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h! to have been an
il Gov. William D.
leans of a powerful
at midnight last
! in the wrecking
;ive mansion, the
r.d of the building
lit. The governor
ihens, as well as the
ivants. were asleep
ind all escaped in-
PIEZ NAMED
AS HARRIS9
SUCCESSOR
OPEN PEACE
PARLEY ON
EAST FRONT
German and Austrian Foreign Ministers at Brest
Litovsk to Begin Negotiations Russia
Invites Allied Nations to Participate.
retrogrud, Dec. 18. The German and Austrian foreign minis-
Iters, Dr. von Kuehlman and Count Czernin, have notified Leon
iTrotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, that they will arrive at
1 Brest-Litovsk Tuesday to begin negotiations for a general Euro
pean peace.
i The evening newspapers announce that Trotzky has 'notified
the allied embassies that the armistice has reached definite results
Discloses Conditions to Be More'and hat Pai'e negotiations will begin, and asking them to partici-
Latter Resigns as Head of Emer
gency Fleet Corporation after
Row With Hurlev
REPORT MADE TO WILSON
Favorable Than Had Been
Supposed To Exist
Vere seen fleeing
e immediately af-
!on.
ion of the explos
' all over the city
ere broken by the
o or three blocks
believed that from
enty-five sticks of
fe used.
Unharmed.
Mrs. Stephens were
"g hi the houso ad
where the explosion
ond a nervous shock
nned.
occurred just as the
H. Claussen, one of
was the first on the
t'tssctl the spot but a
.ore the explosion.
iii" was certain there
pual occurring on the
Stressed the opinion
five-was thrown from
rjus along the rear of
It Whole Wall.
1 ff'et in depth and at
wide was torn in the
3 bay window at the
lure and the entire
second storv wu
"ie entire nelirhhor-
i and a crowd was on
minutes after the ex-
Wag 4(!ir-nlu a hnoan
5, uuusg
P'l'h was not affected.
f !he pentetrators was
':'f hy the Rev. Fra
,!") report.. that four
a was noticed lurking
U1 mansion and that
naunt the locality un
hen he disappeared.
Bomb Thrown. '
HIV Imtpmant l ,.,.1,1
J "ie bomb was thrown
pout forty feet from
pa arrived as It was
8'atement In strength.
l that the back gates
as uaual anri the
isiteil the basement
f' before the explo-
" sayg that when he
ne turned his flash
where indications
D was placed and at
1 fe nothing there."
Appears Calm.
Probably was calmest
nich surveveri tho
In.
marched downtown
f' a been seen in the
F' ' mansion t an
svenine.
Phen ber.arao
'ast spring when
Johnson assumed his
states senator.
Tnor Sti j.
triot'C addresses in
fWornians in sup-;
Washington, Cm. 18. While
another reorganization of the gov
ernment's shipbuilding organiza
tion was being announced hera
today the senate amid charges of
red tape and inefficiency ordered
n mvcuifldiion into ne entire
aubject.
A resolution by Senator Hard
ing, of Ohio, was rushed thru
committee with almost unexamp
led speed and the inquiry to be
conducted by the commerce corn,
mlttee will get under way while
congress Is In holiday recess.
Just before the senate - acted
Chairman Hurley, of the shipping
board, announced the resignation
of Rear Admiral Harris as gener
al manager of the emergency
fleet corporation and the appoint
ment of Charles A. Plez, of Chi
cago, to the place.
Washington, Dec. 18. Charles A.
Plez, of Chicago, was today appointed
general manager of the emergency
tleet corporation, succeeding Hear Ad
miral Harris, who resigned.
A general reorganization ot the fleet
corporation wiU follow. Hear Admir
al Bowles, aide to Admiral Harris,
wlH be given an important place in
the new organization.
James E. Hey worth will take full
charge of wooden construction and
Charles Day will become manager of
the production department.
Admiral Harris' resignation was ac
cepted. Hurley announced, because of
his insistence on moving the office
of the corporation to Philadelphia.
The shipbuilding program, ('hair
man Hurley announced, is In better
shape than any time since it was
launched. Conditions on the Pacific
coast are excellent, he declared, and
work is progressing everywhere as
fast as human labor can turn it out.
At present thero are under construc
tion and under contract, it was an
nounced 8,3!5,:iu8 dead weight tons of
shipping.
Disagreed With Hurley.
It was said today that the cause of
Rear Admiral Harris' request to be
relieved of his duty as general man
ager of the emergency fleet corpora
tion was a disagreement with Chair
man Hurley, of the shipping board,
over the expenditure of $12,000,000 for
the housing of employes at shipbuild
ing plants.
Chairman Hurley Is said to have dis
approved Admiral Harris' plan of go
ing ahead and spending the money im
mediately. He desired first to consult
the council of national defense's hous
ing committee with which trustees of
the fleet corporation have been work
ing on plans.
i Makes Optimistic Report,
In connection with the disagree
ment, Chairman Hurley Is understood
tn -havo made a reuort to the Presi
dent sotting forth fully the shipbuild
ing situation. This report is very opti
mistic, It Is said, and discloses condi
tions to be more favorable than had
been supposed to exist.
Want Old Soldiers
for Home Service
Washington. Dec. 18 Old soldiers,
past the age when they are acceptable
for line service, men who have at any
time served honorably In the army,
even those whose last services was
during the Spanish war will be accept
ed as recruits for the United States
guard now being organized to relieve
fighting troops on home duty.
Recruiting officers already are en
listing men. Old soiaiers even k -
sixty years will be accepted if they
are physically At for the work. Men
of this type should understand that
they are sought by the nnMt.
H.,..nfnr. no men over forty years
of age have been accepted at any re
pate or to state whether they wish peace or not
Up to this evening the embassies hail not received the commun
ication and an informal conference of the allied diplomats is said
to have reached no definite decision.
Given No Instruction.
Washington. Dec. 18. It Is assumed
at the state department that tho reply
of American Ambassador Francis to
the invitation of Leon Trotzky, for
eign minister of the Uolshcviki gov
ernment, to participate in the peace
negotiations would be thut ho has no
Instructions from this government. No
Instructions huve been sent to Mr.
Francis and It was indicated that none
authorizing him Co have anything to
do with peace negotiations would bo
sent.
The recurring suggestion in Kuropn
for do facto recognition of the liol
shevikl has not been supported here
and it is believed that American Am
bassador Francis will be expected to
do nothing more in connection with
the peace parleys than to observe tfo
velopments and report them.
House Test Vote
Shows Majority
Favor Suffrage
Washington, Dec. IS. On a tost
vote today Indicating sentiment
In the houso toward the woman
suffrage, constitutional amendment
the suffragists polled seven more
than a two-thirds vote. The ques
tion was on referring suffrage res
olutions to the new woman suf
Irage committee as the, suflragists
wished. Instead of the elections
committee as the anti-suffragists
asked.
INTEREST GROWS
III THE NOTABLE
CRDZIEFI
DISPUTES
S
STATEMENT
Much of Testimony as to Equip
ment of Men Abroad Contra
dicted Hy Rep. McCormiok
KERENSKY REPORTED TO
BE STILL IN THE FIELD
Copenhagen, Dec. 18. A re
port that former Premier Ker
enaky of Russia, supported by
some thousands of troops, has
appeared in the vicinity of Ptt
rograd Is contained In a dis
patch from Haparsnda In Swe
den at the Finnish frontier to
the Berllnteke Tldende.
The Bolshevik) are said to
have sent troopi against him.
s
n
IN
I ED
OF
SOT
E
DRATT CANDIDATE
TELLS OF
WINS AT CANADIAN
Lark Win (Jims and Other Ord
nance Experience Difficul
ties Over Clothing
Washington, Dec. IS. Much of the
testimony retarding the equipment of
American f"r ; aliro.nl 4-,i to tt.e
senule lnvi U, riling ciinmilie: by
.Major (ieii.-r.il ("roller, chef ! r'
nam e, w u cnnlradictc I today by Kwp
renenlative Medlll McCnrmlck. recent!,-
. -turned Ir n.i "be b:u.:! :r'nt
who hen J hy tt.e. colliil' Iteo in
executive session.
In heavy artillery Representative
McCnrmick told the committee the
American overseas force are particu
larly dctlcient. lie also (olil of short
... , I iikcs in other orlnancn and some dlf-
workers Are Much Encouraged. n-tiiiie over clothing. Mr. Mccor
mick's testimony wa said to "h ive
sharply contradicted" (i.mral Crox
ier stat, t nui' In sev.'r.i! parti. !. r
Major (ienernl Sharpe, quartermas
ter grtnorat, is to be examined Friday
regarding shortage ot clothing and
other material.
POLLS BY BIG VOTE
;Sir Robert 1 tor den Swept Into
Prime Ministry Hy Solid
! EnKlish-Speakinjir. Vote
Foresaw 1 .ack Early Ijist Spring
Because of Famine Storlea and
Itijr Foreign Shipments
HOOVER FOREWARNED
A1TKEUENSION FELT
RELIEVED HY VICTORY
RED
CROSS
w
I
Ei
On Second Day of The Ical
Campaign
HOWEVER, MUCH WORK
IH YET TO HE DONE
Increased Majority Will Mak It
Easier For Rorden Ministry
To Carry Out Alms
Chairmen Will Mset Again To
night To Submit Reports of
Their Progress
The Red Cross membership cam
paign is moving briskly. Kvory com
mittee of ha various divisions of the
Set 7-Year Limit
for State Action
Washington, Dec. IK. Tim propose I
constitutional amendment for nation
al prohibition was today finally sub
mitted by congress to the stales for
ratification or rejection within seven
years.
The senate completed congressional
Ottawa. Dec. 18. Klnctloti re
sults received up to noon locluy
Indicate that the government will
have a clear majority ot fort)
eldht seats with three In doubt,
two of which had been previously
credited to the government and
one to the opposition anil four
eats In which the oloction is de
ferred. Victory for Conscription
Ottawa, Dec. IS.Thfl KnHa!i
speaking sections of Canada yentcr
day voted solidly for conscription tlitit
the dominion may continue to lie rep
resented on the fighting line In the
slrenglh It has shown (here up lo the
present time. The Krench and Ger
man speaking purls of the country
voted against the llordeii government
and for the return of Sir Wlllred
in,, is oIKing ureirssiy anu ,.,. ), arceiitlntt house amend tits i
with gratifying success. I to the resolution of submission bv a ! l-rlr as prime minister.
Last night when the relurns for the rising vote of forty-aevtn to eight i The predominance, of the Kngllsh
J . ... .. . . with,.,,! a mil mil , speaking element In the dominion
.my w. re lurneu m at a meeting or tne I makes the return of the union govern-
workers tlio enrollment for tlie day ag. iT T . ; inent with Sir Hobert llonlen at lis
greguted 935. with many reports that UTfie irerilina tO ; head certainly
j could not bo checked and compiled un
, til this morning. This afternoon tho ro-
Suffraae Vote January 10.
Washington, Dee. 18,-Vota in the I Port t0 Br' Fra,,ds 1", state chair
house on the woman's snfTraRe constl-, nhowod the addition of several
tutional amendment on iThurada.v, Jan-, hundred new names. The d.iy's work
Sever Relations
Uuenos Aires, Doc. 18. Prominent
Argentinians favorable to thrt allies
at a meeting last iiigiii nearu spoecn
uary 10, was assured today when tho will be canvassed at the meeting of,, ' ;,, tmit Argentina must break
rules committee agreed on that date. ; tho vorkm at ,llgh chnol buld.j lolllH,inHh wilh Germany. Among tho
German Baroness
Loyal to America
Chattanoga, Tenn., Dec. 18. Har-
ing tonight. The total for tho campaign I speakers were three former members
up to o'clock this afternoon was 1,-1 of Argeiitlno canincis, nenors m.ig
Uuo. nascl, Y'ofre and (ionzales.
Just how thoroly the canvassers are . .
doing their work c:in be seen :n tiie ! A nnDITll"5? PTGlflrlt
rapid growth of the 100 per cent mem. ! rl 0
tii.ruli.ti hfiliufhrild niwl ni-ir , n iia t lit
r,.l! - I...I.I !,.. ' n
oness Mimi-, ue.u uc. u,. i...lKInr r(1, pubsm:.d ln another col
or espionage luuajr bkul uui hiuji ncjr i
to Knoxville to apply to Judge San-1 ciialrman Latham says that the ram. Washington Dec. IS. Appointment
ford In federal court for a release on pa:(! )a progressing w th gratifying : hy the President of general freight
a writ of habeas corpus. I success, and there is every nssnrnnco i trallic director to co-ordinate and utll.
While admitting she is the wife oi )hat b()h (he wh(? an( ,lfi C()lor,,(i iJn (h(, trnnsporatlon facllitleo during
Traffic Director
she is a native-born and loyal Ameri
can citizen, illegally restrained of her
liberty. She makes a general and spe
cific denial of the charges of espion
age and also attacks the irregularity
of the mitimus on which she was com
mitted to Jail.
Has Son at Naval Academy.
Knoxville, Tenn., Pec. 18. In the
effects of ISaroness Zollner held In
Chattanooga Was found a memoran
dum bearin gthe name and address ot
a Knoxville woman. This woman s
husband recently was registered as
an alien enemy. The local woman
today declared she had only a casual
acquaintance with Baroness Zollner,
having met her on a train. She said
the baroness claimed to have a son
at the United States naval academy,
and thiit she was accompanied by a
youth whom she claimed was another
son.
ORDER INVESTIGATION
OF RAILROAD PROBLEMS
Washington, Dec. 18. Investi
gation by the senate Interstate
commerce commission of the In
terstate commerce commission's
committee resolutions Involving
railroad transportation difficul
ties was ordered today by the
senate on motion of Senator
Cummins, of Iowa.
The committee will meet dur
ing the recess of eongresi and
is instructed to report legisla
tive recommendations.
j membership roll will greatly exceed the war was provided ln a Joint resiilil-
the apportionment made to this ills-; lion Introduced today by Senator S'r-
trlct. I ling and referred to tho Interstate
In addition 1o the homes, offices and commerce, commission.
industrial plants and stores that have j
earned the blue cross honor flag it Is fz-viiriCflc! PariTIPr? '
announced that everv teacher in everv i VUUI X CUllltlO
white public school In the city and thoi
faculty of Salem College-have enrolled :
an members of lw W1nHon-Salem j
chapter, and that the same Is true of
the teachers of all tho colorod schools
and of the faculty of Slater Normal
and practice school.
Mr. Hunt Cook and Chalrmnn La
tham visited Salem College this morn
ing and following addi'esves before ihe
rttident body and fucil'.'" -n ' -ganlz.i-1
t'on was perfected to secure ho UJ-, T..1T, (Pollr, T Tt--vn
yiort of the college In the work, and I Italy VallS UpOII
the report this -jternoon is that the i - . .
movement is meeting with success. ieW VxOntingentS
The booths located In various see- j
lions of 'he business district are aid-j
ing materially ln the campaign, num
Tremendous majorities for success
ful candidates on both sides constitute
the strike feature of tho election. Ho
great were the majorities of the llor
den candidates and so large are the
majorities given liberal candidates in
the liberal constituencies that the
soldier vote, when It Is received will
make Utile, dlfferenco In the total
number of members elected to sup
port Kir Itobert llonlen or his oppon
ent, Hlr Wilfred Laurler.
To Facilitate Administration.
The only effect of tho soldier vote
will be to Increase the majority ot
the government from about thirty to
some forty seats and will make it eas
ier for tho liorden ministry to carry
on Its administration.
Where the soldier vote Is likely
to work changes Is ln tho case of sev
eral Nova Scotia ridings, where ma-
to Hold Back Hogs
Washington, Dec. 18 The food ad
ministration todny counselled fanners
to hold back their hogs because the
Chicago market is glutted with more
pork than the packers can handle,
largely because of congested trans
portation facilities.
bcrs of members being secured by the
young ludy attendants.
The speaking campaign In connec
tion with te Red Cross Christmas
drive is proving quite successful. Last
night the matter was forcibly present
ed In a four-minute ppeeeh at the Para
mount theatre by Mr. J. II Whfckv
Tonight ex Mayor O, R. Eaton will
sneak four minutes at the Paramount.
P lot end Elmont theatres. Mr D. H.
Blair addressed a large and enthus'BR
tic gathering at the P. IT. Hanerf Knlt
t'ng Comnany's plant at. the noon hour
today. At each of 'he club and socWv
meetings being held todcy the Red
Cross drive Is being presented. Tb
talks, both at the theatres and at qth-
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Vessels Attacked
in North Sea Raid
Christiana, Dec. 17 (Delayed.) The
convoy uttacked In the Nor h Sea was
made up of tlie follow ng steamships:
llollsla, Norwegian 1,701 tons gross;
King Magnus, Norwegian; llothnla,
Swedish, I,fj:t7 t'lH ; Torluf, Swedish
(Torllef) Sr.fi tons; Mnslblo, Danish;
Cordova, British. (There were two
llrlllsh steamships Cordova, each of
about 2 .'iOO tons )
The llollsta was torpedoed and sank
In fifteen minutes. One of her boats
with eleven of crew and four passen
gers reached land this morning after
being out for fifteen hours. A life
boat from one of the Swedish steam
ers with fifteen persons, also reached
Head of American Sugar Rcfln
Ing Company Tells of Efforts
To Head Of f Shortafje
Washington, Dec. 18 -Sugar men
saw Ih danger of a shortage earlv
1 last spring becausu of stories of
fictitious famine and later when they
began to reallun the large amounis be
Ing seal abroad, Karl A. Uabst, presi
dent of Iho Amorlcan Sugar KeflnlnK
Company, lousy testified before thd
senate investigating committee.
llubst said that III May hn warned
Food Administrator Hoover thai fam
ine stories circulated In February and
March would have serious effect and
again In June predicted to Mr. Hoover
a shortage this fall because so much
sugar whs being sent abroad.
llubst pointed out that his company
advertised extensively during the sum
mer that there was no prospect ot a
shortage If people would not hoard
and added his company took only two
foreign orders after June 28. These,
be said, were filled at the earnest plea
of the llrltlxh royal commission that
some sugar was needed there. The
total shipped abroad this year he tes
tified was CM, mil) tons.
Portuguese Pledge
Loyalty tq Allies
Washington," Dec. 18. Alb glance
of the new government of Portugal
was pledged to the allied cause today
ln a statement Issued at the Portu
guese legation which also denounced
statements that the recent revolution
was brought about in the Interests of
Germany. Ihe statement follows:
"Kfforls are being made In certain
quarters to suggest the Idea that re
cent revolution In Portugal was car
ried out In 111 ii interest of the mon
archy with the assistance of .Hpaulsh
and other foreign elements and that
It was essentially a movement In fa- '
vor of Uermany and against the al
lies. "There Is not a sclntlllu of truth In
any one of these suggestions. They
are merely one morn device of the
all-pervading Herman propaganda In
tended to sow dissension among the
allies. Their character con easily he
appraised by noting the quarters In
which they are put forth. Tho foreign
policy of the Portuguese government
rests and will continue to rest on the
maintenance of the alliance with
Kngland ln hearty co-operation with
the olher allies.
"Tlie hostile attitude of the German
press toward the new situation In
Portugal and the bombardment of the
Portuguese port of Funchal by a Ger
man submarine directly the success
of the revolution became known clear
ly show tbe flimsy nature of the Uer
man propaganda."
Rome, Sunday, Dec. 16. New con
tingents have been called upon by the i port, altho It was blowing a gale.
government. The classes of troops
already mobilized consists of all eligi
ble and fit men between the ages of
eighteen and forty-three.
Editor Hugh Wilson Dead.
Greenwood, S. C, Dec. 18. Hugh
Wilson, editor and owler of the Ab
beyvllle, S. C Press and Banner, for
nearly half a century, died at his
home at Abbeyvllle last niffat, aged
eighty years..
Convicts Commit Suicide.
Gallup, N. M.. Dec. 18. Marlu Clvus
and Sylvario 811vla, sentenced to be
banded December 21 for murder, com
mitted suicide in the county Jail here
today.
Y.M.CA.Secretaries
Confer in Atlanta
Atlanta, Dec. 18. General socretar
les of city Young Men's Christian As
sociations thruout the South convened
here today for a one-diy conference
to discuss the needs and plans for
training men for "leadership for home
and overseas army Y. M. C. A. work
and tbe conservation of normal Y. M.
C. A., work In the community."
Plans will be laid at the'eonference
for the work of 1918 in training men
for secretarial positions, both at home
and overseas army service.
First Woman Mayor
in England, Dead
London, Doc. 18. Dr. Elizabeth
Garrett Anderson, the first woman to
be elected as mayor of a town In Eng
land, and a prominent physician, died
at her home In Aldburgh, Suffolk, yes
terday.
' Dr. Kllzabeth Garrett Anderson was
born ln 1836 and was married In 1871
to J. O. S. Anderson, a shipowner. Re
fused admission to the examination of
colleges of surgeons and physicians,
she passed the medical examination
of the University of Paris In 1870. She
was a member of the first school board
for London. From 1883 to 1903 Dr.
Anderson was dean of the London
school of medicine for women.
Upholds Pine Lumser Rates.
Washington, Dec, 18. The Inter
state commerce commission today up
held carload rates on pine lumber
from Norfolk, Richmond, Petersburg,
Suffolk, Lynchburg and. Roanoke, Va..
amounting to 17 3-10 cents for hundred
pounds to Pittsburgh and 19 8-10 cents
to Buffalo.
The complaint of the North Carolina
Pine Association against these rate
was dismissed. '
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cruiting office.