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anrad Observer WEATHER Fair Monday; Taeaday Inereas litf eloadtnese, probably rala U weat and central portion. Btst Advertising Medina la North Carolina vol ax. NO. 104. RALEIGH, N. G, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 19l9. PRICE : FIVE CENTS. TABLET TO THOMAS COL PRATT HEADS, 1ST TROOPS HOI SALVATION ARMY DRYDOCK FOR SOLDIER CLOTHING IV I'; heNews BRITISH PREMIER GOES TO LONDON REPARATIONS AND THE SARRE VALLEY TERMS OF VICTORY LOAN ANNOUNCED JEFFERSON PARIS Unexpected Meeting of Coun cil of Four Held Last Night On That Account PRESIDENT WILSON DID -NO BUSINESS SUNDAY Little Trace of His Illness Be. mains, But He Was Fatigued By Hard Work Settled On Basis To Satisfy Desires of French, Social ists and All Unveiling of Memorial By The1 Overseas Alumni of Univer- 1 sity of Virginia . ADDRESS BY SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DANIELS His Career Meant Much;, For Understanding and Sympa- ; thy Between Two Peoples Amount, Four and Half Billion Dollars; Oversubscrip tions Rejected LAST POPULAR LOAN LESS THAN EXPECTED Transport Martha Washington Arrived in Charleston Early Yesterday VALOR OF ENGINEERS -PRAISED BY OFFICERS Three Thousand Soldiers, Nearly All Tar Heels, Sent To Camp Jackson "" jk PREMIER CLEMENCEAU TELLS RADICAL GROUP Paris, April 13. (By the Associated Press.) (juite unexpectedly a meeting of the council of four was held it tf o'clock this evening with President Wil son in attendance. The call for the meeting resulted from Premier Lloyd George's determination to return to London tomorrow. Closed "Certain Phases." The British Premier will remain in bis home country for a week and, be rauso of his lengthy absence from Paris, he and his colleagues decided to request a final meeting today for the purpose of closing certain phases of the discussion -which the Premier consid ered best, for him to attend to per sonally instead of leaving the task to Arthur J. Balfour, his substitute in the council. During the early hours of tlio day the President remained at home, but Infer wont driving with. Mrs. Wilson. The bright sunshine atler rain iu the forenoon had filled the i.treets with Parisians, to whom the sight of the President's car has become familiar. '. Little trace of the President's recent illness remains, but the large amount of work of the past week fatigued 4,n so much (hat he declared he would do absolutely no woTk today. The only callers were the former Anrerican Ambassador and Mrs. (sharp, who came to say good-bye, as they are leaving for the United States Monday. The session which began at 8 o'cloek, mii well into the dinner hour and broke up after 8 o'cloek. The discus sion covered the general situation, among olher questions, the date when it . ould be possible to conclude the draft treaty and summon the German dele gates to Versailles. No statement was given out, but it vas announced this eeTiig that Presi dent Wilson will issue a slatement to E.orrow, presumably referring to the accomplishments of the council of four ninl of the general situation-do date. Tho, Italian and J'ugo-Slav queatiaua will come before the council tomorrow. Arthur J. Balfour sitting in place of Mr. Lloyd (ieorge. j TERMS OF SETTLEMENT OF SARRE Y ALLEY QUESTION Paris, April III. (!!y the A. P..' Although no authoritative announce ment has been made of the terms of the settlement of the Kir re Valley question by the Council of Pour, smne of the 1'reneh newspapers claim tlmt France is lihave the right of operation of the mines in perpetuity. Other newspapers, however, say this is not exact aim mar rranw is hi imw tin right of operation of the coal iiiiTre for a term of years. According to this second the ordinary rventuul extension of French control of the mines would depend on the tk suit of a plehiscite which, according to the supposed terms of settlement would be' lield in ten or fifteen years. The interpretation of the settlement 1.v some of the American delegates is that France ivill get the coal mines in perpetuity. ; . .. ,. ; Publicly Hanged the Covcrnor. Constantinople, Saturday, April 1-. Kemal Bey, governor of Disthckr, has been publicly hanged in Bayazid (Square i in Stamboul in the preseuce of the, military governor W Constantinople' and other high ofliciuls. . Kemal Bey was icnteured to death as one of 11. v respoii: Nile for the Armen ian depo.tntions ami 'massacres in the Yoghad ' dutrict. The fenner com mander f the Gendarmerie in Ynzghad was sentenced to lo yearr' imprison-. inent in the fortress. The' sentences were confirmed by ' en imperial pirade. ARMENIANS KILLED . IN THE CAIRO RIOTS Worst Element Canvassed Houses, Making Armenians . Their Special Victims (Rr th Aiaociattd Fmi.l Cairo, Egypt, April 11. In- two days rioting lie re, ending at nooli .Thurs day 3S persons were killed and one hundred wounded, it ia announced in today's official communique. Ar menians were chiefly the objects qf the mob's rttacks and seven of those killed were of. that nationality. In rioting in Alexandria three persons were killed "and sir Seriously injured Saturday morning, while a eontinuatjon of attacks on the .roops resulted in the killing of 17 other persons during the afternoon. The statement reads: "There was further rioting in Cairo yrsterday. The mob armed with knives and hatchets made attacks largely directed at Armenians. The police re port 38 killed and one hundred wounded during the 8 hours ended at noon yes terday. The killed' include seven Ar menians and fourGreeks. Military measures were enforced and. the night pssaed off quietly. "Disturbances occurred in Alexandria yesterday. There wis a collision In the morning between troops and rioters in the Karme quarters In which three were killed and' sit wi-undj'd seriously. In at Armenian disturbance in the after noon the mob persistently attacked the troops who were obliged to fire, killing 37 including a number of the ring Centlaatd Pag Twe.) Country May Now Hope For j Most Favorable Solution of Its Difficulties' Paris, April 13. (Havas) Premier Clemenceau told a deputation of the radical socialist group which called upon him today that the question of reparation by Germany had been aet tlcd among the allies a few hours pre viously on a basis that would satisfy tha desires of the deputation as these had lieen. presented to him, and that the same could be said for the nego tiations concerning the Sarre Valley. The deputation was headed by Dep uty Kene Kenoult, who set forth to the Premier that the group considered it of great' importance that the League of Nations should bo organized, theoreti cally and practically, in such a wny as to prevent in future any attempt against the security of the world and the inde pendence of its people. The group, said its spokesman, demanded no less hopefully the granting of immediate material guarantees that France should be protected as far as possible . from any fresh aggression. To reach this end the group considered two things neces sary a strongly organized frontier and the disarmament of Germany, the per manency of which should be secured by continuing control, Reparations Requirements. Concerning reparations, the mini mum requirements formulated by the group comprised placing the coal mines of the Surro basin at the disposal of France while it contended that com plete reparation must be obtained for all damage to persons and property and provision made for the. payment from enemy funds of all wnr pensions. Premier Clrmenccuii replied that he agreed with M. Renoult. They were animated by the same feeling, the pre mier declared, and it gave him great joy today to be able to announce that since the day previous the question of repa ration had been settled between the al- lies on tho basis which the group con-, sidered necessary for France. The same was true, added the Preiuter, of the ne gotiations concerning tho Sarre Basin. Satlafaetory Results. These satisfactory results, M. Clem "nceau said, had not been attained without serious difficulties. With con- iilerable humor and good feeling the I'remier summarized for his hearers the various phases of the negotiations M. Rcjuiult thanked the Premier for his gratifying announcement declaring that the country might hoe fur the most favorable solution of its difficul ties arid could rejoice in that fact. At t hecad-of the interview the dele gates of the group declared they had every reason to be satisfied with M. t'Unienceau's declaration.. The imnres :ion was given that the work of the peace conference was at the point where :i conclusion was in sight and that in a few days the public would be ful'y in formed of the decisions that had been reached. Vntil that time it seems im probable that the government will ac cept i parliamentary debate, either at a public sitting ef the legislative body or in caucus. Demand "Entire Reimbursement." Paris, April L'i. (Havas) The Paris Chamber of Commerce passed a reso lution yesterday demanding thnt the government obtain complete reparation from Oermany. A similar expreion came from the civic league which is sued a manifesto demanding the entire reimbursement by Germany of the dam ago done and the cost of the war. Virginia Congressman Says It Would Bring About Dem ocratic Harmony (Br th Associated Frest.) Waidiingtoii, April 13. Representa tive Flood," of Virginia, chairman of.. the Foreign Affairs committee in the last House, in a statement tonigut urged the election of Speaker Clark n minority leader on the ground that his selection would bring about harmony and co-operation among Democratic members.. The Virginia representative characterized as "unwarranted" asser tions that some members of the cabi cnt were behind the movement against the' former ripeakr and said that of tl.e 195 Democratic members of the next House "at least 150-and probably more are for .Mr. Clark.'' My opinion is," said Mr. Flood, "that viewing the question of leadership from the standpoint of the interests of the Democratic party,' the administration and the country, Champ Clark ia in comparably the best man the Demo crats In Congress could choose; and I believe I am accurate when I say that this view is entertained by a very lnre majority of the Democratie jnembers of the next Congress. X MAJOR WOOD MAT START ACROSS ATLANTIC TODAT. Limerick, April 13. Owing to weather eonditiohs wind with ram and nail storms Major Wood was unable to make hit start today in an attempt to fly across the Atlantic. It is stated that he will start from East Church to- niorror, . w , - v FLOOD ADVOCATES ELECTION OF CLARK (Br th Ai.Mciata! Tnu.) Paris, Saturday, April 12. The over seas alumni of the University of V ir ginia today unveiled a tablet marking the site of the former residence of Thomas Jefferson at the corner of Ave nue Champs Elysee and Hue de Bern, the occasion celebrating the hundredth anniversary of his founding of the Uni versity. A distinguished gathering marked the occasion, among the speakers being Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. Secretary Daniels' Speech. Secretary Daniels' speech was as fol lows : "When Mr. Jecerson reached Pari in 1781) as the newly accredited minister to France he was presented to Louis XVI by the Minister of the foreign offic in these words: " 'Mr. Jefferson comes to take the place of Mr. Franklin, before the king could extend greetings Mr. .tsr. quietly said, 'I have come to sueeecd ! Mr. Franklin in the ofh.ee he filled with j such ability, but no man can take the ' place of Mr. Franklin.' i 'This hig'h and just appraisement and appreciation of his friend and co-worker in science as well as in public duties, in keeping with the courtesy which ever marked the sage of Montiecllo, was the beginning of a career in France which meant more for understanding and sym pathy between the French and American people than has been accomplished by i any other American in all our history I rankhn and Jfferson set a high stand- ard for American diplomats which many evidences snow nas Decn sutained try the distinguished Ambassador, Mr. Sharp, who returns to his own country after high service in this capital in these epoch-making day. Guidance For All Men. "In the philosophy of Jefferson there is guidance for all nien in pence and war, gunlancn which npnui dntfc, ncPariK and Tifiriiral nnd rncinl hurriprfi. for he understood as none of his con temporaries and .none of his successors except liincoln and Wilson, the longing anc aspirations of the human heart, for freedom. He camo to France fresh from the glory of spirit of the revolution, his heart aflame with love of lilierty and equal rights for all men which he im mortalized in the Declaration of Inde pendence. Here he found kindred spirits with whom his soul found communion, mid he invited criticism and misunder standing at homo by his passionate love for Frame and his profound faith that its indomitable people would achieve for themselves that lilierty, equality and fraternity which are to become, by" the courage and wisdom of the allies, the heritage of every nation, great and small. Jefferson lives as truly today as ii hen he walked these streets ard found joy in his trips into the country in his (Continued on Page Five) HINES WRITES ABOUT ' WATER TRANSPORTATION In Letter He Says It Should More Closejy Be Co-ordinated With R. R. ; (By th Axoclntj'il Pru.) crowd and marched off after surrender- Washington, April 13. Inland water- ing their arms. An excited crowd mean Kay transportation of tho United States, while had thronged the square in front should be coordinated more closely with of the building and machine guns posted the railway system and the relationship ft various . Juts were firing on the min- of rates adjusted in proportion to the cost and desirability of service, said Director fieneral Hines In n letter to Senator Fletcher and a group of Sena- tors and Representative interested in waterway. The letter made publie to-! day was in answer to inquiries from the) members of Congress as to the Railroad ; Administration's attitude toward water- ways, and interest, in detailing past ac cnmplLhments and future plans. Mr. Hines also proposed that if the railroads go back to private -control and the Rail road Administration is disbanded, the inland aterwoys lie placed under a gov-, ernmcntal agency "at least through an" adequate experimental period." "I deem if highly important to pre erv and strengthen in the public in terest the'begieniiigs already made in jiionst rating tho utility of our inland ' vi iterways, said Mr. Hines. "I am a firm believer in the policy Hint the great inland waterways of the country can be made economically very useful and thnt means should lie found for making them of more benefit to the nation than they have been in the past. "Under the old form of private man ' ngement, railroads in this country had 1 no substantial interest in acting as ' feeders to the waterways, and, of course, 1 there was no other form of feeder avail able. It therefore seems to me that in any permanent solution of the railroad problem which may lie adopted it will be necesaarr tn brin ahont elosa ro-onera- tioti between the railroads and water - ways and the first element in this situa - tioa must be the desire or interest of co-operation and tWnext facilities for transferring . traffic from thau-inland waterways to the railroads and vice- versa. I. ... ' 111 1 ' Kullng en Mail to oerssany. Washington, April ID. Mail ad dressed to civilians in th occupied por tion of Germany will be accepted, and may be registered, but with no guar antee of delivery. The Post Office De J partment in making this announcement, says that no provision has been made for a parcel post service and that mer chandise, therefore, will not be accepted for transmission. - This notice does not affect in any way the mail for members ef th American cxpeditionary.forces. l ,, :... 11 Him n VST V : V I VPi 1 T!...'!.!.'!! 1. hLhl Ar enimiaiirn in which it is ulanned to raise fellows as appear in tho picture. These a Salvation Army hufrto be mended. And ten to one before they got out they ; had Salvation Armv doughnuts and coffee. Such service made thu army popular. 1 ' . ,,wwwtw,uv,w, I ANGRY SOLDIERS KILLED NEURING , SaXOilY $ War Minister Had Refused To Grant Them a Hearing THROWN INTO ELBE, SHOT " IN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Origin ' of Trouble Involved Amount of Pay Allowed " Wounded Soldiers ' (Br th AiDcintl Pri. Copenhagen, April IX Herr Xeuring, : War Miulster in the government of Saxony, was killed at Dresden yester day by disgruntled soldiers to whom tha minister had refund a henriug. The war ministry was stormed by demon strators, who dragged out Herr Ncuring and threw him into the Kibe, where he was shot and killed as he tried ,o Biviin to the bank. Wounded patients in the Dresden hospitals, says the Dresden dispatch de tailing the oe. urrenco, collected in the morning in the tluatre square to pro test against an order issued by Herr Xeuring to the rftect that the wounded in future should receive only peace time pay. Five or six hundred men formed a procession t" the war ministry and t sent a deputation to see the minister, who refused, huen-r, to receive them. .. Stormed the Building. Ppon this the crowd, incited by com munistic speaker", stormed the entrance ! to-the building. The sentries used their weapons but were overpowered, flov eminent troops wi re simmoiied but they . declared tin v wui.l.l not attack the istrv. At four o'clock in the afternoon- the demonstrators bad forced their way into the main building, followed the war minister to the' upper story, whrre he bad fled, and dragged him out into the street. Maltreated and Thown Into River. After the minister had been severely maltreated bv the crowd he was hurled from the bridge iuto tha river. Whon he tried to wtm to the bank the demon strators tired at him and within a few moments he disappeared under the water. VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN IN PROGRESS FOR ROADS Little Washington Will Reor ganize Its Chamber of Commerce Soon i Si-i.l to th anil Obrvr.l -Vashingtun,. April 11. 1 n the face of the vigorous campaign that is being made by tlie"'(iiiod Roads Association, opposition to the proposed million dollar bond issii for permanent roads, which is to b" voted on April 29, ia melting like snow before a warm sun. A defailed investigation of sentiment in every part of Beaufort county ahows that there is no concerted opposition to i the proposed issue and that those per ; sons who are opposii.g it are those who : are not acquainted with its details, Thousands of circular letters and ad j vertisements are being scut broadcast in order that tho project might be made elear. The publicity work of the cam paign ia being Handled .by E. L. Rtewart; secretary of the Good Roads Associa tion. - The local Chamber of Commerce will begin s campaign for D0 new members immediately upon the conclusion of the F.tftk , Liberty Jxian. Teams have al ready been organize! to canvass Hie various sections of the county for members. It i also proposed to em ploy., whole-time seeretnry fof the Chamber of Commerce and effort are now being made ta get in touch with a man who can serveftn this capacity. ., j il,A Knlrblti,,,. Irmv Itf.itiA kur..inA C.i.,.1 1 413.000.0O0 . And they'll be just such 1 boys have brought their torn clothes to LS In List of 168 Are 3 Major Generals. 42 Brigadier and 100 Colonels IN RECOGNITION OF LEADERSHIP DISPLAYED Includes Pby8ician3 and ' Sur--georjo, Chaplains and War- Risk Insurance'. Workers " (Br th Atcx-mtsl I'm ) Washington, April IX Distinguished service medals have been awarded by General Pcrohiug to lttt officers in the American expeditionary forces "for ex ceptionally meritorious ami distinguish ed service." Names of tlm officer were sent to the War Department by cable and nnnnumed today with brief sketches of t):e character of the service fur which the medals were awarded. In tin list are three major generals, 4J briga dier generals, l'st colonel, "I lieuten ant colonels, one major and one chap lain. One murine corps brigadier gen eral is included. Four of the dicer named are dead, more than two dozen of them have re turned from oversea nod will b deco rated here at home, while the remainder who are still abroad will receive their medals from General Pershing. Pre sentation of the medal awarded tl"' four deceased ofheers will be made to their next of kin. Many of those included in the list an niimiced today previously have received the distinguished service medal for gal lantry in action. The new awards are w' oil;' in recognition of leadership dis played by the officers in their various assigned duties, Colonel George t'rile being given the medal .'or service in ucdieinc and mrgery, Col. II. H. I.inds ley for "devotiin to duty" in carrying on tho overseas work of the wnr risk r ' (Continued on Page Seven) HITCHCOCK SAYS SENATE WILL RATIFY TREATY Changes Made in League Cov enant "Very Satisfactory," Declares Nebraska . Washington, Apiit IX Senator Hitchcock, of Nchra--ka, retiring chair man of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a statement tonight de clared that the changes made in the league of Nations constitution as o MVialfy nnnounced in Paris, would re move virtually all objection to the imveimiil. lie predieted I list the peae treaty containing the league covenant would be ratified by the Senate. "The changes that have been made in. the League of Nation covenant," said Senutor Hitchcock, "are very satis factory and are conclusive answer to the ooTc?tions that have been mndj to the plan I think they remove mot of the objections that have been raised by Senators. It is materially improved in form and language.'' DEBS TAKEN TO PRISON TO SFRVF IfLYFAR TFRM ' " - i t i n T7Z n p v i C leveland, O., April IX-Eugene V. . Debs, many times candidate for 1 rest-; dent on the Socialist ticket, gave him- f self up to the Federal authorities here; h a mnrn inti .! fow hour lsfr tnorninir SERVICE IDA AWARDED OFFICERS atartcd for th Federal prieon at ; arolma, is presmeni oi me swiaiy. Moundsville, W. Va., in charge of United j The other officers are: Iirst vice presi States Murshal Charles W. Upp, to be-! dent, Dr- J' W- Halford, Ij lingtott; ain rviiiff hi ten-vear entin. fcrr f second vice president, Dr. T. W, Davis; violation of the espionage act. The part will reach Moundsville late to- uight If the necessary tranarMWtttloa i. i ..i. connections can be made. Debs was found guilty by a-Federal jury her on , September 12 lust on the charge tf violating the espionage art by making utterance against the government in a speech at Canton, Ohio. Rate 4 3-4 For Partially Tax Exempted Notes, Convert - ible Into 3 3-4 Exempt (tlr th. Amorlatrd Pre.) Washington, April 13. Termi of the Victory Liberty Imn Were announced today by Secretary Glass. They are: Amount, ,ruo,iK,(XM; oversubscrip- ; tious to be rejected. j I tax exemption note convertible into i 3 3-4 per cent notes Wholly tax exempt. Maturity four years, with the Treas i ury reserving the privilege of redeeming 1 the notes in three years, j Tho 3 3-4 per cent notes, to be issued ; later, also may bo converted subse ! quently back into 3 3-4 per cent notes, i The 4 3-4 per cent securities are to bo; . . i u.. i-i..'.T i. i.Tcnntin. ...tnto ,i,l Inheritance tines. I ' and from normal rates of Federal inr j 1 come taxes. The 3 3-4 per cent sceuri- 1 ties are exempt from all Federal, State Him iocui laes excupt cniuio aim luitt-ri- tnm-p. 1 i , A . . i t .. v. -1 Loan Smaller Than Expected. ihe sizo or tiie loan was mucn smniier ,han hBd ,,0,'" anticipated by most )i"an,"1 observers, who looked for an tw"' !,f ?'"t .(W,t00,000, partien- lariy in view in nvrrviary twm iai statements that the loan would be Ave or six billions. This will lie the lat Liberty Loan, Secretary Glass explained, although there will be other issues of govern ment securities to finance belated war expenses. These will not be floated by popular campaigns. Nothing to Maintain Market Price. None of the past issues of Lilierty Honils are convertible into Victory lan notes, and there are no apeeifie provis ion in the terms of the Victory'!1!! serving directly to maintain market prices of pB.st issues. Selling Campaign.1 In many communities the selling cam paign already hns begun actively, with out, formal acceptance of subscriptions, said reports today to the Treasury, al though tho official owning date is April , 21, one week fron tomorrow. The drive will continue three weeks until Mav 10.! Statement by SetreUry Clan. taffiJT tl Victory Loan, "the. Treasury has been guided largely by the desire to devise a security which will lint only prove at tractive to the people of the country ' iu the first instance, but the termsof j which, should insure a good market for the notes after the campaign is over and identical prices for the two series and should not affect injuriously the market for the existing bends of the Liberty Ionn. "This will be the last Liberty Iian. Although us tho remaining wnr hills are presented further borrowing must be done, I anticipate that the requirements of the government, in excess of the a mount of taxes and other income can, iu view of the decreasing scale of ex penditure, be readily financed by, the issue uf Treasury certificates from j time to time as heretofore which may be ultimately refunded by the issue of. notes or bonds without the aid of an other great popular campaign such as but chnraeteri.ed the Liberty loans. "I am sure that the people of America will subscribe to this Victory Loan in .t . ... .- i Vn , t be same spirit or patriotism which they have shown in the past, to the cud that the note ,iay be ns widely distributed us possible, mid that, our banking insti tuiions in;.j bo left free to supply the credit necessary for the purpose of in dustry anil coinnierco and the full rm- (Contlnued on Page Two) Sixty-Sixth Annual Convention Opens Tomorrow at Pinehurst Ttie ninth annual esion nt the North Carolina Health Officers' Asso- j liation, which meets this morning at P'nehurst, will bo preliminary to the opening of the fifitli annual convention of the Medical Society of North Caro lina, which begins tomorrow morning Bn 1 .., in lir.nuli Tliurailnv Kv eral hundred physicians and practically all of the health officer of the State will be in attendance.' This is the first time the State Medi cal fv.'cicty has had its session at the same place iiuccession. The soclciy met at the resort hist year instead of in a large citv.jn order not lo interfere. with war industries nd it was largely it wss decided to for that reason that it wss i.- tl,!- va.s Than Inn i nirct I II-m ngnin i 'in J ' " Tinehurst is centrally located and easily ib, for tomobil. travel. " , Officers f Society. ? rr" Thompson, one of the most : WlUelY snown IUI vsicians Ol iiuriu third vice president, vr. a. w.u. man. Southern nnesj soretary-ireasurer, Dr. Bcnj. K. Hays, Oxford. . Wc.-J..B. MeCracken. of Wavnesville. is president of the State Health Officers' ". . Association, vr, r.. t. L,ong, or. Isling ton, is vice president, and Dr. (J. M. (Continued Pag Twe.) MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS THIS WEEK i i Charleston, S. C, April 13. The transport Martini Washington arrived here just ' before dawn this morning from Bt. Naxaire. Trance, with 2.870 of- fleers ami men, most of them of the 30tk division. The soldiers debarked shortly before noon and began moving imme diately by rail for Camp Jackson where -they are to be demobilized. Col Jos. H. Pratt, of Chapel Bill. N. C, commandtnff Jhe 106th engineers regiment, two companies of which were debarked, was the ranking army officer 0n -"lir,h Washington, He was of- "'ia'1' Krected at the port terminal by Major General Henry 0, Sharpe, eora- mandinir the Southeastern T)martmiit I accompanied by his ehief of staff, Col. Vl """"" Many Men Decorated. The 105th engineers saw hard scrvit with the Hritiah and played an impor tant part in the breaking of the Ilia ! denburg line. Nineteen members of one company, that from Wilmington, X. C, were decorated for eonspi-oone ' valor. Col. Pratt and Lieut. Col. Perrin , (i. Cothran, of Greenville, 8. C, praised the work of the enlisted men in the en- 1 gineer regiment. j Fifteen divisions were represented on j the Martha Washington, most of the. Htatcs in the Union being on the list, although most of the soldier passengers are North Carolinians. A gron of ' casual aero officers returned on th ; transport.' Home of these hsd seen con siderable service in flights over th ; German lines, but they were reluctant; to discuss their part in the war. j The seven transports which have so far used the port terminal here hat brought a total nf 1),1U5 officers and ; men from France. The Zeeland, de 1 Friday is the next transport scheduled to come here. I REPORT ON GENERAL 1 -BUSINESS CONDITIONS ' Replies From Manufacturers' Association Members' of Different Cronps (Br th Associated Prat ) New York, April LI. Only five ent of twenty-two of the principal indus trial groups throughout the country re ported a condition of geucral business prosperity in replies to a questionnaire sent to its 4 ,40 members by the Na tional Association of Manufacturers. A digest of the replies, issued today by the association allowed that sixteen out if the twenty-two groups into which its membership was divided reported business U luw fifty per rent of normal pre-war conditions. The seventeenth, leather manufacturer, reported trade about equaly divjded between flir and good. Obstacle in Jlha Path. In. response to request for sugges tion to help general prosperity the re- ' iiin'i riKiiiierait'ii h iuihi 01 rirren ou- , 1 . . . . . , normal conditions. Michael J. Hiekey, who prepared the digest for the asso ciation placed the eleven in the follow- : ing order of importance, estimated ac cording to the relative emphasis laid upon them by the association members: tli Delay in signing the treaty ef peace; (L'i general high cost of labor slid material; ill sudden cessation of war-buying operations by th United States and foreign government! (4 . Iiand-tn-iniiiith buying by jobbers, re tailers and consumers awaiting expect ed price reductions; (5) continued gov ernment control, management and op eration of railroads, etc.; sudden im position nf heavy war revenue tat bur dens on industry; (7) labor unrest, agi tation and industrial strife; ($) high prices of wheat due to government guarantee; ( unemployment and poor distribution of labor forces releawd from naval or military service; (1) de lay in settlement by Federal govern- ment of claims for payment under ia forinsl war contracts; (U) partial shut ting off of important European markets due t iinK)rt trade emhargoea by Great Britain, Franco and Italy. -IL. Mammary of Opinion. Tjie digest thus summarizes the opin ions of the association members as t what is needed to promote national - j prosperity and a return to normal busi nes condition: 'Stop war time extravagance! return the railroad and the wires to the own ers; modify taxea on iadustry; let the gn-ernment bear the losses on wheat, the foundation of food prices; abolish war period regulating agencies; let in- i rr"wl -proaueuom jussiiy uign wagr; ! hare ,he government pay Ita war bills; tMH'' imuiiv bm, vuu.. inaugurate puoue worts; eaueate.inn , ......t a A Pu:'''e n u. ..emcms.ot economics. J".' ot mietie outlook in respect to improved , , . , , (Centlnned on Page Tw.) Mother of W. R. Hearst Dead. Pleasanton, Cal, April 13. Mrs. Pboehe Apperson Hearst, widow of th late George Hurst of California and mother of William Randolph Hearst, the publisher, died at her home here today, after an illness of several weeks. , She was eenty-i years old. ; ; Mr. Hearst was known throughout th eonntry'for her philanthropic work. Mr. Hearst was with his mother when th cad earn. He snrt'Jier only child.