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VOL, 16. NO. 15.
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KINGS MOUNTAINN. OrTHlJSSDAY, JULY 11, 1918
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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THREATENED STRIKE OF TELEG
RAPHERS POSTPONED BY
PRESIDENT OF ORDER.
CHEERFULLY GRANT REQUEST
Decision Raise Load of Car From
Mind of Officials and ths
Country.
BRITISH FRONT IS
STORM CENTER
GERMANS REPULSED IN ATTEMPT
TO RETAKE VILLAGE OF
HAMEL AND WOODS.
W STEADY MIME
ARRANGEMENTS FOR REVIVAL RAPIDLY
TAKING SHAPE
Tent Will Be Erected on School Grounds Committees Have
Been Appointed Organisation Rapidly Taking Shape.
OVER THE LAND OF
THELONGLEAF PINE
JHOIIT NOTKS OK IN TIJHST TO
CAROLINIANS.
Washington. Indefinite postpone
ment of the strike cf telegraphers em
ployed by the Western Union Tele
graph Company was announced hy
6ecretary of Labor Wilson.
Secretary Wilson said that Mr.
Konenkamp, who Is in Chicago, had
given him every assurance that the
strike order would not be put into
effect and that any walkout woudl be
postponed Indefinitely. It was under
stood that tbe Union president agreed
to this course because Congress now
is considering a new resolution au
thorizing the President to take ovr
Mi operate during the war all tele
graph, telephone, cable and radio sys
tems. In a final effort to avert the strike,
Mr. Wilson sent Mr. Konenkamp a tel
egram urging delay and later called In
Samuel Onmpers. president of tho
American Federation of Labor. '
Mr. Wilson's telegran to Mr. Konen
kamp said:
"I earnestly request. In view of the
general situation and the Imperative
necessity of avoiding interference with
the prompt transmission of communi
cations which may be of vital Import
ance In the prosecution of the war,
that steps to prevent any strike be
taken until 1 can have a conference
with you and others. The Congress
la now dealing with the subject and
undoubtedly exact justice will he done
11 the parties at interest. This re
quest Is made in the Interest of our
country. I feel sure It will be beeded
by you." '
Mr. ' Gompers'' telegram follows:
"Sedtotary .Wilson, ot the depart
ment of labor. Invited me to confer
with him disregard to the threatened
telegraphic situation and he showed
me the telegram'' he sent you. A
strike of the telegraphers at this time
and while there is a fair chance, of
n early, fair and honorable adjust
ment, would be most unfortunate, and
generally held to be unjustifiable and
perhaps defeat its very objects. To
void any hindrance to our govern
ment's war program even In ' the
slightest Is my warrant to urge you
to at once exercise your every power
to postpone She strike for a time."
S. J. Konenkamp sent the follow
ing reply to Secretary of Labor Wil
son: , j1'
"Tour telegram has been received
nd would say that the commercial
telegraphers have been moat anxious
at all times to do everything within
their power to avert a strike and your
request under the circumstances you
tiave mentioned will be cheerfully
complied with." ,
Operations In Lowlands Near Mouth
of Plave Are Progressing and
Line Has Been Extended.
Tbe British front east of Amiens, on
each side of the Avre and along the
Somme river, seems to be the storm
center of tbe battle front in France.
Here the Australians, assisted by
American detachments, surged for
ward on July 4 and drove the Germans
oat of the village of Hamel and the
Valro and Hamel woeds, to the south,
at the same time launching a second
ary attack on the German positions
north of the Somme. Since that time
the lines before Amiens have been
very active.
The Germans have been rspulsed In
attempt to retake tbe village of Hamel
and the wooded positions of the Aus
tralians further south- The British
official report says that th- enemy
was stopped easily but the Germans
claim to have checked the British
forces east of Hamel 'and to have
thrown them back to their original
lines at Vlllers-Bretonneux.
1 With the exception of aerial com
bats the American front has been
calm.
The German official statement tells
of British attack In the Ypres region,
adding that these assaults were re-
oulsed. Heavy artillery fire In this
neighborhood reported from ' London.
don.
In the meantime the French have
I been content to hold and consolidate
their new positions near Moulln-Sous-
Totent and Autrecbea, northwest of
Solssons, where In two recent French
attacks the Germans suffered severe
casualties and lost many prisoners.
.The French war office aaya that dar
ing the past day there has been
heavy artillery firing In the neigh
borhoods of Outry and Mont Gobert,
which. Is on-the front southwest of
Solssons, where the French won
ground by a dashing attack last week.
Italian forces operating in the low
lands near the mouth of the Plave
are making steady progress, accord
ing to the statement Issued by the
war office today. In the mountain
section of ths front the statement
says that the Italliins have extended
their lines at the h'lad of Calcino val
ley and have held the ground thus
gained in spite of heavy counter-attacks
by the Austri-Hungarians.
Arrangements are rapidly taking shape for the big tent meeting to be
held here beginning July 21st. The advertising man was here last week
distributing literature and shaping matters up generally. The graded
school campus haa been selected and procured for the site of the big
tent under which the services will be conducted. The following com
mittees have been appointed by way of effecting an organization:
Entertainment, Rev. J. E. Berryhlll, pastor of the Presbyterian church,
chairman. Music Committee, H, T. Fulton of the M. E. Church South.
F. Floyd of the Baptist church, Rev, J. E. Berryhlll of the Presbyterian
church, V. M. Ham of the M. E. Church.. .General Publicity Committee,
E W. Barnes of the Presbyterian church, D. F. Hord of the Baptist
church, W. A. Green of the M. E. church, A. H. Patterson of the M. E.
Church, South.
The preaching la to be done by Rev. B. F. McLendon of Bennettsville,
S. C, a very noted Methodlat evangelist. He will be ably assisted by a
choir leader of nation-wide reputation and a utility man. It is expected
that Kings Mountain will be visited by one of the greatest revivals In
Ita history.
YANKEES CAPTURE MORE
PRISONERS AT THIERRY
Washington. Capture o additional
German prisoners by American pa
trols In the Chateau Thierry region
.was reported In General Pershing's
communique at the war department.
In the Woevre hostile party suc
ceeded in entering an American out
1 oat position but was driven out.'
ADJOURNMENT. BLOCKED
.CONGRESS GET8 TO WORK
"jirton. With midsummer re-
r unexpectedly blocked by
Vcuse Congress-will buckle down
H.VVork with a flew to cleaning up
Its legislative slate so as to get oc
casional respite of a few days at a
. time while the senate Interstate com
merce committee Is holding hearings
on the house resolution providing for
government control during the war ot
( telegraph, telephone, cable and radio
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WILL RATION ALL COAL
SjUSED BY HOUSEHOLDERS
Washington. Rationing of coal to
, householders - was announced by the
fuel administration aa among plans
designed , to prevent a threatened
' shortage of coal next winter. Each
. domestic consumer will be Allowed
only a much ooal aa Is found to be
'scientifically necessary to heat' his
- house to 68. degrees, provided every
conservation rule! has been obeyed.
The allowances for each houaehollor
will be sufficient for Mrnfort.
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ARMY TRANSPORT 8UNK AND
t 8IX MEN ARE MISSING
Washington. The American army
transport Covington, homeward bound
after landing several thousand soldleri
In France, was torpedoed and sunk
In the war sone recently. Six mem
bers of the crew ere missing, but all
the other men, with the ship's officers
have been landed at a French port.
No army personnel or passengers wera
aboard. ' The mlaaling men are; ,
Ernest C. Anderson, fireman, Lynn
Mass.; Joseph P. Bowden, seaman.
Mountain .Lake,. N. J.; Ambrose C.
Ford, fireman, Somervllle, Mass.; Wil
liam. Henry Lynch, Jr.. flflreman, Man
cheater, N.H.; Albert s, Payne, sea
man, Staten Island, N. Y.; Lloyd H.
Silvernail, seaman, Balnbrldge, N. Y.
J One Hundred Per Cent American.
i Declaring that North Carolina Is 100
per cent American, Mr. M. L. Ship
man, commissioner of labor and print
ing, speaking tor this State before the
convention of governmental labor offi
cials ot the United States and Canada
in session last week at Des Moines,
Iowa, gave an Interesting, review ot
existing conditions in the State and
stated that "every species of slack
erlsm Is being chased away as the
dewdrops flee from the approach of
the morning sun."
"Capital and labor In North Caro
lina," he said "continue on distinct
ively friendly terms and labor disturb
ances are rare occurrences in our
commonwealth." In referring to tho
labor laws, he stated that they are
not adequate In North Carolina but
that there is a hopeful tendency in
the State towards the enactment of
measures ot relief for the wage-earners
and a careful nursing of the sen
timent at present prevailing will most
likely result in more advanced legis
lation favorable to the working
classes.
"The most serious problem with
which our people are now confronted
la found In the scarcity ot farm labor,
but vigorous action is being taken to
enlist the co-operation of every clti
sen of earning capacity In working
and harvesting our crops. We are im
pressing upon our people that at this
crucial moment, when liberty and
freedom are in the balance and the
enemy Is gambling to enslave man
kind; where every ounce of food that
can be produced Is needed not only
for our soldiers, but for the starving
women and children of our noble Al
lies, when ample crops are ripening In
our fields uncut; when the coming crop
of corn and cotton Is tuiworked tor
lack of labor; when necessary Indus
trial and constructive enterprises are.
hampered tor lack of help that Idle
ness is a crime, and useless or inade
quate employment of able-bodied per
sons is scarcely less so."
U. S. SHIPBUILDERS WENT
BEYOND THEIR OBJECTIVE
Washington. The. shipping board
announced that the workmen started
out with the expectation ot the
launching of 439,881 deadweight tons,
but late reports to the board ahowed
that 747,464 tons had been gotten
ready to be put overboard. The ac
tual number of ships lauuehed was
82. The lauchlng o( 11 others was
held up by a freshet In the Columbia
river while two others stuck on ths
ways. They are expected to be re
leased without great delay.
PRESIDENT CARLTON WANTS
-HIS POLICY CONTINUED
.New York. While' asserting that
he did not wish through any act ot
his "to add an hour's delay to ths
nation's telegraph service," New
comb Carlton, president of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, de
clared In a statement dealing with ths
telegraphers', atrlke scheduled foi
Monday, that it Is of the: "highest
importance" that the policy his com
pany haa pursued should be contin
ued. ' i H-l
Large N. C. Registration.
North Carolina registered 16.248
young men l: the class of June 5.
1918, according to final registration
figures by counties given out recently.
Questionnaires to most of the new
registrants have been mailed and the
work of classifying them for military
service will follow when the question
naires have been returned.
Gaston county, with 391, has tho
largest number of registrants who at
tained their twenty-first birthday since
June 5, 1917, and prior to the recent
registration. The smallest number
registered by any local board was 25
In New Hanover, but this number Is
exclusive of those registered in the
y "Ity of Wilmington.
Wake county board number one
registered 322 and board number two,
the Raleigh board, registered 128.
Other New Charters.
The secretary of stabs has Issued
charters to the following new con
cerns to do business lo North Caro
lina: Central Cigar Stand, Charlotte, to
operate cigar and news stand.' Cap
italised at $10,000 and authorised to
begin business with $300. E. O. An
derson, B. Rush Loe and Joe D. Smith
are Incorporators. : :
. American Power and Railway Com
pany, Charlotte, to operate and main
tain (indefinite) street railway sys
tem, capitalised at $100,000 and au
thorized to begin with $1,000. H. M.
Victor, C. B. Bryant and D. D. Tray
wick are the incorporators. ' '
Ashqvllle Bootery Company, Ashe
ville, to do a wholesale and retail
shoe business. Capitalised at $25,000
and authorised to begin business with
$15,000. A Samuels, 8., Sternberg and
M. L. Rush are the Incorporators.
The Flint Manufacturing Company,
the Arlington Cotton Mills Company,
and the Parksdale . Manufacturing
Company, of Concord, the three hav
ing an Interlocking directorate. Die
charter amendments-that provide an
aggregate Increase ot cap-.al of $1.
550.000. J, Lee Robinson la president
of the Arlington and the Parksdale
companies and L. Jenkins, of the
Flint Manufacturing Company.
The Brevard Manufacturing Com
pany, of Brevard, Is chartered with
$100 000 - capital authorised and $20,
000 subscribed by V. Fountalne. and
J. O, and C- J. Shanbow, the two lat
ter of .Woonsochet, . V
Charlotte Ine date for the annual
Western North Carolina Methodist
conference has been changed by
' Bishop V. V. V larlington. of West
Virginia, who will preside from No-
I vem'uer 27 to November 6, It was an-
I nounced.
Charlotte. The movement looking
lo appointment of rural policemen for
Mecklenburg county whs endorsed by
I J. M. Matthews, rounty superlnlend
; ent of education, and W. K. Price,
j chairman of the county school board,
j Such officials, they stated, are urgent
i ly needed for duty as truant officers
1 In the enforcement of the compulsory
! education law and In protecting the
' school buildings from damage, which
results eaeli year to the extent of Be"
1 era! hundreds of dollars.
i Charlotte. The directors of the
Fair of the C'arolinas, which will stago
its annual exhibition at the Fair
: rounds at Lakewood Park since it was
transformed from the Charlotte Fair
Association in to the Fair of the Caro-
i Unas, will have no fireworks display
j this year.
i Raleigh. A telegram to Governor
1 Bickett's office from Ashe county au-
thorities stated that two deserters and
j Ive delinquents came to the county
seat and surrendered under the terms
of clemency offertd by the governor.
. This makes eight deserters who have
1 surrendered through Hie governor's
! speech to Ashe.
NEW DECLARATION
OF
UNCER SHADOW OF WASHING
TON WILSON SPEAK8 FOR
WORLD FREEDOM.
CONCISE CONDITIONS OF PEACE
Reign of Lew Based Upon Right and
the Organied Opinion of
Mankind.
V
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Hotel Inspection Completed.
The state board of health has Just
completed the inspection of hotels in
North Carolina in accordance with a
special act of the general assembly of
1917 Of the 64 examined and scored
there are four which share the honor
of being rated at 100 per cent perfect.
These four are the Phoenix, Winston
Salem; the Wilmington, Wilmington;
the Wright, Raleigh, and the Zin
tendorf, Winston-Salem. The Fran
ces, Winston-Salem, and the Or
ion, Wilmington, are close seconds,
with scores of 99 each.
Pushing Bee-Keeping Work.
Mr. C. L. Sams, specialist in bee
keeping, Is this week engaged in hold
ing local meetings of beekeepers in
the counties of Gaston, Lincoln, Burke
and McDowell, and will then continue
the trip into the counties of Madison,
Buncombe, and, perhaps, Yancey.
In view of the sugar shortage which
will evidently continue serious for
years, all beekeepers are advised to
manage their hives for highest pro
duction ot honey, and also to increase
the number of their colonies. At the
same time, consumers are urged to
use honey as a substitute for sugar.
A careful and conservative calcula
tion, based on certain known facts. In
dicates tbe surprising fact that at
least 2,000 tons of honey, the most
healthful sweet known, went to was'e
In North Carolina In 1917.
Move to Catch Deserters.
News comes through the North Car
olina adjutant general's department
that there is "in the making" a con
certed and country-wide movement
with the federal and state military and
civil authorities to round up all de
serters and delinquents for military
service, that will assure the appre
hension of practically every man in
every state to take his proper place
for service under the draft laws. It
is to be a nation-wide dragnet tbat It
is said will have no loopholes of any
sort.
Every man of military age or who
appears about that age will be investi
gated wherever he Is and required to
show his status and put In line foV
draft. In thla way wherever in the
entire country a man of registration
age for draft may have gone to evaie
the draft, ! he la on American soli
he will be called to account and must
show his standing.
In connection with the slturtion as
to delinquents and deserters In this
state It is an Interesting fact that
Wake county has 138 in comparison
with the '30 or less In Ashe county
where, such sensational conditions de-,
reloped the paBt two weeks, It having
been the blood shed in connection
with attempts to arrest that put Ash
rathe limelight. ' " 1 " ' '
Washington, N. C. Plans are being
'ormulated for organizing the farmers
f Beaufort county into a Farmer's
Exchange for the purpose of securing
better prices for their crops. This
i plan was suggested by Mr. Attawell,
i representative of the U. S. department
of agriculture, when he visited this
jolty.
Wilming'on. Byron C. Tillman, of
Fayetteville. was crushed to death be
neath a falling piling at the Liberty
ihfpyards, where he was employed
The piling fell wwhen the hammer
released the chain on the pile driver.
His skull was crushed and b Hh shoul
ders and thighs were broken.
Charlotte. Ten widows of Confed-
i erate veterans were added to the pea-
lion list by the county pension board
at its annual meeting.
North Wllkeeboro 'As a result from
a report made by the federal Inspec
tor, the North Wllkesboro Roller mills
at this place, and Doughten Milling
Company, six miles iicrth ot here, have
been ordered closed by the food ad
ministration until a test run is made
and submitted to the administration.
Winston-Salem. Ten North Caro
lina counties have raised their quotas
In the war savings drive, and forty
eight counties report a total of $20r
000,000. The counties that have sub
scribed their apportionments in full
are: Wilson, Martin, Forsyth, Pitt,
Jones, Perquimans, Cabarrus, Greene,
Davie and Henderson.
Lexington. Ater having his little
five-year-old son bring bis pistol, Adam
Z. Lanier, a young white man ot this
place, turned the weapon against his
breast and discharged It. A bullet
went entirely through his body, pierc
ing his lung. He Is reported to have
thrown down the gun, but feeling ho
had not done a complete job picked up
the weapon once more when his wife
ran Into the room and prevented his
using U again.
Chariot;. Four aeroplanes, the ex
pected arrival of which was recently
announced, are now at Camp Greene.
They were assembled by tbe Motor
Mechanics, and are now set up and
ready tor u flight. Large numbers of
Interested soldiers watched tbe as
sembling of the machines, and visitors
have been frequent ' in that part of
the camp where the work waa being
done.
Sallsbry. Revenue Officers Talbert
and Kenerly, of Salisbury, have been
scouring the woods for the past sev
eral days and as result have caatured
a number ot gallons of whiskey and
made lite hard for several violators.
Raleigh. A telegram came from
the Ashe county draft i board to the
executive offices ot Governor Bickett,
to the effect that 12 deserters or de
linquents have reported (or duty under
ihe. terms of Governor BickeU, and
they shall have his recommendation
tor lenient treatment -. . .,
... - . . -. .
Washington From the shadow of
! Washlngtt n's tomb. President Wilson
1 offered Anierlcals Ieclaratlon of
; Independence to tin people of the
world, with a pledge that the United
States and Its allies will not sheathe
the sword in the war a;alnst the cen
tral powers until there Is settled
"once for all" for the world what was
settled for America In 1776.
Forclgn-bnrn citizens of the United
States of 33 r ationalitles who had
traced wreaths of palms on '.he tomb
In token of fealty to the principles
laid down by the father of this coun
ry. cried their approval of his words
In many languages and then stood with
reverently bared heads while the vol.-e
of John McCormack soared over the
hallowed ground In the notes of the
"Star-Spangled Banner."
"Washington and his associates,
like the barons at Runnymede, spoke
and acted, not for a class, but for a
people." the President said. "It has
been left for us to see to It that.
shall be understood that they spok
and acted, not for a single person
only, but for all mankind,
"These are the ends for which the
associated peoples of the world are
fighting and which must be conced
ed them before thore can be peace:
"I. The destruction of every arbi
trary power anywhere that can sep
arately, secretly, and of Its single
choice disturb the peace of the
world; or, If It cannot be presently
destroyed, at the least Its reduction
to virtual impotence.
"II. The settlen.ent of every ques
tion, whether of territory, of sover
eignty, of economic arrangement, or
of political relationship, upon the ba
ils of the free acceptance of that set
lement by the people immediately
concerned, and not upon the basis of
the material Interest or advantage of
any other nation or people which mav
desire a different settlement for ths
sake ot Its own exterior Influence or
mastery.
"III. The consent of all nations to
be governed In their conduct towards
each other by the same principles of
honor and of respect for tbe common
tow of civilized society that govern the
Individual citizens of all modern states
in their relations with one another,
to the end that all promises and cov
enants may be sacredly observed, no
private plots or conspiracies hatched,
no selfish Injuries wrought with impu
nity, and a mutual trust established
upon the handsome foundation of a
mutual respect for right.
"IV. The establishment of an or
ganization of peace which shall make
It certain that the combined power of
free nations will check everyy inva
sion of right and serve to make peace
and Justice the more secure by afford
ing a definite tribunal of opinion to
which all must submit and by which
every International readjustment that
cannot be amicably agreed upon by
the people directly concerned shall be
sanctioned.
"These great objects can be put into
a single sentence. What we seek la
the reign of law, based upon the con
sent of the governed and sustained by
the organized opinion of mankind."
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF
AMERICANS IN THE AIR
With the American Army In France.
During recent aerial fighting four
more enemy machines werebrought
down. Victories are claimed for Lieu
tenants J. H. Stephens, New York; K.
L. Porter, Dowagiac, Mich.; Ralph
O'Neill. Denver, and Maxwell Perry,
Indianapolis. All told the patrols from
American pursuit squadrons in this
sector engaged in about 20 combats.
TILLMAN'S BODY RESTS IN
FAMILY BURYING GROUND
Washington. Accompanied hy con
mittees rom the senate d nous
the body of Senator Benjan; "'
man ot South Caiolina, v i ' ''
here, left Washinton for T
C where funeral servlcei w
Services were conducted rt c
bytertan church, whr-e tn
In state from the Mire ct is -
sarly In the afternoon.
In observing a request of - -.
tllhnan. the services ware slni-jl