Today's 3
EVENING . TELEGRAM
V
FIRST SECTION.
Weather
Forecast
PAGES 1 TO 8.
VOL. X, NO. 172.
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, TUESI) YY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 18, 1917.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
TH
s
HEAD NEW ARMY
EFORE PETROGRAD
Dispatch Through Berlin In
dicates That Battle of
Holsheviki May Be
Expected.
FOLLOWING ' SMI) TO
NUMBER THOUSANDS
There. Are No Details of the
Strength of the Kcrensky
horces JJut News Comes:
Through Source . That!
Would He Oposed to Acti-h
vities. ! .
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1 're ui'.er K'ii.'M.
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' i'l liiliiivi i iit' t i(d..v aain-t hi in'. '
M (,UO BLIND TKJER
I ROM WILSON C Ut.Iir
. Aiilit.i- l.aia!, ;i;iii'iH,' wii- i aii'ht'
. ra i ly thisV an,: liiiy; J,y iii,-,iilirs lit thr
luai.y ..!..,.iiiit ih.I:i;i:. t'..r,a' '. ; h f.,.ir
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rj;i!i,i' . A, 1 ci,. 'y This .rn a's caiu
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Ti it'ii- .is 1 1 a ' ,M!)a jil'.tuit '. at u liati'Vi i
It .'1'S.iM'i'ii.s thai flu' hii-al i.lh'c.'rs nail
; i:t l-'.ni'l rt"''' In' ,'iial.l .l;.i'ii, ,,(' tin
stall' Ijia! iiiii,'. .'tin. Ajifi S'aliiinr 1,'ai
j:'ii.. t,. 1.,' nrt;a i' i i .1 t,, the many lii-r,.
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uhivii!!; tja' tt,'nt(:' t'liart ii' ami , t u'aity
'i'il'tli -nl' .her, nil. in. "':'
Tins sininl't Im- a" v . I ' ii i 1 1 j." I'-.t- all'
. ( li'-r ti'fris .,!' !ii,'. t.j.ti-.ltss.t-- ai'.i.'ty
t lint tak.' it i 1 j iii n I iaTiisTlv, s hi i,ni'
in H.'.'kv M,':.,,t t.. ",:.v ts i tra.l,'"
,-ui.l t !;-.' h.nl In tl. r li. in ttti tln r
,i-' r.'timi.
Aiithn ! v, iit liax.' his . 'i ! - "inittl
'llinrs.lav inuiii i ii,. xvlnn'. ii-'-uil. h,'
ti ii .l i'".i lan i;,; iiinii' li'innr in Iris n,
s'Ssit,n than t ft,- . a w a1 i"U s, aithiMih
i' i.' lait liiun than a v. hah' In! i,!' u'.,r--'.
j , nni'l like t,i ?:i ,-c.
COMMENTS ON COL.
HOLSES RETICENCE
I.i'l..iiin. li.i.. is. I an.)ia-iii, la"
! it in n r t v ..,.,' ' , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I. V,. M , I l,,ii- ", la-a.l
i;' t!,' A in, ia. a a nii-siu'n ii, I !i . li.yl
:tiii-t AV:ir i mi t .a . m ,-, an lai-lisli ni-s-i'i',
'I's. ' ii,,'s nn" as. a ntan
'v.nnl.l ,i mi. i:n ,as 1 .... .a.lniit -i was
I " ' -1 ; i . U i t' tfif i-" ! in i mil' within i ai
s'ai'.'' Tliis ,'..nniii'iit i i,, a, ti- wa
i ,lii',l I nun 1 h,- . !T,.is t.t n.'U sj.aii-r
Hit .-I In i lltt'l'V i,-w ' I 'nl.ilii'l I h.lls,. , , 1 1 1 , ' i . ,
i tST iiis mission wliilit lie. was in r.iiii'lini.
I In-st.'ilii'hl llnasf, that i,,'',ut 1 1 nl i.i '
Inuiii. in I In-. Alavj'aii- I'lisJ i i, of lam
(i.ui, was (la- si'i-ni' nl' many int,'i"-!.a.
liiirtias iliirinjr t In-- visit ul' th.' Am, ,:
.an inik.si,n hi'!,'. ('nh,n,l ,,i,s,. a -1 i
Mi's. Hoi, s, iilin ,-. aim . ana , 1 1 i 1 1 1 .,ii.i
t a,' I inti'.l Stat.s, li , . t Iiii c anil i; .
i . ' i; s -..a I,. Iii'hl tlii'i,. I.,-! na.ii A una hai a
.-i.i.. I liri t islra.i inii a s. .u.-r-ils am! iin
a iii-ifrs. I.. -dlv Hint, hi ht i 'io stia y, .
Iftlllw to (In, Ihikr ,.l' Knvl.ni ;!,, . ...
. 3 ; 1 1 t . 1 it at th,. si'ix ii-t nl' I he Am, an an
jrovfriiitif tit, with all its laiiisliiin.n.Mi
an.l lii-yiinhls ,i.iiii,-s am I . f i..n ,
i-hina and l.noks, ami t . n s f r v VTi : I "
v. 'i Ii -)-knilns.
t'lihnu'l Mnusf m;i t th-' a w sj..'-).i t-nn-a
in tin- !i!!"ii'V iii,,n hisarvial t'.mi'tl..
I 'ait,'. I Stal, is. Iin stun. in t n.nt nl' tin'
I'iy; Kii-j. I isli li i ,. mi. l.taaati i nl ,'hiinn,'',
j it'cc'iit tilt- honsr t i,at Is.'ia,- Wat,- hnih
Ifr I. nl ,1 I licstci Iii'hl ..I' tin'' la It is. "
Thcr'cw as liTtlc n.'Vs in what It" t i.
i olf I ll.'l. i tn sat.
' I'-tl.'ia.l, I ,-. Is.-TI," t. i,.,s ,.!
the Kasso li, rnniii a ' in i s a- .... iin
to it stat.'iia'n: iss,,.. hfcj- ..l,i.itis n .
t :i i:si i rr'i.f t, tio,..s until .l.i'ina''
II (Jan. 1, Ivassian . u imrras,. ,.i
t roiijif: tin th" tiaiits ,,. ,M i , . i-hi,..ls ,,
th- !N" - , 1 1 siiiiml- in h i. v i ,.ti.:. a w i,
t'ot'i'i-s. Tin- (itinans a i c nut tn . ("!., a
t ri.tf troi. .s I,, laiT'i th,-'Ill.a, k S,iji"
thf Halt ii- fast tit' th" 1" iiai.'is ,,(' , ,n
i;itialf cast of (ii -fjivii, h. I nl ,-i .-,,ui
Ix tivcfii thf tt'oups "inav im ailowf'l from
,iia, is;- tn sunsft. ("iroiiis art- liniitfl
to ?r f rsnn at a time, nlm imiv c
l..-.ni;t iirwsian'is ntn I nn'talc! mails
niol Im mstv carry on timif nm ex-t-lciiiijf
nrto'Tfs of jri nix nweity. .
TO PROHIBITION NOW
UP 10 STATES
The Senate Completes Con
gressional Action by Ac
cepting House Amend
ment. V;i i ii'.'l (lit., I cf. I -. .,')' pro pose J
coiistifiilinnnl uiueiiiltiion't I'm' national
prohibit inn ta,s, today final l.y sfibmit
tcii liv 'uii:;rrs U. t tie ,i at on;; t'irr:--rii 1 ill.
en t inn'-iV reject hut wit h in n-y''M ,. fit i -;
Tlic Senate- .yotjij.lftc-il t'iinyi'cssi(iii:i I
tlitioU bv. aicfptill"; UolisC ainelldtucllt
tn Jin- t- -i ! lit inn nl' submission 1 1 v 11 i'is
ijii' vote !".- T til; V w-itliuut roll (-till.
OLD VETERANS
TO HE HONORED
w. .,,,,. i ...... p- bi i.
-t tin
When tliev
M
tie si't'N .h'l1, nii-N w Im h:i y e n t ' a In
, j I.. 01". soi , ,h hiiliiU'u'oly 1.1 1 lie' .at my- e el!
j : In, -, a hn.se l;,st' sin i, e v.;o ,;,,n ii"- t h
, - Spanish 'i nr. v i.lf I": ai-.;,"pt. .1 as i "emit
liM'iit;1-'!'! I'iii' I'd,.' I'liiicd -States ; yii.-i'r.vl now- be:iit.:j
. f.,, iiV. 'V : Hiiii--l;,l' t'ebev I'ii'gliliny: ti'.Kvp's on
lioimydnTv.
j : .', eriiitiii"; nlh.es aic :il "'a-iy' enlist
i tiijj; iu'eii,. Old snli i iris, rviai iii. t ii. !-i s: t y
' 'years .will l!.'.'Mrii i,ti-i iV t'ln.;. n're lib'-'
.-iiti lly tit I'm: .'tin'' wink. Mm ui' t hi-I
- 1,vH; sin, li 1.1. nii.iiTvfaii.i tliat tli.-y a il j
i l.l t h'.. t hi- i-III IlK.'llt , 111", Till.'.'.'.,;
i n v . i:. "I'n'rt i i. a , s tit ai' ha ' ' Ik i ii
I'tril at- anv i .-. i n i i n' ulli.-i-. -
R UL PROBLEMS
TO BE THRASHED OUT
' Wash in i;'.iin.: ' .1 )...,; " 1 s. Invrstiyatiiia
1 l.y thi. Si'iiat,- ' tittri'-tat,'"; I'liiu iii.avi
' '"luiiiissi.ni . I tin, liiinsiatv rni!iii.s
-t"H ' 1 1 n i . i , yl.-i 1 1 Oil tar miImiij
rai I ft i a'. Is.', tj a lis, m ! a! run , i liyail ,,-s v. n.
Hi i ha ial (inlay . I;y t in'. Smnat ,. ini unit int.
nl s,' aiat'ir. ' uatiniiis up Inwii.
ftiiMin it t,c will in... t iluriiiff tin' ia-..-.;
' 'i lif-fcV a ml, is iast riti-t ml t,, rft)
I,-" i hat i .i i'. i't'i'iiaiincinla t inn".
LOCAU'VTHIANS
ELECT OFFICERS
Tl,,- l.-ial lo.lirf ot' Kni-hts uf I'ythias
'. !i .'t'."l yhi.-.Ts I'm- 'thf i'ii-nil:";' year
(i'l a, i n. nut i)i,','t iifn: ,,(' t'liis.-.iiiKa itit'i--tit.nV
Tlii' (il'hcf.i s nam,', I wort.'. -J Mmn;
, i lh.r ( 'niiiinaii'li r, W. I I. Un I, I, in, ; V'ii f
I'lmmallnr. K. II. I 'nu n II I '.i flat,', '.-. I i. I..
Vhi-, Inani;; 'M'lstnr; ,.f AVorliS, j;. (,.
Ilni ni'i'.-l, ; K.-r;, v uf i;,-.n! .ts ami Stalls'
:i il,! A! .-1st i i- of l-'iiiau, n , ii. S. I'aUd iso
.Vr.i.sf ,.r ,.t' th" i:.-ii,'.in i: ly !'. l-'iiy.-in.;
Mas1, i- .if A i-m's, ( r. - A ; Sm !.;'- ; y fuimr
I. uanl, Ki I.' l-'fiiiin;:' an'l (lat. c (iaaf.l
s' s. II, lirv. (Ithi'V niatt-i-s :iK.t
lis-nss, .1 ami ,!is.s, -1 nf at .tin- i
In.-.'. v i; h inaiiy aii'inln i's n!' t ha In. Iy in
attcinlaii.'i'; '
WOMVN'SSl FI RAdE
OTE ON J V 10TH
vvMsdinai.tn. IV,-. : i s . : -;,. in i j.
II. i'im' ini tl"' w.,an:iM s utfra 'j -r, iii s( it ,r
ti,.:,:! aii'.,.anlmt'!it un Thai''.. 1 a .i :rii ua r
i". was aSs:ii,.i (,,,!;iv v.ln'ii tiin :'al",
"ii.i'ii' ti , 'a:i 'I on th:,t .int.'. -
I COTTON MARKET 1
o . , . o
N, w V'lih. It"". )s, Tho I'titlnii inai-
h, 't slii.wi'.l lain'" el . Iiiauii,'-s t , ! : i .
T'.'olinsf was ,iii, t at tin- stmt am! thnr.
v.as s. a;t, ir, I i-fiiliiuf . hat the sinah
,,tv,.'i,i,s ma,. ..,v ah si, il,, "I at a',
opcaiii ililvant i' iit' .'! In H mints il I'
a. 'i.'c innnths iaimi srllin soni" ;:
i "ints iihivr last nil:! 's rhishir linv, .
N.w Vnik, i,i'. 1 s.(j,ttnii fuJuii's
i, ,('.',,',l' -tradv: Id i-iaiilii-r ,,ir,'ia',l :;n,
.liinuaiy Jl'.L'.'i ; Mai'.'iu- l's.sh: .,iy
; .lint- L's
rriti- Ninth ';i i nl i n;i l:i i'.fi-,'i-',.s
, hi, hw Mi- tu. 1 1 : i i I. ".-ii ui"n hy tin
, iuh in n - nf th" IJ-t.-Kv, .l.mia 1'ul.lic
s. hn.rls. nn T lnii.:( iiigLt . at th,- First
Mrthmtist -ti ti i 1 1 . ha,. I. "on .ost k ,n i ,1
i i i, rii.it. '!y. Il' thy o,, i-, s J..
at all, i; will l.f -miii : line alti r ','lnist.
m.is "rh" .l.at" is f t iiml 'tta mini-,.
i.a! --;iil I." ttntii.it itt't'tl a- soon as i( is
iinnh' puhli, .
- ! -- - '
PORTUGAL PLEDGE
Tn bi i ifq nfiiH.r"
: r ;
AHeciancp of lho New Gov
i TIJ I
vi mucin is i ivugcu ami
Ifonnrt fti I Jflrmon ini ri-'
gue is Resented., " -
'A':isi iiit,in. I -.-. 1 s. .li-ei;i n
t h, now' o . i n in. nt ,.f I t aitl w as
pie,o,., t the ftliicl "ausf-tnoay-?!!-;! j
stilt. -nn-lit issiii'l i't.th" I'ortlimlesc Ir
jration which alo cifnrmnced state
Mionts thtit the recent revolution was
brought about in the interests H! fier
nianv. .
GITY PLANS TO
PURCHASE 100
Would He Used in Event a
Real Wood or Coal Short
age Occurs.
NO SHORTAGE AS YET
City is Also Aiding Dealers
to Make Quicker Delive
ries to Customers. Mayor
Thorne Says No Real Suf
fenng Reported.
'.Mayr !'. T ' Thame announced today
that tlic-cyly i f i.'i.i !,;, Muimt had tak
en lit "ps ii'. a Void ll shunl any ,ut' file .ill
' lit l''iil baT"is en 11.1.1 in,t -nj'ply .tlic
. ) i.e.: ... i i ; -c i - ...
" 1 - lll.l.tlll -.lM
f ihafii 'I'l'l'i'v' iitii! -h c -nf the municipal
rnivi I'liHirnl l. tl fclila.v i'l i r- liu-: i.llll
nl1',-,,,;.!,:.;,,,, tli,.i..r1'.l,a,i,it;.ii.t;s,yaa:al M i ri-; :x h o ia.s ,-ri . , ': ;
liuiulrr.l , uiaiT 1. 1' . .iu,. vMin.l I'm- - A imm al ri nryaiii! mn el' t'ir. )!'. '
'!; Jt v . t.'. .,, ,,iii t ,i i l, i; ,-if icas at -.oqniiafiDn ' ; ill MJo'wCV lira i- A-linm.!
i-cst '. in in nit. t.li(.'.ii n i'.'I Inr il;jHn ,ai,l In A.linii al llan:is, u . :.! ' ,-,.
'J'lro aliayirr "!(. .at ' ! Irat .ii' .1 iicii. is irii. aa i iniiortaii t yUu'v in -til,. ji,.-w:(h;-;hi;
t'i,i. .1',, t '!,. ,-ir y' i.-r .virini! v tiiat li:i-' lianiul imi.
uiyr.'.l fur ,!,;.. tl.at tin i : y -,M I y la ,il y
i imsiilrr '. its jain-liaM-.'-'
niyiiin' liavv
t nl- sal.' at a mis.ni
mi:. 1,1,
i a u nt u :r !. i
v. mi .-i.liaat i..ir
i!...:tiiiii tn tl
: Jillf tliis .is lint ail. t hat t In ify. lias
'l.iiiiiy'says Sit. Thmai,;. 'y Thn ''' lm-al
w..y.lyaros haaa.'iiioaty ,;t'T 'w,.,i nii'l
,-i.al at. tif,- my-,. ul (iin,-, l.m tloar .!,
li VI ry l':i,;y 1 i yi s. oin to. j" i n a'h ', ila t ,'
!.. , Ii-livin- all-' the in Mnt's ini hainl. 'lit
li,'l'i tlif' ii, an is out' of t y. !,,,!,. . r
Thm nc says . hn s i . i ,'J , i , . I M r. X . '.
I'i.'tf. tu liav.'-thc .t-ity 's ;(,.;,,,!. m, ., in
liaiilinj,' wiaiil ti,' jit-n'iilf ; in. tl. city for
t h,' wniiu v tir.is. . In t his m ,a h n of t fie
io,.,,. ,,i,li'iii I w ill i( .soon,
as t h o cit - t ca in w iii .-ii, t hi. t , ; i n:s
of tin'' w ooil'a'.l -s, ' ami t hn s yr. - yin-a t
'It -al of' tii.o'hxnilyl:'.- 'a,-r,ui:i4i-st ,'TI, .
-1 r. T!,(irm--,iat"s - that -i,o .Iocs not
know., of a ii.v ., a - ,' in t h" 4-it v u h,-iy
thm-mis any ' ia -:i I -..ii Itcil tii-uin )t, Ihnj,
ut. t'ai l, iiiol thai lho i,',;,f f,,,. ,,y,l,.is
i nii' iit -.; m; '.v..,,, i to ai", t tho :;ir
inainis of t l... liihli,- for t hi- ,r. si-iit .-it
least. Kf-vcral 1 iistaiKa's- tia;,. Ina'ti rc
liorti ,1, iiui w-hcil llu.y w,.a' sa I'tial ' to
he Lot toin, it was -tm . I that t!:in-f hai'l
lit-fii un la-al ( onipla int . Iiftainsc of a
lack' of "fiifl. '1'h" WiuiilV'iii'il.s anyi Ittiiij
thf In si, -th.-y ,-an'-. says tin., tnavof, tn
lianillc ths- situation, ami (he .uilv trsni
i.h-. In'iiin; i -,, lifUfiil amw is ot-t 1 1 iio
tin- fnrl ,.('livi'.!'f,! 'I'lic hiaiiiii. of t Im
(;ity's t. nnis , th,. wooil alniiloi's is (x
n'f.t", t 'a!','- ia:,'', this con ! i f i, -n -1 i a
at , ' " ",-
.'Mr. Tlioiiaysms tha-1 Iloi-Ky Mount
h. -is fari 'l unsu:-il!- c i 1, coin), a rcf with
"tli'T I'iTt-'.-s'. iii tin. slat,- a-- to t'l" foci
-uj-l'ly aio I iliat t Im pct.j.l.-s .of tho cit
lia vf a w hoi,.- h.i to "ho tli'ankl'ui I'oiy -.
It is !i .",'tl', ti nt th" i-ily' will lif
alo" tn ,il l"l:a-"" th" Won, I now 11 li , h-1
i. 'asih-i .;t.:,,n an.! -in ,'"iil a i .-:t 1 fiml
sliortam. rots iu,.;thf -o,n ill uol tm
iianlo t.i snffri- ainh Hi,' i-ity will liav.o
.,',iit i of o. on.l to s-"!l tlnan nt cost it'
Mm .' millions I,,., om.-'su. h that it v. ill
i n- !l",a-s,.'l . . .
1. ALEX news
RESIGNS AS CLERK
Well Known Man Who Has
Been Employed in Local
Post Oflice For Hast 18
Years (Jives Up Job.
Ah-: Aicx i;,'.hh,; s. u i, i,.,. !.,, ;,.,
'ovc'l ;r, tin- Ko.-ky Ai, no:! .,,s!i.::no
1 "' 'tlx- 1'ost "iiii". li y, ,,.s, lias j,
siuu.', .thy l.,l.hin l.,,y;aii his .loto s
witii tin- l; , i t u. n , t a 1 1 j..,st , I,,-.-,,
is Ofi,ff;, .h'hv.iy .'.i!-, -a. !,,. ;i j.!:,, ,-
! 1" hi I or t w , lv.- v. a n. ami s
that tin," has ,,-,n , r ; ,.i
Mr. h'nliliins is w w ', i I krow,, t , a!
"I '
y an.l l".s many t ' onj,- will i-frot
to know 't hat I,,- i .,- .r a i.' his
:n l.aiolMii l'i,. it Sam 's m.-ii ;,t t ii -
I'n-t' Un , i .-r,.. Tim m,v('iiiiu,'i,t 1, as
Li-La wiluahh .mi. I, ,a M ,:. ;, .!.!.,,
an. I ,-.. th-,' ,v- .,,,.. .!..."l
las vink ",,ni., i,;,t'. ami ma l.- a h
i
nt- so,-,.
r 1 n
. I.',.
lit'!'. ,-. I
'
i!i" ('..nn ti t... s s, ii ,.",,,'., s mot,
j i'ii' 'inii Mi-: i-oi.ioi.s.
i !!' " vjv,.v '- .-.
that
t,., ,,. ! .;; . h.. iIt. i. ,,
in!"n,!s ,b",,tiULr h.s nt , .,. ., t,'! !
iJ III-' ' , ' I s riiatt, 1 t , , ., I ., .1.
;f,i - - iviM4r u-mn.; I.r...i-l..tv.-i- n...
I'm-I" Sinn w ,11 h:t .- a ha-,! i,.b
tii-L' liintii."
to ti.kf Mr. i;,.!.l,i :.s
pin, f aioL it is v Vry nnlikeh - that i,
inolf collipftf lit mail rail l.f Sfeiie:
for his work in the i tuff flee luif Mr
Kol.hins. has left sin cnviaM" rcror.i for
scrvjrp bohin.l him atnl gne that any
postoffier- i-lt rk "nouM Ik? jiroml to jios
unit. '
SHIPPING BOARD IS
T
Charles Piez .of Chicago, Is
Today Appointed General
Manager at The Emer
gency Fleet .
ADMIRAL II RRIS QUITS
Chairman Hurlev Savs Con
ditions Better Then 'Ever
licfore and Over highl
"Million Tons Shipping Un
der Construction.
';i !i in :;t . .)i, I1
I".; HiaiUs--'ir.
"la v a ij lin I .'.j ,ai
! In' I'liii'i-iirai'A )! c
IriiC Jfv.-i-V ' Ailuiiia!
'irf ( "l".'-'.-.;ii was t
,.,;, ,;m;vw ,,t
n imi;i! am.
:.;laiins 1 1 a nvml I, will tali. -.full eh
ol w ouiiiii c oii.st hi ft inn fii,l Charliis Da v
ViiM I'.'i amif iiuiii,a:;ir (if tin.- I'i'O'l ii"t ion
li pa; iiui'iit ." Aihuiral Harris ' ri's;..-na
t ion . u a acii'i! o,r. I ( in c v ;i .mid tiff,
Immni " of h,is .iin istantti of inovino' ill"
o!lii'.';s;.o i t hfsi'iui .oration t,i. j'liila.ji h
I lila- ' 'H-.' s! iphui hlinjr ..roui-:ii.n-,' 'ha i r
man . 1 1 a i ic , a iinniiii,',-,, is in I,, 1 1 , i
sh." a,' ! ha n an v tiimy sin "if . it w a
la'um'ii",!.; :',,'.; , '".'
. I '(.In-lit ions nil . til" I'ai'iti" f litis) 111"
".a.lhrt. I,,- .h:i'lai",l, an, I work' is ,.i,
(;"'S':'i; .. v "i w Ilia " as fast as huiutiii
lalnn- Wmi turn il nut. 'Atyrn-s.'iit tlinr,'
.'ir,- un, ii r , iiintnirlimi ami iiiulnf fUii
t r;ict, it w ,-i s-H-n-njiuiii'cl, s,.''i!'.i'.;;fis ,J , . :i , j
w iiht tuns ol' siiipiila, '
MAY IROSE THE
EiilPPING 130AED -
A,-st.i(..;'lM, I'"". s.-'-.InfS''(io;,tioil
ol fin'; i ii In .s iit In Aiiicrifaii fito rt:lt:t lit
iiiai In.' .hi- ;tm sliij,iitif Imai-rl aii, ftnor
yi.;o n.-rt ci.i-j.nitition w as 111 .Icri-d tn
la'. th,. Si'ii;iti.;iici rnshcl tljronsj'i
a rt'snl'it ion hy .fsciiiitor.- IJnrdiii.', "..;
I iliiVi, . al'.tf r yiyuioiis crit-if ism liy tji'voral
!-f Miit.'.yt.of ;hc l'aiial,.i tn .lt 1 Uf-t- s!l,i...
COISCRIPTIOIII!
Election Results Show Na
tion Overwhelmingly in
l avor of New Covern
mer.t and Their Platform
of ( onsenption.
intiu io. .in-,-, i s. ... i:if, ti,,i
' - " i u;i to inn, n to,!.:,- in li
ri'-uils i
""''' I ii.-i'i t Im t'oM-riitnciit. . will li.-ivi- a
"l"ii'' ma o) :y nt' IS -scats with t Inc.' in
.Inula, two of whi, h ha, Im, n ,,- :,,:isi .
- r, .iit.-, I :,, J!,.- o., , rniiicnt '.ai t,.
1 1 if- o,,,,- ,t io ;,,, (,,, sci('s ia w I,;,-.,
the "1",'!i,,n is ,,'f'"ia'",.
HEBE IN INTEREST
OF BIG LAND SALE
"ssl, ,-,..
si !;.-:,!!, (
my: ti
1.0" ill tl
-ity in th" ilntios o
, : ami i'.ii !, i,-it y woil
tio- s;,i . ,.) .1,.. - (
;-l "- .XmA-L, t.'ht, r. i
. .I, --.,, on-n-M,-).,
in t; o till m has !.,-.-;.
'.' ai sma i ' r, a ,
I a-,
s,f,
t I-;,.
'n- o t , ai it h .to,-, n am
. : .v -t hin ti . i- ..-i , s it'll i
li m i- iimt .. iihm
, ;!i n m I -I ,-i t ion, a on' th
' ! l-i .;. in a ,.
t " i ' so: . . .-. ,, iiiisiii
nf inn 1 in Nash , onio
; "f all kit.-l-
' u. T .i ,, loin , s ; j,,,,.
:ifv am ! ino hi i II.--..
I I
.
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'y,. a;i.s, ... ,.
j ,,,,;,..,! y,
'.
DECREASE SHOWN IN
UNFILLED ORDERS
V.,s.
I'.iv H
' a'.-ii. 1 1. I
D, ! s .
i of fm ,-r
- ! II '" .;,.f.' W.,i I
' a. a'! - ' - f.- ; "il ls ,,f . ... ,.,.,, ,
s' f., (;.: "I' !ff a:i'"l' I st this
-ana, h.i. . r.s i.i 7.1 ij .-ar .. ;i i,,n;n,' ,,-
ht: -I - tm- f'i-ai.'s f,.i
oveinl.. i Is' tii ,-yj :ir, ami an im-rcas,
of only I.,i.".i ,-ais ci,i,.,ar.-. '.vitl, In
c.-inh. r 1-1 a year ai;o, ultimr.h the
railrotois an handling eurrrntly a'
least er "(.nt more pa'tigor rfn.l
fr:e,lit.ljHsi!ie than a year ajn.
0 BE REORGANIZED
DOT IfJ CANADA
S
president ol American Su
gar Kelining Company
Had Conferences Frequently-'
W ith Mr. Hoover
He Declares
a-liinur?"ii,. I
ts'iLtili limn a
i he, ".faii-"r ft' ftWf s'iorlaf ,iii i la - !
isiirinoyliia'ru'siT: ol'-, t ho stories of ii 1 i --. " i -tiinlS
1'.t5lllS alnj kit, l';uli,'il 1 1 l-i-y 1 o::i 'i
to r.-tilif. tin- l.'ii -aimianls lH inj; scut
ahroioh ' liai i- Itoy.! .; , .. -i.h ul (,; lhy
Aliii.'i'if aii tsuar K".t-iii,iiOil,'oiiii'i;iay( t, .
tiiiml to. lily l.rjyii" tu. S-aatf ilivi'stii
Uatiiio ftiliiaiitf.-i'. Hatis't sai, in Mav
llf warni'l Co,,, I A -1 n, mist i titof llonv a
that (iiTnino. storii-s circ'iihiti ,1 iir l'f!c
rtiaiy .ami .Mai. i.h wniihi Icivi- si-riuiis ni'
t'.'.'t'aii.l a.aain in .Dili" iii, in tct to' ,M r
llo,,, r ji sllortilio this fall l.m.'.-lilsf
imU'h. siiai' was- l.-iii-,'' soht " al'iiiml.
Ilajist jinaitoil that his oii: pa iiy a.! r
t : si , I c ("Il si ,! i .lurri: th,- sutuin"!
t hat t hen' :is no jirusu i t of a .hIioi t
,-iy if- I Im pi o,j" w ouhl' 'riot, hoai'l .'iiof
aihliii'l- t kat .his. ,',, in ,;in;v.' t ook' - only' l-w o
'f.'oi'. iL'it or, I ".. s -a ft or . .1 inn' I's. -
I'hfS,-. Im (iitii;"',. -(illwl'jit. tin- (air.
iifst ) .I, ti of ; ! o i tn; h IfoViil- ciuiiiiiV;
sioir h:it sonm su.oin' was tm i','l-.'il t li"i'"'.
Thf" total shi',inia-it s tihmail ;t his "yfar.
ho Ifsfiliial, was j:;,ii(in tons.
TRB()R() "MINISTER
JOINS THE SERVICE
Tai'Iiiirii. N . (.'., it,,,'; la. l:, v . I'.. K.
I trow n' icit oi- of tho fa ai-y la i-i,t .:,.' i !
l i.iii'i ti, tl ii n ,01 n .-, -, So m.lay i n h is s.-i-.
imm that IT,- hml oll'mfil his mir,s as
a yhai.lain ' to tim 1,'uil f.i States -with
Tfiji'i (',:-! t liiit In- Im s, nt 'tii k't ainm fin
s.'iw i. " in tiiat foiinti'y w itii tho Ainm i-,-an
sol, lies ,-, nil h,. cmcts to li,' l allmt
ilitn Sol ,. iff w it hill iiio' lyi-'yt I'ow' W'f'ks
Hi'-' i.na .:. liowi'V.i'r,-tiy-srTrt' tii.thn V. M.
I'.. A. woi k tojiuo of tho camps -nt this
1-ouutw.u. Ittl'ui-C'Xttiua. -i it h t liy hoys to
I 'ra in o.v ;;' ;
: Sir-. Itruwii. faiiio t ti T;i , i.nirii :i I unit ton
yarn, ami as ri ctot- i,f Calvary church,
iiiol his wo, ;; In io in fin- intfrcst of his
chtirf-li lias been ri intirUnlili- for its ,suc
cuss. - . I''."si(i".s H'ii-ntly'' luiihlinn; ,iii t he
ttif mlifrslii ;i of Ctilvnrv church, lie has
c stalilishc , a niissiiiti in ir;ict ictillv
every s"it inn of - tint (-(iiinty, ;iii, lie, tis
sisti-i liy his laynmn, litf-t iiniloiiliti-illv
rl mi r. inor,.' losprca.i thf "jnspol of f'hrisl
;unoiif the imnplc of thf cuin.'try than
anv (.tlu'i- inan uitliin tho last-two or
three (lo, tnh:s. ;
.; It is iifcih-ss to say tliatrMi-. Ifr'.nvii
wi'l I if missel.. Vi,, only by thf I'utir,
i ninllfunitv, .-;inl his tihson,-,. w ill be felt
bv all chtss.-s of luiui aiiij' vonicti. f)ur
loss iii hy-- sort h os will 1,,- a imi.tcria'
ytl'in to our bin s . w ho .aif ,, i foriiiiil"
tlmir hiola -t duty, for his woi-,1 of ehem
an.l hi'lpsal sttoynslions will always bi
ll "inn fort t o t Im in.
SI BSCRIBERS URGED
USE DIRECTORIES
At-flllioll ..!' 1 . , tnh pilollo subsol'li
"is is ea!l".J to tho mov i-'-uic of pho,-"
fspo-'iailv in rtiliiioai'l ysshto olyhi . 'I
i,;.o I,, on n !:- ia i nit".i . a ml e-,"i' sut,
-,u'il..-r is in'o-.l t.. t ar up tl hi I..,,.;;
.ni l t-a a, ah" ii','1' --'ii.'r use of i.t inor
fsiicci;, li- in "all'iu,'. n itc a - n unit, or ,ii
,'haiioos ha-.i- Imi , i mm Ic an,i th,-i-f !
son,,, I : ' t Io ,-o u I'u s , ,, i o, , in l ino, ,'.-a'", ia!
I.v whei" "Xplayiit.ious are ii,(:fssa i'v an-l
pel sua --a io -!aa!!e, win, tire un! - ,,-si r
"I- at all, ; A lit t If .a t tint ion on I h:-
pnint will ass:,t oi, nth aipl will I., i
i. ; t . 1 at this I. os. s.
CLEVELAND IS LOST
Fire Does Great Damage
Early Today and Was
Burning Furiously Dur
ing Morning. Part of The
Furnishings Removed.
( I. v, lan-l. I'nio. )..-... ! s. ... Tin f"
u ... al a month am, by .loin; II. I, k"
:'.-!!. -t "I ;-a"-,;.a;i- ai! of th,- Miluahl.'
pain t i n ,fTi-, j;n hj' siuam-r hnum at
I''.- r. - !.;:, ',. ( ! , t:,,., i:iV,.,i
: ... . ..-a, "t ..-.to' - ,.f ...;h,r-
to-hiv wh.-ii t'o 1 on " was ,-..!.-t.!..tf!y
l-tcvf i t'V ri'-". t'i'v Hil l ,tat,- fa'.
l.tiy of 1 h" 1 w 1
cm-i-.-.I
ill.,, , 1.-1.1
Th- tiro l.!.li st-irt-l .!-...!;. a't-
' , .i-'-t s-. I n 1. , ;.t . ;4,
,,','. . k tm n oni La- t' at a:,
'.' !. l lie. "! '"' ' n:. n : t'o nt l.-'l'."
... ;,. 1 1. l.y, f..,,m!a' ion w. all.
r -. i -I- ,- Mi. . ' .i,.-i.,.n v. i,i :
;.':.-! To Know t! a' to w;it lo-t h,so his
tini.'.t,, w. t i.-h was almost s, , r,-. fiotu
his I itm: ill im :,.-! I- "t a t. w ,).iv
j iio.i nt th- ptb.iit ..f tl.- K... hy Mount
Siisii an.l In.or 'on,.any. The t,iosjH-(-ts
now are'tliat the injui",! iro-niber will
Sooll I.c lieale. 1.
SUGAR MEN
DANGER SHORTAGE
ROCKEFELLER HDM
TROTSKY WANTS
ALL TALK PEACE
Announcement - From Petro-
.'.... .-,
grad Indicates Lonter
ence 'today at
Brest-Litovsk.
KUEI DM VN OF TEUTON
Allied Anhassadors Said to
Have Been Notified ot
Success of Armistice and
rl hat All Nationsre Ask
ed to Participate.
!'et r,i'i-ail, D.-c. 1 s.- - The ( iermaii and
Ausfriau fure,i"ii iniiiisters, Jlr, Voii
Knelin.-i'iin. timl ('nunt. (Vi'min, Tiave
not if ie. I . I.e. in Ti oi y, itlm . Holslu viki
tiu'cifirii iniiiiwter, that they will arrive
ii'tl r.r iit-l.,it(H sk' -Tiletwluy to bcyiu
tii-oot i;it ioriH for a genera!' liuropeau
pnm-e. ;' . ; y
Tim (V('tiiti;; lie v. spuipcrs iiniiiuiiii'O thtit
Ti.-ti,'.' ti(.tifie,l the tillif.l tine
has sa. I. us. 1 hat 1 Im a rniist ii'e linn reach
id ilefiuite i'.-sti It s . an, I that iea,-e. no
Liot iat it,iis Will, lu'oin ami asltine; Yhetit
Io ' part icipate y or to state whellier
t. h, y v ant ' pi nee 'or tint.
I 'ji to t his 'y e eiiing the cnibitHsies
lia'l iinT. . ti'i'civ i'ii ' the iduiniiinieation
Mini tin informal, e ouff rencc. of allieil
'lipioinats is s.-il'l tu liiivi' reached no
ilel'i li it,- alecision, -
AMERICA WILL
TAKE NO r.VRT.
U iishriii'ton; 'i's',-. Is. It js assiiiiie l
at fhi- State I ii',a it aiienl. thtit the reply
of A in"! ie.au Aihl.ass.'ninr Francis, tot he
iuvilatino of Leon Trotsky foreion
tmiiisti'i' of th'e Holsheviki to ,iirtici
pate in the. pca.-f mo ot ia t ions would be
that he has tin instnitt ions from his
"oivct it me ii i . No insl nut ions have been
sent... to Mr. I'raneis, ttinl it was einli
cate.l that untie nut horizintr him to have
tuiytbittoy to ilo wit h jieiten. neot iatiotis
wiiuhl. ),e sent. .. "''- i '. .'
' The re.uirrinjr niioo,,st ion in laui-tiii-for
a (lefiieto . recognition of, the Ho!
sheiiki has been .stipportcl hero iitltl it.
is believe, I tllht A 111 bllssitilnr Francis will
be fVpecteiJ to ilo not liinej more in con
nection with the peace parleys than to
observe ilcvelnpiucnts and report tln-nt.
BOLSIIEVIKI IN
VAIN APPEAL
To bfoiu iii.'Koti;it ions for a"f;eneral
Kitrnpeaii ieaee. ' ' The (ifrinii't and Ans
t rn H ii n ffa ria ii foreij;ii ministf r arrive, I
ai litest l.iluvsk on the Russian front,
acci.r.lino to their notification to the
Holsheviki yjovern uieiit . at I'et royrad.
The I'l-trimi'im! iifvvspapfts report that
Leon Tiuitsi.y, the. Holsheviki foreifn
nitnisl.-r has invited th,. entente embas
sies' jit I'ftruoiail to participate in m
;.mi iat ions which' are following uponl,,.
armistice agreement for the eastern
front roach.-. I at the 'preliminary r-; 1 1 -
f'i relief, at Lrcst I.it.ovsk,. betweeii the
Russian einiss;i ri.s and tin. si; of tiie Ceil
iral puvveis. .The allied dipluinnts had
i. ut. received the Trotsky im-ssne;,. up f
la-1 iii.'h! tin.) it was said' v. hat ni t urn
mid. "In; ttliieli had not' been .1 . i.e.
u p. m; I I." , e- , re no in. I uai 1 1 on s, lio.v
. . r, 1 1 .at any of t o- jiliied t;,,-, .'rtiiiient .
'. -il . i ollseiit to p!av .-1 1 1 - part in th.
.1. aiiiiu-s il h t h.- enemy whi.-li tin- I'.oi
sh" ikl ha v" initiated.-
On the unit h,t a front m,i' I'm t !icr im
pon.-ini um antes tire hemg reported I..
th" Aiisfru (o ilcan ( omii, ami and tin- !
Italians, wit hjii the last day or tno have
been nn I, !,. to I'. yiiin snine- of ' t he
oioiimi pi"iouli lust in dm til -( a
ju'ilh' H";ioii on tio- mountain front.
A small ejain for t he invaders is eiaitn
(I by '.. I'liii tiuh'i'. in (In- Moiile Sala
I'.-o ioii he l '' t he ta kiw of
lion ol a nosition is , ai .. . Th,. 'l:-
don. '.ai olli".. repoils inactivity nn t if
lintisi, s,,,.,,,,, ti. I'liui"., li.lian
I ii" ile i.. snow has - ('alien- hfiuilv.
Tl'"" Mi,- -on!,- in fa i.t iv t;'iitnio in- up
.i-r A I which i-.siiit,, f:i-,(,i;ii,i t,,
th"" I'leii.Ji and spirit,,! artilbry to-ti
ity coat f i i i ; i - I h,-l ni-i.t on thi f..-i r;
of t he front. - . ..
TODAY'S SESSION OF-
MUNICIPAL COURT;"
"'
The t'ol.OWill"; .o,s.-s V t-r( disj,,,--e,l ol'
a' this tii'ti-iiiiii: 's session of ti. ini.-ipa!
eiiurt. no distinction betum-n th.- rac-1,,'i-io
iii.a.i.':
.loi n M.ayor ,.'.-(- t harofd v. i'h r. . h
I, ss ,j riving and vas fjnel -i.
V' . II. Ilaffin.'s v.a chart:, d .i;'!y'.ii-oid.-ily
coolu.'t and was fin,-l s!y.Vi.
- . . ,
; '
STOCK MARKET 1
X.,', York, It-,, l-.- Kia-ional u'ainPINE LUMBER RATES
111 'i'illi M'-ii' . ,-T Im K ljJ.'JI' t'l'' ''.'lllV:
st.,, .-..f t i,e v .,.,(,. w. I-,, baia...'-1 ARE UPHELD BY COMM.
.1 I ", firt!i. i- inii-.iiiil r", .-sj.ms. in 1 ....
s,,iai issio s. Ani.-ii-an Tobac-o vi,-ld Washi.ijrton, Pee IS. The Interstate
. d almost five l-r.iti's, t'nited Kruit . Commerce Commission today upheld-"
tour, aii-l A merit-. -i. i T. bpl,.,i, ., lie nerabfarioad rates o June liimher from Nor-
l.!,-,tiif ami Western t mini 1 to
points. IrierrJiantv ,vat sf,owu by.
rails, oitherii I'.aeifie losini; lit and
I II, loiis l eutrnl gaming a point. Steels
and affiliated shares eased later on
v rv litbt. offering. I.ibertv Bonds
were inrlincd toiwprove.
EFFORT KILL THE
FORM
Home at Sacremento Blown
Up By. Powerful Blast
While He Slept Last
Night.
WRECK 3UNY GLASSES
The Explosion Was Heard
All Over the City and the
Chief State Executive
Had Narrow Escape From
Injury as Did Others in
The House.
. .Xicri iiicut,,, Cab. Dee J1. What it
b.l.iic.l to have been nn aftemtp to
1 'II "inter ill,im I) Pt phena, by
'loans l powerful explosive bomb
ft iiii'lnnrht last nitfjt resulted in the
w 'knu f tin ixidiuie niintCon,
tii.-.entire rear end of tl.o building bc
'ti bbmn out. il, governor and Mrs.
t.-j.ln-ns as well as the household ser
vants wer,, asleep at the time and all
('Si-aped injury.
1 wo men wero seen fleeing from th
li" initiii lutlv ltt r tin rxplnmou.
I he detonation of the explosion wnA
lu.tid nil over the city and windows
w.ie broken nut bv the force of it
t,u or three blocks awav. It wns
lielieved that from L'I) to L5 utieks nf
il.viiam.it i? wer used. fiovernor and
Mrs .Stephens were asleep in the whig'
of the housd adjoininur the; spot where
tio- explosion occurred' but beyond a
nervous shuck they were unharmed ' '
WHAT THE BOYS IN
FRANCE ARE DOING
By J. W. FEGLER.
With thu Aniencan fcxiieditionurv
Army, I- ranee, Nov. So. (Hy Mail)
1-reneli people npplaud unythiiijr Amer-ic.-in,
whether it. s American or not
Io nitjlit an impersonator ran through
his list of celebrities, living and dead, at
be local theatre. There was a Kitch-
n. r, a I, lev, I Oeorjre, a.Poinoaro and a
I'oufjiis llaij;.
l.- next will lie General I'ershina,"
In- aniKHtneed and disappeared behind
th- screen to the. tune 0f wild applamw.
Un ie.i,ieared as I'ershinef in a Bel
gian .(dicers; coat, a Serbian cap, Brit
'sh. spiral pattees and wearing, gray
miisti.eh,. . ,at .,i,.,(1,e,,' iiko $
Tom 's.
Ho might have been Ilin.lenlmrg or
n-donin lor all ,!, r.utmbbuice tt
I erslnnir.' Hut the house went v.,;!.!....
ulnch proves the point
FRANK COTCH DIES AT
HIS HOME IX IOWA
1'es Monies, :1, n,M.. H..Kj-il(lIj
. ioteh, retired eh
impion herivyweisrlit
' s 1 ' f '-'!l I'. I it n, n S,
iv ar ins home, Humboldt, It. . f
.' " I ' " I'U I..,,,, f .Im,
!.' ultli f.,r Inn ic,,,,
'tch was - v...rH old T:. i
l';"'k"' :-'. !-- the events of his j(V
tl'-" til s j, ire ;,'.':) venra I I. .. : .
', mis is ;i;v
"""'". lb' was l,r a..., .,-
Kfi 1, fact, .1 ..: ' ".
lluinhnhlt
....",- nines i-otill, f
He
' llsunivf,) by 1,1, Wj((m, ,
year ,
"b a brother.
a sister, and
I.
':,""'fi"T- " iH "' th.' famous
nth lot
vas e,ii,,ci,nis almost im to tio.
""- uf his death, d,.M,i,,, ..., ,
'' ,'vo """"I's that he j.
as irratiounl
,.a" "'" "" II is health l,a, I,,.,.,,
"''-'-blv for inor,. than a year.
o.i, l, built ,,,, ,., (-, ( ilL MOI)tn:tz,
'"i'l by iiaiMuy' li :s ( a l n i lins in Jow-l
t'i'rui hi h.I; His est fit e is variously es
timalfd at bftw.f,, iL'im .iii'tn n,l tllM),.
"! all of whirl, r, prfs,.(, ,n,,v madit
I hr.uioh his ability ;1s :l wrestler.
',i.ti-h. won th" American champion
si in January 'JT. 1'1'M. from Tom Jen
'"' " mutest ,,t..i.
' r "'i'ii in t h is en,tnt ry.
I ( iir v.. ii- laer ('",.- Humboldt man
H-.i, tio- uudi-puffd eliHinpionhip .of
t'o- ',..i', I be di-fea'ing fieor.re TIaek ui-
ami ". "th.-- Cassion lion." at Chi-'
c.-ci'.. in a f..if.'it".l nia'cli after two
h ,a:-s ,,f "luollin wrestlinir. Ther.t '
w-- no fal in the innVh, but the i:i- '
v.Td, r ,';it,.- eybaust.-d after the two
jh. - ats of i ffort against a eitn win)
j -'n!!.'ly shnwe l that be was superior
1 ; ' "' rv r,,"P"-'T -
-;f!k, Ri.-limoinl. Petersburg. Suffolk,
Lynthburif and lii.anoke, Virginia
uiiiuiiiitinjt to 1"..') for hnndrctl pounW
to Pittsburg oiiil B.S cents to Buff a?,..
The eomplaint of the North Carolina
Pine Association against thest; rat-s
was ilismissf d.
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