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. TWO. CUMMINS REFUSES Will Push Resolution For Senate Peace Committee. 'Foreign. Relations Committee Votes Unanimously to Render An Un--j favorable , Report on the Iowa Senator's Proposal. TO BE GAME LOSER - 2 Washington, Deo. 5. Resolutions " fend 'debate on subjects connected, with ' the peace conference "again occupied part of the time of -the seriate today and tomorrow's session probably will - be - taken up largely with " discussion of the resolution of Senator Cummings ' of Iowa providing for appointment of a special senate committee to go to Paris to report on the peace meeting. The senate foreign relations . com- mittee voted unanimously today to re port the Cummins resolution adverse ly, but its author plans to make a :: "Vigorous speech in support of it. Senator Pittman, in submitting a special report explaining the commit tee action on the Cummins resolution, said the proposed committee could per form no constitutional function im ' posed upon the senate with relation to treaties and that it would have no legal etatus in connection with the negotiation of making the treaty. "Its method of obtaining informa tion," said the report," would, in the nature of the circumstances, be va grant, uncertain and unreliable." Senator Johnson of California, re publican, started debate by informing the senate that there were reports that Edgar Sissons, of the committee on public information, was to be in charge of arrangements for "ration ing" cable space for the transmission of press reports on the peace confer ence. Senator Johnson said he hoped that George Creel, chairman of .the committee, would not censor the re ports. In the course of his address Senator Sherman vigorously attacked Repre . sentative Mann of Illinois as the result of Mr. Mann's recent statement saying chat the country was not in sympathy with criticism of the president while tne cnier executive is at the peace conference. Senator Sherman did riot name Mr. Mann, but he said the author of the statement spoke for no one but "Hyde Park and the south-side of Chi cago." During the session today Senator Borah of Idaho introduced a resolu tion providing reaffirmation by the senate of policies enunciated by Wash '.ngton and Jefferson warning against entangling alliances with European jations. SCOTCH WERE "MITTELSEX." Runs Were Puxxled When the "Ladies from Hell Appeared. (Special Star Correspondence.) Rocky Mount, Dec. 5. The kilties of the Scotch soldiers were source of much ridicule and fun-making, during the great war.. Although .the Scotch ware amoii the best of fighters in the allied armies their "dresges" were cause of many of the jokes of the war. Major William A. Graham, who was a visitor in the city, tells one of the best yet on the kilties. "When the Germans, .first 'saw the Scotch," he' said, "as they went - over the top they marvelled ' and wondered at their little short 'shirts.' "Said one of the. Huns: 'They can't be men, for they wear dresses; they can't be wonen, because' they wear coats; they must , be of the', famous Middlesex regiment.' " TELLS FARMERS THE FOOD . QUESTION IS UP TO THEM Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 5. The agri cultural needs of the nation were plac ed before tonight's session of the 40th annual convention here of the National Farmers Congress by Clarence J. Ous ley, assistant secretary of agriculture. Mr. Ousley, in covering the problems facing the American people in their effort to feed the starving nations of Europe, told the delegates that it wua f squarely up to them as to wnethar or not the Uniied States made good its promise to send overseas 20,000,000 tons of foodstuffs during the next twelve months. ' Mrs. Fannie Klinck, president of the Woman's National Farmers' Congress, " which opened a two day's meeting to .day delivered an address in which she cited her own career as a successful farmer in pointing out to the women delegates the advantages awaiting them i nthe agricultural field. A. R. P. SYNOD DUE TO MEET AT CHARLOTTE, POSTPONED Charlotte, Dec. 5. The annual -meeting of -the Associate Reformed Presby- - terian Synod of the eduth, scheduled, to convene here December 11, has been postponed indefinitely according to official announcement made here today, on account of the Influenza situation, which has grown more serious here within the last few days. , City and health pfficials will hold a conference tomorrow morning to con sider the advisability of extending to the other gatherings the order issued a few days ago closing the schools of the city. The order , prohibiting all gatherings except In the open air, in effect here for several weeks, was re scinded. Later a gradual increase in the number of influenza cases devel oped. INFLUENZA BECOMES EPIDEMIC IN BRISTOL SECTION AGAIN Bristol, Tenn.-Va., Dec. 5. Influenza in east Tennessee and southwest Vir ginia has again assumed epidemic proportions in several sections and much apprehension is felt by health authorities. Numbers of new cases are reported daily in this city and vicinity. .Virginia college has closed its doors until after the holidays. So far no steps have been taken to close the local schools or theatres and the city. Many deaths have occurred in southwest Virginia i nthe past few days form f.he disease. New Spanish Cabinet. Madrid, Dec. 5. (Havas.) The new ly formed Spanish,Lcabinet is made up of the following ministers: Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Romanones; war. Gen. Berenger; navy, lose Chocon; justice, Senor Rosello; public works, Marquis Cortina; public Instruction, Senor Salvatella; finance. Senor Calbeton; interior. Amalio Gi tneno; supplies, Senor .Argehte. LOTS OF GOOD BARGAINS At our Ten Day Shoe Sale. Wilmington 6h0e CO.-S " , PROPOSED FEDERATION OF CHURCHES APPROVED J Congress For Church - Unity Recom mends Committee Which Would -. Take Steps For Organic Unions - Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. J5.--The pre- posed federation of churches was , ap proved and resolutions recommending the appointment of an inter-denomina tional committee" of every Protestant faith and of the Home and Foreign Missionary societieaito take definite steps toward organic churcn. union were unanimously adopted" today by the congress for church tihlty -in session here. Each denomination vau nave one member, on , this committee for every Son. AAA nnmmimli&ntRt'sifhev as dele - gates-at-large to a 'convention to "be held in 1920, when it is" proposed to' to take decisive action on the question. The Home and Foreign (Missionary, so cieties also, will be represented by one member each. 'Y ':. As outlined by the business commit tee of the congress it will-'devolve upon all members of the . interdenomina tional committee'.to develop! , means for the proposed Htnio(n' among- their own followers, carry on propaganda favor able to it, and see that the subject is laid before every national; gathering of the "clergy and laity of their respective churches.- The Presbyterian members were given power to call the committee together. , - More than 100 delegates, among them a number of bishops from all sections of the country and representing 10 denominations, attended the meeting. WORLD'S SHIPPING LOSSES MORE THAN 15,000,000 TONS London, Dec. 5.- The . world's total losses of merchant tonnage from the beginnig of the war to the end of. Oc tober, 1918, 'by enemy, action and ma rine risk was 15,053,786 gross tons, ac cording to official announcement issued tonight. During, the same, period -vessels to taling 10,849,527 tons were constructed and enemy tonnage totaling 2,392,675 was captured, making a net loss of tonnage during the war of 1,811,584. GEDDES REVEALS EXTENT OF U-BOAT RAVAGES ON SHIPPING London, Dec. 5. -(British Wireless.) uring. the war, 2,475 British ships were sunk with their crews, and 3,147 vessels were sunk and, their crews left adrift, according to a statement y Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the ad miralty, in" an address In support of a fund "by the women of the empire to erect- a memorial to British merchant seamen. Fishing vessels to the num ber of 670 had been lost during the period of hostilities and the merchant marine service had suffered casualties exceeding 15,000 men, Sir Eric added. WANTS TRANSLATORS OF 23 LANGUAGES FOR. CONFERENCE Paris, Dec. 5. Translators in 23 languages, including Chinese, Arabic, Turkish and some not even so well known, have been called for by Brig Gen. William W. Harts, who is direct ing the equipment of the American peace delegates. The number required is indicative of the diversity of the races and countries having interests before the peace congress, either through participation in the war, or by reason of treaties or other relations. W.r'cC T. U. To Raise .Fund. Chicago, Dec. 5. The executive com mittee of the W." C. T. U. started a campaign today to raise a fund of $1, 000,000, part of which will be used to enlarge the executive headquarters of the organization in Washington. Thir ty thousand new members have been enrolled during the last year, it was announced. , BRISBANE EXPLAINS NEWSPAPER DEAL (Continued from Page One.) price fixed was $750,000, the witness said, but he declined to purchase it because it was losing money. The -only other newspaper he owns, Mr. Brisbane said, is the Wisconsin News. He said he purchased the Wis consin Free , Press and News and con solidated them and that brewers were not involved in the transaction. The witness told the committee his attitude toward the us e of beer and light wines brought him in touch with brewers. He said he asked Mr. Munsey to sell him the Times and let him pay for it out of its earnings, b.iit the re quest was refused. He then Went to Feigenspan. "I said t ohim." declared the witness: " 'You know my attitude on beer; you know how I feel toward your busi ness?" Brisbane then laid? before Feigenspan the plan for a loan to purchase the Times and the brewer said he believed it would be a good investment. The witness went on to say that Feigenspan said he did not know he could ad vance the full amount, himself, but he would raise the money among his friends. v;r; Feigenspan according , to Brisbane. refused to take a' mortage on the Bris bane real estate; saying he did not wish to make a -record of the loan as it might appear that he was purchas ing newspaper support. "Do you regard that as a loan or do you regard it as a gift?" asked Senator Wolcott, of Delaware. "As a loan absolutely." the witness replied. A loan by Mr.' Brisbane to Victor Berger, of Milwaukee, the socialist who was elected to congress at the last election and who is under indictment for violation of the espionage law, was described by the witness. He said labor unions in Milwaukee erected a building which they called the Brisbane building, arid" that he loaned Berger $8,000 for the project. Brisbane tpldthe committee that in 1917. wheri :; the " ' British government closed the trans-atlantio cables to the Hearst newspapers and news agency, he communicated with Lord North cliffe and the letter "adjusted" the mat ter. Under his contract with . Hearst, -the witness said, he writes wliat he pleases and Hearst publishes it if he wants to or. declines to publish it if he desires. Mf. Hearst controls no One's political views; at least not mine," he added. .The committee today, completed the examination of Alexandr Konta, of New York-vsr ho -had dealings with Mr. Bernard Dernburg, the German propa gandist, relative to the Jpur chase of a New York newspaper by the German government. Tomorrow it plans to hear A. Bruce Bielaski, chief ok tho department of . justice -1 investigation bureau, who has inquired into the various German propaganda work. . . To Cure, -k ; Cold In One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets). It stops , the Cough and Headache and-works off the Cold. E W. GROVE'S signature., on -each -box. nv-adv. 1 1 THE MORNINP STABWILMrNGTON, V C J FRIDAY-, iPECEltfBER I9I8n EASE ATT ATTENTION Gained Thirty Pounds On Tan lac and Feels Like a Brand New Man AH Over Now, He Declares. ;. "I feel like a brand new man all over and have gained thity pounds in weight besides, since I started taking Tanlac," said Levi Thomas, an employe oi tne Chattanooga Furniture Company, Chat anooa ,J.enn ,w ,-; y v. i, VI was .frail kn'pUfty looking from years of suffering with stomach trou ble. I had lost weight and strength until I was as weak as a, kitten. Every thing I ate gave me hours of misery and 1-tried, so many medicines without getting relfef that I; had begun to think I'd never be well again. ; wa so ner vous 'arid rundown th4ast exer tion would -tire irie.'out ; corapbstely. ' "It may seem wn.derfuilWt ubefor,e I had finished my seeddotte.-6f Tan lac I was feeling lUc my old-time self again and I began tobuild tu' 1 now weigh a .hundred arid: Jeightyrfive pounds, can eat like a farm-hand and feel strong and fit for -any' kind of work and am gaining eSre5(day. My improvement is the talk yerybody who knows me." . - - V, j Tanlac is sold in Wilmington by R T? Pnllamv and leadincr druggists everywhere. adv. FORMER HUN RULERS MUST STAND TRIAL Those Responsible For War Cannot Escape Because Thelf Heads Were . ' Crowned, Says. lPrenfr. London, Dec. 5 David Lloyd-George, the British-prime minister, tonight, in the election campaign, gave a re-statement of his policy. In it he declares that the -men responsible for the war cannot escape because their heads- were crowned, but that they must be tried by an international court, : - Mr. Lloyd jreprge alBO declared, himself in favor of the. expulsion and exclusion of all enemy aliens. DEMONSTRATION HOSTILE TO CHILE TAKES PLACE AT LIMA Santiago, Chile; Dec. 5. -The Chil ean consul at Callao, Peru, reports a hostile demonstration at Lima. the Peruvian -cabinet -'has-- resigned. It is rumored that Dr. Francisco Tu dela, foreign -minister in the retiring cabinet, wiU be appointed minister at Washington. v , . The Bolivian consuls are in charge ot Peruvian interests in Chile exce'pi at Iquique, where the French have taken the interests of Peru under their care. WILL DEMAND ABOLISHMENT OF MILITARISM IN EUROPE Dundee, Scotland, Dec. 5. (By the Associated Press.) The British re presentatives at the peace conference will demand general and absolute aboli tion of conscription throughout Europe. Winston Spencer Churchill made this announcement in a speech here tonight. - . : ' -7 Jnfluensa in .Louisiana. , ' New Orleans, Dec. 5. Influenza con tinues, to gain in Louisiana. Today's reports'show an increase over Wednes day of more than 500 new cases. In New Orleans 65 new cases were re ported against 16 Wednesday. There were three deaths in the. city from this cause. For the state, 405 ne cases were reported. When Baby Is Teething GROVE'S BABY. BOWEL MEDICINE will correct the Stomach and Bowel troubles. Perfectly harmless. See di rections on the bottle. adv. RAGTED SsnMltPBSBVsBsssMBFnV)V W .-. Make ft I'll I Icid Gojid Corners Gamfortable j z : I i &;7 ;.ygliix that, feel the;'slightest -; : ft t i iyrvt'')!! (if draught. '". 'v j In I BffHiHSSlj Ib f II it v gerierouti -glowing warmth whenever, ; ti W ffl ' " ssZ" V Xzls ifllnf wherever heeded brings comfort and 11 IP j! .jfJ?3S3 Wllfl ; relief in freezing weather. - Hi fe" i if lr M Wn i W; rry s f stnIdard oil gomrany fiLh im " WILL NpT RECOGNIZE SOLDIERS' COUNCILS ' : V- " . . ' American vArnry?. Officers ; In Germany x Decline To Deal lVlth Any Except , ?i "' v ' bet ttcto ; Authorities. With the American Army of Occu pation, Dec. 5.' (By Courier to Nancy.J (By the Associated PressT-OfRcial recognition by- Maj.i Gen.- Joseph T. Dickman's army- of the German sol diers' and workmen's councils, has been denied. Every effort by the delegates-assigned to supervise the af fairs in the districts occupied by the American forces or to nave the Amer icans deal with them nave failed, Gen Harry A. Smith, in charge of civil af fairs, adhering to the policy that he must treat with the de facto authori ties. '..' Members of councils who now are only civilians since the soldier mem bers departed with tne army, repeat edly have called at headquarters to explain their connection with the new German government and, to assure the American officers that their only de sire is" to exercise certain supervisory acts of burgomasters in their govern ment. This was . the role they- had had prior to the, entry of the Ameri cans but the Americans have insisted that it is quite enough to deal with one faction , and so long as honest co operation is accorded this- policy will be continued. i r, :. The -members of. the councils have -protested that '.they are not in accord .with the doctrine of bolshevism and declared that theif only desire is to bridge;over . the- gap -of the transition period, which should end in February when a constituent convention will be held. PERSHING'S VETERANS m NOT TO RETURN SOON Secretary Baker Indicate That Troops Who Have Been Tried Ar Still Needed Abroad. Washington, Dec. 5. Secretary Bak er gave it as his personal opinion to day that none of - the veterans of the American axmy in Fran.ce will return home before peace formally is declar ed. He indicated that tried fighting men would compose the bulk of the force to be kept in Europe for the present. Heretofore the unaerstandinghas been that the Rainbow divisidn "and two or three famous units would be brought home soon, leaving their places to be filled by some of the new comer. Several" of the divisions w"Hich have seen hard fighting are assigned to the .American army of oc cupation which is marching into Ger many. Army officers say that it was necessary to make up this army of tried troops because there was no say ing what eventualities might come to pass. Recent dispatches from France have said that an American army of 1,250, 000 was to remain in Europe for duty until after" the proclamation of peace. TELEGRAPHERS PRESENT THEIR APPEAL TO M'ADOO Washington, Dec. 5. Representatives of the' Order of Railroad Telegraphers today presente dto Director General McAdoo their application for reconsid eration of the recent wage oncrease order and revision of pfrpuimber of rules tohich would giinfc .tfiesn" more pay. They will confer with them again to morrow and again later take their caf; to the board of railroad wages and working conditions. KING ALBERT AND QUEEN ELIZABETH ARRIVES IN PARIS Paris, Dec. 5. King Albert and Queen Eliwtbeth of Belgian and the eldest son were aMven an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived in Paris today. The trin reached the Bois de Bou logne station at 2 o'clock this after noon. Sheets were crowded along the entire route from the station. ' ."' .' BERLIN GOVERNMENT ; v J r TO TRY EX-KAISER? -.'r- '"-" "; '' - " ' - - f No Decision Is Yet Reached, But Poc- y nientslBear '' ' ; "AreBeinsr Studied. . Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 4.. (By the Sjj AssoNciited; , Pre'ss,)-The ,,Ebert gov- SS ernmet has arrived 'at no decision 2 concerning the status of former Em- f peror" William. Hugo Haase, foreign - ' minister in the Ebert cabinet, has in- ggg formed the Correspondent of a Vienna, SSS newspaper that the Efbert government sa is studying diplomatic documents SSS bearing on the origin of the- wa and SSS when that task is completed it will de- '; cide whether individuals responsible ,: for thef warshall be brought" to" jus- , ZZZ f ice: - -1 " i - Herr laase today denied rumors of . 7 an internal crisis in the government. S5S He admitted that the aiSseriSions be- ; tweenthe majority and minority so- sz cialisfs existing during the war were; now accentuated but said that in gov- as ernment affairs he always had -:rsuc- j ceeded in 'effecting a .compromise; p '. zsz WIRELESS OPERATORS' APPEAL j TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT SSS Washington, Dec. 5j In appeal of the Marconi wireless operators' asso- elation for the adjustment of, the wage scales for radio men, 'was taken under advisement today by the national adr justmerit commissiori- after a confer- ence with representatives of the mjen and shipping interests on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. . The wireless operators . ask estab- lishment of a wage scale involving in- creases on many ships. Villa on War Path Again. , Juarez, Hex., -Dec. 5. Gen. Francisco- Murguia, with 2,000 cavalry, left Juarez hurriedly today for Chihuahua City on learning that Francisco Villa and his main command were marching on, Chi- huahua City. It was announced that Gen. Stfurguia would be replaced by Gen. Jesus Castro soon. Tris Doesn't Want Managership. Boston, Dec, ,5. Tris Speaker.,, the Cleveland . American league, outfielder, how on the inactive list of tho .iaval avaiation school, told friends, today that he had "heard nothing regarding the report from New York that he would be offered the. position as uian ager of he Cleveland club and tnat he did not want the job. WORTHINGTON. Almost a month has passed since the death of my darling, sister, Eva Thomp son Worthington. I cannot refrain longer from writing a little tribute in loving memory of her. She was 25 years and 15 days old when on the 7th day of November, 1918, the Death Angel claimed her as His own. Just one year ago she was. the happy bride of Elmer Clifton Worthington.- She was always bright and cheerful. Sister Eva was the sunshine of our home. Being of that happy disposition she made friends everywhere, she .went. She -was- a PtirietlBn cri t-1 al-nrova lnval tn Vl A T church and Sunday school. ! On Saturday, November 2, 1918, sis- i ter Eva was taken suddenly ill at her home in Fairmont, from which she was rushed to the Thompson hospital, Ium- Derion, jn. u., ana uvea unm xnursuay. All that loving friends, nurses and skilled doctors could do was her. but alas! All in" vain, band;, Elmer C. Worthington,. from Greenville, N. C, and brothers, Edgar, from New York, and Ben from Balti more, U. S. N., and sister Fannie, teach ing in Virginia, also mother, father and little brother Paul, wej"e with her al most the entire time of her sickness. ou wu,o taiu iu icaL lit 1110 f nuuiuui t cemfiterv. Fairmont: N. C November 8. ! Rev. J. R. Miller, her pastor, and Rev. Draper conducted the funeral service. Words would fail me should I under take to tell how much we miss the pre cious jewel. ' We must only strive to meet her in that happy home where parting is no more. FANNIE THOMPSON. - (Advt.) . 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