North Carolina Newspapers

WEATHER erver SECTION CSS PAGES 1 to 8 n Fair Saaday aad Meaday, somewhat warmer Monday; gentle west wis. VOLCVm NO.182. RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29. 1918. PRICE: FIVE CENTS OFFICIAL LONDON GIVES ! PREHIER LLOY PRESIDENT WILSON'S ARRIVAL IN FRANCE 1. WILSON LUNCHEON AS ' THE GUEST OF THE CITY i. D GEORGE WON SWEEPING TRIUMPH IN BRITISH ELECTIONS President Makes His Last Pub , lie Appearance There; Guest of Lord Maypr SCENE OF WELCOME IN HISTORIC GUILDHALL Presented With Addresi of Welcome, He Delivers Ap propriate Response Amidst Enthusiastic Reception; No table Britishers Present; The Drive From Buckingham Palace and Return Wit tered By Immense Crowds . of People WILSON, RUNS TRU2 TO ALL EXPECTATIONS AT ENGLISH CAPITAL London, Dec. 281 Presi dent Wilson's two speeches !x;s7, that at Ga Id Hall, a toinu.l creticn, having as its text that the world is eager for a lasting paize cf juslics and rijht, end that at the Mansion House, of Mill aw. . ton?, were not disappoint ins; Londoners, Th&t is saying much, aa the Presi dent's pre-sta as an orator had awakened high expecta tions., ". . " . lt is-clear tiTit hTaadi tors, embracing the world's officialdom, finance and busi ness, whatever their political mind, were single-minded in their interest ia tho Presi dent's words. Tho same mar be said Xf the greater audience throughout the country. '; No public utterance in Great Britain, apart from those of English statesmen w b ich were landmarks in the pro gress of the war, have com manded such prominence in the newspapers. The phrases from , the President's speech at the state banquet at Bucking hanf Palace there is a groat tide running in ' the hearts of men" had al ready gripped the headlines of the papers and pervaded their editorial columns. - ,, .,, (By The Associated Fri ) IrfnduntDec,-28. resident Wilson nade his last public appearances in London today. Official of the'eity of Loadon prescuted bim with an address of weleome.in tho atieient Guildhall where other famous Americas, includ ing General Grant and former President lioesevelt, have been received. 'After ward he wan the guest at a luncheon in "the Egyptian hall of mansion house where hover the ghosts of decades and cf civic orators and where many Amer icans have partaken of the famed alder manic turtle soup. The drive from Buckingham Palace and return was witnessed by immense crowds. There was plenty of enthu siasm abroad hut it hardly reached the Mime volume a that which attended the President's entry into London on Thurs day. Announcements of the results of (he general election was somewhat of a counter attraction today. Beneath the surface of tho formali ties at the mansion house and unusual episode of human jnVrest waa rippling part happy, part tragic. Premier Lloyd George who sat ner the President was learning that the "voters had renewed hit lease of power by heavier majorities. H. H. Asquith,' hit one-time chief ad rival of today, was seated nearby end heard that his political career of , more than thirty yers had been halted. Notable Ovation. - The; President waa "given notable ovation, on 'rising to begin his speech and some of the points that woo. re newed applause were hi tribute to the trmies of the associated governments and bis declaration that people through ont the world wanted peace and wanted it immediately not, however, by conquest, but by agreement of mind. The distinguished government and other officials received by the I,ord Mayor before the President's arrival Ineluded Premier IJoyd George, Field Marshal Huig. Foreign Secretary Hal four. Admiral Sims, Former Pre. mier Asquith, Andrew Bonar Law, the Chancellor of tho Exchequer, and Jthe Ambassadors fit. th? principal allied governments. . After President Wilson's arrival all were grouped on the diaa, - the Lord Mayor in the center and the President on his right, next the 1'nke of Oonnnnght, The royal ar tillery band in the gallery played (Continued m Page Two.) PRESIDENT WILSON'S 2D ANNIVERSARY. London, Dtc. 18. King George called at President WiUoa apart cats at IS O'clock this moralag aad wished him many happy re: rue ef the day. It was Preaideat Wilson' birthday till Bixty-eecoad. Text of President's Response To Greeting of Lord Mayor cf London (By the AiXKatJi) Pmw.l Lchtdon, Dee. IS. In hii apeeeh this afternoon at the Lord Mayor's luncheon at- Mansion Houtr Pret b'.-i.l ilson aa.d: "Mr. Lc.-d Mayor, jour royal hlfchnccs, year grace,' ladies and gentlemen: ' : "Yoa have ajaln made me feci, air, the very wonderful and gener ous wilcbce of this great city and yea have reminded me of what ha pcrhai: become one of the hab.l cf my I fe. "Yew. Unvt -a.i th.-.t I have broken all p. .cedents lii coming across (he ocaa to Join In tht cour.sela cf the pence conference, hot I think this who have been aaajciotcd with me In aiMnrtoa wirrrteatify' that that la nckliing surprising. ZA1 1'&AL TO BHAK JRECE- I.LMS. "I said ta membci of the press in Wa.' bin jtoa oat cvraing that one ef the ta.nc that had infercrtcd mo moot e!are I lived In Washing ton wee that every time I did any thing peiftvtly natural It a.v said lo lie u .p.eceuir.Ui!. V It was pe. feetly ra'uruf to brrsk this precedent, aareral B&JlutrU demand for intiraat eonference took precedence over every othsr futy. And, after all, the breaking ef pieced etits," though this msy sound -at ranee doctrine in Lngtasd, 1 the most sensible thing te do. The harness of precedent Is some time a very sad and harasalng trammel. ' SENSIBLE THING TO DO. "1 -4hU case ..the . breaking ot precedent is sensible for a reason that In very prettily Illustrated In a remark attributed te Charles Lamb. -One evening hi a company ef h!a friends they were dlscnsalng a person who was not present and Lamb said In hi hesitating manner) " ! h-hal that fellow.' 'Why Charlem' oK of his friends said, 'I did net know that yon knew hire.' , "'Ob,' he said, 'I,-I, I d-dont. I can't h-hate a man I know." ' "And perhaps that simple and t : tractive remark may Tumlnh sec ret for cordial international rela- ' tionship. When w knew on an other we cannot hste one another. NOT A MERE TiHXKLNGi,MA. C.BIXE. . .'1 have been very much interest ed before coming here to tee what fiort.of a prmon I was expected to be. So far a I can make out, I was expected to be a perfectly bloodies thinking machine, where as I am perfectly aware that I hsv In me all the Insurgent elements of the human rare. " 1 am sometimes, by reason of long Scottish tradi tion, able to keep thee Instincts ' In restraint. The atern covenanter tradition that I behind m sends many an echo down the years. It I sot only diligently to pursue business, but also te seek tht sort ef romrsdeahlp, that I feel It I a privilege te have cam serosa the aeaa and in the welcome that you have accorded Mrs. Wilson and me, you have made us feel that com panionship was accesslbls te a la the most delightful and enjoyable form. Jt thaak TDB sincerely for this welcome, sir, and em very happy ; te Join la a love feast which te all , the more enjoyable because there I behind it a background ef tragical aalfering. Oar spirits are released from the darkness ef the clouds that at one time seemed te have set , tied upon the world la a way that ' could not be dispersed, SI N OP HOPE 8H Ell ITS R"AY8. The suffering ef your owa peo ple, the suffering of the people of franco and the infinite Suffering of ihe people, ef Belgium, the whiiper of grief thst has blown sll through the worldr is now silent and the sun ef hope seems to spread Its ray and to change the earth with a new prospect? of happiness. So ear Joy is all Jhe more, elevated because we know that our spirits are now lifted out of that valley," Week' Wether ForecaaU tBjr Tb AMOclnted Prnw 1 Washington, lee. LIS. Weather pre dictions for the week lieginning Mon day, issued by the Weather Bureau to day, are: "South Atlantic ami Fast and Weit Gulf Mates, generally fair with a return to noimal temperatures. -Tennessee, gciernlly fair, somewhat higher UmversUiMS etui ia lite wetu.'' ji ii i ii i ii i i i i i in i i 1 1 1 SPEECH AT MANSION HOUSE V V. ' t- ' ' V ' - f- . fc.f-.t. .... ri '-WuiU1., Waving his hat in B'ranc?. In 0 r F British Premior So Dsclarss at - RccRfticn Given To fhivsp?.perrnen CORRESPONDENTS FKOsvl U.S. GiVEU WAM WELCOME America and Brit.liWiU Work Tcjstijr it P:aea fTo3.3cilt .IDecltrC, ... . 'r"" ; LenCun, Dec. -. Premier Llo.M Qeorje, In rweiyjug Apie.'icaa ite'.vjpa per rorrespoHtJent t- iij t eiLleuec to urfflif," saij7ij6" conferences - with lit- Presideni had brought -nhout an agrce m'oivt ou general principles. The Pre mfer said he felt nsjured that niatteri which hal Ueru ugrecd u;hi:i .lii-tv;i-en Am ia uad XiiglauuV-iiuiiid. j.inmi.JlI the greatest asi;ant'e in the wurk of the peace congress. Au underaUiudiPK- virtually had been rcacheQ already between tlie eiiteiU' powers regarding the aduiittsiou of the various nations to tho pence enufer nee itself, said the Premier. In hi eonftrencea at Paril with the Prcmiera of France and Italy, President Wilson had become fully acquainted with their views and he hud now ubo acquired n knowledge of the liritiuli Muiulpoint. 'Anll.f continued the Premier, ''I feel assured that all tbw iouers'aro iu ac eort on the liSaiFtir'niTpTwinrTrfe pemc which will tome before tho coufcrciice. At any rate it will be certain that America and England will be fouud working In complete harmony in the conference, The , newspapermen were rereived after a long conference between the Premier and Secretary Balfour and President Wilson and which will he continued touighfitt the Premier's din ner to "the President at his official resi dence. ' i Tho British Prime Minister warmly welcomed the American newspapermen to England. He expressed gmtitieation that he had been "aide to meet them. The Premier said that, owing to the elections, it -had not lwen possible ae yet to organize the British delegation to the peaci) citngre, but now be would proceed immediately. At".the..present time,r he added, il could :be stated that only two member" of the delegation Lad been selected def initely meaning himself and Foreign Secretary Balfour. MILLION DESIGNATED ' FOR DEMOBILIZATION Gen? March Talks of Efforts To Get The Men Back To Work in Civil Life IBy The AMiriatet Prn t Washington, Iee. With inore than 1,IKKI,0IX) tiie'i designated for de riiobiliuition since the signing of tjic armistice, nil efforts. General March, Chief of Waff, said today, are being di rected toward getting them tiut of serv ice and bark to the work in which they formerly were ' eugnsyil. Already inore than half the nnmlier designated )Ue leen mustered out.. j Sleaawltile additiomrl unitsrbave been assigned for early convoy home. Report tonight from Franco showed that three more transports with upwards of ftKHI men, had sailed, and others will depart for home ports as rapidly as pos sible. General March said the-Huirk of dis charging mart from camps was'jiroceed ing at the rate of about iiKj.isxi a week. "150 Commissioned Aviators Killed. . Washington, Dec. SH.The War De partment announced today that ."o A me ricau- ow missioned oflk ers of Hi? air service were killed in IJ'IS in action in France, LLOYD QEOkGE AND PiiESI ri t snn carriage with him is Frcskicnt I'oincare of the French Republic, Photo at Erpst. V 3 ri-' u". t:' ' Tv.' mm fit- President Wilhoa's sight-of-land smile. He's looking ahend over ship' rail a vessel approaches it leading place. Americans Insistent That Shall Begin Work Not Later Than Jan. 9 It (By The Aiaociatrd I'reM.i Paris, Dee. 2. The sentiment today in peace congress circles, after another week ' of conferences, in distinctly Irighter and a spirit of optimism has taken the place of the, pessimism whieU had prevailed tn some quarters. T:s a. due to private advires from .onibM showing that the political em-hnnges now going on there hnvo been e.jiin"y as satisfactory as the pnblie demonstra tions. . " 7 J One if the primary questions consid ered in these rVlutitgc lias been the convening of the eonfert-nge- alan early date as possible. The-'ATBeFwwn dele gation has been quite insistent that it slinll begin nt inter tlisa Juniisrv 0. Tli iiemiuiiaiu. previously existing is aomo quarters is nue to the various views held on the foilrteen imints, but tlio President' statement tbjit the. Allied leaders ngrec with him ni tho principle, therein laid down, his largely removed the first impressions. Entire Agreement On Principle. The Presideutw statement is echoed n all resH)lisible quarters hrre Premier ('U'menceau alno joining in. the Jecluration that the conferences he bn had rhow an entire ngreement on the prsaciple. A meeting was held in Col, F.. .M. Hoiite's. residence tonight, of allthe American interests including food, shipping, the army navy, treasury and war board. Repatriated French Prisoners. , Pari, Imv. t. Already Si'iln'in Freiu h-prisoners hnva leen repatriated from Germany, according to announee ment made by lmie I)es haniis, under secretary for ilemobiiization,. tn the t'hnrober' of Peputies tVHlsy. Il is ex pected that all prisoner will be repa triated within n month. New Year's B;iccs.. Ky-eplc Cliase, Running, ilarncMs. Pinehurst, Wed atesda', Jan.- 1st st il:U0. tAdv.; . LOOK OPIIST C . DAWSON SAYS EAST Lenoir Representative Claims His Name Alone Will Go To Caucus CONGRESSMAN SMALL ' : :: PRAISES WINBORNE Po33es3ee Conspicuous QuiliA cations For Position, Say " Tar Heel From Washington , Ey C W. McDEVKTT. Kinatoo, Dee. 28. Eastern CsreHns delegates to.thjGeneral Assembly will vote for Pennil G. Prummitti ef Gran yille county, .r Ihe 8peukerihip, ae. cording to John G. Dawson, "Lenoir county' new Representative. He assort that the np-Riite n.n will liave a wilk a.ay. lrLfuctjAssemblyman Pawson believes, DrumniiU'f "n'y name to go before the caucus at Rnlcfriii next month. 'His election seem long ago to have become a State-wide concession," ilr Dawson stnieu today, "I believe the e. timate published by louio of the papers that he will have more than 09 vote out of a possible 8 li a most rnnserva tivo one, and that t does not state hi real strength by any means. The cor rctnens of this view will hourly become more, spiiarewt- a the --member Trf -the House arrive nt Rnleieli. I know both rindidntes ieroiially u"d somewhat In tlmatel)vand have s very h'gh regard for, Mr. ' Winborne, the Northeastern Carolina enndidnte, ns well as for Mr. liruinmilt. . Referring to a statement by Penato Burgwyn regarding Winborne' eandi daey piiblished December 20, Represen tative Dawson said: "So far as I have observed neither Mr. Brnmmitt, nor any of his friends, .nor any newspapers, Imve said thst he hns the Speakership or anj" number of votes 'tied up in, a blanket a Senator Burgwyn's state ment indicated had been said. A plain statement was made in a single sentence concerning a matter of public interest. Since the last session of the House Mr. lirummitt seems to have been regarded as tho logical candidate for the" Speak ership at the approaching session; his candidacy Raving so impressed itself on the people throughout, the Stato-a, to need no acceleration or advanced claims'. Senator Burgwyn is also ia error in hit statement that Mr. Winborne will carry a solid east with him to'Rnleigh. On information, the correctness -of which I cannot doubt. I predict i will not carry tho 'solid' Fifst District. TTrrsrast knows Ttrettywrell how the-west-will vote. It will vote for Brnmmitt, and his friends in the west need have no fears from the claim which, in his 7ca, Senator Burgwyn rnukes for Mr. Win borne. Mr. Brnmmitt, In my my opin gard to the attitude of the whole peo ple of Ihe State maintain toward his ion, based upon my information in re etindidaey, xill carry several districts solidly, witf carry all tho' others, both eastern nnd western, by a great ma jority, eteept the "First District, and Will get substantial support from that," The Ienoir county Representative as sre, thut "this i said not a nU"dut claim or boost, none of which, so far as 1 hove observed, has b"en rnisairod in or needed for Hrummitt's candidacy, but is said concerning something in which the pnblie is likely interested and with the hiehest rcgird for Hcnator Burgwyn as well as for Mr. Winborne." Discussing the proposal to postpone the ,ession liecsuse of the influenza situation in the State, the local legisla tor said : ;"If it be found that there is important or necessary legislation to be enacted, then I do not think there should be n immediate adjournment under condition as I understand them iCeiitinted e Page Feur4 8INN FEINER9 PBOCLAIM NEW IRISH REPUBLIC. (Br The Associated Frsss.) Ixindon, lee. 28. Posters will ap pear in every Pariah in London and Ireland today announcing that the Irish republic has come into being, say the Express. The newspaper adds that the Miun Fciners, in the recent election, swept Leinster, Mun ster and Connaught. . Seventy member of Parliament were elected By the party but will not take their seats. It i stated by the Expres that a central Hinn Fein Council will he established in Dublin almost immediately and will call it self the Irish Parliament. If the government order its diabandment, it i stated, it will establish Itself elsewhere, and if necessary, move from place to place. RECOGNITION FOR Senator Chamberlain and Con gressman Dent Endorse Sen : ator Simmons Suggestion BRITISH NAVY OFFICERS WAY TO CHARLOTTE Will Speak In Queen City On Monday Which Is .To B Celebrated At 'Britain Day'; - Chaplain C. M. Jones Ee turns From Overseas Duty; Other Capital Items " , New and Obrvar Bureau, 4 DsitrWt National Bank Building. Br S. . W1N1ERB. I (Br 8poial Um4 Wirt.) Washington, Dee. 28. Senator George Chamberlain, -of Oregon, chairman of the Senate Committee- on Military Af fairs, and Representative Hubert Dent, of Alabama, chairman of the House Committee on Military Affairs, have heartily endorsed the suggestion of Bentor F. M. Simmon to accord mili tary recognition to members of local exemption boards. The opinion-flf Sec retary of War Newton Baker has been sought and soon us his reply hss been reeeived Senator Simmons will introdueo arbiil in Congress embracing such legislation. The senior Senator from North Caro lina is appreciative of the tireless ef forts, more or less a thankless tnsk, ren dered by the men of North Carolina and other commonwealths who adminis tered the selective service act. He thinks that their accomplishments merit concrete expression from the gnvrn meut ft "pedal - of; emblem fhaf KoiihT identify Jthera in civil life. They labored often amid an avalanche of criticism, and yet in most cases performed Ihrlr job -without fear, favor oL jlPPe of reward. , Senator Chaniherluiu doubts the wis dom of a eounler-suggestion that mem liers of local draft boards, be granted eommissions-in the army, and thinks' i-ontemplated 'legislation of this ehar- n tor would meet with tleteat. inc ncn itor from .Oregon, however, viewa-ith hearty favor the idea of awarding Cin ')lems that would identify thuse who vdwiniftered the. law that made democ racy a realir.stlon. Adam Gets Position. Jessie 11. Adams, of Four Oaks, John ston county, has accepted a job with the War Risk Insurance Bureau, being as- figncd to the department on the sd- mitiiatration ot compensations aim claims. Ho will draw a aulary of 1,W)0 year. Mr. Adam is a graduate of Trinity Collego and studied law at the Cniversity of Virginia. For a'time he practiced law at Selma. He was'more recently in the military service, being commissioned at Fort Oglethorpe. The National Hourd of Officers, the . Continued on Page Two.) GEO. WHITE, LA?T NEGRO -', CONGRESSMAN, DEAD Philadelphia, Dee. 28.-C,eorge J. White, a negro member of the n.tli and Jrlth Congress from North Caroliua, died here today. He was" sixty-six years old and had been practicing law in Phila delphia for IS years. ; (Jeorge H. White, the last negro con gresKman,wlio died yesterday in I'hil idclptii'4, was elected to the Fifty fifth and Fifty-sixth Congress from tho Sec nid North -Carolina district, known a 'The Black District." He was Imm in Columbus county, removed to .('raven and was from' titht county elected to Congress, and was succeeded by Con gressman Claude Kitehin. Since that time, there has been a re-arrangement of. tbr districts' and Craven is now in he Third. Prior to his Service in Congress, While had served terms in the North Carolina rgislature and had - boen solicitor ia hi Judicial district embracing five ' (iiintie in eastern North Carolina. He was also'grsnd master of negro Mason ,if North Carolina. . He did not return tc the State after bis term ia Congress. FAVOR I A EXEMPT 0 BOARDS Government Coalition Will Command at Least 519 Seats In Parliament ASQUITH, HENDERSON AND JOHN DILLON DEFEATED. Laboritei Tell Behind Ikpecta tions 25 Seats, While Sinn Feiners Swept Ireland, Ex cept The Unionist Section, . Electing- 70 Members Who Will form a Separate Coun cil and Not Take Seats in Parliament To Which 'They Are Elected; Features of The Contest (Br Tht Astatlattd Prtaa.) London, Dec. 28. The broad feature of the election results announced today . are the aweeping triumph of thejJUoyd George coalition, the complete route of the Asquithians, the pacifist and th women- candidates and perhaps most significant of all the victory of the Kan Feinera all along the line. That the coalition government would be victorious had been s foregone con clusion, despite the rumbling ef rumor between th polling and the counting of the vote that labor would . make an unexpected mowing. But that I..iv d vJeorge would eomoiuad com pletely an overwhelndig majority la the new house in the proportion ef al most Ave to one bad sever been con templated even by the most aanguln coalitionist. And since coalition, as it sow operates, ia distinctly more eoa ervative than liberal ia it composition and tendencies thi remit of the first lection under tae extended franchise sad with the participation of million; of women Vetera is most anggeiUve, ' ' IIS Out of TOT State, Premier Lloyd George, with only four result yet to lie announced, has 519 eat for his coalition, out of a mem bership ot 707. The Hina Feinera hare elected icventy memt ;..,!.--' ' - proximateiy TSr . i On Woman i ' Of fourtooa wome ,. . . :. ' one will lie entitled t -----j 'r-m, of Comacns, namel f i-'.i,; :.ti Countess Markievica, w ji ', T i-" F for St. Patrick's d , " ( : city. But, as. tho Hum j,..,. to ait- at Westminster, the Uouse of Common will a hitherto be eomposeed entirely of males. All other women candidate, includ ing many of the foremost in the wom en movement, were rejected by their constituencies. Chrutabel Pankhurst, came the Dearest of those to being elect ed, being defeated only by a narrow majority by & laborit. Sine Feinera Sweet Ireland. The Hum Feiners, aa expected, not only swept Ireland, but gained their seat with enormous majorities, leaving the nationalist representation in the new Parliament a bar seven members. John Dillon the nationalist loader, -waiT defeated by V-Ev: De Velars, Hinn Fciner, Tor East. Mayo, by majority of over 4.U00. Joseph DeSelin, however, defeated De Valera for the West Bel fast Beat. ' Small Number Voters. A prominent feature of the porting revealed by tho cqunt is the compara tive smallnes of th poll compared with the registered number of electors Asqulthlan Defeated. It should also be note" that the de feat of the Asquithians, especially the former niinisten, in moat ease can be attributed- in part to split .vote la ' three-cornered constituencies. Lrge CoalUioa Majorities. Not only has no coalition minister been defeated but most of them were re-elected by extraordinary majorities. For instance, Tremier Lloyd (leorge's majority is about 12,x)0 ; Winston ' Churchill's, 15,000, and Andrew Beaaw Law's, 13,000. Nfajoritics well over W,0o0 were quits ' common among the coalitionist. Pacifist Swept Out. On the other hand, tho pacifist were : almost in every ciihw iguominously de feated. The rejeeted candidate ia this group ineluded Philip Snowden, Jiime KaiiiNy Muj Donald, William C, Ander son (lalMir-inViuficr for Attcrcliffe di vision nf Sheffield.',-, Arthur Henderson (tho labor leader), Rubcrt L. Outhwaite (lilieral for llanlcy), Frederick W. 'Jowett flatior member for West Brad ford), (ieorge Ijiinsburv (former so cialist' member for the Bow and Brom ley division of Toner martlets) and Charles P, Trevrlyan (foruiet; par liamentary secretary fdr education). Defeat of Asqnlth a Suraris. Among the surprise 'nf th election was the Mefeat of former Premier As quith. He is rejected in company with most of his ablest lieutenants includ ing Sir John Himson, former homo sec retary; Reginald MrKenns, former 'chancellor' of the excheijuer; Walter. Runrinian, former president nf the board of trade; Herbert Hnmnel, former postmastee-general ; Charles F. Maste-- . man, former chancellor of the Ducby of ljincaster, and others. Ubor Party Fared Badly. Labor fared - badly lin the elections, thnugh better than the Asquithians. They had expected to elect at leaat one hundred members, whereas they have only approximately seventy-live, of . whom ten are coalitionist. Even this, however, ia a much larger representa tion than labor had in the old Parlia ment, ' Henderson wu defeated.