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FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1919. WITH OUR SOLDIERS (By Mm. J, H. Anderson, Phone 686.)- S rs. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Orrell have re ceived a letter from their son, David. Junior, of the 26th New England Di vision, saying he was taking a spe cial course in a French University in electrical engineering. , He expects to return to the States In a few weeks. His whole Division was cited for fine combat work. Lieutenant Edmund Lilly is now taking a special course In musketry at a French college. He expects ti be ordered to Poland shortly, being now attached to the 6th Division, which is with ,the Army of Occupation. . ' "1 t ', ' I MAJOR ROBERT J. LAMB, Of 3rd Battalion, 119th Infantry; 30th (Old Hickory) Division. He Was Formerly Captain of Co. F of the 119th. Lieut. Carl Carson writes home that he is still at Tours, but hopes to re turn before long. Two young soldiers have recently joined the ranks of young America. They are the sons of Lieutenant James Cooper and Major Arden Freer, born a few days ago In Henderson and fayetteville. Mrs.. Fanny Parker, of Victory M'ills, has received the folowlng letter from Private Neil Johnson, Co. A, 321st Infantry, 81st Division. He says: "As you know I. am still In France.- Have been here at this little town "Nesle" (we say "Nell") ever since December 3. Just three months. As each day passes I say to myself, "one more- day passed of my stay In this frog country," and of course I am one day nearer my sweet home. You - will wish to know how we sleep. Well, I sleep in a room with fifteen other lads. Some are Italians, Irish, Greeks, Indians, etc., but we are all buddies. We sleep on straw. Our "bunks" are in an old house made of rocks.. Looks like it was here In the first century. The rocks fall out the top of the building sometimes and it's almost as dangerous as going "over the top." We are up with the dawn, fall out in the "mess line" after the rfevelee formation, then after "mess" t's clean up rifles and fall out for drill fct 8:20, drift till lutttnen dinner; jkll out atlO'Tn&rfor drill ' Oil 4:30; so yon ee ' we ace kept busy all day. But let me tell you, I have been havinar a real busv time for the past several weeks. You see each flivision has a divisional show and pach regiment has a show. Well, I, of course, have a part In our regimental show and we rehearse every day In stead of drill. There are twenty-five of us lads in the 1st B. N. show of the 321st Infantry. I have charge of the orchestra and pianist of course. We played two towns last week and made a hit, but amid all my pleasures (which are few) my mind Is with the dear ones at home. There's a church In every French village and they, the French people, are very religious Romanist, of course, and let me tell ' you, they worship Joan of Arc the samo as we do the saints of old. I mean they look on Joan cf Arc as we do the saints, and they have her im age in their churches. I attend their services. Perhaps you have never heard the story of Joan of Arc. You have heard me sing the song, I am sure, but I'll tell you her history when I get home. Oh, she was wonderful, "a wonderful madamoseille." You know she has been dead centuries. She saved France while in her teens. Once during a big drive over here the French soldiers swear that Joan of Arc's spirit could be seen h the cioudB. At that time the Germans outnumbered the French four to one. And the French came out victorious. Ah, but how. many interesting things I can tell you. I have a written diary, jjou see, and I expect to write some of my experience when I get back to dear old Fayettevllle. Lots .of the lads .are receiving letters that their sweethearts, who promised to be true, are married (perhaps to slackers), but its this way with - me, a girl who proves false to the lover who came over here to fight for humanity and all that's good and noble, that girl is not worthy to marry a boy who has worn khaki. I can tell you something ' of a soldier's life, too, especially in France; there'B nothing soft about it, ' Ancil Melvin, of the American Train, has Just spent a day and night with me, and I am looking for anoth- er pal tomorrow. I have a dear, deaf pal; he is from Wyoming; also I've another from Minnesota. I will hate so bad to part from those- dear lads when we are mustered out, but oh, tlje thoughts of going home will ha inh all sorrow. Write me soon." I Chas. Marsh, U 8. Navy and Lieut. mi ihi iiiiimv. ill ijaiuu uaviivDuin unT returned noma witn. an nonoraoie uis THIRD BATTALION, OLD CUMBER LAND COMPANY F. Welcome home, soldiers of Com pany F, and other Cumberland men of the 119 Infantry! We are proud of what you have accomplished and welcome you as conquering heroes, as men who , have endured hardships with brave hearts and have upheld nobly "the traditions of your forefath ers. To those of you who sleep in France we pay silent homage. Fayetteville has Just cause to be proud of the splendid record made by Co. F, 119th Infantry (many of them veterans of the Mexican border and World war), under the command of Capt. Robert J. Lamb, who has beer, commissioned major of tlfe 3rd Bat talion, 19th Infantry. We quote one of the enlisted men of Co. F, who says:: "Major Lamb was loved and respected by every soldier of the company and fought in the thickest o! the fighting with his men.". He ha's well earned the sobriquet, "Fighting Bob Lamb," and Fayetteville rejoices that her own Co. F had such a leader fearless, upright and considerate of Hmao ii n H or 'him t lllUOVi utiuvyi poral Tiobert Porcelli - (Co. H) and first Fayetteville soldier killed In France. On September 4, 1916, they left for ; the Mexican border, where they did toilsome duty for months, when America entered the World War. Co. F was recruited to 87 strength at Camp Royster.'aoldsboro. Other Fay etteville boys joining them there, amomng them being Jesse S. Wil liams, Kenneth McNeill, Herman Hen dricks, George Webster, Gilbert White Gibson Faircloth and Robert Hlnes (a Donaldson cadet). At Camp Sevier, Greenville, Co. F was recruit ed to 250 and trained for overseas ser vice, being In. the 119th Infantry of the 30th or "Old Hickory" Division. On the 6th of May, 1918, Co. F, with the 119th, left Camp Sevier for Camp Merrltt, N. J., and on May 11th sailed for overseas, landing at Liverpool May 27, thence at the port of Calais, France, on May 28th and was placed in a training camp, thence to Belgium with the British. In Belgium, on the Ypres sector the 119th were in the trenches,, later assisting to capture Mont Kemmel and Voormezeele. Those of the original Co. F boys who have been cited for bravery with the distinguished service cross are Captains Theodore Fry, Ross Jones and -Lieutenants Daniel B. Byrd and Bryan Beckwith, and Sergeant Chas. R. Mobley. Other Cumberland sol diers awarded the D. S. C. are Ser geant Noel Patton, Privates George Ward, Edgar S. W. Draughon and Ser geant Walter R. Richardson (colored.) Strike 6,000 Hew England Woman Telephone Operators mans, according o a dispatch from Ing and relayed by him 6 the War stead of ft payment of 25 billion francs (By The Associated Press.) Boston, Mass., April. 15. A strike of more than 6,000 young women operators In the employes of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company and he .Providence Tele phone Company, for , wage lncreasees tied -up the telephone service In the greater part of New England, except In Connecticut, today at seven a. m Only chief operators remained at work, the supervisors going out with the operators. ( At the main office of the New Eng land Company here, it was announced that first reports indicated a "pretty complete tie-up of the system, but that some local service was being given in small places." "Plans were being made," it was added," for restoration of service." Strfke headquarters here report all of the five thousand operators in the Ave thousand In the Boston district idle, and that the strike order had been generally observed In outside cit ies. Pickets were established in front of all of the exchanges and at railroad stalons, the Union leaders saying that they expected that the company would endeavor to operate the lines with men and women from outside of New England. Warsaw received In Zurich and tranii- Department, was dated April 13th, or mltted to the Echo de Paris. about two weeks after the mutinous conduct of Company I, 339th Infantry, London, April. 1C. A Copenhagen which refused to go to the front from dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Archangel. Company says tha,t two newspapers of Berlin printed reports received from travelers to the effect that Com munists at Budapest have executed Arch-Duke ' Joseph, Doctor Alexander Wekerle, former premier, and Baron Joseph Szteprenyi, Minister of Com merce. The report, the dispatch says, has no been confirmed. - We know that Marshal Haig ha written that the 119th went farthest in breaking the Hindenburg line also Co. F was leading the attack c the regiment on September 29th and at one tline their flank was left in the air. L i f h history : of Gettysburg repeat itself In theae descendants of our Southern heroes, "Farthest at Gettys burg, farthest In the Hindenbun line," will go hand in hand in history. Among Company F hoys who were transferred to other companies at Camp Sevier were William Morgan to Co. E, and J. P. Ewing, Ed Owen and Jesse S. Williams, who volunteered for immediate overseas with 117th En gineers of the 42nd Division. J. P. Ewing has just landed at New York, after being In a hospital. Fred Ewing and Ed. Owen are with the Army of Occupation, and Jesse Williams was sent back from hospitals some weeks ago, Capt. Bernice McFadyen return ed some months ago as an instructor. Theodore Fry was assigned to Co. H at Camp Sevier and is now a captain in the 38th Regiment of the 3rd Di vision. Lieutenant Byrd is with this same Regiment in the Army of Occu pation. Lieutenants Henry L Myrover, Bryan Beckwith and Captain Ross Jones are still overseas, as are. Ser geant Walter Jones. Marley Melvin and Mechanic Jasper Edge. Lieut. Camerson Wemyss was the first Co. F man to go across and the first sent home ;oDTtccouiit of wounds He is now an instructor at Camp Tay lor, Louisville. Copmany F has borne a conspicu ous part in the work of the 119th Regi ment of the 30th Division and a num ber of its soldiers have risen steadily to commissioned officers, some were left overseas (transferred to other companies) and others have already returned home, owing to disability. So of the Fayetteville boys who have returned home there are only a small number of the original Com pany F who went to the Mexican bor der. They are: Sergeants Kenneth McNeill, Robert Shaw, Charles M. Kelly, Robert E. Tomlinson, Geo. L. Springs, Privates Gibson Faircloth, L. R. Norris, S. A. Hubbard and L. E. Leslie and Clyde C. Persons. Besides these Company F boys returning here yesterday, there were Corporal Neil McQueen, of 27th Division, and Cor poral Gerald Erambert, of 2nd Trench Mortar Brigade. The Fayetteville boys who left here with Company F for Camp Glenn June 28, i916, with a rousing farewell from j:u citizens, led by the Daugh ters of the Confederacy. There were 99 men and three officers, Captain R Lamb and Lieutenants Daniel Byrd and Randolph Florence. Fred Ewing was sent to an officers' training camp while Co. F was camp before going overseas, and won his commission as Second Lieutenant, He has since been promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and a recommendation is now in to make him a Captain. He is with the Army of Occupation, 16th Machine Gun Battalion, 6th Division of the Regular Army. The following are names of Fayette ville enlisted men we have been able to secure of Co. F on the Mexican bor der who also went in the World War. They are: Ross Jones; Henry L. My rover, John H. McLauchlin, Wm. E. Hall, Herbert Henderson, Al Hollings- worth, John McGilvary, Walter Jones, Bernice McFadyen, William M. Morgan, Albert Smith, Walter W. Cook, Joslah Faircloth, Dewey Lewis, John R. Clark, George L. Springs, Bryan Beckwith, Cleveland Moore, Lonnie Webster, J. P. . EwlugFred Ewing, Sidney A. Hubbard, Charles M. Kelly, Ed Owen, Tim Tomlinson Robert Shaw, Cameron Wemyss1, Ger ald Erambert, Charles Calais, Pat Lockamy, Jasper Edge, Ambrose R. Williams, David Evers andJohn Mc Lauchlln. Sergeant Ambrose Williams has the distinction of being in three wars, Spanish-American, Mexican border (with Company H of Clinton) and also with Company H. in World War. He is an old F. I. L, I. member. Other Fayetteville Mexican and" World War veterans are: Lieut. Ray Nimmocks and Sergeant John Kennedy, of Co! B, Corporal Al Smith, of Co. L, and. Cor- Paris, April 15 (Havas). President Wilson intends- to sail for the United States April 27th or 28th after being present at the opening meeting of the Peace Conference at Versailles, the Echo de Paris says today. After his deoarture. Colonel E. M. House will act for him, the newspaper adds. It is assumed here that a satisfac tory military situation means that proper discipline prevails among the American troops generally. Washington, April 15. Admiral Henry T. Mayo, commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, which arrived yesterday In New York, will come to Washington tomorrow to discuss with Navy Department officials the ar rangement and location of war ships In the Atlantic ocean for the overseas flight of navy seaplanes next month. THE PRIMARY A BEAUTIFUL MOTH. While on his way home Saturday night about 11:30 o'clock Mr. James Parker found a lunar moth on the sidewalk in front of the LaFayette Hotel. .m The lunar moth Is rarely ever found In this part of the country. It's wings measure four or five inches from tip to tip, they are pale green in color. flecked with lilac half moons. Mr. Parker chloroformed the insect and killed It, and having it cast In plaster paris, will. have it on exhibi tion in the show window of Hall's drug store. Paris, April 15. The Council Four of the" Peace Conference went into session again this morning with the question of the Adriatic again be fore it for consideration. Arthur J. Balfour, British secretary for foreign affairs, took the place at the council session of Premier Lloyd George, who" went to London yester day. The Supreme Economic Council Is considering the question of permitting Germany to have certain raw mate rials before the peace treaty becomes effective with a revision of the block ade regulations to that extent, and It is understood that the prospects are good for favorable action. - The Economic Council members are also considering the plan for the con servation of Italy's coal supply. Belgium has been asked to name a delegate to sit in the Economic Com mission. f John Underwood Nominated Over J. D. McNeill, Incum bent, by Majority of 190. oil account and annual payments to be fixed by a commission, it has been de cided to fix at once the amount which Germany will ". have to pay within 50 years. This amount Is kept secret but. it is indicated by the newspaper that a figure df 250 billion ' - --v V" "' . ' 1 ' ' - francs has been agreed upon, wnicn includes all war damages, as -well as the cost of pensions. Fixing the total sum will have the merit of facilitating treasury opera- r , ttlons and tha carrying out of mutual measures for assistance among the allies. The first Installment of 25 billion francs muust be paid within . eighteen months, the newspaper declares. FOREIGN NEWS Coblenz, Sunday, April 13. Seven In a Becond municipal primary held in Fayetteville Monday between J. D. McNeill, Incumbent, and John Under wood, his next highest oponent for mayor in the first primary, Under wood received the nomination by a majority of 190 out of 886 votes cast. The contest was spirited and the friends of both candidates were ac tive. The vote was greater than in the first primary when only 731 bal lots were cast. Following is the vote by wards: FOR MAYOR. Underwood. McNeill. lBt Ward 159 45 2nd Ward 134 77 3rd Ward 52 36 4th Ward 21 22 5th Ward 27 17 6th Ward 50 81 Ward 28 26 Ward 67 . 44 London, April. 14. The summery of the amended covenant of the League -of Nations evoked! no enthusiasm In the London morning newspapers, and it lis declared by some commentators to be less satisfactory than the first draft., The Chronicle, for instance, points out certain points which it thihks make the new draft "distinct ly and perhaps decisively inferior to the old." The newspaper condems the policy requiring immunity for the decison of both the council and assembly and also condemns the terms upon which the covenant was amended and permission given any nation to with draw on two years notice. It regards the covenant as unharmed by the Monroe Doctorine amendment, which it believes should facilitate the adhesion of the United States to the convenant. A- partial list of Cumberland coun ty soldiers of Co. F who were killed overseas are: Mechanic waiter West, 29th Sept.,. Sergeant Gilbert White, Corporal Archie Rasberry, Sept. 29. We will be able to give a complete list later. Practically all of the Cumberland county boys of Co. F were wounded or gassed. Among the Fayetteville boys of Co. F who were sent back ahead of the company on account of wounds received in battle are: Sergeants Wm. E. Hall, Herbert Henderson, Corporals Dewey Lewis, Walter Cook, Josiah Faircloth and Private Herman Hendricks. Those of the Mexican veterans who have al ready returned from overseas, Ser geant Randolph Florence, Lieut. Ray Nimmocks and Corporal Gerald Eram bert. Co. F has returned to the States with not a single one of the old officers commanding, even Major Lamb being in charge of another Bat talion. After .we interview Major Lamb more information in regard to the company's history will be obtain ed, as we wish to publish only accu rate accounts. A more full history of the 30th Division also will be given Sgt. John McGilvary, a Fayetteville soldier of the liath infantry, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on Wednesday at Camp Jack son. It was presented with formal ceremonies by Brigadier General Fal- son. , ARRIVED FROM THE WARS. Mrs. H. C. Farrall has received the following from a soldier who served overseas: " , 1919. "Arrived today, in the good old U. S. A. It certainly looks good to me, Feeling fine and dandy. Sure anxious to see you. Will write a letter soon Remember me to all. You know I send, lots of love and then some.. As ever, ' :"-'.'-v-; ; , .;. 7 - "H. B. FARRALL." (By The Associated Press.) Prospects of peace have suddenly become brighter as the result of agree ments reached by the Council of Four at Paris, announcement of which seem to indicate that wijthin a very short time the war-worn. world will begin to return to something like normal in ternational condition. - On April 25th, Wttksh will be 165 days after the last gun of the great war was fired A-lUed 'and German delegates will gather at Versailles, the historic place where treaties which have remodeled empires and signaled the rise of new nations have been framed. , c A statement given out by President Wilson at Paris last night indicated that the treaty with Germany would be completed in a very short time, and that In the meanwhile the prob lems involved in the settlement of the conflicting claims of Italy and Jugo slavia to territory on the eastern shore of the Adriatic would be given perferential consideration. It Is probable that the allies of Ger many will be called to Versailles im mediately to receive the Allied terms. German, by the terms of the treaty. will be called upon to pay upwards of 100 billion gold marks, Which at the Jre-war rate of exchange would be equivalent to $23,820,000,000. There seems to be an agreement on the vexing problem of the Franco German front. It is said that the Ger mans will be compelled to withdraw all troops fro ma zone 25 miles wide on the right bank of the Rhine, while the Allies will hold the left bank of that river until the first installment of the indemnities is paid. While the work of fixing the a- mount to be paid by Germany to the Allied and Associated Powers has been completed, there remains a further task of apportioning indemnity funds among the Allied nations. It is indi cated that France and Great Britain will receive a major portion, it being estimated that 85 pef cent,- of the total will go to them. Out of the re mainder the smaller powers will be given their shares, and that there will be some dissatisfaction on their parts is expected. Riotous disorders continue in Ger many. In Bavaria there are indications that the goverment, led by Premier Hoffmafa, successor to Kurt Eisner, is gaining ground and that the Soviet regime, which threatened to take over complete control, may be ousted. In Berlin, there have been riots, and troops have fired on street venders, who are alleged to have been dealing in stolen goods. In the Industrial re gion of Westphalia the strike con tinues. ' A rather disquieting situation has arisen In-India, where there have been disorders of a serious character. million marks were deposited on Sat urday at headquarters for the Third American Army by the Germans, to 7th pay food supplies lor civilians in tne 8th area occupied by United States forces Tlurinz last week, nine million marks Total vote 538 348 woro rienosited for this Dumose by the 348 Germans. The first food train started from Underwood's majority. 190 -.1 ,1 I 1 T T H T 1 France today, its cars being loaded in me secona wara j. j. mmunw McNeill aldermanic candidate, and James A. Barnes, Underwood candi 'Rpriin Mnndav. Am-il 14-The strike date, were in the second primary, of the bank clerks In Berlin spread to- with the result that Barnes was nomi- day to Chemnitz and Mannheim. All nated by a majority of b5, the vote of the big banking institutions in standing Barnes 137, Maloney 72. In those cities are reported closed. Ne- the first, third, fourth, fifth, seventh eotiations to settle the strike have and eighth wards the aldermanic can- faiiH w,.Bft the bankers decline to didates were nominated In the first ' I 1 y . a. , 11. 1 J .t.iU h, rfomnH nf the Mnnlovees. primary, oui m me bbcoiiu uu .uu The bankers have sent a delegation i"ere was no cno.ee. ui u. ... thora wnnlrl hnva hAp n. mrA hptwenn to Weimar to discuss the siuation " ' 7 ' - . . .. T. S. Tolar and W. W. Home had not with tha flarmnn PAnlnpt I , becoming "orne reurea, leaving me nomi nation to Mr. Toiar, wno iea in me first primary by a few votes. The municipal ticket to be voted on the first Monday In May (without op position) is as follows: For Mayor JOHN UNDERWOOD For Aldermen : 1st Ward M. E. Atkinson (incum bent). 2nd Ward James A. Barnes. 3rd Ward H. L. Hedgpeth (incum bent.) 4th Ward A. L. Hubbard. 5th Ward J. B. Buckingham (in cumbent). . 6th Ward T. S. Tolar. 7th Ward R. G. Jones (incum- Meanwhile money is scarce in Berlin. London, April 15 The report that an American food ship was robbed by the Germans at Hamburg is not true, according to an official message re ceived by American navy headquar ters here. NEWS OF INTEREST (By the Associated Press.) Boston, April. 15. Telephone com municalon througghout most of New England, except Connectiut, was sus pended today by a strike of operators of the New England Telephone Com- bent) Paris. April. 15. An American steamship laden with food for Poland waaUlaged aLHamburg,.by.Obe Ger pany, and the Providence Telephone Company. In this, and other cities, the operators quit work at seven A. M. and the wires became dead. The Union demands include pay increase and the right of collective bargaining. 8th Ward H. C. Whltlock. NOTES ON THE PEACE TREATY AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Washington, April. ion of cotton during March amounted to 433,720 bales of lint and 10,358 ol linters, the Census Burea announced today. New Yori April. 15. Twenty thousand picked men and women, all well known citizens in their own communities, have been lisled by the League to Enforce Peace to lead its campaign for ratification of the League of Nations treaty by the United Paris.April. 14. Germany under the peace treaty must pay $5,000,000,000 15. Consumpt- hn cash or the equivalent in commodi ties before May 1st, 1921. She must al so issue immediately to the Allied and Associated goverments $20,000, 000,000 of interest bearing notes. The interest on the bonds until 1926 will be either two or three per cent, and after that date will be five per cent, according to the present plan. The bonds will be payable in install ments during a period or nrteen interest in the cause. States Senate. These "shock troops," according4 to an announcement today years. They probably will be kept un at the National headquarters of the der the control of a central commiss League, are persons who registered at L Qf Amed gnd Associated g0V- the recent convinctions or tne or- raniMtinn held throuehout the coun- ' ...... I In niinnlifln. onffiMonf nht-onlr try and otherwise have pledged tneir - v..v . the price Germany also must obligate her self to pay other amounts for damage done proportionate to her means to be determined by a mixed commission of representatives of the Allied and Associated governments, and of Germany which shall report before May 1st 1921. Washington, April 15. Holding that the New England Telephone strike is without justification, the Post Office Denartment instructed the manager of the company at Boston to replace the strikers or take any other steps npfissarv to maintain service unim paired, Washington, April 15. Brigadier- General Wilds P; Richardson, the new compander of the American forces in northern Russia, has reported the military situation satisfactory 4n his first official dispatch since landing on the Murmansk coast. The message,, sent to General Persh- Paris, April. 14. Alarmed by the result of the by-election at Hull last week, Premier Lloyd George,. accort' ing to the Echo de Paris, has persuad ed the Council of Four to revamp completely the financial plan to Be In corporated In th. treaty of peaclnh Paris, April. 14. The status of the American, Japanese and French a mendments to the covenant of the League of Nations has been definitely established, so far as the League of Nations commission Is concerned with the American amendment concerning the Monroe Doctrine, the only one to be given a P'ace in the covenant by the commission. The French and Jap anese, however, have both made reser vations which entitle them to renew at a plenary session of the Peace Con ference the question involved in these amendments, so that the final de cision is still open. 'As to the affairs of the Peace Con ference as a whole, they are shaping themselves now with the League of Nations question, and nearly all 'of the main points in the peace treaty are virtually disposed of so that the date when the enemy delegates shall be summoned to Versailles has been ten tatively set. The summoning of the Peace Congress, as it will be called, instead of Peace "Conference," after the enemy delegates are admitted will, according to the present situation, occur between April 26th and May 5th. It is considered not improbable that a definite date may be announced by Premier Lloyd George when he speaks before the British House of Commons the coming Wednesday. Indications are that the Germans will be giiven opportunity to discuss the peace terms before the congress, but that no extended discussion will be permitted, two weeks being suggest ed as the outside limit for the sessions to be held at Versailles. These ses sions it is expected now, will be attend ed by President Wilson, who is said by those close to him to feel that the progress made towards concluding peace is such that he will be able to remain for the Versailles meeting. The chief question as regards the peace terms remaining to be settled, now that the Saare Valley reparations problems have been dispose of In vir ually all their details, is that of the Rhine frontier. The council of Four is likely mainly to occupy Itself with this question during the present week. the debate probably centering upon the French contention for security from a military standpoint, the French attiude being indicated as a deter mined one on this point. It is understood also to have been France's fears from ft military stand point of what might happen should there be another German attack that influenced her representatives in their sustained opposition to the Monroe Doctrine amendment to the League of Nations covenant Their argument was that if the Monroe Doctrine prin ciple were given a European appli cation, the effect might be that the United States might be kept frpm again coming to France's help in the event of future German ebullition. The U. 8. Supreme Court has decid ed that a 'person can carry liquor through a dry State. From now on passengers going through Virginia on the trains will not wear such a guilty, fllghtenea 10Q. , , r
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