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faA' lJp to iri-, this War Buy aohd VOL.4J NO. 50. tlQ ATEAR" AND WOiRTH RTH ALINA, APRIL 23, 1918 YEAR ANP WORTH IT PRICE TWO CENTS AMERICAN TALK -11 Mil VT I Ul1 tfZ1 I I 011 'II I Is: ii-M II II I I llVMI I I 111 II II II. I III I llIOI Ut I1 Ming et to Indicate WhUlflie Enemy Will Renew Offensive T-r BIG ENGLISH TANK IKOTASHINGTON HEAVY FUG ON SPENCER i E. ARE WILSON OPPOSES COURT MARTIAL IN NEW CHURCH I Kit, inimiilTirin1 i i WPPl fCitif lf i If Tfr kr I i First Service Held in the Handsome $35,000 Edifice, Which is as Yet Uncompleted.

"THE DUTY OF SERVICE" THEME OF DISCOURSE Hundreds of Visitors Insnect the Building Some Sidelights on the Church and Its History. Spencer, April 22. There was great rejoicing with Spencer Methodists on Sunday, the occasion being the opening of their new house of worship. The first service was Sunday school which met at 10 a. m.

with B. F. Stevenson as superintendent and who spoke to the attendants on "Mountain Top Experiences." There was an unusually large number present for the opening exercises, and the class assignments took up a (part of the time. At 11 o'clock the pastor, Rev, C. M.

Pickens, preached to another and still larger congregation assembled in the basement of the church which alone was ready for occupancy. His subject was "Dying and Living," and his discoua-se was especially timely, showing the Christ life is "the center and source of sacrificial service. Proceed? Jnjg the sermon tfeeC Mowing the sermon a elass of 18 others were batized. The doors of the church were opened and there were 25 accessions on profession of vdays, aiding in selling Liberty Bonds, is the platform for speeches and of Can yoa ipreach? You answer, that is the job. So it is, and gaih it isn't certainly not altogether IMs job.

The ation ne many things irwtw, and tiiese many things are being aileJ to our attention at very corner's turn. We are tojki lihat need sliips; we most cer-tainly do. are that we need jfoodf -tarvdng millions testify to that ifcraigtc truth. Other tilings we are assured that we most seriously need. But America today, among so many things, needs good, live Americans who cam and will go out On the aind hedges and preach.

Preach Americanism, good citizenship and personal responsibility. Yev. and women who love their country, and will give softie serious thought to the coindiBtions, and then the sstcrrftde. Wlherever nen and wcnen gather tlhere omght to be set up a school of Americanism. Where people group themselves for one reason or another some one ought to be present to say a timely word.

On the streets, in the cars, in the E'hiajps, everyj A'here itihe need for such pi'earfiinisr is present. Doctors, lawyers, real ipreiaicihjeTS, teaichers, bankers, merchianfa, farmers, mechanics, all laymen, wit3i an equal number of good, earfiest women-all proacihing good catizenshfip, high American service and the real fundamental truths about this war. For years, eaiecially the time between the outbreak of the war to this craod hour, Germans "Ihaive been eed-m? everyone whom they could get in touch with ion a lot of monstrocifcws. JAes, false kulture and a brand of human dealings that stands for nothing of rthe heat, all foave been fed into the ear of the of earth. Next to Russia, iwhdch is overcome and crushed by ths (poison, the United States has received onore (attention, and we need to preach a doctrine of rast living, democilacy, Jhannaii Tights end Christianity to overcame the Sir- preai Many spood Americans need to be informed on vital American questions md principles.

These same people to know mere of the enemy of mankind. The history of the Post-daim gang, the valeness of their thought and lives, the dastardly aspirations of the rulers and tihe was-salaee cf the people. The primciples of the 'government character of the (men and tbe teachings of the ecihools all things ipertaining jto this treacherous enemy and these brutal wretches ought to ibe made team man knowledge with all Americans, old and young. The itecple should have it told and retold, truthfully tend faithfully let it be presented, the causes of the war, the aggressors, the instigators, their reasons and their treason to the human tface. The high ideals of our pllies.

the heroic nations that oppose the Huns and saved the world ought to he drilled into our people until they know amd fully understand. It is true great many do not care to know. They do not mre to he bothered with the lis-cening. To devote time 'to such matters might interfere to some snilall extent with their ease and pleasures, but this is serious. Trie national body is sick and the medicine ought to be poured in.

Hold their nose and dose people on the TRUTH. We naed more such from our We need more of it from our schools, amd God knows we tneed more of it from the press of the land, for the press has the finest opportunity 'and it is not doing any too much. Such Amenr-an preachers America needs today. Men can ifill the bill; may find their text ready and the discourse already laid out. Here is something wi'iidh Americans ouight to remem'ber the Manufacturers Record it this way: "Don't forget that we are fighting the whole German people, and not mere tha rulers.

The Germar' people have icommittee the outrages upon women and children, not the Raiser individually. If the German people were not fighting this war, the Ger- (military rulers would soon suc- sumb. The activities of Germems and (pro-iGermans in tlhiis country in- dicates Ifclorw we must everlastingly crush the whole breed." Let Americans remember this and well remember it: Every man, woman amd child in Germiany dis fighting tfee Unified States, has heen for years and the Germans, the government and the people, are not fighting the American (government, they are fighting the American people, the faith and tweSve by transfer, making '9 -a total of 37 new membsrs received on J1. names Jvidedjis follows: the opening of the new church. Music was a feature at all of the 5 of iaaindent died of sick- services of the day, this being other 'ca-uses 2.

ranged by Miss Clam Boyd and Mrs. 1.nd severely 10; wounded T. T. Barker as pianist, assisted by lightly 42. The men killed were all the boy'es orchestra consisting of half a dozen instruments.

The accoustic intimation -5 A 'fi properties of the auditorium in the basement were found to be with splendid effect, not only for music but likewise for speaking purposes ALL PARTS FRONT Little Indication Afforded as to Point Selected by the Enemy For Its Renewed Thrust. HAIG STRENGTHENS LINES AT POINTS ON THE FRONT Germans Expected to Make Very Strong Effort to Get Ont of the Pocket They Are In. (By Associated Press.) While awaiting die nex German blow, wjifieh is' momentarily expected, Field M'arshtail Haig is talking advantage of the lowniplsrative lull to strengthen his line tat various spots. (Both north and sonath of the Scmme unsd oh the Lys battlefront the British, defensive positions were rere lasfcr improved in local Vht. Similanly the Germans made an aernpt to push forbid their lines in tine Mesndl region north of Albert, in wlhficih sector uhey are.

ajpiparently roreparing far important mAsements. The offered a sbairp defense and again foiled the enemy efforts. Heavy artillery tftre is in progress on so n3tny iparts of the battlefront there is little indication afforded by this as to the (point selected by the Germans for is renewed thmuet. Nat urally they may be expected to make l's fro mthe pbdntt feto wWd. they have forced themselves along the (Lys.

soutjywest of Yipres. Last night the enemy was report ed! shelling British positions ftr the Nieppe wood, whence lies the route toy Haze brouck, the railway center whnh it is well nigh vital for the British to hokL There hias no new developments in the region of Ypres where the Belgians stopped a (movement last week, preventing the tBritialh from bej ing flanked out of the Ypres iposi-tion. The nature of the ground and the position of the opposing forces make it probable that a repetition of the aitftemipt may be looked for. The situation in the Somme region is being for the moment more closely -xiatched than that albng Franco-iBelgian border to the (north. Field Marshal reports heavy shelliiig of 'the British lines on both sides of the and Ancre and correspondents ere sending iword of German preparations for a movement of some "nature between Arras and Armentieres.

The enemy is Imwn h'3ve foT'''viht vm some of the heaviest guns to tfae iSontoe bat-tlefifild, where Amniens is the ob-jedtive but the entente artillery it mafoclMng these and hampering the Germans severely dn their preparations for attack. Last night the French repulsed German raids along the Awe in this region. The Joan of Arc War Saving Club wi'Jl meet this evening at 8 o'clofk in the work rooms of the Red Cross frr work in the surgical dressings de- oartment. Mrs. Lula Hayes will be in charge of the young ladies and all are urged to be present.

American government, the American deraocnacv, American ideals and the very spirit of democracy and ftiumam freedom. Whew iwe fight Germany fight all Germany, everybody of and in Germany and everything that they stand fox amd think and do. There is notlhing them, their govern ment or their murderland that is ftot a fit target for the righteous blows of civilized men. (Remember that and listen1 to no tomfoolery about there being any difference. They are all one.

for one object and of one kind. Loathsome brute forces, veneered Slipfhtly withl a rotten ikiulture that had its inspiration in the inner cham bers of inell. Let us close this day's American Talk by repeating the one important thought here emrJhtaaized. We need preachers. Thousands of good American men and women should be drafted and sent to the soap box pul- 'pits of the streets of America "The Duty of Service," was information which came from Believes It Would Be False Americanism to Try Spying by Military Court Martial THE CASUALTY LIST IS GIVEN FOR THE DAY Air Craft Program is Undergoing Change Which the President Authorizes.

(iBy Assoai'ated Press.) Washington, Atptril 22. President Wilson came out to day in opposition to the dhfamberlain bill which proposes to try spying under military court martial. In a letter to Senator Overman, of North O3irolina, tJWe President insists that this would be unconsfaVjutiional. The President that such a measure would put the United States on an equal footing with its enemies and declared that iit is oppiosed to the spirit of the esipaonlage bill. AIR CRAFT PROGRAM WILL BE (REORGANIZED A readjustment of the aircraft program hias been decided on by President Wilson and1 (Secretary Baker is instructed1 to piut it into operation.

It was intimated today that la man whose name has not heretofarejbeen- $MtjtaaM in conctionr mj be ful charge, SEVENTY-ONE NAMES i rl, ON CASUALTY LIST m. i i.i... ,3 1 th'at KObert tJouwing had been killed. In a previous list he tas given as missing, fcut aiter assistant secretary of sitate, Phillips, hns brother -jn-law, the Paris embassy to effect that Boll- wing had bene found iwath a (bullet hole in his heiairt. WSS German Airman is Killed.

London, Aoril 22. 'Contain Baron Richthosen, the famous German avia-to has been killed. The British advanced their lines slightllv last night in local operations on both the battle fronts, the war office announced. Gains were made near Villers-Bre-tonneux and Albert on the Somm frOnt and near Robecq at the pit of the Albert salient. Strong local attacks by the Germans on the front north of Albert resulted in the capture by the enemy of only one advance outpost.

ONE AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS NOW REPORTED Today's Reports on Liberty Bond Sales Show an Increase of Eighty-Five Million Over Saturday's Re-r-rt, Washingtion, Arpril 22. of the three Million dollars sought for the Third Liberty Loan remains to be subscribed in the remaining week days of the campaign. Early reports 'today indiiated that the total has been raised above one bilion, five hunf dred imill'on dijllaTs. Reports already in shew $1,456,585,100. This ciovers only a part of Saturday's business and' represents lam increase of $85,000,000 over the total reported Saturday night.

Local committees in hundreds of cemmun'ities sent word today that tihev ruld try particularly hard to make t'his a record week in the campaign rind they counted strongly on riatrio'ic celebrations Friday, designated by President Wilson as liberty Day. to swell the subscriptions. The special exhibit trains operated in the Atlanta Federal Reserve district have gathered $2,000,000,000 srob-soriptions. Gascock county, Georgia, which recently was reported a hotbed of onti-diraft sentiment, has oversubscribed its quota of bonds. MThis British tank has been cutting It is used about the streets of the city fice for cecording bon Bubscriptions.

and in climbing down laid his hand interest and has added keen interest to 1 1 KAlmost Heir- uauuis ouuuay ixgui. AND OTHER SALISBURY MEN SERIOUSLY HURT Party Had Beento Concord and Ran Into a Pole Between Lan-dis and Kannapolis. A distressing and fatal automobile accident, costing the life of one Salisbury man, and inflicting injury on several others from this city, occurred Sunday night about dusk at a point between Landis and Kannapolis, when a Ford automobile driven by Lewis Hargrave, a well-known negro man who. operates an automobile transfer here, ran into a pole beside the road. Hargrave was driving and had been hired by several white men to take them to Concord.

They had made the trip down and were on their way back to Salisbury when the accident occurred. Hargrave was driving and in some manner the machine got beyond his control and jammed into a pole. The party in the machine, which was a Ford car, in addition to Hargrave. were. Lee.

Roberts, "Jack" Brown, Badge Ballard, John Fidleman and Marshal Deadman. Roberts was killed almost instantly, receiving the fatal injuries in the stomach. Brown was pretty badly bruised and cut in places but was able to be out this morning; Ballard is seriously injured and is ir the sanato-rioum, Eddleman and Deadman were somewhat injured but were also able to be out today, while Hargrave, the owner and driver of the machine, is also seriously injured and is in the sanatorium. The injured men, were taken back to Kannapolis and give first aid attention and then brought to Salisbury in several automobiles. The body of Roberts was also taken to Kannapolis and later Mr.

T. W. Summersett went out and brought the body to his undertaking rooms where it was prepared for burial sftid then taken to the home on Ryan street, Chestnut Hill. Roberts is 33 years old and a son of Mr. Jasper Roberts, of Lowell, Mecklenburg county.

The body was taken to that place on No, 45 at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and the funeral and interment takes place there. Surviving are a wife and three children. The party had been to Concord and KILLED IN AN i capers in Washington thepast few and in front of government building It was on lastJFriday that President on a hot pipe" and burped, is hand the Liberty Loan ONE-LIFE LOST AND AS1 1 vt ffrKBt-ts ISp cially Heary in Two Small Towns --Onry One Life is Known to Have Been Lost. (By Associated Press.) Los Angeles, April than one-thdrd of the business- district of San Jacincto and smaller portion of Hemel, both in Riverside county, east of here are in ruins today and a score of other small towais aire wrecked by ia series of earthquake shocks wthddh caused all Southern California to tremible. The damage is set at $100,000 to $150,000 Sn these two towns and ta (half dozen others that suffered.

In (Los Angeles the damage was confined to a few brcfien glass. Hornet and San Jacincto are less They are labout three miles apt; Only one life is known to have been lost. BUT IT IS RECOVERED A Handbag Belonging to Movie Star Mysteriously Got Away Somewhere Between Greensboro and Charlotte But Is Located By Chief Miller. When Charlie Chiinlin, the famous mlovie star, was itn Hhis vicinity several weeks aero speaking in the interest 'of the Third1 'Liberty Loan campaign a hand.baig belonging to him mysteriously disappeared somewhere beixleen jTeenstboro and Jnarlotte. The matter was kept qudet eirid no publicity given iL However, officers were notified and sleuths up and down the line at once went to work on the case.

Among these was Chief of Police J. Frank Miller of Salis bury, isind he assisted materially in I the. search with the result that the Vfandbag was found Saturday at Spencer, and it is siaid jit was lying in a lot. The handbai? contained some valuable papers, amd there ds a hint that some of these csjere government papers. Part of the icontents of the bag were recovered' along with the bag MUCH PROPER LOSS CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S HANDBAG DSAPPEARS i -Witeon visited this bie war tanker badly.

The' tank has attracted great mies gemained'st Their Posts and Did Effective Service. HUNS CONCENTRATE FIRE ON COMMUNICATION LINES American Ambulances Venture Into No Man's Land and Rescue Many Wounded Soldiers With the American Army France, April 21. '(By the Associated Press.) Two low flying German airplanes were brought dowir Saturday by American machine gunners siechtrey, northwest lof Toul. The guinners h'aid' been ordered to return -but they remained in position and foht et.ectively against the enemy planes. During the engagement the Gel-mans concentrated artillery fire on the American telephone and telegraph wires.

Couriers were forced to pass 'through lai severe barrage in order "to maintain communication. In the meantime the men of the signal corps, many of theniN smaking cig- arettes in the face of heavy bom-I baTdment, restored the jwlires almost cis ast as the enemy shells disturb-I ed them. Ambulance men ventured into "No Man's Land" in this fighting and did heroic work in gathering up the wounded. One German who had offered to surrender attempted to explode a bomb on the ground as three Ameri cans approached him, Ariother sol dier discovered tfli etriok land hurled a grenade the German. One of the German's legs was blown off and he died later.

IRISH RAILWAYS Stations, Together With Telephones and Telegraphs Are Taken Over and Arms and Ammunition is Taken Also. ('By Associated Press.) London, April 22. The military authorities have taken over control of the Irish railways, postoffice and telephone exchanges, according to dispatch from Cork to the Daily Chronicle. It adds that the police on Saturday removed all arms and am- mtunition in Dublin where it is re- ported the militarv will take the same actions as in Cork. AMERICAN GUNNERS DQWH.EHY CRAFT A Tl TAK theme of a powerful discourse by Rev.

H. C. Sprinkle in the afternoon. He formerly pastor of the Spencer chuirch nd is now presiding elder of the Mr. Airy district.

He came by special invitation to preach at this time in the church which he had helped to start. He discussed the relation of man to God, the reflation of man to man, the duty of every man to find his rightful place in Christian service, and made a patriotic appeal on behalf of the nation. He showed that there at least were three ways in which all may help, by giving of their means, by giving their lives if necessary, and by concerted prayer for the success of the cause. He declared this is the time for a Christian nation to make the best of its ooportunities. He scored the movies and other nonessentials as costing more than Christianity and education combined are costing.

He declared that by eliminating the -American waste in this respect the number of missionaries may be doubled" and that where one church stands two more may be built, and that where there is now one school house two more can be erected. He believes that the great world conflict will impress this lesson upon the Americans more than any other one thing. Becoming more patriotic. Rev. Mr.

SprinkJs declared that this is no time to waste money which should go into Thrift Stamps Liberty Loan certicates to help win the war. to say nothing of supporting the Y. M. C. A.

and the Red Cross in the great work these organizations are doing in the war stricken zones. At night Rev. C. Deal, for ssven yearsa missionary in Korea where he organized an important industrial work among the Koreans in connection with the church and school work, spoke on missions, a series of srVndid illustrations in the course of his address. Rev.

Mr. Deal is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P.

Deal, of Spencer, and is now on a visit here. He has done a great work in Korea and his discourse made a deep impression. During the day the splendid new (Continued on page 6.) it is isaid the driver of the car ran his but some of them axe still 'Unaccount- machine into another car while in'ed for. that city. It is said whiskey figured The matter is still being investi- in the smashup.

gated and i. is hinted tfhat Federal Roberts was an employe of the Sal- agerats are now working on the case, isbury Cotton Mills and held a posi- There are some things in connection tion known as second hand, considered with the affair that the officers are a responsible and well paying position not tallkdntg about. Something sensa- in a cotton mill. He a check in tional may turn tup im the matter, or his pockets atthe time he was killed it may be that further probing will for his past two weeks' work. not ibe successful.

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