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md OfoseiPYeir WEATHtl Ftlr Wednesday ui ThsrWiT, warmer U tho laterinr Tssrs dsy. SECTION ONE Paget 1-8 VOL CDC. NO. 78. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1919. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. t SOI Vffi TO TIE LEAGUE t . . . ... NATIONS AS APPENDIX OR TAD, TO THE PEACE TREATY Whereby Germany Would Be Able To Sign Treaty With out Securing Admission To The League NAVIGATION OF RHINE CONTROLLED BY ALLIES Important . Conferences Be tween Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando. and Lord, Cecil and Colonel House Dine at Paris "White House"; Neutrala and The League and Other Subjects Before.' Peace Conference Delegates at Paris Tester day ' (By tb Auoctstecl Vrmt.) . rri, March 18. Although no final decision bis ret beoa reached, it is said the present plan -of a majority of the Sv b'if nations contemplate attachinf tha league of nations compact to the pear treaty at aa appendix. Thia would enable Germany to aiga the treaty without securing admission to the league, although at the same time the would accept the declaratory prin ciples, i Allies U Control tk Rhine. Paris, March 18 The future nsviga t'oa of the Rhine will tie controlled by sa allied commission, the peace eon fere i-c eommissioa on the international regime of port, railways and water ways decided today. The commission .trill replace the German-Holland com- mission of before the war. Important Conferences. Ptris, March 18. The important con- , foresees . between . President Wilson, Premier Lloyd George, Premier Clem- rneesa aad Premier Orlando began) at three s clock thin afternoon. It was , expected the meeting-, would last throughout the afternoon. ' '- . Lord Bobert Cecil, th British a. th.rity oa the league of nations, and , CoL House were to dine with the Presi . iest st tho Paris "Whit House" to- igbt, . ' ... . r Chairman Fiaanclal CosamlssJen. i Edwia S. Montagu, British Secretary ; it India, has been elected chairmen of ihe Financial Commission of the Peace - Conference. The deptira of this com mission are to report questions relating ..to currency, national debts and other financial matters necessary to be in cl tded ia the peace terms. , The French commission to study the subject of a tunnel under th English Chsnnel reached no decision at its meeting yesterday to consider plana for a tuanel to be built under a Franeo- British agreement. NeHrals sad the Leans. In connection with the meeting of neutrals to consider the questions of the Lrngue ofl Nations, it was an nounced today that the Danish delcga tioa was composed of Deputy Minister Munch, former Premier Neerjard and It. H. A. Bernhoft, Danish Minister in Paris. Norway is represented by Messrs. Beichmann and Cast berg and Baron De Jedlsberg, the Minister in Pans. The Dutch league for a lasting peace Is adopted a resolution for presents tits to the pence conference oa the subject of a league of nations. The resolution propose that a masimum be .fixed for armaments, that the smaller powers have greater represeatation and that the constitution, of the lesgue be revised after a certain period. The resolution asks that The Hague be granted the honor of becoming the seat of the league of nations. A dispatch from Genera quotes the 'Tribune of that city as declaring that it has received information from, Berne that the peace conference will be for mnlly requested to make Geneva the , seat of tha lesgue of nations. DANISH CABINET WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION Copenhagen, March 18. The Danish cabinet, headed by Premier Zaple, at the request of the King, has withdrawn its resignatioa. Negotiations between political leaders during the last fortnight have failed to - salts the auaistuial crista by tha for' mntioa of a coalition government or otherwise end the King asked the eabi net to remain in office. CROWDER FLIES TO HAVANA. BOARDS SHIP Washington, March 18. Major Gen ml Knoeh H. Crowder, Judge Advo- :ste General, left Key West, Fla, at 13:30 o'clock today ia naval seaplane for Havana, Cuba, the Nary Depart meat was advised. The plane carrying " General Crowder was escorted by an other plane ' Havana, Cobs, March IS. Major General Enoch H. Crowder, Judge Ad Tocatb General of the American army, who had bees invited to Cut by the government to revise the election laws, arrived here from Key West this after noon by hydro-airplane. After land ing Oeneral Crowder went aboard the American cruiser Cincinnati. Flying Field Ordered Owed. Tort Worth, Tex- March 1& Talia fere, the last of the three Fort Worth flying fields, wss ordered closed todsy after an active existence of more than JS months, Plans Contemplate Treaty's Completion in 2 Weeks With League of Nations Part of It Paris, March IS. (By. the Associated Press.) Announcement wss made at the close, of a conference today between President Wilson, David Lloyd George, the British Premier, and M. Clemen ceau, the French Premier, that no final decision had been taken, but that all ihe main questions surrounding the pesce conference had been discussed; that the meeting had been entirely sat isfactory and that there had been no change in the plan previously announc ed, which contemplates the completion bf the peace treaty within the next two weeks, including the league of nations. AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED BY NUMEROUS NEUTRAL NATIONS Paris, March 18. (By the Associated Press.) In reply to a request by the committee oa the league of nations, of which President Wilson is chairman, that "neutrals send suggestions before Thursday representatives of the inter national conference of the league or nations societies, in session at Berne from March 8 to 13, have outlined in a telegram numerous amendments which they submit for the consideration of the committee. - V This conference was composed of delegates of sixty associations of Eng land. Italy, Germany, Austria, Den mark. Holland, Hungary, Sweden and Switzerland, and there were present also at the session representatives from France, the United States, Russia, Bul garia, Egypt, Eathonia, Greece, India, Lithuuia, Macedonia, Unman in, turkey and Ukraine. "Recognizing the superiority of the Paris text (League of Nations pro posals) over the state of international anarchy existing today, we submit the following amendments,' said, the tele' gram. Twenty-six articles are set down, the first of which reads: A a international parliament elected by the peoples should replace tht assem bly of delegates proposed in tha Paris text. This parliament should have full prerogatives and legislative powers, evh country electing oiiO member r es :h minion inuauirsnis. . - , , . The other article provide for 1 the creation of an international tribunal and that the eotmei! of the society of nations, embracing all atates, shall pro eeed to1 complete disarmament on sea and land, with the abolition of any obligatory military service volunteer troops sufficient to maintain order only being preserved by each state. Further, according to the ameadment, ino society oi nsuuun susu uisposo una . i i . . -. L-.t.ii t i i uibuoso una snd sc. force, to prevent any violation v. !,.. Alr eorontes, eseejt those- self -govern- ing, shall le supervised by ss officer! of the society. Customs tariffs and n meaopoUsosBSJuitto fatal particular. in.-i tereit shall be abolished. All mem bers of the society of nstion shall have the same economic rights, 'The peoples' rights of self-disposal and the protec tion of national minorities shall be guaranteed by a world constitution. Boycott for national reason shall be forbidden. In conclusion the telegram snys: "The Berne conference bigs the sllied Ind associated governments to consider the above and amend their scheme ac cordingly." Ray Archer 'and Jack Kearns Meet in New York To Make Selections BIG BUSINESS HELP TRAIN WILLARD AND DEMPSEY Willard'WiH Between Now and Date of Fistic Battle Be -- Movie Star SPARRING PARTNERS FOR HEAVY-WEIGHTS .. , . t , rine section of the Bailroad Administrs- Br ths Associated Prist J lion an1 cecssively general freight New York, March lS.-At sn informal I .LT' V-PM" ....... ! general manager nnd president of the conference her tonight the manager j Omean Steamship Company (Savannah of Jess Wiliard and Jack Dempsey dis-. Line), died here today. Hs was 55 cussed the heavyweight championship ! Fr "1 d been ill since the contest, scheduled for July 4, with i Mr,y P8' ' J8 Promoter Tex Richard preparatory to! ,Mr' pll' breakdown in health arranging for preliminary ' training. ! rtly after he had undertaken Pillard was represented by Bay Archer ! ? lad sdministrstioa duties, fore while Dempsey "s plsns were explained n' " retirement, bv Jsck Kearns. i Ho joined the force of the Savannah Both msnagers state they were in thi city prepared to engage sparring port' ners for their principals snd esch car ried a list of heavyweight boxers from which it wss expected they would be selected. Archer said that hs wss pre pared to take at least two such helpers back to Lawrence, Kan., with him when he leaves for Wiliard' home town at th end of the week. ' According to the champion's manager, Wiliard already has begun light physi cal work and i a trifle below 270 pound in weight. He i psrticularly desirous of getting sparring partners of about the height and weight of Dempsey and in order to be acceptable they must be fast hard-hitting two handed punch ers. Willsrd will not use tho heavy typo of partner with whom ha trained when he waa preparing for Johnson in Hsvana. . Th champioa will do all of his work; (CeaUsscd ea, Psg Two) LEIIRODT OPENS UP 1 IIIIIWIK Says New Congress Can End War With Germany By Reso lution If Agreeable LEAVE PARTICIPATION OF U. S. IN LEAGUE TO FUTURE All This, and Some More, In The Event President Wil son's Plan Don't Suit 'Em (Br tht AMoelaUd Pros.) Washington, March 18. If President Wilson does not negotiate a peace treaty satisfactory to the Senate, Sena tor Lenroot, of Wisconsin, Republican, ssid in an address on tha League of Nations before the .Washington Com mercial Club . here tonight, Congress may pass a joint resolution luinmsrlly ending the wsr with Germany without a treaty, 'leaving American participa tion in the League of Nation to future determination. Senator Lenroot declared he favored the general plan of the league a pro posed, but would not be coerced into voting for the eonstitutioa as now drawn without an amendment. Assert ing thst the United States today ia in "a most critical situation," with Ameri cas principle and ideal endangered by the plan for the league, Senator Lenroot continued. Complains of British Influence. "We are told that the President will not permit peace with Germany unless there is made as part of the peace treaty tb constitution of the league a drawn in large part by Great Britain. We are told that this will be done to force the Senate to accept without amendment thia British constitution, revolutionizing our government and it foreign and domestic policies. In other iftrd the Senate is to be coerced to do something which it otherwise would not do, and public opinion in America is thua to be coerced into demanding rati fication. Ssys Wilson Mlsladced People. ''In my opinion, President Wilson ha once more misjudged the temper of the American people snd the Senate. I will not be coerced Into voting for the eonatitution of the league and I am sure the Senate will not be. The pro posed constitution will be considered upon its merits regardless of whether it is coupled with the peace treaty or not. If th constitution should not be sjien4od.V protert axfl.f safeguard the interests or the united Mates, tha Sen at will propose inch amendments as it msy deem necessary A Club "Staffed With Strew." Senator Lenroot aaid the "supposed club over the Senate of postponing peace' is stuffed with straw," adding! Thinks Ceittreaa Msy Do It. "It does not seem to have occurred to th President thst if he ia not willing to negotiate a treaty of peace satisfac tory to the American people Congress ; i . jv-ji- mi 3 Qorwianr term ntrl The constitution (Continued on Psg Seven) THIS 1 FAR All "Patriot iFTOmcar.s, Re' , member-The Political De cency of Mr. Mann Washington, March 18 Beplying to j a recent statement by Rcnrcsentative i'Tw Vlinr1ilepr!:??n,atiT u,n- viiu, vl imiju, j-'uuijrHii, issued a ) statement today asking the former Be- j publican floor leader to "keep his hands 1 off the organization and legislative eon-, (41 -. . l - . . n ; irui in iue new uouse oi ncpresenta- ; lives. "If thi ii the way," said the Ohio ! i Representative, "to bring about hr-1 mony in the party, that i the way to make succes in 1920 certain. Such sn assurance from Mr. Mann will be greet ! ed with acclaim by the vast majority of ... iuu,.vwmb iiu 'j iabiiuiiD Americans lfonera,ly throu'hout th Uni' W. H. PLEASANTS, PROMINENT transportation official dead, j New York, March 18. William H. ! Pleasants, former manager of the ma- j ,a Jwi an" n" "en presmeni between five and six years. Bofors coming here he had. been for a long period general freight sgent of the Florida snd Peninsula Railway, now part of th Seaboard, Air Line. Though he had resided in Ne York for the psst eighteen years,. Mr. Fleas ant regarded Richmond, Vs., as hi home, and burial will be made there on Friday. ' GEN. SEELEY MAKES NEW FAST FLYING RECORD Taris, March 18.-Major General John E. B. Heeloy, of tho British war office, oa Sunday flew from Folkstono to Paris, a distance of 172 miles, in 74 minutes, establishing a new record for the flight, it was learned today. The airplane had the wind behind it. ( - Special tunning race (250 purse add ed money pacing race. Pinehrutt to day. adv. LONGWORTH SEES HE KNOCKED THE CHIP OFF SHOULDER - OF MR. M'FADDEN S.OF r it , , I -v k '. J " -' CAJLTJCa. GLASS Secretary of Treasury, mho "put Congressmen on not Ire" thst letters ad dressed to his departmsnt most be written, in decent Language, returning the one he received anent John Sharp Williams. . " INSURAIiCE PLAN Which Provides For Conver sion of Soldiers Policies To Standard Form Washington, March IS. Secretary Glass todsy approved regulations gov erning conversion of soldiers' and sail ors' war-time insurance to standard forms of government life insurance. The policies will bo ready for issuance soon and the work of issuing and main taining the policies ia expected to make the War Bisk Bureau the largest life insursnce agency is the world. A Treasury announcement explained that the forms of policies which may be obtained at option ia exchange for term insurance of war-time, are ordi nary life, twenty-payment life, thirty payment life, twenty-iyear jndQwmf nt, thirty-year endowment, and endowment payable at the ago of 62. ''The Premium rates for these con verted policies are lossr than those charged by private Innraneo eompa hies,'' said ths announcement.. , 1st pre tHss nraonncemot t was sold ' the "Tha policies ; eoatait exceedingly liberal privileges," continued tho an nouncement, "providing for cash aid loan values, paid up aad extended in surance, and farther providing tho In sured will be paid for life a monthly income in the event he becomes totally and permanently disabled. All of these policies sre ineontestsbl from tha date of issue ssd are free from restrictions ss to residence, travel or occupation. Tho holders of the policies will bo elig ible to I ha re in and receive dividends from gains and savings, tho proceed of the policies are exempt from taxation. Premiums may be annually," semi-ss-nually or quarterly. Ths monthly pre miums, du the first of esch month, msy be psid at" any time during the month." Secretary Glass expressed the opinion the "unusual values ssd liberal pro visions" of the new form "should es courage all holders of war-time term insursnce to convert ss. rapidly as their flanaeia! circumstances will permit, and ia any event to continue without fail tha "V..."""''!. jwo' An opinion by Attorney General Pal- mer that insurance might be paid to the estates of dceesaed personitoday removed the last obstacle to issuance of th. ..w Pouc. . light sentence GLASS APPROVES F0rTINHUMANin06thInfi With K a Oeorna. Woman divan Only! " " Two Years On Conviction of Brutality To Orphans Msrietta, Ga., March 1!.-Mrs! Naomi V. Campbell was sentenced by Judge N. A. Morris in Cobb eouatr superior court here late today to serve two years at the State Farm at Milledirevilla conviction of two charge of cruelty to children at the Undenominational Or - phanage2 home of which she waa head. The woman was convicted yesterday on one indictment alleging ahe had caused a four-year-old child to be held Senate drove him farther away from his against a hot grnte a punishment, snd politicsralignment when they fili on another indictment today charging bwrtere4 ,0 death th, mtuan for re cruelty to another fluid of the same ( p,.- Ih, lulury tMefc The l)tno. C. C. Campbell, husband of the ae- ensed woman, was aeqwtM today fh.irmtll of tle genets Fl- U.Trrn! f.7Vi i."'4 iS "p0Vfe Committee, wa. unable to secure J ii. ' . r""-0l2- V""'. f '.. Her. is tb. letter of the North tho home. live other indictments are,r.M,;.. ........ .. pending against Campbell and five more J Cj?. Al" Tth.-k. f .ir ... against his wife. Their disposition had . J: . . - not been announced toaightT Counssl S f ? ,0' .' to for Mrs. Campbell intimated a. effort of ,h r.mI",',XUI? to might be made to have her examined ""V' th "TenM.blU- the tU to determine whether .he i sane. ! ttrt "t"1 .ot Congress, i4,.tk mm j .if. i years old each, denied the charges of m.u . n,.i- tri.i. tiui.r. f.,r,h.ii explained the loss o.' a leg "in a railroad accident had .incapacitated him for ac tive work. Mrs. Campbell termed all the charges against her "lies" and aaid "l have never been crazy end I am ss truthful as tho day ii long." Th specific charge against Mrs. Campbell in her trial todsy was thst she had cruelly whipped tSnlli Clay ton, one of the thildren in her care, and, on. another occasion had scratched tho child's body with hair pins aad also that after whipping her had rubbed salt and pepper on her, forcing the child to run up and down hill as pun ishment, wss told by another wit Be. Mrs. Campbell in denying the seen - sat ions declared only her careful nurs ing had saved thi child' life, saving, "she was o living ghost when I got her." PROTECT CITIZENS mm Arcs State Department Instructs American Embassy in Mexico City TO SECURE RELEASE IMPRISONED AMERICANS Cause Is Eenewed Activity of ViUa Bandits Whom We At tended To in 1916 (Br th AasociaU: lr.) Waahingtoa, March 18. The Ameri can embassy at Mexico City waa in rtrueted today by the State Department to request tbs Mcxiesn government to tsko every possible step to insure th protection of American citizens in toe territory in Northern Mexico where Villista bandit again have become ac tive. The Mexican authorities also will be asked to affect the release of James E. Whctten, aa American, who with Joseph Beatley, a Bishop of the Mor mon church snd a naturalized Mexican, waa captured by Villa forces near La Crnees, Chihuahua, some days ago. Ia Hands of Baadlta. laformatioa that 'Whetten wss ia the hands of ths bandits reached the de railment ealy a abort time before a telegram ws received from Represen tative Edward U Hamilton, of Michi gan, who ssid he had been Informed by Warren and Company that employes of the company's ranch at Cfjitoa, Chi huahua, wets being held by Martin u oex. a Villa leader, who demanded $3,000 ransom under threat of killing the pris oner) and destroying the -aneh. Ths message said the foreman of the ranch waa endeavoring .to raise the money. In connection with this case the de partment disclosed thst two days sgo it directed the embassy at the Mexican capital to urgently request the Mexi can government to extend tho proper protection to tho employe and the property of Warren Co.,, at Ojito. Information bow in ths hands of the State Department show ths bandit have been active for at least twelve day aad that their operation cover a com paratively wide range of territory. Th :towm of Pearson, in Northern Chihua hua was raided by Lopes and Bamos 4 Vecsv March 6. sometime before the bandits descended npon Lss Croco ana took Whetten ! Beatley. New latet-naUoaal Line- So far a has been made known, tht &Ut Densrtment bos so spociio infer- motion a to the operations )f Villa himself. It was recalled today, how Over, that enly recently Villa was re ported to have stated he proposed to launch a campaign in iortnern lot hash na sear tho intsrnatioaal lias to develop the attitude of ths Amerieaa government. Until they began their present series of depredations, Villa bsndr had beea comparatively inactive since the raid on ColumbasTTr. Mia. .IM'fl, which led to ths dltpatch of the American fore Into Mexico nnder General Pershing. Lopes and Vega were Villa's chief lieu tenants during his esmpsigns in Noth- era Mexico before the Columbus raid. Congratulates Himself Anew j SltlCe Republican ActiOII On , I poniift fif Natinnc t LCagUe OI WailOnS ! i TAR HEELS IN 105TH ENGINEERS COMING HOME Men, Convoy Ordered; Plans To Beceive N. G. Troops ' Nm mni Odmii-st hnu 4SS Dtorirt Nattonal Bank Bid. Br S. SL WINTERS). (Br Spscisl Usm4 Wirt.) Wsshington, March 18. A letter to Senator Simmons from a prominent !...; f Nnrth Csfnlins- form- erly a Republican but who recently af- I i filiated with the Democratic party, has! ! stmnirthened his faith in the nartv to h tu.wntlr hn enn. . .r Tha Raw nil til ( Lftlorl (a fflA erat pitMf1 for puge of the bill for Mata Isms flsA lesnst Kn Ronatot Rim. i we snail none ior renei. i wss getting, om"rft oa the fence again, politi- i eally, but the mean politic played by j,b publicans 'f elong day of the Congress has had its effect on me.' Itith (N. C) Engineers Coming. The 105th engineers, which organisa tion include North Carolina soldier from vsrious section of the rjtate, ha beea assigned early convoy, according to as announcement from the War De portment today. The date of sailing, however, has not beea definitely fixed. Hubert klartin, secretary to Senator Overman made inquiry regarding the return of the Tar Heels, many anxious parents soliciting official information. Mrs. W. C. Usmmer, of Ashehoro, wife of I'nited 8tates Attorney Will- tiara C. Hammer, was ia Wsshington hast night inquiring as to official Infor mation of tho return oi tho izvtn in- (Centinocd oa Pago Ssvoa) POLITICAL CONVERT r WRITES SiMONS AMBASSADOR AND PEACE DELEGATE THOMAS J-E BKT TON Le Breton is the new American am bassador from troubled . Argentina, where pro-Germanism was conspicuous during the war snd strikes incited by sliens now give trouble. lie stopped in Wsshington long enough to present bit credentisli, then sailed for Psris where he reprosent hi country st the pesc conference in the list of neutral ra tion. Senator, In Another Attack On League of Nations, Ad dresses The Legislature ALLEGES ENGLAND WOULD OUTVOTE UNITED STATES Especially Attacks Executive Council feature of Covenant As Planned . . (Br ft AMorilWJ PssmJ , Jeffirion t'ity. Mo-, March llr-The Missouri Lfgitlature, in joint session today, heard an address by United State Senator Reed of Missouri, ia criticism of th league of nation eon stitutioa. Reiterating contentions that the league would impair American sover eignty, alirogate the Monroe Doctrine, violate, the American constitution, create a ''super-government of the .world" and force the United States into world-wide difficultie and policing ob ligation, Senator Reed challenged as sertion of its advocate that th 4 league's, decrees .and .power would be j merely advisory. lie insisted that It action would be mandatory and inrolv HUns4 of tli-world.'.'- "There are a number of advocates of (Continued on Pegs Three) FIGHT BETWEEN POLICE AND TEXTILE STRIKERS Started When Police Broke Up Parade and Was Renewed Last Night (Br tb Associated Prmi.) Lawrence, Mass., March 18. Encoun ters between policemen and textile strik ers snd strike sympathizers, which start ed today when the police broki up si parade, were resumed tonight. The dis turbspces were the mo it serious since the operatives went on strike six wfeks ago. Shots were fired at policemen from tenement houses, while they were strug gling with leaders of the parade and tonight the police exchanged shot with occupants of a house nho made an effort to prevent tlum from arresting a man who had thrown n stone at an omcer i There were two other conflict in which 00 "M w,re fir01- . Twenty-one men arrested during the I Mrlv rM,lD wr ,",d und". ,wu Ixindi each on charges of inciting to riot. The police used their clubs freely today srter the linkers hid thrown stones snd bottles and many of those arrested were bruised snd cut. HINES GETS 50 MILLION LOAN AS FIRST ADVANCE TO RUN THE RAILROADS Washington, March 18. Fffty million dollars was loaned today to Director General Illnes by the war finance cor , poratioa as the first advance for the j Railroad Administration since it waa I left without funds by failure of the congressional appropriation. Other 1 ;n nii . ,,,i,ii,. hv ; , ,rrang(Mlt . i tn. in ... i.,n,tn in (he Director : C.n.r8j representative of railroads which the War Finance Corporation considers essential war Industries. Ado quote collateral was given in the form of railroad bonds and notes, mainly, it is understood, bond of the Pennsyl vania Railroad. The loan1 was made at per cent, the same rste ss is charged by the Director General for most ad vances to railroads, and i payable July 13, with the right on the part of tho Director General to repay before thst date. The lean will replenish the Railroad Administration's fund which were al most exhausted 'owing to the heavy de mands and the failure in Cougres of the measure appropriating $750,000,000 for ths revolving fund. Tlio,KaHroai Administration is expected to use tho money for its more pressing obligations. -' v t - f l I - ' "'. . , . H MISSOURI LAW MAKERS HEAR REED COX'S ARTILLERY DEBARKS TODAY Old Hickory Unit, of Which It Is Part, Spent Last Night Aboard Ship 6,000 OFFICERS AND MEN . REACH NEWPORT NEWS That Virginia Port PlansGirv tag "Rousing Reception" Tb Old Hickory Today ' . Newport New, Va., March 18. Four transport reached here today from France with more than six thousand of: fleers snd men among them the 113th field artillery of the 30th. (Old Hickory) division, and casuals who took part in tome of-the biggest battles of th war. The battleships Louisiana and South Carolina and tho transport Arcadia discharged their 'roops early this morn ing. The Old Hickory unit which cams buk on the Santa Theresa, is still aboard ship. The men will debark early tomorrov morning. The Louisiana had on board balloon wing companies D and F, Mobil ur gical unit No. 102 and casual eompaa ie from Ilnnois, Michigan, Minnesota, ,.' Missouri, Alabama, Wisconsin and Texas. The South Carolina brought back casual companies from Virginia, Texts, Iown, Indima, Illinois and Ohio. Rousing Reception Today. Tho Arcadia came in with the 111th ammunition train, a Texas organization and a Texas ess ml company. v People of Newport News are prepar ing to give the Old Hickory boy a rousing reception when they debark in the morning. The Thirtieth is cred ited i ith breaking the Ulndenburg line at its asiongest point and ii the pride of th Carolines and Tennessee. Al ready there sre scores of people here to v 1-ome home the conquering heroes,. M,M0 MORE EMBARKED FROM FRANCE YESTERDAY, Wsshington, March 18. Departure from France of approximately 30,000 . officers snd men of th American ex. peditionary forces the largest singlt homeward movement of troop lines tb cessation of hostilities wss announced today by the . War Department. Tho -returning soldiers are aboard two cruisers, ths Montana and the Pueblo, hnd fourteen -ttsnspovts. Asseog tho : tsUsr i the -iioorge Washington, oa which President Wilson , returned- to France. ; ' -.--.;''',.,- Troop making up ths movement in clude unit of th 37th (Ohio National Guard) and 30th (Tennessee, North and South Carolina National Guard) divisions, the Tliad coast artillery regit ment and a large number of casuals. The transports fend cruisers are dus to arrive at American ports, between. March 24 and April 2. The cruiser Pueblo it due to arrive at New York March 28 with the third battalion headquarters and eompanlea I, K, L and M of the 147th infantry, the .,112th supply train complete, ara bu1anee'ervic''(e'libnV'oW'bW,'o(l, 586, m, 627, 629, ftll, 035 and 652 and .isuvcniijiual .compsnica. . The transport George Wsshington, due at New York March 24, has aboard the l:'3th machine gun battalion com- -plote, the 11-th field signal battalion complete, a detachment of the 65th service tampsny, signal corps; 35 cas ual officers 6.11 sick and wounded and 15 casual companies. . The transport Pocalioatss is expected to arrive at Newport News March Ss with the first and third battalion -headquarters medical detachment corn panic A, B, C, D, L and M of tht 118th infantry, headquarters and staff; bead quarters first battalion, ordnance df . tachinent, sanitary detachment fir it and second battalions; headquarter ma rhino gun and supply companies and companies A to F, inclusive, of the 117th infantry, and a small number of casual. The transport Santa Ana, scheduled to arrive at New York March 29, with headquarter and staff, headquarter company, ordnance and medical detach ments and batteries A to F, inclusive, of the 72nd oonat artillery regiment de tachments of the Fifth Artillery Psrk; 40 cssual officers and a convalescent de- ! tachmeut I Th transport Felix TauSsirtrtfue' at j New York April 2 with base hospital - "O; a detachment of the 148th in fantrtr and two casual companies. i The transport Hants Olivia, .xpect cd to arrive at New York March 24, carries a detachment of the 147th in fantry; detachments of the 148th in fantry, and ten casual companies. The transport Pearl Shell, due at un announced port March 31, hat one casual company. GET YOUR $60 BONUS BOYS, AND RETAIL YOUR DISCHARGE PAPERS TOO Washington, March 18. Regulation! governing the payment of J bonus to honorably discharged soldier wera amended by tho War Department today to permit the neceptanee by disbursing . officlul of a "true copy" of discharge eertinVutei. Heretofore the original .fr,ifl.a(tg were required, but it wa found msny soldiers refused to part with the papers, preferring to lose tho bonus rather than risk the loss of offi cial evidence of their honorable release from the army. All copies . submitted . under tbo amendment authorized today must bo certified by the army recruiting officer nearest the soldiers' residence. Admiral Caperton Retire. Rio Janeiro, Murch 18. Admiral Wil liam B. Caperton, commander of tho American squadron in the South At lantic, called on Vice-President Moreira, the acting President, todsy to bid hint farewell. The Admiral announced ho would retire from active servies oa kit return to th United State shortly,