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RALEIGH, N. G, THURSDAY MO&N1NG, APRIL 17. 19i9.
PRICE t RYE CENTS.
VARIOUS ARTICLES OF
PEACE TREATY IN HANDS
OF DRAFTING COMMITTEE
'Today the Remaining Articles
of Treaty for Germans to Sign
Will Be Disposed of
SUPREME WAR COUNCIL 1 -'
IS CONSIDERING TWO
These Are Payment of Allied
Troops in Occupied Germany
And a Proposed Addition To
the Military Terms; Council
of 18 Meets Followed By
Council of Four; Procedure
At Coming Versailles Con.
ference Considered; Clemen
ceau Presides and Wilson
Was Present; Other Peace
Conference Developments .
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German Peace Committee.
Berlin,' Tuesday, April 16. (By
the Associated Press.) The special
committee oa peace negotiations
named by the German national as
sembly at Weinyir will include Presi
dent Fchrcnbach and the three vice
presidents of the assembly. The
other members will lie twenty-eight
delegates to the assembly represent
ing all' parties aud including two
women socialists.
(By th Attoctattt Pros.)
Paris, A;iril 16. Tho meeting of the
delegates of th? eighteen powers thii
iifternown was presided over by H.
Cleineiieeau who communicated to them
the dati) on which the Germans would
be invited to be at. Versailles.
One question considered was whether
the iuvitutiou should be issued in the
name of the council of five or in the
name of all the allied nnd associated
potters, represented at the peace con
ference Tho impression prevailing
after the meeting was that all should
join iu the invitation.
The council of ten met after th
meeting of the dclegatee of the' 18
X owers and considered the. procedure to
be adopted at Versailles and also a
number of collateral phases of the
per.ee treaty that had been referred to
the foieigu ministers.
The council was held at the foreign
office on the call of the council of four-
President Wilson wai;Jn attendance.
The report of i the foreign ministers
showed that various articles of jkhe
treaty had been put into the hands of
l ie drafting eommittee. The remaining
i rticlcs are to be disposed of tpmor
i ow.
Two questions, one involving a slight
nitdition to the military terms, and the
. her concerning the payment of allied
soldiers in the occupied territory were
tcCcrrcd to the. supreme nur council.
CLEMENCEAC MINISTRY VOTE
OK COJ.TIDENCE WAS 369 TO IK
Paris, April 16. (By the Assisted
Press.) While the vote in the Cham
ber of Deputies today supporting Min
ister Petain was-341 to K52, the Cham
ber in adopting the order of the day
oted confidence in the Clcmenceju
Ministry, 3&i to l.K.
May Uth?
TarU, April lU.-OUwis.) The allied
goysmmenta, according to the Temps,
ni'pnrently have decided not to wait be
yond May 15 for a definite answer from
Germany as to. whether rhe will sign or
tcfiise to sign the peace treaty.
OCCUPATION OF THE LEFT
BANK or THE RHINE
' Paris, April 16. (HavaO The coun
cil of four decided definitely yesterday
that military occupation of the left bank
of the Rhine shall continue for fifteen
years, the rewspapers say. At first; in-tcr-allicd
forces would be needed but
they would be withdrawn progressively
in proportion as Germany met her finan
cial obligations nnd be replaced by
French and Belgian soldier.
The journal says that the central ter
ritorial commission gf the peace con
ference has decided the Teshen prob
lem in favor of Bohemia as against Po
. - land. . .
BRITISH H0C8E ADJOCRN8
- - FOR EASTER RECESS.
London, April 16. Interest in the de
bate in the House of Commons rapidly
declined toward the elose, the members
flocking into the lobbies to 'discuss the
premier's speech. John B. Clynes,
Labor member and former food -nun
ister, declared it would be better to
, kill Bolshevism by feeding than by
fighting. He complained that St would
be humiliating to receive news of the
peace terms from Germany, and said
that apparently Mr. Uoyd George
would ecme to Parliament for a rote of
confidence after the settlement . of
terms in which Parliament had bo
part. ' '
. At o'clock a member Called at
tention fo the absence of a quorum.
The doors were opened, but instead of
the members entering to make a quorum
many of those present walked out, and
the Rouse was counted out, standing
. adjourned for the Easter recess until
April 29.
ASK FOR COMPLETE
. INDEPENDENCE OF ALBANIA
(Br the AwMtsUd Pnu.t
Faris, April 16. The members of the
(Contlassd oa Pag Three)
THE INTERNATIONAL ,
SITUATION SUMMED UP
(Bjf the Associated Prww.f
Premier Clemeneeau, president of
the peace conference, yesterday
presided over a meeting of the
representatives , of the various
powers at war with Germany and
gave them some of the detail con
cerning the coming Versailles con
gress on 'April 25, when the German
envoys will be present. It has not '
been disclosed whether the invita
tions to the Gemini will bo issued
in. the name of the council of Ore
or of all the powers represented at
the peace conference. ,
The foreign minitj hc had
'under consideration certain provis
ions of the peace treaty,, have re
ported to the council of tea that
'some of the articles have been re-
f erred back to the drafting com
mittee and it is understood that
the remaining articles will b dis
posed of at the very earliest date.
The British prime minister,
David Lloyd George, has presented
the situation at Paris before the
House of Commons. In a lengthy
speech he contented himself ..with
discussing general aspects, rather
than details of what the peace eon
ference has done. He opposed in
tervention yi Kussia, .dicciaied. that 1
Bolshevism was gradually waning
breaking down under the relentless
force of economic facts, (epreeated
attempts tffow dissension among .
the dfli gates and declared tJ.at the
whole peace of the world hangs on
the sovereignly of nations. Food
relief for Russia, nndcr neutral
control, has virtually been decided
upon by the allied and associated
jwwcm. Reservations br the
French apparently are the only ob
st;Kles in the way of immediate
notion nnd these, aceordii g to Paris
advice are eipected speedily to be
surmounted. The agreement to feed
the Bunians ahiieipntow that the
Bolsheviki must cease fighting.
With rioting still reported to be
rampant in Munich and strikes
continuing in numerous other parts
of Germany, the workmen at
Bremen, Germany's big port on the
Weser, have called a general walk
out which is affecting most of the
big industrial works and the street
railways. Unofficial advices are te
the effect that soldiers andt non
commissioned offirers of the German
army also have threatened to strike
if an order reducing their pay to
a peace time basis is not rescinded.
The financial section of the al
lied and associated governments in ,
conference with financiers of Hol
land, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
.-nd Switzerland have concluded an
arrangement to permit Germany to
obtain food and raw materials and
a'so for an adjustment of maturing
credits of Germany In nentrnl
states.
Albania is the latest state to
request the peace conference to pro
vide for its complete independence,
rectification, of its frontiers and
the appointment of a mandatory to,
supervise the government.
Helgoland, Germany's extensively
fortified island in the Xorth Sea, be
tween the entrance to th mouths
of the FJib and Weser rivers, is to
be dismantled and virtually de--stroyed
br an order of the ronneil
of fonr according to unofficial ad
vices. CONGRESS WIL FIND WAY
TO ENFORCE WAR DRY LAW
Commissioner of Revenue Ro
per Expressed That Belief '
in Louisville Yesterday
(Br tl Anoeiated PreM t
Louisville, Ky., April 16. Daniel C.
Roper. Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue, believes that Congress will pass an
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cualmng aci for the enforcement of war-
time prohibition, effective July I, ae-
cerding to a statement made here todav.
Mr. Roper, who came to-Lotiisville to
""" "our" ueiore memrters of
V Southern Wholesale Dry Goods As-"
sotiatioB. called attention to the bnlle-
nu mc iim tiii nc.cnue ueparimeni
onuer iaie or April r., reciting that the
act had ot then been passed.
nqwever, Be ennrmu.?df "CongrgM -
prooao y wiii sooa m in session again
uu nouui rfirTr IBs siiuaiinn
oy ouging me pron.DKion wora den-
aitely and by nrovul.ng the fcessary
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r.7Vn.A".f". 7kJ
.rk n,ni I. i.a .fc.kV.. 1 .r......iurit but tn than a week were
:! L7."J,.T,,Aih!i7",!,f",.IT Thereupon Jean Bon, ( ,'ei wi(h ,,,11, from ,u ptrt. of
with he .wforeemelt f
that are g.ve. us to enforce.
FITING CIRCVS DID BETTER '
i . AT CHARLESTON YESTERDAY.
Charleston, 8, C, April 18. The fly
ing circus, composed of eleven war
planes, commanded by Maj. Henry J.
F. Miller, and on a a itinerary in the
interest of the Victory Liberty Loan
campaign, gave a ' daring exhibition
here this afternoon in the teeth of a
heavy wind and with a light rain fall
ing. Thousands of people viewed the
sensational sham battle of the air
"fenght" over Charleston. Three air
planes from Souther Field, Americas,
Ga-, also took part.
LEAf HE PEACE
E
!They Are Doing Their Best And j
Misjudged Criticism uoesn t
Help, Says Lloyd George
BRITISH PREMIER SPEAKS,
ON WORK OF CONFERENCE
Beset By Perils For All Conn-
tries the Work of the Peace
! Delegates Is Well, Done
ELOQUENT JUT
' NOT SATISFACTORY"
London, April 19. At the con
elusion of Premier Lloyd George s
speech' today, when members and
those in tho galleries were pwiring
out in quest ofbelatcd luncheons,
William Adamsou, leader' of tho
Labor opposition in the .House, rose
and characterized the speech of the
Prime Minister as eloquent, but not
entirely satisfactory.
Mr. Adamaou's comment summed
up the opinion, of others among his
auditors and numerous elements
among the public, whom the news
papers for the last few days had
prepared for illuminating revela
tions in the speech concerning the
peace terms formulated.
(Br Um AMOciatfd Press.)
London,- April 16. Replying "in the
House of Commons today to orevious
criticisms of" his activities at tho peace i
conference .in Paris, .Premier Lloyd-
Gerogertaid the situation was 'Ntill full!
of perils for all countries. He pleuuci
tlmt "tlii&A who were trvinir to li.i their
best tieytet alone.
xb conference i
in history, sail the
Premier, had been faced with prob
lems of such vnrietyj complexity, mag
nitude and gravityi Tho congress of
Vienna, which was the nearest approach
to it, took eleven months for its work,.
but that congress, Mr. Lloyd ..Georgt.j
I pointed out, sank into sigmficaice as
compared with what had been settled
rhy- this conference.
After referring to the world-wide ex
: tnt of the war the Premier said that
; new states had sprung into- existence,
1 some of them independent, som semi
) independent and some that might be
i protectorates and11 although their
' boundaries might not be defined some
; indication of them'must be given,
j In his reference to the league of
: nations deliberations Mr. Uoyd George
; said the conference might have taken
more time but for the fact that it was
settiug up a machinery capable of re
adjusting and correcting possible mis
j takes.
! Time Saved. Not Wasted.
"And that is why the league of na
tions, instead of wasting time saved
lime,' he added.
1 The conference had to shorten its
labors, eflutinued the premier, because,
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French Chamber Sustains Min
ister Pichon By Vote of
334 To 166 '
' Paris, April 16 (By the A. P.I Tho
(Chamber of Deputioa today by. vote of
T34 to 166 expressed its confidence in
the government on a question whether
rranees conditions on peaee should be
' made known to Parliament after For
cign Minister Pichon had declined to
. outline the details of the peace pre
liminaries until the treaty had been
signed.
Andre Lebey Breaks the Calm.
The usual calm marking the morning
sittings of the chamber, where elec
toral reform was under discussion, was
broken up by Deputy Andre Lebey,
(presenting Seine-Kt-Oise, who, see
ing that M. I ichon, the foreign Mm
st or,, was present TisteU. the minister
.ii what day he would accept an inter-
.citation on the" conditions on which
government would mako Unown the
of Ir ,0 1 arliament.
M. I'lehon replied that he was willing
' 1" interpellated Immediately, but
iu muj ucu.ni. vi
the preliminaries. "
These, the minister added, would be
.uuduucu y.r raiiucniuu iv i nruauioui
lis soon as signed, ue tnen aaiea that
.he mattet be dropped, making it
question or eonnoence in the govern-
went. Ihe zlouse, airec-some Heated
sewne supporiea m. j wuon oy a vore
or 334 to lr. - .
M. Pichon in his address pointed out
CONFEREES ALON
1ENH RADICALS
LOSE CONTENTION
,h ,0. bm't h-K-.preIiminar.esStal(., pubiie ncan,, M,vk, hs4 g.,,.
'Zr?:ZlJVV
Soc.U,"t' "TJM tn,n 0m th, fountry ,nd threw up their hands,
government, at Weimar Would know tboiDr. BankjJ, Mid. Th. North Carolin
Um Mm the French chamber of mula Bosril ot Health was able to sup-
deputies. Lajer the tame deputy
shouted that Premier Clemeneeau had
betrayed the country.
Concessions Necessary. .
M. Pictroa reminded the House before
voting that the government deserved
well of the country. He recalled that
M. Clemeneeau had given Warning that
France would h.ve to make concession t.
The foreign minister added that if more
extended declarations were made in
an allied parliament the ehamber mjjhi
ask for further explanations oa Friday.
A demand tt secret sitting of thu
Chamber was rejected by vote of 341
Doughboy With French
Baby Born to Member
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Foh tKSPjacMMipT.,
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I
I
Sergeant Fred W. Schmidt of Cleveland, 0., lays claim to the distinction of
being the father of the first war baby born to a member of the American Expedi
tionary Force in France. Fred W., Jr.,
mBIlt o( HoucIlf ig Kfn here with big father tnd mother. She was Susan Gertz, a
native of Rouen. This photograph shows the family on the deck of a transport !
on which Schmidt brought his wife and son to their new home in America.
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ONE MILLION CASES
OF "FLU" IN STATE
Dr. Rankin Estimates-This
Number Suffered With Dis
ease During Epidemic
SECRETARY OF BOARD OF
tMEALTH SUBMITS REPORT
This Was One of Chief Features
of State Medical Convention
At Pinehurst Yesterday
Bv JOHN A. LIVINGSTONE
Pinehurst, April 16. One m illurtff
rases of influenza in North Carolina
during the past five months would be
a safe estimate, said Ir. W. 8. Kankin,
Secretary of the State Board of Health,
in .mulfint, hi. nmiitnl rennrt in this
,nd tho Stat(S Mc(ii(.ai Hociety at
I tho joint session, held in compliance
with the law today at noon.
Dr. Rankin based his estimate upon
the mortality statistics eolleeted by his
office, which show that since October
13, 70.T Tar Heels died from this dis
ease, the distribution by months being
as follows; October, 65l ; November,
2,083; December, 1,!t2; January, 2,
266; February, S71. Dr. Kankin as
sumed the fatality was one and a half
per cent.
Dr. Rankin's report was One of the
chief features of the sessions of the
North Carolina Medical Society today.
During the morning sectional meetings
were held and this afternoon the phy
sicians were tho guests of Mr. Leonard
Tufts at horso races. The meeting to
night was in the nature of a memorial
to tho six physicians, who lost their
lives with the colors, the 16 who died
; f influenza art.1 tho 14 who died
from other causes during the year
An Unprecedented Epidemic
Dr. Rankin's report dealt only with
a review of the public health legislation
of the 1919 session of the General 'As
sembly nfli.the State's and the medi
cal profession's losses ,in the "recent
and unprecedented epidemic of influ
enza." "The rapidity of the onset and the
development of the epidemic, together
with- the absence of a considerable per-
i eetogo of the medical profession that
Hrtrt engaged in military service," said
j r)r. R,,kin in his renort. "created an
administrative problem, local nnd State
anj National, of great difficulty.
.Ti,. .tlffi,,,!, of the nrnblem was
; Brfatiy increased because of the highly
nntagiotis nature of the disease and its
j striking down during the first week or
two f 1)s prevalence many of the
! overworked, doctors and nurses who re
j mHlncl tor civilian service. Perhaps
no eommunit in North Carolina and
certllinij. Htnte in the-Union, re
j f(.iv,d nythI)(t tike, titlnntf medical
or nu ruing care
At ,,,, brginninff of the epidemic the
J Americsn Red Cross and the United
Physician, and doc
ply 64 communities with 70 emergency
doctors and 61 emergency nurses,
v They Died la Service..
Naming (he & members of the medi
cal profession who accepted aervice un
der the State Board of Health for the
emergency Dr, Kankin said that it wis
a small body of volunteers but a most
'creditable number when it is remember
ed that the epidemic spread rapidly over
the etate, so that few communities were
ablo to spare any physician.
. In eombating the disease, -many, of
the doctors were .overworked nd prob-
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Wife. and First
of A. E. F. in France
pfe -
MSt fcitMMPt baby.
born in July, 191R, during a bombard-
To Represent the State At Con
ference oh Employment at
Washington
PROTEST AGAINST UNDER
PAID WOMEN IN FACTORY
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson Toast-
matter at Banquet D. A. E.;
Mew State Regent
By S. R. WINTERS.
Washington, April 16. Secretary of
Labor Wilson today tent a request to
J
MAN FROM NORTH
CAROLINA WANTED
uovernor i. vt. tucaeti o senu a rep-( ttrocities. such as the killing of women
restututive to a conference on employ- ,B(1 fhildren. The trouble appears to
ment to be held from April S3 to So in baTe i, local, however, and officials
Washington with him and John B. 0f both the ftate and War Department
Densmore, director general of the U. S. ' regard the attitude of Gen. Graves as
Employment Service. The conference ' entirely proper. The Americsn corn
will consider a national legislative pro- j mander had very positive instructions
gram for the creation of a permaneut' when Le went . to Siberia to refrain from
national employment service in co-op-, interfering with local controversies and
oration with (States and municipalities.' political movements.
"The purpose of the conference," Bel Qnestioas Msy Arise,
said the Pecretnry, "will I to define The pol'v ' ,h" 1 n,'"1 nJ
snd establish the most effective for
of relationship between national and
State employ ment activities, and in gen
eral agreement bring out a definite ob
jective toward which all may woik to
the end thn1horough and eomprehen--
sive puonc employment service may ie
permanently established.51
I'p to the entrance in the war, the
TnUed States was the only important
, ... , .
(Continned an Page Three)
MRS. M. B.SHIPP WILL GET
PASSPORTS TO EUROPE
Having Two Sons in the Service
An Exception Must Be
Made in Her Case
Washington, April 16.-(By leased w Orleans, la., April 16. The
Wire to News and Observer.) Mrs. vlection of Joseph M. Qu'gley, Roches
Lindsay Patterson of Winston-Salem ter, N. Y., as president am' the n ming
who is here attending the sessions of" 0f troit as the 1920 convention city,
the Daughters of the American Revo- ; ft.atUrcd the final session here today of
liition, called to see Third Secretary o,' tne At, annual convention of tho In
War Paul Koppel today relative "TiT ! ternational Ascciation of Chiefs of
obtaining passports for Mrs. Margaret pni;,. a resolution was adopted favor-
Uusbee Hhipp of Raleigh, who desires
. : I I . . t. . . . t
iu hiu iiir inn Ni-iuis iiuiuuoi ui . fnT poiircnen Mirougnoui ims couniry
Europe. The Raleigh magaxine writer an(j (;ana,ia and Tged that ch:efs of
and soeinl worker has been appointed . ,ir6 departments in every munici
an agent for the American committee. ,l( a,k their fify a,)mirtitrations for
on relief for devastated regions "o'fr hl, Maries for the polke.
Franre, and wishes to embark with other t .offi.f r elected were: J. L.
memliers of the commission this month raT. Atlanta, secretary: Fred C.
for the battle front. Mrs. Patterson Hfl-fh jacknville. Fla., treasurer;
National Commission
Passports are being temporarily de
nied Airs. Hliipp jn compliance with the
ruling of the war department that
fathers and mothers having relatives in
the servicer are .barred from visits
abroad. However, an effort is being
undo to have the order of General
Wrshlng waived In the case of Mrs.
Shipp, in as much as both of her sons
are stationed in this country, Major
William K. Shlpp is a recruiting officer
at Harrisburg, J'aM while Captain F. B.lPol'wm'" r cmipciied to wora i.
Shipp, another son, is attached to the i "rb"1 "'r'Iy ?fc: enable,
12oth Cavilry, stationed at Haehita, New j he sid. "No policeman can give the
Mexico. -'' right kind of work who stands on tis
The efforts of the .office of Penstcr
Simmons hava been nlisted la hopes
of h..in. .n .rnil. m..t. . .i, -
fl.i-:-v
Seerstarv Baker has been
Ir. the matter, and the argument is
that the spirit of the order would not
fhe violated in as milch at both of theirarlv '"'"' "he City eeuncilwill
soni of Mrs. Shipp ark In America.
The object of the order as promulgated
bv 'General Porshinc wna- tnj arni.l
having relatives interfere with plant of
the war department when tons and hus
bands were la to service overseas,
CROWD OF 40 THOUSAND
VISITORS HELF QUEEN
TITY WFLfIMF TR(1(IPS
VIA ; I Jbal MS W
J
Many Sensational Reports Un
justified; Explanation of
Other Rumors
' fBr the Associated PrtM.)
Washington, April 18. Acting Sec
retary of State Polk today authorized
the statement that no serious, questions
were pending between the United States
and Japanand that the indications
were that minor issues arising from the
situation in Silvcria, and the recent
trouble at Tien Tain, as well ss Peace
Conference problems, soon would he
amicably settled without in any way
straining the relations between the two
countries.
Mr. Polk said there had Wen many
sensational reports recently that were
unjustified.
This statement follriwed closely one
by acting Secretary Crowcll at the War
Department, specifically denying a pub
lished report that Major-Genera'. W. &
J'0, ibVrw had reported the
,. ,"..' Y Ji .t,.
Graves, commanding the United States
failure of American Iroops to, aid the
Japanese in a recent engagement was
duo to the fact that the Japanese bad
shot down women and children.
It was disclosed that the engagement
in question, which has been the sun.
ject of various dispatches from Vladi
vostok and Tokio, was fought at Haba
rovsk, on February ll.'i, by .a Japanese
unit against revolters against General
Horvath, one of the . Siberian military
commanders with whom the Allies have
co-operated, and that -no American
troops were in the vieinityat the time.
The Japanese force literally "-as wiped
out.
Official Explanation.
Some unofficial dispatches from the
East have created'' the impression that
Americans stood by, refusing to go to
the aid of outnumbered allies. It was
officially explained today as a. matter
of fact the Japanese commander had
asked for co-operation in advance and
ordered the expedition, unaided after
Wing informed that the Americans
could not participate in an attack upon
people who were not recognized at ene
mies o.- Bolsheviks.
General Graves' report, outlining this
state of farts, said the revolt against
((,B Horvath WM tawA by alleged
Japan -s to the conduct of operations in
Siberia and the reasons for the presence
of allied troops at Vladivostok, it was
offieialry stated, are the same although
there ii a difference of opinion asio the
extent to which the troops fhould be
, . . .,,.,, ,: nn 1,1, rtnlnf is
unu ' '. . i
expected, but it win pointed out that
in the meantime the local situation
might result In questions arising that
would have to be settled through con
ference of the military commsnders on
the ground or by diplomat i agencies.
NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE
MEETING AT DETROIT
Joe Quigley, of Rochester, N.
Y., Selected As President
By the Association
: jB(.n.ated wages and shorter hour?
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; arms, and Uie iniowing vice prewuvuis;
Ausiist Bollmer. Beiieley, Cal., first
viee presii ent; Philip T. Smith. New
Haven. Conn., second vice president;
Raymond Pullman Washington, D. C,
third vice president; J. M. Broughton,
Portsmnnth. Va., fourth vice president
and Abner Carroll, Grand Rapids, Mich.,
fifth vice prenidrnt.
Superintendent BrotigMou, Torts
mouth. Va.. declared , in "some cities
feet 12 hoara f day.
Z . ,
1 Recorder a Conrt For K I niton
I Kinston. April 11. Thomas C.
v ooten, a lawyer, has announced as a
candidate for judge of the recorder's
! our 10 09 esianiisncu nere in ic
'" e first recorder, or in the event
j institution serves the entire county
the board of commissioners. Woofen
was judge of a similar court here which
passed out of being through legislative
neglect two years ago.
NO TROUBLE WITH
APAN
SAYS POLK
V 1 1 MM 4 It V V JSj S
Over. Two Thousand North
Carolinians Who Served in the
, War Formed the Parade
DECORATION FOR COLORS
OF 113TH ARTILLERY BY
GENERAL SAMSON FAISON
Rain Interfered With Excel
lently Planned Occasion, Bnl
Could Not Dampen the Ardor
of the Boys or the Enthusi
asm of the Crowd; Gen. Pal
sorfASenator Overman and
theNggvernor in Reviewing
. StandLdttle Speech Making,
Unbounded Good Cheer; Pea-,
tures and Incidents of the
Day at Charlotte
By R. t. POWELL,
c.ie D
Charlotte, April 16. Between thirty
and forty thousand North Carolinians
joined with the capital jf Mecklinburg
today in paying hnmuge to twenty-twe
I'unared native heroes or the world
war.
It was the 120th Infantry, the old
Third Regiment, and while 475 were
represented by a caisson of purest
white, studded with gold stars and
wreathed in colors of mourning, -ths
survivors, two thirds of whom were
wearing wound chevrons, sent thrill
after thrill -through the multitude that
mobilized here to welcome them bach
home.
J. Plnvlus Takes Hand.
In spite of intensive preparations fot
the occasion, old J. Pluvius, who knowi
no favorites, began to weep as the khaki-
clad tioys, wearing their steel helmets
and carrying rifles and light packs,
swung into Tryon street front Trade
on the march from the stajtion to More
head Field. "
Just as the regimental band arrived
at the reviewing stand, where tat
Brigadier General Samson Faison,
Governor Thomas Walter Bickett, Sen
ator Le 8. Overman and Mayor Frank
K. McNinch, with other notables, th
teaceris- weakened under the black
clouds that had been hor.erng lines
early morning and a gentle downpour
began. It continued until after 3
o'clock this afternoon and a program
of oratory was sacrifice for fried
thicken, pies and home made biscuits.
Medals Are Awarded. -
But the boys were merry for to them
the red mud at Morehead Field was as
paths of roses when they recalled, the
soil of Flanders and tho fields of car- '
nage over there. Twice they passed- in
nview before the throng, once in the
line of march to Morehoad Field tad
again after the stellar event of the dav.
hid awar.i or I lie distinguished service
medal to- Privates James 1.. Williams,
William M. Wallace and Peter McCoy,
had been made by General Faison la '.'
behalf of the President and the com-matider-in-chief
of the expeditionary
forces. .
Private" Wllce, of Othello, was th
only North Carolinian of llm lh,.
honored today. The others were Ken
tuckinns and one, Privaf McCoy, won
his medal for killing single handed
seen Huns, raptured four machine
gun emplacements and taking 17 Ger.
mans prisoners. In between hit busy
period, he found lime) to care for a
wounded officer ind sent him' back, be
hind the lines. ' !
Colors of 113th Decorated.
Trivate Williams award was for here
im of a similar nature.
This unit of the Old Hickory division
was in the spotlight with camera artists '
flanking every" turn, but the 113th, Col
Albert Cox's regiment, also shared In
the glory of the Queen City's big dav.
The regimental colors of the J 13th were
decorated after the awaid of the dis
tinguished service medals and in hit
comment as ho tied tin ribbon marking
a dift'iiet honor to this regiment around
the colors, General Faison, who meat
ured his words as a miller docs his tolls,
exclaimed so all might hear:
'This ribbon, which will soon be
si.pplant: 1 by ajnore permanent jtjne, it
fe.
signai nravery or this regiment.
iMiiie it was not your privilege, he
ontiftud ftddresingCol. Cox and the
rnW rrnnTds, "to serve wltfi your di- "
vision in Trance, I have taken the trcii
hie and Jhe pleasure to find out some
thing about your flglitii t and I am per
(.. led tha't it was magnifier :."
On the rilJwn will be recorded the
activity of the 11.1th-in the Meuse-Ar-gonne
offensive, the Rt. Mihlel drive,
snd the dofonse of the Wocvre sector,
. Speech Making Dispensed With. "
The ceremonial st the field over, the
soldiers and Sectators returned" to the
heart of Charlotte and for a while it
was hoped that speech making might be
rarcied out. Because of the rain, it
could net. 1 so and. instead the sol
diers of the 120th and 'those of the
119th who wero here were served a
regular Mecklenburg . dinner in the
First Presbyterian church yard.
Members of the canteen service and
of the Charlotte Red Cross, assisted by
committeet from the home towns of the
companies, accomplished in sjilpdid
style the purpose to give tho boyl a
typical North Carolina picnio dinner.
This finished, Charlotte went into the
(Continned on Page Two.)
I1.S00 added money and trophies.lt
orawin; the gunt to Pinehurst Phoot
Week, April Slit to 25th. Address
Leonard Tufts finchurit, N. C. .