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COSSES BUT
4AH Must Put Heads Together
- and Pool Everything." V
PRESIDENT WILSON TALKS
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SfflllSIET
AT VERSAILLES.
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Confident That- Bg Council Will
' ; Riach Just and Reasonable
V Solution of Problems. .
; . Paris, De, SO. "I .-, am confident
'?.; that the hlg council of atateamcn of
tba world will be able to reach a Just
and reasonable solution of, the prob
, lems that will bo presented to them,
. and 'thus earn ;th gratitude of the
'.world for this most critical and nee
essary service which has ever : been
,:f rendered It," said President Wilson
today in an . interview, referring to
the approaching peace conference.
The interview was given to the cor
respondent of The London Times. In
It the President Is reported to have
stated his views on the discussion of
. "the freedom of the seas and to have
contrasted the devils of the Vienna
congress with a hopeful outlook for
the Versailles congress.
Lord Northcllffe, editor "of The Lon
don Times, has given the Associated
. Press a copy of the Interview,' from
which the following extracts have
been made:
Bosses vs. Servants.
The congress of Vienna, the corre
. spondent , says President Wilson told
him, was a congress of "bosses." The
delegates were concerned more with,
their own Interests and the classes'
they represented, than the wishes of
... their people. ' .-,
"Versailles, -:" as President Wilson
t'- said," the t' Interviewer continues,
"must be a meeting; place of the ser
vant of the people represented by
delegates," and he added, "there Is no
master mind who call settle the prob
lems of today. If there is anybody
who thinks he knows what Is In the
mind of all peoples, that man . Is a
fool. We have all got to pat oar
beads together and pool everything
wo have got for the benefit of the
Meals which- are common to all."
' , Asked, whether he would , visit, the
grand fleet, , president Wilson replied
that he was afraid he .would not have
! ' time, adding that he fully realised
that behind Jthe great arm) - there
was 'the strong, silent and watchful
support of the British navy In se
curing the communications of the
. allies. -: . --"- . ..
, He referred also to the very happy
comradeship and Cooperation between
the British and American navies.
The correspondent then adds:
"Freedom of the Seas."
"President Wilson, In discussing the
role of the British fleet In the main
tenance of what, at any rate during
the war, had been the freedom of the
seas for the free peoplesof the word,
spoke with a sincerity which no
amount pf writing can convey. , His
accents Convinced me that he is a be
liever in the decency and honesty of
the Anglo-Saxon race. He said:
" It Is essential for the future peace
of the world that there should be the
frankest cooperation and most gen?
erous understanding between the two
English-speaking democracies. 'We
comprehend and appreciate. I believe,
the grave problems which the war
has brought to the English people,
and ruliy understand the special In
' .- ternatlonal questions which arise from
the fact of your peculiar position as
an Island empire.' "
The correspondent declared that he
left the President "with the assur
ance ringing. in my ears that he de
sired to cooperate with the British,
and with all the allies, in securing
with their counsel a new state of af
fairs throughout the world."
TO ENTERTAIN WILSON
AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
. London, Dec. 20.-King George will
give a banquet at Buckingham palace
December 27, in honor of President
Wilson. .. ... - : .
The visit of President Wilson as an
"overnights guest at Buckingham will
be the first' time in history that any
President has been thus entertained
at the palace; , ,
MUCH OF BRITISH FLEET
MAY VISIT UNITFn 4TATPC '
, WAV VIOII UlMIItU blATLb.
tivl1' '.':- 1 ' , J
London, Dec s SO J It Is reported
that the admiralty views favorably the ,
-raggestlon that a larsre part of the '
Hritisn neet.. eonunnnded by Admiral.
Sir David Beattjv should visit .the!
Cnited State. It ; U asserted, how
r., , uinfc in. Dmu ujr uib vinii -iins
been fixed, but It is understood that It
'Will be made immediately after peace
has been signed.
.10,252,402 BALES COTTON
' GINNED TO DECEMBER 13TH
! " -
Washington.' Dec
ginned prior to December 18 was 10,
2S2.40Z rupnlng bales. Including? 139,
974 round bales; 12.793 bales of
- American' Egyptian, and 1 1,080 bales
of sea Island, the census bureau today
reported. . , , .
W-W rf . o 'source I learn there Is no reason to
ruJ--fi''9wmMrrot ?lf t i 'ef there will be any serious dlmcul
TthatTeSau 'MtPn'Mw on the PPon-f his prln
coal 4S.000 persons were out of em-, -ini.-. h mm tohta: u, wn.
'. atf A W1 nwAVSN w m-r 1
ployment In Vienna,
xotick; BUSINESS HOUSES!
Mr. Managers You were sent a
letter requesting yon to check yonr
place of business and see that it
has answered the roll call 100
per cent. If you" have done tills
and mailed your card to Mr. Ktcere,
you have done your duty. - If not,
today M yonr last . -opportunity
rnone zoos, Air,
Ja. Stocre. and
report yonr result.. Do this today.
L. (I. FlKRRY.
Chairman Red Cross Christm:
RollCall.
FRENCH SOLDIEBS KILLED III WAR KUL!BER 1,400,000
X Paris, Dec. 20-French soldiers to the number of 1,400,000
were - killed during the' war, according , to a statement fa.tfe
socialist deputy," Lucierr Voilin, in the chamber of deputies this
afternoon, during ah interpellation of the government on demobi
lization. s . ' - . '
Deputy Voilin asked that the soldiers be , returned to the soil
and the factories without delay, and continued:
"I betray no secret when I say that the problem of demobiliza
tion presents Itself thust- We have mobilized 6,900,000 men; we
have "had about Yt400,000 killed, while 800,000 recovered from
, wounds; We are going to demobilize :l,200,ooo reserves, terri
torials and heads of families."
Making Final Preparations to
Proceed to American Front.
Mr. Wilson Goes About Paris
for First Time Unaccompanied
by the President
Paris, Dec. 20. President Wilson's
day, Friday, was crowded with official
conferences and visitors and In making
final preparations to proceed to Amer
ican Iwadquarters and thence to Eng
land Immediately after Christmas. .'
Mrs. Wilson went about Paris for
the first time today unaccompanied by
the President. With Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, the President's personal phy
sician, Mrs. Wilson visited the hospi
tal for blind soldiers organized by
Winifred Holt, of New York.
Announcement of thej details of the
President's trip to England was not
made daring the day, as had been ex
pected, becanso Information awaited
from London had not arrived. How
ever, about all that remains to be
disclosed to the roate the President
will take and the program of bis
movements during the three or four
days of Ills stay in the English capital.
It has been settled that the Presl--dent
will hold conferences with
.Premier Lloyd George and Foreign
Minister Balfour.
When .' he leaves Paris for Chau
monU: President Wilson will probably
not, return until he comes back for
the opening of the peace conference.
His movements In France will be em
tirely In charge of the army, which
will take him from American head
quarters to one of the channel potts.
The members of the American
mission continued their work today,
dlimnainz of much- material which
must be arranged before the actual
sessions begin. They feel, they de
clare, that good progress has been
made. -
MISS MARGARET WILSON " ,
. TO SING FOR SOLDIERS
Paris. Dec. 20. Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter of the President,
has left Paris for a concert tour of
30 days among the American troops
in the vicinity of Chauinont, where
American headquarters Is located.
She is planning to sine on Christmas
day at GonUrecourt. In the Meuse de
partment, in the same region where
the ' President will dine with the
American soldiers.
WILSON INVITED TO BE
GUEST OF KING GEORGE"
London, Dec. a 20. King George
has' Invited President Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson to be his guests at Buck
ingham palace during 'their 6tay in
London, but no reply has yet been
received. It - ft assumed .that the
President will accept, bu the whole
matter will be deferred to the Presi
dent's perHonal wishes. .. .
The Associated' Press was informed
by' the British foreign offloe today
that the report printed by The Man
chester Guardian, that the President
was coming especially to discuss the
Russian situation, is Inaccurate.
Jhe visit of the President will be
one of courtesy f and not political,
though naturally discussion of Rus
sian affairs may arise In the course
of his .conversations here. .
From well informed quarters. It Is
for the reports that British reinforce-
ments are being sent to RusSia. It
i, understood that ,nothln? of th
nature will be done pe. ding the allied
conferences In Paria, -
PAPER SAYS WILSON HAS
.uAairirn ljic eTmnniVi-r
CHANGED HIS STANDPOINT
Special Cable to The Observer Prom
The London Times.
ICopyrlght, Ills, by rubllo Jtl(tcr' Co.) '
London, Dec. 20. President Wil
non Is expected In London Thursday
next or Friday.1 , Arrangements are
being made for his reception which
will be on a Brand scale. Including a.
FRIDAY BUSY DAY 1 2,0D0 OF 1 4,000
FOR PRESIDENT HOUSESARE GONE
' v government banquet. An offlcjalan
30. Cotton ' nouncement .may be expected ,-' this
weea. jving ueorge nas announced
ho has cancelled his Christmas ar
rangement for Sandrlngham palace,
deciding to remain In London to re
ceive Mr. Wilson. "The Evening Stand
ard says tonight: -"From
an American diDlomatio
on the questions of , reparation and
the freedom of the seas, has changed
ins euuiujjuuii i;uiiiueru.uij since ne
' laid down his original line policy, and
the result of the congressional election
and the subsequent republican state
I ment of polloy have Bot been without
efTont on his mind. . ,
. -r "There Is, In fact, in American dl-
plomatle circles a growing conviction
j that the alleged differences regarding
I sucn vital questions as a league of na
Hons and freedom of the) seas are
more imaginary ninii rrai ana mat
before the President returns to Wash
ington, a complete understanding wilt
.have been reached.""" " ' w
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Devastation Wrought by . Ger
mans in Rheims Alone.
Bill for War Damages in France
Debaldd in the Chamber
of Deputies.
Special Cable to Tlio Observer From
:s-:' The London Times.
(Copyright. 111!, by Publio Xedcer C)
Paris, via London, Dec. ,20. In de
bate this morning on the bill for war
damages, Louis Dubois, deputy from
the Seine, gave details of German
destruction and robbery In the north
ern district of France. In Rheims
alone 12,000 out of 14,000 houses
have been razed to the ground, he
said. The total houses destroyed he
estimated at 250,000. What ma
chinery had not been taken away,
had been destroyed. :
According to a report by the
budget commission, the damages are
tWenty-slx hundred million pounds
sterling, divided into eight hundred
million for houses, two hundred mil
lions for furniture, . four hundred
millions for damage to fields and loss
in livestock and destruction of for
ests, eight hundred million lit indus
try and four hundred millions In
public property. .
GERMANS IN OCCUPIED
PROVINCES HATE PRUSSIA
Special Cable to The Observer From
. , . The London limes,
CopyrHht, Tl,- HrPubUo I4rm-'C.
. BY GERALD CAMPBELL.
Mains. . Dec. 20. Detestation of
Prussia in the occupied provinces ofJ story telling of Bolo Pasha's atten
Germany is growing as the peopleJ tlons to a Metropolitan opera singer.
gradually recognize, the truth, as fox
instance what was told them by Gen
eral Fayolle-of the Infamous manner4blameletis. In this story was a letter
In which ' Germany carried on the
war. Prussia Is their scapegoat and
now that she Is In the dust they re
member they have always hated her
in their hearts.
Borne persons reseht the submissive
&lJrC
Would have, been much more Intoler-ZL
'""""4ijenntor need.
able., . They expected the French to
be brutal but find them Arm yet gen-,
tie and even friendly.
KAISER MIGHT RETURN
BUT NEVER BE TRUSTED
BY CHARLEMAGNE TOWER.
Special Cable to The Observer From
. , The London Times.
(Copyrlrht. 1I1S, by Public Lftdf.r Co.)
Frankfort, Dec. 20. A member of
the old Prussian country bureaucracy
told me that for him and. his like the
kaiser la finished. "He deserted his
post and left us all alone," he de
clared. "He can return to Germany
and nothing will happen to him, but
we should never trust him again."
Most of the discussion turned on
the coming 'occupation, Nobody fear
ed it, for experience had shown, it is
very considerate everywhere, but the
town councilor said It might be very
difficult to accommodate a detachment
ot 2,500 men In a community number
ing altogether 5.000. . This Is almost
the only complaint. . ' .
Outwardly, the Rhinehmd looks at
night as if It was enjoying a brilliant
winter Beason'-:-
3,000 SOLDIERS REACH "
T j PORT FROM , THE FRONT
Newport News, Va., Dec. . 20.
Among the more than 3,000 ofneors
and men of the American expedition
ary force to France who were landed
here today from the army. transport
Mercury and Martha Washington were
MaJ. Gen. , Henry s C,, , Hodges. Brig.
Gen. Julius A. Penn. commander or
the 38th dlvtelonj Brigadier General
Winters, medical corps, and Col. John
u. Butler, commander 11th field ar-.
tlllery, The wounded men, numbering
about 800, nearly all of whom were
brought on' the Mercury and many of
whom wear decorations for valor, on
the field of battle, are tonight at the
Camp Stuart debarkation hospital.
? One passenger on the Mercury
who did not . appear on the official'
list, but who was ono of the most ,
popular of all, was a little French
orphan boy. He stowed awuy on the
ship Juit before ;sho sailed from
France, managed to remain hidden
until the transport was two days at
sea,- He will be adopted i.y one of
the medical officers aboard.
RAILROAD DIRECTOR OF "
OPERATIONS RESIGNS
s Washington,' Dec. 20. Cart R. Gray,
of Baltimore, director of the division
of operations. of the railroad admin
istration, has resigned and Director
General McAdoo has accepted hut res
ignation enecuv January is. Mr.
Gray, who, formerly was president of
the Western Maryland railroad, salcl
he needed a-complete rest, , i
In ann6uncing . the , resignation to
night, Mr. McAdoo said no successor
to Mr, JU.-ay has been appointed. Mr.
j Gray- resigned as president of the
(Maryland to take ud' his duties with I
Jthe railroad, administration lasJari;!
REEDID BECKER
riinmr iii Tii'Tfi!
LI II ill L I PI I II I L
LIIOflUL 111 lltlu
T OF THE DAY
.Gaston Means Asks Jo Be
i Heard by Overman Committee.
PROBING HUN PROPAGANDA
Missouri . Senator, Cross-examining
New York Official,
Clashes With Witness.
Washington.. -Dec. 20. Most of to
day's session of the senate commit
tee Investigating German propaganda
was taken up with tilts between Al
fred L. Becker, assistant attorney
general of New York, and Senator
Reed ,of Missouri, who is not a mem
hereof the committee. ;
Gaston B. Means, who formerly was
employed by -Von Bernstorft as a. se
cret agent and later acquitted of the
murder of Mrs. Maude King, at Con
cord. N. C, appeared today and asked
Chairman Overman to be permitted
to tell what he knew of German prop
sganda. He was accompanied by Wil
liam J. Burns.
Senator Reed, In cross-examining
the New Tork official, who had been
on the stand two days, charged that
morion jt.. xewis. attorney general of
Nw York, 'and Becker misused their
official positions In making public In
formation contained in affidavits se
cured by them under special war leg
islation. These affidavits referred to
alleged meetings of William Ran
dolph Hearst with Bolo Pasha, exe
cuted In France as a traitor, and for
mer Ambassador von Bernstorft. '
, "Becker Denies Charge.
; Mr. Becker denied the charge, say
ing that the affidavits made public
here were not secured under the spe
cial legislation. He said that certain
disclosures purporting to show asso
ciation of Hearst and Bolo were made
public "for what 1 frankly admit were
political purposes." He Justified this
course on the ground that their pub
lications was In the public Interest.
The Information under discussion
was given to New York newspapers
mainly in August September and Oc
tober, when Becker was a candidate
for the republican nomination for at
torney general of New York state and
Attorney General Lewis was a candi
date for the republican nomination for
governor against Charles 8. Whitman.
It appeared from the cross-examination
that Hearst was considered a sup
porter of Whitman, and Senator Reed
sought to show , that Lewis : and
Becker, intended to damage Whitman
byvtcklng iHearst.
2 Senator . Reed read from a New
i ora newspaper or July - 31, 1 9 1 7, a
whose relations with Bolo were de
clared by Becker to be entirely
from Bolo to the singer mentioning
"my friend. , Mrs. MUlieent Hearst"
Mr. Becker admitted having given to
the papers the statement containing
this letter.
Sharp Questions and Answers.
this particular time?" inquired
"It was an interesting Item of news
which I thought the public would bo
glad to read," Mr. , Becker replied,
smiling.
"Was there no purpose to connect
Hearst with Bolo?"
"I had regarded the purpose to
show the connection of Hearst with
German propagandists as more Inter
esting to the public than disclosure
of Bolo's attentions to the opera
singer."
Becker added, shouting to drown
Senator Reed's voice: "I think it
should, have been done a long time
before." ,
Senator King, of Utah,, then asked:
"Did you attempt to prejudice the
public against Whitman by showing
his connection with Hearstt"
Mr. Becker replied: "it was Lewis'
campaign committee which did this."
When the cro-s-questlonlng was In
terrupted by atllournment, to be re
sumed tomorrow morning, Senator
Reed, asked Mr, Becker , to produce
vouchers show'ng expenses incurred
by state, service ngonts In obtaining
depositions In the Investigation of
BoTo's activities In the United States.
The witness stated with heat that he
would "do no Huch ; thing," as they
were confidential. i
ELEVEN MILLION PERSONS
HAVE ANSWERED ROLL CALL
Washington, Deo. 30. Eleven mil
lion persons had answered to the
American Red Crops "Christmas roll
call" tip "to Thursday night according
to reports received today at head
quarters. This number, it was stated,
la more than' the total number of new
members set ns a goal In the first
Christmas membership drive In 1017;"
I ... ' '
I0-J0 SAYS
lujt today and ptobably Sunday.
A mVn wnnftt rthr tnkrt unmnfhlnff
. for it than to take care to prevent it.
tjIM WILCOX IS PARDONED
AFTER SERVING 1 5 YEARS
V- s . ''-': ';
TUUclgli, Dec. 20. -Havlns served
f half of his 0 years' sentence, Jim
Wilcox, couvk-ted as the , slayer, of
1 Xclllc; Oopwy, hi Elizabeth City
sweetheart. In 1902, was pardoned by
Governor Bickctt today. The pardon,
Governor Bickctt explained In a state
ment ot reasons,, was Influenced by
opinion in Pasquotank that the pris
oner has been sufficiently, puniiiltcd
and by the first statement Wilcox has
ever made on the case, contained in a
personal letter to' the governor.
I,- -."
Prpgress Halted " Yesterday by
General Debate.
Simmons Says Efforts Will Be
Made to Vote Today; Re
publicans Say Monday.
Washington, Dec. 20. Although
renewal today of genoral senate de
bate halted progress on the war rev
enue bill. Senator Simmons, chair
man of the finance committee, an
nounced that an effort would be
made to pass the measure before ad
journment tomorrow. Republican
leaders, however, expressed the be
lief that the measure would go over
until Monday.
Practically all of today's session
was devoted to discussion, the prin
cipal speakers being Senator Jones,
of New Mexico, and Senator Thom
as, of .Colorado, both democrats. The
former declared the bill contained
many Inequalities and injustices
which handicap-the conduct of busi
ness. Speaking in support of a substitute
measure, of which he Is author,
Senator Thomas declared the watch
word' for this Congress should be
"retrenchment, frugality and econ
omy," Adoption of a federal budget
system was urged by the senator, who
said national, bankruptcy would re
sult unless such a system is put Into
enect. ; , ; - . -..
, Senator Thomas opposed granting
the recommendations made by Sec
retary Daniels for- Increased . naval
appropriations, declarlngv !'everyifi
lar placed in a battleship Is a dol
lar wasted."-' . - -
Senator LaFollette, republican, of
Wisconsin, plana to discuss his sub
stitute bill tomorrow, after -which
Senator Simmons hopes to obtain a
vote on the committee amendment
providing for a $4,000,000,000 tax in
1920, the section which republicans
are opposing.
AftE PREPARING T0H0LD
ELECTIONS IN GERMANY
Idea of Summoning the Reich
stag Is Abandoned by Its
President, Fahrenbach. .
Special Cable to The Observer l Yom
The London Times.
(Copyright, IMS, by Public Ledger Co.)
Stockholm, Deo. 20. Berlin tele
grams say' Konstantln Fahrenbach,
president of the relchstag, has aban
doned the idea of summoning the
relchstag, because the signing of the
peace treaty Is not likely to occur
for some time and also because the
constituent assembly is likely to meet
earlier than had been expected. An
other undoubted reason la that the
summoning or the relchstag found
little support through the country.
The work of preparing the electoral
lists for a general election to the con
stituent assembly. Is actually, progres
sing rapidly. This list. will be avail
able in all the districts on January 1,
The elections will.be held about the
middle of January,. v v
Ebert and Scheldemann appear to
command a decided majority in the
present congress. Opposition to the
Haase minority socialists In the con
stituent .arsembly Is lessening, and
only the Spartacus group now Is
noisy, Ebert and Scheldemann have
asked the congress of delegates to au
thorize them to proceed with" the dis
armament of civilians In Berlin. The
congress refused, but proposed that
Dr. Llebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
be admitted to the congress for the
purpose of conciliation. This proposal
was rejected after a turbulent dis
cussion. Any use of the army for the
maintenance of public order was
strongly deprecated by the congress.
The demand of the minority socialists
that the military should be disarmed
also was rejected. The result la that
the government has been left without
force for maintenance of order or
the defence of the constituent as
sembly, but troops of volunteers are
now being ' actively formed by the
government party. , a
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MAY SEND WIRELESS TO "
SOLDIERS ABOARD SHIP
I :. n -i' - ... .," .
New Tork, Dec. 20. Relatives and
friends of soldiers returning on trans
ports from overseas may communicate
with them by wireless and receive
answers to their messages, under a
navy department agreement announc
ed here tonight.
The announcement said; messages
may . be filed at any telegraph office
and will be relayed to New Tork, Bos
ton or some other naval radio base,
where they will be dashed to the in
coming ships.- Answers will come over
the same route.
Charges for the service via New
Tork are 13 centsa word. .' , ;
CHAS. HALWARDT JOHNSON ,
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
Elltton, Md.. Dec. 20. Charles
Hal war u Johnson was acquitted by a
Jury tonight of the charge of' mur
daring Major William, R. King, of
Brooklyn. N. T. supervising engineer
t me Aperaeen proving grounaa,
NSKE OF TAX
DILL IS DELAYED
. . i-
GODDIIDEUITIOOSDEWIEOI'IL
WITHDU
TTRIDEICREEIJEIITS
Font NEGROES, TWO WOMEN,
LYNCHED L MISSISSIPPI
Mobile, Alik. Dec.- SO. lur ne
groes, two of them women, accused
of tlio mnrder of . Dr. E. L. John
ston hero last week, were taken
front the Jail at Shubuta. Miss., to
night and lynched, according to In
formation received in Mobile.. All
four were hanged on the girders of
a bridge spanning the Chtckasahay
river.
FORTY NEW IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS PROVIDED FOB
IN 1920 WATERWAYS DILL
Include Bar at Cape Fear River,
$398,000. to Be Deepened
From 26 to 30 Feet; N. E.
Cape Fear, $25,375.
Washington, Dec. 20. More than
40 new improvement projects are In
cluded in the 1920 rivers and harbors
bill, 'which was completed tonight by
the house committee. The measure
carries appropriations totalling $26,
(35,000. ( ,
For the new work, which Is scat
tered along the Atlantic and Gulf and
Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes,
the committee recommended an ex
penditure of 18.788,000, While the
cost of further Improvements on ex
isting projects amounts to $15,224,-
000. . Maintenance cost on other work
totals 12,943,000. ,
Puwchase of the Chesapeake and
DelaWttre canal, and Its deepening to
12 feet; is the principal new project.
Aft' appropriation of $3,000,000 Is
proposed. The measure provides that
the government purchase the canal
at an appraised price of 12,514,000.
The work ot changing from a lock to
a sea level. canal will cost $8,000,uou,
according to estimates given the com
mittee, but the plan now ,1s to make
the appropriations yearly as the work
progresses.
The principal items or maintenance
are for the Mississippi.
Appropriations for new projects
Include: ,
M ary land s Wicomico river, $17,100.
-titicgin la l. Tangier ehaiiieU 4l,4 3 4 ;
Pagan river, $26,000. m
North Carolina: Bar at Cape Fear
Hver, f398,000, to be deepened from
26 to 30 feet; northeast Cape Fear
river, $25,376; Beaufort harbor, $15,
900. 9
Georgia: Brunswick harbor, $240,
000, for deepening harbor to 28 feet
and also the channel up to the city,
Tennessee:- Cumberland river, be
tween Nushville and Burnslde,v4340,
000. , .. . -
CHEAPER FLOUR MAY BE
RESULT, OFFICIALS SAY
Cancellation of All Flour Milling
Regulations Announced by
Food Administration.
Washington, Dec. 20.- Cancellation
of all flour milling regulations. In
cluding fair price schedules and the
price and quantity restrictions on the
sale of wheat flour by millers, which
oflTbials expect will result In cheaper
flour, was formally announced late
today by the food administration.
Notification of the action was tele
graphed last night to all zona agents
of the food administration's grain cor
poration, and today there was a sharp
rise in the price of wheat, bran and
other mill feeds on the Minneapolis
markets, which officials expect to be
followed by a drop In flour prices.
General regulations of the food ad
ministration prohibiting profiteering,
hoarding, and unfair practices, would
r- The prediction of cheaper flour to
the consumer, It was stated at the
food administration, is based on the
immediate rise today in the price of
mill feeds, amounting to several dol
lars a ton. . j'. -
BIG GERMAN CAPITALISTS
, APPEALING TO AMERICA
Special Cable to Tlio Observer From
xno jxmaon Times.
. (Copyrlfht, 111, by Public Ledr Co.)
' . London, Dee. 20. The Times prints
certain German .wireless - messages
with the following introduction:
"Leader of German industry have
sent to an American newspaper ap
peal prnylnc: Hint the influence of
President Wilson bo used to save
Germany . from punishment It has
been shown repeatedly that Berlin
hopes its diplomacy may retrieve the
situation at the peace conference, and
the German industrialists in " their
messages seek to represent President
Wilson and the American people as
mediator between the allies and Ger
many. These messages from great
German ; capitalists are transmitted
through the wireless stations of the
revolutionary government in Berlin.'
NOTABLES RETURN HOPIE
ABOARD THE MANCHURIA
' New Tork, Dec. 20.-Brlg. Gen.
John L. Hayden, of the S6th brigade,
and" Brig. Gen. Robert E. Stelner, of
the 2d brigade, were among the of
ficers who returned home today on
the Manchuria, ,
I : Among mo ouier noiames aooara
were Sergeant Amedlo TomassettI, of
Rochester. N. T., a member of the
5th machthe gun battalion, who wore
the crolx de guerre with two cita
tions for smoking out a German dug-
out after going "over the top" . and
capturing three German captains and i
a colonel. 1 I
Colonel Bibb, Graves, of Montgom-,
eryv" Ala., was another passenger of
the Manchuria. He was in command
of the 117th field artillery of th Slst
or "Dixie" division, who were in camu
near Brest when the armistice was
unicwo hoi m.
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Cannot Continue Five. Years,
Says Vice President Marshall.
GIVES HIS VIEWS AS TO ;
SOME. PEACE 'QUESTIONS
Disclaims Any Intention to Af
; feet Wilson's Negotiation :'
SPEAKS TO BUSINESS MEN
Until All Men Are of Good Will
Wars Will Not Cease, Unless ,
Peace at Any Price It Wanted.
Carlisle, Pa.. Dec JO.- Vie Presi
dent Marshall, in an address here to- '
night before the Carlisle chamber of
commerce, gave his views on, some .
Questions now under discussion in -connection
With the peace conferences,
prefacing his remarks with the ex
planation that he had.no thought of
endeavoring to affect President WIN
son's negotiations.
On the question of a world league
or understanding to prevent war -which,
he said, all right-thinking men
agree Is desirable, Mr. Marshall de
clared that until all men are of good
will wars will not cease unless nations .
desire peace at any price. He said '
the allies and the United States could
go very far toward promoting peaee.
but prediction that unless trad agree,
ments are made between these assov
elated nations existing cordial rela- '
iions cannot last.
"It is farthest from my ' thought
upon this occasion to utter a single
word which might in any manner b
construed as endeavorinsr to affect :
the negotiations of the President in
Europe." said the Vice President; in
opening his address. "Too many
half-backed opinions . comlnr from
myself and others In public life may
cause mental and moral indigestion.
I speak, therefore, only in general
terms and go only to the length that
all may agree. ; ' vs
Dream Thus Fur m Nightmare.' "7
"That some league or understand
ing among ' civilised peoples for -the'
prevention of certain future wars (a.
I prefer to put it rather than for the .
enforcement of , peace) is desirable. .
all right-thinking men agree. It has "
been the dream of alb ages. . Thus
far, this dream of universal peace
has each succeeding; time turned into
a nightmare.
"This appears to me to be the real
situation if mankind the world over
is the mankind of a hundred years
ago. or If there is the possibility that
either England. France, Italy or the
United States contains the growing
germ of military or commercial su
premacy, then, though attempt may
be made to preserve the peace ot the '
world, the attempt Will be another
failure. If, however, the masses of
mankind in these four great nations
and in th lesser nations, for whom
jointly the fight has been made, have
seen a new light and are convinced
of the uselessness and folly of war,
and if more and mors education and
enlightenment, as the days go by and
me generations come ana go, shall
add to the number of those who thus
think, then the experiment will suc
ceed. .....
"Until all men are' men of good i
will, wars will not cease entirely un
ices nations want peace at any price.
Not Wanted "At Any Price.6 -
"Prevention., as far as possible. I
desire; at any price. I do not How
ever, If mankind, as a whole, desire
it at any price, they can get it-by;
th adoption of written constitutions
specifying, first, that th sis of the
army and navy shall be fixed by a
referendum to all the men and wo
men of mature age; and, second, that
no war of offense nor on of defense
beyond the territorial limits of the
state shall ever be waged until af-'
Amatively decided by a like referen7
dUm." '" .'fi- ::- V' "v, .
Stating thut commercial disputes
breed wars, Mr. Marshall continued:
"I have, of course, no means of
knowing what the representatives of '
the allied governments may be- will
ing to take up with ? the American
people at the peace table, but I ven
ture the assertion that the good will
which now exists between the allied '
governments and oar own will not last
Ave years unless reciprocal trade re
lations, fixed in Justice, are arranged
between us. Peoples learn slowly and
soon forget, 1 . - ,
Theory a Millennia Dream.
"The theory that men are going to
deal s Justly with each other regard
less of a law -to punish injustice is a
millennial dream - , i
"Without knowledge, I express the
hope that we will not let go by this
opportune time for removing what
will undoubtedly be a source of fric- .'
tton In the future, unless dealt with
speedily and Justly. r- - v..;;." V - - - ;
"If no equitable adjustment of the
business of the world shall be made, i
then, as business men who are deeply
Interested in the' commerce ot Amer
ica, you realize s well as I do that
its weakness in the past has been th"
lack of ship upon the sea.- -'
"Each ef ua knows that one of the;
reasons for that lack ba been thf
way in which we have Insisted that
our ships shall b manned. I think
the LaFollette law is wholly humani
tarian in Its character, -I hop that,
by ' International t agreement, it may
become the law of th sea for all
sea-going .powers." , ,
f GOOD FELLOWS.
01 How happy all of you . w ill
tie Christmas; morning if ycu
may truthfully say:
'"AH deserving unfortu:!-.1.'
families in Charlotte Y.w;
been visited and cheer.-!
"The Good Fellows
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