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A CAROLINA HO?.!E NEWSPAPER, CONSTRUCTIVE, CLEAN. RELIABLE "WHEN YOU SEE IT. IN THE OBSERVES IT'S SO." FOUNDED 1869 CHARLOTTE. N. C, SUNDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1918. TWENTY-FOUR , PAGES TODAY PRICE FIVE CE:n3 f ALL TIIDDPS BUT GUIS Eight National Army and Guard Divisions Near Rhine. . GEN. DICKMAN IN COMMAND Thirteen r Divisions Comprise American Army of Occupation; v March Gives Review. . Washington, Deo. TV Eight of the ,11 divisions comprising the American . third jmy.f ,now'; approwhlnt the Rhine,veitber, are national guard or national army troops, and there to very reason to believe that they will he . en 'American soil again by mid unAer..' '-V1' ' General March, chief of staff, an . nounced today he anticipated no dlf Acuity la getting these units, home within four months after peace has been established formally by proclam ation, - President Wilson, in his recent address to Congress, said the sessions of the. conference probably would be concluded by spring and based on this estimate of the time. General March's statement was accepted to mean that these forces would return during the summer;"' Two national guard divisions, the SInd and 42nd, -and two of the na tional army, the 89th and 90th, now are in the' front line of Major Gen eral Dlckman's army of occupation which was within . 20 miles of the Rhine last night, according to Gen eral Pershing's report The 28th and ; Sid national guard and the 79th na ' tlonal army are In the second line, constituting the reserve which la oc cupying Luxemburg and various rati centers In France, Including Mont rnedy, Longuyon, Etain and St MihW. The first. Third, Fourth and Fifth re ulars comprise the remainder of the advancing army, while the second and seventh divisions are with; the re serve. - ' '.. ';. 4 i All Back by Midsummer. The estimate as to the possibility that all except regular divisions will have been withdrawn from France by midsummer is based on General 'March's reply io a question as to steps necessary to obtain an extension, of ''the enlistment period for men in the army or occupation. . 1 - "The law about the men. who were raised In the national army Is that they must be discharged four months after the declaration of peace," he said. "That I think, also was ex tended to Include men who made vol untary enlistments, in , the regular army. I won't have any difficulty in bringing back from "France the so called national army divisions in four months after the declaration of peace. It is entirely possible that we will have to ask Congress for some mod ifications of the law to provide a longer period tor the units which will remain In Europe." A total of 6,225 officers and 125,515 men, General March said, have been specifically assigned for early return by General Pershing. Included In the additional units reported today are 1,42s officers and 29,381 men, the largest . organizations mentioned be ing the field artillery brigades of the 8th (regular) and 92d (national amy -negro) divisions and the 345th and " 846th infantry regiments from the 87th (natl6nal army) division. The remainder of the list consists largely of auxiliary divisional troops. Largest (Unit Yet The 346th infantry is numerically the largest unit yet ' ordered home, showing 77 officers and 3,183 men. - Discussing demobilization of the forces at home. General March said college men other than those In offl cers' schools which were being; aban doned would receive no preference as to the time of their discharge. The order of demobilization providing that combat divisions ; be disbanded last he said, has not been altered, "The system is working at a very much greater speed," General March said, referring to demobilization, "and I have Initiated a system by which I get a dally record as to officers and a weekly record as to enlisted men. The actual number of officers dis charged at the time of the last an nouncement was 113; the number dis charged last week; up to yesterday, was 7,658. The number of men dis charged in the United - States last week was over 200.000." LABOR BOARD 'ASKS FOR ; GOVERNOR'S ASSISTANCE Requests State Executive to Aid In Keeping Men at Work Dur ' Ing Reconstruction. 7 ?, , V T ' BY H. E. C. BRYANT. '. ; WashingtoA, Dec. 7. -The war la bor board, of the department of la bor, wired Governor Blckett' , today urging his attention to the necessity of developing public works during the period of demobilization. He has been asked to bring or send to the conference of governors at Annapolis, December ' 14, i information concern ing all public developments in Char ! lotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston Salem,: Ashevllle and other municipal ities and counties, as well as state projects, so that a definite policy may be worked, out for expanding or con- tracting for public works to meet the changing conditions of labor supply during the readquatment period from war to peace., - Governor Blckett Is asked to do all that he can to help keep men at1 work, while the soldier boys are being let back into, the civil pursuits. PRESIDENT' ACCEPTS SCHWAD'S RESIGNATION ' . "-V-. . . Washington, Deo, 7. -The resigna tion of Charles M. 8chwabvs direc tor general of ) the emergency fleet corporation , was stocepted today by President Wilson, in a wireless met- sage from the transport George Wash - ington to the Whits House- By 'SEND YOUR SHIPS ACROSS MD WE WILL; SEND 120.000 IIHILSON. President's Reply to' Lloyd George's Appeal to America, When the Allies Faced Defeat Story Related by British Premier, Who Declares the "Go,od Old Ships of Britain Have Saved v the Liberty of the World Many Times." 'Leeds, England, Dec 7. "X shall never forget that morning when X sent a . cable . message to .President Wilson telling him what the facts were and how , essential it was that we should get American help at the speediest possible rate and inviting him to send 120,000 Infantrymen and machine gunners to Europe," said Premier Lloyd George in a speech to 8,000 persons tier today. ' - "The following day," continued the premier, '"there came a cablegram from President 'Wilson: 'Send your ships across and we will send the 120,000 men. : ' "Then I invited Sir Joseph McKlay, the shipping controller, to ' Downing street and said: " 'Send every ship you can. Had No Ships to Sparc. "They are all engaged in essential trades because we were cut down right to the" bones. There was noth ing that was not essential. We said: This is the time for taking risks.' "We ran risks with our food and we ran risks with essential raw ma terials. We said: , "The thing to do is to get these men across at all hazards.' NEWSPAPER FIILl SIP IS IN SPARTANBURG Herald and Journal Plant De stroyed Entirely. ' City and Camp Wadsworth Fire Departments Work Heroically, Without Avail. Special to The Observer. Spartanburg, . 8. C, Dec. 7. The Spartanburg Herald and Journal plant was totally destroyed by Are to night, with an estimated, loss of $50,000 to the plant and $25,000 to the building. The loss is total. The fire Y.t. k. at T.IK tnnieM In the bwnrtwApread rapidly to theto and second floors, and In a few min utes the plaftt was flliea witn smoKe. The flames soon enveloped the en tire building and it was Impossible to save anything the., salvage is esti mated at about e per cem oi mo ioo. The entire apparatus of the city fire department worked on the fire and the Camp Wadsworth Are depart ment worked heroically at an at tempt to extlnglish the flames. No one was injured. The Spartanburg Herald is 'being issued tomorrow from the plant of Band and While, printers. When the fire was first discovered, those on the first floor rushed out, and the alarm was sounded for those on the sec ond floor to leave the building. Those in the repdrtorlal, telegraph, com posing and stereotyping departments at once did eo. py the time they had escaped the entire building was a mass of smoke and flames. Several of the employes managed to -leave the building Just in time to be over come by , the dense columns or smoke which werl pouring from ev ery opening in the building. Everyone in the building escaped, although a young child,- the son of A. P. Perkins, of the composing room, who .was asleep in the base ment, had some difficulty in leaving the building. He was however, res cued before he was overcome by ""The" flames swept through the en tire plant in an exceedingly short time, and It was impossible to save anvthinir from the building, xne dense smoke which poured through the building preciuaea tne possiouny of removing any of the machines or fixtures. The records of the com pany were all In the safes of The TT,.aM anil Journal and it is be lieved that no records of the com pany were lost. A mailing list of of Congress, when in reality they is probably Intact, the flies of the paper were entirely destroyed. . The building which was burned was owned by Giles L. Wilson. The building to the right, also owned by Mr Wilson, and occupied by T. O. Monk, harness ; dealer, and R. O. Hannon, attorney, was damaged to a considerable extent by water. The stock of Mr. Mobk was seriously damaged, though the extent cannot be yet ascertained. The books and furniture were reiHuveu Hannon's ofllce and were slightly damaged in removal. - The screams of the Perkins boy from the basement arrested the at tention of those on the first floor of .the building, and In this way the fire . . -. A 10:30 oclock the firemen re- sorted that the fire was under con trol and in another hour the flames had been extinguished. WOUNDED SALISBURY BOY TRANSFERRED TO SEVIER Special to The Observer. ' Salisbury, Dec... 7. Joe Nicholas, a Salisbury; boy, who was wounded In France some time ago and who has recently been in a-hospital near New York, was' in the city this: morning, being transferred to Camp v Sevier. Young Nicholas wa saeverely wound ed, being shot both in'i the shoulder and the feet' A piece of shrapnel is yet in his body. - He was also gassed. He is recovering nicely and is able to walk with the ajd of a cane, though if will - be some time before he. en tirely recovers.-: f: ' 'f-,K- . 11 BIUTISn ENTER COLOGXE. London, Dee. ,7. Field Marshal Halg, In his official report tonight on i the movements of the British army in tGemany,saysrCologne was enter I ed last night by our advanced troops, "America sent 1.900,000 men across, and out of that number 1,100,000 were carried by the British mercantile ma rine. The good old ships of Britain have saved the liberty of the world many times. They saved It in the days of Queen Elizabeth; saved it in the days of Louis XIV; saved It fa the days of Napoleon and have saved it In the days of Kaiser Wilhelm II. "It is a change from December, 1918; a change from the days when we made our balance sheet and found Germany had acquired more allied territory than she had before; that a new ally had fallen and that another ally was tottering and that Germany was advancing ruthlessly. ' "That was the story up to the end of December, 1916. What is the story today? Every German submarine is in a British port today. "The best battleships and cruisers and torpedo boats of Germany are now, with lowered flags, under the surveillance of British seamen In British harbors. "And the British army which has fought so gallantly is today, at this hour, marching across the Rhine into Germany and into one of the most famous cities of Germany." George Washington to Pass Arpund the Islands Today. Severe Wind and Rain Storm Encountered Saturday, but Fixed Speed Is Maintained. On Board U. S.. S. George Wash ington, Dec. 7. (By Wireless xo The Associated Press). President Wil son's ship today is runnlngthrotigh a severe wind and rain scorm. It is mainViring Its fixed speed, however, ana is auc to pass -around m aborts on Sunday. . . - jO iAli denttal liner wiil pick up more units of the naval escort. Mr. Wilson slept until a late hour this morning and there were no con ferences with his advisers. On Board the U. & S. George Wash ington, Friday, Dec. 6. (By Wireless to The Associated Press.) President Wilson's third day at sea found him much improved In health. His cold is yielding to treatment and is voice la rested and much stronger. Having cleared the work which had accumulated at his desk, the presi dent enjoyed a day of recreation and exercise. His hlp ran into some what better weather this morning after a night of very heavy -weather. This afternoon he promenaded along the decks and joined a party at the rail watching the Pennsylvania, the flagship of Admiral Mayo'a squadron, rise and fall with the heavy swells. The sea was bright with warm sun light. Mr. Wilson engaged in the conversation o ntlmely topics, swop ping stories and experiences with those on board. The party included officers in the lower grades whose stories of exper iences in the submarine zone are tre mendously Interesting.' When It was learned that a film starring a fameus comedian was to be shown during the evening on board the ship, the. Presi dent announced that he intended to be present, evidently anticipating the entertainment with pleasure. While Mr. Wilson was on deck he earnestly conferred with Jules Jusse rand, the French ambassador to the United States, and Count dl Cellereh the Italian ambassador at Washing ton, and had a short conversaUon with Secretary of State Robert Lan sing and Henry White, colleagues of the President on the peace commis sion. No formal conferences have been held .so far and is seems ap parent that plans for the peace ne gotiations have been well laid out. rim,,. t,- k -iih... , I'M""" reo UHWUU W the comfort of those accompanying him and Is personally seeing that all orders are carried out. He reads ,vm. wlpnlaaa mAaaaiM r.alvoi1 mnA peruses theship newspaper with much Interest Before leaving the George Washington he intends to inspects the ship from stem to stern and meet the officers and crew. ' , BRITAIN DAY CELEBRATED : BY NEW YORK SATURDAY New York, Dec. 7. Gaily decorated with the Union Jack, New York joined today with the rest of the nation In celebrating Britain day, and at nu merous gatherings speakers paid un stinted praise to the British soldiers and sailors who laid down their lives for democracy in the world's greatest war. The main public ceremony, how ever, will be held tomorrow when, at a meeting in the Hippodrome will be read "a message which was received tonight from King George expressing the hope that "Britain and the United States, may always be united as they are today." V Speclat services will be held in the churches Tf the eity. FORMER CAROLINIAN DIES IN WASHINGTON Washington, D,ec. 1 Alfred Owena for, many years identified with busi ness Interests at Williston, S. C aiid Augusta, Ga., and father of Dr. Clar ence J. Owens, managing director of the southern commercial congress, died1 here today, at the age of 78. , Mr. Owens, who retired 10 years ago, served in the civil war and took an active partiff -the United Confeder ate Veterans' organization. ' WE AZORES ill 0REHEC0RD50F il i , " - i . 'dent Wilson may visit during his visit SOUflht tO Create Europe, Stepban E. Lausanne, edl wvuyni mi viwaiw f Th6 IarU Matin, declared to-1 Bernstorff Pro-German Sentiment HAD PROPAGANDA SYSTEM Sought to Stir Up Opposition in : America to Shpiment of War Supplies to the Allies. Washington, ' Deo. 7. -Further chapters : in the story of the efforts : of former German Ambassador von Bernstorff and other German agents to Influence sentiment In America to- ward Germany and to prevent the ; snipment o. war supplies 10 ma auiea were revealed in documents laid be fore the senate investigating commit tee today by A. Bruce Blelaakl, of the department of Justice. Wreck of the propaganda system built up by Bernard Bernburg, the kaiser's personal agent In the United States, by the sinking of the Lusl tania, and the rebuilding of it by von Bernstorff in a manner which "can not hurt us If it becomes known," also were dealth with in communica tions from the former ambassador to the Berlin foreign office. There also was evidence relating to the organization In 1915 and sub sequent activities of the American Embargo association with the hope of stopping shipments of war supplies to the allies by so arousing, feeling among the voters as to compel legis lative actlom Mass Meeting. One of the communications offered by Mr. B&xaski and purporting to have been written by German Consul Relswltz, at Chicago, dealt with a mass meeting of the association soon to be held and said that among , hose who had "agreed to co-operate" were Senator Jlitchcock, of Nebraska, ithfl!,mDi nf "til BAnota fnrAtirn ra. lations committee; former representa tive Buchanan, of Illinois, who was connected with Labor's National Peace Council; William Bayard Hale, and Dn Aked, ' a minister of San Fran cisco. Another communication relating to a meeting of the embargo association rtnd said to have been written by G. M. Jacobs, of Chicago, acting chair man, said that Senator Smith, of Georgia, as well as Senator Hitchcock supported the principles of the con- Mr. Blelaski read a document signed by Senator Hitchcock stating that the senator would do all In his, power both as a senator and as editor of The Omaha World-Herald, to bring about an embargo on arms. Sougth Airplane Plane, Consul Relswltz In a letter believed ' by the department of justice to have, been written to Dr. Helnnerlch F. Albert, a former German agent, out lined a plan for the acquisition of the Wright airplane factory at Day ton, O., as a means of preventing the export of flying machines tn the United States. Mr. Blelaski also testified that to mane provisions xor uie aiBsemina-. tlon of pro-German news to smaller j tion of Eisner's position is that he newspapers, the German agents con-; personally aspires to play the leading templated the purchase of the Amer-. roie Jn tno German revolution and lean Press association, which furnish-1 hope8 to succeex j first forming a ed" matter iifjype to papers, but he combination of southern states against said there was no evidence that the Prussia on any available program, deal was carried through. His position is uncertain and It Late todays the state department eems doubtful if he long will remain "Smm.tX? K!! an lPrtant factor, even in Bavaria: Bernstorff documents read into the;The general feeling against separat commlttee record by; Mr. Blelaski U j' whlch ,B tounde on eCmomlo disclosing German intrigue before and necessities familiar to every educated after the United States entered the , workman, probably will be too strong ,ewTorlJi.rep ntatlv8 ofith.0'ara elthep still on the various fronts Wolff bureau, the German seml-of- or on theIr way hom8 and who ap. rft-l.- "r?5i-f "P1, alm08t unanimously to favor the If.2T? JnhV 1R Kovernment-and the immediate call- date of September 16. 116, Berlin lnff of a nati0nal assembly warned von jaornsiorn inai uw worn m r-M mVl ?e2JS? tTSL; desirable. -k-- -.r,w..v.,, BernstorfTs Message. Von BernstorfTs message, dated August 24, 1915, said: . "As your excellency is . aware j ,v ,,..",,. , -.. - b.v-tSf' S New York representative of the Wolff agency, Herr Klaesslg, in or- , WTTiS- iS you. These telegrams intended for Ji . A X 1 l.il, , A. X 1 you are indicated by the fact that Ji A Wrtl . ; ,W, j t!jevMdo0 "otBeKln fcy namln8 day ' 01 " e:. i.v.in wwu ''V' ..., , ? cse! to disguise inem in me. iurm ui press extracts, or put into the mouth of members I M - A . . . (Continued on Page Two.) JO-JO SAYS :Fair and warmer today; partly cloudy' Monday. f - Any man can tell you that he gives away better advice "than be ewer -ret celvea. ; IFJ!'. EUROPEAN RULERS TO , ! wmi miiTrn ptitpp J Will Follow Diplomatic Custom J; and Return Visit of President Wilson. i. - e ! New' York, Deo. 7. The United States government will have as its guests In the near future. President Polncare, of France; King George, of England; King Albert, of Belgium; IClng Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, and the heads of any otber nations i'rcsi- day Just before he sailed for France. , M. Lauzanne has been in the Unlfed States several months on an official mission. "It lias been a diplomatic custom from time Immemorial," M. Lauzanne said, "that the bead of one govern ment who entertains the head of an other, invariably repays the visits While no official announcement of plans has been made, M. Lauzanne declared It was certain President Polncare would come to the United States within the next year. . GERMANY VERY CONFUSED CLEAR VIEW DIFFICULT From Fog of Revolution Certain , Facts Emerge, Making Sum v mary of Main Lines of Situa tion Possible. Special Cable to The Observer From The London Times. (Copyright, 1918, by Publio Ledger s Company.) - Stockholm, Dec 7. Political cur rents in Germany are so confused it's a difficult thing to get a clear view of the whole situation. Certain facts have been steadily emerging from the fog of revolution, and a summary of the main lines of the situation now seems possible. There appears to be four main fac- tors. First, the government which de- ofioa a moatlnir rit iYiA no HfiTIP rn n - etltutional assembly at the earliest possible moment, a demand which un questionably has behind It the mass of the German people. Second, the executive committee of the Berlin workmen's and soldiers' councils, which almost exclusively represent the minority of socialist workmen In Berlin .does not enjoy the confidence of the soldiers or even the garrison. It is bolshevUt, since it desires a prolonged dictatorship by the proletariat, and, owing to its tact ical position -a wtensibryTH8 most representative executive body in the. capital, it has hlthert oenjoyed an influence disproportionate to its de serts. Third, there is 3yrt Eisner, of Munich, who for the moment controls he policy of Bavaria, whose ruling motive seems to be senaratlam. When Berlin appeared to be turning In favor oi Duisnevism, no aeciarea lor me national assembly. That the power of the Berlin executive committee appar ently is now on the wane, he has de clared for bolshevlsm. ' Saturday ho declared that for the purpose of con solidating the socialist republic for a long time to come, the Soviets must retain tha chief nnwnr. ThA tvrninnn. Ab far a8 lt ls possible to judge,' inere w Practically no aivision of opinion .on this .subject among the aoiaifir' councils rAnreanntinir tha armies on the western front. The general sentiment is in favor of order at all coBts and the possibility of re turning to peaceful homes and not to wwui nu viMugea lorn oy revolution wltha prospect of an Indefinite pe- towns and villages torn by revolution riod of disorganization and ferment On the eastern front the anti ! bolshevik feeling seems still stronger, thnl thm nnian L. u n.r.v. i . ,.,.,"" BilTJTIM LIIO 1I1BC t V BO, III Hit VlllUittl Will- muntt,ue; clalm convert among troops who are still formally and sometimes tfvlw nnrwwlnr tholr trnnna a Inn the line of debarkation. i iiiinCDTntl II A 11 rCTO , LUMBtn I UN MAN Utlo FEDERAL APPOINTMENT Herbert L. Newbold Made As sistant National Bank Exam iner at Philadelphia, Pa. . BY IL 13. C. BRYANT. Washington, Dec. 7. Herbert L. Newbold, of Lumberton, was today BBOiaiaut nauuimi uauih examiner by the comptroller of thb currency, and assigned to the Phila delphia ; federal district with head quarters in Philadelphia. Mr. Newbold was for a" long time assistant state bank examiner of the state of North Carolina, He is a native of Elizabeth City. For the, last year -he has been ' cashier of the National bank of Lum berton. He resigned seme time ago to enter the army, but just as- he was about to do so the armistice was signed and the order of induction cancelled.! , , . "FOX OF THE POTOMAC" . , .DIES AT OXFORD HOME Oxford, N, Y Dec, 7. Robert Ray, known as "the fox of the Potomac said ttf have been the last of General Grant's scouts and to have shot and wounded Belle- Boyd, the noted . Con federate woman ' spy, bf Richmond, Va4 died here yesterday at the Wo man's "Relief 'Corps-homer H"was 87 .years old. POLITICAL GEHI STILL IIOPIHG IllilEi S ALLEGED NTEIIOi TO HAS HO APPLICATION TO OTHER HOHENZOLLERHS Berlin Paper Describes the Doc ument He Signed Former Emperor's Action Severely At tacked as Cowardly; Special Cable to The Observer From Tne ixmdon 'l imes. (Copyright, 1918, by Publio Ledger Company.) The Hague, Dec. 7. William's ab dioatlon, points out The Berglsche Ar- beaut Tlmme, is personal to himself and does sot apply to the other Ho enzollerns. The Berliner Tageblaat says: "The declaration was typed on a typewriter and the imperial paper was embossed with the coat of arms. WH emoossea wiui mo coat oi arms, wit- 11am II appended his signature In I large characters, they in particular being written in broad, strong strokei frnm tnn tn hnttom. Hia lenafnr ends with the well known and longl drawn final flourish. "In Der Tag Doctor Steinger at tempts to revive the monarchlal Idea but severely attacks the Hohenzol lerns. He says no word of criticism is too sharp, for the departure of the kaiser. His conduct is stamped un klngly, unmanly, and adapted to give a death blow to dynasty and the mon archlal idea. He says no monarch has the right to run away like a schoolboy. Anyone who, like the last Hohenzollern, has represented the past, of five centuries of victories andi memories, commits by suoh conduct mwmnrip, rnmm nv niinn nnnM u r, rt an Inexpiable crime .against his dyn asty and people, if he thought he could no longer hold hia own among the troops at the front, he was af forded opportunity enough to accord a dignified, and 'royal end to his dyn asty and bestow on the monarchical idea a new splendor and a new sta bility. . EBERT HAILED AS FIRST PRESIDENT: OF GERMANY Byt6lnfzexl DeinWatlonVolf' Soldiers and Sailors at Ber linWolff Agency Reports Incident Copenhagen, Dec. 7. "The Ger man republic and her first president, Comrade Ebert," have been hailed by an organized demonstration of soldiers and sailors at Berlin. The WolfC bureau, the semi-official news agency, thus describes the Incident: , "On Friday evening soldiers and sailors armed with rifles demonstrated before the chancellor's palace. Their leaders spoke as follows: " 'Germany stands on the brink of a catastrophe. We demand that a national assembly be summoned on December 20. The executive council must no longer be able to put pres sure on the government. Long live the German republic and her first president. Comrade Ebert'." BRITISH SHIPS AIDED , IN TRANSPORTING ARMY London, Dec. 7. Re, igardlng British aid In the transport of American troops, the shipping controller today made the following statement to the Associated Press: "The real effort to accelerate the movement of American troops began at the end of March. "Ships were gathered from every source, with the result that In the six months between April and September, 860,000 troops, oi 60 per cent of the total number carried within that pe riod, were transported in British bot toms. In all of the 2,000,000-odd American troops transported to France, well over a million were ar. rled in British ships. "From South Africa we removed every passenger steamer and for the time being practically killed trade with that country. From India and Australia ve removed" all the fast steamers plying to and between those two countries, and we made very dan gerous sacrifices of meat supplies, en dangering even those ef the British army, by transferring these ships to the North Atlantic, thus wasting re frigerator space, as meat was not available for ; export from North American ports. . SOUTHERN SOLDIERS IN GERMAN PRISON CAMPS Washington. Dec. 7.- A list - of soiaiers, including three lieutenants, in uerman prison, camps, . was an nounced tonight by the war ' denart merit and include the following en - At Camp Rastatt Bill Houston, River Falls, Ala; John William C. Gibson, Yuma, Tenn.; Asa Whltlock, Olaf, Va.; Roscoe C. Greene, Mount Holly. N. C. r:.:,P' a "",.'.,5 At Stuttgart John- "W. Smith, Adamsvllle, Tenn. r ' . " At Fuerstenfeldreuck -Juston v Ci Suddeth, R. F. D., Greshamvllle, Ga. At Darmstadt -John F. Snyder, SOS Seventeenth street, Roanoke, Va. , At Mehed--R M. Holcombe, Route 4, Coulder, N. C. , . In hospital : at Metza, wounded Robert Williamson, Lawndale, N. C., Henry Jernlgan (up and around), R. F, D., Buckhorn,- Va; Edward D. Smith, - Columbus, N.. Ci Robert B. Stanley, Route t,-. Charlotte, N., Ci. in reserve hospital fourr Rastatt Joe Salmon; Dothan, Ala. V ? s .(..'V:,V i l i. .iV&;;; ILL SOLDHlRS BROUGHT HOME. New , York, Dec. . 7. The United States transport Nansemond with 148 111 -seldiers-aboard, arrived here to day, from, England. A G G BESS ! u E DIVIDE ALLIES? Hun-Agents Active on Behalf of Militarist Party? BRITAIN'S SEAP0WER ONLY "SACRIFICE" SUGGESTED Wilson's Ship "Represented asr Issuing Threats" During Voyage AN "ALARM" IS SOUNDED Hurley Makes Statement ; De signed to Offset III Effects oT Exaggerated Dispatches. Wireless Dispatch to The Observer -From The London Times. (Copyright, lilt br Publle Lcdsur Co.) .'. ' London, Dec. 7,Tiie Times gives . itniiMial prominence to -a dwiwtcfc-' ICM to Chicago bv 'Edward I-rli-m n .. .,,i.., , ".. , 7.. , btXSSaSSJJlSS LGnn?.,fr .."."S LL SX . w yvM saa uviua sutu sun hoping through .President . Wilson's aucgea aggressive intentions, es- peclally. regarding naval armament : to spilt the allies, and eventually win. . Dell says: "Cheap Jack correspondent, are speaking for President Wilson", 'It Js true that somewhat pitiful stuff is being sent here, some even alleged to bo wireless dispatches from, the WUson shln, the purport otall -ot. which Is that Jill nations are em pec ted to make sacrifices tn the in terests of permanent peace, but UcA-r eniy sacrtflce at present suggested is. oTDer bBrrn ing uai, ureat jsntam is toio-tuat . . . . - - . America ..will build a fleet bigger than England. In other words. Wilson's- ahip coming to Europe is represented" ' , as. issuing tnreatf during the voyage. Fortunately very few here believe . ' that President .Wilson ,1s .being cor rectly represented.'!. ''Commenting-- on Bell's dispatch. The Times says: "We v cannot discharge "our ' high" duties to mankind singly., . Unless w" do them together, they will not bej done at alL . The enemies' of our eom- 4 mon ideals are keenly -Alive, ta, .this fact BeU is, we believe, right when. hs states that afl the underground mechanism of Hun propaganda is running on both sides of the Atlantic. Intelligent Americans have long since , ' seen through the maneuver." Hurley Makes Statement ' Edward N. Hurley, now in London. ' has given out a statement published; in The Times today, which will help to offset whatever 111 effect these ex- aggerated dispatches are having, v ' Mr. Hurley, in referring specifically to the report that President Wilson's purpose in coming to Europe is to in sist upon a literal, non-elastlo. inter-' -pretatlon of his 14 points, said the' . President believes In a common coun cil. . . , .;;.';,... "It was probably, for this reason that Mr. Wilson refrained from mak ing any outline of his plans before' leaving, as any such announcement in" the United States might have been; 1 considered discourteous to the allies.- If there is any doubt regarding the ideas of the President respecting the; league of nations, it should be dls- solved by considering the next object j rawer man oy a lormai proposal, in j this case, most reasonable men are' striving for the same object which! was fair play among the nations and' . enduring peaoe." . , : . : Referring to new mercantile fleets.; Mr. Hurley said: "The competition of the. United: States will always be friendly com-' petition. Co-operation should be the ; order of the day. Competition, asf. long as it is regulated under the laws f fair play, should keep the world; healthy and sound-minded. -There ii . room enough for alL British sports-f ' manshlp has been based on .this prln-'i . ciple. - "Tne league of nations should also be based upon It In serving human-1 Sty generally. President Wilson nnv. questionably felt he would best servo; . the United Slates. This was the eut- standing thought ef his principal sIj dresses." . j As ti League ef Nations. . .; Only th orevlous day The Timet1 printed long editorial, part etf which was devoted to the league of nations, and drawing attention to the various existing , inter-allied boards which: are doing work - which the . , leagtle of nations might be expected) to be called upon to do. 4vr j "If any man imagines,, said , The Times, "that the British people are not deeply in earnest in this matter, he gravely errs. Any man who as cribes let the British people selflsti " alms and hidden designs In connection- with asffing peace must. If he shonld neglect to ascertain the facte, ' stand self-eondemned of maUoe. - "We are fully aware that tn some quarters, not excluding certain seo tuns of opinion in tne united states - 1 the belief is fostered that the British empire is out for plunder.' We could . afford to laugh at this grotesque trav estj of 'tlte trutli, except that fr ! might engender suspicion and chill generous Intent , - . , , "Tne Bruisn people are aeterminea ta contribute by every means in their power short of imperilling their own existence to the great task of making the; world .not only safe for democ racy, but free from the oppressor." . . H Jamca 4i. Beck's Vlews. " - In the course of a speech Thnrs!ayv before the English-speaking anion, a new society the name ef which in"! -cates Its object James I Beck, si' 1 the problem oi tne peace conrarem o might be in some measure to mn democracy, safe for the world. , It i opinion is not altogether new h' where bolshevlsm cannot be ea!i ti have-helped the cause of pure -mocracy. The satr.a train ef thf-; may be detected ta Ti..": i'r i Democratfy isn't a r.'t r? t ' " (Continued cn x '
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Dec. 8, 1918, edition 1
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