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1 I VOL. CIH-KO. 117. WliMlNGKfON, N. C., StJtfDMO: WHOIiE NUMBER 39,639 : c; .Sr' ;;:':' Mf'i. f . JThe Weather, il S v I t A 'i ,0 ; Vpi STvFtfe v vb3rPTTi A '"TF ' fl h - ite1' . . .-A". .. TROOPS MOVING STEADY AND mobilization of the First Mil lion Men Is Going Forward Rapidly OVER HALF MILLION OUT Being Discharged From Camps jfow at Rate of More Than 100,000 a Week, . TRANSPORTS EN ROUTE 3ringiBg More Than 5,000, In cluding Casuals; Washington, Dec. 28. A steady itream of troops from overseas and ermy camps is moving homeward, With more than on million men des ignated for demobilization since the signing of. the armistice, all efforts. General March, chief of staff, said to day, are being directed toward getting: them out of service and back to the work in which they formerly were en gaged. Already more than half the number designated have been mustered ut. Meanwhile additional units have been assigned for earcy' convoy home. Reports tonght from France showed that three more transports, with, up- 1 ' r AAA -U - antUJ n M j3 Wards ui: g,uuv uicu( - uau. oaucu, auu others will depart for home ports as rapidly as possible. General March said thework of dis charging men from camps was pro ceeding at the rate of about 100,000 a week. THREE MORE TRANSPORT'S OX WAY WITH AJOOO TROOPS "Washington, Dec. 28.- The departure from France 'of three transports :wltH more than 5,000 troop's, including wounded and casuals,' "was announced tonight by the war department.' The transport Matsonia, sailed De cember 23rd and should reach ifew York January 3rd with the 144th $eld artillery and four batteries of the 143rd field artillery, iboth of the 40th division and a number, of sick and, wounded and casuals. , The Northern Pacific sailing Christ mas day is due in New ToTk January 2nd with a large number of sick and wounded and cas,uals ' and - the 8th trench mortar battery of the eighth division. The Pocahontas, sailing December 24th, is due at Newport News January 5th with the 338th field artillery of the 88th dvision and the 126 field ar tillery of the 34th division and sick, wounded and casuals. - FRENCH LINER BRINGS 6,000 BAGS OP CHSUSTMAS MAII New York, Dec. 28. The French liner Niagara arrived here today from Bordeaux with 277 passengers and 8,000 bags of Christmas mail. Only one soldier, a sick corporal, was aboard. FOURTEEN BATTLESHIPS AND 10 CRUISERS TO BRING TROOPS Washington, Dec 28. Fourteen bat tleships and ten cruisers have been as signed by the navy department to help hring American troops home from France. The work of altering the bat tleships to fit fYrem for this work is being rapidly completed and several of them already are in service. All of the ten cruisers have been fitted up and the navy department announced today that one had sailed from Brest with its first load of troops. The battleships assigned for this ser vice are among the older on the navy list, and in order that they may bring as many soldiers as possible, are' oper ating with far less complement than usual. The following are tho battleships and their locations Virginia, Rhode Island, Georgia, Louisiana, Kansas and New Hampshire, already in service; Ohio, being fitted out, navy yard, Philadelphia; New Jer- "J-, Nebraska and Connecticut, Hamp-4 ton Koads; Minnesota and Vermont, Davy yard Philadelphia; Michigan, navy yard, Norfolk; South Carolina, lork river, Virginia. The cruisers assigned to transport oops are the North Carolina, Montana, Huntington, Pueblo, St. Louis, Roches ter and South Dakota, already in ser Seattle, at Brest; Charleston, at Portsmouth; Frederick, at navy yard, Norfolk, Va. ITISH SHIPS TO BRING OVER 30,000 MEN IN JANUARY New York. Dec. 18. The British gov- "ament will v aM. the u nited States between 30,000 and '0,000 American troops In vessels un- "er the EnC-Hah floo- Anvivirr To ..,.' 1 lev (, cu"ere iouy oy-x. Asn- Brit- V?ark director general- of the thorv 1I-inistry shipping on au W'ty of a cablegram from the .ship tW controller in London. It was fur- vMaur mat in aaamon to tne spo.!,!, nia- due here tomorrow on h.er soidwc yase' with 5'000 American i, Z?s since the armistice wu alcned. trooif h steamships with a total fered tPtClty o 32.000, have been of nd Jm 5e Xj"nited States government side hi e ready to leaye the other between now and January 10. Influenxa on Decline. idS11; Dec- 18.-lnfluenz; is i)S fU!ly on the decline in army conditio" de.tailed report on health ot troops in the United ;d todav , bv riA office did noushow;! a single tor a Several Of ithA Vlntwi. Amna CAMPS HOMEWARD STREAM FROM I N THIS r &ioya - Premie 7 Mumphant ln Elections Loss of V y in World 'War '7 ohes a Total of N" ifr Ten MiHion Men .- ILond' pec. ?S. Britisn wire less servw) Wit:i t-ie issuance of the figures of the French losses in the war, it Is possible to arrive at the approximate ,of the appalling toll in life The dead so far num ber 5,936,504.- The individual na tional losses In dead as announced a'te: British, 706,726; Frenteh, 1.071. 300;, American, 58,473; Russian, 1,-700,O0e;-Austrian, 500,000; German, 1,600,000. .. The total German casualties are given by the Berlin Vorwaerts as 6,330,000 and the Austrian total was placed at 4,000,000. Serbia in kill ed, wounded and prisoners lost 320, 000 men. DESTITUTE PEOPLE SAVED BY A No Deaths From Starvation Inl Occupied Portions of Bel gium and France, CLOTHING MUCH NEEDED Hoover Make Report on Conditions Abroad Belgian and French Gratw ftude to the United States) f tt Unbounded." WAshrngton Dec, 28.-i-Four Years. of. German oppression brought no loss of life from starvation to the population of Belgium' and northern Frafcce and the under-nourishment resulting from enemy occupation can be stamped out if America continues to send food. This report from Herbert Hoover wes made public tonight at the commis sion's headquarters. The survival of the, peoples of Bel gum and northern France whle a quarter of . the populations of other -German occupied lands died of famine, was ascribed by Mr. Hoover to the work of the commission which for four years poured food across belligerent lines sufficient to keep men, women and children above the margin of starva tion. The gratitude of these people to the United States, Mr. Hdover reported, "Is unbounded and embarrassing." They no longer need 'or desire to get food through charity, but owing to the sys tematic destruction of their textile -industries, they must still depend to a considerable .extent upon the United States for clothing. "The population is underclad," Mr. Hoover said, "and the one direction in which the Belgians are in need of char itable help is in large clothing supplies to the commission on relief for Bel gium." With the German evacuation, the system of distribution of food and clothing built up by the ' commission during the four years became disor ganized' due to the break down in transport, Mr., Hoover found. Though it is now possible, Mr. Hoo ver found, to buy almost any kind of food in Belgium, the prices preclude the purchase except by the wealthy. Meat, according to the report, Is 12 a pound, eggs $1 each and butter $2.50 a pound. These prices ore in contrast with an average income for more than one-half the population of less than $4 a week per family. - "An examination of the population," Mr. Hoover said, "proves that the ship ments of food by the commssion for relief in Belgium i during the past four years have brought this people through their ordeal without irreparable dam age to the national health. There ex ists among certain classes under-nu-trition, but continued supplies of food will rapidly rectify this. s . "The most cheering factor inthe sit uation is the condition of the two mil lion Belgian children who have toeen th object of the utmost solicitude or the whole world during the four years of occupation. Because of the supple mentary meals furnshed by the relief commission and the many children's in stitutions, these children have come through this period in a state of health perhaps even better than could be . expected. Because of America's ready response to the relief commis Be iu ixic i cixci uuuhu-. SlOn tO Save me iwure Koni.iuii.B V Belgiuin, we may be doubly proud of this result." ' Prior tp the German evaouaton, Mr. Hoover stated, approximately 3,500,000 people were destitute and dependent.? Through tht energy of the people in getting back to work this number, be said, had been reduced to 2,000,000. "My survey of tne rest of Europe, the Balkan states and Poland," Mr. Hoover said, "Is not complete, but suf ficient evidence .is at Imno. to show that Jbefore next harvest, relief of an. unpre cedented character must be extended."; Germany Delivering Xoeomotlves Paris, Dec.' 28.-(Hav.as.) Armistice conditions relative to i the delivery : of railroao; trolling stocjr-are being acr ried out satisfactorily'' by the :? Ger mans lu a Jngle day 3,500 cars. and 200. locomotives : were -turner oyer w IN FRANCE CO UNTR Y ueorge is His Coalition Government Have 519 Seats in . the House of Commons. to ASQUITH "SNOWED UNDER Pacifists and Women Candidates Also Meet With Sweep ing Defeat. SINN FEINERS VICTORIOUS Carry Ireland Overwhelmingly; Laborites Lag Behind. Liondon, Dec. 28. CBy. the Associated Press) The broad features of the election's results announced today are the sweeping triumph of the Lloyd George coalition, the complete route of the Asquithians, the pacifists and the women candidates, and, perhaps most significant of all, "the victory of the Sinn Fein'ers all along the line. That the coalitkm government would be victorious had been a foregone con elusion, despite the rumblings af ru mor between the polling and the count ing of the .votes that labor would make an unexpected showing. But that Ltloyd-George would command com pletely an - overwhelming majority In the new house in the proportion of al most five to. one had never been oon rempiatea even oy tne most sanguine coalitionists, and - since - coalition, as now operated, is distinctly . more conit servauva than liberal in -its composi- uon ana 'tendencies, this result pf the first election under the extended fran chise and with the participation' of millions of women voters is most sug gestive. t Premier Xaoyd-George with only four results ,yet to be announced has 519 seats for his coalition, out of a membership of 707. The Sinn-Feiners have elected 70 members, and labor wpproxjlmately 75. Of 14 women candidates only one will be . entitled to sit in the house of commons, namely a Sinn Feiner, Coun tess Markievics, who was elected for St. Patrick's division of Dublin city. But, as the Sinn Feiners refuse to sit at Westminster, (the house of commons will, as hitherto) be composed entirely of males. All the other women candidates, in eluding many of the foremost in the women s movements, were rejected by their constituencies. Christabel Pank hurst came the nearest of those to be ing elected, -being defeated only by a narrow majority. Sinn Feiners, as expected, not only swept Ireland, but gained their seats with enormous majorities, leaving the nationalist representation in the new parliament a ibare seven members John Dillon, the nationalist leader, was defeated by E. De Valera, Sinn Feiner for East Mayor, by a majority of over 4,000. Joseph Devlin, however defeated De "Valera for the West Bel fast seat. A prominent feature of the polling revealed by the count, is the compara tive smallness of ths polls compared with the -registered , number of elec tors. It should also .be noted that the de feat of the Asquithians, especially the former: ministers, in most cases can be attributed in part to split votes in thTeerCornered constituencies. Not ' only - has no coalition minister been defeated but most of them'-.were re-elected by" extraordinary ' majori-. ties. . For instance. Premier 'Lloyd Geofrge's majority is about 12,000; Win ston Churchill's 15,000 and Andrew Bo nar-Iiaw's 13,000 Majorities wen over 10,000 were quite common among the coalitionists On the other hand, the pacifists . were almost in every case ignomlniously de feated. The. rejected canidates m this broup included Philip Snowden, James Ramsay MacDonald, William C. An derson (labor member for Attercliffe division of Sheffield); Arthur Hender son, the labor leader; Robert D. . Oil thwaite (liberal for Hanley) ; Frederick W.; Jowett (labor cnember- fpr West Bradford) ; George Ltansbury i (former socialist member for the Bow and Bromley division of Tower hamlets) and Charles P. Trevelyan, former par Kamehtary secretary for education Among the surprises of the. election was the defeat "of former Premier As qiiith. He is rejected in company with jjnoat of his ablest lieutenants includ j0hn Simoson. f nrm(- home sacfe iArT.. R.-ln.M AffTTenn n form ohn, cellor of the exchequer; Walter Runci man, former president of the board of trade; ' Herbert Samuel, former past master, general; Charles F.. Masterman, former chancellor of - the Duchy -jit LAhcaster, and others, f . -.1. : ' Labor fared hadly in . the elections though, better than the Asquithians They had expected to elect at least .100 members,: wnereaa they " have on ly. ap Droximately 75 of whom Juare. coali tionists.- Even this, however,'. - is i a much larger representation- than labor had infthe old parliament,, t . ' ' ' ' " . V - ' " ' ' ' Ur:e 'Medals For Draft Boards. ? Washington, Dec' 28--LiegisiatIon au tljorlzing medals for members bf,i draft boards .and - state - officials : whoelped administer the J selective - service1 law was urged today-by Secretary fiaker.in a letter Chairman ' Denti- oiC - the house toifive ivffiiii to ; - CobIeh7, -;Fridayed4-S7. (By Sthe Associated vPress.) Nine million marks' arrivctl.- ,hee .today; -from Berlin to be -turned -sever to the - American armv authorities: as part of Germany's ament toward the expenses of the army of occupation. . jhe'.Grmans now ance witn tneferms toijne;armjstice, ,40,000,000 marKs. . - The mohoy, has . $ee,nj transported by American motor trucks and by train. In several. instances7 isoine: "of ;the ' millions ' were -shipped from Berlin by. train under guard. i.Of; German" soldiers'- and -transported to the .neutral zone, where it .was turned over to -the Americans, who carr.ied the money to Coblenz.: The ;moneylasi rbeen? placed ,"in-vaults, near, American headquar- . ters, where .Ameriottn Idlers -guard it . SA.Tr, AIHFljANKS, AKH1VK irKUia'fll!JKl.Lli. ! -Coblenz, Friday; Dec;,3J.-'(By the Associated " Press. ) ; Sixty airplanes of the Fokker type arrive in poblens today .by special train from Berlin. They were the first of .MO. ajrplanes hich are -'t turned over- to the American forces in Co,bienXinaccprdance with: he armistice, r- r ( Each maoHin'DCfl!J guarded each car. A nuniber fteirman .avia'ors one out of each 20- machines vbefj?re iie planes are turned over to the ' American com mission.. ".:--:f47 - . .?.v-J--' i v"-- . . ' IS SENSIBtBlTHAT PRECEDENTS BE 'BKDlffilitilMiS, AT LUNCHEON GIVEN BY LORD MAYOR .SB Iondon, .Pec 8. -In his; speech this afternoon .t the -lord- major's luncheon at Mansion. houseEyesident Wilspn said: ' " ' r "'Mr. L6ri -Mayoru irbyal ' high- ness, . your Tgrace, latlie And gentle- men : . "You have gain-4mad?ime ,feel, sir', the very wonderful airftf reneus wel come of thia city 4n4 yoti ; have re minded me of hatIiperhaps become one of the'lisitj'oayfe.' '., .V;'i' "You have saiA-thavl have broken all precedeijtars.'in bming '- across - the ocean' to join theoupsels of the peace confeTenee, 'JfL I- think those who have been ansoc&ted with-. me in Washington will testify . that that i nothing surprising. Xaaid to the mem bers of the press in-Washington one evening; that ope Mtff"jthe "things that SUPERIOR STRATEGY OFTHEFRiGlllOH So Declares .German Editor Har dn, WlnjWl iDENBUBfr FlOtltmE Brands Former Kntperor a Great Cul prit Altkomtk Not Holding Him Directly Responsible for Bring ing Os .tte War. Pals, Dec. 28. (Havas,) Maximilian Harden, the German editor,' in an inter view, has declared to the Correspond ent of the Temps that . Germany was beaten by the superior strategy of the French generals. Marshal Foch, he de clared, was a military leader far above LiUdendorff, who had never been victo rious on the front. As for Von Honden burg, the editor characterized him as little more than a figurehead. Harden expressed fear that the loss of Alsace-Liorraine would be for Ger many a wound like that suffered by France, but he "hoped that borders would have no great importance in the future. fie considered that the former em peror- was not directly responsible for the war, but that he was a great cul prit, for he should have been able to avoid the catastrophe, 'but had not the couage to say "No" at the last mo ment. ' Concerning the present situation in Germany, Harden believed it very se rious. ' In his opinion, an industrial crisis was imminent, the revolution be coming more and more the agitation of delirium. He feared the extension of the bolshevist movement in Germany, if that country were obliged to make too great sacrifices. ARMY OF KNITTERS WILL "STACK NEEDLES" Red Cross Women Are Given Orders to - Cease Work, Their Tak Having Been Completed. Washington, Dec. 28. America's army of "women knitters who did ; not cease work -with the signing of the ar mistice, today were ordered by the Red Cross to ''stack needles," their taskn accomplished. . An inventory of r arti cles in reserve -shows, sufficient oh' hand to meet the. needs "of the fighting men in this country, and - abroad, and of Red Cross, relief commissions. 4 ' More than; 10,000,000 sweaters, socks, mufflers, helmets and . wristlets . were turned; out in $he -17; months preceding the overthrow of the- central powers. Virtually' every ' man in the army ;was given woolen? accessories,, ashloned , by the tireless -fingers of thousands !. of women whoV'chose that method :of al4 ing! .towin t3a ;wari. FT 'A v'"- - CELEBRATES THE -RETURN : : ;' C '-OF PRE-WAR- CONDITIONS . New York,' Dec.- 2.-r-New Yorjc cele- brated the r return of pre-war condi tions tonight " with ' a; great carnival de victorie Costume'; ball ,at the Ritz-Carl-ton, the' proceeds' of which are .to b given to the-' free, milk for France fund. . Te ? occasion i brought - together the. most fashionable ' assembly New t York has . witnessed' since-the i country -.wen in, one. of the ; halls, .decorated,v to repr re so Ion ite; nt: the "hanging, gardens, of Bby- I .The tBritish - prime'- minister 'warmiy 1 xemter, jaunster anw ,juonnaugni, - nere ; wmgnu was porxjs ,v . 1 : ," Metropoiitaniopera. house favpr I -welcomed the American newspaper men I f Seventy) members , of parliament hurst, Va., in .I854.v He- was . araau- ,.: ; imtWTm-0Ut;th:'eomd:Bllke rtoEnah4.:-fH .expressed; gratlflpa-1 were elected - by, tne "pa.rty, out tney 1 ateotnicnropna xouege;anu a w.-ffcxt:i .: in inthrPHfetita.tiAn-nfihHnjit--flaT.n; a? ' jrfonM-ued on Paee Tvo) .- - ' will not take their seats. . v . I Southern Baptist theological, seminary. , t - ' ' . have given the Americans, in accord- continually. MEL WllSdNSAYS had, interested me most since I lived in Washington was that every time I did ' anything perfectly natural it was said to be unprecedented. "It was perfectly- natural io break thLs precedent, natural because the de mand for intimate conference took precedfence oyer every other duty. And, after 'all the breaking of precedents, though ; this may sojand strange . doc trine :. in England, is the -most sen sfble' thing to do. The harness of pre cedent is sometimes a very sad and harassing trammel. .. " " 'Inthis case the-breaking of pre cedent is sensible for a reason that is very prettily, illustrated in a remark atm&utea to cnaries umo. une even tag in a company of liis friends, they 'tvrAsc-'nt n.ml Ta.m'h S"i1. in :hf,s hp.sitat- sr r . - 9 - . tax manner: "I. h-hate that fellow "Why Charles one of hia -fiends said. 'I did ! (Continued on Page Two.) PEACE CONFERENCE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER Spirit of Optimism Takes Place (; Of the Pessimism in Some Responsible Person in Both Paris and London are Accepting- His Four, teen Principles as Basis For Dleensaions. Paris, Dec. 28. The sentiment today in peace congress circles after another week of conferences in , distinctly brighter and a spirit of optimism has taken the .place of the pessimism which had prevailed in some quarters. This is due (to private advices from Lon don showing that the political ex changes now going on there have been equally as satisfactory as the public demonstrations. One o f the primary questions consid ered in these exchanges has been' the convening of the conference at as as early a date as possible. The Am erican delegation has been quite in sistent that it shall begin not later than January 9.' The pessimism previously existing in some quarters was due . to the various views held on the "1.4 points" but the president's statement that the allied leaders agree with him in the princi ples therein laid down, has largely re moved the first impressions. The , president's statement is echoed in all responsible quarters here. Pre mier Clemenceau also joining in .the declaration that the conferences, held show an entire agreement on the prin ciples. A meeting was held in Colonel Edward M. House's residence tonight of all the American interests, includ ing food, shipping the army, navy; treasury and war board. AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES London, Dec. 28. Premier Lloyd George, in receiving American - news paper- correspondents at his residence tonight, said the-conferences with the president had brought about an agree ment ... general principles. The pre mier said he 'felt assured that matters which had been agreed upon between America .and England would prove of the'igreatest assistance in the work of the peace, congress. An understanding virtually:-had been reached already . between the' entente powers regarding the admission of the various nations - to - the peace confer ence itself, . said the premier. J.rt his conferences at Paris with the premiers of France and Italy, President , wuson had become fully acquainted with. their viewa;and. he had-now also acquired a -knowledge of the ,:British. standopint "And," continued the premier, ."I feel assured that-, all these powers arej in accord on the basic principles of the , peace jwhich:. will, come oeiore tne con ference. At any rate it will be certain .that-; America.; andf England will' .be f ound;working in complete : harmony in the -conference." 5 . 'i The '.newspaper -men were received after-: a long conference . oetween. ; tne premier' and . Secretaary Balfour . and President Wilson - ami wmcn wui ' oe cwtinued tonight; at the. premier's din ner. to.the'president.at.his -official resi- WILSON MAKES LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCES IN ENGLISH EVERY MAN IR THE RESCUE PARTY OF FORTY WAS SLM As Curtain of Fog Lifted, Havoc Wrought by Hun Bullets ' Was. Revealed. STORY OF HEROISM TOLD Efforts to Rescue Famous "Lost Battalion". Related by Cap tain Harrigan. New York, Dec. 28. The American transport Turrialba, with 92 wounded officers, arrived, here today from France, The officers included Captain William Harrigan, son of the late Edward Har rigan, comedian. Captain Harrigan was wounded while leading one of the detachments which went to the rescue of Colonel Whittlesey's "lost battal ion" in the Argonne forest. Captain Harrigan said when carrier pigeons released by Lieut.-Col. Whittle sey reached the lines with requests for aid, a heavy fog hung over the forest, making an advance impossible for the time. "We called for 40 volunteers to at tempt to get food and clothing to the surrounded battalion," he said, and my battalion volunteered to a man." Forty of the men were selected, he said, and started forward. But when the fog lifted 'and permitted an advance in force,, all of them were found slain by machine gun-fire. ' Describing the advance of the second relief party, Captain Harrifean declared their valor "will never be fully under stood." - From the day. they., went . into action until they were' retired If or "rest, he said.' they had seen . 186 J cons6cutive Rorsr'of1 fighti to - aid TieUtenatCi?tpni!;:WJiittIese3fs toe; many, fell .from :.her exhaustion; but. beiieyffigi, theWKa 2 J pecii ' shot. Despite theara-; lets, which kiUea. man? o his con- mand, he said, "thfeyl Jfo&lht Jike devils, and ,tne liocne. wa,;gia to give up ground in the face, of . eritch an irresis tible and irrepresaibjer force." FORMER N. C. NEGRO- CONGRESSMAN DEAD George H. White Die in Philadelphia Served Two Terms From Old Second District. Philadelphia, Dec. ZS. George H. White a negro member of the 55th and 56th congresss from rorth Carolina, died here today. He was 66 years old and had been practicing law in Phila delphia for 12 years. . Raleigh, Dec. 28. George H. White, the last negro congressman who died today in Philadelphia, was elected to the 55th and 56th congress from the second North Carolina district then known as the "black district." He was born in Columbus county, North Caro lina, and removed to Craven, which was then in the second district now represented by Claude Kitchin, who succeeded him. Since that time there has been a rearrangement of. the dis trict and Craven is now in the third. Prior -to his service . in congress White had seyeral terms in the North Carolina legislature and had been so licitor in' his judicial district embrac ing five" counties in eastern North Carolina. He was also grand master of the negro grand lodge of Masons of North Carolina. He did not return to the state after his terms in congress. BRING CAPTURED WAR MATERIAL TO AMERICA All That Taken by American Forces to . . he Disposed of Under Direction of , Congress, Washington, Dec. 28; All war ma terial Captured fcy the American army will be .brought home," Mr. Baker said todayt rto be disposed of as congress may directl The equipment ' includes more than 1,400. guns and trench; mor tars taken in action and thousands of machine guns and rifles. Various pro posals -for distribution of the captured material have been made. It has been suggested that it be divided among the states in proportion to their quotas in the army but oh this plan Mr. Baker declined to express an opinion.' , To Retain Bir Powder Plant. Washington, Dec. 28. Secretary Baker said today that no decision had been reached as to which ofthe two big powder plants now under - con struction" would be retained by the Wardepartment. ; They are located at Nashville, -.Tenn., and Charleston, ,W. Va.irand"J4r. Baker said, that Just now it would seem wise to keep one of. them. '' POSTERS ANNOUNCE IRISH REPUBLIC NOW'SXISTS London, Dec. 28 Posters . will ' ap pear in,, every .parish in Ireland today announcinthat the Irish-republic, has come ino being, says j the Express. The' newspaper otds that. ' the-- Sinn Fel&era in the ' recent - election . swept CAPITAL Receives Address of Welcome in Guild Hall; Later Attends Luncheon. IS KEPT BUSY ALL DAY Goes to Carlisle Today and Will Deliver Oration in Man- ; Chester Monday. PREMIER'S DINNER GUEST Interest Divided Between Presi dent and Elections. London, Dec 28. President Wilson made his last public apperances in Lon don today. Officials of the city of Lon don presented him. with an address of welcome in the ancient Guild hall where other famous Americans, includ-; ing General Grant and former Presi dent Roosevelt, have been, received. Af terward he was the guest at a lunch eon in the Egyptian hall in the Man sion house where hover the ghosts of decades and of civic oratory and where many Americans have partaken of the famed Aldermanic turtle soup. The drive from Buckingham palace and return, was witnessed 'by immense crowds. There was plenty of enthusi asm abroad but it hardly reaohed the same volume as that -which attended the president's entry into London on Thursday. - ' . ' Announcements of the results of gen eral election was somewhat of a coun ter attraction today. ' Beneath the surface of . the formali ties at the Mansion house an unusual episode of human interest was ripplitig part happy, part tragic. Premier Lloyd-George, who sat near the. president was learning that the voters had renewed" his lease of power by heavier majorities. . . ;H.'H. Asoaithhl.ine-iH.mAr hf A-f -inA rival of today, was "seated nearby and. ' S U 'i ' heard tat his political career -of more '.'"h than jO'-years had. been halted ; V;--' ;; ' &4$'j -' The day's official events'. were : 'not-'. limit ed-'4o the.' 'two functions ' In the ' r: city. The .president received and spoke, l! fl i- tb various delegations which bresent- - .t": ''k 'li ed addresses at the American embassy and tonight he dined : at the premieres residence in Downing street with the members of the cabinet. . After the dinner he entrained for; Carlisle, where tomorrow he-will visit his mother's birthplace. .-, On Monday he will be In Manchester,' the great commercial city. The president "wll make an oration in the -Free Trade hall at Manchester and another, speech at a luncheon. . . The visit to London has passed With- ' out any jarring note or Miscusslon of precedents and rank like that which , attended President Grant's visit In 1877. The president has not. heard that the police took away fed flags from a few women of foreign appearance In the crowds in the streets ,of London. The president-has gone ajbroad in London unattended by American secret service men. ', . 'v'-.f" ;. The president's two speeches, that', at Guild hall, a formal oration having as its text that the world is eager for "a lasting peace of justice and right, and that atthe Mansion house, . mellower tone, were not. disappointing to, Lon-.. doners. That is saying much, as the president's prestige- as an .orator had awakened high expectations. It was clear that , his auditors,, em-. bracing the world . of officialdom, finance and business,' whatever their political mind, were, single-minded In their interest in the president's words. The same may be said of the greater audience throughout the country. No. public utterances in . Great Britain, apart from those of English statesmen which were landmarks in the progress of the war, have ' commanded such r:fi)i prominence in me newspapers. The phrase from the president' speech at the state banquet at Buck ingham palace -"there is a great tide running in the hearts of men" had al- ' j ready gripped the headlines of the pa pers and pervaded .their, editorial col umns. , SAYS GERMANY MUST PAY 470 BILLION FRANCS - . V , . . J, French Deputy. Estimates This Sam is What the War Cost the Allied : - Countries. Paris, Dec. ' 28. The chamber of deputies today . discussed the provi sional credits for the first quarter 'of 1919. - - - Deputy Jacques Stern declared the total war expenses of France, would reach 250,000,000,000 france, those Of Great Britain' he' estimated :at 20O,0O'6f- 000,000 and of Belgium at 20,000,000, 000. Thus, he said the . aUieB could ask from German, 470,000,00000, francs. " .- . ' . . ,. M. Stern recalled that Dr. Karl Helf ferich, authority on.Gemnan financial . matters, in. 1913 estimated the annual . income of Germany at 50,000,000,0,00 -marks. To provide equitably1 among creation of a financial inter-allied com mission .which . would proportion the debt among the' nations. . . , . - t Dr. Gordon ' B. Moor Dead. H y . Greenville, S. C, Dec. 28--Dr.. Gordon Beverly Moore, formerly professor of. philosophy and political , science at Furmare University .'and., the 'Universi ty pf South Carolina, .died . at, his . home r Mil j5i,.t v;, i.' -.1,, ,1-.. 'v: i If ." I- ,;,:,ir,;. mm ' . "' - Al ' ::rM - ' I. t ''ii.-T" 1. ;jfr" T, m -- Jf s'. tZ' VP, i'-V'l: .'.K '-' 5 : military .voxuuiiio. - ; , -? .,
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 29, 1918, edition 1
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