VOL. 17. NO. 16.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1919
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
HISS MARGARET CARNEGIE
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Mln Margaret Carnegie, only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mr. Andrew Carna
gia, whe haa beoema engaged to marry
Enalgn Roswefl Miller, the ton of the
lata Roewell Miller, farmer preeldent
ef the Chicago, Milwaukee A St Paul
rallfMd. .
WARMLY RECEI6ED AT TURIN
PROM THE BORDER TO ROME
!, HOMAGE, THROUGH WILSON,
' WAS PAID AMERICA.
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Reception Accorded Chief Executive
, at Toura Waa Unofficial but Not
L the Leaa Warm and Sincere.
. Rome. Prom the frontier to Rome
the Journey of President Wilson waa
Bke a triumphal' procession. Moun
taineert and villagers swarmed from
pie hills and valleys to the railroad
Or err which the presidential train pass
ed to pay homage to America.
They shouted "vivas," waving hats
and handkerchiefs and flags and form-
rag picturesque groups which were
emphasised by the brilliant sunshine,
blue sky and green luxuriant land
scape. ' "
. The president was met at the sta
tion by the prefect of the province,
(he mayor, the general commanding
the troops here and other authorities.
Although the reception of the Ameri.
nan chief executive was unofficial, the
Station 'was decorated with the Italian
and American colors, while every
where in the city the Stars and Stripe
was flown beside the Italian flag.
The 'president's train left a short
time later amid the enthusiastic
cheers of a crowd which had gathered
to greet the nation's guest.
. PETROGRAD POPULACE IS
4" i. ON VERGE OF OUTBREAK
' London Dissatisfaction and desper
ation in Petrograd, caused by the al-
. onoet complete disappearance of the
accessaries of life and the srstem of
. government in effect under bolshevik
rule, are so widespread that the popu
lace la on the verge of an outbreak,
according to a Danish business' man,
' . who haa returned from Russia '
"Conditions in Petrograd are ex
ceedingly depressing," be says, "ex-
' ': cept for the red guard and its agents,
the whole population is in dire needs.
Petrograd la face to face with com
plete starvation.
"The present system of government
is creating general stagnation and the
misery in which the majority of the
populace is living has. fostered dla
' satisfaction and desperation, which
are gradually spreading, v
INCREA8E TO SEVEN CENT
, , CAR FARE CAU8ES TROUBLE
Denver. - Demonstrations against
r th' .collection of a seven-cent street
car-,' fare, Recently approved by the
' state, public utilities oommisslon, re
' .. suited In blocking virtually all the
lines of the Denver Tramway Company,.-.'.;
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A Crowd collected at, fifteenth and
Larimer streets in the heart of the
- business quarter, pulled trolley polea
- troift4.the wires and cut trolley ropes,
halting all traffic.
f BAfiY BONOS DUE IN 1924 '
(; ' COST 14,12 THIS MONTH
'Washington. The ' new series of
War savings stamps, known as the
:, 191$-series, are on .sale and will ma
ture January 1, 1924. The sale of the
1911) '.series ended on' December 1.
The' January price of the new W. 8.
8. ti lM.12 each, and, this price will ad
vence'one cent each month. They will
be blue instead' of green -and are
"' si.M7 smaller In size ehaa .the lll
erlee,; o( which nearly $10,000,000
' worth were sold In Booth Carolina. .
DESPERATE FIGHT
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AMERICAN TROOPS ENGAGE IN
SEVERAL BATTLES ' WITH
THE BOL8HEVIKI.
SNOW TWO TO FOUR FEET DEEP
Hot Artillery Fire Forces the Ameri.
cans to Withdraw temporarily from
Villages Occupied by Them.
With the American Army on the
Dwlna. American troops lighting des-
porately nea' Kadlsh. have driven
back bolikovlk troops which made an
advance thore. The bolsbevlsts also
launched attacks on the Onega sector
and bombarded the silled front. The
Americans came into battle along the
Petrograd road and in the fro ten
swamps that border it. The battle
waa fought In scow from two to four
feet in depth.
American forces raptured Kadlsh
after a display of gallantry that evoked
the admiration of the allied comman
ders. Special care has been taken of
the American wounded and the body
of an American officer was taken back
100 miles by sledge and then shipped
to Archangel for burial. There were
some casualties, but they were small
in comparison to those inflicted upon
the enemy.
On Tuesday, the bolshevlsts opened
a terrific fire from three and six-Inch
guns and launched a counter-attack
against the buildings held by the Am
ericans in Kadlsh. So hot was the ar
tillery fire that the Americans were
withdrawn temporarily from the vil
lage. The line, however, was not
taken back very far and the new po
sitions were firmly held. The enemy
did not occupy Kadlsh because the
barrage fire from the Americans guns
made the place untenable. Shells
falling on the frozen ground spread
their sonea of destruction twice as
far as they would under normal con
ditions. Lster, under the protection
of artillery Are, American detach.
ments again swept forward and reoo-
cupled the town. The men engaged in
the Ldvance were from infantry and
trench mortar units.
REVISED STATISTICS SHOW
INCREASE Or DEATHS
Washington. r The inflnensa epi
demic which swept the country during
the latter part of last year reused
111.688 deaths In the largest
cities and Increased the combined
death rate for those communities In
1918 to 19.8 per thousand, according
to statistics made, public by the cen
sus bureau. Total figures for ' the
country were not available.
Baltimore with 20.8 per thousand
and Nashville with 20.4 had the
highest rates of the registration cities,
while St. Paul with 13.9 and Minneap
olis and Grand Rapids with 14 each
had the lowest.
PROTESTANTS RECEIVED BY
PRE8IDENT IN CHURCH
Rome After his visit to the Vatican
President Wilson returned to the
American embassy, whence ha drove,
with Mrs. Wilson, to the American
Protestant Episcopal church. .He was
accompanied by Thomas Nelson Page,
the American ambassador; Brigadier
General Wm. W. Harts, 0. S. A., and
Oouat Bruschi-Falgari, gentleman-in
watting to King Victor .Emmanuel,
and Countess Bruschi-Falgari, iady-ln
waiting to Queen Helena.
In the vestry he received represen
tatives of evangelical churches In
Italy. They were introduced by Dr.
Dexter O. WhlttinghilL- superintend
ent of the American Baptist mission;
Rev. Walter Lowerie, rector of St.
Paul's American church, and Francis
B. Keene, the American consul gen
eral." Other bodies represented were
the WaMensian church, the English
Baptist missions, the Itnlian-Amerlcan
Methodist churches, ' the Wesleyan
missions, the Presbyterian church and
the British Bible Society
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT BE
f CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
Washington. It Is' understood here
that Col. Theodore Rosevelt is about
to announce that he will sot be a can
didate for the presidency in 1920. His
health is poor,, and the rigors of a
campaign might make it worse. If Mf.
Roosevelt gets out of the way it Is be
lieved that Senators , Lodge, , Knox.
Wataon, Harding and Sherman win
enter the race, That la on way of
explaining the bitter attack! on the
president ta ,ha senate. '
GEN. A. GV0SDEN0VITCH
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Gen. Dr. A. Gvosdenovitch, first mln.
later from Montenegro to Ve United
Statea, Is a veteran of five ware and
recipient ef decorations for bravery
from tne govern ments ef Russia, Italy
and Montenegro. He Is a member of
one of the oldest families In Montene
gro, but went to school In Russia and
-rfi I-' -reer there.
WOULD MAKE GOOD IN TIME
RAILROAD OPERATION DURING
1918 BY GOVERNMENT DID
NOT SEEM TO PAY.
Estimated Deficit Does Not Include
Several Large Loans Made During
Year of Nearly $200,000,000.
Washington The government's loss
in operating the railroads in 1918 is
calculated by railroad administration
officials at less than J150.OO0.000. This
represents the difference between the
aggregate amount the government
would be compelled to pay railroad
companies as rental for the use of
their properties the so-called guaran
teed return and the net Income which
the government will receive from the
railroads.
It will take six months more of re
ceipts from the increased freight rates
to permit the government to recoup
its losses, officials believe. If Con
gress does not approve the proposed
live-year extension of federal control,
and as a consequence President Wil
son carries out his announced inten
tion of returning the roads to private
management at an early date, the
government's loss will not be made up.
This deficit does not include the big
sums between 8150.000,000 and $200,
000,000 which have been loaned the
railroads to. help them pay for the ex
tensive program of improvements and
purchase of new cars and locomotives.
These loans will be repaid eventually.
VESSEL WITH 2,480 SOLDIERS
AGROUND OFF FIRE ISLAND
New ' York. Relatives of men
aboard the United States transport
Northern Pacific, aground on a sand
bar off Fire Island, need have no fear
to. their safety, according to a wire
less message from Captain Connelly,
commanding.
"Northern Pacific Is In no danger,"
said Captain Connelly's message.
"Relatives of soldiers and crew need
have no fear for heir safety. The
soldiers will be landed whenever
winds shift to northward of west."
The naval authorities are taking
every precaution, however, to guard
the lives of the 2,480 soldiers aboard
the transport, nearly 1.700 of whom
are sick or wounded. A breeches buoy
has been rigged from the shore to
the vessel, ready for use at any time
if it is deemed best to risk further
Injury to the stretcher cases by remov
ing them from the craft, while 13 de
stroyers and nava! tugs are standing
by to lend assistance in emergency.
RAILROADS AGAIN ALLOWED
;, FREE TRADE WITH PAPER8
Washington. Director General Mc-
Adoo issued an order authorizing the
renewal for the year 1919 of contracts
between railroads and newspapers tor
the. exchange of intrastate railroad
transportation for advertising. Under
the form of contract newspapers can
sot charge for the railroad advertis
ing more than their usual commercial
rates and the railroads must compute ,
the value of transportation on the ba
sis of tie normal tariff rates. : I
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PARLIAMENT AT ROME.
GEN. OIAZ AND WILSON MEET
Weather Warmer and More Balmy
Than That Experienced by Party
In France or England.
Rome. In parliament bouse a Joint
reception was given President Wilson
by the members of the senate and ibe
chamber of deputies. The function
was an impressive one. The large
and distinguished gathering gave the
President an ovation.
During his speech the President
constantly was interrupted by out
bursts of applause and when he ended
he waa accorded an ovation which
lasted until he passed through the exit
of the building. Outside the throngs
in the street took up the demonstra
tion which continued until the doors
of the Quirinal closed behind Mr.
Wilson...
The weather was warmer and more
balmy than the presidential party had
experienced in France and England
and there was a feeling of relief on
their part. The President met with
really the first touch of sustained sun
shine he had seen since coming to
Europe, and he made the remark dur
ing the day that the weather remind
ed him of that at home.
During the day King Victor Km
mmuel presented General Diaz to
President Wilson, who complimented
the lu.han commander-in-chief on the
magnificent achievements of his armv.
The President expressed regret that
he would be unable to visit the Italian
hat Upfront owing to lack of time and
the necessity of returning to Pans as
soon as possible for the work of the
peace conference.
AMERICAN MILITARY LAWS
ARE DECLARED OBSOLETE
New York Administration of mili
tary Justice In the United States will
be one of the subjects considered at
the annual meeting of the American
Bar Association. . The executive com
mittee of the association, at a meet
ing here, decided It ia a subject which
requires consideration and "probably
some reformation."
In making the announcement. Presi
dent George T. Page, of Peoria, 111,
gave out a statement in which he de
clared that the war haa demonstrated
"that our military laws and our sys
tem of administering military Justice
are unworthy of the nam of law or
Justice." The United States, he said,
still is following rules copied from
England In 1774, but which were
abandoned long ago by Great Britain
and which were better suited "to the
armies of feudal times than to the citt
sen armies of a modern republic." .
HOOVER, DIRECTOR GENERAL
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF WORK
Paris. 'President Wilson has ap
pointed Herbert C. Hoover director
general of international organization
(or the relief of liberated countries,
both neutral and enemy. Norman Da
vis. formerly on the staff of Oscar T.
Crosby, special commissioner of
finance for the United States in Eu
rope, will act as Mr. Hoover's assist
ant. . ." , ':
This was announced by the Ameri
can peace commission In a statement
which says that the) designation of
Mr. Hoover to take charge of the
relief work is in conformity with the
request of the allied governments that j
the United States take a predominat-"I
ing part in the organisation and dl-
rection of relief measures. The state-1
mcnt says: j
"Upon President Wilson's arrival '
the Tesult of the investigations of the ,
United States and allied government 1
officials into the food situation of the
liberated countries, neutral and en.
emy were laid before him. '.
NEARLY ALL FORTY-FIRST '
DIVISION ORDERED HOME
Washington. Practically the entire
forty-first division was Included in a
list of units, announced by the war
department as assigned for early con-,
roy from France.
The forty-first division was the first
to be stationed at Camp Greene. This
division waa there several months in
the fall of 1917 and was transferred
overseas from here a short while be
fore Christmas. Charlotte literally
"fell In lore" with the Western bora.
HIS HEALTH FOR THE PAST YEJUt HAD BEEN FXHJH6 UPCLV
Ex-President Had Not Been Well for Many Months and Suffer
ed Affliction New Year's Eve Which Was Pronounced as
Being Sciatica, Later Diagnosed as Inflammatory Rheuma
tism Which Was the Immediate Cause of His Sudden Pass
ing Away.
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Oyster Bay, N. T. Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt died in his sleep early Mon
day morning at his home on Sagamore
Httl in this vHlage. Death is believed
to have been dae to rheumatism which
affected his heart.
Tbecotooe) eofferod a severe attack
of rheumatism and sciatica on New
Tsar's day but none believed his ill
ness would likely prove fatal. The
former President eat up most of Sun
day and retired at 11 p. m. About
four a. m.. Mrs. Roosevelt, who was
the only other member of the family
at Oyster Bay, went to her husband's
room and found that he had died dur
ing the night.
Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned to Colo
nel Emlln Roosevelt, cousin of the for
mer President, and he came to the
Roosevelt home immediately. Tele
grams were dispatched to the Colo
nel's children, who were in other parts
of the country. Two of the colonel's
sons, Major Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
and Captain Kermit Rosevelt, are in
service abroad.
Captain Archie Roosevelt and his
wife left New Tork Sunday night tor
Boston, where the captains' wife's fa
ther is ill. Mrs. Ethel Derby and her
two children are In Aiken, S. C.
t Telegrams of condolence and sym
pathy I an to pour in from all parts
of the country as soon as the news of
Colonel . Roosevelt's death became
known. ;
.The former President came to his,
home on Sagamore Hill from the
Roosevelt hospital on Christmas day,
hut' a week later was stricken with a
severe attack of rheumatism and sci
atica, from which he had been suf
fering (or some time. The rheumatism
affected his right hand and It be
came much swollen. He remained in
his room and efforts were made to
check the trouble. Saturday the colo
nel's secretary. Miss Josephine Striek
er, called to see him bat the CoIa$l
was asleep (n his room. Miss 8tricker
said no one had .any idea that death
was so near' at hand.,:, s
Flags were placed at half mast in
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DIES AT HOME IN OYSTER BAY
News of the deaih of the formes
President waa received here by Miss
Josephine Strieker, the Colonel's seo
rotary, in a telephone message from
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Miss Strieker said that the colonel'
had suffered an attack of inflammatory
rheumatism on New Year's day and
had since been more or leas confined
to his room.
The attack of rheumatism settled
mainly In Colonel Roosevelt's right
hand and Mrs. Roosevelt sent at once
tor a nurse in the village of Oyster.
Bay. His 'condition did not at first
seem to fee alarming and the turn for
the worse is believed not to have come
until Sunday night. - "
In announcing Colonel Roosevelt's
death. Miss Strieker said: .
"Mrs. Roosevelt called me on the
telephone shortly before 7 o'clock, say
ing that the Colonel had died early in
the morning. She did not give me any
particulars and I am leaving at once
for Oyster Bay.
"The attack must have been very
sudden. On New Year's day Inflam
matory rheumatism developed in Colo
nel Roosevelt's right hand which be- -came
very much swollen. Mrs. Roose
velt sent for a nurse .In the village
and the Colonel was made as comfort. .
able as possible. It did not occur te
me at that time that he was serious
ly ill."
Miss Strieker went to Oyster Bay
Saturday to pay the Colonel a visit
She said. ,
"At that time the Colonel was sleep
ing In his room and I did not see him
and there was nothing in the circum
stances of his illness at that time ta
indicate to me that death was near.
Mrs. Roosevelt called me this morn
ing and told me of the Colonel's death.
I could hardly believe it. ; ' '
"Mrs. Roosevelt gave me no partico
lars of his death." .
It Is understood that only Mrs. .
Roosevelt and the nurse were with ,
him at the time of his death. The oth- '
er members of the family are in othei :
parts of the country or abroad.
A telephone message received latea '
from Oyster Bay imld ' '1 '