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HICK
DAILY
ORY-
CORD
VOL. II. NO. 13.
DEADLOCK IN
RAIN ON OTHER SECTORS
Central Armies s' Library . k Line of Russians
and Rumanians Transylvania Campaign
Progressing Fall Rains Check Plans
Elsewhere Air Fighting Sunday.
( Uy Associated Press.)
.iW reports regarding the im
., .1 taru tampaign in the Ruman'an
PA viv-e of Dobrudja indicates a ies
s:i.r.g in the intensity of the strug
j;!i I'i'tween the invading armies of
;ht- central powers and the Russ.ans
I Kumanians fac'ng tnem. Field
M.irshal von Mackensen's attempt to
! r. .ik the opposing line evidently hav
failed, the opposing forces are
.li-paroritly now virtually at a stand-
The current statement from Buch
arest announced only artillery duels
y.i .p;r tho Danube. It declares, how
tv,r. that the Rumanians have made
ances.
In their invasion of Tranylvanla
tho Kinrarians report success in tfie'r
,i ,;ck i.p. an 'mportant po'nt, where
o rii".i ami five machine guns were
,- ptured.
N.nr'y 7.00 prisoners have been
, ,i -i ny the Rumanians in Trann-
s i- ar .v
T'la,v'' off'ials statement from
IVi rad decaiiig no events have
. rn .1 along the Russian or Cau
. :.ian fror.U is one of the lacomc
. issued by the war office when de-
,.' results are pending or infor
r 'on !.iek;ng.
I. :y proluble that bad weather
!'; are playing an important
part in shap'ng event". Pttmrer?r
""the combatants in var-
;...U.
'Tial reports and ptfiva'le d'tf
patches ind'eate that the fall ra'ns
ar interfcr'nc with hostilities on all
:ht war fronts.
(ft1! man trkor made an attack on
b Verdun front last night, near
Van ' 'l-.i. p . r. vond
The war of-
r'v r- v:rt i f thi s afternoon says the I
attack failed.
Rnvar. troops on the western end
of tho Yf?e'cr'fln front took tho,
r-fcr-'ve -'ght.' The war"ofllcei
announced that they had captured (
h i l.'i : !' Fiorina from the ul-i-.r-a-
j
A Hairar'an cou.Uor-attack wasi
h.ckel by French and Russian ar-
'."it';,- r.nd bayrret., I
BREAD S
HORTAGElFIRST REGIMENT
IN VIENNA
REPORTED
(Ily Associated Press.)
.,-ich, Sv Ucrland, Sept. 25.
itrhiM fj-i.m Vienna sav there has
a bread famine there for sever-1
n(. owing to transportation dif-j
Hotelu and restaurants of i
ai i
:. 'u.
Vi.T
way
.a and .ower Austria require
to bring their own bread. Rail
service ha been greatly dis-
i '-a
te,l by tho eiurance of Rumania
the war.
KOCKY MOUNT SELLS SIX
MILLION POUNDS TOBACCO
Korky Mount, Sept. 25. With sales
.' ;r ..imat ng six million pounds to
the Rocky Mount tobacco mar
: ha paid the planters of this sec-
n over a million and one-e ghth
iari within the past 30 days or since
cp'nin-r on August 15. The lo-
ii mark'-t is ro except'on to the
!! d, j in eastern Caroiina though
"n,r ,1 not sell as much, others sell
more and ,'t is conservatively esti
mated that between $4,000,000 and
i '-, n ,ooo for tobacco alone has been
! i d to the farmers over an area of
" " rein f a radius of 50 miles wnch
'i! ! center about Greenville.
Mr. Sam Campbell has rented the
r'.vj,jf.n,.e formerly owned by Mr. C.
M. Sta'i-y.
Baracas and Philatheas
to Build Class Rooms
and Library on Tuesday
Volunteer work by the members
! thr
)) Uaraca and Philathea classes
First Methodist Sunday school
'f th..
"morrow is expected to result in en
Ho.siriK the two large class rooms and
l.Lrary under construction by these
splcnd d classes.
nder the supervision of Mr, L. L.
contractor, the work win d
The young men and their
DOBRUDJA;
SUNDAY'S REPORT
Aerial activity, in which two Zep
pelins were brought down and more
'.ban two score of German, French
nd Brit sh aeroplanes met with dis
aster in fights in the air, forms the
chief news feature of the war.
Paris reports that French airmen
'n battles in the air with the Ger
mans in France have accounted for
26 aeroplanes while Berlin recorcjs
bringing down 24 entente allied ma
chines, 20 of them on the Somme
front. Five German mach nes were de
stroyed by the British Saturday and
two others driven down damaged
while five British machines are miss
ing after combats in the air.
On the batiie front in France.
aside from the repulse of local at
tacks by both the entente allies and
the Germans violent artillery duels
have predominated.
In Galica a Russ an attack on the
upper reaches of the Dniester i
suitid in a general Vgagement.
North of Zborow the attackers suc
ceeded in entering the trenches of
i.1 e Teutoii'c allies, but later, ac
cording to both Berlin and Vienna
were driven out, suffering sanguin
ary loses and leaving behind then:
TOO' prisoners and seven machine
guns. Petrograd, however, says
that in th's reg on the Russians took
prisoners, 1,500 Austrian! and Ger
mans. In the Carpathians severa:
positions captured recently by tae
Russians have been retaken by the
Teutonic aliies.
In Rumania, ;!;.? fighting has died
f'o-v;-! .'rr! "what in the Dobrudja re
tri';n, wiaiie on the Transylvania
iroiit an attack by the Rumanians on
the Vulcan pass, which was repulsed,
s the only engagement reported.
British troops fighting along the
Struma have crossed the river at
three points and taken the town of
Jenm'ta from the Buigarians, while
the Serbs have made additional prog
ress northwest of Kamaikeian and the
French to the northwest of Fiorina
Sofia reports the capture of the Bui
jrarians of a mounta'n crest south or
the village of Popla.
Violent Austrian attacks in the Car
so region failed, according to Rom
but the Italian war office admits the
blowing up of a part of Mount Ci
mone by an Austrian mine and the re
linquishment of the position by the
La.ians. Vienna says that 427 pris
oners fell into the hands of the Aus
trians as a result of this operation
and that an entire. Ital an company
was buried in the explosion.
(By Associated Press.)
Morehead City, Sept. 25 Brigade
headquarters and the first North Car
olina infantry left here today for El
Paso, Texas, on three special trains.
The second infantry will leave to
morrow and the third Wednesday.
imiTisn troops occupy
JENMITA LONDON REPORTS
London, Sept. 25. The British offi
cial communication from Saloniki
dealing with the operations on the
Macedonian front issued here says:
n tho Rtnima front. having
crossed the river at three places, our
troops occupied Jenm.ta wnicn naa
been set on fire, driving the enemy
ufnrr. hom and attacked Kara Dzko-
vbala where they met with strong op
position. Our artillery enureiy as
persed a counter-attack from Navel-
"East fo Nemhori, naval and field ar
tiilery successfully bombarded enemy
l Isia
MOn the Doiran-front our patrols
have shown great activity, but w st
has ihndered the artillery worn.
Mrs. A. A. Shuford retorend Sat-
urnay evening
where she went to return i w:th her
two sons, Masters aic
friends will meet early tomorrow and
hammer and saws will ring untj
n'ght. At noon the Philatheas will
served dinner to the workers.
Photographs will be taken of the
forces when they begin their task
and when they end it. The Baracas
and Philatheas are enthusiast c !n
their work, and the whole community
will watch them with Interest
LEAVES FOR
BORDER
HICKORY, N. C. MONDAY EVENING SEPTE MBER 2 i , 1 H 3
STILL INSES
T ON,
(By Associated Press.)
New London, Conn., Sept. 21. The
memljrs of tfhe Mexican-Amertcan
joint commission today began the
fourth week of their investigatino
of border conditions in their efforts
to bring about an adjustment of In
ternational troubles.
The Mex:can representatives were
still insistent that their army was
capable of maintaining jace In
northern Mexico, and tnat xn with
Irawal of the American troops would
result in bringing about closer rela
tions. ATLANTIC CITY CHOSEN
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 25. Atlantic
City, N. J., -was chosen today as the
iew meeting place of the Mexican
American commission which has been
I'it'ng at New London, Conn.
The chane-e was decided on because
he hotel at which the commissioners
"ere staying will close today for the
3eason,
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Shell will reeret to learn that ttielr
ittlc daughter Christine is seriousiv
ill.
HANGING BY STRAPS
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Sept. 25. Pennant hopes
'ere reviewed today in a slight de
Tee for the Chicago and Detroit
Vmericans, who won their games yes
terday while Boston was losing to
Cleveland. Boston, which has eight
rames to play, is two and a half
rames ahead of Chicago and tnree
ames ahead of Detroit.
The race in the National league Is
'oser, Brooklyn being only a game
nd a half ahead of Philadelphia,
nth Boston five games behind the
aaders.
No games were played in the Na
ional League Sunday.
e LOW RECORD
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 25. A new low
record was establ hed for the 24
hour period in the waning epidemic
of infantile pjaralysls, according to
the bulletin of the board of health
ssued today.
There were about 14 new capes
and but five deaths. Sunday's fig
ures which were not made public un-
;il today, recorded 15 cases and six
deaths.
FARMERS PLEASED
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Sept. 26. Carl Vrooman,
ass stant secretary of agriculture, ar
rived at western Democratic headquar
'era today after a trip through the
western states and declared he found
farmers more interested in the farm
loan act than anything "else.
"The farmer apparently is thor
oughly satisfied with President Wil
son's handling of domestic affairs,''
3aid Mr. Vrooman.
L REPLY
ON WAY TO AMERICA
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 25. The British
reply to the American note of May;
24 protesting against the mail cen
sorship of London Friday. British
embassy officials were informed today,
and should arrive in Washington late
this week. No indication of its con
tents has been divulged.
PREMIER ZENIZELOS
LEAVES FOR SALONIKI
(By Associated Fress.)
London, Sept. 25. A dispatch to
the Star from Athens says former
Premier Venizelos of Greece has gone
to Saloniki.
Captain Coy Sunday night attend
ed the Reformed church, where Dr.
Murphy gave him a warm welcome.
On Sunday morning Mr. Stanford
Sive him a cordial greeting at the
ethodist church.'
WITHDRAWING
SOLDIERS
BOSTON
AND
DETROIT
PARALYSIS
CASES
VROOMAN
REPORTS
BRITISH
MAI
WILSON TO TALK
ABOUT
HOUR
EIGHT
LAW
(By Associated Press.)
Lone etch: Seolt. 2 em Prefiidenti
Wlilson left here at 9 o clock for Bal-
timore, where he was to discuss the
eight-hour law before the National
Grain Dealers' Assoc ation this af-
Jernoon.
He will return tonight
Although the president had
not
written his speech, he liad prepared
it tentatively in his mind. It was
expected that the address would In-
dicate the nature of the president's
campaign.
HICKORY BOY HEADS
TULSA MERCHANTS
had swollen to 1,600,000. ,un.ons balloting today were the
Steel receded almost two points ! butchers and others.
Mr. C. T. Bumgarner, who left from 120, its maximum of the morn-j Labor men assert that if the gen
here six years ago for Tulsa, Okla., ing, and othei leaders in the same(eral strike becomes effect've, the
has Been elected president of the class were lower by almost as much ! traction companies would be forced
Merchants' Association of that place on the increase vokx-e of profit-tak- j to arbitrate with their striking em-
and the Tulsa Spirit, the official or-
an of the Chamber of Commerce,
publishes a good picture of the former
Hickory man. Mr. Bumgarner is the
son of Mr. R. M. umgarner of Hick-'
ory and has made a big success of
the furniture business in Tulsa. His
election as president of the Mer
chants Assoc ation indicates his stan
ding in his community.
E
AT BIG POWER PLANT
The work of repairing the great
damage done to the. Southern Power
Hlfc ifTroce
REPAIRING
DAMAG
rapidly and the huge task will bfe ujf, euu,c urc aurau ui uuuuing aim a lot, iiuu wme oy
pushed' by the large number of men'0' fathers was unanimous, there is 200 feet long for the purpose of con
on tho wnrlfn TWfv oloti- ntar,-' n0 apprehension on the part or any ,. . ., , . ..
on tne worics. inirty eiectr cians Vl . , , , . J tmuine1 it as th home of the concre-
were brought here 'three weeks ago to '
overhaul the machinery and scores of
laborers were set to work repairing
the dam and extending it to cover that
part washed ut by the flood of Julv
16.
MRS. J. M. MAYNARD DEAD
Mrs. Mary Jane Maynard, wife of
Mr. J. M. Maynard, died Friday1
morning at Glauster, Ohio, and her
body was brought here Sunday even
ing on No. 21. Mr. and Mrs, May
nard had been away for nearly four
months, having gone to their son In
Ohio hoping that she m ght regain
her health. She seemed to be doing
very well until Friday morning about
3 o'clock when she was taken sud
denly ill, and death claimed her about
9 o'clock the same day.
Mrs. Maynard was 68 years old
and leaves her husband and three sons
to mourn her loss.
The funeral service was conducted
this afternoon at 1 o'clock by her
pastor, Rev. J. D. Harte, of the First
Baptist church, !at heir old home
where Rev. W. N. Cook now live9.
The remains were buried at Houck's
Chapel M. E. church.
Mrs. Maynard was a faithful mem
ber of the Baptist church, was high
ly respected in the community and
was loved by all who knew her.
Mr. Alfred York of L'ncolnton was
a Hickory visitor yesterday.
-miiniHiinmnpuiiiiiimniiMiiiumat
MARKETS
COTTON FUTURES
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 21. The cotton
market opened firm today at an ad
vance of six to sixteen points. There
wasc onsiderable selling under which
prices eased off after the call.
The market closed steady.
Open Close
October 15.90
December 16.10
January 16.20
March 16.40
May 16.60
15.85
16.11
16.18
16.36
16.52
HICKORY MARKETS
Wheat $1.40
Cotton 15-Vi
CHICAGO WHEAT
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Sept. 25. Wheat rose o
the highest price this season today.
Scare ty of offerings had much to do
with the latest upturn in values, ana
so too did cables from Europe. Open
ing prices, which ranged from 7-8 to
2 1-8 h;gher, with December at 1.56
1-2 to 1.57 1-2 and May at 1.56 3.4
and 1.57, were followed by additional
gains in some cases.
iiniiiiiimiiiiniiiniminnnm.'Mninmtt
THE WEATHER
For North Carolina: Fair tonight
and Tuesday gentle variable winds.
COMPARATIVE WEATHER
September 24
Max'mum
Minimum
jMean
1916
80
: 48
.- -64
1915
80
49
644
STEEL & COPPER
ASCENDING
AGAIN
(By Associated Press.) -New
York, Sept. 25. Further sub-
stantial advances to new high rec-
ords werm ade on the stock exchange'
at the resumpfon of trading today.
Wnited States Steel made an of-
fering of 25,000 share3 at. 118 to
119, the maximum figure, exceeding
:ts previous irecor by 1V2 points,
Coppers made even greater advances,
ther ane in that -group extendTng
from one to three. Various special-
ties, including Maxwell motors, sold
at high prices.
Thero" was again an undertone 0f
irregular'ty, rails and other invest-
Iment issues sharirg uncertain ten-
Niencies.
i The million share mark was reached
long ,-: :- r.iid-iav and by 1 o'clock
, ing. When industrials and other
speculative issues yielded, nails were
.taken up.
"MJST. PAUL'S BUYS
MAY BE CONTESTED
Although the business men of the
town seem to be entirely satisfied;
with the awarding of the franch'se '
to the Southern Public Utilties Com-'
pany of Chariotte, Col. M. E. Thorn-1
ton, it is said, will protest the award
on the ground that his bid was the
highest and therefore ehould hav
f'f ff'ei ''Li.FI
?achiSe;c.not he 'a,fy do S
ed. It is said that Coionel Thornton
will seek to employ counsel to ue-
fend his position.
DOLLAR DAY PLANS
ARRANGED TODAY
! is one of the most active in the cPty.
Pians for Dollar Day were worked Under ablel eadership the members
out this afternoon by the committee will set about paying for their prop
named at the regular meeting of the erty and ;mproving it as a permanent
night. The work of placing the adds
xxx vuoii bo J. ii)gwv..u vivii iio v x. ii vix au j
i, o
is expected to start tomorrow, and
copies will be turned into the Record
as soon a3 possible. The big day
wili be on Thursday, October 12. The
committee appo nted by 'President
isanar is composed of Mr. N. W.
Clark, chairman, and Messrs. H. C.
Lutz s- L- Whitener, Roy AberneUiy,
J. W. Shuford and A. M. West.
RAISE PRICE OF LOAF
(By Associated Press.)
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 25. Declaring
that flour, sugar, milk and other
break-making materials have advanc
ed in price, as well as the price of pa
per in which bread is wrapped, the
most important baking companies to
day announced an increase in the
price of bread.
Li
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 25.r Danish fisher
men report having observed four Zep
pelin airships yesterday traveling In
a southeasterly direction, says a dis-
patch from Copenhagen to the
Ex-
change Telegraph Company
One
of the eppelna was in a demaged
condition and was being accompanied
by a torpedo boat.
E
PROBE IN WINDY CITY
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Sept. 25. Increase in the
price of the loaf of bread which for-
R
BAKERS
ZEPPELINS
N RED
RAID
ONDON
HIGHER
LOAVES
mer!y sold at five cents was the sub- the result of the fire of anti-aircraft
ject pf federal investigation here to- guns in London, the statement adds.
day. I
' Mr. K. K. Setzer has accepted the
Rev. J. D. Andrew of New'bon spoke position of manager of the City Press
at the Presbyterian church and also Ing Club,
the Reformed church last nierht in
i the interest of the Christ'ah Endeavor
convention to be held at Newton Oct. spoke to a fairly large number of Re
5 and 6. publicans here Saturday night.
THOUSANDS OF
I VOTE ON STRIKE QUESTION
i.
Labor Leaders Say 179,500 Already Have Vot-
i
j ed to Quit in Sympathy With the Sirest
Car Men Leaders Confident of
Quick Victory.
I
New Y SePb- 25Labor or-
s""""f mcmuing, auuut iwuw
woricers, met toaay 10 oanox on u:e
question of joining in the proposed
strike to take effect Wednesday morn
ing. Labor leaders asserted that
179,500 already had voted to quit.
In some instances it appeared that
the strike movement has been ap-
Proved by hte executive committees
or executive councils and government
bod s of trade unions, but ahve not
j beer, .passed upon by trade unions,
, other upjons have empowered their
f'nkers to act for them. ' Amcr.g the
.Ployes n two days,
Whlle several unions, representing
a. - .
various trades, met and discussed
GROUND AND
St. Paul's congregation, Ohio Syn-
od, hae purchased from Buchanan
and Campbell the St PauVa seminary
gation here. The consideration is
in the ne'ghborhood of $3,500. Messrs.
Buchanan and Campbell purchased the
J whole tract when the Thornton es
tate was disposed of, and St. Paul's
congregation, which formerly owned
it, has re-purchased enough for .its
church.
Eev. J. E. Barb is pastor of the
, congregation, which while not large,
i - v
nouse oi worsnip.
TO
E
SIZE OF LOAF
j (By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 25. The largest
baking company in this city announc
ed today that the price of its largest
loaf of five certt bread will be increas-
: ed to six cents, but that the weight
of the loaf will be increased.
E
WRECKED BY BOMB
(By Associated Press.)
j Chicago, Sept. 25. The explosion
of a bomb badiy lamaged a motion
nirtfnvn f Vi n) .i -f T- ViT-rtlra P t 0"1 Q Q Q TIT Tl-
downs and shook houses for a aistance.
I
oi several yarus.
The olice attribute vhe use of the
bomb to rivalry between different
motion picture operators' unions.
Ct DONE
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, via London, Sept. 25. Ex
tensive fires were observed to have
5-iapti rniiRpH hv the ZeoDelin bom-
, j . t .i.. a u- tt i
Baromeniwnuwu-uuuwBus-
midland countries on Saturday night.
It was announced today.
Two of the Zeppelins were lost as
Mr. Moses N. Harshaw of Lenoir
BUILDING
INCRFAS
PRICE
AND
I
P TURN HOUS
DAMA
BY RAID ON
I LONDON
Price Two Cents
LABOR MEN
plans for the threatened "suspension
wwwk vveaaesaay in am oi tne car-
;rn wno qu.x tne r p.aces Sept. 6,
active- picketing of the transit lines
which ahve beeti declared "unfair"
by or-rnnized labor was begun by
thottr-an-f j of men and women.
Sentinels v.ero nosted throughout
fcjhe city to vatch for union men rid
ing on the cars. All cases of the
kind will ber eprted to the unions
to which the men belong and fines
will be assessed, it was said.
Eight hundred coopers, affiliated
with the lonshoresmen's unon, It
was announced, voted in favor of a
general strike. They will take no
further action, however, until a defi
nite decision is reached by the long
shoresmen, it was said.
Except for sporadic attacks against
elecated railway trains by men lurk
ing on ohuse tops, there was little
outward change in the situation.
Service on the subway and elevated
t -i: . J l a
inirn mrii lilt! iiixi. u iiiif Niirixir-
, w travel showed improvement
taodcu sff licmf cmfw fw aaaf w
GREAT INCREASE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 25 American
exports finally have passed the half
billion-a-month mark. Statistics is
sued today by the department of com
merce that goods sent abroad in Au
gust amounilted to $500,000,000 &
record not only for the United States
but for the world.
Imports reached in August a total
of $199,247,391, be ng $49,000,000 be
low that of June, the record month.
A favorable trade balance for Au
gust was $311,000,000 compared with
$119,000,000 in August a year ago.
ALBERT OF BELGIUM
(By the Associated Press)
Flushing, Netherlands, Sept. 25.
King Albert of Belgium has aged
under the heavy cares and sorrows of
the present time, and his hair is begin
ning to turn gray, according to the
latest news from the Belgian front.
His majesty never leaves the small
strip of territory over which the Bel
gian flag still flies, refraining from
visits to places in France or to Ste.
Adresse, where his government has
its seat. If the King of England
of President Poincare want to meet
the Belg'an sovereign, they have to
go to th's corner by the Yser.
The soldiers deeply appreciate the
fact that their sovereign and 'com
mander in chief shares wiih them In
monotony of this marshy bit of coun
try, waiting, like them, for the day
when Belgium shall be free noce the
more. His majesty is frequently
seen by his men in the trenches, in
barracks, on the sands and "in the
dunes. It is said, indeed, that no
one knows better than he the 25 or
30 miles of trenches where the Bel
gian troops keep viliganc guard day
and night. He is particularly fond
,t ft . . . fe '
his vroops always feel some amount
of anxiety when they descry the k'ng s
tall, figure traversing the footbridges
only some hundreds of meters dis
tant from the enemy.
Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand,
has with her own hands bound up
many badly-wounded men in the
Ocean hospital. Here she is in daily
attendance, speaking an encouraging
word here and there to the patients
and distributing tobacco and c!ff-
i arettes. Instances are related in
j which she has stood by the dying bed
! of simple soldiers. Her majesty is
he'd in great veneration by the en
tire army.
GENERALLY QUIET ON TH13
BULGARIAN FRONT SUNDAY
Sofia, Sept. 23, via Amsterdam and
London, Sept. 24. An official state
ment issued by the Bulgarian war
department says: "
"Alone the Danube there was noth-
A'Are to report.
"In Dobrudja the situation was
jmore qU;et. An enemy attempt to
j advance upon the village of &Eous-
tafraze was checked by our fire and
on the appearance of our cavalry the
enemy withdrew to his posit'on. 0n
the remainder of this front there were
weak engagements of advanced posts
wh'ch resulted to our advantage.
"On the Black sea coast there was
quiet."
Messrs. Edgar Raider and Ralph
Whisenant of Newton spent a few
hours in the city today.
IN AMERICAN
EXPORTS
AD
UNDER
STRAIN