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YOUR NEIGHBORS READS CLIVELAND STAR, WHY MOT YOU! THE TAPER WITH THE LARGEST CIROULA- TION AND MOST NEWS MM q4 pi' VOL. XXVI. N.9S THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, 22, 1918.

11.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCH FIRST BATCH OF SUBS TAKEN OVER AMERICAN ARMY IS MARCHING ON IINDS BIG STORES OF CLOTHES AND AMMUNITION. Evidences of Great Retreat All the 1:00,000 TONS OF FOOD NOW ON WAY TO EUROPE Washington, Nov. 19. Ships car vv nuiiuix-u uigumuu tuns 01 jfood for the populations of northern rying two hundred thousand tons of France, Belgium and Austria, now are cn route to Europe. They are proceeding under sealed orders to Gibraltar nnJ 1 a i tar are expected to proceed to Adratic and Mediterranean ports and the oth ers to French and Belgian ports.

One of the last acts of Mr. Hoover bel'ore sailing last Saturday for Eu- Frasce, but just: as 'abunaint- champagne. oppression, but 'tales of APPntly those 1 1' i TYl flTll wits Oermans who were in nnw.r part of Beleium ruled sterhl hut not viciously after the early part of the war, are- 11 thr that 100 civilians SOCIAL NEWS Ontery Club Meeting. The20th Centurv cluh will meet with Mr Carl Wohk 0p- 18 one cf the Pl that rival will await word from Food Ad-prewwHIWaof FTirtTime. tne terrible grip of the Ger-! ministrator Hoover as to their final man hand ln th first year of war-'destinations.

Those coin to Gibral- With the American army of LETTER FROM RED CROSS TELLING OF PRICE'S DEATH Was Buried in Liverpool With Military Honors Was Victim of Pneumonia Red Cross Doing Great Work The American Red Cross, 35 Dale street Liverpool wrote the following letter under date October 29th to Mr. Solon Price at Lattimore, notifying him of the death of his son: Mr, Solon Price, Lattimore, N. My Dear Mr. Price, It is with very deep regret that I write you regarding the death of l.l.utlt 1,1 1 i I rnnl Hospital, No. 4, Mossley 1 ivmv1I VCU IHUI Hill, Liverpool.

We are exceedingly sorry to say that he is one cf a large number Nov. 19. Well into Belgmwer executed writhlM four .1. i rope was to appoint a special shipping your son Edward R. Price, which oc.

More than 80 other German subma-committee to co-operate 'with the curred on October 3rd 1918 at 10:20 rines are to be handed over to the al-shlpping board and the commissionp. m. after transfer from the Ameri- lied naval command before the end for relief of Belcium. in facilitating ran Rct Pnmn a.u nf th -w Caman frontier 01 tke south, Major General Hickman's army gathered it-j slf today for another jump into eva-i mated territory. TlieIinejw-wirhTrarrtr7nac7ord- with plan, the march has been halted for a Bhort time while the heavier artil.ery, supply service and rir.er elements can oe Drought up.

However, General Dickman's head quarters were moved on to Longuyon tonight and corps and divisions com- manders made similar advances. As the Germans withdrew, the con- civilian populations in the just now who have succuiWbed to'whitt. the commander, was the Cura (filtration of the army of occupation club at her home on North LaFay- learm'd at the foocJ administration. It develops very rapidly into virulentj The squadron, headed by the flag-is increased, aad not for a moment ette street Saturday afternoon at was stated that final arrangements form of brrmc'ho pneumonia. Net- ship, then steamed toward the' Dutch has vigilance beea relaxed.

3:30 o'clock. feeding the peoples free from the withstanding all the skill shown by coast followed by the Coventry, Drng- The second day of the advance '0 German militarism is await- cur very efficient medical and on, Danal and Centaur. Other ships served to confirm the belief at the Mrs. Ceph Rlantoa the arrival Mr. Hoover in Eu- the constant and unremitting care of followed in line, with their naviga- Amcrican headqunrjers, however, Entertains.

roP'- nurses, the patients seems to tion lights showing. The picture was Itiie shipment of food to the demoral. tries devastated by war. Neither the number of ships in-1 volved in the present movement, nor proportion that would de devert- at GibrrT'ar for relief of southern, L'Ul'Pe lhe nca'' east, could be Morganton, Nov. 19 The Morgan- influenza quarannne which has been extended several times has again been extended indefinitely.

that there was no thought of treach- ery in the minds of the GermaTjgJfen- ful club hostess on Wednesday aft- 5 NURSES AT MORGANTON If Your son was buried in the Evcr-the moon still fining, ploughed their eral staff and that the terms of the ernoon to. the Tongues and Needles STATE HOSPITAL ARE ILL ton Cemetery, Liverpool on October way to take part in the surrender of armbtice will be faithfully carried Club. An hour was spent in making 'Uth 1918. There were present at tme German U-boats. out.

Red Cross bandages. At the conclu--Influenza Quarantine in Town Ex- ihc funeral myself, as representing1 Soon after the British squadron There have bees a few isolated sion of the work a tempting salad tended Indefinitely; Situation hc Home Communication Service of started, the "paravanes" were drop-cases where surrendered materials course was served by the hostess and Is Still Serious. Ihe American Red Cross, and two ped overboard. These devices are 'an epidemic. In its first stages it is a peculiar form of influenza, but 'r-ass away very tftndips.

renrpaontinir tfi Inral Cam Committee of American Red Cross. fi "triumph" wreath, consisting of frreen cyeus leaves, cream chryssn- i jjhemums. and maiden hair fern, to-1 lag, was placed on the grave by flag, was Ped on the grave of the ladies. The funeral i serv. rnninrfl hv indeed for you to have had your son die so far away from home under I 1 he.

situation is still bad and thcreCfether with a small stars and stripes seems to have been no decrease with- seems to have been no decrease with the past several The Deace celebration started an- P. othcr seif the it1utin wag F- Co (United States Army) Soon after 7 o'clock 20 submarines apparently under control and over a Chaplain) of Merkison, Wis. Yourjwere seen in line accompanied by two! hundred new cases developed from.aon was accorded full military hon-, German destroyers, the Tibania and celebration, the disease getting aW in many 'amilies which had es-f The number of the grave is 42, caped. ejection in the United States di- Forty-five nurses at the State hps- vision of the Cemetery. nital arp ill and their work is beine fool tho it mnf ko vmrv arA inrh mnA it.

am hnt fl that itiand their runs were trained fore GERMAN SAILORS REFUSED TO FIGHT 'MUTINIED WHEN ORDERED TO "FIGHT TO FINISH." One of the Incidents That Started I in i uviman internal TOUDie It-vealod After War Has Cosed. London, Nov. 19. A dispatch frear The Hague dated November 14 says the EergizBche Arbeitcrstimme publishes a letter from a marine containing interesting disclosures of resent events in the German navy. The letter isaddressed to the father of that raa-ine and says: "It is to be hoped that this letter does not get into wrong hands.

Great things have happened in the imperial navy. Crews of all line ships and armed cruisers are mutining. We, like our flotillas some time before ia the North sea, have been in touch-several time with the British and observed various signs that something was going forward. When wa wanted to put in for a few days we saw tha whole German fleet, including all tha big ships and torpedo boats at an chor. We also had to lay low.

Every one was amazed but no one knew anything. "Suddenly it was said tha fleet commander wished to maneuver ia the German bight. Naturally no one was deceived by such an obvious absurdity but imaginee the stupidity ef undertaking great naval maneuvers in the middle of a crisis. The first or- dcr readJr 8e WM ftxed Wednesday night and it suddenly was postponed to Thursday. We, lying at a little distance, heard whisperings ef the mutiny but did not believe it.

Yesterday it was we suddenly say, 'B-97, B-112, no other boats of our half of the flotilla will be at disposal w. want Zsid. th. ociocx we went aiongsiae wa "mwllM wncre was tne. cnleI w.h0 then came aboard.

We did not know what to make of the whole business nntil tha commander of our half of the flotilla caused the whole crew to be sura- A--J on dec na 1 nau never rorget in tDa whole "Something deplorable had happen ed. Crews of the various ship in all squadrons had refused obedience. When fleeU put out the men had ap- jphed fire extmguishing apparatus sa the irea were extinguished in all tha boilers. "They had done tha same on every order to make ready for sea and consequently had prevented the from putting out. Asked for tha reason they answered they would disobey no other' order, but -would under no circumstances put to sea.

They weuM not participate in the German fleet's hattl of desperation. "Those in higher quarter aal4 among themselves 'Let us rather thaat surrender the fleet stake everything on on CArd'." (SOLP PLEADS FOR NUMBER OF THINGS NOW DENIED London, Nov. 18. Germany want the terms of the armistice modifield so she can have economic intercourse with the territory on the left bank oi uCiure w. Britain, France and Italy.

In view of the close economic rela tions between the country west of the Rhine and the remainder of Germany the preservation of which is necessary "to the continued peaceful de- velopment of Dr. Soaf aBks the modification of some dozea nccrning this region. ror instance he asks permission for A 1 I uerman owners io expioii. as urew- fore the coal, potash and iron ore mines and the general free use of the Rhine for transport within the old boundaries of the German empire. The foregn secretary also asks per- mission for free navigation by way of Rotterdam and the coast for tho provisioning of" Germany; the coa- ttnnntinn nf industrial pursuus oai the left bank of the Rhine for the use transportation and protests against "continuation of the blockade." will always be a comfort to know that he gave his life for a ireat panaAjtw nf and have hepn rlnmncrH Knt it thought such damage was wrought under orders of Gei-man commanders.

Enormous stores of ammunition and many guns left at Longuyon were ttle impaired. The electrical ma-. thinery in the machine shops was ful- as ful- of the ly wired, and the tools were best. The railway yards at Montmedy and other places along the line that sered the German. nf thoir' main arteriw of eommunimfinn wore filled with locomotives and cars ready for use, while great quantities of general store not mentioned in the 4 -r i irrms oi me anniSUCe naa Deen ahanHnpH i Evidences of Great Retreat.

Undamaged stores left behind on every road aver which the Americans advanced bear evidence of the great retreat. At Virtoa was found a great sal vage dump, where tons of gas masks and helmets had been I thrown bv the German troops who had no further use for them. A road near St. Leger over which the Associated Press correspondent drove just behind the evacuating armies waa so thickly covered with big iron German helmets that at times they interfered with the operation ef his automobile. However, it was not the litter it a battlefield that one aasr, or that of a disorderly retreat spider fire.

It was merely the evidence df the passing of a tired, and disheartened foe wh was going home. generally presented a trong contrast to that rought for so many years. The Americans ti a Mll rm.J tJ- s- liberty and deraocracy-and died in nd all the gun crews took up their the line of duty. It is true that negations, ready for any possible SURRENDER OF GERMANY'S SUBMARINES Is Now Underway More Than 81 Others Are to be Handed Over This Week Taken in English Ports. London, Nov.

20. The following account of the surrender of 20 German submarines which was accomplished this morning at sea is given by an eye-witness of the incident. I' Tlt.n. After steaming some 20 miles across the North sea. the Harwich forces, which consisted of five light cruisers and 20; destroyers, "were sighted.

The flagship of Admiral Tyr caco. High above the squadron hung a big observation balloon a noble one as the great vessels, with fthnrpr! likp t.nn finrl Aivnri. nnv minAi which may be encountered, for the vessels were now entering a mine field, Lifeboats Almost everyone on board donned a lifebelt and just as the red sun ap- peared above the horizon the first fierman suhmnrinn anno a rod in mht. i the Sierra Ventana, which were to take the submarine crews back to Germany after the transfer, All the submarines were on the inrfar) with their riathe nrwn anit -r their crews standing on deck. The vessels were flying no fkgs whatever Jt, in accordance with the terms of the surrender.

A buele sounded on the Curacoa fihcry. ine leading arsiroyer, in response ll A. low. They immediately did so. Tha surrender had been accomplished.

PRESIDENT WILL STAY IN FRANCE SOME TIME Washington, Nov. 19, Democratic senators who conferred with President Wilson tonight for two hours left the White House with tha Jm predion that the President how plans to remain in France indefinitely or at least until the major portion of the work of the peace been completed. conference has The President was understood to be especially interested in the applica tlon' 'Vne lramin 01 lne ian'- hav.e ruserved thLe right of fj-eedom of action at the peace con- 0UR PRICES f-are very auracnve, quamy corbiu pred, come around let us show you. Others are, why not you not you? Many in 011 "lofk wc are lhan manufacturers price, in fact ev Item in our stoca is pncea iu 10 100 per cent under today's market price. It's worth while to make an in- vestigation at The Thomasson-Line- berger big new furniture store, "Nun ced." Come.

President's Salary. The salarv of the President remain a aa1 il. a.M:m;BntiAn 11 HL 2 .1 Alllll 1 I II 111 LUC I IDIIIIBi.1 ablVIl of Washington to President Grant's uvauin warm underwear, unionsuit or sepa- 'rate garments, wool or cottoa. 1 1 i I did not get to the front, but his will was as nne as tnai or tnose win actually meet tne Germans, andi the example of patriotism he gavend led the way toward England and will nut his nam alwavn on the roll the submarines were ordered to fol. v.i "iiu I may uraham street.

Ishpening Club to Meet Saturday. Miss May Kendall will have te regular meetine of the Ishneninir Mrs. Ceph Blanton was a delieht-1 hor cwtoi Mica Pa CUnf-rl Junior Missionary Society Meets lne Junior Missionery society of eniral Metnoaist cnurcn met wea-; aTLCrnon ss l.wlnov If wot tha vaarlir hiirfMav nosday aftcrnon with Miss Hattie 1 lT dn" 'lwrs '1ilHnH miffh, Hiva'b fnnW Kivfh- day she was allowed to cut the first slice of the big white cake. Cecelia Music Club Meeting. Mrs.

W. G. Arey was hostess to the Cecelia music club yesterday after-; i c.tk n.ir.li, noon at ncr nome un ciuuui Ktn.iu atreet The home was prettily decorated with fall flowers, and after a oknt business sesion a delightful musical nrn'o-ram wa rendered, consisting of i the members Special guests of the club were! Mesdames W. J. Arey, Josh Mauney, L.

A. Blanton, Ward Arey and Miss.ed Beth Andrews. Mrs. Arey served an elegant salad H.to. sh COUrae, OJHtr aim du.u was assisted in serving and entertain- ing by Mesdames Ward Arey, W.

J. Arey and Mrs. Josh Mauney. EARL NEWS. Personal Mention ople txn.ai and Going in the Live 1wn.

The Earl high school opened November IS. with a large attendance. Principal Mr. Mason Latham; inter-oTSfS: via-Virginia Eliott of near awndaje. Miss Pinkey Jones of this lace charge of the primary.

v-i i. rrr-il. ace ras cnarKf Mr. Mrs. D.

G. Webber. Miss Ethel Austell left Saturday for her school near Lawndale which opened fj- his frieml 0f Camp Sevier spent jn town. jrs" olivo and son Don, days in Kings Mountain u-ppk the L'BrSi Oi her mother and Mrs. I.ucas ime and son Lucas rppnvi e.

wen- visitors at the home ef Mrs. Jonn u. t(, f-Iljs Addie BoorVvisited at Ninety-Nine Island WP(k. 'fr ec Lavendar spent Monday in Gastonia. Miss Bertha Herman our county nr helil her month.

meet- Mrq 15C111S. MnnrP an three Children of Ciiffside spent the ween enu w.u. her mother Mrs. D.J. and May Bechtlw Wt day aftemoon for their MORE THAN 10.00 .1 a i in i New York, Nov.

man have anolied since fk armistice was signed for pcrmis- 8i0n to go abroad, according to cus- tohis omciais nere, i nnrtlinrfld that no passports for toreign u-ave. woud be issued except in case necessity. Evans E. McBrayer Carries big stock and sells the goods. the noon at 3 o'clock at her home oa one ed in inold ed ing or ture will pie was still ny him Ill 100 i 4 R.

J. P. i done by outsiders who have volunteer- nd employes from other depart-! menta beinir nlaced on tne wards. ORPHANAGE DESTROYED BY nor it uirvnnv Tiircniv Hickory, Nov. this mom-1 at 10 o'clock destroy- the 20-room main building at the! Baker Mountain orphanage, eight miles from Hickory, entailing a loss kotwn tinnn tsnnn I Johnson is manager or tne norae, which is operated under tne auspices tne Seventn Uav AQVenilSlS.

ana is i caring for some 60 children. The origin of the fire was not known, Mr. Johnson first noticing the attic of the in flames. The wooden stric burned Iik kindling. It has not been determined whether the building be Winston Negro is Identified.

Russell Hig.h the negro who was Savetl ironi ucnig iiiiiicu oumiaj i vj night in Winston-Salem, by the au- thorit.es there or alter several peo- had been killed and wounded in that developed when water; turned on the crowd by the fire-! men, was safely lodged in the state's prison by a company of soldiers from twin- under law. It is stated that the lady outraged or inose wno gave au ior weir coun- wy. ne naa cenaanaiy given nis uie in we unav Ainu vi aervice. We wish to convey to you at this moment of your grief the sineerest sympathy of the American Red Cross and earnestly kopje and pray that the God -of all Comfort and Consolation will draw near to you all in this time of your need, and prove "A very present help in time of trouble." I am, Yours respectfully, DAVID W. ROBERTS, Captain, American Red Cross, Home C.immunication Service.

MR. ED. PRICE OF LATTIMORE DJES'lN ENGLISH HOSPITAL bear no trace of warfare. Here and'SDcnt the week end with his parents the principle or tne treedom or ine ur. oou, we xorc.gn secrewry, ay Vriends in the county will which enunciated in his 14 in a wireless dispatch received here.

Uh sorrow of the death of Mr. Ed and on which the allics- iniThe mesSag '3 the0V; i freeing to discuss peace with Ger- ernmnets of the United btates, Oreat there was one which showed evidences ef the firtfin. at thntimotho French' tt.mi m.h through Belgium. In most of the towns every house was intact. The roads over which the Ameri- cans traveled are in excellent con- dition, due to their distance back of the fnrmo- r.nnn lino nnd thp lim- 'ted use made by the enemy of motor trnrks Tk rptrpntinv nrmv lpft on the rP-nM.

tpnm rollers, which had been working almost to the day of its departure. Although early of the war, Belgium's inhabitants in this qunr- fer appear better off today than the French civilians a few miles back. TUl At. a n4n tno posinviiy pneumonia alter an attacK ci ilhe American forces in England for thn r.a.-t few months. Mr.

Price con r.y.n nni MiPfl Urto her ir lln nor llfll lll'll lll'SI 1111 tlBm fro.m Wahinrtnn ITJ fill r.ll WI'IIL UVVHV WILI1 Llltr .7 I IIU'll III i Mo a w.u fhn Cleveland county boys. He is an() one sister, Miss Daisy anj jR a grandson of Mr. Ex-Congressman Rluts Dead. Hon. Theodore F.

Klutz, aged f.8,J on and whom nA anil linnnnul nacH 1 1 tv. rt ln 1- TJlZ' lne Amcr.c.n army -v afternoon ttt the home route to Fayettcville to work on Camp Price of Lattimore-virton. restaurants were being oner- ing iiirn int iriMiiy iium iiiin inni. mic II III IlllMJ 7IIIC: LVU.U IlUk HIV. II i J.

i l.i nt lhe instance of the authorities (U K-nffiino- Lilt it Arrived loo Late. Porto Rican3 to tne number of who arrived in Wilmington en ragg. anocu auer me armisine waa A orlJ nrrlpmH returned home by the government, Some of thom were given work elsewhere in' wn. mmnn thpv WPTP SO thinlv elad that TrATYl TflO Pflin TW1 WClB thp Rp(1 rros, i SAVINGS SALE Or WAK tAVius STAMPS BY MERCHANTS H.232.75 Blanton .190.00 ,.180.00 gtore E. Campbell ...126.70 N.

Dellinger B. McMurry 20.00 ...50.00 BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. 4 i wiiu ucuiaLiuo 1UI 1 1 r- i i f'M dealer told how his shop on the was scarce. One meat ine (jermans entered his shop on ine night they left and threw part of his tock into the street. But he had some lpft inplnJrKT emrtl-prl Viflm.

when the Americans entered. i ou r.n I 'viuuuig wiv onopa TTtrn ounm. Tha ahnna nr bettpr stocked than those in French towns the same dis- tance back of the line. Women's clothing, ranging from the lacy and befrilled, to smartly tailored gar- wents, is prominently displayed in the windows, while tobacconists havej their showcases well filled. The wine hops have not such varied stocks Some days ago Mr.

Klutz was second term in 183. At mat time it stricken with paralysis, after a lin- was increased to 150,000, and and in railway traffic in occupied territory gering illness from Bright' disease the administration of President Taftf The oldfront.er of the empre, jn. and he never fully recovered con- to $75,000, where it remained. He has eluding Luxemburg, Dr. Solf sug-sciousness.

The family knew the end besides, an allowance of 125,000 a gesta, is to be regarded as i the eua-was approaching and all of them were year for traveling expenses which batons boundary and custom duties are at his bedside when he passed out. Idoe. not have to account for. ba levied by Germany. He repeats the previous protest v.

UpTtrave for that rood as-ainst the surender of means of p.vnni nenraver niui uic urxib heavy work shirts cotton or wool at all prices..