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:l!'.:le ycj ir i;; ti:: c::::.;:;.-, w rou;;i charlotte, u. a, u::day ';:oh:ung, November. 17, t9is. thirty-two pacis today. T r r - v , i r f f 1 -..I j i 1 " j ! " ' ' ' VV" 1 " ! " 20fl,ODD;Ltl3UO CETIIIII'IITIIIII JEXT TVJO WEEKS bcmobilizatioli ' of Troops a Jn Canips Now Under Way. ; If- ; MABCHS OUTLINES !tANS Says When Program Is In Full ' Swing About 30,000 :10ult ths'Army Dally y Washinrton: NoVi' 1 6. Ar ranrements f or.tobrfr rtdihe the iruops in nance arc dcuik, wyiacu : ; out rapidly from a shipping point .-of view, the shipping .boardan k nounced today. jn, issuing 'a iall , for 5,OQo volunteers to;man the ships that will bemused for, that puroose. . '.Viy., a Men between' 18 and 35 willi be accepted 'under the call issued . oiiyx without regard: f orAthcjr . draft I'jratiog; or previous ex. perience,. and .will ;be put aboard traininor chne of Rnctnn 1 1 Ciil and Qevelan4 for six ; weeks spe ci training. , v ; ! : f n -' -.!' f -iZ, -' ' ' " '-'. '-"..''.i f. of i 8 merlctrv tt6op' ftcroM- the ; Atlantic! hu stopped tnOrely and d ' luobillutlon of Woopa (ri cntonment and catnpt at fiomfr-ia under way.' , .-.GcnaraK March, chief ot staff, made this aonouBCemeatf , today, outltnlnc , the war department' plana, in answer to the QUeattona the eountry haa fceen asl.'.-'Talnce.-tht day the --arm 1st U: w,i-! h.gMi and It beramq Tparrit that the war 'a ' ever, " lie "Said ,, prdera already laeued woulj send 100,- UOft men tac)e to civil life within two , weeks, , and that when the rr we H full rvir? ebnut f 1 ' J ,- ; ; NU't t' 4 ar? - IMduns , i.,..v.uns of; .General ' Jafc n 1'etsiil - t' - army .lit I'rance wiil bo detnobUtzed aa faet aa poaslble In- their horn communities.! The chief of staff would make no prediction aa to when the first" divisions would start .home.. ' ; ,-. 'v , , It appears probable, however, that .the flow of returning troops can be in full tide before February. t , , Back ("ronuFtance. - . Some offlcera regard it aa possible that, certain divisions-may be recalled ' in advance of the general return , Jnovement General Malrch indicated that the 42nd (rainbow) division, be - cause' It is composed of men from 24 ; states and In recognition of the fight ing record it has- made in France, ,'' would ' be marked for special treat ment. The 2 th (New: England Na- tlonal guard) and the 41st (Sunset) divisions ar in the same class, so, It . would not cause, surprise, - therefore, if these three organizations ? should , be designated by Genera! Pershing as the first to return.- With six weeks of ISIS left, it la possible, they-may be home before New Year's day. . supplementing uenerai Marcn ..statement. Secretary Baker said it would not' be necessary r, to .maintain alt the existing cantonments : for. demobilization purposes and that a study Was now being- made of those , desirable for that purpose. The others, with all the divisional camps, he in ' nlcated, will be abandoned as soon as the men now occupying - them nave . been , is ustered .out . . v. . . ''' v ' -" ' ' The demobilization will be carried out In the following order: ' Prdor of . Demobilization, v, ; . First, development battalions, 71 in number and comprising 88,199 men. i Second, conscientious objectors not V n o" arrest. : , i ., -V ' Third, spruce production division. . Fourth, central training schools for officers with some modifications. ' Fifth, . United ' States guards, now numberfitg 1SS.008 men. - ' SIxthT. railway pnlts. . ,v ' Seventh, depot br)gadcs, Eighth, .replacement units. . Ninth, combat divisions, -v- - V ' rpmpst Home, r". - Carftps at 'home will b' cleared out to" prepare for the return of the xf peaitlonaryorces and the general In dicated that ther process would bo ex pedited. A' unit -of regular troops will : be left at each camp to guard and po lice It Jn preparaflon for the arrival - of thoterMsA'iinltai't,;j4 . The question of final disposition of 1 '; the , great cantonments ' is ' "being studied, General . Marcn said, ana no decSlon has been reached. New con struction! already largely has - been stopped. ' : ' : : ; '":-" . Atlantic ports? from Boston to Char. being "organized-to handle returning troops, and it ie.-possible thaT ports soutn , or vnar lesion' wui ice insea." r ' "We have in the United' States' now somethlnf Jliko 1,700,000 men and to muster out a force of that kind, of course, WH? take some? time," said General ' March. ."Each man has to be examined physlcIly. and his final accounts made so that the men may get compensation V4hey are;ntitled "The orders that' have already been Issued affect some 200.000 men. I ex WheA pect to muster them put In two weeks. . we expect to release 30,000- men 'a dav. - - As to Itorular ' Array., - ; v "In handling this problem of d - mobilization one of the features which 4iad to be considered was the "subse quent retaining of men for the regular army., or ' what will be' the-rcguhiir army,' when Congress pauses laws re-!' organizing tnat army when the war broke out there were only a limited (Continued on page 2.) itston,r S. C, General March sali arprew 3 ' Service GERI JAIIY'S APPEALS DESIGID TO EXCITE SYIJPATOY Washington View 1$. That Berlin ? Government Is Seeking to Infju pence Peacie Conference Twk : : ered. Quite Unnecessary; Als o Proposaj to -Send. Commission t i to AmerIca--Fopd lrnishetl Must Be Nd Fo" -A. f yvashlngton Nov.' In the; (al most historical appeals of the German provisional ' government -J for. supplies of food and for permission ,to address Itself directly through a commission to the American public, officials here see a purpose to excite the sympathies of. a large element of the American population more or less connected 4y blood ties with Germany,' With such sympathies aroused, the German gov ernment, it was -said, undoubtedly hopes to-Influence the approaching peace conference towards leniency. Such appeals a those which, have been ; sent by wireless by Dr. 6olf, German foreign secretary, to Secretary Lansing, were said to- be lulte un necessary knd not likely to have any beneficial '. results. President Wilson already has' promised i to do every thing ' possible to prevent suffering among" the civil population of the conquered states. The entente powers have endorsed this attitude, gpt ' so much from considerations of mercy or sympathy with the foe, as from a genuine conviction that a starving ind desperate people would' make danger cus neighbors and Tender any satis factory peace Impossible, v , It Is known-"officially that -there Is sufficient food in Germany to meet immediate needs. The supreme war council is planning to supply food In Qtntt4 llrtt-' hlA4lA ffi - wa German Requests Will 0a u l .prems War 2oultail. . 1 ' Washington, ..Nov. 14.--Secretatry Lansing, made public today the text of his reply to radio communications from the - German government seek ing modifications in. the terms of the armistice with Germany, and Turkey. It announced that the) requests would be referred to the allied governments and the - supreme . war , council and pointed out that such communications should be Bent to all the associated governments instead , of only to the President, or government of the Unr ted States., and should come through" established diplomatic channels . in stead of by wireless. ' Mr. Lansing's note, addressed- to Minister iSulzer, of Switzerland fol lows: . - . . .-. ' . '. ; "I sbould.be gratified. if jrou would be good .'enough to convey " the fol lowing communication to the secre tary of foreign affairs of the German, governments - .'" "The government of ' the United States has received . the radio mes sages addressed to the President ' of the United States by the German gov ernment... relative ,to relief from cer tain requirements-; imposed, in -' tfs armistice with 'the Ottoman govern ment and the arm la t Ice with the German government, v . . ' "The communications which , have been received will be forthwith ' com municated to the . other, governments with which, the government .of r . the United States is associated, and also to the supreme war! council "in Paris, ?The government of the .United States takes this opportunity to sug gest to the German government that communications of this nature, which pertain to the terms of the armistice or to matters in which all the asso ciated governments - are interested, should be sent to all. the governments and not addressed alone, to the Presi dent or government -of the United States. ' f , f ' i - "The - government of ' the United States also desires to - call - the attention v it ' the - German govern ment ' to'-, tmr' fact t that these commtmicatibns should be - presented throogh established diplomatic chan nels'rather than by direct radio torn munlcatlonc distinguished; SERVICE, ; rMEDAAWARDED PERSHING AA.-AteV.e x ' h the American Army in Eastern medal Was conferred "Upon ' General Parahinr ' tj hl hundlltlattl'.ri trtrtflv General Tasker U. Bliss' representing; President Wilsonv The ceremony was witnessed by- fne "tncmbers. of Uhe allied ' missions . and -was most ; im pressive; v ' CERMASFcSciTtS africave;i : London, - Nov.. 1 6. In 'compliance wiui tlto . terms? Of the armistice, tlio Gen. yon Lettow-Vorbcck, surrendered on. November 14 on the Chembesl riv er, south of ' Kasama, northeastern llhodesla. This la made tonight. WILSON IS EXPECTED A V. t , IN ENGLAND SHORTLY red Is infordcdltmt President Wilson is expected in- r.ngiana snoruyi An iinr m cm rifini enn nv cni c HUWUL lULuULr w lou i u ouir official announcement i-,, , V .J2l-iMllzrz: i:":-H wvvV.v---V-:iiv..V..rhattl eruloAra. tiA lift. Biviiilla .rf 1 OFPRO-GERIIAMSj the future and-before 'the.', present stocks are exhausted, assuming the exercise, of wise economy in food dis tribution. Therefore it is said to be quite, unnecessary: for' the. .'German government to send the proposed com mission Co the United States to - arrange- for the purchase of food.- Mr. Hoover and the agencies behind-him wilt attend to all of that, V ,j yf, ? I To correct what appears to be a general public misunderstanding on the subject. It may be authoritatively stateJk that none of this food to be sent from America to Germany or Austria will be given away. It must be paid for by the governments of these countries,' Possibly that cannot be-done in German cash, and It may make it-necessary to establish a Gt man credit, but if this Is. done It will, be the act of the supremo war council, as part of its function in carrying out ih. terms and spirit f ttlA rtri fa. 1 r ' A m n, & v to bear these burdens, or assume the Sapid development of" the new btir man governmenson democratie lines a recorded. In. the. press dispatches ii viewed with satisfaction here.-r-Th composition of the - new- cabinet, in cluding as It does sane and con servatlvo dements enough, to, leaven the- wTiole,. is taken as a guarantee against ooisneviK controV1, v .itrueka- and occasional guns and calt w7- v.V&itn1Jwan abandoned here and, there in tle Would Uv Conditions , in Cer- rnment; Not' Likely. , Berlin, Nov. 14. t(y Wireless to. London, 1:05 p " m. t (By the- Asso ciated Press). --Foreign Secretary Solf has sent a message to Secretary of gtate . .Lansing urgently r: requesting President Wilson to 'give permission for a German -commission to imme diately" leave Germany for the' United States so as to personally; lay, before the American government the 'condi tions existing here and to assure the taking of steps to purchase foodstuffs, .Washington.. Nov. 16.WhUe Pres ident Wilson himself had not had the mattes brought to his attention today, officials regard it as entirely' unlike- rthat a commission of Germans will be permitted to come to the United States at thepresent time under any circumstances. The latest note of For eign Minister Solf' addressed "to, Sec retary Lansing asking President Wil son's permission for a German 'com mission to visit the United states -to explain the food situation had Pot been received at the state department, but, the ; Associated i Press , announce ment of its coming was read with in terest. - V : - - -4 -'-5 ' v It was pointed out that' the United States and Germany are still at war, although, the armistice has been- sign ed, and consequently, it is regarded J as inconceivable that any German del egation should come to America. '. It la suggested here that this latest note may be an effort on the part of the Germans to arouse sentiment among the people of the United States1 of German descent . in favor ' of the softening of the terras thaf will b dictated -at .the peace conference: .In formation reachixis! the state denart- ment. recently 'shows that a6me -of thei German authorities still believe Amer icans of German descent are dlyided In their loyalty, despite their attitude during the w,ar. . v ; ' . r f The American government has no desire to Continue to act as Interme diary for -the. Berlin officials. Atten tion was called toddy to the Tact that only? yesterday. - In '., responding to a note, from Dr. solf; Secretary Lansing! kskbii mm mo uermans srop aaaress ingi the United States alone- . ', NAVAL APPROPRIATION : BILL TO BE CUT. DOWN ( WashiriKkonANov. ItA-Estimates of the navy department for the-1920 na val appropriation bill, subm'tted to Congress and' announced today. call for $2,441,900,000, i but' as they were prepared with the" view of ; con tinuing th War. material . redun'tlnna re expecteAsdur1nj5!;the framing' of f inn : Dill, wmcn .-wiii . n Aun nrt Tuesday by tW house naval Commit tee.:..'..:. ; .'-m ! : 'V.'Aoproprlatona lor -the navy- for the") mmmm-wmm f v f ,j-. -vswsaiy ai..V ( 41 UIIW VV. amounted to about f 1,780.T)00,000, all at of .which except llZ6.000.oW providfed r pyf a recent aeneiency measure was ; carried by the regular: Jilr appropria-.( tton.--WIt.f :'i itii-i ' 1 r ; increase in navai strength, is pro vided foe by, the hew estlina.tes Be- sides caiimg t Tor a new three-year Danels, the estimate i .molude "aanro- prlatlons of $233,98S,m4 for eomplet-' log the, first three-year, program. The new building program contemplates expenditure of 4690,000,000, on-thid of that amount being appropriated TAKFfJ IV . .-; s. r ;, S S S B( W Statement MadeAby Returning :. American? Airmen. WERE PJRISpNERS TEN DAW LieutsALockwood and Bebe Fife jojiRivaring ; Gejroans Doing Much Looting. ' A ' ' '.' r ' - With ", the A American: Forces ' ' in France, Nov. ' 'll'i Jj m.-T(By Uhe Associated Press, l--Great 'quantities of civilian property, are being parried away 'bV. the retiring GermansA ac cordtof to Lieutenant M,(K.; Loct-' wood and Lieut. D. Fiftieth Aero squaion. who MturDetveiX5S the American .ftwtld'aay'ae'he-XjT lag, prisoners Jn- the.liand i of the uermans r ior i . oays, . yrne atriatorp were shot down November 4 j 1n : the region of Tan nay. east of Re the!, and pvere- released by : the Oermana on inorsaay. ; , t .- : .. .-' j, "Valklng;:Ward A'theAcAmerican .lines, Lieutenants ' Lockwood j and Bbe passed great numbers of -motor iiiuu, oui in every wisiance ma-vaiua of .the- truck or gun. appeared jld' haveN wcoii nwirutu ..- uQuqeratejy. cj,.'.ne aviators said the Germans ink. ing psras pi caxue, .crates o( chickens nua waaruiM ,wm , aousenoia arucres.. vufing jne nrarew, nays jae .;oer. The 1' '-Mi ; U iJiMtfcMsfhad tbjeLuueniet4 a ; the : up rieing . in Germany, .and ; frtti be cause of the mflr--ef r- r- BerJiM.Vr.Tv-o c.i i " , the.p viators 'ssi i..-t. ...,ir4 tvtoiers "bor" tvir. o,.,. a". - s l guards 1 1 pe.y. spoke. auparjnflr ; at "the kaisehi-i'.vi? yt. :'!f'r'j .' The German . soldiers heard: little hew fronr-Berllrt and other cities as the wires, had been tampered with by some element desiring to keep news devMopmentff' f rem? the nrraf, W the front ; ,;;. rx :. ; ii:; t Theiiviators had plenty to, eat but the food wap of pobr quality. t : W MANY SHIPS DEMANDED M t ARMISTICE SUNK BY CREWS Copenhagen, ' Nov. 14, A t large number of ships demanded bv the allies under the naval; terms of the! armisuoe were sunK oy tneir German ' crews during the revolution, according . to Germanla, . of Berlin. . Clause 80 of th4 armistice provides that all merchant vessels in German hands belonging to the allied and as sociated powers are to, be restored In poru to be specified by the allies and the United States. - - ' PUBLIC BUILDING ORDER .OF DECEMBER RESCINDED f ' Washington, . Nov.; 16. Resumption of ' construction work on postofflce and other public buildings was ordered t6day byt Secretary McAdoo. thereby rescinding orders of last ' December suspending ail public building on ac- tuuni ui war conaiuons. '.,"., - ?,The chacged conditions," v said Secretary McAdoo's announcement, "brought about by'the conclusion ot the armistice and the manifest inab'l ity of Germany to renew the cenfltT, emphasizes the Importance of resum ing. fWfth as little defay aa possible the normal. Industrial activities of peaoe,':::''';' - - a f Many millions of authorizations for new.bulMmgs are 'waiting actloiu v dr: graham succeeded ' BYfDR,'K. G. MAJHESON .' Attanu, Ga., Nov, 14. Dr. Kenneth G. Matheson.. president of the Georgia' School of . Technology. . has 'been ap pointed iregionaK director of the, stu dents : army . Iraihing corps , for the southeast to succeed the late Dr. Ed ward K. Graham,' bf the .University of North Carolina, It was announced here tonight. ; I : , JO-JO SAYS ,:.. .',. "1. . r ; Rain todays fair and colder.' Mon- After revoitiag the'' world v for '.Jour FOCH ADDRESSES ARMIES OF TIIE ALLIED NATIONS - Paris, Nov. Ie. Marshal Focb haa addressed the following mes sage to tho allied armies: ' ' "OfHcc rs, non-commissioned offi cers and soldiers of the allied ar mies: After bavin; resolnteiy stop ped the , enemy. . you ha re . for months fought him with faith and indefatigable energy, without re spite. You have won the greatest battle In history and enved the most, sacred caaso he liberty of the jrorkl. . - - "Be prood. Ton have adorned your ; Sags with immortal glory, poetcritjr preserves for yon Its reo egnition,M v v.. '. . , t . . O' Will Fight - Reduction ot Wages and Longer Hours. ?4 Declares iich). General A,Pro- ' eram Will Be Fousrht Bitterly' . ?vcA"A:. 16.SamUeI , taeo, iiAW 9 Gompera'prssldenj of the' American in Iwratiori of Iftbol. in the closing rican labor con-1 tuure. ot the rn-Ainw wvence here;;, today, s ! umin formal i fa,. vtik : nit.' om in wnrkinir hours warning that od geper general reduction ot'siPPltea, between 40,000 and '10, 7?IvT.-- a k ,ih. .i.. bM.i. i.hn. i yu;.S:!lJ2l:mZZJZn2J splrellfty a rwent public utterance of people will rnot beiiorectf. pact- by etther' Barrihl" AsiiociatIon or ail nrW'"i- ;1-t AVllted'-'Ftat' xretiav t.mpi. 3 reu.4 . f n.of"'the: recot'4 a. published statement; .which Miy arr-ws,r cjuoted, . ;, '?444 y'Perhap i-iplghr-abt:, haVe taken rice ot this declaration' If the same racter of information had pot come to -me Jrom ' various -fluarters,' ; M. Gomners said. i'.,.'"-'.:. .v i 'There are, some jeople . KO-fWUV f not un"dersf and f there' are sdme people who do nt understand all that Is; meant' . by . ; the. willingness fof the peoples of the democracies to. fight and, make J the sacrtfloes in order that i a better time shall come to the Work ers. The time has come 1n the world when the working people are coming Into their own. They haye new rights and new advantages. They have made the sacrificed and they are going to enjoy the better -times for -which the wnoie worm nas oeen m a convulsion. The American labor movement whole; heartedly supported this' .world strug gle. The -American labor" movement went to the fullest lengths In support of that strujgle and we know Just what was involved. ,;.'' "One" word? more, the ' American la bor movement will .co-operate with all other agencies; to holp in this .re construction time. --Our movement Is not to destroy, but to Construct. ' And all may Just as well understand now as at : any ; Other time that .the, "ad vantage which the workers of America and ; of the allied countries have gained and which we hope to extend to the people even of the conquered countries, ae not going to be taken away from ua.; . And rwe will resist In that attempt to the uttermost," - ; " The conference adjourned after a pan-American federation of labor- had been . formed and ; Samyet , Gompers elected Its chairman, 7 Y.y. EXPRESS BUSINESS TO BE OPERATED BY THE 'GOVERNMENT HEREAFTER American Railway A E,xpress Co. ;J Taker Over.rousof A Proclantilvalifi Assignf(ia fj McAdooA?$.:;::p - Washington, 5v Nov. , 1 6. Pfcsrdent Wilson today issued f proclamation taking over the consolidated ' express business now curried ore by the Amer ican Jtallway Express Company and assigning the operation , to; JDlrector General McAdoo, ',.''..' . This notion serves to clarify the ex press situation which tierctofore has been haacd on uie nnderstanaing that the expmw combination operated pri vately as the agent ,of he . director general. ' - No radical changes will be made In the- methoda -of .operation or .In the employes of the express company, It was said o4 tho railroad, administra tion. , i , -. , c : ' , 1 . . . 1 AERIAL MAIL ROUTE TO CROSS NORTH CAROLINA ..'' BY-IL OIL C BRYANT. ' '.Washington. ,Nov; 14. -The postof- floe department will .establish an aerial mail route across jJorth Carolina to the faf south. V At least one stop will be made In the state. - , '. This will give North Carolina con nection by air with New York and make It -possible for' Important mall and registry letters to .be .delivered several hourt sotfner. " u ' . Tiit department plans to establish these routes over the entire country so' that all central points will be ten. neeted:'J,iriJ'." ',,'-.,;- :i:'i 'Tk- :. From New;Tork to Chicago-to Sah' rranctscor trom New xork i to JacK sonvllle, Fla.. and New Orleans,, mili tary trucks mail service, to make for speedier delivery in remote sections, is to 'be expanded, .This will. be espe cially important to the rural sections and require thousands of army motor irucxs ana a rivers. . -nona varouna iiun n l'" - . " - ' w . HAIL linY TELEGH.'.PHtHS Minis y;A-. Increase Is 13 Xenti an Hour A Above Rate PrevaHJng January v 1fNew Rate Beginning .06 toberl Avf 1 1? f t;! :f "Washington, Nov. 14. Railroad te legraphers' wages were advanced ' by order of Director General McAdoo to day 1$ cents an hour above the rate prevailing last January 1, with a min imum of 41 oenu an hour,-, retro aetive to October 1, Sight hours here after is to be considered a day's vrork and overtime wlU be paid at the rate of time and a half. ' . ; This order, involving aggregate In- oreuaei 01 nuvui av.vvv.uhw iMt, 000 employesAWcludlna telegraphers! ,'telenhona oDeratort.- arett-telegra- nhers. aaent-teleDhoners. tAwer men, U men. tower and train directors, 0PeratoI5n,J"i?!iifAht The order meets wartlally questf of the prde. t Railroad. Teleg raphers on "advances nd ;wul. tend,' threugoyuie provision tor.ume aw half k toav for overtlmei to cut "dowa theV'jonwvvnours or -e pioymer -i ' Lve Tha wage order -dpet not apply- to persons paid S0 or less a month tor special services taking only a portion of -i their' time.' .? Cases :of Employes paid on a' commission oc a- combine-. Man salary and commission basis, not f Including express or outside commiS' i aiona. wilt be considered by the board BAKER T0RMALLY THANKS ; OFFICERS AND MEN OF ' A ? ARMY IN . THIS COUNTRY ." Washington, Nov.AtH.-Se'cretarV Baker ; today formally expressed his thanks to officers and men of the army in the United Mates for the seal shown lh- preparing for oversow duty. Mr, Baker expressed confidence vthat the standards - Of discipline 1 and - bearing will ba maintained byi the t men, In training until demobilized. - This sUte ment fQliewa:v'f;'''"'' ? ' : - fr VThe. signing of the mniUry armis tice enables us to ' suspend the inten sive military preparation in which the country,. was: engaged. It does; not. however, signify the formal end of the war and It will, therefore, be, nec essary for us to keep under arms a substantial army until we ale certain what the, niniUry needs of the coun try wlll.be. The men In service in the United States will be demobilized a rapidly as is consistent wltn the needs of the governmenfc , "In the meantime I desire to express to these officers and soldHrs under arms In the United Btates the appre ciation of .the department for holr pa triotic zeal and service, t That they were not called .upon to go abroad and not permitted - to participate", in the historic struggle In France leoves them none : the Jesa a , part ' of the great army of our nation and entitled to the thanks of the nation for their readiness to server; AH ; officers tind men cah rely upon the sympathy and activity of : the department tn- their early return home. Both officers and men wilt realize that it Is their duty to 'continue : with . the training and work, and to maintain In thi highest degree . the discipline and - soldierly bearing which la the great glory ot the army, ot which they are a part. , CAMPAIGN FOR UNITED - WAR WORK: FUNDS WILL1 A ! GO. THROUGH WEDNESDAY New tork; ANovi- 16-Wlth only $108,405,408 on hand toward Its rc vUied goal of . 250,000,000. officials of the united war work campaUrn an nounced tonight thai the drive, sched- uiea to ena next aionaay mgnt, vRpnid be, contlnned until Wednesday nlaht. Tills decision was reached because two days of the canpolrn were virtually- lost as a result of peace cclc brstlona .and' the Influenza rpldcmlc. Eleven states have passed , their quotas) but pend Ing ' official confirma tion, none of the . reports) baa been recoernlzed. The -eleven states which establish the fact that they were first to pass their quotas will have the honor of having Y. M. C. Knlghu of Colnm bus er Salvation army hnu nsmed after them. The eleven states which fthow the Inrgest ovcr-snbscrlp-tlon will be similarly honored. - The official report issued tonight showed the southeastern 4cpartmont had subscribed Vai5,901. i WOULD GRANT FULL ' i ..UITY RIGHTS TO WOMEN ' i !,.' .'- A T AAtlanta. Oa Nov. .--The' North Georgia Methodist conference,, meet ing here, went on record today SIS to ST as favoring the granting of full laity rights to women of the church. This question1, ; which ; is going the rounds of the annual conferences by order of the; last general conference, becomes effective when three fourths of the annual conferences have ap- WAGES- nniTA in iimin nu iiinnnt titii i d ah nuun m m fluuui Hi 1 G OS i J , . . Care Will Be Taken and Rcthinj Left t Cftcr.ce " BELGIAN BORDER MAY.EE" ' CROSSED BY THIS EVEN'.r.a. Advancing Columns $ Be Flank- ; Ted by French Forces. ; ; .' v." . . YANKS RESTED A AND ' EAGER ' Arrangements .tobJhai' Battle - ' Formation Could Be Assumed AlmfJsIt Instancy A With the AnierlcaB -Forces In France, Nov, 1--Tb American army ( will begin to move toward Germsny at S:SO o'clock Sunday morning. Tim , army will travel about IS miles each day. : , : . --.. . v -J r To the army Just organized baa fal len the honor of heading the first big nnlt of the allied' occupational force. The advance will be made In columns and not In the. order of battle so km followed. But It J kot forgotten that technically, at least, there ,la stfU staOK of war. Nothing will Tb left to chancB' and , every- precaution will be, taken to guard against surprtacs, not withstanding none Is expected ; ' Care will be taken to have the form WeliehoneiLThoadvanoe r"rd w' I be to' :wed by - r' 1 - 1 r..a.-.i i. J -ri ' .4... i t, . s'.t t to inspect kociUy;-eery otict apd po- sitJon that mljtW be 'eJrap.' Kiiies will bo sought carefully. The t;erman have ent word that the; way ta open. and the mines removed exorpt. cases ' which tliey have, designated. . . Water -alsq will be inspected carefc'.Iy. ; i , tv rmnrements in foree are such" . hithioitlott'ketmwrbe altered almost - Instsjatly to battle for - t mstionl Divisions . movinsr to the front 1 will have i othrslln suppprt and the -flanks 'will be carefully covered.' In sddiUon a -long.- line Of ' obseryaUon . balloons will be tip behind the lines and they too - will be moving slowly forward, observing 'the movements of the retreating Obrmans.. v. ' The advancing (Americans will be j flanked by the armies of Fraincs, and r by Sunday evening it. is expected tnai -the advanced elements of the, Amer icans 'will cross the Belgian .border. The fifth French uarmy on. tha s left , and the tenth,' French army on the r right will advance abreast the, Amer- -leans, while far along the- Una to the . left hd bright ?the jiUled trpops will continue to march toward , the line agreed upon. In ithe armistice.:; Wonderfully rest4d byrthe few lays. of inactivity and. their pride touched by the honor conferred, upon, them, i , the -divisions of the " new American army awaited eagerly. Saturday nights the order to advance. Many. of them' were newly equipped with uniforms., : i ; Weather Much Colder, ' The weather sipce hoatllHiea ceased has turned much colder, ice forming on the brooks, and thinly crust Ir g the' muddy roads, 'but the men looked for- ' ward to the steady march along the' highways with keen pleasure." The American, advance will begin, from Mouzon to ThIaueourC'the ex tending lines, embracing Iuxemburg . and Brlty, up the .valley of the Mo selle. :. ' " ' ' ' , ,:The 'occupation of the .1 .territory ' which Is being steadily evacuated by the Germans according to the terms of, the armistice will, not.be carelessly hastened.' It will be some days before German soil' ts rekehed. but in less' time the duchy of Luxemburg will be penetrated, perhaps even to Its cap- y Y . -v- ; STOPS EXAKINATldNS OF DRAFT REGISTRANTS ' !', ' A'i' A ' '" ' Washington,,, ',Nov." i" 14. -Provost' Marshal General Cfowder today or dered the discontinuance of. physical , examinations of draft registrants., and , of all work by district draft boarj- n the classification of registrants, T.,a ' physical examinations have been given ' only to youths ot i,;unaer order is- sued upon, cessation of hostlittfev. v. District draft boards,' General Crow-- der said, have been instructed to com- . plete all records of cases before them , which relate 'entirely to tho granting of occupational exemptions or the -consideration Jof- appeals front local . boards on dependency claims ' t All records of the exemption boards are tobe preserved for.tuture dlf r sitlon. . and the . classification of aM the 19 to ST year old and H-year o'l troops Is to be completed at lit earliest possible morsWnt. n '; ...im ' e - 11 " "" :.-;', , ALLIED GOVERN:.:zriT0 , H0LDir:FC":.:ALr.:::T::;: Paris, Nov; IS.- (V,r the Asift--'' Press. -Meetings beInrtrT to ' .- representatives-of tha r o- ate i r c ernments wni be lar-a cf an i" nature. They will ton t ri, conferences of fort' t i i er than of premlei , v ,a a v s reaching a common t - -r' r International .euc arrang'ng the pre. i congress. ' 'One, of the f.r-t r today .waa at the r. .House, the head delegation, v ' . ? tonnlno. cf I . It wns e'f ' ' ' 1 .Tour, eft rive later.-.. !' V' m Kngland shortlyi each year. " . . ,' - 4 t years, -Gcrniany. now .revolts itself A -1 wlU have truck route. proved lt, . V A' f : .'.' ".A , , . J - . - . I'f
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 17, 1918, edition 1
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