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Greenville, N.C., uWf Afternoon, January 11, 1918
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SUFFRAGE iiWEMT PASSES
THE HOUSE BY, AN EXACT VOTE
WASHINGTON Wonman's suffrage by feder
al constitutional amendment won in the house
last night with exactly the required number of
affirmative votes.
While members in their seats and throngs in
the galleries waited with eager interest the house
adopted by a vote of 276 to 136 a resolution provid
ing for submission to the states of the so-called
Susan B. Anthony amendment for national en
franchisement of women.
But for the promise of Speaker Clark to cast his
vote from the chair for the resolution if it was
needed the change of a single ote to the oppo
sition would have meant defeat. Republican Lea
der Mann, who came from a Baltimore hospital
where he has been under treatment ever since
congress convened and Representative Sims of
Tennessee, just out oi a sick bed and hardly able
to walk to his seat brought the votes which settled
the issue.
The house -hardly had adjourned before the suf
frage champions began their fight for favorable
action on the senate side of the capitol. Recent
bills there have indicated that the necessary two
tbirdsvote could ndfrbe mustered, but encouraged
by the house victory and counting upon the influ
ence of President Wilson, Who came to their sup
port last night the suffragists hope to bring the
senate into line so as to have the amendment be
fore state legislatures, during the coming year.
They feel sure at least of forcing a vote in the sen
ate before the present session ends.
Advocates of - the amendent have been supreme
ly confident of the result in the house after Presi
dent Wilson advised the members who called upon
him last night to support it. They were so confi
dent that the close vote was received with amaze-
BELGIAN VILLAGERS DRIVEN FROM HOME BY BOMBARDMENT
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Belgian villagers letivin heir homes in a Small hamlet near the front because the enemy has opened a bombard
ment and if they stay their lives are in danger They may on their return find nothing but a pile of debris. When
th residents of tlu- hamlet evacuate they carry with them as much of their valuable belongings as possible.
TROTSKY DECLARES RUSSIA HAS
NTENTION SUING FOR MERCY,
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WILL FIGHT T01HFMTER E
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Chairman Clark
Makes An Appeal
SENATOR CUMMINGS TAKES ISSUE
WITH 00 AS TO RAILROADS
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WASHINGTON The Government ownership
of railroad advocates in the seriate are determin
ed to reduce the income guarantees provided for
the railroads in the Federal control legislation.
Director General McAdoo's proposal to pay the
lines compensation based on the net railway oper
ations and income for the past three years would
mean about nine hundred and fifty million dollars
annually.
Senator Cummings, the ranking Republican
member of the Senate Interstate commerce com
mittee believes that this is too much by two hun
dred million. He proposes that the government
guarantee the railroads the interest on their bon
ded debt and divided according to their average.
He is unwilling to lodge the rate fixing power in
the hands of the Director General but is willing to
have fnserted a provision whereby the rate-fixing
power remains in the hands of theinterstate Com
merce Commission.
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(By United Press)
PETROGRAD Petrograd is now in a fever of
war preparations. Ttrotsky has declared that
Russia has no intentions of suing for mercy. The
Imperalists, said he, still refuse to listen to the
voice of the people and the Central-Powers and
democrats do no speak. - -
Russia will fight to the bitter end; not so much
from the trenches, declared Trotsky, as it would
ment and some of the opponents were almost aS; terpose the barricades at every step against their
much surprised.
When the first call was finished unofficial counts
put the result in doubt and before the speaker
could make an announcement there was a demand
for a recapitulation. Then the name of each
member and the way be recorded was read.
United States
ue of Fight
ing Ball Players
By H. C. HAMILTON
(United p-eas Staff Correspondent)
NEW YORK It seems to be an un
-Greet-
Leagi
fgiven notice that they intend going to
the same place.
Hank Gowdy is among in? soldiers in
the Ohio National Guard and the chan
ces are he will be in Europe before
time comes to play baseball. Jim
Scott also is in the army.
But the big leaguers probably will
find their accustomed places in the
limelight usurped to a certain extent
i in Hip nrmv. for the amateurs are go-
disputable fact that the greatest oase-. - . mnre . ... n
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hn Iaoo-tip pver seen will be in opera
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won next summer .u to any great, extent are going to try
Professional and amateur baseball lv J 2
probably will be rolled together in one
big mass in national army and nation
al guard cimps, neval training sta
tions, and naval reserve buu. , ' . kiq Th.nSnrts of dol
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Lads who never played baseball
their hands at blossoming into stars.
The Clark Griffith Bat and Ball fund j
and efforts of the two big leagues are
going to make the camp and naval
une naval reserve siut.uu gpent fQr equlpment to
qualified without further comment to. camp &nd alreaJy
take the championsnip oi tne eumc -
armed forces. At the Charlestown Na.
Yard, Boston, Duffy Lewis,v Harry
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Janvrin, Walter Maranvine anu oiuei
big league luminaries are spending
tiWr time. Stuffy Mclnnis, Philadel
phia's wonder-first-baseman, and Dick
Hoblitzel, Boston first sacker, have
oppressors. Trotsky has insisted upon a trans
fer of the peace negotiations to Stockholm.
Nicholai Lenine has probably reached the senti
ments of Trotsky that it is Russia's determination
to fight for immediate peace.
In an interview he gave out prior to his depar
ture probably for Stockholm he stated: "I fear
that we hust halt our peace efforts and prepare
for war. He declared that if Germany wo aid not
accept our conditions we shall declare a war of
revolution, for we will not agree on shameful
peace terms of defense."
Drawn guns are now being shifted from the
northern front to Petrograd. .,
REST LITOVSK NEGOTIATIONS
SAY REPORTS BEEN SUSPENDED
TO BE TRANSFERRED ELSEWHERE
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'Fighting Odds," featuring Max- i
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"YANKEE WAY"
much of it has been put to a good I
use. In the southern camps baseball j
has been possible through most of the ' .
chilly month The northern camps (By United Press) ....
win get into action later. AMSTERDAM. The Russo - German peace
The national . negotations at Brest Litovsk have been sus
with baseball paraphernalia, and the penCleCl.
men aboard these defierS of the uaj According to dispatches received here after the
sXrUTrS'", German delegates had flatly ref used the Russian
rope. ! demands it was decided to transfer the future con
Amateur organizations- aii over th-! f erence to neutral soil. Foreign Secretary Kuehl
ZSbSaawoX :2;mann declared yesterday that negotiations for
the camps, and the probability is teams peace would be discussed elsewhere; : The Rus
in these organizations will play a jgjan Foreign Minister Trotsky replied to his mo
dule camp team. jtioh f the sittings to be suspended.
" ! Whether the suspension of the conference is
just received: a car 0F indefinite or final has not as yet been given pub-
field peas. Hall & Savage Bros. "
Phooe No. 15. 1 10 te llClty.
To the Teachers- of Pitt County
ings :
We have just begun. , the New "SCear,
the consequence of which 'we cannot
portend, btlt as we enter upon this year
we are unworthy of America if we do
not realize the privilege of service and
experience the pride of sacrifice in this
hour of our country's need. Great op
portunities will be given to every one
to do his or her part, let there be no
slackers.
At present our country is In need
of money to maintain the Army and
N&vy which" stands between us and
the Germans, therefore the Government
has arranged a plan whereby every
onfr' ean save and help. It is known
as. the "WarsSavings Stamp" plan, and
Is nothing more than bonds in small
denominations that every" child can
purchase by ..saving a few pennies each
day. But before help can be expect
ed, the wants must be made known,
th?refore a campaign of organization
for the purpose of information has
been inaugurated. Each State, County
and School District is to be organized,
and it is hoped each and every com
munity in the state will have its own
Thrift War" Savings Society. In this
endeavor it is only natural that we
turn first to the guardians and dis
pensers of knowledge who are already
doing such great work for the enligten.
ment of human society. Each teacher
is asked to organize at bnce a Thrift
War Savings Society, both among the
ch'ldren and adults, pledging every
body to a dennite and fixed amount per
week or per month, and for as large
a sum as they can conveniently carry.
Start savings accounts that mean some
thing. But first read carefully the enclosed
pamphlet so that you can explain to
the children and their parents wheat
ths United States Government wants
them to do to help win the war, and
that how by doing o they can make
their savings earn them more than
four and one-half per cent interest,
free of taxes.
Le the children understand that in
a measure they are soldiers too, and
that the army on the battle front
fighting to preserve to them their homes
and their liberty is depending on the
savings of each one to give them vic
tory ; that by saving their penies, nick
els and dimes and buying War Stamps
they are helping to fight the battles
of their country, and at the same time4
are earning themselves money.
Tell them that we are in this great
war because we are a free people and
want to remain free: because every
person made in tha image of God has
individual rights dictated by conscience
that must not be ignored becanse of
humble circumstances r -because every
nation and people should have the
right-to work out its own destiny; and
because " if Germany wins this war
there will be no more liberty, but op-
Negro Woman
Doing Share of
War-Work
nursing.
"Colored teachers in Maryland are-
jriring. ot the time that they have usu-
By GEORGE MARTIN
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON No one has paid
much atttention to what the negro
"mammies" and educated black wo
men of America are doing to help win
the war, but they're doing their ahare
just, the same.
Paralelling the work and organiza
tions of white women in the Southern
branches of the Woman's Committee
of the Council of National defense, the
colored women are keeping even and
in some instances a jump or two ahead
of the procession.
"The colored women," said a mem
ber of the National Defense Council's
Woman's Committee today, "are valu
able members of the women's army of
America.
"They too, have their men in the
war, and are anxious and well able to
do their part. They work under their
own leaders and often have their own
units. Tennessee is planning to orga
nize the entire state in separate units
and to encourage them to train for
pression and tyranny instead. Tell
them that all of this depends upon
what they do to-lielp. Urge them to
vie with one another in saving; for
saving means serving.
The following is the song of the War
Savings Campaign, have the children
sing it every morning :
Brightly beams our Father's mercy,
From bis light-house evermore,
But to us he gives the keeping
Of the light along the shore.
Dark the night of war has settled,
Loud the angry cannon roar
Eager eyes are watching, ' longing,
For the lights along the shore.
Buy a stamp to help a brother.
Fighting now on distant coast,
Who without .your aid and succer
In the conflict may be lest.
Chorus :
Let the lower lights be burning,
Send a gleam across the wave
Some brave, fainting, starving soldier
You may rescue, -you may save.
Speakers will be sent to all the
school houses" some time soon, but in
the meantime do all you can to or
ganize" and inform, and see that' the
saving and purchase of War Savings
Stamps is begun at once. You will
hear from me again soon.
Wishing you all a successful year,
I am,
Respectfully yours to serve,
D. M. CLARK,
Ch'm W. -S. S. Com.- for Pitt Co,
volunteer work and the state chairman . 1
including publicity reports that too - j ,
much praise cannot be given to their t
devotion and patriotism. '
"In New Orleans a negro woman lec-
tures to other women cooks of the com- J
munity on the value of wheat substi
tutes, and they had classes in food con
servation In the municijaj fritcfrgn,
"Florida findsihe efdperatiaa of v
the coiorde people particularly valuable
in tha case of 1&p&; conservation. Hf '
that sfate they are highly orgonized un
der a separate chairman of their own,
whohas her own organizer, and they
have units, all over' the state. Given
responsibility and a chance to cooperate
they are immensely loyal and valuable
to the work.
"Maryland has a colored field secre
tary, wh ohas been visiting the colored
girls working at Camp Meade, and re
ports good conditions. She has estab-.
lished binding ' relations with all the
workers and ' is keeping a record of
them up to date. ;' .
"In Amelia, Maryland, the Amelia
Current Opinion Club, composed of
prominent colored women of that city,
has taken up the study of food. In
many counties, the women are raising
money to get. woojfor sweaters, and
also to make comfort kits for; men draf
ted from their counties:1 ''v
"It was a great step - in Louisiana
when the -colored woyen'Vere asked to
form one unit of the foo4 conservation
parade, in recognition of tfcetr able and
faithfu work; ihv handling registration
booths for their' race." ' '
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Accepts Government Position
Miss Flora Kibler) of Morganton, N.
C, who has been a resident of Green
ville since last July and connected with
the Greenville Banking and Trust Co."
as stenographer, has resigned her po
sition. Miss Kibler on yesterday received
notification by wire of her appointment
as stenographer in the Signal Service
Department of the United States gov
ernment. Miss Kibler has accented th
position and will report, for duty just
as soon as she is notified. Her leavine
Greenville is regretted as she is a
young lady of fine accomplishment and
during her short Btay here has en
deared herself to a large number.
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Teachers Meeting
Snperintendeht tTnderwofod of the
Pitt county schools has called a meet
ing of the public school teachers to be
held in Greenville on Saturday, Janu
ary 26. The purpose of this meeting
iSjto start a campaign .among the
schools of the county looking towards
the purchase of the War 8aying Stamps
certificates. ,
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