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Vol. 15. no 42.
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KINGS MOUNTAIN,N. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1918
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
WAR FRONTS ARE IN
THEGRIPjaFWINTEB
LITtLe f IGHTING EAST 0-WE8T
BEYOND LIMITED ARTIL
LERY ACTION.
IS
TO APPLY TO HOMES
ENFORCED FOOD CONSERVATION
IN RESTAURANT PLANNED BY
ADMINISTRATION.
ANNUAL MEETING OF ' SECMER REVIEWS
B. & 1 ASSOCIATION
FRENCH FRONT SfJOWBDUND
TO CREATE LARGER SURPLUS
Long Waited German Offensive Hi AHI Need 75 to 00 Million Bushels of
Been Delayed for Weeks on Account
if Weathoi Pence Negotiations
Continue at fBriesfJLItovrsk. '
Winter has settled down, in lamest
Wheat and Want Meat Exports
Doubled America to Export Only
Savlnge.
' .h- .
Washington. Enforced food conser
A. E. Cline and W. H. McGinnis Re-elected
President and Secretary Respectively.
Association . Made- Good. Progress
During The Year.
HAS ARMY OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE
NOW IN FRANCE READY
TO FIGHT.
TO
ASK RICHER WAGES
NEARLY ALL CLAS8ES OF ORGAN
IZED RAILROAD LABOR TO
MAKE REQUESTS.
1,500,000 MEN UNDER ARMS NO "DEMANDS" OR STRIKES
Answers Critics of War Department I
and Declares Such an Army Never I
Was Raised, Equipped and Trained
80 Quickly.
over all the Important war fronts, and T,tlon ln restaurants and extension of
beyond artillery actions, which are ' ""-hoarding regulations to mak,-
helnr nrrieil nut over vrv limited """u ".W " ln nousenoiu are III
ectlons, there has been little fighting
cither In the went or ln the east.
Only patrol encounters are reported
along the ' iBh lines, and artillery
action at two points on the French
front. In Italy the terrific artillery
and Infantry fighting has given' way
to aerial warfare, which, however,
though It ' la spectacular, has little
direct bearing on the progress of the
campaign' when confined to combati
between Individuals or squadrons.
For nearly a month now the front
In France and Belgium has been at
most snowbound.. Taus the long
waited German offensive, with the
heavy reinforcements Which German;
transferred from the Russian front to
the r- si, has been delayed for weeks,
If not, possibly, for months.
The peace negotiations' between thU
bolshevik! and the representatives ot
the uadruple alliance at Brest
Litovsk cbntlnue, but without deflnlti
results. Another delay In the assem
Dlltif of the constituent assembly It
likely: because of the Issuance of. . a
decree at Petrograd, providing- foi
new (flections to replace member of
eluded In the plans of the food admin
istration for creating a larger export
surplus ot food fpr the allies. '
'This was revealed In a statement
by Food Administrator Hoover, settlng
forth that the allies are in need of an
additional 75.000,000 to 00,000.000 bush
els of wheat and that they have asked
America to double meat exports.. Only
by further saving, Mr. Hoover declar
ed, can the food be shipped.
There is no need for rationing In
America, in Mr. Hoover's opinion, and
with the supplementary regulations
there, will be no shortages.
To Export Only Savings.
"We cannot and will not export
more tb,an,,.our savings, for our own
people must also be fed," said the
statement. "The allies have reduced
the bread ration to their people sharp
ly the last, few days and If this low
ered ration is to be maintained we.
must save more than hitherto.
"Every grain of wheat' and every
ounce of flour and bread saved now
Is. exactly that amount supplied to
some, 'Bnanj,, womamreod child among
the Hiss. .- " . -
,.VWp are. asking the American people
the,, constituent . assembly who.arato further reduce -their consumption
deemed not to represent the Interests ; of wheat products and use other food-
of the workmen and peasants. stuffs. It is one of the vital issuer-
According to reports from the Rus- In winning the war that we must'
- islao capital, northern Russia' is to j maintain the health and strength and
receive ample food, supplies -.from J morals of their men, women and chil-
' Ukraine, through the re'cortcllatlon ol. dren over the winter,
the bolshevlkl. and the Ukrainians Further Program of Saving.
Every effort has been made ln the, -Our 48 state food administrators
last few weeks by the bolshevlkl ati-1 have been in session ln Washington
'thorltles to prevent the. th'tea.tened the last few days devising with us a.
, famine In Petrograd and other cities further program of saving which wo
of Russia where the bolshevlkl hold will announce in a few days. In which
the power. '" !.'-" . t we'; count , with confidence on public
It Is also seml-officially reported support. - , '
trijm Petrograd that the bolshevlkl "We are goin gto ask the millions
3 hive taken control ..qt Npyq,Tcher-' of devoted women who support the
kaask, capital .of tie inxivmce-of tdifbod administration to see that our:
Don cossacks and headquarters of new proposals are carried out on every
General Kaledlne, hetman of the cos- side.
. aacks. "Legislation Is being considered by
t ': ' I jir LeVer anj Senator Pomerene for
. SfEAMERRS IN DESPERATE i presentation to Congress for some
BATTLE WITH THE ICE further extension., of the President's
1 powers to ', enforce 'conservation - in
...' Richmond, Va. Steamers battled manufacturing trades and in public
desperately for hours to break through j eating places. Although the majority
the ice In the James river between this have co-operated willingly and effec-
, rihAannanlrn Un All -I - tl,... I. A lnn.ll l.l1. .......I
BiiU uiicpy, -nil iiTn .ivo'; iudid id o ujiiiunij fvu.vu "-ail i-
uc appeals uu 1101 seem 10 reacn.
With such regulation there will be no
shortages and equal justice to all.
j The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Kings Mountain Building
ft Loan Association was held in the opera bouse here Thursday night. The
I usual' business was transacted!. The secretary made his report, directors were
i elected, offiicers elected and some stock subscribed. 1
The following were" elected directors: A. E. Cllne. W. H. McGinnis. M. L.
j Harmon, J. E. Llpford, D. F. llord. I. B. Goforth, W. P. Fulton, L. A. Klser,
D. C. Mauney, R. L. Mauney, J. F. Allison, M. E. Herndon. The directors met
and elected the following officers: A. E. Cllne, president; W. P. Fulton,
vice-presiaent; w. h Mcuinn,is, secreiary-ireasurer; r,. u. lampu.n, muuru.r. 1 , d dl.Mplpnf ... ...
j , The financial report shows some progress for the year. During the year m-.te(.., inve.tif;atc.n with the asser-
lo.UJJV.uv new luami were uipym, m V" ' -- on that no Bit, h nrmv . Ih.t
under the American flag ever had been
raised, equipped or trained so oulrk.
Washington. Every phase of the
f war department's preparations for
' battle against Germany was outlined
! and defended by Sec retary Baker be
I fore the senate military committee,
He answered those who have, rrltl-
I10.00O.OO was paid back to share
holders in dues and profits on matured and withdrawn stock.
It was gratifying to note that many people had either bought or built
homes during the year through the organization. Many of them could not
have built or bought through any other available agency. It was rointed out
that the association was making Its shareholders six per cent above all
expenses with no taxes or worry to the shareholder.
The usual canvass was made for new stock and quite a good showing
was reported. Hie 18th series is now open, payments to begin the first Sat
urday in February.
. "ft TTf rrw.; ,
transportation baa ''been suspended for
two weeks, but with the recent heavy
' rains the Ice Is breaking and traffic
Is expected to be resumed. Virginia
i differed severely from the cold wave.
bill In Richmond the temperature
drppped to 10, several degrees higher
'iliin had been expected.
MILLION, DOLLAR FIRE
" . ,'. VSISITS INDIANAPOLIS.
There is no
America."
need of rationing In
ONE KILLED AND 8EVERAL
INJURED AT CAMP WHEELER.
t
Believed to Have Been of Incendiary
t Origin. I
y Indianapolis, Ind.,.FIre brok-j out in
' th Industrial building, which housed
Serious Property Damage By Tornado
. In 8outh. j
Macon, Ga. A tornado, followed by
a torrential rain, swept down upon
Macon and vicinity, killing one man
and injuring several others and doin
serious property damage In the city
and at Camp Wheeler, near here. All
i destroyed the bulldlne; and ad'Jolnlnsf, xsommunicatlon h H) jsamp was cut
1 nrqperty. causing" a loss estimate! at t
tlljOOO.OOO.
off shortly after (the storm broke, but
telephone communication, reestablish-
J ;lre Chief Loupks sald fie believe! "A repealed that five greajest damage
. - T . . .. .. . . I A hAHA waa Mm tkA .-nit. .whlnh
mat tne nre was or incendiary origin.
'3ejreral of the manufacturing com
.pbo'es were making machinery for tbV
gbirernment under war contracts.
done there was from the rain, which
had flooded many of the hospital tents,
16 of whfih were blown down. It was
estimated that 150 patients were in -the
! hit nwelllnea. a church, nwerv and tents but early reports from the camp
saloon also were burned. .-No met .
t.vere lost, altliougli tailing; walls plac-
-od 'firemen -In great .daAge, aihln.
XtkhA (him In iHAtr wnrlr hveiiH in
M t Unjf after line or nose
t 'i ' i '
EBUSINESS MEN OP QERMANV
Ljji WARNED KAISER MUST GO
Cashlngton. American .ouslnesa
are asked ln a referendum submit-
to the chamber Joi commerce 6f the
ed $Jttes o'.pass upon propoi
'arninx iq uarman inuusTnai tcao,
.r that they cannot hope to resunu
frleid!y commertlal relation! ' wlt!i
. tnnmtea State after the war onlasi
Tha collasse .of the corral' of. 'thet
l!infl infantry caused the only daatlr
reported, that ot Private Harrijib
Atlanta. ' VT,r?.v
.1 After the tornado passed ovar tai,
..' i ... JL . I . .i . v. j...
Cam,, 11 B CVUniB 4UIUW1 IU Mil
tlon of the city. It hurled 14 freight
cars on. the Macon, Dublin ft Savan
nah'rallro'ad, on a aiding near-. !the
camp, from the tracks and passed oyer
the Central. City park, wrecking Jhe
race track' and baseball grandstands
and demolished a building -In Vwiilch
were auarAM wild an(Baji belon'kJng
to a Circus.' Some-of thd Beat rwrt
jrushed under the debris .whifp oth
irs escaped but were capture bj
Jlthe "cMy- 'iaMtlk' tertk.' 4, c
OLD NORTH STATE NEWS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This States That Are of Interest
All the People. '
'That the recent cold weather has
caused the death ot many partridges
In many sections of the state is stated
by hunters who are familiar with con
ditions. One well-known hunter re
ports having found more than 20 .birds
In one covey frozen In the snow, all
huddled together on the roost.
A charter is issued for the Ellenboro
Hosiery Mills Company, of Ellenboro.
capital 112,000 authorised and $3,000
subscribed by J. Mc. Brooks, N. A.
Green, R. L. James, O. 3. Harrlll, and
Clyde Duncan for hosiery, yarns, cloth,
twine, and other textile manufacturing.
Salisbury is to have the benefit of
one of the first motor-truck star routes
to be established by the postoffice de
partment. It Is proposed to begin the
first route out from this city February
1. It will connect Salisbury and
Greensboro by way of Winston-Salem
"Into the breach once more, kind
friends, once more." says Governor
Bickett In an appeal to the ministers
of the gospel in North Carolina to
come to the aid of the slate and the
nation in yet another crisis In Vhlcb
the nation has "just launched its
greatest offensive for the winning of
the war" ln the effort to get Into the
hands of every man, woman and child
in the state one .or more war savings
certificates.
Governor Bickett and a group of
prominent citizens of Raleigh con
ferred as to the reception and enter
tainment ot the - French commission.
headed by Marquis de Pollgnai, and pt
"Charles Edward ItusBeH. of the United
States commission to .Russia, who will ,
be in Raleigh January Hi and 17. Mr.,
Russell will be the, principal speaker"
for the public .meeting to be tieJT-prob-.
ably on January 17. The commission
ers came from Richmond. .
Cattle tick eradication In Southern
states ts the 'objeet. of 'a Jfour-day con-,
Terence of more than 200 employes of
the bureau of animal Industry in New
Orleans beginning January lg. It is
planned to. 'eradicate ill cattle ticks in'
Louisiana, Arkansla-and South Caro
lina in i grand, 'assault during .thin
year and to-free Alfeftama and North
Carolina frpm the pest In Geor
gja and Oklahoma In 1629 and Florida
and Tsxaaln 192).;
i A summaTjfjjtjecords obtained from
opu.nty smoneuuon agents ana in
iduded in the rerjpri of Mr. C. R. Hud-
, son, state demoratratlon agent In his.
forthcoming f eport, Indicates an aver
Tge production of corn on demonstra
tion farms of fix Jj'ushels to the acre
greater than any previous year. Nortq'
Carolina hat. produced a great , corn
jrop and the' state food dnDnnstrator
pai Issued a statement in wh6&" lt
ent men to hold the dairy schools plan-,
ned tor the period from January 15 to'
February 1. Mr. J. A. Arey of thej
dairy field office will have charge ofl
the schools, which will be held in
select vicinities, largely where dairy
cattle breeding associations have
been formed.
ly, and that never before had such
provision been made for the comfort
and health of an army.
The secretary read an exhaustive
prepared statement when he took tho
stand and was not interrupted until
it was concluded. Then questions be
gan to fly from every side of the com
mittee table, launching a cross-examination
that was not concluded at ad
journment. .-Chairman Chamberlain and other
committeemen wanted to know par
ticularly about delays In furnishing
machine guns and rifles; and much'
attention was devoted to the army's,
supply purchasing syBtem. ' Mr. Baker
admitted that there had been some'
mistakes and delays, but declared that
all fighting men In France were ade
quately equipped and armed and that
aH sent over would be. He took full
responsibility for delay In approving
a machine gun holding that tint
value of the Browning gun now devel
oped was' worth It. He also said the
At a recent meeting ot the Council
of the State College Summer School at
Raleigh plans were formulated for the
fourth session, of. the summer school'
which is to extend from June 11 to
July 26, 1918. At this meeting it was
decided to devote the whole plant nt
the State College, valued in excess of
a million dollars, to the teachers of superior weapon obtained by havln
the State for this period. During this , the British Enlleld rifle rechamhered
session It is to be possible for attend- j for American ammunition compen-ants-
to secure or renew a teacher' j sated for the delay there,
certificate; to Increase their efficiency More than 1.500,000 Americans aro
as teachers ; to prepare for leadership now under urms, Secretary Baker
In the new education for agriculture said, and an army of substantial size
and other Industries so vital to the i already is in France ready for active
needs of the nation at this crisis: to service.
,'ortl (I. Winker from the deoarlment
ttragrieuHure'at 'WaafilhgtQnv3&aiifc'
'nil Industry division now has sufll-
recelve inspiration from association
with fellow-teachers; and to enjoy a
sojourn at Raleigh, the State's capital
and educational center.
The enlistment of three brothers ln
the United States navy at the Raleigh
recruiting station niaks five brothers
from Swain county now serving in this
branch of the service. The young men
who enlisted were Ulysses, Riley and
Bowers Phillips -and they came from
Alarka.
Fire completely gutted the building
on Patterson street occupied by tbe
McKay Drug Company. The stock
and fixtures, consisting of a handsome
fountain and show cases, together wlti)
the entire stock o( goods.
Lexington voters decided by a ratio
ot more than two to one In favor of
Issuing bonds, not to exceed $50,000 for
the erection of a new school building
for white children. Out-of a registra
tion ot 302 there were .204 votes cast
for the Issue. As the vote was against
(he registration the bond Issue has s
clear majorlty' bf 106. '
A case under the cruelty to animals
law was precipitated by the arrest of
Claude Dodson, a drayman living in
Asheville, who is, charged with turn
ing a horse out to freeze to death.
Rev. M. Luther Carpenter, an aged
Lutheran minister, died -at his home
near. Long -Shoals, Catawba county, fol
lowing an illness of a year with can
cer ot the throat. .The funpral and
burial was conducted at Bethel
church. .
"The registrar of vital Wietli!a for
the town of Llncolnton. reports for
the year .1017 a total pt, 108 births, 93
White and 15 colored; and a .total of
16" deaths. 38 . white and eight 'colored ;
there being a gain of 62 births 'over
deaths for-the year.
Members of the committee were
frank In their disapproval of the se
cret purchasing system of the depart
ment. They did not shake Mr. Bi
ker's support of It, however,
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
. BARELY WINS IN HOUSE
f-r
; Clrr '-i All Their O
. David and Joan were playlnf circus
parade 'jruen' a. thlrd'.playmtrte, vl-
held 'that North Carolina will;, nTJi$Be "an wante to Uke part. .too.
orn acta corn meat xor expos.- .- When Davl l's mother Insisted that the
newcomer hA Allowed' tn tnln In th
By. securing , foe assistance of Mr. fjy 'pnrli sufdY "All' right, .Charlea,
jon pi rae man, tnat stands, on -the
afikwajk and watches th parade CO
Washlngtn. Woman suffrage by
federal constitutional amendment won
in the house with exactly the required
number of affirmative votes. .
While member' in their seats ani
throngs ln the galleries waited with
eager interest, the house adopted by
a vote of 274 to 136, a resolution pro
viding for submission to the states of
the so-called Susan B. Anthony amend
ment for enfranchisement of women.
But for the promise of Speaker
Clark to cast his vote from the chair
for the resolution if It was needed, the
change of a single vote to the opposi
tion would have meant defeat. Re
publican Leader Mann, who came
from a Baltimore hospital where he
has been under treatment ever since.
congress convened, and .Representa
tive Sims of Tennessee. Just out of a
sick bed and hardly able to walk to
his seat, brought the votes that settled
the issue. . ,
Advocates of the amendment had
been supremoly confident of the re
sult In the house after President Wil
son advised the members who called
upon him last night to support. They,
were so confident that the close vote
was received with amazement,, and
some of the opponents were almost as
much surprised.
Announcement of the vote war
greeted with wild applause and cheer'
Ing. Women In the galleries literally
fell upon each others' necks, kissing
and embracing, and shouting, "Glory
Glory; Hallelujah!"!
Many Pending Wage Disputes Will Be
Transferred to GovernmentMany
Rate Revisions Will Soon Become
Necessary.
WashingtonHigher wages will be
asked ot the railroad administrating
soon by nearly all classes of organized
railroad labor. It w Isa aenred
railroad labor. It was learned tliat
many pending wage disputes will be
transferred to the government from
railway executives' boards, and In oth
er cases new demands will be formu
lated for presentation to Director Gen
eral McAdoo, who probably will deal
with them through Investigation
boards.
Strikes are not contemplated by any
organization. It Is said, and wage ques
tions will not be put up to the direc
tor general as demands. Itallroad la
bor loaders are represented as not
seeking to take advantage of govern
ment operation to press tor more pay,
but rather ss pointing out the neces
sity of wage Increases to keep em
ployes from being attracted to other
Industries.
Demands Thus Far.
Up to the present, the only general
demands tor wage increases cons Id
ered by Director General McAdoo are
those presented by the four railway
brotherhoods and the switchmen's
union, whose president, S. E. Hsber
ling, conferred with Mr. McAdoo. The
brotherhoods' case will be investiga
ted by a board of four to be ' named
by the director general, and he also
may ask this body to Inquire into tbe
switchmen's demand, which now is be
ing considered by a committee of rail
road executives representing all roads.
The director general announced that
ha expected to uamn railroad directors
for certain sections of country to as
sist him In administering government
operation, but said he had not deter
mined how many would be appointed
nor what territory each director would
supervise. It is considered probable,
however, that not more than six or sev
en will be named. Mr. McAdoo said
specifically that he did not plan te
name state directors. Thousands of
applications for positions as state rail,
road supervisors have been received
within the past few days.
PAYROLL OF U. 8. 80LOIERS
NEARLY $100,000,000 MONTHLY.
YANKEE8 AND BRAVE8 TO
,'..--,.' PLAY TO SOUTHERN CITIES
Ijjew York. The bew. York Ameri
can league team will play la1 10 south-,
em cities with the Boston Nationals
and three games- with: the' Brooklyn
.Nationals In Brooklyn during. Its train
ing -season, it was announced here.
The gamea will start April 1- with Bos.
ton at Macon, Ga., and subsequent
games at Dublin, Ga,, Augusta, OK,
Orangeburg, S. C, Columbia, Green
villa, Spartanburg, Charlotte, N. G,
Greensboro and ePtersburg, Va : '
Includes Salariet of Officers and Men
In Army and Navy at Home and
Abroad.
Washington. The payroll ot the
fighting forces of the United Stateas is
Is now nearly $100,000,000 a month.'
This sum Includes salaries of offi
cers and enlisted men in the army and
navy serving both ln this country and
abroad, family allotments and com.
pensation for certain services render
ed, but does not take into account
"family allowances" paid by the gov
ernment toward the support of fam
Hies of enlisted men, under specified
conditions, nor does it Include any of
the special compensatory features, of
tbe military and naval Insurance act
Details of the pay received by sol
diers arid sailors and of the operation
of the war risk Insuiance bureau hava
Just been compiled by the severs de
partments for Information oft the
public and those relating to the navy
were made public !y the committee
on public Information. The others
will be made public later and Seper
ately. ' - - . .' ; ..'i ,-..'.. ' j .
; Paid In December. ;
. The committee's itatemant show
that ' approximately $17,000 ,W) '-, was
disbursed, as moptl ly ; compensation
'or the' service of some SWJ)0f offi
cers and men who constitute th4 uni
formed force of the naYy, i
System of Pay m Navy. '
The system of pi. y in tha navy Is
complicated by. a large number of
ranks anVrattngs as well as financial
rewards for. special merit and service
and allowances "loade for quarters, for
officers-' serving on shore duty. The
salaries raqge trtm $32.60 per month
paid msa-tttendnt's and apprentice
Stamen tpjjths $83 a month pr- an
admiral commandlu r. a "feet. 'Aided
o the offloors regular pay is graduat
ed compensation f or bmgth of service
and 10 par cent additional for Juty
beyond the conttnei tal UBUtsi' the
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