North Carolina Newspapers

a cahcli;:a iic::E:f;;v:FArEnf cc;;3TnuoTiv:, cll ;. hzliele ";vnEfj ycu see it in the odsekveh irs to: FOUNDED CHARLOTTE. N. C, SUNDAY CORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1918. TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES TODAY. - PRICE FIVE CZiio EIGHT DI1105 TO BE RETURfJED 10111 Total American1 Casualties 236, 117 to November 11. , MARCH MAKES STATEMENT Eight Regiments' of Coast Artil- lery and Two Brigades Field " ' Artillery Coming Home. . i , , m v ' s.' . 1 : ; Washington, NdV i $. Demoblllsa tlon .of the American -expeditionary forces, already: la progress frith the A movement, homeward of tick and pounded, . will be hastened by tht x return at an early date of eight dl V visions of national' guard and ,na- I - tional army troops, eight regiment of coast artillery and two brigades of field artillery. , This ' announce ment was . made today by ". General v March, chief of .staff, on receipt of despatches from; General Pershing, i Tetal American casualties to .No ven V ' 1 . wbCn hostilities ceased wr j ; 238,117. This Includes, Gen " ':-,r : Z I , erai raaron saia, imra i grounds, died et disease, unclassified jj ihs,' wounded prisoners ana miss- Thi divisions which General March said have been designated by Gener al Pershing to return as soon as the sick 'nd wounded have been moved to tb United States are: '.- h .v., To Be Returned. . , National guard! Thirty-first (Geor gia, (Alabama and Florida), 84th (Ne braska. Iowa,' South - Dakota and Mlnoesota), 38th (Indiana, Kentucky ah West Virginia), and 81th (Ar kansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. X t National army: Seventy-sixth (New England) 84tb (Kentucky, Indiana and southern Illinois),' Stb (north ern Illinois, and 87th (Arkansas, Louisiana. - Mississippi and 'southern AthjLniA-V -!... The coast artillery regiments to bej returned mm boob u piwuu hounced aa the 46th. 47th. 48th, 4th, BOth, 73rd, 74th and 75th. The two field artillery brigades to be brought horn are the. 65th and the ,1H4.'-.. Eighty-two aero-eauadrona, 17 kinntraatiim'. 4bmnanles, and . several , special units from; New England will he brought noma -as awn mm postatlon faculties are available, Gear ral March aaid. ' ' - . Casualties sustained by the Ameri can 'were " tabulated ' by General March as follows: . ; . Killed- and Ued . of woundav 86,1(4. -Died ot disease, 14,811.-', , -t Deaths unclassified, 8,104.' Wounded, 1IM85, . ;-.' f .-'Prisoners, J.18S. -M , Missing. 1,16.' ! v Total. 886,117. . ' , While the total losses suffered by the American army in France at first glance appeared to be almost aouoie th total estimated by officers here as probable, analysis of the table, it was pointed out, snows inac among mo 178,000 ' wounded are included the names ot thousands of men whose in juries were so trivial that they never wort admitted to hosnitals and the nt thftir inlurv'was keDt only in comDany and regimental dressing sutlns. The final total ot killed, died of .founds or disease, or In the un classified death ' list, the seriously . wounded, and the prisoners and miss ing, officers believe, will work out j not In .excess of 186,000. - Many Deaths From Disease., ; . The official figures show also near ly double the number of deaths from disease than have been made public i to date.' No explanation has been for' warded by General Pershing, but it is assumed that the unexpected in crease 14 due to the wide distribution of American and allied hospitals to which, the men were sent, making It a slow process to assemble the data. The number of 'Americans taken prisoner by the Germans-llttle more than two thousand -4s strikingly low In view of General March's announce ment that a total "In round numbers' of 44,000 Germans had been captured by the Americans. The fact that the American armies have been moving forward continuously since it entered the battle doubtless accounts for the great difference. , The 1,160 . men reported missing probably Include others who will be found to have been captured, some whose bodies will never be recovered, and others who may have become lost In- the ranks of the French and Brit ish forces. The classification also cov ers the unidentified dead, always to be expected -when : great ; bodies Of troops are angared, ., i,v ''---if-:; Army of Occupation. . General March said ne report, on the organisation of the army of occu- -patlon had been' received, but that the divisions designated by General Pershing or return were among those - he CQUld spare immediately. The or der in which they will return has not ' been established. He also gaveassur ances that the -war department had no Intention of allowing the-veterans of the battlefields of France and Bel glunV 'to sneak, into the country" un noticed, .but that timely announce- ' ment would be made so that adequate receptions' could be planned. ' Secretary Baker supplemented Gen eral March's outline ot demobilization plans later by stating that General Pershing was keduclng his army to a strength - of 80 divisions and would further reduce It as conditions justify. At aa average strength of 40,000 men - to a division' which would cover all necessary auxiliary-forces, this would,, mean that General Pershing would retain 1.200,000 in Franca-from which 1 the actual army of occupation and Its j reserves would be organised to pro- - viae against any possioie emergency. ;. General March showed that virtual, ly ail of the supplemental army corps and army troops are to be withdrawn. He said he already had-7 authorised ' General Pershing, to send back. ral way artillery, 3, army artillery, t gas troop and tank-corps units In sddl- - tton to' the : divisional prganizatlona - Some of the divisions designated byfi General Pershing are. duplacement b. units- w mi is m CalTISH FOIiGES RESTIIIS UP FROM H1BD FIGHTIHG Interesting Story, Relating to Death of .Capt. ' Chapman, t Comes From France "Lusi- r tania" Magical Word.' BY H. E. C. BRYANT. ; : Washington, Nov. 83. Many North Carolinians are. interested in the whereabouts of the Thirtieth division of the American 'expeditionary force.' It was stated at the war, department today that the Thirtieth Is in party with, the British, .resting after hard fighting. 'Particular unite could not be located. ,.',.-j?;v-;'.'. ' V' Ths following interesting story comes from France: -:A '-: Capt. H. H. Chapman, son of. the late Capt William Chapman . and grandson of late Major General. Mc Caakey, was killed in action September IS, according to word, today received by relative here. . He was graduated from West Point in the class of U17. He was married upqn graduation, and hie wife and aJ baby daughter, wnom ne nas never seen, are living at Patchdgue, N..Y. Coming from a family which . In colonial days was granted a tract of land near Pope's Creek, Md., and whose descendants are still living there, he was well known in Maryland and Washington. He. reclved hie preparatory schooling in Washington. Information coming from his broth er officers told that he was leading a company of North Carolinians in tne first wave of the great attack of the British Fourth army and the American Twenty-seventh and Thirtietn aivis lons. He was hit by artillery fire and killed instantly. As his men recahed the German lines they shouted "Lusl tania,'' and broke through the Strongt est German opposition. . He was twenty-two years old and hla brother, Capt.' William Chapman, Jr., is on General ' Graves', staff in Siberia.' His brother Is also a West Point graduate. - - 1 Born at a military post in Mon tana, the young captain was brought up with military ideas and attracted the attention o( General samuei rai son. commander of the North Caro lina national guard. . The general secured him as aid in the training of the North Carolina troops and he has been In command with them contlnu ously. '" ' URGES RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA AT PEACE TABLE Washington. Nov. 2 S.--Recognition of Russia at the worl peace, confer an6e was urged by Prince Lvoff, first, prime minister of Russia after" the overthrew ot the czar, In a statement today to the American - people. Prince Lvoff expressed his convicuon tnat any program f reconotractlon 'which does not nroviae tor tns complete ne- ttrucUon of bolshevism in Russia, will eave in th-world a genn Of ahother great war. v. -, - v . . Tbe termination aV the war has raised the question of the peace con ference," said Prince Lwoff. "I think a bense of duty and Justice dictates to the allies the necessity of organising in Versailles the defense of Russian Interests. This work can be done by Russians only. The country . as a while is unable at present to send to the conference Its plenipotentiary rep reantatives, but when our friend Is 111 we act for him." ; LIBERATION OF ALSACE SOON TO BE COMPLETED Paris, Nov. ; 88. The .- entry of French troops into Strassburg will comolete the liberation of Alsace. The military occupation of the city, at which King' Albert of Belgium will . be present with Marshal Foch, says The Petit Journal, will be fol lowed by another ceremony. At a conference of President, Poln care. Premier Clemenceau and Mar- Lshal Foch at the Ilysee. palace Fri day it was decided that the entry of the civil .authorities would take place on December 8 In the pres ence of the president and the premier, the members of the cabinet and deputations from the senate and chamber of deputies. MRS. BICKETT ATTENDS : t RICHMOND CONFERENCE Richmond, Vs., Nov. 23 More than 1 0 social leaders of southern cities gathered here today to devise "ways and means for raising finances for the Y. W. C. A. This was, one of the first- of 11 field conferences to' be held in this, country; Among thosehave been instituted Jto acquire about present.were: Mrs. T. W. Bickett. of :. 9.000 acres-upon which the actual site Raleigh, - N. C.i Miss Mary Graham. 0t. the construction- - now going . on president of , Peace Institute, Raleigh, i stands. The whole project .has been a and Mrs. Godhart, of Atlanta, plans matter of purchasing and pot leasing, were-discussed looking to stabilizing .and all negotiations with the owners the association's, finances. O , .'of the property have been toward pur- - .' '-' ' rubaslng the property in question. Ev CHRISTMAS BUYING ON ery effort as been made to take care .onr kir cai c tnuiccn of th PrPrty owner and pay them 1, iPRE-WJ ,SCALE ADVISED (or the land In toe quickest possible siS..,;, 3 ' 1 "-- ."J, time, but, owing to the confused de- I scrlptlon and 1 difficulties experienced Chrifltmas buylhg,,- be curtailed his vot. made hv the council of national defense in agreement with represen tatives of leading Industrie and retail interests, - have - been withdrawn, Christmas buying on : the pre-war scale, Grosvenor B. Clarkson, acting dlraotor nf the council. Said tonleht'uro asivou. is "essential to' the rapid establish ment ot normal after-the-war condi tions." , THE OBSERVER SECURES ' 1 SPECIAL CABLE SERVICE ' In view of tbo frreat Interest on tlie part of newspaper readers In the cvents'transplrliig In Europe durlnfr the period of pcace-maldns; and reconstruction. The; Observer baa: arranged to obtain and pub lish The London Times' special ca ble service, in addition to the As sociated Presstwi1ca.:;--1l!roigh' this arrangement The- Observer will receive additional news from the present centers: of world in terest by cable each night for pub lication next morning. Tho special coble service combined with and supplementing - the Associated Press will give Observer readers the maximum of European news during this Interesting and Import. ant period. AMERICANS AND GERMANS ; WASH THEIR CLOTHES ON : OPPOSITE RIVER BANKS r General Pershing's Forces v in Luxemburg and- Along the Moselle Look Over Into Ger many. , - 0 p With the American Army of Occu pation. Nov. 28, (By the Associated Presa)r-General Pershing's forces In Luxemburg' and air along the river Moselle from the points of. junction with the.' French on their, right and left, looked over into Germany today. ' The Germans are somewhat slower In some places in evacuating their ter ritory than had been '.expected; but not enough to irlve rtse t t"f that they do not Intend to obeerVe the terms of the armistice. ; ,v . j Along the Moselle, lagging Oermari soldiers washed their clothing today on their side of the river. : The Ameri cans -ori- the opposite bank did like wlsse. There - was little conversing across the river owing to the strict American order against fraternisation. The weather is cold and clear. -The Americans have bought guide books of Luxemburg and are enjoying tha sightseeing in the Moselle valley. . Question Taken Up With Baker by Senator Overman. v. Urges That Carolina and Ten- nessee Troops Be Brought 1 ; Here Through Wilmington. . .. BY H. E. C. BRYANT. Washington,.; Nov. 23. Senator Overman has taeh up ..with Secretary Baker the - question pf making- Camp Greene" an army -post He made public tbday the following letter to Mr. Ba ker: ' ": T "f .' "The establishment of an army post at Camp Greene, Charlotte, as suggest ed In the enclosed letter - from the president, of the Charlotte chamber of commerce; which camp, ; ' as . now equipped, is capable of furnishing ad equate facilities for this purpose. -1 -. "In this connection, I desire to, call your attention to the port of, Wilmington,- as a most desirable .and con yenient .place for the disembarkation of the North Carolina and Bouth Car ollna and' Tennessee troops arriving from oversea-This port -is only ,lio miles' distant' from't Camp S dreenei where: the troops, could be I sent-, fori the purpose or being musteree; out of th service. ip$ jv ; X vj. -t . ,im. receiving . humeroua letters from the . people of Wilmington re questing me to urge you to give tnis matter very serious consideration. The railroad facilities are ample and, be sides, this Is the .nearest port at which these ' soldiers could disembark,;, for their homes. If the Thirtieth division) which is composed largely. ' I under stand, of North Carolina, South, Caro Una and Tennessee troops, could be designated to disembark at that point, it would be very agreeable: to our peo ple. .. V '' .-V1l. Tv-'---'v' "I hope you will decide to adopt this suggestion and If, you do, I as sure you, that every provision .will bo made to look after the troops tn the most expeditious and . painstaking manner and everything necessary will be provided for their comfort" . Senator Overman also- called atten tion to the need for discharging negro laborers at the camps so they can work-on the farms. He submitted let ters" from the president of the Char lotte chamber of commerce and Pres. Ment Draper, of the American Cotton Manufacturers' association. Charlotte. V- . Camp Brags; Cleared Up. Generalr'jervey, ot the office of the chief of staff; clears -up the Fayette ville camp matter, lit the following letter to Senator Overman: ,: ' , ' "I haveto acknowledge your letter of November 8, inclosing letter from Mr. Edwin S. Smith, of Raef ord, in regard te purchasing the land at Camp Bragg. I have also received your letter of November 4, inclosing the petition signed by a large number of farmers in the vicinity of Camp Bragg. "The present status of the purchase of 135,000 acres; more or less, at Camp Bragg, is as loilows: . - "No disbursements have as yet been made for land, though the govern ment has accepted option for. a small percentage of the land proposed to be purchased. Condemnation -proceedings ,n, .f6'0" Propw abstracts of tltie. It ( Will takekseveral months before the wm . AHVII1.1IS uviuiv 1111 purchases can be entirely , consum mated. t v - uonaemnauon , proceeoings' a wui probably be necessary in case . where "e ntie is aetective or excessive prices RICHMOND TO' BE ONE OF AIR MAIL TERMINALS ' Richmond. Va.. . Nov.' 23.--Rlch- rrtond has been selected as one of the terminals for the air mail route to be established south : from Washington, ' acCprdlng to the announcement made this evening by Assistant Postmaster General Otto . Praeger. . Mali will be ; brought here- tor other cities, possi bly Roanoke, Lynchburg", Danville and other Interior, communities. - ,'! .V , in i iii ,. I.. . 1 . ;!-;- ":, ' rA'tfAse,r"'emXfrrs ne U RUSSIAN ARMY MURDERED 4 Stockholm, Friday, i Nov.4 22.Tfie bolshevik! have been guilty of terrible excesses In Petrograd In the last few days, according to a dispatch from Abo. Finland, to The Af tonbladt. Five hundred former Russian army officers are reported to have been murdered. .; E GOi'FEilEiJGE HILL GLQS Meets Next Year at (Jreensboro; S Harvarri Plan; Adopted. ;C DR FEVV: MAKES ADDRESS Gift of 420,000 by kt D. Heath to Children Home Announced. C' r;fr Boards; Appolfted. " BY A. Vr. PLYlkR. y ' Two. busy, sessions of the Western North Carolina Methodist conference and 1 the anniversary of (he board of education, over 'which Hi C. Jordan, president of the board, 4 presided at the evening hour, and DrJ W. P. Few, of Trinity college, delivered the ad dress, marked the day as a strenuous one for the, ministers andf delegates. . At tne morning session oi tne con ference, Greensboro was. chosen as the meeting - place for the next confer ence; Bishop U. V. W, Darlington ad dressed the class of eight young men to be received Into the effnference; by a very decisive majority the confer ence voted to adopt the tlarvard plan of . entertainment; : the i bishop an nounced that the conference will close Sunday night with the reading ot the appointments, ; and tne interesting statement was made in the report of the children's home that Mr. B. D. Heath, of this city, had give! 820, 000 to the endowment, fund of the home,.-;., "'-vv At the afterpoon I session, R. M. Courtney was chosen for conference missionary secretary ,C. U. Ireland, for several years past the 'conference lay leader, becomes by choice ot the conference lay leader for-the quad renium, ' as the election "ia now for four years. This session, over whieh E. L. Bain presided,1 the bishop being engaged in the cabinet meeting with the presiding elders, chose G.;W. Fink and J, H. Green for-conference evan gelists and, heard the reports of nu merous board and committees. -r. Few Speaks. Dr.W. P. Few, the scholarly presi dent: of Trinity college, .favored the conference wjth his presence through the week and was the speaker at the educational anniversary; .His address was greatly enjoyed by the thoughtful and Intelligent sudtenca that aksem- bled to hear this -distinguished educa-T tor wne on all, occasions brings to his auditors a message of highett quality. i-Pr. Tew took as hla text i saying or tne great, yrencn Oeneral IncH: ryert jbattie li fOBhVAhe, tfay be4 fore;'.. y r 'i-J .w . AQc . -'; j laiion.to 'tne aay netoreythe oattle; and used 'numerous Illustrations from very recent history, a He compared the recenstructloh tas.k that will fol low this war to Vthoe that followed our civil war. Our colleges then were leaders. 'or example. Attlcus . G. tiaygooa, - men ' president of Emory collage, la enforcing upon the thought ana consciences of the American- peo ple ' their' duties to he negro race, 4ohn F. Crowell, president of-Trinity college, whs the first man to bring in from the. outside the new spirit of progress.-. Our colleges of today again will lead In .useful ways if given full sympathy and a free hand. . The tribute paid to education by the war department, is unparalleled in that the army relied largely on college men for officers This 'and other cir cumstances will give education a new emphasis In the thought of American people. It will be our task to -direct this hew Impulse and provide a kind of education that will produce fruits ui ufc wunnra 01 men.- Harvard Plsn Adopted. . Following a spirited, discussion, of tne suDject, tne conference by a vote Of 115 to 27 Voted to &dnnt. thm Uor vara pun or entertainment j The report of the commission " on finance-showed that the total assess-1 ment, aside from salaries and purely local expenses of the church,- for the! coming year la 8182,810. Of this $77, BOO is for conference purposes.' - C. W. Brown, , of Asheville, was lected treasurer. This Is a new office in the conference and all money col lectedfor the foregoing assessments will be-sent to him to disburse pro rata to the several boards and other recipients of these funds. , , , Afternoon Session. . The Afternoon session, which open ed at 2:30 o'clock, waj given tb con ference5 routine, such as the reading ot tne reports or various boards and commltteea. . and. discussion thereof and the adoption of the same, v The report of tho'board ot mis- slons showed that RM.;Courtney has been chosen . conference- TOlsoionary secretary. f:.. .:-:. C. H,. Ireland will be conference lay (Continued on page 2.) - Fair Sunday; fait; and warmer Mon day. . . .... . . ' There's no shortage In the glory 115 . v.. ; JO-JO .. SAYS ; - - I L mm output. Take all you want, - PERSONNEL' OF AMERICAN v i PEACE C0L!?.1ISSI0?i HAS ' NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED Believed to : Be ; Explanation" of Delay in Announcement of - -; Names VVilson to Sail .With- T in Two Weeks. : '- - ! ,';;.; '-'-v-v P Washington, Nov. ,83. With President- Wilson expected to saU for France within . less than two weeks, so far as can be gathered the per sonnel of the American commission which is to represent this country at thepeace conference is not complete, even as to Its principals, This Is be-. lleved to be the - explanation ot the delay In making public announcement ' of tha names of the commissioners, which the recent white house state ment aald would be made "presently." - Meanwhile,, attention is being given ; to the selection of the secretaries and j - .: , ' - - , v S , ' -attaches of the American mission and, ' ' ... . ',:'rm ,l to the collection ot the large quantity Talk Precipitated DV MCAdOO 8 g ninonwi unu uau uwt win be required. -The nearest parallel to Uhe approaching conference, probably is to.be found In the famous confer ence of Vienna of 1814 which gath ered to rearrange the map of Europe following . Napoleon's downfall. Presence Not Only Desirable but Indispensable. London- Times Hopes "Party Controversy" Will Not Keep Him1 From Peace Conference. Special Cable From TUo Ixn(lon' . y vr:' " (Copyrlght, 1818, by. ruouc leagejp Company.j'. i London, Nov. 2J.-The'Time. prints . , . J.J I long leading editorial headed . "President Wilson's Visit to Europe." After referring to political discussions now going on In America, the article continues: V"':' ' ' ' 'P: "These debates are on the domestic affairs of the American people.' ' To us, the President Is the head pot of a 'party but of the peoplei Even If there is bias here to one" or the'pther Of the American, fiartles-ahd thers is not-it - woui hot! anect our atutuqe, on tne. President pf .the AmerVtan te rnihiii. wiraori has' done "Incalculable srv4ce "for ft sllliedjjiuse IttJhe War faitd4 his'iamfr ohrpiUUf;f.witn f Hi. PUWPV '4f Pty;; "wa are an laaanstrinow ininter natidnaK affairs and look' to nim to help us rcalifee these Ideals to recon struct out of this welter a better and fairer world. '.- - V;''" - ' ? , ; v ' "We hope party " controversy ; will not prevent him from coming to Eu rone. for even more lmnortant - than the actual conference are the discus slons by the., allied representatives which must precedo It, To these Wilson's presence is not only desir able but indispensable." - The article says the discussion in une article says me discussion m ting at grips with the subject." It adds; - "Questions of political theoryare becoming questions of political prac tice." . "The very appearance of a con troversy Is a wholesome and encour aging sign. The 14 points were never intended as tables of a new law brought down by an American from Mt. Sinai, but rather as principles for the regulation of international con duct In the future which have still to be discussed in application. Take, for example, the freedom of aeas, wmcn is tne most tnorny ! of all the 14 points. As they are beginning to discover, tn the United States, the term has never yet been accurately defined. By extreme in mrpreutuon i uw . nrm wouiu mean complete abolition of a com - - .. . i - i i., t might mean no more than the abol, Sack0 .e'a othe '. vision ior rree ana unimpeded navi- gation over them alike in peace or In war. Between these extremes thero are a number of mlddlo interpreta tions. . ': "Let there be no mistake. 1 If what Is meant aa freedom of the seas be " """ riWit to-tS IVZlL 'U- "v,w-w J2-f .IH" b! -V1! a real substantial diminution of sea ui " U,"-""D' e?ui? nevr. c2n?fnt i.Q lt,-,.l!fl: ot .'J i "e-en of the war Which could never have been won or even con - unuea any ra wunout uui iro jpwwci. ii m txa nii iv. B)nk plainly on that point to our American ally, who learned so much in this war about the real meaning ot the efficacy of sea power, and America will re spect us for our plain -speaking. - --,. "But in this, as in all other mat ters; we do not believe In shibboleths'. What matters ' Is the substance, not the name. ' It may well be that sub marines, mines and air-power havo substantially affected the conditions uider which sea-power will be - ex ercised In the future. What we eed Is a frank interchange of Ideas and the inniferrmca . of the dlaeuMlon from the realm of mere -Words intof the form of actual concrete proposals. I . '"tk.i , i. M.nn Amnnv ........ i Why we are glad president. WIum t is coming to Europe. We have a much, to learn from him as he has W leam .from us. It 1. fi.rtntn thjit froii. k perfect understanding between', the two great English-speaking peoples. I the whole world has most to hope.": i unnutn Akin uiiDt cv ' . ' ARRIYE IN ENGLAND London, Nov. 23. American Food Administrator Hoover and Chairman Hurley of the. shipping board; have arrived here; v They were met h rep resentatives of the British food and shipping ' departments. .. Mr.-' Hdover and Mr. Hurley will remain nere over 1 the week-end. and their, proceed .to Pari oniiD Ira ii EHEulY Till IS THE E POLICY OF THE II IS Resignation-- His Successor Subject'.of Interesting Specu lation.' Washington, Nov, 23.T-WilUam G. McAdoo's resignation aa head ot the treasury and railroad administration precipitated discussion today of the future status ot railroads, an Issue which bad been somewhat dormant up to the present. ' Indications were that as a result of his retirement would be to throw into Congress and into public discussion much sooner than otherwise the issue of whether government operation is to continue indefinitely, whether thla wilt be ex tended to government ownership or whether the roads will be restored to private management, with some sort ot federal revision to permit their con tinued polling and unified operation, Speculation as to Mr. McAdoo's suc cessors, however, took equal rank with the discussion of tht future policy toward the railroads. . T For the position as secretary or the treasury, Representative Carter" Glass, of Virginia, chairman of the V iuoo w a v Q Hu house banklns and currency commit-i.of tee. is known to be under serious con- Bideration by several ot President WU-, sons Closest aavisers. rienaii mr. Glass J.PJZl V1IS' t-IUOO SVUUVII k Csx. w.Ms ww thlnker 0 flnancuvt. enterprlses. , For - director seneral of railroads, there . anpears to .be much doubt -of the President's selection. Such a man4Thur8day and .Friday. It had begun? as Major General George W. Goethals Is wanted, it was stated today a man with executive ability not cioseiy con nected heretofore with railroad -management, who could view problems from, the "public standpoint 4 k , On the new director general of rail roads: whoever he may ; be will de, voive 4he task of guiding" the: roada through theireadjustment.jierlod. 1 : - -1Jpoh the -policies, of the -hew rall wheherthe government shall. con tlaua- jomblintitTattroad; Into -a KrMrt0nni, unit nt bealn the break-1 mv nmniim tn:nnaration tor re- sumntlbn of Private control; t '4 fi f RAILWAY STATION AGENTS' GETS INCREASE IN WAGES Advance Is $25 a Month Above x l Rate Prevailing: Last January IJUMinTmum $95. . V Washinatoh. OV. 23.--Rallroad i --r. ndTav J..-- Granted hv Director crease of 2B a month above the rate prevailing last January 1, , with a minimum of isn - a montn. mum hours is to be considered a day's work with pro rata pay for two hours' overtime and time and a half for ser vice above 10 hours. , r The order affects about 2,500 sta tion agents who are not telegraphers and who, consequently, were not cov ered by the recent wage Increase for telesrraDhers The wage advance does not apply to men paid $30 or less a month for special services requiring only a por tion of their time. Exceptions also are made for a few agents who re ceived $50 or less a month for whom a straight advance of $ZB Is granted, (without application of the $95 min Illiuill Thft e increase order was the : -, ,., w , h,8 re8litnati0l, on the grvK,na ot,ln, Pay for cabinet officers. i dam Drtin ArnnrMT DAMAGES , COTTON MILL Kpeelal to Tho Observer. Salisbury, Nov. 23. A railroad wreck that did several thousand dol- ltort' damae occurrel n a 8,d,n at ! the Jamack cotton mills thla morning. when an out-going Weight train ran . an open switch and bumped a , switch engine, ; -; Besides damage to i rolling stock, one of the flat cars attached to tne. switcn engine : was jnuimeu inraugn mo wan ui uio lain, - tearing a great - hole, and damaging machinery and fixtures. Fortunately, the mill employes were not at tbelr regular places In the building or there would,- no doubt.. havo . been loss of life. CLEMENCEAU HAS NOT GONE TO LONDON YET Aria Nov. 23. Premier Clemen ceau was reported early today to have gone to London cut Tie is stin in -fans. I A semi-official not published this eve- ning. In ; The Tempa explains - that Premier Lloyd George has invited l it, Clsnienceau' to visit London, and that f the French, premier has acc epted In , I P' nclple. though the Wl"JtW?3 It'JVZA i iy WUI, no m w. u n uuu. before. King George and Queen Mary have made their ; Intended .visit to 'Parls,'w::!-'i' :it &?'h'-? AMERICANS HEAD KING'S - PROCESSION. IN. BRUSSELS With tha British Army of Occupa llon. Friday, Nov.- 22. (By , the Asso ciated Press.) -American soldiers headed the procession ot troops which,, "it must not. 1ms; entered Brussels - this morning with King : Albert On battalion of fine looking fellows from the .Ninety-first division, which comes from the coast states, was followed by a battery Ot artillery fromthe Fifty-third brigade SPOlEflT III IIKI Declares "They Will -Uva and r Die to Smash England.". V DEEP HATRED UNIVERSALE FROM' BEGGAR TO BANKER Scenes in Western Germany De- ; 'scribed by Eye-vVitneW; ; SOLDIERS LOOTING MUCH; Scramble p Homeward .Singing "We're Going ; Home, but There's . Nothing Eating In Home. .. r (Special Cable - From- Tbi - - London Tones to im UBsmtr. s'i (Copyright, 1818; s by -Public Ledger 4 .... . .. Company.)..'. jjV. The ; Hague.- 5 Npv. 2 8. -A' special -correspondent sent to western Ger- many immediately after the outbreak, of revolution sends a remarkable story of acenea In Chapelle: - v i, , "I turned a corner ot highway from Liege and ran into a most extraordi nary scene. A child's, go-cart pulled, by a tiny donkey was occupied by a, large soldjter flourishing a long wnip- tied with a red ribbon. Instead or. arifle he had . a goose slung on hj iieck and, over, his shoulder and out 1 - ' ' hia -haversack peered bottlacf wine. e naa come rrom j-aegs ant behind ' him followed . for , miles , one long procession r of every concelvabU thing on - wheels commaadeered -by . the soldiers. - Thus they are maklrrg their way home. - .-"Procession continued allday Wed- nesday , ana went , on unceasingly chiefly with motor-trafflo but by Sua, day there. passed me,,. successively, a., farm cart; an old family coach wttU., high wheels, . an early high- Tllburj'. a tiny dogrdrawn baker's oartf an open; wagon wlthl.XiOula Qulnsee , chairs- - b-oped down, for, tht-voomfort of lh. ettfcfjtheniBi. two-wheel glgthen ne' ; ot theBelglaa dog -carts. ' .-. " ..3.V-N0UW'-:HonMi to statf -J r A . ?h farm wagon (contained sheep, , a goat, a,pigr geese.snew. cnicaena ahd rabbits Gne small cart had a Pig roped td front of av drawing-room i chai 'khd Other ; kttlcles. tied to th back of other Vehicles and ' covered so one could not see whether It con- -, talned men or . loot But tha. whole procession was loot of every sort, more .especially food,y alive or dead. I ' realized why all -..who Could bad grabbed everything possible ,ln the -way of food, ; when presently, a Httls , car with 20 men piled Into 'it came along.' They were slngmf a new ver- -sion of an bid German song. "Nach -Der Helmat" which may . be trans-' lated roughly,-Home, Home, We Are. Oolng Home, Though there la nothing eating In home, sweet : home. "They aaid some days ; they , had ' little to eat 'except, what we could steal.' I saw a gang of prisoners' of war, French. English -and Russians, as they were being marched along the streets. Their appearance was simply ghastly, , They were in rags, hollow- k cheeked and famine stricken. . I. do not believe the prUoners generally re- . leased heard of ' the Westphallan mines, where the 1 English prisoners irefused to work after the: signing of council threatened to use force unless ' they did their part. -' . . ; "Thursday afternoon I went to the ' station to try to get a train for Co -logne. I watched tor two hours,, a; second crasy procession. A long train of carraiges and trucks streamed 1 slowly by and were swarmed .with men and the men - were standing -tlrhtly packed to the footboards. Msu were clinging to i the : buffers; men were on the roofs,, men 'were in front of the locomotive, many m the' cab' of the engine. A the train came tn the men began to throw their rifles overboard. Some made it a point to try to smash them, others dumped , them over with the bayonet nxea.i Some sold their rifles for two or three shillings each. . Some marked the price ot a helmet at about two pence h and iron crosses sold for a halt-penny each. ' - 1 ' ' - " ',- .?i All Hate England. ' ''Hatred against England is unl versal from beggar to banker. In a restaurant a' waitress, hearing' that I -came from Holland, asked how to get there. She said "The allies will coma here and I want to get away first v r told her the English would coma and she: turned -white, then red, and clenching her flat, said: "The English, my God!" When : I replied that the English were good people, she refused to serve ma's-J'-P'Ys'-'ft'':' ' "I say advisedly that hatred against -England Is universal, The idea of re venge and -defeat, by England Is im planted already in the hearts of tiny children. - It is perfectly useless to talk of using gentleness.' fo. th Ger mans will neither forgive nor forget; neither money nor comfort will: tell with ' them henceforth. They ' are beaten by England and will Jive rid die to amash England. . England r r had a more deadly enemy than i .a new Germany. -. ' . Think to Play America? "Also it must not be forgotten thut the Germans, high and low, of a'l parties, believe - they i can play : r ; Wilson and the United E lates s ja' England. A banker with a crl.i t 1' me i the Gsrman ; provf 'onal fv :, ment had already put before V. i the view that Germany wo-' i : ) economically ruined, rl It r . threatened with starve mn t; s i , i to pay Indemnities rar :;y. , ture or control b, lierr i t socialists of, the govern thing resembling a r d'etat It happeoel r : (Contln'." l f i x t.