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GOVERNMENT
Voli 16, No. 14.
Kings Mountain; North Carolina, Thursday, July 4, 1918.
$1.50 A Year in Advance
5
ns in 'Msi
The Annual Conference held
by tlie churches of tho A. K. P.
Connection will meet at LinvooJ
College thin year as usual. The
da to for the session U August
13 to 18. Relative to tho program
we take the following from the
. Associate Reformed Presbyter
ian of last week:
After all our ' writing about
the matter, one minister Is ask
ing what is tno date of uho con
ference. Once more may we put
it in print and ay that it in Auk
uht 1318. The special rate for
those who remain all the week
will be $9.50. .
One entire hour each day will
be given to prayer. No set ad
dess wiil be scheduled for this
hour nor any kind of pro-arrant;
od program of speaking or pray
ing. So far as we can. we pur
pose leaving it to tha Spirit to
lay it on oar hearts to , talk or
pray about whst lies heaviest oa
our hearts. Anybody will have
fullest liberty of speaking about
tn, nhase of prayer they think
needs emphasis or asking foe
prayer for any ono or anything
' or making prayer along any line
,.r nPPH It will be in so far as
wo can make it, an hour of sim
nit oraver. And surely facing
the shadows the war is bringing
and the'spifitual barrenesj that
burdons our heart will we not
welcome suqji an hour for just
prayer and prayer and notuing
more.
Drs. Kyle iud Torrey will be
with us from the opening till the
closing service. Dr. Kyle will
oreach each day once at least.
Dr. Torrey will speak daily on
tho Holy Spirit, Prayer, etc.
and conduct a class each day PQ
Personal ffork each aiternoon.j
Dally conferences will be held
on the work of our church.
Wednesday, August 14, Home
Missisns. .
Thursday, Aug. 15 Evangelism
Friday .Aug, 16, Oor ; Educa
tional" Institutions. '
Saturday, Aug. 17, The War
and the Church.
Sabbath Autr. 18, Our Foreign
Missionary Work.
These practical discussions of
our work wilt be taken up each
' day at eleven o'clock and last
for one h6nr and a half It is to
be lamented tht there will not
be a morning hour for the work
' of the young popple and the wo
men but we batj most cordially
invited the leadfrs of thew two
THE GREAT WAR
In "Tho World Book," a new
encyclopedia, we have the com
parative numerical Ettength of
the warring nations. Volume 8
of this work is very recent, com
ing down to the close of 1917,
According to "The . World
Book," rver threefourtbs of the
world's population is on the side
of the Allies. Tho figures are
as follows: Against tho Central
powers, l,'335,307,0O0. Broke
with Central power 33.014,000.
Making the total anti-Cerman
population 1,867,821,000. Neut
ral nations 166,853,000. German
ic Allies 156,572,000. This makes
the population of the Allies mo
re than eight times as great as
that of the Germanic Allies.
Some modification of the fig
ures must be made, however.
The countries in the Germanic
Alliance are all actively., engag
ed in the war, while .many of
those in the Franco Eaglish Al
liace are not now, and, in all
probability, never will be, of
much, it any, assistance in pro
ecuting the war. Since the fig
ures were published Russia has
fallen out, and several of the
other countries are poor, weak
and ignorant and cannot be de
pended upon for aid. So let ns
keep this in mind in estimating
the relative strength of the. op
posing powers. : Y
The combined population of
England, France (including West
African possessions), Wales, Ire
land, Greece, Italy, Japan, Can
ada and the United States Is
804, 698,500, or practically twice
the population of the Germanic
Allies.
If Japan bo left out of the cal
culation. we still have a popu
lation of 252,698,000 in" the na
tions actively engaged in tin war.
If we put the ultimate manpower
of tho United Stales at 5,000,000
and if we have 1,000,000 now in
France, one-lifth or our popu
lation Is represented in the.' war,
leaving 80,000,000 not so repre
sented. If we subtract 80,000,000
from the 2?2,C93,000 given above
we have left a population of 172-
698,000 which -is supposed to
haye its quota in the war as a
gainst Germany's 156,572,000. .
We have given all.these 'figures
because the comparative "stren
gth of the war r in it power's, has
been of much discussion 1 recent
ly. Tf the Allies can keep .back
the Germans until Amerioa gets
ber full fore'-" in the field, the
NUMBER FOUR TOWNSHIP
EXCEEDS- W. S. S. QUOTA
Scales Pinnacle to ft 100.000 mark. Amount
still growing. Drive a big success.
Kings Mountain and No. 4 township goes over the top again. A
gainst the quota for the entire township of $99242 in War Sav
ings Stamps our subscriptions have reached the- $100,000 mark.
The town of Kings Mountain raised its part of the quota in the
drive in the early spring and now the entire township cleans up.
This has been a most successful camgaign from many standpoints.
First, the amount asked Mr was raised and more. Second, the
large number of individuals enlisted. About six hundred persons
subscribed in the big drive. Again, it marked the very few slack
ers within the township. Only three or four persons have been re
ported as flatly refusing to help who were able. These few have
the mark of Cain in their foreheads and are looked upon as slack
ers. The canvassing committees were delighted to find the people
as a whole so enthusiastic in their support of the war program. It
was hoped that we could give each rural route with its subscrip
tions separately but Dr. L. P. Baker, chairman, found himself un
able to seggregate the reports and get every card in its place. Suf-
fice it ta say that the people of the country responded nobly. We
have succeeded in getting the subscriptions from the various cot
ton mills separated as follows:
Dilling Mill $2715
Phenix Mill 2500
Cora Mill 1700
Mason Mill 150
Bonnie Mill 605
Kings Mt. Mf Co. 420
Sevier Mill 225
Pauline Mill 180
- This represents the subscriptions of the employees and not com
panies.; The people of the town of Grover subscribed about $12,000.
The total subscriptions in the present drive aggregate about
$48,675. . ''":
This with the sales and subscriptions already made brings the
total up to a hundred thousand.
The people of this section are gratified that they get over the
the top with everything that comes along and have never fallen
down with anything. Every liberty loan has gone from one. hun
dred to above two hundred per cent So with .Red Cross drives
and-so? with War Savings campaign. Our folks will begin now to
set their cap for the big liberty loan to come off in October and
over the top it will go.
department of Jbur work to H war will end in favor of the . Al
ranee for conferences daring the
afternoon of some of the days of
the general meeting. It ll earn
estly hope"d that such conferen
ces may be hold. v ';.;"''
Among those who have been
invited to tako par In thesis
cusslons and.-' make addresses
are Drs. Moffatt, F. Y. Pressly,
B. G. Miller, G. R. White, Rob-
lnson, Parkinson, Garrison, Phi
Hps, Henry, Grier, O. Johnson,
Rev. J. H. Pressly, W. B.. Llnd.
say, J. L Gates, R- A. Lummus
It. Ct Grlor, W. E. Smith, K.J A.
Young, McTJIUMcAulay,
J. P. Pre-y, U I. Echotei C.B
lies, and of this thefe seems -.no
donbU-Cbarity' and Children."
THE FWST SOnOI ROM
Boyce Meekes. a colored ten
ant on the farm of S. P. Gofor
tb.brought the first cotton bloom
of the season to the Herald of-,
fice-Saturdav. . ' ; ' "
Betls, S. W. Keid. A. J. Ranson
Dr. E. W. Pressly, Pro. Edgar
Long, Mr. J. Young Todd.
Some of these have not
wered yet bnt we have, reason to
biflieve that tb ay will aocepk-
CAMP CHRONICLE
IS
Kings Mountain is to have a
Chautauqua. The date is August
223. It will be given by the
Radclifffi CbauUuqua system
under the auspices of the local
Red Cross chapter. While the
matter has not been passed upon
regularly by tho Red Cross chap
ter it seems to be understood as
b3iog spensor for the attractions
Sometime ago an ajtent of the
Rsdcllffe System was here and
secured a sufficient number of
signers to a contract to secure
the company and stated to the
signers that the proceed above
the coat of the attractions would
go to the local Red Cross chap
ter. Rev. G. L. Kerr, prosident
of tho chapter, was one of the
signers rd authorises ns to say
that the Gbautaoqua will be nn
der the" auspices of the chapter.
The company advises the Herald
that about, two weeks before the
opening date one of their ad van
ce men. will be here to . help in
the sale of tickets etc. Tno pro
gram will include domestic sol
ence demonstrations, .a lecture
on the Red Cross and addresses
appropriate to the war times.
The system has , the endorse
ment of President Wilson.
UNDE.COLIiGtll)UETIII
We have lately received an 18
page phamphiet entitled High
way Maintenance in North Car
olina, by Mr. D. H. Wlnslow of
the North Carolina Highway
Commission and Professor Char
les R. Thomas, of the State Col
lege. This is the first of a series
to be issued by the College - deal
ing in popular' style with some
of the every-nay engineering
problems which confront the peo
pie of tho State. ; This bulletin
on maintenance ot roads is neat
ly and appropriately . illustrated
from photographs. Cltisena of
the State who desire copies ean
get them by, writing to the Reg
iatrar'rf office- at th- College;'
West Raleigh. . .. v. ;;
The Misses Farria of Aberdeen
have been visiting - Mrs. Kate
Palls, i j , . ,
A letter received yesterday by
President P. C. Whitlock of the
chamber of commerce, from war
department officials annonnced
that the lease on Camp Chroni
cle, beyond Gastonia, would not
be renewed upon its expiration
next March, which is taken vir
ually to mean that the camp
thero will be abandoned,
Camp Chronicle has not been
used by the government since
the third and fourth divisions
were stationed at Camp Greene,
some months ago. Aa that time
there was and artillery brigade
stationed at Camp Greene wbifh
made trips to the artillery range
remaining there for a time in
practice, aid returning to ine
camp here.
The site for the range was
leased last March as result of
energies of the Charlotte and
Gastonia chamber of commerce.
Gastonia w& anxious for the
range and Charlotte, wishing to
see that city share in the bene
tits from Camp Greene, aided in
every way possible in getting
the government to choose that
site and in raising funds to pay
for the lease.
The fact that the government
will not renew its lease on Camp
Chronicle is not taken as effect
ing Camp Greene in the slight
et manner. This move, it is said
has been expected for some time
since it has been presumed thaf
no more artillerymen would be
stationed at Camp Greene,
General Babbitt was in com
mand ot Camp Chronicle when
it was in; use. Several weeks ol
practice weie "put in" at the
range by the brigade of artilliey
men from Camp Greene. This is
said to have sided towns in that
section right much.
The government, it is pre
sumed, of course, will pay ihe
rental it contracted for on the
site until March of next year. It
is understood the land was leas
ed to the government by fir
cheaper ' than it was secured
from the owners by those inter
ested in the establishment of the
range at that place, just as Camp
Greene was leased at a much
lower price than business dipii
here were able to secure tho
site. Charlotta Observer 27th.
The daily papers are carrying
the story that the Bolshi-viki
Government of Russia has given
Nicholas Romanoff, former Czar
of Russia, a mock trial before
court martial and executed him.
Simultaneously Alexander Ker
ensky has bobbed up in London
on his way to America. There
is much speculation as to what
Kerensby is really undertaking,
but it is unanimously agreed
that an effort is under way to
put Russia back on the map.
Kerensky stated in a speech in
London that the Russian people
would never submit to Brest
Li vostok treaty.
20 GERMAN IIRPUNES BROUGHT SOWN
London, June 26. Twenty
German airplanes were destroy
ed by Brittish aviators inair figh
ting over the western front Thu
rsday, according to the Brittish
official communication dealing
with aviation issued tonight.
In addition nine enemy aircrafts
wero forced to earth out of con
trol. The British themselves
lost 14 machines.
The text of the communication
follows:
' A full day's work was done
Thursday by our reconnaissance,
photogrsphic and artillery ma
chines. There was some increase
in hostile activity in the air and
more fighting occured.
"Twenty German airplanes
were destroyed and nine driven
driven down out of control.
Fourteen of ours are missing.
"Bombing was carried out
vigoiously behind the German
lines. Twenty-one toes of bombs
were dropped during the 24 hou
rs on railway junctions and other
targets."
W. I. HILTON KM
W, B. Hilton died at his hon e
here last Wednesday evening at
seven o'clock. As i elated in the
Herald last week, ho suffered a
stroke of apoplexy the preced
Saturday from which he nevjr
rallied. The remains were taken
to his old home at Atlanta : for
burial Thursday. Deceased was
a labor foreman for C. W. Lane
a uo-, ana was regarded as a
very valuable asset to the orgs
nization. He came here with
the company when tho .work of
double tracking, begun over a
year ago. He leaves a wife and
three children here and a son in
France. ; : , Vv '
Dr. Hord- went ta Rutherford
Hospital Nond,iy to be present
during tbe operation ot v Mry
T. u momgardn.r, : -,
IHERICINS HONORED IN ROME
Rome, Saturday. June 29.- A
great official reception was giy
en toil ay by the municipality of
in honor of the American
officers and men of the military
contingent and ambulances
which have just arrived in Italy.
Large crowds, waited outside the
barracKs where the Americans
are stationed, surrounded them
on their exit and bore them in
triumph thiough the town. Trat
fic in the whole city was virtu
ally interrupted by the popula
tion thronging 4he' streets to
watch the passage of the Amerl
cans!
The commander of a contin
gent thanked the municipality
for its hospitality saying: "We
haye had a jolly, fine time."
The commander then asked his
men to express their gratitude
by giving the customary three
cheers, for tbe people of this
town and for Italians in goneral.
The cheers were given tnstily,
rlTETTBRUi SETS I CUP ,
Editor Harker of tbe Max ton
Scottish Chief has given public
ity to a report about Fayette
ville's military camp prospect
which has been going , around
for sometime. As be hears it, -
Fajetteville is to have an artU
tilery camp of some proportions .
aa the 40,000 acre snivel would.
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