North Carolina Newspapers

No. 8 VOL. 8 Dkin, N. C, Thursday, April 10, 1010 0 ORDMR ISSUMDTOSMNI) 1J0TII TO CHARLOTTM; 119TII TO WILMINGTON Washington. April .". With in five minutes after the Char- pmacm trmaty win. hi-: HEADY TO SIGN HY MAS- TMRSAYS MLOYDGKORCM Paris,-April (I. The prelimi- mil v peace treatv will lie rcail.v lotto committee hail gained per- hy Master and the Germans will sonal interview with doneral March, the order had been is sued whereby Wilmington is to have a parade by Colonel Metts' HOLh infantry regiment ami Charlotte a Parade by Colonel e asKcn to come and sign ii ai the end of April or the begin ning ol May, Premier Lloyd deoigc, of Groat Rritain, de clared in an interview today with Stophane Lauzanne, editor Minor's regiment. The order Of the Matin. was of instant transmission. In answer to a remark by M Mr. Cameron Morrison had Lauzanne that what troubled presented the case for the people public opinion was not so much of the state and for the men of the delay, as the secrecy in the two organizations. He which the peace negotiations stateed the facts clearly and concisely and was beginning to proceed further, after having suggested that in view of the groat success which had attend ed the war department's cHort were wrapped and me ieur inai there was some divergence of i opinion, me uritisn premier said: I affirm absolutely that there is no divergence among the no lo give the Twenty-seventh divi- gotiators. They are often con- sion opportunity to receive the homage of the people in New York, like opportunity should be . Kiven the people of North Cam- nia to do public honor to the two regiments most intimately con cerned in the smashing of th llindenburg line, when General up to the Ia4 farthing of her r" March cut the talk short. lie power fronted with technical difficul ties which can only le settled after clo.se study. Take the ques tion of reparations. In sub- tance the allies have one com- .1 1 1 t . A mon principle, wincn i once mi forth thus: 'Ciermany must pay had iK'en quick to grasp the sit uation. "I will order the lHuh t par ade at Wilmington," he said "and the 120th to parade at Charlotte." And now to begin at the be ginning. Mr. Mori i. on. who had willing1..' volunteered to as.si.-t The Observer to the fulfillment of mutual desire of soldiers an people ol the state lor popular form of welcome, secured p.Io t ago ol .Mr. Hampton, secretin y to Senator Simmons, and Mr. Martin, secretary to Senatoi Overman, through whom Morri son and the editor of The Ol server secured audience with Colonel McAndrews. The pie hminaries were gone over in an exhaustive manner and the com mittee left his office w it li memo randa for the chief Authority, General March. It wa.s passer from one major to another un til it finally found itself undci f'lal escort into General March's XVfice. The happy outcome then has been related. Immediately following the i buance of orders by General March. Colonel McAndrews call ed up the commanding officer at Camp Jackson and institute. him to suspend work of demob ilizing Colonel Melts' men and to arrange for the parade ordered In Wilmington. Order? wen k issued lor a para.io oi i oi v! Minor s men m C harlotte. I in the expectation here that the Wilmington parade will tak place Tuesday or Wednesday. The LMth regiment is expect od at Charleston alxuit April 12 It is possible the parade may Ik arranged Tor the l.th. .At any rate Charlotte may accept that as the approximate date. The war department s idea is to have parades at Wilmington ;.nd Charlotte with the process J - dt demobilization at camp H un- ifer way. The regiments w ill be vent to these towns lor parade and returned to camp for mils tci ing out ut is it sullicielit to draw up a mil and nana ii w me enemW .MU1 we noi requiie guarantees and must we not ii.lv the terms, methods and forms of d laved payments Mu-t we not be able to say to. i i .i i . our adversary wnen ne pie.iu.s inadi -quacy of resources: vo'i (-.i go as .ar as that and you n u-t do it and you must do ih.it " In a word, shall we sim- o!v nivsent a bill or collect the nimii'V. all th-' money jtossible Yell, that i- where the woik i .1 i:.-c. ...1, .. ... 1. conies II!. slow and (iu in nil oi romnlicated bv the fact that t e h meal experts of the highest I i : I ' - f i r A , l iL fj - - '. i r ' ; I j i -t- ------ j !- & im i r - 5 3 111 I'l - vl . t' ' St. . . . k . 1 ! iii.r".! '"i v v ... . ... - . . . A' i i ;. m I -II.-. .'. iii-'i. ir '.! Mfc-'li.lii I'l. i.f i . ;;.i l!. i. i .-..I n . i Ii. l n-l U ,i ii r- . ! 'ii.-ii' ut' r . U t.,; 'I..- M i.'l : u Hi' A i irrlr.'iti iirniy ut M-r-'iia I lii In C.l.l.'iiz. 5-(ier I.. I... I'll tlt. lr ri'inni l. I'.i-ilai. 'A- (.iiln, wl... trlcil to a : ... .1 : !l. ment of Premier L! yd (Jeorge that the peace treaty w ill Im con cluded by Master is supported ly predictions repeatedly made by less promim-nt members of the peace conference and dispelled today much of the hopele.s. ness and uncertainty in which many KAINHOW DIVISION NOW ON ITS WAY TO ISKKST. Cobltn, Saturday, April .". (Hy Associated Press.) Two more train loads of happy, smil ing soldiers of the 12nd (Kain- low) divi-ion started this aftel important problems of the con-nMn for home by way of P.rest lerence seems to have been en shrouded. Kveii the announcements of serious bolshevik troubles in P.avaria and the danger of a break wit Italy over the Adria tic problem apparently did not ailed the optimi.-m today of the leaders of the l!riti-h, I'remh and American delegates. All Pali .seems imbued to day willi the idea that Master find the conference ended IIKLIT MIUCII THIKS TO PIT ISLAM K ON Kt SSIA TWO Y MA US SUNDAY WAR WAS DMCLAHMD COMPLAINT ACA1NST VA. PH01I1HITION Ol'MICMKS Washington. April 5. Com menting upon the fact that to morrow will be the second an niversary (if the entrance of the general United States into the war dm- railroad eral March today said: "Tomorrow April ( is the second anniversary of the en trance of the United States into the world war. One years ago we were starting a tremendous drive to get troops to France. When I look charge of the office of chief of stall on March 1th of last year I found that Febru ary had touched bottom in the number of troops aboard only 1:5,000 men having sailed, "We built ships; we bought ships; we begged ships; we commandeered ships and on last April G the Hood of men It is staled in a dispatch from Richmond, Va that, upon com plaint of John Pai ton Payne, counsel of the Federal administration, and ivor l . (. Moore, ol Wilming ton, N. C, again; t conduct of Virginia prohibition officers in searching trains for illicit liquor hipments, dovernor Davis has lirected Prohibition Conimn- sioner Peters to ( njoin the oi ficers against exceeding ihcir authority and to be "particular ly tactful when dealing w ilh women." Many complaints, (lie letters of Counsel Payne and Mavor Moore declared, have come from passengers on trains in Virginia regarding activities of the pro hibition agents. Sleeping quar- across seas had definitely begun, ters of women, it was statoi increasing in volume until we have been invaded, with Hash- reached our maximum of ".oil,- ing the searchlights and revol- 000 men in one month. Now on vers. Men posing as phohibi our second anniversary the ti"' officers, it was charg d by great 'problem is to get our men Mayor Moore, have stolen arti- eapabilities and great experience i n(i. sum.Ssfuiv or unsuccess fully, and many newspapers and aders who have lain doubt ful alx-ut the successful out come aie apparently less g'iny lUnit the prospect. V v. not in agreement among themselves either as to the method of liquidation or as to the a- ( ts to be realized. No. there is no divergence among the negouauus, om. hi.is there are heritable ones among the exn. rts. (.lien among those from the same country. Who is to decide between them if Dot the negotiators and do you think it can always lie done quickly . M. Lauzanne remarked that what public opinion could not understand was why, UToro ev erything, (lei-many was not handed a full bill no matter what amount and forced to ad mit full liability. And who savs we shall not .... i 'm : ... i i.-.l do so . ri leu i i i'l 1 1 it i hi Con e. "Who savs we have nt decided that?' No one." the interviewer in tenuiileii. "has said mat ou haVO derided it. The l'.riti-h premier ivsume "Cannot the people wait until . . - t i .i :.. we have nnisneu oui oik hi lead alwavs wanting to judgi our intentions, this cnniercncc had to meet and do things tin il- r conditions unprecedented 'n historv. A e.es are tinned to ward it and. what is more grave all ears are glued at its keyhole F.neniv ears tremble with Joy when thev detift some hesita tion. Friendly ars half heal ex- No delay in demobilization nmfu. ed rumors which are pod died far and quickly. The ,1.1V does not Pass but what same false news here am there takes its flight. Never theless, no day passes but that we in silent dolilteration feel aj would l0 entailed and th pertsO would be nominal and one which the government cneenui Iv assumes ' Charoltte's Twentieth of May proposition centralized on th parade of the 120 th regiment proaihing nearer the great aim tvirndo ouaht to give the town .. - MKR1CAN I I.A; FLOATS OVMR III N STKONCIIOI.il Coblenz, dermaiiy. March 7.- When the seventeenth held ar tillery, commanded by Col. M. W. McCabe, moved into the mcieiit fortress of Mhicnbroits- tein where, for many genera tions the imperial colors of the Mohenzollerns had waved from the great llagstair a defiance to the world, it was discovered to the dismay of the new garrison that the unit did not possess a national standard to proclaim from tho tallest paliqw-t the American occupation of the Teu ton stronghold. Coinieis were sent to every hop in the city of Coblenz in a foiloin hope that an American Hag might have survived the davs when dermany p;ud honor to visiting official and military delegations from tho American republic. The search was I unt ies and tho forma! occupation of tho fortress seemed destined to bo without its chief cere monial, tho hoisting of tho col ors. P.ut the couriers of Colonel McCabe reckoned without Sec. Mit had Driscoll of tho Knights of Columbus, of Danbury. Iowa. As a venture tho mo-si-ngers visited the big war service sloie house of which Mr. Prhmll was in charge. The soldiers com posed the Kl.'dh infantry regiment. New York city's famous f.qh division headquarters and attached units left this morning. There were cheers, but no tears, a, he trains pulled out. The soldiers were in the highest spirits as they waved farewells to their comrades w ho ai e to fol low within the next few days. C.oi man civilians stood in the background, but gave n indica tion of their feelings. In the railroad yards luar Renianger, where tiu joldiers fj.he Rain divi.sion boarded the trains for P.rest, there are n number of sol diers from tho fourth (regular) division who are scheduled to stay on the Rhine until tho job is done. They Iimked on with grim faces today as tho trains pulled out. The RainlMiw divi sion has turned over to the four th division the prisoners in its care. Among them was the burgomaster of Ahrw oiler, who is serving a sentence for en deavoring to conceal Cicrtnan army property from tho Ameri cans. Major dtnelal Flagler, the commander of the Rainbow divi sion left Ahrwciler several weeks ago and is expected to land in Most on noxt week, to make preparations for the land ir.g of his troop;. It is not known la;y wiaiv ir.e vaimus units of the division will disem balk, Ix'th New York and P.os t on being mentioned. it" mil evneriellCO for Olich Other more esteem, confidence and af fection. Let public opinion w ait a few days. It will then bo able to pronounce on facts, not ru mors." Llovd deorge's Statement Has Clarified Atmosphere. Paris. April f. (Ily Associat ed Press.) The confident stato- V one of the greatest miys m history. Columbia, S. C. April It was announced from Charlotte tonight that a committee from North Carolina, which went to Washington last night, had pre vailed on the war department to allow the 119th infamy to par ade at Wilmington and the 12oth infantry, when it arrives to par ade at Charlotte. It is under stood that the war department server and told the plans of will direct all paper work to be the committee to have the North completed at Camp Jackson and Carolina regiments parade in as soon as the regiments have their own state had been fruit- finished parading in the respec-1 ful. He was asked lor a state iv cities will be discharged niont. The commander of the from tho service. llIHh said that he could not talk A great deal of satisfaction in the absence of an official or was expressed by officers and der, but one could tell that he men of the 119th infantry when was visualizing the plaudits of It was learned that they would the people of his home state am report in Wilmington. Colonel home city as his great. regiment Metta was communicated with marched through the .streets of y a representative ot lhc UD- Wilmington. rSITKD STAT MS TO R F.TAIN IX SMRYICK 1.0.V) TANKS Washington. April fi. Rocog nition of the importance of ar moied tanks oidnance cavalry in modern waifi.ro is indicat ed bv the peace time organiza tion of this arm. ju.st approves bv the w ar depal tli elit. Tho United States will main tain in commission and ready for service, under these pl.uis. a minimum of l.O.'ii) tanks, ".:50 bo ing of tho heavy and 720 of the light tyjH-. A thud type known 'es. 1 think I can tix you out. . . , t;mk -S M,,vWt., ii Hi' U said 110 SCCiei.ll . iinn . . i.i e ... '....I .. i .... Kl in me oepins oi pmnu- umn ie found his most cherished .. .. i overseas possession, a o.e Amerioan Hag. "This is the on- y emergency that could ever get that flag away from me was the admonition of the donor of tho olors. Then followed the ceremony of the mountimr of the colors over the great stronghold. Troops in parade formation, a big fleet of American airplanes maiioeuvcring in the brilliant sunshine, and the playing of the "Star Spangled Ran nor" by a regimental band proclaimed to the vwirld the downfall of the ramparts which since their oc cupation by tho legions of Julius Caesar have leen the bulwarks of monarchy. . . it it t ' (or each company and lullaiion commander. ! in all being com prised in tlv complete tank or ganization. A tank biig id.', composed of one battalion of heavy tanks and two of light tanks will be at tached to each army corps. The typical heavy battalion in cludes l fighting tanks, with 21 in re.-crvc, and the light bat talion 13 fighting machines with 27 in reserve. Thus the army corps complement, wim 7is waiting orders from the coips commander. Tho tank corps in the propos ed peace establishment w ill have at its head a brigadier general The coi-ps is to be made up of 1577 commsisioned officers and 5,802 enlisted men. Merlin, Saturday, April .". (Ry Associated Press.) Russo Cicrman negotiations in July, 1911. are described from the derman viewpoint by Dr. Karl Ileltferich, former dennan vice- chancellor in his liook "Pre-War History." which will be publish ed shortly. Heir llellferich refers to a visit made to Merlin on July G. 191 1, by L. F. Davydolf, a prom inent Russian hanker w ho want ed Ileldei ich's view on the pos sibility of persuading Au.stri.i to modify her ultimatum to Ser bia. Alfred Zimmermann. then uiuler-secritaiy for foreign af fairs, and llellferich suggested that Austria should be given a free hand ill S-rbia with the as surance that any action she took should not disturb the balance of power in the Malkans: Da- ydolf promised to take the ugge-tiou to Fotrograd, saying that nothing definite would be lone until after his arrival there xcept that Russia "probably w ou Id mobilize v Part ol her trniy." llerr llellferich says he point d out that this would lead to a derman mobilization ami war, to which he says, Davydoff re died: "Well we can demobilize again that costs money, but it need not cost blood." Tho former vice-thancelloi asserts that he also got assur ance from Austria that a note would be sent to all the powers containing facts leariug on the conspiracy against Archduke Francis Ferdinand and its con nection with pan-Servian agi tation in order to permit the governments to "convince them selves of the correctness of the facts cited in the ultimatum to Serbia." M. Davydoff. Heltter- ich .aids, promised he would urge the Pctrograd government to aeeopt this, saying he had seen at the Russian embassy a Impel til statement regarding the hist previous conlerenco io- tween Sorgius Sazonoff the Ru sian foreign minister, and Count Portales. the dennan ambassa dor in Russia, who agreed that no further military measures should Ik? adopted by cither side Dr. Zimmermann.. HeKTorich continues, was not infonned re vardinir these assurances which r- ' were contrary to increasing re ports that the Russians were mobilizing on the Cerman bor der. llerr llellferich asserts that prior to the murder of the arch tuke Russia privately asKce dormanv if she would leave Aus tria in tho lurch, whereupon Russia would forsake Franca This was refused, he adds, lo cause public opinion and the derman officials were convincee that a film alliance with Aus tria-Ilungary was absolutely es sential. Referring to the yachting trip made by the former emperor in the summer of 1911, the former vice-chancellor nvs that the emperor went after being reas sured bv the chancellor. When he read of the ultimatum Servia. the emperor started home and immediately tele t i i cies irom passengers traveling bags. 'Nothing is doing so much to injure the good name of Virgin ia as the conduct of the prohibi tion officers" saiil Mr. Payne's letter. The complaint of Mayor Moore was sent to Director- dcneral llines, of the railroad aj established a camp record of administration, and through eiuobiliation of over 1.000 Counsel Pa n ', referred to dov- back to their homes from across the seas. I have set as a mark to be reached :5 10,000 men in one month. M;u h month is showing a steady increase over the month before and we will do our best to break the record in trans-At hint ic shipments. Demobilization has been speeded up at home, one camp h men in one dav and we can easiiv handle the maximum number of men per month which the available shipping permits us to bring back. Mvery tate in the union is now wel coming its leturtii.'ig sons the finest types of American man hood, clean and virile and de serving the thanks of the American people." oi nor Davi- HAKKK V, RANTS AIR- PLAN M FOR TWIN-CITY ROY SCOUT DRIVM. Washington. April 5. Disre garding the adverse report of tho chief of the aeronautical di vision of tho war department, Secretary of War Newton D. Raker todav officially notified the office of Senator Simmon- that he had authorized the loan of an airplane to Winston- Salem for the P.ov Scout Cam paign on April 9. Senator Simmons made a ihm - sonal appeal to Secretary Maker in Mialf of hi old homo where he began the practice of law. Hugh Chatham and other public spirited citizens of the Twin- court of anneals, of Pennsvlvan- t'lt.v had made insistent le ia. and his cousin. Lieut. Mat- quests lor me airplane to lend thew Tavlor. late commander of an air of attractiveness to tin land forces afloat in the naval launching ol a campaign to eicci .ii. r.,..,. r .i... ll .n..i-,. i State Headquarters to the Hoy Florida, were supporting actors F.l. I'M CARRIMI? PldMON SAVKS I.I I'M OF MNSIdN Atlantic City. N. J.. April G. A blue carrier pigeon was in strumental in saving the life of Miisign Finch, a navy airmen, adirft in a Hying Ixiat without fuel in a rough sea late hist night, while Judge Joseph Ruff ini'ton. of tho United States in one of the most remarkable 'snies ever made o!T the south rsey coast. William Myall, of Toronto, w as seated in his beach front room at a hotel, late last night, when an exhausted carrier pigeon Hut tered in through an oien will ow. Judge Mullington and icutenant Taylor who were at the hotel, found a small cylinder of aluminum about an inch in ength clamped to its leg. Upon a piece of paper not much big ger than a special delivery tamp in the tiny receptacle was this message of appo;il from the sea : "Down 10 miles west of sub- .... marine chasers at i:i. p. m., no gas. Mnsign Finch." Lieutenant lavlor communi- nted with headquarters of the fourth naval district, at the Scouts. Santfoid Martin, pn vate secretary to dovernor Mick- ett and ono of the abkvt editors in North Carolina, made an ur gent appeal by telegram to Frank Hampton, secretary to Senator Simmons, to use I. is ut- most efforts. The airplane, will he. .sent from the I'ingley Field at Hampton Roads, Va., which landing field is in a state of do.sintegration. owing to tho cessation of hostil ities. The chief of the air ser vice had already rejected tho re quest of Senator Simmons as well as similar requests from northern slides but Sen clary Raker gae his consent. WHAT DIS( 1IAUMMI) MMN MAY RMTAIN. Washington, April .V Mvery enlisted man on discharge, the luladolplua navy yard on the , , . o cohone. Instantly the news .. . I. !.. was Hashed to me v. ape .iay naval !aso. At 1 o'clock this morning the Cape May naval base called Lieutenant Taylor from his bed to inform him that submarine his Personal tiroiKTtv tho fol- lowing articles of unifonu equipment: Overcoat, cap, (for men with a a j .. . i I. over-sea .service nai un ouiuj olive drab shirt, woolen coat and ornaments ; woolen breeches, on! pair shoes, one pair leggings. chasers hurriedly dispatched off one waist Ml, one slicker and shore, had found Mnsisrii Finch overcoat, two suits underwear; ind his disabled machine and re- four pans .stockings; one pan lurned them to safetv. gWVCS, one louci sei, one urn Naval headquarter ask that rack bag. gasmask and helmet Its 1.. V the bird in the case bo given 1'' overseas men on..., the liest care possible and re- Soklicrs .m-nod to Caoo Mav. turned in their equipment who have already are - authorized to redraw them by graphed to King George, Mm- applying to the director of stor- peror Nicholas and Mmperor age in this city. Francis Joseph to stop a con- The department today called flict. HelfTerich declares that attention to the fact that it is this attempt would have been unlawful for a discharged sol successful, the emperor told him diet to wear the regulation uni "if the unfortunate czar had not form without the red chevrons allowed himself to be forced in- which show his campaign with to signing the order for Russian tho military establishment has mobilization." I terminated according to law.