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Vol. 1G, No. 3.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Thursday, April 18, 1918.
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This U your 'Regiment of Marching' Dollars
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111 LIBERTY LOAN RALLY
King) Mountain went over the top
and well into no man's land at a
big Liberty Lean rally held in the
school auditorium here Thursday
night After addresses by J. P.!
Mull and C. R. Hoey subscriptions
were taken amounting to $32,350
which was $15,350 above the allot
ment for the town of $37,000. This
was one of the most patriotic gathei
iogsever assembled in Kings Mount
ain. The walls were kept ringing
with applause wheu high peaks of
patriotism were reached by the
speakers, and when Mr. Hoey in a
moment and in the twinkling of an
eye snatched the hid) off H, Q.
Alexander and thrust his carcass
to the kaiser's soavenjjrs not only
roars of applause ech kd from every
accoustic but a volums of umeus
went up simultaneously.
In the course of skinn;ng alive all
the kaiser's sympathizers in this
country Mr. Hoey said that that
one such lived not far from here
whose name is H. Q. Alexander, the
president of the state farmers union
who not only ought to be kicked out
of North Carolina but be kicked
out of the country. He said that he
had always known that Alexander
was a consummate fool and if the
Fanners Union did not kick him out
It ought to be ashamed of itself. "If
any man will not cutoff his sympa
thy with Germany he ought to ba
kicked out of this country," declared
Mr. Hoey. The speaker was prononnc-
ed in bis conviction that there was
no other place for a German spy
except between a brick wall and a
firing squad,
The heroes of this war will be
the greatest heroes in this world tf
all time. They will be heroes of
liberty and justice for every man,
woman and child under the shining
sua To be an American citizen now
is to be a world citizen. We are no
longer confined to the hounds of
our country but are in a mighty
conflict for the freedom of mankind,
everywhere"
Mr. Hoey told of si conversation
with Gaston Means who was in the
employment of the Cerman govern
ment until! two months before the
ft
ings Mouutain Goes
Over The Top,
$52,350.00 SUBSCRIBED TO THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN AT BIG
RALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. $15,350 IN EXCESS OF QUOTA $37,000.
J. P. MULL AND C. R. HOEY MAKE STRONG SPEECHES URG
ING THE PURCHASE OF BONDS CLASSING IT AS A GOOD INVEST
MENT AS WELL AS A MEANS OF FINANCING THE WAR.
Also Win Honor Flag.
United State i declared war. with
Germany. He said that Means told
him that Count Von Bernstorff ex
pended five million dollars on Ger
man propaganda in this country
before he was dismissed. He says
that the noted Boy Ed warned the
German government not to sink the
Lusitania, "If you do it you will
have America to fight sooner or
later. America will stand for you to
destroy some of their property and
kill a few of their men, but when
you lay violent hands on her inno
cent women and children you will
have her to fight". Boy-Ed is said
to have sent this message direct to
the Kaiser. But Boy-Ed miscalcula
ted when he told his government
that, it would take America five
years to muster an army.
Coming to the vital question of
Liberty Bonds, Mr. Hoey declared
that it was the smallest service we
could perform in the great struggle
and that after the war is over the
person or family who were able to
buy. a bond and didn't do it would
be looked upon with withering
scorn and considered a contempti
ble slacker. "First-class service is
that of the young man who leaves
home and family and lays his life
on the altar of his country and goes
forth in person to battle fpr the lib
erty of mankind on the bloody bat
tlefield; second is the service of pay
ing the expense of the war by
income taxes and excess profits
taxes. These are gifts with no re
turn expected. But buying Liberty
Bonds is only lending your money to
the government at a better rate of
interest than you could legally get
otherwise", is the way the speakers
both put the business side of the
matter.
Mr. Mull's speech was along the
business side of the proposition
mainly and was a most convincing
argument in favor of buying bonds.
The meeting wan called to
order by Hon. W. A. Maun1.?,
chairman of the Kiigs Mountain
Liberty Committee. He
called upon Rev. G. L. Kerr to
lead in prayer. Jn the prayer
Mr. ; Kerr evinced the true
American Christian spirit aud
invoked God's blessings upon
the government in Its prosecut
ion of the war. He asked for the)
success of the plan of financing
the war and for the implicit)
trust of each individual soldier
in the power of Cod for his gui
dance and protection.
At the close ot the last speech,
which waa made by Mr. Hoey,
Mr. M&uney Cilled H. C Dwelle,
secretary of the local committee,
to the front to record subscrip
tiona. They began to pour 1 1 by
ten and five thousand and small
er denominations until the top
was reached, no man's land
crossed and the German first
line trvnch entered, as Mr.
Cnarlea -Eskridge expressed it
when ha was given a chance to
siy that Kings Mountain had
won an hjnor flag and it would
be ordered b.v wire next morn
ing. The meeting was closed with
a benediction by Kev. G. L.Kerr
and the people weut away feel
ing that it was good to be an
Amorican.
SUNDAY AT GAMP
S.
Mr. Jas. 8. Warj gives
Herald readers an idea of a Sun
day at Camp Jackson. He also
send the editor a copy of a Sun
day program at the camp. It in
clude much music both vocal
and band, community singing,
saxaphone quartette. The ex
ercises were held in the Pastime
Theatre in Columbia "smoking
permitted".
The article:
Hdq. Co. 322 Inf.
Camp Jackson.CjIumbia, 8. C.
April, . 1918
Dear Herald Readers:
I will tell you some ' of the
things we do in camp. Some of
them give nn amusement and
help to pass the time of a soldiers
life away, others help us and
prepan ns to do service for our
country.
On Saturday afternoon our
top sergeant said for all the
said for all the company to be
present Sunday morning as the
company would be paid off about
8:30. This Is one formation al
which we are always g!ad to be
present. The buglers blow the
first call for revielle at G:15 a. in.
e have only fifteen minutes 10
dress and fall out to answei
roll call.
Alter we bad been paid off the
br.nd master thought it necessary
to liavu a reliersal of our pro
gram. We had orders lo play a
corner! at the Pastime Tueatre,
in Columbia. fn. in 3 to 4 p. m. Ii
was Jinn r oy the lima our pro
gram was ready.
Ai t o o'clock a tiuck came
over t- Mite us to Columbia, a
distanrt! of about s x miles. In a
fw minutes wr wero speeding
on our way. whilo most of us do
not enj y ri.ling a track like we
would Hudson Super Six there
is nothing like riding throush
the country in one of the army
trucks and iistening to the hum
of the motor as it pulls 25 men
with instruments up grades be
tween csnip and city.
The purpose of these Sunday
concert is to entertain soldiers,
A larze number was nreKent
many of whom broght their
friends. After the program the
Pastime people Invited us out to
supper, all were glad indeed of
this Invitation for it la seldom
(Continued on editorial page)
HONOR ROLL OF THOSE
WHO PUT TOWN OVER
THE TOP WITH $53,700
The Liberty Loan subscrip
tions made at the rally Thur
sday night are as follows;
Phenix mill, $10,000
Bonnie mill 5,000
Kings Mtn. Mfg. Co. 5,000
Cora mill, 10,000
Pauline mill. 5,000
W. A. Mauney, 5 000
E. W. Barnes, 1,000
Jno. Plonk, 1,000
W. P. Fulton, 1,500
J. S. Mauney, 5,000
Bonnie Mauney, 500
D. M. Baker, 000
W. A. Ridenhonr. 500
Miss Query. 50
I. B. Goforth, 100
H. T. Fulton. 50
Harry Falls, 400
Mrs. C. E. Neisler, 500
Rev. G. L. Kerr, 50
Arthur Hay, 100
Mrs. W. A. Uidenhour, 500
Miss Daioy Lovlace, 100
H. C. Dwelle 200
J. E. Lipford, 500
Mr.. J. T. Kendrick, 50
D. F. fiord, 50
C. P. Weir, 100
T. B. Ware, 50
Total 52,350
Subscribed since Thursday
night.
Miss Virginia Maunev, $500
L. A. McGllI, 100
W. O. Ruddock, 100
Beo H. Goforth, 100
Bert Loftin, 100
Dr. J. S. Hood, 100
Joel VV. Wright, 50
A L. Harmon, 50
Ailene Ormand, 50
Rev. G. L. Kerr, 50
Mrs. S. B. Martin, 50
San ford Wolfe, 50
E. J. Gowon, 50
Total
Plus
$ 1,850
52,850
Total to date $53,700
Allotment for Kings Mountain
$37,000
Subscriptions in excess of
quota, $16,700
But it wont do to quit. Other
sections of the country are not
doing so well and we must con
tlnue the fight to bring up any
possible shortage.