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F sT 1 1 WEAlHiU . Local thunderthowers W4 aesdsy had probably taars ay. , - VOL CX. NO. 16 mm -10 TREATY AT ALL Senators Who Support Treaty - Reply To Charges By . ? . ' .League Opponents SENATE READILY ADOPTS LODGE RESOLUTION It Asks For Information About Alley ed r Secret Treaty Be ; twees Japan and Germany ; 3 Foreign delations Commit . tee Also Wants To Know 7 Abont Versailles Proceedings 1IG0R ' -- - (By The Assoeisted Press-V Washington, '. July 13. The ftormy Senate fight over the peace treaty hieA hi Im it, T a cm ji t9 Na tioae eoveaaat today aad broke with sew fury about-the provision living ,' Shantung peninsula to Japan. The Charge aad tk Answer. , la fir hours of debate the treaty eppoaenta charged In bitter tcrmt that the Tokio government had wheedled Bhaataag from China at the peace - table without the shadow of a cauae except the ambitioa of conquest, aad eourse of President Wilson ia the ' aegotiations by deelariajr the only al . teraatira waa failure of toe wnole peace conference. Ladge'e Reastatloa. - Chairman Ledge of the Foreign Be ". lationa committee, declared Shantung waa "a price paid ' for Japaa'a accept ance of the League of Nations. Senator Norrls, Bepublieaa, of Nebraska, . charged that Japan ia 1917 eeeretly had inveigled the European Allies into a promts to support her Shantung claim. ' Senator Borah, Bepablieaa. of Idaho, aaaerted that If the United BUtea must either underwrite the Shantung agree ment or accept the challeage of another -power, th eountry would choose the latter eeurae. , Hitchcock's Argument. Senator HItehwek, of Nebraska, rank . lag Democrat of the committee, re- plied that the Qerman rights ia Shan . taag were t)taraed legally ty treaty, la 1898, and were woa fairly from i Germany by Japan lonj before the JJnitod Btates Entered tho wrr. . ', ' Beaator Williams, Democrat, of Mis- 1 "sissippl, said the President had to ae - tpt the Khantuog settlement or coma home without a general treaty at peace, ami that Japan newt would give up the ,... I, i.letBttfeee ?oesrtaW. la the tad the fie ante adopted with ; ant - record vote resolution by 8ea- - ator Lodge,, .asking the President lor any STailable tnformstion about a Se cret treaty alleged to have been ae gotiated between Japan aad Germany - la 1018, embodying a plan for uuaataa rehabilitation and promising Japan's indirect proteetioa of German Interests at the Versailles conference. . ..' Johasoa Resolution. " A sweeping request for informatioa boat the conversations at Versailles also wss seat "to the White Bouse by the foreign relations committee, which adopted a resolution by Senator JohS- aoa, Republican, of California, calling for all proposed drafts for a league cot enant for the reports of the argnmeats relative to the league, aad tor "an data bearlag npoa or ased in connection - with the treaty of peace." Leagaa Cwveaaat Paaaed Over. At ita meeting the committee began . the reading of the treaty, covering in lea than two hours about one-fifth of . Ita sections, but passing ewer for future - consideration the league- coveaant, the boundaries of Germany and many minor - provisions. The reading will continue - at a lone sossion tomorrow, the Bea sts bavins adjourned tonight until -. Thursday so that the committre would lot be interrupted in its work. No Conference Discussion. , ' There wss no discussion of President Wilson offer to consult with the com snittee on doubtful points of ths treaty. nor was any attempt made to have tan committee open its doors to the public. It was said these questions might not soma te a head for several days, after the reading of the document waa Sa iahed. There was a growiag conviction, however, that should the President see ' the committee it will be at the White Bouse aad not at the committee room. Senator Lodge's charge that Japan's support of the league had beea pur ' thased by the Shantuag agreement was , aouplsd with a warning that Japan was . following in the footsteps of Germaay : as sa- empire builder. "There's enother great power being built op oa the other aide of tho Pa , eiflc." said the foregin relations halr bis a. "We arc asked to put our name r at the bottom of thst robbing of China blading over control practically of that great province te japan, i oo aoi want to see my country's name at the bottom of such a thing." Asserting that the Benators opposing the Shantung settlement never feed raised their voices against Ocrmaay's aeoiiisitlon ef ths Shantung rigl ta ia 1898, Senator Hitchcock declared the aly legal abjection to Japaa's title te those tights had been removed ia the treaty ef 1913 by which China expressly caacelled a stipulation that Shantung ' sever ahotud pass to a third power as- cept by consent of the Pekia govern ment. With this treaty aad with Ja paa's seizure of ths territory from Ger many, kt. oneneon said, lama a claim to K terminated. . ; , Treattaa ."By Ferte-' Nat VaaeaaL Whca it waa objected that the 1915 treaty was imposed upon China by force, Beaator Williams,' another member of the Foreign Relations, committee, re wns onr treaty with Meiies im ' T fores. Bo is .this present , treaty. Do you want to repudiate a treaty because; it was the result of ' forcer -- -v. ' Karris DtnUmstle Lstuti. Senator ,KorrU put lata the record what ha said were copies of diplomatic ti (Cowtlaaea ea Page Two.) - SIXTEEN PACES TODAY. ANOTHERAnACK E It Is Coming When Dry En - forcement Measure Comes Up in The House VOCATIONAL TRAINING APPROPRIATION RAISED Amendment To Sundry Civil Bill, Vetoed By President Because of Small Sum Al lowed Disabled Soldiers, In creases I It Three Fold, To $18,000,000 ' (By Ths Associated Press.) Washington, 'July 13.' A man's right to keep liquor in his own home, which stood ths test before the House Judici ary committee, mast take' ita ehaaee now in the House. Notice was served today on the com mittee by one of its members that when the House resumes consideration of the prohibition enforcement measure a amendment would be offered to make it unlawful for a person to retain pos session of liquor stored prior to July 1. The committee, in framing the gen eral enforcement measure, eliminated the section which would have made home storage Illegal, but the big ma jority polled yesterday by prohibition ists was accepted ia some quarters to mesa that the bill in certain respects will be made still more drastic. Resassa Prwhlbltlea Last at Wsed. The prohibitum measure was not taken np today, the Suaday eivil ap propriation bill, vetoed by the Fresl dent having the right of way, and neither can it be awTled tomorrow, which is' calendar Wednesday, except by nnanimous consent After that the agricultural appropriation bill, alao vetoed by the Presideat, will have privileged status, and prohibition lead' era do not expect to resume work on the measure before Thursday or Fri day. Cnsrge ef Hoarding Linear SUada. The only reference to prohibition on tho floor today was by Representative Blnnton, Democrat, of Texas, who wanted stricken from th record the (Cantinaed ea Page Two.) Partisan Battle Over Item For More Money To Train Dis abled Soldiers (By The Associated Press.) .... Washington, July 15 Consideration in the House today of ths sundry civil appropriates bill as remodeled to meet the objections raised by the President in vetoing it, precipitated a partisan battle which finally prevented further progress oa the measurs sad ended only when the Bepublieans forced through a motioa to adjourn. Leaders ea both aidea admitted it was ths most bitterly eoatested parliamentary . mix ap ia years. Deaaocrata Urge Record Vote. Tho diseusaioa began uhen the rules committee brought ia a special rule for the immediate consideration of the appropriation measure changed t pro vide $12,000,000 for the rehabilitation of wounded soldiers and . sailors, in-, stead of 6,000,000 as orginslly car ried. Democrats opposed ths resolution, declaring that if it were adopted and the sundry bill would be passed, it would enable the Bepublieans to evsde placing themselves on record as be ing opposed to the Prsideat's veto, aad therefore opposed to aa increase in the appropriation for the vocational train ing board. They contended that a president's veto, according ta' the con stitution, would have to be rejected or accepted, by a record vote. Bepublieans argued, however,., that such a course .wss backed by precedent aad would expedite action oa the mess are. Speaher Gillettr overruled a point of order raised by minority leader Champ Clark aad the resolution was sdopted by a substantial msjority. VtcatloMl Tralalag Appropriation. Debate oa the appropriation bill it self resulted from attempts of Demo erata aaiHBepreseaUtive Maddea, Be publicaa, of Illinois, to increase the Vocation tralalag appropriation. 1 It was esntended that, ths first duty -of the eouatry was to provide for its, in jured soldiers regardless of the ex pease, and that $14,000,000 wss entirely inadequate. The amendments Were ap posed by Chairman Good of the appro priatiea committee, who declared that even 112,000,000 waa mora thaa the vo cational training beard bad ever ached for. . Increased te tIMfMM. The 8 rat amendment to be voted on, increasing the amount to $18,000,000, waa supported by practically every Dem ocrat and aeveral Bepublieans, and it passed, 120 to 119. Later votes, however, reversed the result. Nearly every -Bepablieaa who had voted for ths iaereaas changed aides as other amendments ware brought up aad they were defeated by iaereaaing majorities, the votes being almost entirely along party lines. Democrats make it plain that What they desired waa .that the majority party should go oa record as opposing aa increase ia the appropriation, and whea sir. Good by mistake made mo tioa which apparently made this pos sible, they Wert insistent that roll tall should be taken. Before a decision on the matter was reached, a motioa to ad journ waa mads aad paaaed, 198 to 100, the vote being strictly, along partisan, lines. Beubbcaa leaders tonight were confident that a final vote would, Is taksa tomorrow the measure, ON HOMESTORAG HOUSE MIX-UP.OVER ?fi(Mrin-mwii biii RALEIGH, N. C, TAR HEELS ATTEUD THE RATE HEARING Director - Chambers Promises Relief In Freight Charges For Southern Ports LARGE DELEGATIONS AT IMPORTANTGATHERING Senator Simmons, Congress man Godwin and Others Urge Tbat South Atlantic Be Placed On Parity With New York;" Congressman Godwin Denies a Humor The News end Observer Bureau, 803 District National Bank Bldg. By IBANK W. LEWIS. - (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, July 15. The rate hear ing before the United States Railroad Administration this morning in behslf of equitable rates from the interior to the South Atlantic ports wss a very satisfactory one. Large delegations were preseat from North Carolina and other Southern ststcs, and also from the Middlo West From North Carolina dele gations were present from Wilmington, Charlotte aad other cities, representing Chambers of Commerce and other com mercial bodies. Vigorous speeches were msds by Senator Simmons and Judge Harry Covington, formerly of the Dis trict of Columbia Supreme Court, and by Mr. Walker, - a ratal, expert from Chicago, employed by the South Atlantic Maritime Corporation. Other speeches were msde by Senators Hoks Smith, of Georgia; Fletcher, of Florida; Uore, of Oklahoma, and by Kansdell, of Louis iana, and by Congressman Godwin, of the Sixth district of North Carolina. Congressman Small, Brinson, 8ted man, Doughton and Senator Overwaa of North Carolina, were also present Senator Simmons demanded earnestly that some solution be worked out that will give the ports of the South At lantic states the same ndvantsges is the matter of freight rates from the Interior as is now enjoyed by the ports of the North Atlantic ststcs. Mr. Walker, ths rate expert, explained ' this could be done, and Judge 11 . Covington, attorney for South Atl Maritime Corporation, made an " ' argument. At the conclusion of . hesrlng Mr. Chambers, director of traf fic of the Uaited Statea Eailroad Ad ministration, stated that hs is now working out just whst Is being le 4msettorfor ths -Soil tUT Atlantic forts tiiat we xuBoameatai policy oi equal ytreamtent has already been aettlsd and tbat there only remains ths details of th solution. Senator - Simmons ex pressed himself, at the conclusion of the hesring, ss being confident thst ths purpose would be accomplished. He was very" much pleased with the sarnest- ness shown by the large attendance Irom the Southern, statss. Came aa Croat Surprise. Director Chambers' announcement, while not unexpected by his hearers, rsirly electrified them by its informal ity, as well as by its significance. It moans that the Bailroad Administration has determined "to give- the Gulf and Booth Atlantic porta substantially the satna freight rates from ths Middle West, for export and import, aa those now snjoyed hy New York. To give the Middle West all the gate ways to foreign trsde which it needs instead of compelling it to ship every thing through "the neck of the bottle," namely, the approach to New York. To cut down transportstion costs aad indirectly the eost of living, by en couraging goods to be shipped by the (Centlnaed an Page Three.) MARINE STRIKE ASSUMES " INTERNATIONAL ASPECT Crews of Number of foreign Ships ia N. Y. Harbor Quit Their Vessels New YorlJuly 15. The1 strike of Americas scsmea sssumed aa inter actional upee tonight whea Gus II. Brown, secretary of the eastern and gulf division of the International Sea men's Association, announced that crews of a dosrn ships of foreign reg istry hsd quit their vessels in New York harbor- They declared, Mr. Brown said, that their atrike waa not only in sympathy with thst of ths American scsmen, tut for the purpose of equalizing all wsges-oa the high SPSS. Wsshlngton, July. 15-Vice-Cnair-msn Stevens said today the shipping board had not considered whst step it. would take toman government mer ehantships. If ths threst of union offi cial to force a general marine atrike ia carried out, he said ths shipping board had offered the ten dollars a month wage increase to employes on government ships with the expectation tbat it would be accepted, and that the board st ilU hoped it would be. RALEIGH MAN IS KILLED IN GREENSBORO ACCIDENT Greensboro, July 15. T. B, Pool, a young whits man, employed as engineer of Guilford Hotel, was" electrocuted esrly tonight while working on ths motor which operates the passenger elevator. The machinery bad gone wrong ia some wsy and hs wss ln vestigsting ths esuss who it is thought hs accidentally " touched a live con nection, death resulting instantly. Hs is about 80 years ef age and, has a wife aad child, though their whereabouts are not known. . -. . Poo! asms hers from Balelgh, his peo ple living 1b Wake county, and was formerly employed as eaglaeer for ths Yarborough Hotel there. He served with th National Guard on ths Mexican border - ' - WEDNESDAY MORNING, PROBABLE GERMAN ; AMBASSADOR TO U. S. 11.'. - a. , Yr.J SUGGESTED AS ENVOY HEBE.' Maximilian Harden, editor of "Die Zukunft," of Berlin, is being discussed ss ths bow ambassador who will wrestle with Germany's post-war problems ia America. . (C) Underwood A Underwood. Under Existing Conditions and With The Revenue Now Being Received PRESIDENT PARDEE TO FEDERAL COMMISSION Head of American Electric Railway Association Hakes Statement To Body Created To Investigate . Situation Confronthif transportation , Jnterests:..-:.f-;-.juv";,- - (By Ths Associated Press.) Washington, July 15. Under existing conditions and . with revenue they are now receiving, the electric railway cannot continue to perform tho fuue tions expected of them, John H. Par dee, president of the American Electric Railway Association today told the Fed eral Electric Bailways Commissioa. Ths eoramissioa was appointed ' by President Wilson to investigate the sit uation confronting local transportation interests throughout the country. "It is no longer a question of whst return shall be allowed to the owners of the railways," Mr. Pardee said, "it Sa question as to what service, if any, all be rendered to the public." Asserting it was not the purpose of the railways representatives "to mske s ease" before the commission, Mr. Pardee said they appeared to give the facts in the situstioa in the hope a colution might be found sstisfsetory to th public, employes and owners alike, interested aa they all were in main taining good service st reasonable cost. Uneconomic and UasarWfsetory. ''Owing to the complete system of control aad regulation over us by the public authorities, which both prescribe our service sad cbntrol our rates, we are unsbla to readjust ourselves to changing conditions as every other in'untry, not to hnmpered, is readjust ir ; itself," he said. Outstnading phases of the situation demanding attention, he continued, are tho "absolutely uaeconomic and un satisfactory" basis upon which the re bvioos between the public ssd the electric railways have rested since the inauguration pf the enterprise, and placing of many additional burdens upon companies by the government as war exigencies without any sort of relief. Included in the war program, to which Mr. Pardee said the electric rsilwsys readily subscribed, were the raising of employes' wsges ss much ss 100 per cent., the control of the price sad delivery of coal, ths fixing of prices of other commodities, snd, in many esses, the prescribing of service to be given. CIS. PERSHING AND STAFF ARRIVE IN LONDON'. London, July 15. Gen. John J. Persh ing, coramsnder of the American ex peditionary ' force in France, arrived here with hi staff thia forenoon to take part ia the "peace celebration. lie was met at Dover hy Gen. Sir Henry 8. Horn nnd a guard of honor. Arriving at Victoria station, General Pershing was welcomed by Col. Winston Churchill, secretary of stats for wsr. ssd ofQeers representing Field Marshal Balg and Sir Henry II. Wilson, chief otthe imperial staff. After an inspec tion of the guard of honor, tho party Brove to the Carlton Hotel, being warm ly cheered by ths crowds along the routs, which it already gay with deco rations for tbs celebration of peace Dsy. Ia ths first carriage were .Gen eral Perahing, Comae! Churchill, MsJ. Gen. C. P. Bomer, representing Field Marshal Halg, and liaj. Gen. John Biddle, commander of Americas forces in ths United Kingdom. Other mem bers of General Psrshlng's stsff,"Uh British effieere, followed ia eavrriagesF Among ths British officers attached to General Pershing's stsff during hit visit la Brig. Gen, O. C WagsUff. - ELECTRIC RAILWAYS CAN NOT FUNCTION JULY 16,1919. AGAINST LEAGU E BY 1 MAJORITY Eastern North Carolina Re publicans ' Put Themselves , -Squarely On Record : - ADOPT MARION BUTLER'S RESOLUTION AT MEETING Col L U. Meekdns' Resolution To Change Plan of State Party Control Buried With out Tote; Former Con gressman Killer Stellar Ora tor of Get-Together Meeting; By JOHN A. LIVINGSTONE. .... (Special Bteft Correspondent.) Goldsboro, July 13. Marion Butler' resolution condemning la characteristic Butler language the League of Nations wss put through with considerable ap plause at a meeting here today of the Eastern North Carolina Bepublieaa Clubs Association in spits of the earn est counsel of 8tate Chairman Frank Linney to take ao actioa oa the matter and aa eloquent protest from Willi Briggs, former Baleigh postmaster. Dr. J. K. Person, of Fremont, advocated a league but waa buried la aa opposi tion avalanche of oratory. The meeting functioned perfectly through four hours of denanciatioa of Democrats and all things Democratic, including the usual resolution protect ing sgainat ths confirmation of Mr. Thoa. D. Warren aa district attorney until Col. I. M. Meekins, of Elisabeth City, after protesting his friendship for Mr. Liaaey aad denying aay sinister purpose, introduced a resolution design ed to place the party machinery in the haada af the next nominee for Gover nor, which was quickly buried. The Resolattoa Is Baited. Alresdy s motion for sdjourament had been made by B. F. Keith, former collector at Wilmington, when Mr. But ler ssked the privilege of urging th importance of organisation. Colonel Mcekine followed with sons further remarks snd put his resolution before the House. Mr. Keith then renewed his notion snd Chairman Clarence B. Pugh ruled it in order. This left th Meekins resolution without any actioa having been taken on it. National Committeeman John Motley Morel.end Wni on hand for the meet ing, which called te order at 11 o'clock ia the courthouse by John D. Parker, of Btuithflcld, shairsaasi at ths Republican ' clubs ' ia Eastern, Korth Csrplinu, but didn't sUr for the win up, leaving ea the I o'clock trail. X Carl Duaeaa, of Balelgh, waa alas pres ent but took no visible part in th proceedings, though credited in certain quarters with having beea iw aympathy with ths Meekins resolution, which sp parently aimed at liaaey and More head. . Jt Lsoke4 Saapletoaa. Colonel Meekins boldly declared hi friendship for Mr. Iinary aad further declared tbat he had beea carrying a similar resolution sround to conven tions for 20 years now but had never gotten it through. Ia brief the State chairman and the State campaign man ager would be places a tne hands ef ths nominee for Governor. This was modeled after the National plaa, he explained. Mr. Butier accepted that if it were changed to Invite aa early meeting of the State executive commit tee to eoasider it. It was rumored thst Mr. Butler had had something to do with the latest draft. The defeat of the resolution was carried away as-welcoms newa ty more than one Republican. Its second by a Duncan man, ita acceptance by Mr. Bntler; well, it didn't look just right. Eutangling alliaaeea wars said to bo tabooed ; they were. However, U con demning the League of Nations, the Republicans admittedly walhed iato their own trap. They helped the Dem ocrats te make an excellent campaign issue of it. The Stellar Attraction. After kcyaota speeches by Stste Chalraaaa Frank Linney snd Clarence B. Pugh, of Elisabeth City, the latter having beea elected ss permanent chairman, farmer Congress man Clar ence B. Miller, xf Minnesota, was in troduced to the assembly by Judge W, H. U U. Kobineon, of this city. Con gressmaa Miller waa advertised as the stellar attraction, aad through two houra of a hot weather aa this sec tion produces, ho talked about th Democrats, winding up with peroration condemning the league of nations a eoatrary to all that George Washing' ton. Thorns Jefferson, James Madi son nnd other early itateimea had held moat sacred because "it surrenders s part of the sovereignty of this nation to ths call ef faaelga powers." Congressman Miller raa true to form, but waa polite ia hla reference to Democrats, admitting tbat most, of them Sre patriots. He found fsult with President Wilson 'because he changes his mind" aad also with Josephus Dan iels, whom hs called "that pleasant genttamaa from North Carolina" be cause he does the earn thing, and then be found mora fault because the war machine dila t function properly aad because Wilson didn't place eupennen in charge of all the departments, and finally alleged unheard of pm'liscy aad extravagance in war expenditures. After having consigned the Demo crats to oblivion, he declared that thev are trying to mnae a party issue ef ths Lragu of Notions to mshs the cons try forget sbout their extravagance aad predicted that it eoaldat be done. Liaaey Waata BdecaUoa. ' State Chairman Linney believes in eduettioB sad : he explalaed that this ia the primary purpose of ths Bepub lieaa club In the Stats. He waatcJ to appeal, to the intelligence and char aeter ef the people oj North Csrolins, hs declsred. Hs claimed credit for having forced thr Democrats to give every child ia tbs Stats aa equal chase -(CaUaus4 aa Fsge Two.) SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY, UQUOR iriTERESTS MAKING BIG FIGHT Congressman Webb Says While Prohibition Bill Is Strict It - Is Not Drastic PER CENT 0FALC0H0L QUESTION NOW AT ISSUE Wets Prepare -To Offer Large ITnmber of Amendments, Which Will Delay Passage of Bill For Several Days; Both Supporters and Opponents Expect Its Passage The Nowa and Observer Bureau. ., AVI District Natioiral;B!rtik Blilg. By jf-RANK W. LEWIS. (By Special Leased Wire.) " Washington, July 15. The law en forcement element in the House, that is, thoee who are endeavoring to enact a law that will enforce the war-time prohibition laws snd the prohibition laws that are to follow, as they were intended to be forced, are making a vigorous, and what bow seem to be, a successful Gght against the combined liquor Interests of the United States. Every device and every influence known to the crafty interests is being en ployed to give a brief respite to s discredited aad outlawed business, but ths friend of prohibition sre standing firm. Coagressmaa E. Y. Webb, of North Carolinn, who ia aa active and xcaloua supporter1 of the bill, saye that while the measure in soms of its festure is strict it is not drnstie. The bill ss drawn is entirely consistent with the prohibition laws of the several states which hsvs ratified tho Federal amend ment, said Mr. Webb. Making Last Ditch Fight. It ia not the war-time enforcement feature of the bill, said Mr. Webb, that the weta are especially antagonistic to, but they are combatting the effort to tx the per cent, of aleohol that is illegal. They want that left open as a disputed point, which would cause cad- less litigation and would invite viola tions. Defeat of the Dysr amaadment sub- st tuting S S-4 f or 1-8 of 1 per cent, showed thst th prefcibitioa forces were determined to adhere to the original per asst. snd ts msintam a solid front against any modificatioa of ths measure. It is aaderttood that the wet are preparing to offer a large number of amendments of various kinds, which will probably cause ths bill to be delayed la its passage until next week, but when ii comes to n vote it will psss, both supporters and opponents assert, and then it will go to the Benate where there is little hope for the liquor pco pie. Fsversble Ts Regulars. It hss recently been brought to 8cn- stor Simmons' attention that there is widespread eomplsiut of alleged dl rriminatioa in favor of ths wounded officers sad mea of the regular army ss against wounded officers and men of the reserve or nstionsl snny in the matter of pay aad compensation. While this probably arises from the fact thst wounded officers and men of the regular army receive the retired pay provided by statute, whilo the wounded officers and men of the re serve army receive only the benefits provided by the Bureau of War Kisk Insurance, the Senator thinks that some way ought to le provided for the equalization of benefits received by these two classes of Soldiers. Bcnntor Simmons has taken the mat ter up with the director of the Bureau or w:ir J(ix insurance witb a view of drafting an amendment, if it is fnuml to I accessary, to the War liisk In - surance act that will give wmimlnl ofli cere and men, reserve nr national nrmy men, the same benefits as are provided by statute in the way of re tired pay fof the wounded officers aad men of the regular army. STATE FIREMEN CONVENE ' IN ASHEVILLE MEETING Ashcville, July 13. The 32nd an nual convention of the North Carolina State Firemea's Association waa for mally opened here thi morning when President J. D. McNeal, Fayettcville, called the first business meeting to order. The invocation waa pronounced hy Dr. W F. Powell, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Mayor Gallatin Roberts, on behalf of the city of Ashc ville, delivered a, address of welcome to the visiting firemen. The local fire department was represented by S. G. Bernard, a former chief and member of the department, who delivered a wel come address. After ths welcome sddresses the reg ular order of business waa tuken up. Ia the afternoon all of the delegates to the convention were given a free rido over the famous Vanderbilt plantations' at Biltmors in private curs. At 8 o'clock tonight a not lie r business ses sion waa held. Tomorrow there' will he other busi ness sessions st which the final busi ness of the enaveatU wilt probably be finished. At 8:30 o'clock tomorrow night there will be a banquet at the Mnsoaie Temple served by tin ladies ef the Order of the Eastera Star. Af ter the baaquet informal dancing will be enjoyed. Railway Caaduetora Meet. Cedar Baplds, lows, July 15. Bou tin business occupied the attention of the first meeting of the Order of Kail way Condoetora la their convention, which. Ja . being . hold, here this week. A. B. Garretsos, satlonsl president, who retires tomorrow la favor of L . Shepaxd, presided. . . . v WATCH ULIL ' M Sef WMi tmwl I ears Were srplrsrtao 4 aet Mf Slnf MR. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. Declare Merciless Assaults Were Committed By "Arro . gant Officials" OCCURRED IN PRISONS ' AND CAMPS ABROAD " Not Allowed To Smile, Poorly Fed, Beaten By U. S. Officers in Charge of Prisoners, Bed ding Under Mud in 1 Tents Some of Charges Preferred; Some Tried, Others Not i (By The Associated Press.) ' Washington, July IS, Six formet American soldiers' testified today h.' fore a special House ' committee la veitigating alleged erueltie to military prisoners la France, declared that mereilcss asssults were committed with out provocation oa tbs prisoner by arrogant officers in charge f th prisons sad camps. Only ens of, th witnesses, all of whom wars charged I with being absent without leave, wai convicted, the others having - bees BVSJSI ' A acquitted, or the charge dismissed. Sceses of Alleged CraaKles, 4 saw acwesiv wasv vrvvvwv "Prison Farm Np. aad "St. Ann'i Hotel" also known aa "Ths Brig, were the placec named by ths witaesast as ths seeae of the alleged cruelties which were said to have sxteaded evei severs! moatba in 191S. Boms of th officers in ehsrge of the prison camps it wo said, bad been convicted , by court martial and other were awaitini trial. "Hardballed" Smith. ' Lieut. "Hardboiled" Smith, on of thi prisoa camp officer, waa mentioaes , frequently while other named wrs Lieutenants Mason and Sulllvaa, aad -Sergeants Biill,Wolfniryer nnd Buih. "Did they try the General ia charge of ths campt" naked Chairman Joha- . aon, who left his seat la Congress t . serve with the nrmy abroad.' Didn't Try The CeaeraL . , ''Not that anyone heard of," reipead- ed-a- witness.- . i ,.,i4,;:s; When Lieut. "HurdboiUd" Smith a imij . nn...- u .i .hi. k.. dred witnesses sppesred against him, snd he wss convicted, testified Sidney Kemp; 179 ' West 140th Street. Nevl York City, who wai a corporal with company ' J, 102nd - engineer, . 27th Jl-tj 3 "' ?. uivision. , "Fifty witnesses who I can earns will verify everything said" hers and tell t . . . . r 1 . t mors, loo, p.wriru ACUi, SpeciScatleas. Several of ths soldiers testified thst in sddition to being bestcn, food la small sraounls snd of poor quality was supplied, aad tbat ths beddltg waa poor, sometimes the mattress being in mud under a mall tent. . How He Took The Smile Off. "A prisoner wa imiling and aa offi cer says, "Take that (mil off, sr I will," A. 11. Mendlcburg, 110 East Fayette Street, Baltimore, who rved with base hospital 42, testified. "The officer did by rolling the man la the nnd," Mendlcburg added. "Did you get that officer' asm f asked Representative Flood, 'Democrat, of Virginffa. "I'm ton snrrv I did not take hla name," answered Mendlcburg. Whea telling of poor food, Meadle . burg said thst "if you asked for aw extra piece of bread you were Bat ea , your back." Meals, he aad othera Mid, consisted of a stew.'made from canned beef, one slice of bread and part ef a cup of coffee. Sometimes only ths atrw ns served, witness uld. 1 Teeth Knocked Out By Officer. . Charles Uoldberg, 320 Central- Park, ' Wt-it, New York City, a corporal ia 1 Company O, 38th Infantry, third di- vision, said that while at the "brig" ht was knocked down by an officer and on of hi teeth knocked out when hs re fused to surrender his money belt. Drawing a blackjack the officer'' an 4 , Ooldlierg fought a few minutes, but , the witness said he was forced to sur render because of the pain he differed from blow on the arms. "Once when I wus scrubbing a floor, n scrireant snuns a elub at my head every five seconds," testified Goldberg, ; n . . . ... n . . n t u no w i maw rmiiBsw. " Paul Roggs, Baldwin, New York, J18t Field Signal Battalion, said . men al the farm were often so hungry thst they were "glsrt to eat dirty potsta peelings." lie said he dipped a tia cup in a swill barrel so aa to- get some, groans bat ho would eat "with a rel ish." w-v-- , . "Instead of giving a Command it nam KuiiuraiJ? K1VCB wuu ciuu, sorted HogRi, who said hs saw at least 1 fifty men beaten. .... Alvin Bates, 42 Hawthorne street,,, Brioklya, who wss with ths Hesdquar . tors Troops, second nrmy, said when ever, "there was a formation 4 man was beaten up every five minutes' at. the prison farm. He and Boggs said that . a Tole, serving in the American army, was brutally beaten and soon after ward the prisoner cut his throat with raxor. "', "Medical Inspection a Farce." . "Medic nl inspection wss a fsree," sail Hates, referring to the farm. Yo went in one door and were kicked out another." . George L. Psllitto, SIS Walnut street, Newark, N. Jn private la Com paay M, 113th Infantry, 29th division, testified that he became known aa a "nut patient after he had said, that he did not like a nurse." ' -, Psilitto also told ef many cruelties la ths prisons ia France and , admitted that he was sbsent without lesve, for which hs wss. sentenced. . Th ethers said similar charges against them re sulted whea tbey were trying te reach -their units, and thsy were acquitted or ths charge dismissed. : SOLDIERSTESTIFY OR
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