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VOL. 14. NO. 301.
SALISBURY, NORTH CAROL1N A TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 1918.
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SALISBURY MONEY
In Discussing What We Can and Should Do for the City
During the Coming Year, a Strong Suggestion Comes
to the Post That We Must Invest Salisbury Money 1
Salisbury to Build Up Salisbury Food for Thought for
Those Who Wish to See City Grow and Prosper.
-fT'I wish that in discussing what
may be done for .Salisbury during the
coming year, that you would ask
Salisbury people to stop investing
their money in other towns and invest
it m Salisbury," said one of the lead
ing business men of the city to the
Post man Monday. "In saying this I
want to confess -my own guilt and
acknowledge that I have lived in Salis
bury and invested money in other
cities and towns, and I am as much
blamable as any one else."
Having made thi good point, this
Salisbury man mentioned numerous
cases where Salisbury money was in
vested elsewhere and every dollar of it
is working to upbuild that city or
town and Salisbury is the loser. A
helf dozen shining examples were
cited, in each case Salisbury people
invested money they had made in
Salisbury in other places, some of
these in other states. The gentleman
called names and cited case after
case where Salisbury money is in
vested in cotton mills and other en
prises far, from Salisbury.
It would be very interesting to know
the full story of this custom, how
much Salisbury money is invisted
elsewhere, how mucbTJf it might have
been ' invested in Salisbury and how
much of a loss this means to Salis
bury. There is no question but that a
large sum of mdney is so invested,
that during the past year a good deal
of local money has been invested else
where. The proposition may look a
little better at first sight, but local in
vestments will pay Salisbury people
much better than foreign investments.
Where the treasury is there the heart
is.tot and conversely, where the heart
is there the investment should be.
Much, general Interest is being
shown in this series of arctiles on
helping Salisbury for 1919. Salisbury
people are speaking personally for
the agitation and many say they want
light on the commission form of gov
ernment. A (prominent member of the
city administration ' declared to the
.Post Monday that he had an open
mind on the change of government
scheme, that he wanted to know if posr
sible if this is what we need and what
we should get. This member of the
present board said that he is want
ing light and with open mind he warts
to hear -a discussion of the commis
sion form and see evidence of its
worth. "If it is what we need, I want
to be shown," is about the way he
expressed it.
Mr. A. H- Snider Says the "State of
Mind is Most Important."
The Post continues to receive sug
gestions relative to the best thing to
do for Salisbury during the year 1919.
Replies coming in indicate a consider
able degree of interst in a commis
sion form of goverment.
The following from Mr. A. H.
Snider, of the wholesale grocery store
is of interest:
"With every people, regardless of
forms .of government, the state of
mind is more important than specific
measures for their welfare; for upon
it depends whether laws work har
moniously and the people get the full
benefit of them, and whether the ad
ministration of them be steady and
Popular city governments have n6
continuing ruling set to play petty po
litics. , ,
The local situation does not demand
hasty and decided action without
knowledge of all the facts. : I would
vote for the commission form of gov
ernment because 4 am informed by a
number of persons with experience
that it is very satisfactory.
Please find attached a clipping
which is worth passing along.
i surely witn a utue siuay, nine
t ..,! IniMnnihf nlna nmr Hjk
Vised wnereDy saiiSDury can te a
desirable place in which to live.
. Mr. H. 'J. Knebel, the Y. M. C. A.
secretary, is favor of a commission
form of government, and thinks now
is the time to push it , He says: "Not
until we get this form- of government
can we' expect to make headway in
1919." : v : ' .
Find the Right Mm, Says Leroy
, ; Smith. , ,
Writing the Post on the very im
. portent matter of city government
Mr. Leroy Smith thinks that the first
and most hnpotrartt thing in con
, nection with managerial plan is to
find the right man. in reply to the
Post inquiry Mr. Smith says: .
"If Rowan county fcas raised one
. man who is big enough an strong
enough and brave enough and willing
to take upon his shoulders the man
. agement of ths best town in the state
I would favor putting him in charge
. as manager of the city of Salisbury. . '
If such a man is not now found,
ready for ths task I woald continue
under ths present form and let ths
town and county set about ths task of
raising and developing such a man.
' he beginning of this task of nnd
f inr a maaT I would name as the most
important work the city and county
could do during 1919."
IS BEING INVESTED ELSEWHERE
SOLDIERS IN HOSPITALS
REMEMBERED CHRISTMAS.
Under Auspices of Baraca and Phila
theas People Contributed Liberally
to Christmas Boxes Salisbury Sent
in Several Large Boxes.
Mr. C. W. Andrews, local chairman
for the Baracas and Philatheas in
raising contributions for the wounded
and sick soldiers at Azalea, Waynea
ville and Kenil worth, has received a
report of the result of the canvass
throughout North Carolina from the
secvretary at Asheville and it shows
that the response to the call for good
things for the unfortunate soldiers
was a decided success. More than a
ton of candy, much of it home made,
was sent in and there were fruits,
nuts, cakes and hundreds of gifts in
the way of handkerchiefs, neckties,
and other useful articles.
In connection with the distribution
of the gifts there was exercises of a
musical character and the event was
one of -veal enjoyment and. pleasure for
these boys who are away from home.
Among the contributions there were
more than one thousand narcissus
bulbs and other potted flowers to
make the suroundings of the men
cheery and inviting.
Mr. Andrews received a most hearty
response to his call upon the people
of Salisbury for the above cause and
desires to thank all who contributed.
The merchants were liberal in making
donations and while this work was un
der the auspices of the Baracas and
Philatheas the contributions were by
no means confined to members of
these organizations "but practically
every one approached gaive something
and Mr. Andrews was able to send in
several big boxes from Salisbury.
To all who aided in any way in
making the Salisbury boxes possible
Mr. Andrews desires on behalf of the
organization having the work in hand
and for the soldier boys in the hos
pitals ifi Western North Carolina to
express his sincere thanks. .The ef
forts to remember these ' boys were
very successful and added mighily to
making Christmas for them one of
cheer.
TELEGRAPHERS GET INCREASE
Postmaster General Burleson An
nounces Another Wage Advance for
Telegraph Operators, According to
Length of Service.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, ,Dec. 31. Increased
wages effective tomorrow for em
ployes of all departments of the tele
graph systems under government con
trol, except employes at "non-functional"
offices and messengers, was
announced today by Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson.
(Employes in the service more than
a year and a half get an increase of
ten per cent and those employed less
than a year and half get five per cent.
The percentage increase will not
apply to premium rates or premium
earnings and are to be based on sal
aries in effect today. The order pro
vides that no salaries shall be ad
vanced to more than $200 a month and
the increase sholl not apply in cases
to any extent where it will result in
an increase of more that $35 a month
since January 1st last.
IMPORTANT BEARING
ON LABOR.
British War Cabinet Considering Pro
posals That May Effect Future La
bor Questions.
(By the Associated Pres)
London, Dee. 81. The British war
cabinet is considering a proposal
which may have an important bearing
on .the future of the labor question
throughout the world, according" to
the Express. 7 ,
The proposal is to ask the peac
conference at one of its earliest ses
sions topoint . commission to in
quire .into the'" question of interna
tional adjustment of conditions of em
ployment and submit' ths plan to a
permanent international court.
KILLEHIN A FIGHT
Noted Boxer Receives Fracture of
Skull When Felled by Frankie Britt
of New Bedford in Bostom. . j
(By Associsted Press.) t
Boston, Mass., Dec. SI. "Perry Mc
Govern," of - Philadelphia,, a . boxer,
known in private life as Frank dfTeo,
injured i in a match last night with
Frankie Britt, of New Bedford, Mass,
died in ths city hospital today. His
skull was fractured by hitting the
floor when he was felled by his oppo
nent m the sixth round.
Britt was arrested early today, at
his home in New Bedford and brought
to this city for arraignment. ,
"PERRY raVERi
PREMIER-WILSON
SPEECHES FEATURED
London Morning Newspapers
Give Same Prominence to Ut
terances President and Prem.
COMMENT REVEALS SOME
UNEASINESS IN VERSIONS
However, There is Endeavor to
Avoid Anything Indicating '
Substantial Misagreement.
(By the Associated Press)
London, Dec. 31j The morning
newspapers give equal prominence to
the speeches of Premier Clemenceau
before the French chamber of depu
ties and President Wilson's address in
Manchester. The headlines are prom
inent and the speeches are placed in
duxta position. The comment reveals
a certain uneasiness in their apparent
versions. However, there u an obvi
ous endeavor to avoid anything sug
gesting the existence of a substantial
disagreement or promoting anxiety
regarding the conference.
The desire seems mainly to show
that Premier Clemenceau's standpoint
is not so remote from that of Presi
dent Wilson as might appear at first
sight and any differences ought to be
arranged with pains and patience.
Mr. Clemenceau's version of Mr.
Wilson's comment on the British
fleet received much prominence.
HAMPTON MAY RUN FOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
But Denies Positively That He Is Ally
Sort Of Candidate for Marshalship.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 30. Frank
A. Hampton returned here from the
state today. He denied the story to
the effect that he is slated for the
marshalship of the eastern district.
He said he was not a candidate for
the place.
It is believed her) ihnt Mr llruti
ton wil be a real candidate for lieu
tenant governor,' an was predicted in
The Observer weeks asm. As to the
marshalship, Senator Simmons will
give that his attention in a few days
now. He waited until the revenue
bill was out of the way. In a formal
statement today Mr. Hampton snid:
"If I am slated for the marshalship,
it is entirely without my knowledge.
Senator Simmons, so far as I know,
has never thought of me in connec
tion with the marshaship. I know
he has never mentioned such an idea
to me, nor I, nor anyone for me, to
my knowledge, to him. The fact is
there is no slate. When the Senator
gets ready to take up the matter, he
expects to carefully consider all the
applications and endorsements that
have been filed, and then dispose of
the matter.
"I am not a candidate for the mar
shalship, active, receptive or any other
sort of candidate. I am sincere .ird
candid in this statement. I ikt- iny
position as secretary of North Caro
lina's great national leader and best
beloved son, and while the marshal
ship is an attractive position, I con
sider the post of secretary to Senator
Simmons in his great career and work
here more important than the mar
shalship. I do not wish my good
friends who are candidate for the
marshalship to think I am opposing
them, and I shall be glad if you will
make my position clean"
As to the lieutenant governorship,
Mr. Hampton says the proposition
appeals to him, but that it is entirely
to early to announce a definite posi
tion respecting it.
SENSATIONAL ARRESTS MADE
(By Associated Press.)
Seventeen Prominent Men Taken: Into
Custody by the Police of Munich.
Were Hold a Conference.
Munich, Monday, Dec. 30. Seven
teen prominent men, including one
non-Bavarian Duke, were -arrested
here last evening by notice assisted b
members of the local soldiers council.
The arrests caused the greatest sensa
tons experienced by this city since the
revolution.
The men were at one of the largest
hotels in Munich and are said to have
been engaged in a conference when
the officers arrived. It is reported they
apparently attempted to, destroy a
number of incriminating documents
which ths police seized. Three of the
men were later released. The name
of only one is known, that of a Munich
publisher, y
FEEDING HORSE MEAT
A fact not generally known is that
the wild animals at the winter quar
ters of the Sparks circus at the fair
grounds are fed horse meat and it
proves a palatable diet for the beasts
of the forest. .Numbers of broken
down horses, unfit for service.' are
purchased and put in corral and killed
as they are needed. This is the first
season ths animals have been on this
las of meat and it is said to be
wholesome and well suited for feeding
tm lions,: tigers, leopards and other
wild animals at the circus quarters.
- The work of painting ths cages,
wagons and dens as well as all other
paraphernalia at ths ahow grounds
nas begun and from now until the
season opens in April this work will
go on. The painting of the railway
cars will also begin within a short
time. - .
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General Pershing Designates About
Fifteen Thousand Additional
Troops for Early Convoy to the
States.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 31. General
Persching has notified the war de
partment that additional units with a
total strength of approximately 15,
000 men had been dseignated by him
for early convoy home.
Theset roops include the 329th and
330th infantry of the 83rd division
with a strength of more than 60 of
ficers and 3,400 men each, and the 4th
regiment air service, including about
16 aero squadrons.
MEDICAL EFFORTS IN
FRANCE PRODIGEOUS
The Accomplishments of the Medical
cal Department In France Now May
Be Made Known.
(Correspondence of Associated Press)
General Headquarters, American
Expeditionary Force, Dec. 31. The
prodigious effort of the medical de
partment in the army in France is re
vealed in statistics which the Associ
ated Press is now permitted to make
public. When, on November 11, the
armistice suspended hostilities and the
great expansion and extension work of
the medical department was suspend
ed, there were in operation 288,240 I
1 I. I t U I i .. 1 1
ueua in cnnijf bih uase iiubuiluis biiu
convalescent camps with about 100,
00 Oof them vacant.
There were on duty in the Ameri
can Expeditionary Force at that time
12,989 doctors and 8,593 nurses. The
authorized nurse strength of the army
when America entered the war was
206 and of doctors 300t figures that
testify to the work the medical corps
was ctlled upon to perform.
The hospitalization of the army in
France i interesting. Basically it
consists of mobile organizations. To
each division there are four field hos
pitals, two evacuation hospitals and
one mobile surgical ' hospital and in
addition there is fixeji hospitalization,
consisting of camp and base outfits
and convalescent camps, with an au
thorized bed capacity of 16 per cent
of the strength of the command.
There are now 85 camp hospitals
serving training and billeting areas
while for general service and for the
treatment of more serious cases and
battle casualties are 115 base hos
pitals. These base hospitals occasion
allyare single institutions of from
11,000 to 3,000 beds or are grouped in
hospital centers. Twenty such centers
of from 2,600 to 15,000 beds are in
operation.
Convalescent camps at the bed rate
of 20 per cent of normal hospital beds
are authorized for the purpose of giv
ing as early graduated physical train
ing as possible and 15 such camps are
in operation at present.
The American hospitals are partly
in French barracks, school buildings
and hotels and (partly in constructed
cantonment of demountable buildings.
All the buildings taken over were re
modeled and outfitted for the purpose,
lighted and heated and modernized,
while the demounable huts are models
of their kind.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
CHEERED RED CROSS.
Metz, Dec. 81.rThirty-three Ameri
can wounded soldiers in a ward of a
hospital here who were left behind
bv the Germans when they evacuated
Metz cheered and shouted when two
American Red Cross nurses arrived
here to care for them. The nurses
were Miss R. H. Baxter of Lewiston,
Mont., and Miss Marion Whitney, of
New York City. It is asserted that
they were the first American women
to enter Metz after the Germans left.
They had been summoned in haste
from Paris by an American Red
Cross physician, Dr. E. F. Pope of
Spokane, Wash., who entered Metz
four hours after the Germans de
parted.5 r . "
. When -the ' nurses arrived the
Americans were overjoyed and all
wanted t Otalk '. to them at once.
They had been virtually unattended
for three days. Many of them were
unshaven.' ....
Release Sinn Feiners.
(By Associated Press.)
London, iDec 31.1 The release of
sD Sinn Feiners interned in England
is expteced at once. Count Plunkett of
ths Sinn Feiners .elected to parlia
ment in "the recent balloting, already
has been released. - - v .
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OVERSEAS
MANY SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE , ,
A great many subscriptions are due with the first of
the year and subscribers are asked to be prompt about
their renewal. The POST is on a CASH JN ADVANCE
basis and subscriptions permitted to lapse will be dropped
and it may, and likely will, require several davs to get the
paper started again. A number expire with the very first
day of the year and these should be attended to, for the
papers will be discontinued at expiration, ,
WILS0NTS ROME VISIT
E
Conference Delegates and French
Political Circles Are Greatly
Interested in Trip to Italy.
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS TO
BE DISCUSSED BY WILSON
Question Relative to Adriatic
Fiume and Dalmatian Coast,
Jugo Slavs and Italy.
By the Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 31. Great interest Is
manifested among conference dele
gates and in French political circles
in President Wilson's trip to Italy be
cause of the important subjects he is
expected to discuss there.
Foremost among the subjets it it
supposed will be the questons relative
to Adriatic Fiume and the Dalma
tian coast concerning the Jugo Slavs
and Italy which are not in aceord.
The pretentions of the Jugo Slavs
to fiume and the Dalmatian roast are
founded on the claim ot prepond
ance of their nationals in populatim
there. According to the views of the
Jugo Slav leaders the controversy in
volves the principles of the right of
the peoples to dispose or themselves.
This is one of the foremost con.
orte questions of this kind President
Wilson will be called upon to discuss.
Italy's historic claims, together with
her interest in smple protection
along the Adriatic coast naturally
also Is to be considered.
RICHOMOND LADY DEAD.
Mrs. Robertson, Mother of Mrs. C. S.
Snellings Died Monday Night
A message received this morning
from Richmond announced the death
there last night of Mrs. M. B. Robert
son, mother of Mrs. C. S. Snelings, of
this city. Mrs. Robertson had been ill
some time and Mrs. Snellings had but
recently retimed from a stay with
her mother. ; The funeral .and burial
will be in Richmond; Mrs. Snellings
is at present too unwell to make the
triD to Richmond to attend the fu
neral. Mrs. Robertson wai known to
a number of Salisbury r.eoole. and
these and the numerous friends of
Mrs. Snellings' will oe pained to learn
or her death.
PEASANTS' ATTITUDE
REPORTED ALARMING
Conduct of Those in Region of Mos
cow Causing Much Concern .Ac
tivity Kevolt Esriy in uecemoer.
(By the Associated Press)
Paris. Dec. 31. (Haves Agency)
The attitude of the Peasants in the
region of Moscow is alarming th
Lenine government, according to the
Petrograde correspondent of the
Journal.
Early in December, thu report says,
the Peassnts actively revolted and it
was a week before they were sub
dued.
LYNCHBURG SCENE OF
BIG FIRE LAST NIGHT
Lynchburg, Vs., Dec. 80. Fire orig
inates: in a four-story brick building
in the heart of (Lynchburg's business
section burned fiercely for about an
hour at 11 o'clock tonight, destroying
the building, damaging the Y. M. C
A. building slightly and for a timo
seriously menacing others, but was
soon under control, The stock of a
Main street florist and a clothing store
were ruined, causing the greater part
or the S40,(HW loss.
(As a result of the fire, the city is
in darkness, the lighting system being
temporarily put out of commission.
PRESIDENT LEAVES LONDON.
(By the Associated Press)
London, Dec. 8LPresident Wilson
left Victoria, station at 9:15 this
morning aboard a special train for
the return trip to France.
The Presidential train reached
Dover at 11 o'clock and no time was
lost in boarding the steamer Brigh
ton which set outa lmost immediately
on the cross channel trip. The morn
ing was cold andr aw with a sharp
each wind whlpipng the channel into
whitecaps, indicating that ths cross-
in' was likely to be a rough one,
Notwitshtanding the unfavorable
weather conditions President and
Mrs.-Wilson remained on the bridge
of the vessel until it left the' pier.
They waved farewell to those on
shore and the band played the Star
Spangled Banner. ,
FIRST OF NEW YEAR
ATTRACTS
EUROP
THE SITUATION AT
ARCHIE GOOD
State Department Receives Reports
From That Section of Russia
Where Adverse Unofficial Reports
Had Coms.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington. "Dec. 31. Favorable
reports on the sttuatlon In the Arch
angle region, of Russia where some
unofficial accounts have pictured the
Northern Russian allied and American
forces as facing destruction at the
hands of ths BoTsemt in overwhelm
ing numbers have been given to the
State department by representatives
here of the Archangle government.
According to these reports Bol
shevik! soldiers are ofsrea by Ger
mans and consequently are able ot
make good use of their artillery and
rapid fire guns but they have no
stomach for a ffrrht that does not
keep them some distance from fheir
opponents.
NO BRITISH PROFIT
IN TROOP FERRYING
This Country Will Pay London Gov
eminent on Actual CVost Bssis for
Transport of American Soldiers. '
Washington, IDeo. 28. Ths , aver
age cost of transporting sn American
soldier acros sthe Atlantic on a Brit
ish steamer probably was less than
$100. Both ths British and American
governments are now working out
the actual figures. When thess have
been determined a settlement will be
made.
Meanwhile, officials of ths war de
partment declare, there is no founda
tion whatever for the guesses that
are going ths rounds as to what Great
Britain has received or is to 'receive
for transporting American fighting
men. These guesses range from $10
per man and 430 per officer to a flat
rate of $160 per head. For the most
part the figures art above $100. On
report places the cost at $140 per
head. (Another boosted it up to $147,
and the latest is that ths cost for
bringing. mas back is. to be $160. .
An official In touch, with the situa
tion declared tonight that thess fig.
ures art mostly far from the mark.
It is possible, ne said, that whsn
actual costs are determined it will bo
found that the average considerably
under $100. Reports to the contrary
spparently havt been circulated for
the purpose of embarrassing both
governments. s
When the Germans started their
great drive last March ths first con-
sideraton was to get American fight
ing men across the Atlantic. No
definite arrangement was made in ad
vance regarding the cost. Advances
have been mads to Great Britain on
account of troop movements, but thess
have been well within the actual cost
The understanding is that payment
will be on cost pasis. All ths negotl
stons for British tonnage were con
ducted ricelty with the government,
and the ships turned over for the
transportation of troops were under
the admiralty, and not being oper
ated by private concerns. It is pos
sible that the cost of transporting
our troops in .British ships msy prove
to have been leas than that for ferry
ing them across in American trans
ports. ' (When the eastward troop move
ment across the Atlantic was stopped
by the armlstics there were approxi
mately 2,200,000 Americans on the
other side. In his annusr report,
Secretary of War Baker gives the
British credit for having transported
about half of them. - Based on sn
average of $100 per head, this would
mako Great Britain's bill $110,000,000.
It probably will be considerably less.
GERMANY REFUSES
I POLISH DEMAND.
Declines to Let Polish Troops Use
Railroads In Going From Frontier
te Vllna Says En ten tees Must
Permission. -
(By the Associsted Press)
London. Dec. 31. Germany has re
fused to accede to the demands of the
Poles that Polish troons be permitted
to us railroads from the Polish border
to Vilna, according to Warsaw advices
to ths Mail. .
The Berlin government is said to
have based ths refusal on the ground
that permission from entente nations
wss necesary.
Meantime it is said the demand has
been made that German troops re
turning from Russia te allowed to
use the Polish railroads..
TWO MYSTEWOIOUS DEATHS
Dead Bodies of a White Man and a
Negro Found ia Woods Near Mid
dlesex investigation Begins.
(IBy (Associsted Press.) '
(Raleigh, tfce. 21. The bodies of
Henry Tant, white, and Tilgrain
Barnes, a negro, were found in the
woods near Middlesex this morning,
both having been shot to death, ac
cording to reports reaching hers. -
Tant, who was foreman of a prison
ramp left Middlesex Christmas with
i Eddie Patterson and Barnes, two con
victs, and nothing further was heard j
I from them until the bodies of the two !
jia being cough t by the authorities.
Miss Mildred Cannp who was taken
to the sanatorium last Thursday, was
operated on today and is very sick.
Her father, mother and brother are
with her.
WAR COST AMERICA:
OVER 24 BILLION
Year Ending With Today Saw An
Expenditure of More Tnan .
Eight Million Dollars.
BILLIONS STILL NEEDED
IN WINDING UP PROGRAM
First Months of the New Tear
May See Expenditures Climb
Still Higher Than Post Month.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 31. It cost the
American people about $18,160,000,.
000 to run Its war government in the
year ending today, according to com
putations from the treasury reports.
December expenditures were above : . 1
$2,000,000,000, a record for the na
tlon's history and sent the aggregate :.
war cost to date to approximately 1
$24,500,000,000. ,
Of the $1,10,000,000 paid out in .
1918 probably $10,000,000,000 went for
the army and general military estab
lishment; about $2,000,000,000 for the f.
navy, and $1,000,000,000 for the ship- v'
building 'program, a billion for other,
civil government needs and' $4,150,
000,000 as loans to the allies. "
Although hostilities cessed nearly
two months ago the government's out
lay each day is mounting because of
the, liquidation of war contracts and
treasury officials said the indications "
are the demands of the government in v
first months of the new year may be
even more than for this montbv
CRISIS EXPECTED.
IN GERMAN CAPITAL
' ' ' ' ejesssssssssS '!' "
Reports la London Indicated Great'
Damonatration Would Test the
Power.
lLondon, (Dee. . 29. -Berlin reports
from Copenhagen and Amsterdam
indicate that today - was being
awaited in the German capltaLwitn ,
anxittftr at- being4 feared that the
great open-air meetings which liad
been ararnged would lead' te serious
trouble. The dispatches say r ths
burgeois press was . urging the
suport of the' government of Fried
rich Ebert and (Philip Scheidemann.
while the Spartacns were convinced
that their hour had arrived.
Despite the promised evacuation,'
the dispatches add, sailors still oc-'
cupy the Imperial Palace and sen:
tries sre posted at all its entrances.'
The Berlin Tfcesseitung asserts that
marines ahve occupied the reichstag
building. y
According to one of the digpatchehs,
the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin says
the palace shows signs of ths recent
bombardment. A shell passed through
the msrble covered wall and lodged
In the courtyard. The throne room
and the Joachim Hall, however, were
almost untouched. The former em
peror's rooms were closed by the min
istry, of financeFive dead sailors
were found lying In a email vestibule
in the second courtysrd. -
Advices from Zurich are that the ;
situation in Berlin remains obscure,
but thst the city evidently te extreme
ly disturbed and it was thought to
day might provs cruciaL Both politi
cat. parties were said .to be making
formidable preparations for the an
nounced demonstrations. : ' v'
The dispatches add that serious
news is being received from Ham
burg, Luebeck, Kiel, - and "Danaig,
where revolutionary sailors are mas
ters of the situation. It is also as
serted that there have been sanguin
ary encounters h ths Jtahr Bssin re
gion of West Prussia. . v;
Ths German propaganda bureau,
dispatches from Paris assert, says
that in the flsrhting in Berlin on
Christmss eve 76 persons were killed. -The
attacking troops lost 56 men will
ed while six sailors and fifivs police
men who were fighting with the sail
ors lost their lives, .- .
adiT
"EN
ARDEN LAST NIGHT.
large end Appreciative Audience
Jleard Our. Dr. Q. VL Owen at
Baptist Church Last Night .
One of ths most enjoyable and
highly entertaining local events -of the
season waa that at the First Baptist
church last evening when the pastor.
Rev. Dr. C A. Owen, gave a mono
loge interpretation of Tennyson'
beautiful story, "Enoch Arden." ,
Without hesitation or flaw the
gifted young pastor recited the story
of Enoch Arden, and the accompani
ments on the piano by Miss Julia.
Crouch sdded a touch of pathos to the
intensely interesting story ss the
preacher na rated ths story of ths leav,
ing horns of Enoch Arden, the faith
fulness of ths devoted wife, who
longed and ever expected his return,
ths care and love of iPhilip for the
family and finally the marriage of
Enoch's wife and Phillip, of , how
Enoch returned home almost a vaga
bond and saw how his family were
I'ving in happiness and well provided
for and then his departure, all un
awares to those of his household and
of the writing of the letter of bless
inra on his aymg bed to his former
wife end children.
All who were present, snd there
wis a large audience, enjoyed the re
cital to the fullest and were lo.i i in
their praise of the manner in v ' n
Mr. Owens presented the r " 3
interpretation.
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