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i 1 "Nl- vvfc? !, !l J ii Hi i. Y vJ i 1 1 it i I II 1 1 II i Vf 1 I I I vt vjf NT Vr KClttn CcnJ Eisssgfrr Jar All gy garaUg VOL. 17. NO. 2L KINGS MOUNTAIN,. N. 0, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1919 $1X0 A YEAR IN ADVANCE- JL X. IN ft CRITICAL STAGE IMPERIALISM OR NIHILISM It IMPRESSIONTJIVEN OUT BY MANY REFUGEES. TROTZXY WORKS FOR ORDER Chief Characteristic Tired Fesllng, Tlrtd of Kliiing, Tired ef Flamy '.:.' lug and Tired of Wandering. Warsawi That bolshevlsm Ii Is Its, critical stage, either turning to Im perialism, with perhapa Leon Trotsky, minister of war and marine, h the new emperor, or Hipping back to the Idea of nthillam, with a aort of order ly disorder, Ii the Impression given by many refugees of all natlonalltiei who hare arrived here from Russia. The corraepondent haa talked to a number of theae people aa to what might happen In Russia -if. there li no outside 'Interference. One of them waa a bolshevlst soldier who deserted while hla contingent waa engaged In raiding the country 'wear of Minsk. "Our chief characteristic," he said, "la, that we are tired tired of fool lag, tired of killing, tired of fighting and tired of wandering from pillar to poet. Them' la no doubt that, Leon TroUky la attempting to obtala order and to whip the troops Into shape. He to known to be terribly ambitions, and possibly he la dreaming -of be coming csar, knowing that Bolshevism, haa failed." MEMORIAL SERVICES - HELD FOR THEODORE R008EVELT , Washington. In solemn services within ths house chamber the natlon'a leaders and representatives of foreign governments paid tribute to the mem ory of Theodore Roosevelt--Members of Congress, supreme court Justices, members of the cabinet army and navy officers, and diplomats of many nations heard Senator Lodge of Mas sachusetts' praise Roosevelt 'as -.a statesman and as a man. Crowded galleries and the throng of men and women who could not gain admission testified to the personal feeling for the man -whose death shocked the world. It. waa this to which Senator Lodge, a close friend of the . man ha eulogized, referred when he spoke these words In the stillness of the house chamber: "A tower is fallen, a stsr Is set! Alas! Alas! for Celin. "The words of lamentation'- from ' the old Moorish ballad, which In boy hood we used to recite, must, I think, have risen to many lips when the world waa told, that- Theodore Roose velt waa dead. 1 But whatever the - phrase the thought waa instant and everywhere." TO PURCHASE PROPERTY FOR NATIONAL CEMETERY Boston. Aotlng upon Instructions ' front -thwar department . General Pershing has been m communication the past month with Marshal ePtaln for the purpose of purchasing prop erty for a national cemetery for the American dead In France, according to Secretary Baker. The orders stipu late that a chateau or castle shall be located on the property decided upon, adequate for a museum to house a collection commemorating America's ii.,rittnn in th world war. Secretary Baker made clear the plan would not Interfere in any way .with the desires 01 parents their dead brought back to this conn- 'Taxi., a.. Aanartment will SCrUDU lously respect such requests." he said. mb oMsaiuM IN ; NOW FAIRLY A CERTAINTY Washington. The aenate by a vote of 61 to. IT tentatively aaopiea ine Bankhead amendment to -the posfof- annronrlation bill appropriating . twiii AoAflfla for the construction of - good roads: . Of this amount 154.000,- ' 00 is tor .use this year and 176,000, - 400,000 each In 120 and HIS.- . , PROPHECIES OF PROSPERITY -.. ARE SANE AND RATIONAL Washington. Secretary : Carter Qlass. of the treasury department, an tlcipates and expects prosperous days la well on the way. He sees no rea son for hesitation on the part ot buai The country needs the prod' acts ot the factory and the farm and la willing to pay for them. Money Is ore plentiful than "ever before. This la shown In the office of 'the coaap troiier ot tne currency. BELGIUMS CLAIMS ARE 1ST URGENT PERCENTAGE OF INDEMNITY MOULD EE PAID A OON , "-''AS POSSIBLE. NEED FOODS AXO MACHINERY Government, Cities, Towns, Village nd Indvlduala Have Suffered Heavy Paris. The financial claims of Bel glum against Germany are moat ur gent. Baron Van DeaHeuveL a mem ber of the Belgian peace delegation and of the peace conference commit tee on reparatioaa, aald. v Belgium, he declared, doea not have time to wait Jor an agreement to be reached as tor- the exact figure of the Indemnity which la due her be fore obtaining at least partial repara tion. The baron aald a percentage of the Indemnity ahould be paid imme diately. Belgium, he added, needa fooda and machinery at once. Her workingmen are Idle, her Industries are at a stand still or working at a loss, and her for eign trade will go to other markets unless something is done. Baron Van- Den Heurel aald it would take time to reckon the exact figure of Belgium's loaaea through military operations, occupation and enemy requisitions. The government. cities, towns, villages and private citizens have suffered heavy losses, GERMAN NATIONAL A88EMBLY HAS BEEN OPENED AT WEIMAR Weimar. The opening ot the na tional assembly, this afternoon was Impressive for Us solemnity, earnest- ness and simplicity. i;aanceiwr Ebert'e opening speech, the delivery of which occupied a halt hour, "was frequently Interrupted. The- Court theater was thronged long before the appointed time. . It waa a democratic looking crowd. well, though .plainly dressed, that ahuffled Ita way. through the snow to the theater, for everyone walked, save one carrtare and one ' automobile nartv. Following a brief review of an Infantry honor company, everyone aought the Interior of the theater. Herr Ebert received only a brief ovation on hla entry. He found him self so heckled by Independent social lata that he was forced In. the middle of his speech to turn upon them with the declaration that their oawroer bowed how little evil times had taught them. He aroused approval when he began by declaring i : "We have done forever with princes and nobles, by the grace of God." He said the German people was now ruling Itself. . - - There waa disapproval mixed' with approval when he declared the revolu- Uoa would decline raeponsiouiir the shortage of food and the defeets In too la Germany. Need, the chancellor continued, de livered Germany to her enemies, hut h protested against being a slave to Germany's enemies tor se. n or w years. - TOTAL RECENT CASUALTIES BY AMERICANS IN RUSSIA , Washington. Total casualties; In the American Jorces In th Archangel region ot.RMMl P to and Including January n, were 180 kllleu. dlhd of wounds, . sickness or from pther causes, or missing In action, and 22 wounded- or Injured, making a total casualty list of 40 out of a force that umbered 4.MS. The information was contained in a cablegram from Archangel dated February 4. The casualties, war list ed aa follows: - ' Killed in action, three officers and 58 men; died of disease,, two officers and 14 men; died of wounds, one of- and 12 men i accidentally killed.. three men; drowned, one officer and two men i missing In nctlon, $4 men; wounded in action, all ranks, 108; ac cidentally wounded. 25; . wounded, other causes, six. 4, EARLY ACTION EXPECTED ON MUCH DEBATED TAX BILL Washington. Senate and home members studied the final re-draft of the six billion dollar iwar revenue bill, preparing for early action on the con ference report. I: : .'--. ;'." - - The bill will yield t$,077.800.000 for the present fiscal freer and .1M, 510,000 njxf year, according to eetl mates given out as compiled .by ex perts oCthe treasury and senate, fl and house ways and .mean ejommitees. THREE STILLS CAPTURED. Local Officers O." P. Falls and I. B. . Rhodes were Joined here mday night by Revenue Officera -Boy Rhyae and Charley Stewart and the mountain raided for Mockaders. Friday night still was captured near Bud Toney s place In the vicinity ot the .cut in the. mountain. Saturday one waa take near Wood Bias' place and another near the round top house. Neither atill was hot. Mr. C. D. Littlejohn has let a eon- tract to Mr. H. r. Peterson to build him a five-room house on the lot on Gold Street between Mr. J. C. Baumgardner's and Mr. Gaston Little John. Mr. Floyd Mauney aaks na to an nounce that the time for ordering government soda has been extended to Saturday night of this week, ' Mr. J. L. Julian has sold the City Pressing Club to Mr. B. A. Klnoaid of the Phoenix Mill. Mrs. M. J. Stewart and Mra. Ira Froneberger of the Bethany section 'were In town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Hudspeth apent Saturday night and Sunday with rela tives at York. S. C. Mr. T. M. Plonk, of Cherokee Falls, spent the week-end here with his homefolks. Macon. Ga., Feb. 4, 1S11 Mr. Andrew K. Falls. . R. F. D. No. 4. Box '25. Kings Mountain, N. C. My dear Mr. Falls: ; Tour letter of September 16th. In quiring aa to the manner . ot the death ot your son, Private Robert P. Falls, ot my compaoy. has Just been received by me. I was returned to the United States late In September and hence your letter went to France and was re turned to this country. I waa standing within SO yards of your son when . he received his wound which roaalte in his death. We were' In Belleaa Woods, which Is the place you read so much about la June. We were living in little holes covered by brush. The Germans were shelling the woods very heavily. One of their shells bust over the hole ef your eon. He had his helmet on at the thrte but piece of the shell pen art at ed the helmet and made a severe gash In his head and also cut off two of his fingers. He received Immedi ate medical attention, being carried to the rear by two of his comrades. He died In some field hospital and waa buried near by. I did not see him after he was wounded, aince I waa continuously in the line. I am not able to give you the number of his grave, hut If you will write to the Commanding Officer Co. F, 7th Infantry. American ; Expeditionary Forces, I am sure yon can obtain this information. I want to tell you that your son made a good soldier and died a good soldier. . He had several opportuni ties to be transferred from the com pany to some nan-combatant branch of the service but he always fought against the transfer and Insisted that he wanted to go to France with ua. He had his wish gratified and remained with Jie boys that he loved, and died wltl wost ot them, because most ot the men that he went over with were either killed or severely wounded. Very truly yours, . M. J. Wltman. TERRIBLE LOVE SCRAPE KINGS MOUNTAIN. IN It's another caee of puppy love be ing foiled in its desperation. Which is to say both spouse and sponsor got Into a scrape. Esquire Kendrlck sat aa committing magistrate last Thurs day la a case of unusual interest for Kings Mountain's court record and was surrounded on three - sides by '.three of the best lawyers' In Cleve land and Gaston. Coy Barnett. a slim youngster ot barely twenty summers, waa arraigned on the charge of hav ing taken and carried away and mar ried little Pearl Styers, a daughter of Cleveland Styera. who Was proven to be at least three hours less than thirteen years old when the knot wasi tied last Saturday at six p. m. . Attorneys Geo.; W. Wilson and Bls-j mark Capps, ot Gaatonia, appeared for. the State and the father of the girl who was pushing the prosecution, and Attorney J. H. Qulnn, of Shelby. represented the defendant, Barnett, In : a vain effort to have the case dismiss ed and not sent up to superior court But, after hearing the evidence and the speeches ot all the attorneys, the 'squire decided that there was prob - able cause that the child was under the legal marriageable age of four - anfi ,h.r .h. ... ".ho enuff" married to Barnett. and that, there- . nn,t.i.o,.nin. ait .nrnnut in ,k. rinw Barhati mnut k. K..a in h. .Hm r f..r hundred dollars for "his appearance at Cleve - !.. ,n.ri mrt tA .n.wer the ,k . an m.rrvinr child under fourteen years old. Bam- ert not being able to make the bond, Va,g taken to Jail, . J The cause of the action arose on this wise. Coy Harnett and Pearl Ktyers both worked in a cotton mill. They got to courting and decided to marry each other. A plot 'as made and according to the same they met at Uantt'a store in East Kinga Moun- tain last Saturday about two o'clock In the afternoon an.1 being Joined by some other folks proceeded by auto to Gaffuey, S. C on matrimony bent. The probate Judge at OsfTney pro nounced the girl too young and sent them away sorrowful, but no less beut an marrying. They then turned their sails toward York.. Arriving at York, the girl gave her age at IS and the knot was tied before another ad verse wind could blow. They came hack to Kinga Mountain aa full fledged man and wife. Cleveland Styera got a whin and awore out a warrant for Barnett under which he waa arrested and the balance of the show enacted. ....... . ' NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The Herald has not sent out no tices to its subscribers for the last few weeks informing them of the ex piration of their subscription. This has been due to aeveral causes. But we expert to reeume the practice as i soon as we can. in the meantime, however, It you know or think your time Is out come in and see about it anyway. The flu struck this issue of the Herald amidship. Our mechan- leal man threw up the aponge at noon j last Wednesday and crawled into oea ot take thia portion ot the epidemic and hid it not been for our good for tune in being able to borrow Mr. Ben Beach from the Patterson Gro cery Co. for a couple of days It would have een "good-night" for this Issue of the Herald. THE GRAHAM MEMORIAL. The Herald is In receipt of a book let explaining the proposed Graham Memorial whlch la to be erected at Chapel Hill ' coat of 1150.000 to be raised by popular subscription In a campaign to be launched on February 10. The uses to which the building will be put, the fact that with the one hundred counties of North Carolina represented in -the student -body In normal times, tt wUl be dedicated to the service of every community in the state, together with the thought that it Is a memorial to a man who rendered a service more than state wide in ita scope, make it a cause statewide in ita appeal. . A HOME SCHOOL FOR MOTHER- . LESS BABIES. ... ' We have Just received a folder .from the Economy Home, for the mother less child. Kings Creek, S. C. aetting forth the plans ot a campaign to raise 12.000 ror tne purpose oi enlarging the Home. Tne Home was chartered, last fall by the State of South Caro lina aa an elemoaynary Institution, the trustees having purchased the Piedmont Springs property, not far southwest of Kings Mountain Battle Ground. N. C two miles east of Kings Creek. 8. C. They secured Rev. J. H. Spauldlng as General Man- ager. Mr. Spauldimy, has been conducting a private home of this kind at Pat terson Springs. Cleveland County. N. C. He claims the distinction ot being the first man in the Carolina to start a home tor the .motherless child. We alt agree with him in saying that such a home Is greatly needed Just -now. He says that he has ap plications from West Virginia " to Georgia, and that his greatest need is more .room. They, have their own electric light plsut, but only six cot tage. . Mr. Spauldlng aaked us to say to our readers that already eleven banks together with a number of good buai - ness - men are co-operating in this campaign. It will be appreciated by the trustees and friends ot the home If some of . our readers will assist in this great work. We are glad to com mend this and all similar institutions to our people.' RENEWED INTEREST IN HEAD HIGHWAY. BANK- (Special to the Herald) Birmingham. Ala., Feb. 8. .Reriew ed and active Interest In the Bank head National Highway which starts at ; Washington and traverses the States of Virginia.. N and S. Caro lina. Georgia.' Alabama, Mississippi, , Tennessee. Arkansas. .Texas. Okla-, homa. New Mexico. Arizona and Call-; ifornia Is being aroused. Six of the above atates through which the j , t:anxneaa n. , '"-- w . latures are now In session. Resolu - tions designating the Bankuead Na- tional Highway as ao interstate ! hlxlrway through these several atates have been adopted are now favorably ! pending fn these legislatures naming i the -Bankhead National Highway as: .'an Interstate highsray and are Join - tag in memoralizing the Federal Gov- ernment jo aeaignsie saiu roau aa nwiionai aiguw.jr uu w vw-ubi.w with the states la lta construction and maintenance. OEWITT PATTERSON WRITES. Marseilles. France, Jan. 16. Dear Mother andFather: I received the box you sent me. It came a little late but was appreciated to the fullest- extent. 1 received a letter from .yon today and one from Wray a few days ago. I have had several letters from home lately. Oueaa you are all ' expecting me home sometime soon. I hope to get home some time In-March. But guess K will he too late to do any farming. Wray aald he waa going to buy me a horse, f don't know, I'm learning to love the French folks pretty well. I may stay over here. No, It's Just the opposite. I can't apeak a word of French. " - ": ' I hope the flu la a thing of the past, for' I don't want It any more. You asked me what t waa doing since the war la over. ,1 have ths same Job. I The troopa must have , clothes to wear whether there ia any war or not.. ' I imagine I 'will be lonesome when I get home with no soldiers around. 1 1 am glad you all got the helmet. There was a strap off It. I have walked over hundreds ot German hel mets better than that one nui i was looking out for myself at that time. I took one off a dead Jerry officer to send home but soon dropped It and didn't xo back to look for It. You iA Miller had a piece in the paper about when he had a close call, we had lota of them. I believe I'm natu rally lucky to go through what 1 have without a acratch. ,1 did get a little cut Christmas day when we were all celebrating. Hoping you are all well. : " DeWItt To Mr. and Mra. Ira H, Patterson. RED CROSS YARN FOR SALE. Several pounda of the gray sweater yarn and a few pounds of the sock yarn were left when we were Instruct ed to send in the finished garments. The directors ot the knitting de partment at Atlanta has written that we can sell to those who would like to take advantage ot the low price until she instructs us as to what dis posal to make-of -tt. '--- The retail price of yarns this sea son had been $5.00 and up per pound. This yarn is of excellent quality and can be bought for $3.00 per pound. Call early before we are asVed to ship it. " MRS. M. L. PLONK. Director of Knitting Dept. Kings Mtn. , . Chapter. Wadeaboro A young man named Robinson was run over and badly in jured by an automobile here. The streets Were crowded at the time, and j it is not known how the accident oc ' curved. Gaatonia. G. Lee Gowan, of Stone Mountain, Ga., has been elected furrn j demonstrator for Canton county to succeed John B. Steele, who recently resigned to go into the farming bus! ness on hts own account. He has been engaged in this Hue of work for , quite a while, and ia an expert in Hi is line of work. Wllmlnrton. The fl.-st steamer to come here for a cargo of cotton s':u-e the war ended Is the Italian Ansnldo IV, a new ahip on her maiden voyage. She is taking on 18,000 bales of cotton at the Snrunt compress, and In addi tion will carry some thousands of tii of steel nlates for more -new ships bulldog in Italy. Charlotte.-Haptaln G. B. Hamilton haa been assianed here to succeed Lieutenant Y: A. Yergason to Investi gate and prosecute alleged vie cases. He will work in cooperation with the : city police department Soencer Luther L. Gobbel. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gobbel, of Spencer, has accepted - a position as associate editor of The Lexington Dispatch and hi. already enna to that place to make his home. Mr. Gobbel is a grad uate of Trinity and was recently die charged from the United states army. Newton. The beautiful residence owned bv Sid J. Smyre was practical ly destroyed by., a blRM which waa discovered by passers-by coming from the window on the second floor of the dwelling house. Heroic efforts on the part of cttitiens of the town and the students of Catawba College soon placed the nre under control. Th Human was esttmateu nt oe- tweeu $1,500 and '$2,000. Mebane. Mebane tobacco market Vh. mark of three million i has reached the mark of three million pounds for the season re nate. - - , . Chapel Hill. Mrs. Irene Fay ; Graves, ot Raleigh, holds the dlstlnc,- tion of leading the list of 1J candidates in the law board examinations Just held in Raleigh Jfa'grad attained Mrs. Graves is a senior law stndeni b..t tne uuneraiij .u. pia vim TO FIRST MEASURE TO BE TAKEN ALONG FINANCIAL LINES W 'BANKRUPTCY PREVENTION. IX LUMP SUM OF DMUUSES Time and Method sf Payment Ie Not as Important as a Guarantee ef Final and Cemplats Reparation. Paris. Germany ia making utmost . efforts to have the allies believe that she Is nearing bankruptcy, declared Raoul Peret, chairman of the budget commission of the chamber of depu- ' ties and former minister of Justice in discussing the financial problems fair ing the peace conference. The first measures of the conference along fi nancial lines, he added, should be to take measures to prevent Germany from declaring herself an insolvent debtor or a bankrupt state. Then," Peret returned, "we should immediately fix the amount of our account against Germany which she must be made to pay to the full limit of her financial ability without con sideration for her feelings. It will be time enough then to deride about the method of payment. "Whether the Installments we shall demand from Germany be twenty. thirty or forty billions of francs yearly depends entirely upon our decision, after an investigation as to what amount Germany will be able to pay. These paymenta would be guaranteed by customs tariffs decided upon at the conference, reserving for ourselves the right to raise such tariffs should Ger many tall to meet her obligations. I do not believe that all Importa tions of raiw material to the Germans should be forbidden, because their In dustry would then be at a standstill , and they would be unable to pay. "I would suggest that preferential treatment be given the allied coun tries, as France. Belgium and Serbia have suffered the greatest damage. Raw material from America should be sent to those three countries first, the overflow being allowed to revert to Germany so aa to enable her to keep her machinery working without enabling her to undersell us. PERSIA ASKS FOR EQUALITY WITH OTHER SMALL NATION Paris. Persia ia pressing earnest ly a claim for representation at the peace conference the same as - that granted China, Serbia. Rumania an other ot the lesser belligerents, on the ground that Persia suffered more war damages, perhaps, than any of the smaller nations, with the exception of Belgium... but that because of British pressure she ws unable to take part In. the war. ' ALL CORRECTLY ADDRESSED MAIL PROMPTLY DELIVERED Washington. General Pershing ca bled the war department denying re ports that mall to and from the American expeditionary forosw i had become congested 'at French raft heads. The general said there was no delay or accumulation of mail for the United States, and no accumula tion of correctly-addressed mall arriv ing in France for the soldiers. ' General Pershing said there were 1.219 sacks of Incorrectly-addressed mail at ths central army postofflce in, France now being redirected, while only 126 sacks of dead letters had been shipped to the United mates during January. ,i COTTON SEIZED BY SHERMAN IS PAID FOR BY UNCLE SAM Savannah, Ga. United States eourt of claims hss handed down a Judg ment awarding $17.K(.7I to stock holders of the old Importing A Ex porting Company of the State ot Geor gia for cotton seised by Sherman in hts memorable march to the sea In 1865. The litigation waa instituted shortly after the War Between the States. PADEREWSKI'S PARTY LEADS IN LATE POLISH ELECTION Paris. The elections in Poland for members of the constituent assembly resulted in the list headed by Premier Padarewaki and M. Dmowskl, obtain ing 50 per cent ot the total votes. The Polish socialist party got 15 per cent and the remainder went to Jewish candidates, according to a telegram from the Polish official news agency to the Polish committee) of Pans. Ot 436.000 eligible voter.-320,00 voted. Women vote. In great numbers. vr