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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N, C. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917
iYEAR IN ADVANCE
Bud Gibbs
2917
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TO OUTLINE
GERMAN POLICY
VfrmVN- IPOLICY-- 18 POINT t
PF KHSTAG MET YESTERDAY
T NEW CHANCELLOR MADE
uk FIRST UTTERANCE RUS-
SIN ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE.
(Thursday's Dispatch)
Vith intense interest diverted for,
lh, mmu-nt from the fighting fronts,
-I th.-re has been a noticeable!
when. u"1 .
. i.rj.ir of hostilities, attention is
, Y'on the convening Thursday
TZ ,n 'of the German reichstag.
attorn"'-" . ... .
u tin' opening session will be
v,,, r,i the first utterances of the new
-J iv, L.
hancellor. Dr. Michaclis
imperia
fM'U'''rlli!lg niS MUIIU Ull nic vti, ui-
u ranees that naturally will be rao
,r,e'ituiis inasmuch as they will indi-,-',tf
whether, with the recent changes
I ......... 1 tV.n
in-tr," uei ..v, .
is t runtime her war without abate-
m,,lt, or whether the expressed de-
fiivs f,,r peace that nave Deen neara
5-i often in (.ermany are antning dui
' emi'ty expressions.
i I 1 i
The probable attitude oi me cnan-
probable attitude of the chan-
cellor already has run the gamut of
diverse speculation, but as yet noth-(has
inc 'has been evolved from the many
unofficial discussions of the man and
ideas and intentions on which any-j
thins: like certainty can be based.
Some writers express the belief that
the new chancellor's learnings will be
toward the peace views of the major-
ity block in the reichstag; others have
advanced opinion that his policy will
be that of the militarrstic party, and
there are others who consider his as
sumption of office merely a part of a
step-gap program preliminary to the
formation of something in the nature
of a dictatorship.
After having tried ineffectually to i
overcome the FrencS gains in the)the wagon ran over hirrli inflicting
Verdun sector between the eastern injuries that caused his death. The
edge of the Avocourt wood and Hilljboy lived with J. F. Wilfong, in the
304. the Germans haxe ceased their .vicinity of Hickory,
costly enterprise and are now con-1 Erection at an early date of a giant
tenting themselves with throwing paper mill on Smith's creek, just out
shells into the positions which Gen-'side the city limits of Wilmington,
era! Petan's men forced them to eva- is proposed by the North State Pulp
cuate. Likewise, along the Chemin-'and PaPer Company with offices in
des-Dames the violent infantry ac- Wilmington, is the good news sent
tivity of the early week has ceased
and artillery duels instead are taking
place.
The British and the Germans con
tinue their violent artillery duels in
northern Belgium and Field Marshal
Haige's forces are keeping up their
harassing patrol raids on numerous
sectors of the front. One of the most
successful of the enterprises was
carried out east of Monchy-Je Preux
in the Arras sector, nv which the
British gained ground and took nris-
oners.
On the Russian front, General Korn
iloff's army in East Galicia is stub
bornly holding back the reinforced
Austro-German armies, which at var
ious points are endeavoring to wrest
from them the 'positions recently won
in the Halicz and Kalusz sectors. In
the latter region, near the village f
owca, the enemy won
Point from the Russians but imme
lately afterwards, in a counter-attack,
lost it again. The Germans are
violently bombarding the .Russian
south of Brezezany and near Halicz.
Late reports from Petrograd are to
the effect that the disorders have
wen quelled. In Tuesday's fighting
m the streets of Petrograd, six per
sons were killed and 238 wounded.
The weekly British admiralty state
ment shows that last week fourteen
British ships of more than 1,6000
tons, four of under 1,600 tons and
e'ftnt fishing vessels were sunk by
submarines or mines-a slight in-
crea,se ln tonnage over the previous
week.
Com pi
"int Against Curtis Go
Frmal eomniain t,-. j Jh
the Federal Trade Commission riotism to insert AS OFTEN AS
apair.st the Curtis Publishing Com- POSSIBLE a notice of the Govern
any of Philadelphia. The Curtis 'merit's need; the blue poster an
wmpany publishes the Saturday nouncements should be disp ayed in
ning Post, the Ladies' Home 'prominent places; individuals should
.m ' 0lner publications. The De urgea ui - -r
cPlaint alleges that the company portunity for personal appeal; in
1S T ln unfa'f business practices 1 short, the situation should be brought
. that it stifles competition by re-! to the attention of the public in ev
5 t0 se!1 its publications to ery proper manner that is available
.".'"'handling competing publica- without expense to the Commission.
hv ! he cers of the company The Commission has n0 appropria
te been cited to appear August 23 tion from which it maf pay for ad-
snow causa
Su" Lexington Town
WnXilKt0n' Ju'y "Complaint has
Deer filed ,iti. 4l- . . ......
h . " le cierx or wcoun
trchl ' fmith' Wel1 kn0Wn l0C
damages V . re0Ver 40'0U
doners nr.the board of commia';
tl? death , l- 01 Lexin-?to1for
killed l SOn' -uliu8 who was
few wI y Rn electric current a
eKs ago.
ITEMS OF CURRENT NEWS
Happenings Here and There in the
State.
After a hard day's work and while
very hot, Fred. Lindsay, colored, of
Charlotte, drank copiou;
ter and died in a short
iy oi ice wa-
time.
John W. Neese of Graham, 25 years
old, committed suicide by cutting his
throat in the presence of his mother
and brother. No cause assigned.
- Tne annual reunion of the North
r.-niin. rr,fmi,( ....
. v...uiaic vcicrans, wnicn
14 was recently announced would be
,he,ld f purham next month, has been
ra pd off
W. E. Sharpe of Burlington was
re-elected president of the North Ca
rolina Insurance Agents Association,
in session in Asheville last week. Next
meeting will be held in Charlotte.
J. Fri'd. Overman committed sui
cide by shooting himself, while on a
AUantlt, U)ast Ljne train jn the vj
,cinity of Wlhm. Saj(, tQ k, from
Wayne county am, hh remajns were
sent tnt.re fur burial.
fcdwm Fou, son of
Congressman
Pou of the Raleigh district.has been
'accepted for service in tho avlati
'corps of the United States army and
been sent to an aviation school
at Toronto, Canada, for training,
Five members of one family the
Baldwins were arrested in Gash's
Creek settlement, Buncombe county,
a few days ago. They were indicted
for illic't distilling and all gave bond
i in h sum of ?500 ech to appear
and show cause
A Salisbury colored woman got
.around the hog pen law by harness
ing her pig and staking it out. She
has no hog pen. Commended to
Greensboro, where the hog pen ques
tion is acute.
At Hickory Paul Boyd, 13 year?
old, fell from a wagon load of straw
from the city by the sea.
STENOGRAPHERS WANTED
Government Says the Demand is
Great Examinations for Civil Ser
vice Will be Held Every Tuesday
Examinations Passed on Promptly.
Mr. Josh Mouney, assistant post
master and secretary to the board of
civil service examiners has received
thp following letter from the U. S.
civil Service Commission:
"The United States Government
needs badly, great numbers of steno
graphers and typewriters, both men
and women, for service in the depart
ments at Washington, D. C, and the
situation in Federal offices outside of
Washington is scarcely less urgent
The supply of qualified persons on
the Commission's lists for this class
of work is not equal to the demand,
and thp Commission ursres. AS A
vanUge4yATRI0TIC DUTY, that citizens
Iwjth this special Knowieage appiy
for examination for the Government
service. At present all who pass
the examination for the Department
al Service are certified for appoint
ment. Examination papers are rated
without delay.
"Examinations for the Department
al Service in Washington, D. C, for
both men and women are held every
Tuesday in 400 of the principal cit
ies. Examinations for the Field Ser
vice (positions outside of Washing
ton, D. C.) are held frequently.
"Local boards of examiners are re
quested to renew and redouble their
endeavor to obtain applicants for
stenographer and tpewriter examin
ations. Regardless of what steps
have already been taken in this di
rection, the effort should be increas
ed F.ditors of local papers should
Annealed to on the ground of pat-
..icio."
Manufacture Airplanes
Knrt.h Carolina furniture and oth
er wnnd-workine nlants have been
asked by the Council of National De
fence how much of their machinery
can be turned, to making parts of
airplanes for the great aviation ar
mv the United States is planning to
send to the European war zone. Es
timates are being secured on North
Carolina spruce, oak and other
woods for air ships.
ARRANGEMENTS
READY FOR DRAFT
DRAWING OF NUMBERS MAY BE
DONE TODAY, SAYS THE AN
NOUNCEMENT FROM WASH
INGTONPAPERS RELIED UP
ON TO COVEY NEWS.
Washington, July 18. Advices to
day to Brigadier General Crowder,
the provost marshal general, indicated
that the national lottery to determine
the order of liability of 10,000,000
men registered for military service
could be held next Friday. Prepara
tions to make tha drawing on that
day went ahead rapidly, although a
final decision as to the date cannot be
made until the last governor has ac
tually reported that the local exemp
tion boards in his state state have
finished their task.
Details of the mechanism of the
drawing have not been revealed. It is
known definitely, however, that pres--
ent plans are for the lottery to take
place in the capital building with the
members of the senate and house
military committee as witnesses. The
entire proceedings is not expected to
take much more than one hour.
. General Crowder was in conference
today with the newspaper correspond
ents over arrangements for the draw
ing. The press is relied uppn to carry
to individuals throughout the country
the information as to when they will
be required to appear before exemp
tion boards, and for that reason every
effort is being made to suit the con
venience of the papers as to details.
The task of transmitting the long
lists of names by telegraph is a prob
lem of considerable proportions, but
the press associations and telegraph
companies are making efforts to in
sure both speed and adequate ac
curay in transmission. There is more
concern over the task of the individual
newspapers after they received by
wire the results of the drawing. In
large communities, the problem o'f
printing the -serial numbers with the
names of the men they represent in
each district attached is one of stag
gering proportions.
In New York, where there are 189
of the 4,557 local exemption districts,
a list of the names and numbers
would fill several hundred newspaper
pages. Even to give sufficient names
and numbers to cover those likely to
be called to the colors immediately
means enormous work.
While the provost marshal general's
office was busy clearing up the last
details for the drawing, the proposi
tion of alien registrants, other than
enemy aliens, came before the senate
in a resolution introduced by Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the military
committee. It provides for the draft
ing for military Bervice of citizens of
countries at war with Germany who
are how residing in the United States
upon the same terms as American
citizens are liable under the national
army bill.
The resolution seeks to meet the
views of the state department, how
ever, by excepting from its action
citizens of countries which have treat
ies with the United States prohibiting
the enforced military employment of
the nationals of each party in the ter
ritory of the other.
Train Crashes Into Auto
Smithfjeld, July 17. This morning
about six o'clock a Ford automobile
in which were riding J. G. Greenlee,
Dewey Greenlee, his 17-years-old son
and Ray Crump, the 18-years-old son
of E. F. Crump, was struck by the
Atlantic Coast Line southbound train
No. 85, when they attempted to cros
the track near the Smithfield Cotton
Mills and the Greenlees instantly
killed. The Crump boy was so badly
hurt that he died just before noon.
It was a most horrible asrfldent and
the killing of the three has cast a
deep gloom over the town and com
munity. J. G. Greenlee, whose home
was at Fayetteville, had been super
tendent of the Smithfield Cotton mill
for the past several months.
Card of Thanks
To The Star:
I want to thank the W. O. W.,
friends and community for the kind
sympathy which they have shown to
me, in the sickness and death of my
beloved wife, and also the illness of
myself. M. H. SEPAUGH.
Jr. B. Y. P. U.
The Jr. B. Y. P. U. meets Sundav
night at 7 o'clock. Subject, "The
Death of Christ."
GLADYS WEAVER, Pres.
FACTS ABOUT EXEMPTION
Who May be Exempt From the Army certify to the facts.
Draft and the Plan of Procedure Ministers Exempted
Names of These Exempt and the! Young men studying for the min
Reasons Made Public. jistry and ministers of the gospel are
. exempt. It is understood that prop-
Tbe following facts relating to er affidavits are to be submitted
exemptions from the military draft, with their application for exemption,
which are official, are of prime inter- Persons employed in industrial or
est just now. 'manufacturing organizations or
As soon as the names are sent plants, where the services of those
from Washington, the local exemp- concerned are considered by the
tion board will commence work. Each President to be of more importance
man drawn will be notified and he to the government in their then oc
must present himself to the board 'cu pa tion than in the field service,
at a date specified for examination. !who claim exemption, will be exam-
if
he desires to submit application
for exemption. Failing to shbmit
such application within seven days,
he is enrolled and no application af
ter that date can be considered.
Those Exempted
County and municipal officers,
who are elected to olhce by popular
vote, and whose office may not be
filled by appointment for the unex
pired terms; custom house clerks;
persons emploed by the United
States in the transmission of tHe
Emails; artififieiers, workmen enm
ployed in the arsenals and navy
yards of the United States; persons
employed in the service of the Unit
ed States whose exemption is to be
designated by the President; licensed
l pilots, mariners actually employed
in the sea service of any citizen or
the sea service of merchants within
tViu Tlnitpd Kbitps- moral deppner-
1.1..- i t a un.. k
ait's, or wiuse xouiiu 10 nave uccu
convicted of a felony, etc., alien res
idents, citizens of other countries.
Exempted by Discretion of Board
The husband or father who is the
sale and entire support of a wife
child of children: the son of a wid
owed mother entirely dependent up
on him for support; the brotner ot
ornhaned children under 16 years of
age, who are entirely dependent up
on him tor support.
'The rules for the submission or
application for exemption under
these headings are as follows:
If the application is made by. the
hrtehnnH nr father, he must furnish
a supporting affidavit, signed: by his
Lwife, giving the husband'. name,
age, place of residence; her name,
Lplatfe of residence, full nariie, ages
and residences of their child or chil
dren, stating further the fact that
she is the wife of such person and
the mother of such child or children,
and the approximate amount of her
income and the independent incomes
of such child or children. Petition
f ot discharge from the draft must be
further supported by affidavit sign
ed by ihe head of a famil residing
in his neighborhood.
If the claim for discharge is fil
ed with respect to such husband by
liie Hfp. affidavit must be signed by
,his wife, giving her name, place of
residence, and certifying that sne is
the wife of such person and is total
ly dependent upon him for support,
and the name, place of residence and
ages of any child or children, the ap
proximate amount of her income and
the independent incomes of such child.
or children, and be runner supponea
by two affidavits from neighbors in
the community. '
If Filed by Another Persen
If claim for discharge is not filed
by the husband or wife, but by an
other person for such husband or
wife, then the party making the re
quest must sign an affidavit giving
his own name, place of residence,
and serial number of the husband,
who is to be discharged; the name,
place of residence of the wife, age,
place of residence of the child or
children, and that he is well acquaint
ed with the applicant to be discharg
ed, also with his wife, child or chil
dren, and that the applicant is the
husband of such wife and the father
of such child or children, and that he
has personally made investigation of
the sources of income of wife, child
or children, and that the wife, child
or children are dependent, entirely
and exclusively, upon the physical or
mental earnings of the husband.
Further, said person must present
the marriage certificate of such ap
plicant, or copy thereof, and the sup
porting affidavits of two disinter
ested neighbor who are heads of
families, stating their own name,
and information similar to that ac
companying the affidavit of the hus
band or wife. ,
The son of a widowed mother
must support his claim with affida
vit similar to that filed by the hus
vit similar to that tiled by the nus-
band, as must also the brother of
narentless children under 161 years of
E - -
age who are entirely dependent upon
him for support.
Persons found by the board to be
a member of any well recognized re
ligious sect or organization whose
existinar creed or princi riles forbids
its members to participate in war in
any form, and whose religious con
victions are against war or partici
pation therein, in accordance with
the creed of such religious organiza
tion, are exempt if they were mem
bers of such organization prior to
May, 1917. Proper affidavit must be
submitted with the application for
exemption, giving name, age, place
of residence, creed, and supporting
nffi'lnvtta frnm tuiTcnni mnotdnf in
.ihed by a district board consisting of
one person, whose appointment
and
territory are designated by
the
President.
Local boards must decide claims
for exemption within three days af
ter filing for claims, and the local
board then issues three classes of
certificates absolute, conditional
nnd temporary. However, the local
board, in its judgment, can cancel
any of these certificfiates at any time
they see fit, and the holder thereof
must surrender it.
Exemption Radge
To prevent embarrassment among
those who are exempt, the War De
partment has decided to give with
each exemption certificate a bronz
badge bearing the inscription, 'Ex
empted. U. S." The design for this
badge has been approved by Secre
tary Baker. It is intended to pre
vent those exempted from any sus
picion of being slackers.
Publicity
Newspapers are advised that they
have permission to publish names of
men exempted and the reasons for
exemption. The regulations provide
that the records of the exemption
boards shall be open to the public,
including the affidavits filed by or in
behalf of any men and the action
taken by the board.
Train Wreck; Two Killed
Charlotte. July 17. Two men were
killed and many other persons injured
at 5:05 this morning when tram No.
2 on the A. T. and O. railway jumped
fhe track at a 15-foot embankment
two miles north of Huritersville, as a
result of the removal, it is alleged, oi
spikes from the rails. The train,
which is operated between Charlotte
and Winston-Salem, was overturned
and the engine and three cars were
hurled over an embankment.
Those killed were Ernest Kestler,
of Barber Junction and Prof. Jas. E.
Walker, negro, head of the printing
department at Straight University,
New Orleans. Painful injuries were
suffered by Engineer Joseph C. Lan-
yoex, of this city, and Walter L.
Sloan, of Charlotte and Statesville.'
BANK SWINDLER
IS ARRESTED
jetton and lackey arrest g.
r. salisbury with many
. aliases and long crookt
record he was promoting
cleveland springs pr0po-
' sition. "- '
Chief Harvey Jetton and Deputy
Lawrence Lackey placed George R.
Salisbury under arrest Wednesday
afternoon on a charge of forgery in
response to telegrams from Birming
ham, Ala., and Salisbury is in jail,
awaiting the arrival of officers to take
him to Philadelphia where the offense
was committed. Salisbury came to
Shelby a month ago to sell stock for
a local concern but was denied em
ployment. He claimed Bryn.Mawr.Pa.
as his home. After the local people
refused to make further advances to
Salisbury he remained in Shelby as a
guest of the Central Hotel for four
weeks. -
A few days ago Salisbury secured
an option from Mr. John A. Darwin
on the Cleveland Springs property
for $35,000. Salisbury had cards
printed to launch a unique develop
ment plan for the Springs. He had
just undertaken to sell 150,000 tickets
for $1 each which entitled the pur
chaser of each ticket to a day's ac
commodation at the hotel to be erected
therewithin the next year. Each pur-
p wftg to haye the privieKe of
I a naina . t. h . , n .
luccestinsr a name for the hotel and
after the full 150,000 tickets were sold
and all names suggested, a committee
was to be appointed to look them over
and pick out the most suitable name.
The one who suggested the name that
was accepted, was to get the entire
property free of charge and to as
sume the responsibility of furnishing
the accommodation to the holders cf
the $1 "meal tickets." Salisbury had
his option on the Cleveland Springs
property recorded and said ou of the
150,000 "meal tickets" he sold he was
to pay Mr. Darwin the $35,000 'pur
chase price -of the property, build a
$75,000 hotel and have the remainder
for expenses and personal profit in
promoting the scheme.
Wednesday afternoon Chief Jetton
got .two telegrams from Birmingham,
Ala., the first reading: "Arrept Geo.
R. Salisbury, charge forgery, search,
hold all papers and effects. Advise if
he will not return without requisition.
T. J. Shirley, Chief detective."
In less than an hour came the fol
lowing telegram from the famous W.
J. Burns Detective Agency's Birming
ham office: "Arrest and' hold George
R. Salisbury and notify chief Eagan,
Birmingham, charge forgery. Photo
graph, description and autograph in
June issue American Bankers' Jour
nal on file your banks. Answer our ex
pense. W. J. Burns Detective Ag
ency." Immediately on receipt of these
telegrams, Chief Jetton went to the
First National Bank, got the June is
sue of the American Bankers' Jour
nal and found therein the picture of
Salisbury with his autograph, descrip
tion and bertillion measurements; all
of which' tallied to the-man who has
been in Shelby for four weeks and just
launched a wild scheme to promote
the Cleveland Springs property.
"Warning: Old offender again act
ive. Man of records come to light
again. This time of Philadelphia,
where he strips a local bank.
"George R. Salisbury, bank swind
ler of old, is on the warpath. On May
1 he approached a member at Phila
delphia, Pa., and deposited a check
of $150 to his order on the Liberty
National, Tulsa, Okla. Salisbury
claimed to be from Tuisa. At his side
was a local business man known to
the bank. The latter declared Salis
bury had taken office room with him.
Salisbury almost immediately drew a
$100 check on his new account and re
ceived the cash, ' A cold reception
awaited Salisbury's check at Tulsa.
He posed as an accountant and lec
turer, oi religion and encouraged the
respect and friendship of all with
whom he came in contact He- is
known as L. M. Hunter, John" C.
Huntington, A. C. Curtis, J. Colby
Harrington, A. J. Howard, C. C. Claw
son, etc. He was arrested at Fond-du-Lac,
Wis., 1903; Terra Haute, Ind.,
1908; Louisville, Ky., 1908; Harve-de-Grace,
Md, 1910; Lynchburg, Va.,
1912; Hamburg, Pa., 1913; McKees
port, Pa., 1913. His terms of punish
ment have been as many as his arrests.-
For the past fourteen years
Salisbury has traveled extensively
throughout the Uinted States. He has
usually represented himself as a capi
talist and manufacturer. Banks have
been the favorite pickings in "his
swindling endeavors. Members would
do well to form a facial acquaintance
with Salisbury. He is 39 years, 5 feet
10 inches, 170 pounds, has blue eyes,
dark brown hair."
Then the bankers' journal gives the
bertillion measurements of Salisbury
which -W do not understand.
.first Baptist - Church
Service at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p.
ra.
Sunday School at 10 o clock.
Prayer meeting Wednesday,
6:15
p. m.
At the morning service, Dr. H. E.
Crurney, pastor of the First Presby
terian church, of Monroe will preach.
The pastor goes to Monroe to preach
in Dr. Gurney's pulpit at the morning
service. He will return Sunday af
ternoon to preach at the evening ser
vice. The pastor urges the congregation
to be present at the morning hour to
hear Dr. Gurney, who is one of the
most distinguished preachers and
Bible scholars in the Presbyterian
Synod. All are urged to attend the
services Sunday at both services.
Good music and a cordial welcome
to each and everyone. .
r LADIES
If you suffer .with Nervous or Sick
Headache try HEE, the liquid Head
ache Remedy with the Peppermint
Taste. No bad effects. 10-25 and
50 cents bottle, 5c dose at Soda
founts. Ask your Druggist for H. E
K. ' adv.
Red Cross at Earl
The Red Cross auxiliary of Earl
will meet this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Violet Austell at 3 o'clock.
All members are urged to be present.
TURNIP SEED
Mammoth Globe,. FUt Purple Top,
Large White Globe, Long White Cow
horn, Yellow Aberdeen, Ruta Baga,
Seven Top and Norfolk White Globe.
Our Turnip Seed are new. Get your
Turnip Seed now, and get them from
Kendall's Drug Store. adv.
v TURNIP SEED
Full assortment at Kendall's Drug
Store. , adv.
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