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No Direct Word From Alabama Port Since Yes
terday Morning Wind Moved at 80 Miles
an Hour Eleven Miles of Railway
Track Under Water.
t By Associated Press.)
diva! K'ss of property ami it is
, , , me b's tf life resulted from
,. ii,.iual storm which swept part
Aw Gulf ei'Ut yosterday and last
-ii; .iMit attained hurrieatie vio
( ;:i -'cime sections.
t Associated Tress.)
a Orleans. .Inly (!. The tenter
: r ', ivpval hurricane apparently
; k Mobile, Ala., ami Ponsaeola,
',. , r .hi section between those
fs:erilay and last night, ac-
i !.:; local weather observers
: ,y, Tin' storm moetl inland at
i 'Situated velocity of SO miles an
,r. l t h r were grave efars that
,-;i-i.-d much damage.
I OSS I Ml! TAGKSZKITL'XG.
! i -. .Iu!y .-- A Ueutt'r difpatch
' -n ' ''! m li : i '" n says that at a gen
. r.i! nn-t-ting f the sharehidd'Ts of
. p. .arsehe T:i l'vs t u n u" of ellrlin,
, ,, ; !; h'-i'd that the newspaper
: -.-.i-d its business year with a loss
' r.oi'o marks. The Tageszeitung
- ",i chief organ of the agrarians
., : ;. Mibmarine extremists. Hith
. iia enjoyed the distiction of
... :in- i iiiy newspaper to show a
', ; . ;r -''it during the first live
, :'! of the war.
i-i-tiirns for the tirst year of '.he
;iN. showed a handsome surp'us,
i. ia few months showed an
! ,., i,-e d.'iTease in the popularity
' ('..iin' Keventlow's (toctrines, and
oi.iy allowed the previous pro
! a' put Count Koventlow in the
. e -: ,U-;U-,t ilurinc the newspapi r's
DEBATES
BIG REVENUE
I By Associated Tress.)
V. a.-liivrtt n, Jul 6.y.---Debate on
adrai a!? t.rai it n tM-neral revenue
!' '"".;iin today in the house
!!! the agrecmtn to reach
.-1 v.it- on Monday. The
ri"t-ii;-e reported favorable yesterday
'vi w jys :nd rac.'is committee
! .Ai-le- j! method of raising $200,
1 .nnn ;. Mi' I ::;l revenue from tax-
o'i iidiefifnee and war munition?
and by ir.r-ronsing the surtax
ine-.mes.
!. i r .o. i.poropriations for army, navy
i fortifi-ations are the principal
' '( making necessary the increas-
! f( venue provided by the bill.
I IJ.l.S OF CORDONS' CHARGE.
v -emded lliuhhinrler Among Those
Arriving in London.
London, July 0 Several special
' ; i - loaded u-ith wounded from the
1 I'tleiield in France arrived at the
principal London stations,
'rea' erwd assembled at the ap
: "' ai lies to the stations and cheered
'! 1 rain, nvst of whom had been
"Mr. I' d in the fighting on Saturday..
I'i a fe'.y cases the men were still so
''''d 'hat they were unable to tell
' day it was, but in most cases
1 " : r condition was not very serious,
I' remarkable how few men were
it'ciiiiL' from shell or bullet wounds.
M -t of them were victims of the bay
". testifying to the hand-to-hand
are of the fighting.
The soldiers had vivid stories of the
' ''le to relate A Gordon Tligh-I'O-der
that the famous regiment
1 : ' i added a glorious new chapter at
M mi . tx to its history.
"The Kilti"s led the charge," he
-;cd. "They s" ept over the ground
'i l carried' the first line of battered
!, hes without a single man falling.
I'i 'It" outskirts of the village, hrw
'cr, the Hermans had concealed a
fanli. of machine guns, and a hur
ruane of lead was poured into those
in advance. Tut the Gordons never
I ' -itated. 'They leaped into the
'" in hes, clearing lino after line at
bayonet point, then pushed into
"''" village, although it as still being
i";!'ed by artillery. As soon as they
"'.'lined a foothold the elevation of the
'"'- was altered and a curtain of fire
'""O'cil onto the o-round behind, where
tl
enemy surrort were massing.
"Kcery yard of the village streets
a-i contested, but reinforcements
""died up, and by nightfall the Iligh
' oider.; had secured posse, sion."
'I N. LAW UKNCK YOUNG
TO RFIAIN COMMAND
Washington, July 0 The war de-nx-nt
announced that no change
""old be made regarding Hrigarlier
-'ncral Lawrence VV, Young. Gen
( al Young was aopointod from ad
i'Oant general to brigadier general
three days before th" militia bill was
passed.
Governor Graig came here to look
"'a the matter, but learned that the
'''(artment had already been satis
fi"il that General Young should retain
'lie place.
Kev. K. J. Sox, who lives on route
was a Hickory visitor today. He
' (K-wed his subscription to the Record.
hO v
U UUL.
MEASURE
CUT OFF
BY TROPICAL STORM
1 irn nnn ninnr
l,3U,UUU IVIUKt
i OF WOMEN IN
FRANCE
! (By the Associated Press)
Taris. July (!. The latest statis
tics (d the labor department show
that while women outnumbered men
in Trance before the war bv 750.(582
(in a total nopulation of 39.602,258)
the war will probably decrease the
number of men at least a million,
iving the women a majority of 1,
750.000. The additional million excess female
population will be obliged, in part at
''ast, to support themselves, increas
ing considerably the percentage of
female wage earners, which accord
ing to statistics of the 'ear 1912 was
"tie fourth of the total number of em
ployed in commercial and industrial
establishments subject to inspection
liy the labor department.
mere were 11, 0UU.00U persons
earning salary or wages in France
before the war. They were distri
buter! follows:
Farm hands 3.300,000
House servants 900,000
Governmentemployces 800,000
Commercial employes 1,000,000
Industrial emploes" 5,000,000
Of the 4,300,000 workers in com
mcnial and industrial enterprises
inspected in 1912, 1,212,890 were
omen and girls. There were, be
sides, a million women and girls
mostly garment makers engaged on
piece work at home and escaping the
inspection law. They brought the
total of female wage earners up to
2,212.890 as against 3,787,110 men.
Since the war began at least 150,000
women have been added to the num
ber, making in round numbers 2,
300.000. Half of the total war losses in
men will fall on the factories and
commercial establishments, decreas
ing the total number of male wage
earners to 3.287,110. Supposing that
half the same number of women will
replace them it will bring their total
u to 2,800,000 or 47 per cent of the
whole.
E
E
(Ty Associated Press.)
New York, July 0. Applications for
discharge by national guardsmen
who have dependent relatives will be
granted, according to orders received
from the war department by Major
General Wood, commander of the de
partment of the east.
MOIIGANTON PEOPLE
IN AUTOMOBILE SMASH
Morganton, July 0. While return
ing from Chimney Rock on the after
noon of the 4th, the car of J. K. Hall
of Morganton. driven by his niece,
Miss Ruth Mc-Naughton, turned turtle
down the mountain side with its five
occupants. That all escaped death
or very serious injuries is considered
miraculous. Mrs. N. K. Hall, the
mother of Mr. Hall, was in the car
ami was injured more seriously than
any of the others, they escaping with
slieht scratches and bruises.
The accident occurred at one of the
sharp turns in the mountain road
near Biltmore, whither the party had
started to pay a short visit to friends.
As Miss McNaughton turned the
curve she saw that the nearness of
a large toruing car coming toward her
emant either a collision or a quick
turn To avoid the collision she drove
too near the edge of the road and the
large Reo car she was dnvipg took
three turns down the mountain. Mr.
Will McNaughton was in his car just
behind them and arriving on the
acene shortly, helped in the rescue.
Mrs Hall was taken to the Liltmore
hospital and reports today say she is
"cttin along very nicely, though the
shock was a severe one for a person
of her age.
RUSSIANS CUT RAILWAY
Petrograd, July 6. (via London.)
The Russians have cut the Delatyn
Korosmco railway, the principal line
,.r .mTTiiiriications lor me nuouv
German forces defending Lemberg,
and have routed the enemy on the
right bank of the Dneister, accord
ing to an official statement issued by
the war office.
Mr. H. F. Elliott of Catawba was a
Hickory visitor yesterday.
Don't forget the Girl and the Game
at the Pastime Theatre tonight.
OM
SOLDERS
MAY
RETURN
1
HICKORY, N. C. THURSDAY EVENING JULY 6,
TWO OLD FRIENDS
MEET AFTER
38 YEARS
Colonel Fred A. Olds, who spent a
day or two in Hickory sometime ago,
has written for the Raleigh Times
J an account of his trip from this city
to CuIIowhee. A long time ago Col.
Olds knew Rev. T. P. Bonner, who
, was a member of the legislature of
18 9 but the colonel tells about that
in his article, which was written from
Cullowhee:
Cullowhee, July 1. It seeems like
a far cry from Raleigh town away up
here to Culolwhee set on top or a nill,
in this mountain world, one of the
most beautiful of all. A good many
thousand North Carolinians are well
aware of the writer's weakness for
cliarming women, and they are cer
tainly nere at the Cullowhee Normal
School; all the way from Murphy to
iuanieo. mere are demoiselles from
Koanoke Island and
today from Murphy.
some came in
ou leave Raleigh on the South
ern railway a trifle before 9 o'clock
in the morning and get to Waynes
ville a little before 10 o'clock that
t veiling, so that much of North Car
olina is on view. The effect of the
June rains is much more apparent
west of Raleigh than east f it, and
in the latter region the crops are
much cleaner.
The first stop was made at Hick
ory, in Catawba county, whose farm
ers lead all the south in getting to
gether and doing things on a big
senile. For one thing tjhey have
made Hickory the center of the
cream incluy riouth of Pennsylvan
an:i their ercamcrv association
has 000 farmer members, with 4,000
contri i t i.g -ows, every one either a
thoro; - .1 i,i 1, Jerseys preferred, or
a hig;.-, - . d animal. One can cer
tainly i.aj c." the Catawba county
farmers that they have mobilized
and are prepared. A hundred thous
and farmers in North Carolina would
make money and absorb valuable
ideas by going to Catawba county
to see what their thrifty brethren
are doing.
At Hickory the writer was the
guest of that "good scout", Sam Far
abee, who has a delighful home and
is making his paper, the Record,
popular with everybody, no matter
of what type of relgion or politics,
and the folks don't mind saying so.
Editor Farabee's next door neigh
bor is Rev. Mr. Bonner, a native of
the county of Hyde. He was a mem
ber of the legislature of 1879, and a
good speaker, too. The writer, who
had just begun newspaper work, re
ported the house proceedings that
vear and mentioned handsomely Mr.
Bonner, wdio became a preacher. Be
fore the special session of the legis
lature a little later, which arranged
for the sale to the Southern railway
of the state's interest in the Western
North Carolina railway, for some
thing like a million dollars. Some
time afterwards the writer heard that
Mr. Bonner had died and wrote an
article paying him a tribute. He
and the writer had not seen each
other in about 30 years, until June
19, when he walked over to Mr.
Farabee's and thanked yours truly
for writing that obituary, declaring
he was sure the one he would get
after he was really dead would not
he nearly so good as the one that
had stuck in his memory for more
than a third of a century.
At Morganton, a fine old town, the
writer met some charming people and
procured a number of relics to en
rich our splendid state Hall of His
tory. These include the sword and
rifle of Colonel McDowell, a Revo
lutionary patriot lent by his great-
grand-son. Manly McDowell, to
gether with Indian relics, the sword
of the gallant Col. Isaac Erwin
Avery of the Sixth Kegiment, M. C.
state troops, whose immortal mes-
. i f i i ii l 1.1
sage to nis latner, tnrougn me ma-
lor of his regiment, has tor a num
ber of years been in the Hall of
History in thesf words: "lell my
father I died with my face to the
-r i 1 1
enemy. it was touna some nours
later, in his dead hand, in that ti
tanic battle.
It is worth anybody's while to go
to Morganton and get acquainted
wih "Bob" Claywell and go with him
to his charming home and ascend its
roof, for all the world like the
"bridge" of a big steamer, and there
got a view of the mountains not to
be forgotten.
There is Grandfather Mountain
and west of it the vast gorge or can
yon of the Linville River, flanked by
HawksbiU and Table kock; to tne
eastward of the Grandfather being
Blowing Rock, a field glass bringing
out several houses on that wonder
ful ridge. There are plenty of other
mountains roundabout, including the
noble South range. Ten minutes
atop of the Claywell home is all you
need to tell you why tne eariy set
tlers located Morganton. They sure
ly knew what they were doing.
Hickory buzzed in preparation
for the coming war with Mexico, and
Asheville took on a wer aspect, with
two infantry companies, a troop of
cavalry and a hospital corps all on
the point of moving. At Waynes
ville, the westernmost national guard
post, the troops were again much
in evidence, and the writer helped
see them off. The most gripping
thing about their departure was the
presence of a grandfather, his grand
child in his arms, each holding onto
a silken flag, while with the other
hand a farewell clasp was given the
son, a handsome fellow in khaki,
sword at side, "agoing to the wars."
At Waynesville, James Thomas
made a splendid loan to the Hall of
History; the flag of the Sixty-ninth
N. C. regiment, C. S. A., commanded
by his father, Col. Thomas, a noted
figure in the western country. Col.
Thomas spent his earlv years among
the Cherokee Indians in western
North Carolina, taking their part al
ways, and preventing the removal
of many of them from here to the
Indian Territory during the years
1836-1838. They adopted him and
SLAIN TROOPERS
TTO
EL
(By Associated Press.)
EI Paso, Texas, July 6. The bodies
of Captain Charles T. Boyd, Lieut
Henry Adair and seven troopers of
the 10th cavalry killed at Carriza
were brought to El Paso earlv todav,
Only the bodies of the two officers
and Private Dewitt Rucker have been
identified. At daylight a throng of
people gathered at the railway bridge
on the American side to pay homage
to the memory of the seven troopers
and tneir two omcers.
Backed up to the American station
were nine motor ambulances, in every
one of which flew American flags.
in each ot these General Bell, com
manding the El Paso military district
announced a flag-covered coffin isto be
borne through the streets of El Paso
Six pall-bearers have been chosen to
accompany each casket, enlisted men
tor the troopers and officers for the
slam leaders.
M
NEW YORK STOCKS.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, July 6. Stocks made
iurther response at today s active
opening to the more favorable domes
tic and international conditions. Rails
were the chief feature, Reading soon
advancing over two points. Among
the specialties Mexican Petroleum,
Crucible Steel, Baldwin Locomotives,
Industrial Alcohol and Willys-Overland
were better by one to two points
Sugars and shipping issues also re
corded material gains and the United
States Steel was firm over its re
cent best.
COTTON FUTURES.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, July 6 The
market opened steady at a
cotton
decline
of four points on August, but gener
ally one to four points higher and
the market sagged off shortly after
the call to about seven to eight.
The market closed steady.
Open
Close
12.93
13.05
13.23
13.28
13.44
July 13.05
October 13.05
December 13.25
January 13.31
March 13.47
HICKORY MARKETS.
Cotton 12
Wheat $1.10
CHICAGO WHEAT.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, July 6. Excellent harvest
weather for the winter crop and of
a kind to force growth in the spring
crop region tended today to ease the
wheat market. Opening prices,
which ranged from 1-4 off to 1-4 up
with July at 1.04 1-2 and September
at 103 5-8, were followed by further
reactions.
Misses Lois Herman and Mary
Andrews of Newton are guests of
Miss Mabel Wlhitener in Longview.
THE WEATHER
For North Carolina: Probably fair
tonight and Friday; gentle to moderate
northeast and east winds.
COMPARATIVE WEATHER
July 5
Maximum
Minimum
Mean
1915 1916
85 75
63 64
74 69
made him their chief, and for
twenty-five years before the war be
gan he was the United States agent
for them.
Col. Thomas was a man of large
wealth and gave his fortune to the
regiment he loved. He was person
ally well known to President Davis.
In his regiment were two companies
of Indians, some of their officers
beino- Cherokees. They fought with
great bravery. In one fight an in
dian lieutenant, Astooga Storga, was
killed in a charge and this made his
Indians so furious that they scalped
several of the Federal dead and
wounded. For this act the regiment,
the state of North Carolina and the
Confederate States made prompt
apologies.
This Sixty-ninth regiment fired the
last shot of the war in North Caro
lina, May 9, 1865, in the grounds
of the White Sulphur Springs Hotel,
in the suburbs of Waynesville. A
large party of Federals demanded
the surrender of the regiment, and
there was a arley. Col. Thomas
having in turn demanded the sur
render of the Federals. May 10 was
fixed for the parley, and during it
Col. Thomas entered the then vil
lage with twenty-five of his biggest
and best Indian warriors, all painted
and feathered in the old style, who
made the woods ring with their ter
rible war-whoop. There soon came
up 200 more Indians and over 500
more whites of the regiment. The
Federals granted the Confederates
fine terms of surrender, allowing
them to keep their rifles, ammunition
and everything else they had, on ac
count of the disturbed conditions in
the mountain region. Col. Thomas
told the Federal general that the
latter must control his men and that
if he did not do so the Confederates
would themselves control them. The
last shot alluded to above was fired
by Capt. Robt. T. Connelly of the
Sixty-ninth and killed a Federal sol
dier who was trying to kill him.
Captain Connelly fired from a win
dow of the hotel at White Sulphur
Springs.
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PASO
1916.
RATHER INTENSE
BATTLE WITH
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Julv 6. Another Pn
gagement between 250 revolutionists
and American marines in which 27
Dominicans were killed and five cap
tured and one marine killed and eight
wounded was reported to the navy
department todav.
The fight occurred July 1 before
the tentative agreement was made
tor tne disarmament of the rebels.
CAPT. THOS. BUNCH
(By the Associated Press)
Raleigh, Capt. Thomas V. Bunch,
for 41 years station-master at the
Raleigh union station and widely
known throughout the state, died ai
his hom here today. Captain Bunch
who was 80 years old, retired two
years ago.
FOR SINGING CLASS
Local Masons were busy today ar
ranging for the concert to be given
composed of Messrs. George E. Bis-
by the singing class of the Oxford
orphanage. There are 16 persons in
the narty, ten girls, four boys, Mana
ger L. W. Alderman and Miss Myrtle
Branch, teacher. A good program
is promised, and the cause is most
worthy. The local committee is
composed of eMssrs. eGorge E. Bis
aner, F. A. Henderson and J. W.
Ballew.
WILMINGTON STRIKE
IS YET UNSETTLED
(By Associated Press.)
Wilmington, N. C, July 0. A com
pany of militia held under arms last
night as a precautionary measure
in connection with the strike of street
car motormen and conductors was
Ikmissed early today. The strikers
and their sympathizers were quiet.
No progress toward a settlement
of the difficulty has been made, jt
A-as said.
MORE DEATHS OCCUR
IN NEW YORK CITY
(By the Associated Press.) I
New York, July 6. The health de- '
partment announced that incomplete
figures show that during 24 hours
preceding 9 o'clock this morning 24
hildren had died of infantile paraly
sis m the city. rms ormgs tne to-
tal of lives lost since the disease-
became an epidemic ten days ago to
174. Of the deaths yesterday all
the victims were under seven years
of age. j
TO
Mr. L. H. Putnam, superintendent
oi the North Carolina Children's
Hem.' at Greensboro, will deliver an
dress in the Reformed church to
night on the "Conservation of Child
hood." This subject recently became
more important here as the result of
the discovery of a distressed family
near Conover, the seven children be
ing reduced to eating green apples
and blackberries, the father being
indolent and worthless and the moth
er being in the state hospital. Mr.
Putnam is said to be a forceful speak
er. No collection will be taken.
About 15 or 20 persons are expected
here from Conover.
CANNON TO SPEAK
IN GREENSBORO
Greensboro, July 6. Jos. G. Cannon,
member of the house of representa
tives from Illonis, and a former speak
er of that body, will make a political
address iii the opera house in Greens
boro on July 29. Mr. Cannon comes
at the invitation of Mr. Gilliam Gris
som, secretary of the state republi
can committee, and candidate for
congress from this district. It js
generally understood that this will
ho the beginning of a vigorous fight
which Mr. Grissom plans to make
i- behalf of his candidacy against
Corgressman Stedman. M. B. C
Shae, a local Republican leader, ap
peared before the city commissioners
and obtained permission to use the
opera house.
Ii is said that Mr. Grissom telieves
that he has a chance of winning in
and that he will make a vigorous
campaign Democrats have no fear
whatever of his winning, but are or
ganizing for the coming fight and
will do all in their power to prevent
Mr. Grissom from reducing the ma
jority from the Fifth district.
REBELS
DEAD
RALEIGH
MASONS
PREPARING
DELIVER
ADDRESS
REFORMED
CHURCH
FRENCH ARE
m DEFEATING GERMANS
Soldiers of Republic Now Busy on North Bank of
Somme British Bombarding German Posi
tionsHard Fighting at Verdun
is Reported.
INSTITUTES IN
CATAWBA
Farmers' institutes under the di
rection of Mr. T. B. Parker of the
North Carolina department of agri
culture will be held at St. Timothy
on August 4 and at Lenoir College,
Hickory, on September 18.
In a letter to the Record Mr. Par
ker says:
"I shall be very glad indeed if you
will publish the list and call the at
tention of your farmer readers to
the meetings and their importance to
the agricultural development of the
country. Please lay special empha
sis on the women's institutes and
urge the women of the communities
in which they are to be held to at
tend them. I regard these of even
more importance than the institutes
for men, because at the women's in
stitutes they discuss subjects that
are of much more importance than
crops of corn, wheat, or other farm
products. They discuss the health
of the family, the preparation erf
food, sanitation, the education of
children, improved home surroundings,
etc.
"In making this statement I do
not undervalue the importance of the
institutes for men, but place a high
er value on these for women. hTe
discussions on better farming, soil
improvement, more and better live
stock are very important, but para
phrasing Paul's beautiful reference
to charity, love, in Corinthians, in
which he says: "Faith, Hope, Charity,
these three, but the greatest of these
is Charity," so I say: better farming,
improved live stock, haopier homes,
these three, but the greatest of these
is the home. Get the homes all right
and the other things will follow."
Pat Wfooten drove Mr. A. A. Shu-
ford's big Cadillac to Winston-Salem
yesterday for inspection. ell was
accompanied by Lieut. Elon Aber-
nethy, Ernest Abernethy
START FOR
(By Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., July 6 The first
Virginia infantry regiment. is on its
way to Brownsville, Texas, over the
Seaboard Air Line, having left in
thilee Ijrain sections,' The second
regiment will leave at 4 p. m. over
the Southern Railway.
' Mr. W. O. auser, one of Henry's
prominenjt young business men, was
in Hickory today and joined the list
of substantial citizens taking the
Record.
COUNTY
VIRGINIA TROOPS
BORDER
Wilson Accepts Carranza
Proposal to End Border
Troubles by Diplomacy
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, July 6. Formal ac
ceptance oi General Carranza's pro
posal that differences between the
United States and the de facto govern
ment of Mexico be settled by direct
negotiations will be dispatched soon
to Mexico City.
This was decided by President Wil
son today at a conference with Sec
retary Lansing.
Wiiiie General Carranza's amicable
rejoinder to the last two American
notes has greatly eased tension, no
official was willing to predict the
final outcome of the negotiations. It
was made plain, however, that no
change in policy was now contem
plated by the Washington government
and that immediate withdrawal, of
the expeditionary forces will not be
an acceptable basis for whatever
plan for cooperation along the border
is worked out.
Officials take the position that only
the preliminary steps have ben taken
by General Carranza towards the
friendly adjustment he now appears
to favor. President Wilson, it Is
Price Two Cents
SUCCESSFUL
(By Associated Press.)
London, July 6. Having capture
the whole German second line south
of the Somme from the river to
Estrees, the French have resumed
operations north of the river and
have cleared the bank almost to Clery.
The British still are heavily bombard
ing the German position.
Notwithstanding heavy German
counter-attacks, they have retained
all the ground gained, and have ex
tended it at some points.
Instead of compelling the Germans
to lessen their attack on Verdun, the
Anglo-French seem to have increased
their determination to capture Ver
dun in the hope of preventing French
reinforcements reaching the Somme.
The Russians continue to record
successes, some of great importance,
along their whole front from Riga
to the Carpathians. They have
crossed the railroad west of Kolomea,
one of the main lines between Galacla
and Hungary.
In the Lutsk salient and along the
Riga front the Russians also claim
to be making progress and to have
repulsed counter-attacks.
The situation in the Caucusus is
somewhat confusing. Turkish and
Russian reports are more at variance
than usual, both claiming victories
en the Russian right.
WILL POSH SHIP
BILL TO VOTE
AT
Washington, July 6. The govern
ment shipping bill probably will be
pressed to a vote in the senate at
this session, even if it is necessary to
l keep congress here all summer.
This was evident today following last
i night's caucus of senate Democrats,
j Final decision of the Democrats, how
I ever, was deferred until tomorrow
night when they caucus again. Mean
time the senate commerce committee
: probably will amend the bill in order
to satisfy several uemocrats.
ENJOYED THEIR DINNER
yr. Hallow Henkel, who returned
lav from Morehad City, said the
Ii
ickory company was the only one
have plenty of jjood thijigs to
to
eat July 4 The boys had enough
chicken for dinner and supper, ?nd
inv: ed the Hickory boys in the Lin
colnton cavalry troop to enjoy the
good things. Mr. Ilenkel said the
boys surely diri appreciate the dinner.
Ail tne boys are having a great time
in camp.
STORM SLOWING UP
(By Associated Press.)
i Washington, July 6. The tropical
storm has passed inland from the
gulf coast to southern Mississippi
I with decreased intensity, according to
weather bureau reports today.
Twelve field parties will continue
this year the governmenr, survey of
the mineral resources of Alaska.
I pointed out, has been ready to with
; draw troops from Mexico at any time
' the de facto government will express
! its willingness and show its deter
' rmnation to cope with the situation.
To some extent this demonstration
is being made by the operation of
: Mexican troops in the 300-mile
1 stretch of Chihuahua state, former
I ly polled by American forces. The
Carranza forces have moved into the
larritory as General Pershing drew
his line northward and the best in
formation here indicates that they
have patrolled it thoroughly.
The efficiency of Mexican police
measures may be put soon to a se
vere test, according to rumors trans
mitted frcm tho border :oday to Mae
' state department. These state that
Francisco Villa has recovered from his
: wound and is personally leading a
force northward from r - sition Just
north of Parral.
between a point where Villa is said
to be operating and an American force
a considerable body of Carranza
I troops is stationed.
ONCE