Hit aiu WHincu
BY 31 COUNTIES
. . itians COMING IN TO
i .-re hiRHWAY COM MIS-
s.
SION AT A RAPID RATE.
CALAMITY KOWLERS QUASHED
Many Counties Will Probably Have to
Wait Until Next Year Before -Apportionment
is Available.
Applications for federal and state
aid in building highways have been re-
a. j mm .
ceived from. oj. uiu.erc.ui, cuuuuea Dy
Mr."W..S. Fallis, chief engineer of the
sUte highway commission.
Calamity howlers to the contrary,
all appearances are that the new high
ly commission will have all it can
handle for two or three years at least
The requests for federal aid are not
all complete , many not stating the
mileage of roads wanted, but since the
limit of construction this year will be
about $5,000,000 worth of roads, many
counties will probably have to wait
until next year.
The applications have been filed in
the order received.
The complete list of counties. which
hare made application, and the order
in which they are on file with the
state highway commission,' follows.
Montgomery, Beaufort, Mitchell,
New Hanover, Sampson, Watauga,
Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, , Swain,
Guilford, Johnston, , Macon, Durham,
Martin, Wayne, Brunswick, Surry,
Hyde, Yadkin, Transylvania, Bun
combe. Wake. Haywood, McDowell,
Henderson, Chowan, - Burke, "Avery,
Carteret, Ashe.
Extension of Health Work..
Continuation of health work after
the men of the United States Public
Health Service are removed was the
subject of a conference between Dr.
B. E. Washburn of the International
Health Board, Dr. W. S. Rankin, sec
retary of the State Board of Health)
Dr. K. E. Miller and Dr. A. R,
Sweeney, the last two being of the
Public Health Service. K
Dr. Miller has been working at Tar
boro, loaned to the State Board of
Health by the "Public Health Service,
and is now leaving that post, his suc
cessor having been appointed. Dr.
Burdett Robertson, who originally;
was from Yancey county, who has been
doing health work in Alabama, takes
bis place. . Dr. Sweeney is posted at
Fayetteville in a position similar to
that of Dr. Waller here in Raleigh.
Like Dr. Waller, he will be' relieved
July 1. The local authorities there,
however, want to keep up the work
started, and that was the subject for
this conference. . ' - a
Twelve counties have been organ
ized thus far on the standard plans of
the state board of health. This calls
tor a 6,000 budget, $3,000 from the
county in which the work is done, $1,-
500 from the State Board of Health
and a like amount from the Public
Health Service. -
Ware the Wilv Bear.
Commissioner of Agriculture W. A.'
Graham is warning North Carolina
cotton growers against what is re
ported to be a movement throughout
the cotton belt by dealers to get the
advantage of growers in market price
of cotton through a scheme to ad
vance money on cotton. The ? dealers
offer to take cotton from growers and
advance $100 a bale and sell by May
1. The dealers have $5 commission
a bale when the transaction is closed.
It is claimed that this scheme enables
bears in cotton prices to supply de
mands, and defeats the real purpose
of cotton holding to advance market
prices.
Women After Clerkship. -
With the authorization by the Gen
eral Assembly of another clerk for th
office of state auditor, the women of
North Carolina are getting, interested
to the point of insisting that a woman
-should be appointed to the place. The
lotion carries with It a salary of
$U0O annually. -
Old State Bonds Redeemed.
State Treasurer Lacv -and his as
sistants began a tremendous job of
Paying out $2.720 000 in redeeming old
six per cent North Carolina bonds.
Instead of floatmg another bond is
sue now, to take up the old issue;
"Treasurer Lacy is taking them -up
ith spot cash whic was borrowed,
later, when the bond market becomes
more settled a four per cent issue will
Thebonas were Issued about 32 years
o to pay for the contraction of the
orth Carolina railroad.' - ' -4' .
Some New Enterprises. -
Two new charters of corporations
Tre filed with the secretary of 'state.
Details of the charters follow:' .
Bryson City Service company; Bry
fn city; garage; authorized -capital
W.00,0, subscribed $250; duration w&
lnited; R. P. Abbott, Alma Wheeler,
K. Coburn. W. M. Hughes, all y of
Brron City, incorporators.
Edenton Hosiery Mills; Inc;; Eden
t0N authorised capital $125,000; "sot
Jrtbed $20; duration 'unlimited f C.
B- webb. w. Ti Miiw-ii -w1 W: lmm.TT-
Cities Unite in Cult.
The 10 cities of North rww '
eluding: Raleigh that avA : "
a suit before ; the interstate commerce
from ; allege".
freisrht-rat rtr;i.r. i .
-i . . . """wuons, ana ; em-
jy e ra&Uate, of Washington,
formerly asslstantsebretary. of the in-
commerce : commission, . as
spedar counseVe- to have represen-
Z" A.p1 3 or conference
w uui mr. isnoiate,, The members .o!
the corporation mmI8sion re lnYltl
ed to take.partihe.conference in
preparation for, vigorous,, prosecution
of the suit. Th ,m
interested in this suit include Greens
boro, --Raleigh,?.;., Goldsboro-. Rocky
Mount. Durham and' others ; nf h
central and eastern section nf th
state. The principles involved r.
much the same as' in the suit t.h onr.
poration commission is prosecuting on
uuttu oi me entire. state.
University Wins Estate.
Based on' the construction that the
testator has nolegal heirs other than
the University, of . North ' Carolina,
which, under., the law of ..the state
comes In possession of all property fox
which there are not shown to be other
legal heirs in the winding up of e
tates of deceased citizens, the State
University wins in the supreme court
in the fight for the $50,000 estate ol
tfctj late Haywood Bizzell, of Wayne
county. The property,, under the will
was left to the wife during her life
and then go to legal heirs. It was ad
mitted in evidence that circumstances
of birth out of wedlock, and death
without children left the deceased
without the "legal heirs" specified.
Mack and Frank McCullen sued fox
the estate, and : then the court below
directed that the State University be
made a party to the suit.
In the trial; below, Judge Daniels
held! that the McCullens were the
rightful inheritors 1 of the estate., but
the supreme court reverses the lowei
court.
To Gather Crop Data.
As a result of the success attend
ing the efforts last year of the boards
of county commissioners of this .state
to provide the bureau of crop esti
mates, department of agriculture,
with statistics regarding the acreages
and yields of. North Carolina fields,
Frank Parker, state field agent of
this bureau, has called upon all such
boards to provide again this year f oi
the making of such reports.
In his letter to the boards of the
State, Mr. Parker said 80 counties last
year creditably reported on almost
half of the farmed area of the state
This Indicates a progressive - siprit
equal to our renowned western states
We, like they, have learned that these
figures tell a definite story. These
facts are the foundation for progress
and prosperity, as well as our best
evidence to outsiders of this being a
land of unrealized opportuaities."
North Carolina Casualties.
' Ca-nalties among North Carolina
troops overseas, as recently made pub
lic by the War Department at Wash
ington are as follows: -
Killed in action Lieut. Wm. Bau
com, Ahoskie; Privates W. R. Mat
thows, Kipling; H. E. Snell, Harris
burg; Sergt. Jacob Woodard, Wil
son ; Private H. J. Jackson, Washing
ton.
Died of Wounds Private Martin A.
Jackson, Dunn.
Died of Disease Privates C. W.
Hartsell, Allen ; John John son, ? Buiei
Creek; J." . Walston, Speed ; C.
Jones, -Wadesboro; Laurence " Bess,
Lowell; Chauffeur Robt S". Piercy, An
drews. v -
Died of Accident T. M. Gregory,
Shiloh.
Returned to Duty Private Marion
Godwin, Selma, previously reporfed
dead.' - .
Severely Wounded Privates J. H.
Robbins. Forest City; F. E. Sorrels,
Willrite; D. D. Williams, Wadesboro;
Slightly WoundedT-Corp. J. C. Col
lins, Salisbury; Privates Burton Lew
is, High Point; ddie Bullock; Fair
Bluff; Frank Smith, Rocky Mount;
Alfred Da v.. Valle Crusis; Dallas , C.
McRae, Union vllle.
More Work for Weather Bureau.
The "day-light saving plan," with Its
moving forward of the hands of the
clock, has added to the duties of the
weather bureau observers. Until the
hands of the clork are turned back
the observers will be required to
make five observations each day.
Red Circle Club Work.
Mr. Ossian Lang, local organiser of
community Service, re-
turned from a four-day trip to Winston-Salem,
where he has been organ
'zing "a new branch. He reports com
nlete success.
Since the demobil'zation has started
everv town has practically become
war camp center, and so, until the as
similation is complete, each one must
tiave a branch of War amp. Com
munity Service. - When the men have
ii ;nrf to civil life, the task of
the Red Circle ' will, be .finished
Ission to Meet.
Rickett has requested
State Highway Commissioner, Frank
Page, of Aberdeen, rot to call the new
oftmmlssion together for organization
imtn Anrir3. according to announce
ment from the offce of tbe governor
; .The new commirje-n which, will be
sworn' In and .which" will begin its ac
V ve administration, of, , highway mat
W.in North CarInanUprilJ it
composea ?i . .-.
."a . v H Ndrfeet.' of Winston
Riim: J o; Stikeleather; f Ashe
PLANS TO EXPAUD
EMPLOY EXPERT TO WORK OUT
MANX; PERPUeXINQ J PUZZLES ,
CONNECTED 'wixH WORK.
RECORD TOBACCO SALES MADE
Palestine Restoration' Fund Campafon
Was Great Success: Allotment Was
, Oversubscribed First Day.
Winston-SalemI The Palestine res
toration fund campaign which was put
on here under the auspices of Jewish
citizens, 1? proving a success. The
amount allotted to Winston-Salem was
$1,000 and more than this amount was
secured the first day of the canvass.
The committee named some time
ago, representing the board of trade
and Rotary club, has decided to em
ploy Morris Knowles, Inc., of Pltts
burgh, Penn., to work out a plan of
the future growth of the city, includ
ing not only its physicial development,
but expert advice on the handling of
present perplexing problems ; as well
as suggestion for meeting problems
which the city must face in the fu
ture, correcting errors in the laying
off of the city, suggestions for future
extension and tentative engineering
plans, problems of sanitation, water
and. sewer systems, suggestion as to
the handling of traff'c. etc.. will be in
eluded In the completed work of the
planner. A ; committee reoresenting
Winston-Salem, South Side, and
Waughton has been-appointed to work
out a plan for the annexation of the
two latter suburbs with this cityC It
is thought that the proposition will be
carried, if an election is held in South
Side and -Waughton territory.
During the month . of March, Win
ston-Salem paid into the U. S. treas
ury over six and a quarter million of
dollars,' most of this being from the
sale of tobacco stamps. The tobacco
season closed here and the sale of lea)
the past yea rtotaled nearly 41,000,
000 pounds, this being a record break
er for the local market
Union's Community Clubs.
Monroe. The Union schoolhouse in
Sandy Ridge township has the honor
of having the. first Community ; club In
Union county It was organized ' by
County Agent T. J. W. Broom and
Home Demonstration Agent Blanche
lartev. 1 About 30 members were en
oiled. The club will 1 have monthly
meetings and will discuss questions of
'nterest to the people of the commu
nfty. A playground will be provide
for the children. Those meetings will
serve to promote a better spirit oi
co-operation among the people, as well
.is furnish social diversion. A horn
demonstration club "as also organized
by Tss Carter. Community clubs
will be organized i each of the nine
townships of the county. 1
Boy Burnec to Death.
Asheville. Gus Chandler, the 12
v ear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Moses
Jhandler, of Yancey, , was burned to
death here when a part of' the barn
-nd livery stable was set on fire by an
employe of the barn, who attempted
to build a fire in . small wood stove
with gasoline. Th fire was discov
ered bv Weslev Elkins; : who was
sleeping in a small room with the boy
He rushed down t' narrow stairs tc
call the fire department and forgot tr
call the . lad. When he remembered
his companion . It wa Impossible tc
reach him due to the heavy flame
sheets Which enveloped the room.
Returns from Bulgaria.'
Davidson. Patrick Johnston, rep
resentatlves of the American Tobac
co Company at Samsoon, Turkey
reached home th week after a long
and eventful , experience in Eurooe
"We was held up pnd detained in Sofia
Bulgaria, for many months during the
war and then. jaftr reaching London
was taken sick wHh Influenza follow
ed bv a serious attack of pneumonia
Among others her to welcome hirr
Ma wpk is hs brother. Richard
Johnston; of the Norfolk bar.
Tralnlnn School Closes.'
Trinity College. Trinity College in
co-operation with, the Methodts
churches of this civ. has just held ;
rery successful trning school foi
o,.iiv arhnnl 1 wcrVers. ' While the
school was held, at.the college and the
greater part of Its faculty either fur
nished or secured by tne college au
hftriHes. It was under the auspices o
the1 Methodist Sunday School Council
of Durham and extended its benefits
ftf nnhr'to the: Sunday" school work
, .e Mpthodt schoiq hut alsc
to many of other denominations.
Sal? of Land S'tes.
a Kw!on The sjle of a valuable
- . , - -, ...... .. - .
frirtf lahl. the old Tar Heel lum
w mill site lot n the ! center oi
Aw makes . available . developmenU
e more than' local' interest. ?
eM' frti- thm tobacco warehouse
Lm tliased. the companies organ
fzed and bnildmcs will be commenced
i once.: Aberdeen sold almost half
miUton: pounds ' of tobacco last seasor
nd two warehouses win oe recess ;
ft car; k tW ole :rf W
; Ithat wlil be' planted; There wa
: CLEAH - UP; AT ALBEMARLE
:ity Is Expected to Present Mueh
Cleaner Appearance Than at
Present Before April 7th. T
Albemarle. The Woman's Club has
started a move to clean up Albemarle
luring next week. At a recent meet-
ng of the club j the civic department
lamed a-committee to plan the -work,
rh'is committee, at once proceeded to
arrange for; a : thorough organization
jf the i forces among the ladies of the
;lub. Already this committee has
waited upon a large number of r prop
jrty owners '. and served notice that
their property will be expected to take
jn a cleaner appearance on or before
April 7.; - : .; '-.
The city is at present presenting a
very ugly appearance, in fast so much
so that B. " A. " For eman, a prominent
Albemarle business man, suggested
some time ago that a "piggery" on
the vacant lot just back of the Trust
building would be" a paying proposi
ti6n, . that it would not make its ap
pearance any more disagreeable, but
in fact would improve its appearance
and that amble waste could be ob
tained right on the grounds to keep up
a first c lass "piggery." .
Little Girl Loses Foot.
Newton. Annie, the eight-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Car
pen ter, who -lives about two t miles
from this city, met with a distressing
accident at her father's farm. Her
brother, Fred Carpenter, was in a
field cutting cotton stalks and his lit
tie sister was walking behind the
mower. In some way she lost her bal
ance and stepped in front of the ma
chine. One of her legs was cut en
tirely off just above the ankle joint.
:Vrj Runaways Are Located,,
Fayetteville. John Robert Tomlin
son and Thomas Jordan, the two Fay
etteville boys, 1$ and 15 years of age
respectively, who . have been .-missing
from home since March 10, were lo
cated at a lumber mill at Piheview
by W. H. . Tomlinson, father of the
Tomlinson lad. Mr. Tomlinson was
in Spout Springs . in his quest
for the youthful adventurers when he
was informed by the woman propri
tor of the general store that two boys
of their rescription had been there and
were employed at the saw mill, sto
miles distant. Mr. Tomlinson could
not secure a car in the community
to bridge the six miles that separated
him from his son, so he came back tc
Fayetteville on the afternoon train and
made the trip back by motor at night,
bringing his boy home the next day
, Suffers Loss of Leg.
Winston-Salem Gilbert Petree, wh
went to China two years ago to'teact
the natives how to grow tobacco, mel
with a serious accident a few day
ago; according to a cablegram receiv
ed by his parents. The messagi
states that young Petree. was ridinf
In one of the narrow streets , in i
town in a buggy which came in ,con
tact with another vehicle, throwini
him out; In falling a pistol, which hi
carried in his pocket fired, the bal
taking effect in one hip, inflicting i
wound which necessitated an ampu
tation of one leg.
- Many Insurance Agents.
Besides being intensely pleased wit!
,the success of ; "Clean ; Up Week,'
which came to a close, the state insur
ance department is just completing th
issuance of license to about 17,000 in
surance agents in North Carolina. Th
job has been a tremendous one ant
the force in Commissioner Young's of
flee has been, Jetting in many extri
hours of work getting it done.
These 17,000 insurance 'agents ii
North Carolina represent 417 differen
companies doing business in th
state. These are all under the winf
of the - insurance commissioner f in
addition to 166 building and loan as
sociationS." V:
Of the 417 companies operating, 10(
are stock fire insurance companies, 5!
are re-insurance companies,' 14 ar
underwriters, 40 are mutual companies
57 are life, 15 are reciprocal, 8 areas
sessment and 40 are miscellaneous, in
eluding surety, fidelity, burglary ant
theft companies. Sixty are f raterna
organizations and 22 are trust and in
vestment companies in which are in
eluded the concerns operating undei
the "Blue Sky" law.
Secretary Lane to Speak.
.Chapel Hill. Franklin K. ; Lane
secretary of the interior, and membei
of President Wilson's cabinet sinct
1913, will deliver, the annual ; com
vmencement day address - at "'the JJni
versity of NothCaolina on June 18
The visit of the distinguished cabinet
member especially at this time t prom
ises to make the occasion one of mo
mentous Importance to North Caro
linian3, and will , incidentally mark thi
fourth, university commencement ad
dress by . cabinet members within th
past four years. . .
' Elections, at Davidson. ; f ,
" Davidson. Recent . elections Iff , th
student body have resulted as follows:
D. W. Roberts, editor-iri-chief of Thi
Davcidsonian for the coming year,
with C. J. Matthews -as business man
ager.' L. L. McAllister will havexhargi
of circulation. . , . ;
i D. M. Chalmers, of ; Charlotte, - hal
been chosen as president of the '. Y
M. C. A. for next session;' p. W. Rob
erU. vice president;" A U Currie, sec
lreUry;:nd J C. McCaskilL treasurer
The. new fHcers enter ttpoa their 'da
Jd about April t: . '
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fHPIOYEfr V&rCS?t OTEEftATIOHi
tBy ; REV., P. B. v FITZWATER. D. 0 .1
Teacher, or English Bible Un th Moody1
..Bible Institute of, Chicago, , r"
4Copjrrlhi. 1919. by ,Wetni Vwapapr Toton.
LESSON FOR APRIL 13
CHRIST OUR SAVIOR..
LESSON TEXTS John 1 :35-H: Matthew
S0:27, ; John 8:18: Romaa St. 3 -.
GOIJ5EN TEXT God : so loved the
world, that be gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth on btm
snouia - not perisn, but have everlasting
life. John 1:16.
PRIMARY TOJ?IC--Jsus our friend and
savior."
JUNIOR TOPIC What Jesus does for.
us.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC Our , Lord
and savior. , : - - 5
I. Who Jesus Is (John 1:35-51). "
It is absolutely Indispensable that
every pupil regardless of age should
know clearly who Jesus Is and what
he came into the world for. It should
be the ardent desire of every teacher
to make so clear the person and work .
of Christ that the pupils may accept
him as their Saviour. Nothing short
of. his Deity and vicarious atbnemeijtv
will avail for salvation. What he Is
set forth to be is through . personal
testimony. For the most part that
which he was found to be Is through
personal investigation. ; , . -
1. The Lamb' of God (v. 36). John
testified that he is the Lamb of God
the world's sin bearer. The word used
and the idea conveyed carry us back
to Isaiah 53 and forward to Jesus on
the cross, bearing our sins In his own
body. Christ had been definitely point
ed out to John by the Holy Spirit (vv.
33,34).
. 2. Tho Messiah (v. 41). At the invi
tation of Jesus, the disciples went and
abode with him for a day. As a result
of that day wtti Jesus they testified
that he Is the Messiah. He Is that one
whom ' God had anointed to be the
Saviour of men. -'
3. The Son of God. (v. '49). Nathan
ael , was interested through ( the ; testi
mony of a friend. Philip told him that
he had . found Jesus of Nazareth, of
whom Moses had written. He knew
that Nazareth was ' not the birthplace
of the Messiah, therefore he, inquired :
"Can any good thing come out of Naz
arethr At the invitation of Philip he
made a personal investigation. As a
result, he testified that Jesus was the
Son of God, the King of Israel .
4. The Son of Man (y. 51). This .Is
Christ's own: testimony. It shows that
he Is the Messiah who, according to
Daniel's prediction (Dan. 7 :13), would
appear In divine glory and establish ' a
universal and eternal kingdom. In
this 1 testimony of Jesus is foreshad
owed the union of man and God, and
through him the establishment of a
medium of communication between
earth, and heaven. This Is the reality
of Jacob's vision at Bethel (Gen. 28 :
12).
II. His Mission in the World (Matt.
20:27, 28; Jphn 3 :16).
He came to. give his life a ransom
for many. The world was lost in sin
about to perish. Christ voluntarily
gave his life died instead of the sin
ner. 1. The world Is dying like the Is
raelites, because bitten by the serpent
of sin.
2. Christ, like the brazen serpent,
has been lifted ' up upon the cross as
the remedy for sin (John 3:14, 15). .
3. As the Israelites must look up to
the uplifted serpent, so those who
would be saved must believe on Jesus
Christy (John 3:16). While looking
by faith to the crucified Christ saves
from the death-sting of the serpent, a
neglect or refusal to believe on him
means to perish.
4. This provision was made by God,
It emanated from his love (John 3 :
16). "For God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son."
111. What He Gives (Bom. 8:31. 32).
God gave his Son to save a dying
world. Those who accept his Son have
-God on their side. He that spared his
Son will freely give all things to those
who receive him.. He even makes all
things work together for good to them
who love him (Rom. 8:28).
Obedience Required.
The Bible rings with one long de
mand for obedience. The key word
of the book of Deuteronomy is "Ob
serve and do." The burden of our
Lord's farewell discourse is, "If ye
love me, ; keep my commandments.
We must not question or reply -or ex
cuse ourselves. We ;mus not. pick
and choose our way. We must, not
think that obedience in one direction
will compensate for disobedience ,ln
some other particular, God gives one
command at a time ; If we obey this
he- will flood our soul with blessing
and lead us forward Into new path?
and pastures. But if we refuse wc
shall remain stagnant and water
logged, make no progress in Christian
experience, and. lack, both power and
Joy. F. B. Meyer..
Geranium Hint.
. Geraniums In window gardens will
bloom better if the roots are permit
ted to become somewhat, potbound and
the, soil is not kept too wet.- . , .
...r A Hold-Up. X . y
t Willie (with mouse In trap)-I say.
auntie, give us a quarter or HI let it
10C5e. Boston Transcript.,,-
I l And It Never Dottt -
' An optimist Is a person who doesn't
IcnowN 'bat's coming to hha and hojtJ
i uoes.. vsiroons uayszuxe- ' v
- v
ACTION, IS
pr acticXllV ALL"3 O 6ST A6t.E8
TO " AG R E E M E N T 6 N T R EAT Y
HAVE BEEN OVERCOME.
PRESIDENT IS A SICK MAU
Utmost Care is Necessary to Prevent
What is Now a Bad ColdFrom
Becoming Something Worse.'!
Paris. Reassuring news from Pres-H
.- ''A :. ... .... t. .... .... ... .,. ... ( ...
'dent Wilson's bedside was sent to the
peace delegates, although the. news in
dicated that the President's condition
was such as to make it advisable that
he remain in his room.
Study of the case has caused Rear
Admiral Grayson,: the President's phy
sician,' to reach the conclusion that
the. President is not suffering from, in
fluenza, but that the severity . of the
cold is such the patient will require
careful watching.'
The illness of President Wilson has
caused numerous wild rumors . to
circulate in . the city, and not even
the delegates themselves , are. im
mune Colonel House" had heard that
the president was really down with .a
case . of influenza but Rear Admiral
Grayson personally assured both, him
and the premiers that Mrt Wilson
moiely had a bad cold. , He warned
them, however, . that the utmost care
must be exercised to prevent it from
getting worse.,' . ' . . . . ,
Informally; the proceedings of he
council were related to the president.
King Albert of Belgium; whd present
ed his country's case tothe council
made an excellent impression, 'but, it
is understood to have been: given . no .
promises. The Czecho-Slovak ques
tion was again discussed as was repa-.
rations.'-;W-:v,;-;.V.- , ,. :. ;
The opinion was expressed by a re
sponsible British authority that the
peace treaty would be ready for -signing
at a very early dato.
"IF BELGIUM IS TO LIVE
THE COUNCIL MUST ACT"
Paris. Belgium's case has ben laid
before the peace conference v by. the
most distinguished advocate . Belgium
could ' have chosen, King Albert has
been in Paris for the past threedaya
and in numerous conferences with
the representatives of the great pow
ers he has outlined the needs of his
country and told of the steps that must
be taken immediately if Belgium is to
be restored.
A member of the Belgian, peace dele
gation told the Associated presa.today
that, shorn of all its diplomatic nlce
ties, what King Albert told the counj
cil, might be summarized thus :
"The time of promises has passed.
If Belgium is to live; the council must
act."
The Associated Press is able , to
state that three questions of,vital'im.
mediate importance to the reestah
lishment of Belgium, financially, eco
nomicaUy and politically, were dis
cussed. The first question .' was the
immediate advance to Belgium oi
about ten billion francs, the ' second,
the exportation to Belgium from Eng;
lnud and the United States of raw
materials and he third the cession ot
Belgium of the left bank of the
L'Escaut river and the Lemberg penin
sular. ; . - ' . "
NORTH CAROLINA WANTS HER
OWN REGIMENTS TO PARADE
Columbia, ' S. C. Approval was ex
pressed by officers and men of the.
119th infantry, formerly a North Caro
Una national guard regiment; when' II
was learned here that a movement '
had been started at Charlotte to have
the regiment parade in some ' North
Carolina: 'city before , being mustered
out, so that the people of the state -can
see their heroes of the Hinden
burg battle in line of march. Gratifi
cation was expressed that Charlotte
had sent a committee to Washington
to try to arrange the matter with the
war department. .
BRIGADIER GENERAL FAISON
COMMANDER AT CAMP JACKSON
, Columbia,. SC.- Brig. Gen. Samson
L. Faisbn. commander of trie famous
Sixtieth brigade of the Thirtieth di
vision. - and acting commander . of the
Thirtieth division since General Lewis
was ordered : to general headquarters,
has been designated as commander of
.Camp Jackson, according to anounce
ment made here.
The doughty Tar Heel, who made a
splendid record' in- France, has arriv
ed here from Charlestnnl r 'i?;:-'-,,v;T:
ALLIED ARMY, IN RUSSIA v-
1 r IN - PERILOUS. . PORITIOMI
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Paris.' -The situation in' the Arch
angel region in northern Ru ssia ; has
been forcibly brought to the atten
tion of the "peace conference by5 the"
i publication tn ; Paris .. ot. the British
statement that the troops in the Mur
mans : and Archangel' districts .were"
in danger ' of extermination 'unless they
'were speedily: reinforced. Brigadier
Seneral.W.- p Jlichardson, U...8- A is
; en .his way to take conicmd cf tta
Inerican forces In North HussISr
Edenton; corporators
till, maid Cmiro
cf Kiistoa
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