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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N, 0., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
. OVERjBY JAPAN? I IN HARDTRUGGLE
HA8 AGREED TO HARD DEMAND3 IMPORTANT POINT CONSIDERED
FROM TOKIO SAY8 EDITOR.
FEELING HIGH.
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KEY TO SOUTHERN SIDE OF
YPRES SALIENT.
TROOPS HAVE JAP " OFFICERS
ATACK TO PECAPTUHE IT
REGISTRARS AND JUDGES
FOR PRIMARY APPOINTED
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Shanghai Paper 8ayi Country Hal
Been Turned Over to the
Japanese.
Shanghai The statement In marlo
In the Drat Issue of The Shanghai
Gazette, which ha made Its appear
ance under the editorship of Kugene
Chen, that the Chinese government
has agreed to new demands made by
Japan whlrh are of such a nature
that the country has virtually been
turned over to the Japanese. The
Gazette assorts It has been Informed
by a high official at Peking that the
Japanese demands are far more Be
f)lous than those In Group V, of the
famous 21 demands made by Japan In
1916.
"Notwithstanding the fact that the
utmost secrecy Is being observed,"
says The Gazette, "It may be stated
safely that the following Is not far
from the true terms of the agreement:
"Chinese expeditionary forces sent
to Siberia shall be commanded by a
Japanese.
"Chinese police shall be organized
by Japanese officers.
"Japan shall control all of China's
arsenals and dockyards.
Japan shall have the privilege of
working mines In all parts of China.
"Special privileges shall be granted
to Japan in outer and Inner Mongolia
and the whole of Manchuria.
'A dtepateh Bled In- Peking April 4
said It was reported there that Japan
hada submitted a new Beries of de
mands to China, Including complete
control of China's finances, the pur
chase of 60 per cent of China's am
munition In Japan, operation of Chi
nese Iron mines and dockyards under
Japanese control and recognition of
special Japanese Interests in Mongo
lia, as in Manchuria.
RAILROAD HEAD ARRESTED
UNDER ESPIONAGE ACT
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New Orleans. William Edenborn,
president of the Louisiana Railway &
Navigation Co, ami reputed many
times a millionaire, was. arrested by
department ot justice officials at
Shrewsbury, La., near here, on an of
ficial affidvalt charging violation of
" Section 8 , of tbe espionage act. Eden
born was taken Into custody as be
stepped from an L. R. A N. train, and
taken to place the location of which
the. authorities refused to divulge.
Assistant District Attorney Nicho
las Callan ' anounced that Edenborn's
arrest was Independent of action taken
at a meeting of the Louisiana division
of the National Security League when
a resolution was adopted, caling for
federal prosecution of the capitalist
for utterances which were declared
seditious. Beyond this statement tbe
federal .authorities declined to com
rrient ra. the arrest. . Newspaper men
were warned against making efforts
to discover' where Edenborn was be
ing kept. . '.
Eijanborn, founder of the American
BtoeJ . Wire Co., no a part of the
United States' Steel Corporation, has
baerf referred td ae "father of ... the
: wire industry In America," having
erected .mills and produced 'wire In
1S70, three yeara after ha came to
the United States from his. birthplace,
Westphalia, Prussia. He came to
Louisiana In 1903, where he has been
known as a railroad hullder and oper
ator. He It '70 Veare old.
'. P. wi'ggerier Dead. -I
Atchison,' Kan. Bailie P. Waggen.
er, general solicitor of the .Missouri
Pacific Railway company, rand, for 44
rear connected with its legal depart
ment, died here after a long Illne
aged 70 years. , Hla '.toil, William'. P.
Waggener, ot Atchison, is general, at
torney for Kansas for the road, .
EMPRE8S ZITA'8 MOTHER ... :
. . ORDERED OUT OF AUSTRIA
'Parla,-rThe Princess tlar'e Antoin
ette, mother of Empress Zlta, has
been ordered to' TeateT Austria -wtthrn
24 hours and not re-enter that country
nntll the termination of the war, ac
cortinaxtC" r dispatch from Geneva.
Empress Zlta has been blamed by
the pro-German party in her husbinoVe
emnlra as heinr reimnniithle for Em-
IMroyarjeV-Tmr' famous Metrer'-tCl
Prince) Slxtus of Bourbon, his brother-in-law.
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Germans Have Made Important Gains
at Other Points Along the Battle
Line.
Kemmell hill, a height wilier has
been looked upon as the key to the
southern side of the Vpres salient and
one of the most important strategic
positions on the northern battle front
In Frame, has been taken by the Ger
mans, after a defense which will be
come of the heroic chapters of the
war. The hill was surrounded and
the French forces entrenched on its
slopes were overcome.
The loss of the hilt, which is ad
mitted In an official statement by Gen
eral Delma Radcllffe, chief director of
milltary-Dperatlons (he British war.
office brings to the allies a realiza
tion that the whole Ypres position Is
In peril from the German drive north
ward from the lowlands lying to the
went of Armentleres.
The Teutons launched terrific at
tacks along the whole Wytschaete-Ballleul-Metoren
line, apparently for
the purpose of finding a point which
might yield. They evidently found
that spot in the section of front held
jointly by the BritlBh and French
troops; and against it they hurled
fresh divisions which fought their way
forward all day until at nightfall they
had surrounded Kemmell hill and iso
lated the -French troops holding the
position.
" The loss of Kemmel hill 1ST serious
for it overlooks much of the lowlands
lying back of the allied lines in the
Vpres salient. The hill is 404 feet
In height, rising from lowlands on
the south and east. It a six miles
southwest of Ypref and throe mllea
west of Wytschaete. This German
success cuts a deep notch in the allied
line to the southwest of Ypres and
completely outflanks the British on
the northern slopes of Messines ridge,
to which they were forced two weeks
ago. The line to the southwest, to
ward Ballleul, apparently Is In no par
ticular danger at present, although
the village of Dranoutre has been lost
to the enemy.
GERMANY'S LOSSES IN
WAR 2,000,000 MEN
Amsterdam. Germany's losses thus
far in ihe war have been 2.000,000 men,
according to a statement credited by
The Frankfurter Zeitung as having
been made by General Schulze before
the main committee of the German
heichstag.
Sick and wounded men to tbe num
ber of 750,000 had been able to re
turn to the front, nceordlng to Gen
eral Schulze, while 620,000 had been
discharged as unfit for service, in
cluding 70,000 cripples. Up to date,
the general added. Germany h.id to
reckon with about 98,000 cripples.
APPOINTMENT DECLINED
BY SPEAKER CLARK
Jefferson City. Judge Walter
Graves, member of the Missouri su
preme court, has been tendered the
appointment of United States senator,
succeeding the late Senator Stone.
Governor Gardiner made public hla
proffer after the declination of Sen'
tor Clark to accept the appointment.
FRENCH RETAKE GROUND
IN COUNTER-ATTACKS
Registrars and judges for the pri
mary election to he held June first
have been appointed by the county
board of elections.
All registrars are required to keep
their books open for 20 days except
ing Sundays, preceding the day for
cloning, beginning April 25 and will
close at sunset Saturday, May 18. .All
registrars are required to be at the
voting places in their respective pre
cincts on rath Saturday while books
are open between 9 o'clock In the
morning and sundown for the registra
tion of votes. All who were register
ed for the general election of 1916
will not lie reiiired to register un
less he has moved Into another pre
cinct thin he must get a transfer or
re register, all who fail to pay their
jmiII tax by May 1st will not be allow
ed to vote.
Registrars and judges shnl hold the
election in their respective precincts
on Saturday. June 1st. 1!U8, begin
ning at sunrise and cloning at sun
set. Following are the names of regis
trars and judges:
No. 1 Holly Springs.
Registrar J. A McCraw.
Judges V. A. Humphries and R. E.
McCraw.
No. 2 Youngs.
Registrar J M Irvln.
JudgeK C, L. Bustle and T. M. Hot-
No. 2 Boiling Springs.
Registrar C. M. Ilamrick.
Judges K. D. N. Jolly, J. L. Pruett.
No 2 Sharon.
Registrar M. D. More.
Judges D. I). Dodd and Eure Smith.
No. 3 Earl.
Registrar W. D. Earl.
Judges Sam Austell and John M.
Runyans.
No. 3 Patterson Springs.
Registrar L. H. Potterson.
Judges S. L. Roberts and C. L.
Byers.
No. 4 Kings Mountain. ' '.
Registrar Georgo W. Kendrick.
Judges D. M. Baker and W. H.
McGinnis.
- 'Mo. 4 DIIIIhgT-Store.
Registrar Thompson Jackson.
Judges R. W. Weaver and B. A.
Smith.
No. 4 Grover.
Registrar W. A. Dover.
Judges J. G. Hemdon, B, G. Bar
ber No. 5 Waco.
Registrar E. L. Whitworth.
Judges M. P. Harrelson and Char
lie Grlgg.
No. 5 Stony Point.
Registrar Z V. Cline.
Judges J. P. Kiser and J. P. Beat
tie. "
No. 6 Court House.
Registrar T. K. 'Barnett.
Judges W. Y. Weathers and V. A.
Costner.
i- No.-6 Academy.
Registrar W. R. Newton.
Judges-J. V.- Harris and H. M.
Hicks.
No. 6 Queens.
Registrar-rF. A. McMurry.
Judges Alonzo M. Hamrlck, and
A. D. Callahan.
No. 7 Double 8prlngs.
Registrar C. A. Hamrlck.
Judges W. W. Washburn and A. F.
McSwain. ,
No. 7 Lattlmore.
Registrar J. B. Lattlmore.
Judges Z. R. Walker and B. H.
Blanton.
No. 7 Mooresboro.
Registrar W. B Martin.
. Judges M. G. Martin and H. H.
Green.
. No., 8 Potk.vil.le.
Registrar J. T. S. Maunoy.
Judges A. B. C. DePriest and T.
S. Gibbs
No 8 Delight.
Registrar Zimri Kistler.
Judges C. B. Lattlmore and J. G.
Towery. .'
. No. 9 Lawndale,
Registrar J. .B. :,'Cj(nfi. . t
Judges Dr. W. T. Grigg and M. G.
Canlpe.
No. 9 Fallston.
Registrar W. A. Gantt.
ten new teuant houses. A ten-room
boarding house wil' go up right uway
A considerable addition Is being made
to the mill anil some time this fall
It Is plunti'il to put up unother mill
building almost as large as the pres
ent structure. Tuder the efficient su
perintendent. Mr I) E. Mahaffey, the
work g.-nerally Is going olnng i.t a
good pare.
PATTERSON SPRINGS NO
LONGER HEALTH RESORT
This l the second time that I hove
tried to explain our plans. The Pat
terson Springs Hotel is no more a
summer resort or public park. Kvery
Sunday and .sometimes during the
week, a irowd will assemble mid stroll
around and up and down anil Maud
around, and gas around and us
around and smoke cigarettes around.
Xow. I want you who rend this 'o
please tell all such young men that
n'p. are not running a riisul'i'.r s. hou!
and if w" were would n: win' sii'h
as they are as timhrs. I have if ' -ti
heard that the "Idle brain is the
devil's work shop" It's the devil's
work shop that we pr.ipose k, k.-. p
away from Patterson Springs, hut us
the devil sometimes appears as an
angel of light and we are not to lie
Judges, we are forced to rei.uire all
who. want water to come to the
house and not go to the spring That
Is the only way we know to get rid
of the fop and the other name you
ran .imagine. It's too had to say. in
fact, they have done things cut here
too vulgar to put in print, but if they
try many more night raids around
here thev may get Into something
worse than print.
We don't want to give any one
trouble, ami we kindly ask the trou
blesome kin-! not to (rive us any more.
We invite" all of our friends to come
to ; the hou.'c and we will have the
water brought for them. We positive
ly can not afford to have crows assem
ble around our grounds to indirectly
tench our boys everything that is bad.
Patterson Springs-' Home School is a
home for the helpless, motherless
child, and we do not propose to nllow
the cursing crowd to train them for
us.
We will serve water at our front
dor every day in the week from two
to five o'clock P. M., except Satur
day. Our help doesn't pet lime to
drink enough water for themselves
Saturdays.
J. H. SPAULDING.
MAKES NO HEADWAY DOOR OF AMIENS
TIDE OF BATTLE SURGES TO AND MAKE GAINS OF ABOUT ONE MILE
FRO WITH DECISION STILL l IN VILLERS BRETONNEUX
IN THE BALANCE. SECTION.
AMERICANS IN THICK OF IT NO RETIREMENTS BY ALLIES
Report Says From Fourtto Six German
Divisions Have Been Hurled
at Ypres Salient
KINGS MOUNTAIN TO BE
ON BANKHEAD HIGHWAY
Paris. Counter-att.tcks against the,
German lines from Vlllers-Bretnnneux
to south of the Luce ere launched by
our troops, who succedeed. -despite the
fierce resistance of the enemy, who
had brought unimportant forces, in
retaking a large.-part of-tha greua
which had been lost in that region,
says the official statement issued by
the war -office. . "' .
tin
Jadgp P. O. Ross and D. L. Mar-
No. 9 Cleveland Mills. N
Registrar Will J DIxou.
Judges Frank Lattlmore and W.
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
APPEAL TO SHIPPING BOARD
' Washington. A delegation of news
paper publishers appealed to the ship
ping board for aid In- Brlngiag 3.00
cords of wood Tulp lrom Canada to
this country, to relieve tbs rapid de
pletion of print paper etoflsis! The pub
lishers were told that 1!X ships which
will be transferred this summer from
the'Oreaf likei'tb'tS tfehttc"oc&n
will he allowed to bring out wood pulp
f it does not Interfere i4th the pro
posed movement of coal,' . - j . - j
W.Wcharq. ,
Registrar u. ii. nunmaii.
Judges J. C. Hoyle and J. W. Rich.
Voting place MtuTs. school, .house.
't'.Jr?;. No. h-i-Caaar. '
Registrar J. C. Downs.
Judges S. M. Warlick and A. R.
McNeeley
Kings Mountain Is. on the accepted
route of the Bankbead Highway. This
announcement comes from the meet
ing of the Bankhend National High
way Association which met last week
at Little Rock, Ark. R.. K. Davenport
and C. B. Armstrong of Gaston coun
ty are on the board of directors. All
the controversy at Little Rock was
over the rou'ing from Greensboro
north and fro'n Little' Rock West.
Senator Ban'-:head announr?'! that the
OTvernntent had accented the routing
from Greensboro to . Little Rock
hrouirh Gastonla. . Kings Mountain,
Spartanburg and Atlanta and that, it
was settled. When the routing is
'se'tled every effort wil he made to
get the government to launch the work
o nttm hig'nvcy as a war measure.
Gaston" county has the banner unit of
the National Association and Is doing
wme fine work toward getting the
highway. Col. C. B. Armstrong at
tended the m'Ptinij nt Little Rock
and put in some good licks.
The great double German drive. In
the Souilue and Artnenlleres sectors,
has ileeli,ii( into a tcrrilic Mruggii-.
The tide of battle has surged to and
fio during the last two days, with the
decision still in the balance. The Brit
ish, having been forced hack out of
j Villers Itrelonneux, launched a counter-attack
and swept the German)
hack almost to the lines whlrh were
held before the present fighting began.
I The French have been driven back out
of Mangard F.n Santerre. hut are hold
ing their positions close by. while on
the line southwest of Ypres. the Brit
ish have been compelled to withdraw
slightly before furious attacks along
the Meteren-Bailleul-Wytschaete line.
Wounded Americans are arriving at
a hospital behind the French lines In
the Somme sector, showing that Gen
eral Pershing's men are hearing their
share of the burden of the great bnt-
tle.
j Notwithstanding the frantic prep
I arations made by the Cermans for a
j continuance of their drive toward
j Amiens, and the extreme violence of
; the fighting, their guns thus far In
; that region have been very small.
' Along the line from Albert south to
Castel, except at Hangard-En-San-terre.
the Germon assaults ha,ve been
hurled hack by the allied forces, which
are strongly posted on the higher
ground to which they retired during
the last days of the German drive in
Picardy.
Germans In Desperate Effort.
It is unofficially reported that four
to six German divisions, or from 48,
000 to 72.000 men, have been hurled
at the British in this sector must have
been small, for there are no great
gains reported by Berlin so far. It
was fumored Thursday that Munt
Kemmel, a dominating height north
of Wulverghem, had been taken by
the enemy, but this has not been confirmed.
That only Blight gains have been
I 'made anywhere along the two fronts
I have been subjected to attack Is proof
that the allies are prepared to defend
: their positions. In the last three
I weeks, the Germans have hurried up
heavy cannon to the bid Somme bat
I tie ground and have marched many
' fresh divisions to the points where
they have been held for the moment
j of attack.
WOUNDED AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ARRIVING AT HOSPITAL8
ieavy Fighting All Along British
; Front South of Somme and North
of Ypres.
Aft r three weeks of preparation in
the Some, during wkliich time they
hium lied an offensive In Flanders,
the Germans liae resumed their ham
mering at tile front door of Amiens,
For days there lias In en heavy urtll
; lery firing along the noriliern sectors
of the Sonime salient anil ilnally the
Gorman Infantry begun their attempts
to advance on the line passing VII
: lers-Uretonneux. Huugard.s iluillea
I and Castel. The firat attacks wero re
! pulsed, but subsequent attacks, cen
tered about Villers Urelonneux, have
caused a British withdrawal from this
' village, according to a report from
I Field Marshal llaig. This marks a
German gain of about a mile.
Vllers-Bretonneux Is about 11 mllea
1 directly east of Amiens and is on the
i northern end of the latest "lighting
front." It Is situated between the
1 Somme and Lure rivers, and, while
! It Is flanked on the Bouth by low-lying
I ground, it is hacked by rolling hills
i to the west and northwest.
The fighting on the rest of the
front, where the Germans have re
sumed their drive toward the allied,
I base of supplies in northern France,
! lias hot. so far as known resulted in
I any notable retirements on tbe part
; of the allies. The German official
j report issued on Wednesday waB si
i lent aa to events In (his sector of the
front.
! An attack on this particular part
' of the line in the Somme region had
been expected, and It is probable that
preparations to meet It had been
1 made. The BritlBh lines held firm In
this region during the last days oi
j the initial drive, while the Germans
; were able to forge ahead further south
until they reached the village of Cas
tel, about three miles from the rail
road running to Paris from Amiens.
Recently a French counter-offensive
at Castel won back considerable
ground and It was evident that unless
the line further north could be ad
vanced materially the German shad
little chance to make important gains
In their operations to the south of
Amiens.
This new drive has been made at
the same time that another blow has
been struck at the British and French
lines northwest of Ypres. Savage
fighting ig reported at various points
along the line from Ballleul to Mer
ville and Berlin claims that heights
to the northeast of Bailleu have been
stormed. Conincldent with these at.
tacks there have been assnuts in the
British forces near Bethune, along the
Lawe river, but these have been reputed.
DR. H. L RUSSELL
1 PariB. American soldiers wounded
in the great battle which now is being
I weged .are already arriving at the
rear. American wounded and sick
to the number of 128 have reached
hospital No. 25. They are from units
engaged in lighting side by side with
French and British, in Btemming .the
German advance. "
Hospital No! 25 Is one of the new In
stitutions established behind the line
as it stood after the allies stopped the
recent German drive in Picardy. Few
of 'the Americans remained at the
hospital very long, being taken farther
to the rear. v
Sixteen girl students of Smith Col
lege are working In day and night
shifts at this point and are operating
a well arranged canteen at the rail
road station for the. soldiers coming
through on the hospital trains. Mrs.
Clark, the Misses Justice, Brogan and
Scott, and 'M. L. Ralthls; and E. W.
Lowrey, of the American Red Cros,
have rendered notaltle service at the
hospital..
ANNA MILL CHANGED
Yf -IfC; MOUNTAIN. JJ E W MILL
W. T. Rankin and associates of Gas
tonia .who, recently thought the Anna
Cotton Mills!1 nave changed the name
of the mill to Mountain View Cotton
JMl-amdaiV'nAWM47aA ireftrv
menta on the property, They have
built and under way of construction
. Dr. H.'L. Russell, dean of the college
f agriculture and director of the aflri.
'cultural experiment station at the
University of Wisconsin, has Joined the
United States food admlnlstratlbtir'to
act.. as4he.onscUna . UakauwMs.
that organization and the United
States department of agriculture. He
.will co-ordinate with these two bodies
'h w$n SIM. wdLm
agricultural colleges throughout the
cuntry.
GERMAN AND NETHERLANDS
MINISTERS RETURN HOME
YOUNG MEN BECOMING 21
REQUIRED TO REGISTER
Washington The house adopted
the senate resolution for 'the registra
tion for military senTce of young men
who have reached the age of 21 years
ulnce June 6, last. The measure now
Toes to conference. t .
An " amendment offere? by Repre
sentative Hull of Iowa, and adopted,
'.19 to 81, provides, that men register
d under the hilt shall be placed at
e bottom of the classes to whlcb
yy mar be assigned.
Amsterdam. The Hetvolk announ
ces that the Germa I minister to The
Netherlands has lelt The Hague for
Berlin and that the Dutch minister to
Germany is on his way from Berlin
to The Hague.
SHIPPING LOSS REPORT8
MONTHLY HEREAFTER
London. The admiralty has an
nounced the cessation of the weekly
return of shipping losses and the sub
stitution of a monthly report on the
Thursday following the 21st of each
month.
ALL RAW WOOL STORED
IS TO BE TAKEN OVER
Washington. The government has
decided to take over all raw wool
held In warehouses at the price pre
vailing on July 30, last. If the holders
do not agree to sell It at that price
the wool will be commandeered. '
GOVERNMENT OPPPOSED
TO DEFERRED PAYMENTS
Washington. The government's op
position to the proposed plan of pro
viding for deferred Installment pay
ments of Income and excess prod's
tax was expressed In statements1 by
Secretary McAdoo and Representative
KItchin, chairman of the house ways
and means committee. To defer tho
payments until fall, when another Lib
erty loan will have to be issued, Mr.
McAdoo said, will add new compile
Uons to the situation.