGS OF
COMMISSIONERS
JURY BOX REVISED AUSTIN
BROTHERS PAID $150)00 LIST
OF BILLS PAID OTHER BUSI
NESS TRANSACTED.
The county commissioners were in
session Monday and Tuesday, the se
cond day being necessary to revise
the jury list as provided by law ev
ery two years. The names of all
male citizens over 21 years of age
competent to perform the duties of a
juror were placed in the . box from
which the, lists are drawn for each
court. The . following is record of
Monday's transactions:
Pink Summitt allowed ?2 per
month for two month's support.
Arthur Seism allowed for support
$.3 per month for ore month. -
Jury report No. 1 road hied and
accepted. C. C. Jones appointed to
open up the road. -
No. 10 road advertised.
Tump Murry asks for support and
allowed $3 per month for two months.
Peter Swink and family ardered to
the county home with instructions to
the keeper to find homes for the chil
dren.
Joe Tipps, digging grave $1.
Forest Floyd, tax lister No. 4 $140.
Miss Susan O. Elliott, part on
home demonstration work $65.
J. W. Goforth, W. F. Gold and J.
K.Wells, pension board paid $2 each.
T. H. Lutz, cutting logs $1.20.
Austin Bros., part on bridges,
$15,000.
H. A. Logan, lumber, $o.01.
Tax Listers
J. C. Newton, No. 11 $31.45.
ST. T. Carpenter, No. 10 $32.60,
J. A. McCraw, No. 1 $27.20.
J. W. P. Hill, No. 2 $37.25.
W. D. Earl, No. 3 $49.05.
E. L. Whitworth, No. 5 $46.15.
A. J. Elliott, No. 8 $37.10.
Miscellaneous
Town of Shelby, water and lights
two months $55.46.
E. C. Borders, services to June 6,
$84.20.
R. M. Gidney, farm demonstrator $50
E. B. Lattimore, county physician,
$30.00.
Piedmont Telephone Co., phone rent
and calls $5.60.
P. B. McMurry and. Co flour $1.65
Farmers Hardware Co., hardware
$15.95.
T. W. Ebeltoft, brooms $1.10.
B. F. Lindsay, d. s. services $11.80
C. G. Poston, d. s. services $6.80.
F. D. Wilson, expense insane wo
man $5.
Cleveland Mill and Power Comp
any, lumber, .nails "and bridge work
$145.07.
R. R. Lackey, jail expenses $104.50
State Hospital, Goldsboro, expense
patient $28.50.
D. W. Jackson, bridge wings $u.ou,
E. W. Neal, auto hire $1.50.
County Home
J. L. Allen, groceries $4.90.
Lattimore Drug Co., drugs $4.05.
J. D. Linebergers Sons, hardware,
$1.82.
W. B.s Palmer's Sons, grocene
S9.55.
J. L. Suttle Company, dry goods
.nd groceries $100.21.
J. E. Webb, seeds $1.80.
J. W. Wilson, shop account $1.80.
J. C. Mull; salary and help $64.
Paul Webb, drugs $5.75.
Tom Tucker, salary $20.
S. P Favel, shop work 95c.
H. E. Kendall, drugs $15.47.
Jr. B. Y. P. JJ.
Jr. B. Y. P. U. will meet Sunday
evening at 7 o'clock at the Baptist
church. The following program will
be rendered:
Roll call answered with a verse on
Sln-
Rrrinhirp readincr Rom. 3:10-20
Elizabeth Dudley.
The Fruits of Sin (1) Adam
Guy Roberts. (2) To Us Clyde
McCurry. (3) Arounds Us Pauline
Hopper.
The Story of Adam's Fall Gertie
Eskridge.
Vocal Duel-"The Half Has Nev
er Yet Been Told." Margaret Beam,
Thelma Hopper.
Memory Verse in Consert.
Closing song and prayer.
GLADYS WEAVER, Pres.
Mrs. Young Dead
Ex-county commissioner Sam Wil
son's widow died at Forest City Mon
day and was buried Tuesday at San
dy Run Baptist church, Mooresboro.
She was about 78 years 01 age ana
ioner. he ran a wool mill back years
ago in No. 2 township. Rev. A. C.
Irvin conducted the funeral, services.
"Well bought is Half Sold," Mc
Brayer buys his goods from the big
gest manufacturers in the world.
That's why his goods look ao different
from ordinary mixed stocks of
goods. w.
LIVE NEWS OF
EVERYWHERE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY TAKEN
FROM THE DAILY PRESS 'AND
CONDENSED FOR BUSY READERS.
The superdreadnaught Idaho, 'an
other monster battleship for the na
vy, was launched Saturdav af. Cam.
dim, N. J. '
Fefedick M. Brown of Alaska has
been nominated by President -Wilson
for Federal judge of the third Alas
kan district.
William H. Moody, former " Asso
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, died Sunday at
his home at Haverhill, Mass.
Expert bakers are being sought
by the War Department to make
bread for the war army. It i3 an
nounced that the quartermaster, gen
eral has been ordered to form 40
bakery companies of 01 men each.
Work will begin, August 1st, on
the old Jamestown exposition site,
to create on Hampton Roads, one of
the greatest naval bases in the
world. .Work on a naval training
station to accommodate 10,000 re
cruits is to begin immediately.
erection of the government canton
ments in Virginia is draining the
State of workmen to such an extent
it is claimed by large employers of
labor and farmers, that an organized
protest to Washington is being plan
ned.
Activities by labor agitators
among copper miners in Arizona.
which Governor Thomas Camnhpll
designated as of a "sinister German
character," caused the Governor to
ask the War Department for a mili
ary investigation of the situation.
A dispatch from Paris says official
announcement is made that the ar
mored cruiser Kleber had struck a
mine off Point St. Mathieu on Wo-.
nesday and sunk. Three officers and
35 men were lost The Kleber had
come from Dakar, Africa, and was
on its way to Brest.
Lieutenant Allmanroeder, a Ger
man aviator, was one of the briirhtpt-
stars of the German aerial squadron,
iias uteri k men in uoH.l .ai,.,
Lieut Allmanroeder has a record of
uuny victories, although he only
as8ed the Dilot examinntmn loaf
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January.
In the presence of President Wil.
son, members of the cabinet and other
high officials, the House of Represen
tatives Democratic baseball team de
feated the Republican team, 22 to 21,
in a Denent baseball game for the
Red Cross in Washington. SaturH
The game netted about $30,000 for
ne Ked Lross.
The navy has almost doubled its
wrsonnel since war was declared
Jid now needs less than 2,000 men
o bring it up to the new authorized
trength of 150,000. The Marine
corps, whose strength on April 6
was 13,266, has recuited to a
strength of 26,356. Its authorized to
tal is 30,000.
Four, men, including Superintend-
entW. 3. Jeandell, were killed and
ten injured as the result of an ex
plosion which wrecked two buildings
of the DuPont DeMemours Powder
Company at Augusta, near Aguilar,
Co. One of the Injured probably
will die. The cause of the explosion
has not been determined.
The number of national banks Op
erating in the United States has
reached the highest point in the his
tory of the system. A total of . 7,
635 institutions are recorded with
the Treasury. This is an increase of
47 during the fiscal year just ended.
In the year 150 national banks in
creased their aggregate capital stock
$25,000,000.
The postmaster at Savannah, Ga.,
has stopped Tom Watson's Jefferso
nian, the Appeal to Reason and the
American Socialist from passing
through the Savannah office, all the
papers being held up for alleged se
ditious utterances. The American
Socialist has also been held out of the
mails at Chicago and St Louis for
the same reason.
The government has received as
surances from the Venezuelan gov
ernment that it has no intention of
disposing of the island of Margarita
to the Germans. The assurances
came as a reply to a protest made by
the State Department after it had re
ceived information that German
agents were endeavoring to purchafe
or otherwise gain control i -land
for a submarine base.
Eighty-seven of the German mer
chant ships seized in American ports
at the outbreak ot war "
turned over by President Wi)son to
tiTshipping board for operation.
The other 14 already are . w 'Possession
of the Navy Department. m " .
vessels was vested in the Present
in a resolution passed by Congress in
May. Many of them aireaay
wn renaired and put into service
by the shipping board. ,
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