Y DA m m vol. iv NO. HICKORY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1 10 o I r? PRICE FIVE CENTS HICKOR VISCOUNT LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN Says Such League With England and the United States As Members Would Solve the Whole Question of Free Seas Blockade De fended as Legal Weapon in War. BREST IS READY OFFICIAL' VISI IN PARIS IS 10 RECEIVE WILSON iy !!. A -. ni- lia Press. Kedand. Wednesday league of nations" is (.f the question of the seas" and Great ': Failed States can i-te agreement by join iu declared Viscount p w 'gn secretary, in ..nittht. ;:,c viscount said, were ,.(' peace ami ureal .,.,,1 no restriction upon! the war the Ameri-! a -.led the British navy j ; tin' blockade and .....idu that the United .,s.' the same weapon if it arose in the future. RAILROAD WAGES WILL NOT BE REDUCED w w mmm mm- -mm -mm mm mm By the Associated Pres. Bros', Dec 12. (Noe:i.) Brest has put on its holiday attire and is eagerly awa'ting the arrival of Pres ident Wilson at noon tomorrow. The American naval detachment here got in direct touch with the presidential licet which is approaching the coast. The weather wh'ch the fleet is experiencing- is favorable to its quick progress. ID By the Associated Press. ishington., pecy 12. The i-aii-road administration has no inten tion of reducing wages of railroad men generally after peace is de chired. it was stated authoritative! v le. he added. Ger- today, and if the period of government control is extended for five years as suggested by H'reetorj General McAdoo, it is not conlemp'ated to re duce w.agos. ve won. rccdoin o f the seas " wa-i Amer can in or ! been adopted by the the'r own purpose. He ,!cnt Wilson meant free ..:s ta all who joined a t'.nis. but the phrase r definition. U TENANT CARR mm CI WARSHIPS ATTENDING SCHOOL m OfF TO MEET WILSON Li- First Lieut. Ear! X. Can not only was well on November 25. when he wrote Mrs. Carr, but was attending school in Francs and being trained in the business of observing and su p ng. His letter came as a groat reiief to his people, for the- had not heard United from him since the sixth of No vern ier when he wrote that ne was go- . ..1. : ..t. : . -fiM.n- Wll.cil is K.,,.1, fntn n.fnrL Un.tedj jn that ie'.ter he to'd how he hat V., e Associated Press, r.-.a, J'ec. 12. The f escort of the . (icMrire Washington into narrowly rn'ssed receiving a German Yf lVrt'and this mornintr. Ic bayonet. It was foggy and a Ger . , v " 'num. who afterwards proved a rather . n.nu:! icd by .le-Admina qM Hun omerffCll from the mists. w o wit j wti board the W yom-) iCutenar.t Carr demanded his sur- j render, but the Jerry gave no heed . o-aivd of two battle-' and the lieutenant fired a shot over ' , i ,.. ,r his head. Stiil the Hun came on. ,..,;:.. and one destroyer. d.., Ieutfnant Carr-S onler;y placed a neat bullet in his shoulder. rlh;s ;!,.,-: v. ill lie met at sea by 30 stopped the Hun and he was taken v-:, fr..m Brert. The George prisoner. ,:,,,.. Alter mat mciuem I'ltf jiuijuuii ,:;l"a t .irr) .iik inc bo met at miles ters, but none of them has been re ceived COOPERAI WORK part v .v; ir,:.vw morning 00 pres.utrni. ... , .,. the J fie-ht. He has written several let- PRIED BY HOUSTON The 1918 report of D. F. Houston secretary of agriculture, just receiv ed, credits North Carolina with more success than elsewhere along th i.nc- of cooperative agricu.tural work. Ca awba county is recognized as a p'tjic-er ifa this k ndeJavoi the CD operative Creamery, Sweet Potato Growers Association, Rural Credit Association, and kindred organiza tions,, b.dr.g examples of what cooper ative wurk between urban and surban citizens can accomplish. Secretary Houston calls attention to the fact that many farmers are operating on a smali scale, are not in tcAteh 'with hanking machinery and know too little about financial opera lions. In this connection, Sec retary Joy had made arrangements to have 'Mr.' Carl J. Baer, president of Ike Comaiiity Development Com pany visit Hickory this week to pre sent his plan for a better cooperation between farmers and city folks. How ever, the f'.u conditions compelled a postponment of this meeting to a la ter d ate. On the basis of prices that have reett'.L'.v prevai.ed, Secretary Houston vos the value of a":i crops produced hi the United States, including live stock, for l'J 18. at an estimateed va.- ue (;' 2-l.Ti)"..000U00 as compared wmi ?PI.()."0,00;.0t!0. mese ncrea&u values, the secretary points out, re- . .. . . v - ............. i.. nwic. n tVlP eai tnat u.e muuttuiy icluj.ho k faimets have increased proport.on- atoiy v,.t i iitu ui vi,ux producers in the nation, ana uutt their purch:-sing power has kept )"Ce Willi Hi e llniiiji ov-n.c u i I,i oth. r words, the farmer who pays -r:5for a War Savings Stamp dur December, 1918, can cash it m five -ars from now for money tnat win vtrv ! v have twice the purchasing power it has today. t nnm i uimn 48 HOURS I III ! I Ih'iu H -H IIUiU HiUil i MAD!fT IVlAKtVci v By the Associated Press. Paris, Dec' 12. The length of President Wiison's "official" visit in Paris has been fixed at 48 hours, ac cording to the Matii). The remainder today from the government of h.s s'tay here will not be marked by any state ceremony. By the Associated Press. Chicago, 'Dec. 12 Stunning- ad- ces ra the pn.ee of corn resulted crop NEXT LIBERTY LOAN ISSUE I LL B E FOR SIX BILL ON At Least That Amount Will Be Necessary, Sec retary M'Adoo Tells House Finance Com mittee Urges Loans to Allies After War. Money Needed in Country's Business ' f:'"m ' ;.'". GI RE ORCED CAPT. S. C. COKXWELL ! . nil.C l,"Ifl l V FI ; Ml IX I A 10 LEAVE WYOMING Cap. .Summey C. Cornwell, for one year city manager of Hickory, died in Dallas yesterday morning at the home of his father-in-law, Air. J. R. Lewis from influenza-pnaumonia. He was a captain in the engineers nnd returned to Dallas only last Sat- ur.lav w.th the disease which killed him. Captain Cornwell was 3G years. .' xU Associated Press. ".''.-n, t'tnii Iec. 12. Necro ref- cf (ir-en Iliver, Wyo., arriving of age, was born in Lincoln county, iv ,1,.,.!..,... i tint -ill tifo-m men educa'ed at a. anu m. v.ui.cK? " l , T followed the profession of civil en 'nn ui.- chi.dren had been ordered ; n t iir hp u-as c.itv man ' IT.llfl Mil:. ii at town luesuay if. ! ii.r. following, .;ger 0f Hickory, where he and Airs. ,'nf.rUnn. n ' Cornwell were very popular. A MR.MASKLEAVES cniiMTV mo I il II III I I I I ill I UUUI 1 1 I I US'i ! RALEIGH re- iuu't showing that the yield for 1918 was the smallest in rive yeins. Values ran up as much as seven cen'.s a busnel over yesterday s ish. (Janu::ry corn closed yeste at 1.31 7-8). - von nr r A i ft U H f 8 1 OHIO u C f f ' 1! J ftp I m H K H Ki 10 BE ISSUED i fiT nwpf i yLuiiOL Mr. Homer H. B. Mask, for several years county demonstration agent, has been elected assistant to Mr. C. R. Hudson, in charge of the demon stration work in North Carolina, with headquarters at the experiment sta tion in West Raleigh, and Mr. Mask will have entire charge of the boys' agricultural club work in the state. He will begin his new duties on Jan uary 1, the News and Observer states. Air. Alask has made an enviable record in Catawba county. The boys and girls he has trained at Star town invariably have carried off hon ors iat the stock judging contests h. the state, and Air. Alask has been a force in assisting farmers with those problems which confront them every day in the year. He is a graduate of the Alabama Institute of Technol ogy and is thoroughly qualified for ..f. u; i, . t ma now wuin.. Several months ago, Air.' Alask had been offered a better position, but the Hickory Chamber of Commerce and other organizations made an appeal to the county commissioners for the retention of his services ,and his sal ary was raised. Air. Mask will be p easantly remembered in Hickory, where he has spoken on a number or occasions, and he will be missed throughout the entire county. Bristol, Dec. 12. The war b'il of the allies against Germany is 24,000, 000,000 pounds, aeord'ng to the British prime minister, David Lloyd lieoige. who presented this and other interesting facts before a large gath-c-rmg heie yesterday. The cost of the war to Great Britain was $8, 000000,000 pounds. Before the war the est'mated wealth of Germany, sard the premi er, was between 15,000.000,000 and 20,)CO.,000:0'0 pounds sterling. So, if the whole wea"th of Germany were taken -Jiere. would not be enough to pay the account. Therefore he had used the words "Germany should pay to the utmost lim't of her capacity." When the prime minister was aci-(ivc-ssing an overilow r.iect'ng, he sai l Great Br'tain . ould be guiiiy of a g.-eat folly if she gave up her navy. a voce interrupted : men watch son!" "Well, I hope to meet him in a .-rt'iight. I will te.l h'm what you -y." "Wherever the request comes from, are not going to give up the pro "t'on cf the rtavy.- so far c.s Greai leitain 's concerned." FUNERAL OF MISS CARRIER SOLDIERS MAY WRi AMVTUIMfl TUCV UMW Mil I I M1I1U MIL! ItHUt FOUR SHIPS SAIL WITH 9,000 FOR HOI -Sailing of (if l'(Ki-!i rvl Wfirirlsjnn I. .i nr.. T ... fu L. ii;.,, o voil. urotner, xur. iuuiv.u . . , ii. n.niiiK .. , ;,. v. n the baiiK.-J , ,..! u.r v,r ,nv lives tit lciiuii, - t nounceu luuciv u x"- rnnii and wounding an-; ".fp. Til i; SICK CAN HELP . ii ing business mere. Alany Hickory people will be gnc ed at his death. -iek with the flu, w 11 have receipts the and ;H Cr. 1 'Il- at c.'u-h ilriKr ctnro Plprmn iM t'e ni your do lar and join. Your! N wanted on the membership Uiln)l. H'ckory's record and; : : up tlx. H(..l Cross. i SOLEMN WELCOME FOR PRUSSIAN GUARD 1KB CHILE AND Pi NOT TO MAKE WAR By the Associated Press. Copenhagen, Wednesday, Dec. 11 Berlin's welcome to the Pruss an guard Tuesday was solemn rather than triumphant, according to Berlin advices received here. The troops merched under the German national colors and the band played "Deutsch- land Ubber Alles" and other patriotic airs. y the Associate Press. Uiishiriirton Hue. 12. Acting Sec h ;ary I'" k made public at the state UNDERGROUND TO MEXICO FOR EVADERS OK DRAFT? - r 19 fTlvMence to -"'Crrc i-nnW of an "under ,1 rniUvnv" to AleXICO SO tiUlt V. ' ' .i, nUrht seek sanctuary In the southern republic, and simi.ar By the Associated Press Wash'neton, Dec 12, four army transports, bringing ad- iitional units from 1' ranee, was depart- . vrt Vif rnn "snorts men;. inc sa.pa i r V TT Alallory, Rappahannock, Levi .tv.n an( Celtic, with about y,UUU (.i.iitin men. The Rappahannock sailed Decern her G and the other vesse.s S The Lev'athan brings casual com panies numbers 301 to 303 inclusive , ..m i,otfal ntit'ents. 500 casuais . i 1 .1 incpiw..' ' ' ... JM. 4- nnd the second anti-aircrait seci.uu m, iTni'nT-.r hn? on board the J I1C hendnua'rters, sanitary detachments ordnance detachments, headquarters ,., or.,1 sunrilv company and CUllIJtliiy vi.v. i'x-- batteries A ana neiu aumw, ,Pts. the 63th field artillery bri gade headquarters and 921 sick and wounded. The Rappahannock is bringing the fifth r pair shop. The Ce'.t'c has on board the head quarters third batttaliorl headquar ters company and medical detach ment of the 814 pioneer infantry (negrft) casual companies number 1051 to 1057 inclusive, 220 patients and several civilians. ;eral er - trie .''-v. :i. ei PI so Fhzabtth Carrier v!l. be held f om the residence of her brother, Jo1. a G. Carrier, .n Lcuworcn morn'r.g at 10 o'clock ana i ne coiai ueteu u in 1 . The Stars and Stripes under date of Friday, November 22, announces that the censorship in France has been removed and that soldiers cou.u write home and tell all aoout every thing. "Tell the old gent the bat tles you were in, advises the paper. "Ted him how we licked em. "Tell him how you helped. "Tell him what vou are do ng now. "Tell him when you'll he ho ; "Pardon us. But you can tell him ; pretty nearly everything you can think of now. All the necessaries of letter-writing there will be a plen- i ty" . . , I The paper, which was turn snea; the Record by Air. D. F Cline, state., ; that the Yankees captured 21 Germans for every American taken by the en- j emy. The Yanks took: 44,y.J4 pris-j oners and lost 2,082. 1 PRIZES FOR CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL WORKERS; he conducted tw the icev w . iv. , j i 1 TV .( Tl. adllr.w. pastor ot tne i- n-si. up t church. Interment will be ir .k'AOod cemetery .:led touis Re atlves ar-: for the funeral. ex- Sy the Associated Press. 'Washington. Dac. 17. 'Another bi weekly issue of loan certificates of 'ndebtedness of $500,000,000 or more, bearing 4 1-2 per cent interest, was announced today by the treasury. The certificates will be dated December 19, payable Alay 20 next and sub scr'ption books will close December IP.. mm again is m FARMERS m Dr. II. Q. Alexander of Alecklen- burg county was re-e'ected president of the State Farmers' Union at the n'p-'ht session in Wilson last night, receiving 04 votes to 30 for Rav King of Na:h county. Br. J. AI." Tem nletcn of Wake county was reelected ; e pre ddent and E. C. nn pm I Mi ! bJ 6 fc 3 ? W i R S i I e 2 Z'i 1 ? ttiS m m I Sat S . 9. j i i v Fa ires of Aloore county as secretary. The ex jcut've committee will be composed of Dr, J. B. Gibson of Statesvilie, reelected; Ray King of Nash, C. L. Cherry of Edgecom'b county, R. C. 'laxwe'l of Gibson and Orlin Cruse ;f Rowan county, all new members. V. R. Dixon of Wilson was chosen state organizer to succeed J. Z. Green of Union, resigned. About 200 delegates were present i.ai the finar.cinai report showed about 000 in the treasury. The mem bership was placed at 17,000, wh'ch s very much smaller than was the a fe e years ago. The fight on Dr. Alexander was not U-r.un until a few weeks ago. Catawba's two delegates, J. Y. Ki! han and J. A. Propst were not in- Sy the Associated Fresa. W ishing: oa. S(c. 12. Five to tve and half bllfiai d iliars more of bonus will have to be raised to fi nance the government this year, Sec retary AleAdoo told the house finance commi'.tee today. lie based it on an estimate of $18, 000.000 in expenditures and members cf the committer said the estimate was not too high. It has been stated previously that the last Liberty bond issue to be floated in the spring would be about six billion dolhu-s. Mr. McAdoo urged the committee to approve legislation provhl'ng for loans af.cr peace is declared to the allied govt vnm-.-rits from bonds a. ready authorhicd. He said there is no room fjr yaort'en aha-.it the re payment of the allied loans. AR frnp' oriMinmnM CI10 bUllVCnilUil WILL CLOSE By the Associated rress. Wilson, N. C. Dec. 12.- ODAY -With the t 6 m mil urn ill I I i 71 3 5 6 Or "ft SPRING STRAWBERRIES JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS election of the executive committee this morning and an address on wo man suirage this afternoon by Aliss Gertrude Weill of Goldsboro, the an nual convention of the North Caroli na Farmers' Union, which opened its session here yesterday will come to a close. 1 he tOiio.Mng mc-niucis of the ex ecutive commh.tee were elected today: R. G. Maxwell of Duplin, Orlando Crews of Rowan county, Gray King of Nash county, W. B. Gibson of Iredell county and I. L. Cherry of E i Igc-combe county. Urs. ,! Chariotte Selwyn. W. Elliott left today for to spend some time at the r mi 7 uAuilitl at fairs, uon, Don't forget the meeting Friday j cabinet, afternoon. Those who obtain the j Thc for most renewals ana new mumucia receive the gold pieces to be given away. The goal is for 3,000 mem bers. Work hard and keep Hickory on the Red Cross map. Various Record readers have given re re porter accounts of raspberries In November, and the ever-bearing ! strawberries have been on sale at the stores up to a few weeks ago, but the latest strawberry :g'rop of the regu'ar old spring variety was pro- , duced by Air. AI. D. Sigmon, a Rec ord subscriber on Claremont route 2. j Mr. Sigmon brought a small box to the office today. The same vines I produced in the spring and on the i of December Air. Sigmon gather a quart Those he brought to ;-!;orv taste good, and if there is has handed in his- resigna-j no cv;n'g3 in the v.-eather soon Mr. wh'ch has been accepted by thej S'gmon will be eat.ng strawberries and cream ennstmas. By the Associated ?r??! Berlhi, Wednesday, Dec. 11. Dr.! Solf, the min'ster of foreign. i LUSL VJ mm lLlOILu PRESIDENT aces not come re'ations with secretary's retirement as a surprise, as tne mac-penaent sir w . n g ox the Ebert-IIaase cabi- t reached the stitam lie ago. pom: some Qn-i Tnlin Tnhbv Drewrv returned to Eufaula, Ala., today after spend ng . several days in Hickory. Sergeant; By the Associated Press. Drewry has recently been mustered cut of service at Camp Sevier. KING GEORGE WON'T VISIT UNITED STATES NEW YORK COTTON Berlin, Dec. 12. The German cabinet anticipating a refusal by the allies to deal with the present gov ernment and the soldiers and work men's council, r.cccrd'ng to the Tage b att of Berlin, is considering con- k- By the Associated Press. London, Dec. 12. Reports that King .George contemplates a visit to the United Sttes are denied here. Air. J. O. I.utz of Catawba county was elected presUent of the North Carolina Dairy Association in Char lotte yesterday and Air. D. J. Lay hrook of Winston-Salem was chosen vice-president. The feature of yesterday's session, the Observer says, was the sale of pure bred Guernseys and Jerseys the latter, being sold by the Dutch Dairy Farms of Catav. ba. The GdC-rnseys brought fancy prices, but ba Jerseys so d only fairly well, the Charlotte paper states. The Lutz brothers carried to Charlotte 20 choice heard of Jerseys. Dr. Tait !:''!.; spoke "n the morn ing. Thc ars iciat'c.n went on rec ord for a statewide stock law and al so took action in favor of a dog law. Alrs. Alinta Thorn ason has gone to Post, Texas, to spend sometime with her sister. Airs. J. AI. Seitz. ve v I the reichstag to give the gov-j WOUNDED AIEN OF 30TH DIVISION REACH PORT By the Associated Press. New York, Dec. 12.--(Yesterday's breaks were followed by some irreg nlaritv at the opening of the cotton lilroad artillery ordnance re-market today with near months rela tively easy. mere was some iui ther southern selling as well as liq uidation, but these were readi.y ab sorbed and the market soon stead ied on covering on fresh buying, pro moted by reports of increased mill de mands. December, January and Alare-h sold befofe the end of the first hour about 20 to 34 points net higher. err.ment a parliamentary basis. i'.Muy tne text ot tne now act vit; us - ntion of United states m t" i --- , T, nriilei 'y the United States ambas "r "'.'i.t'y to the f i ""' atlli I'eru urging that the two S"uth Ameriear, nations owe it to the ;:: 01 th" world to compose their '"'"Pi'tiecs States ambas-i n-ci , pmised'by Joseph B. presidents of. JJ assistant distrct attorney tn h's onen ntr address i j"- at the trial of Victor I, Berger con- n LniHL !inrniM wr REVENUES to compose ioid informing them that ''I States "stands ready to uoni' fr in ci.n inn.f !nn with ':K'r '''uritr9 of their hemisphere" I 1 t. ussistance to brlnir about "" '"luitahl, H(,lut:0. ",,t' said the United States . j'i the severance of consular rt- hKwecn the two governments ' Kruvt'st apprehension, par (,, '!." y t-ve of the Paris peace : 'rtru. "in which it Is confident ' txpectt-rl to provide for an era of . ce throughout the world." at tne uw '-v;., ..i. v,,i fr.r pressman-fleet ot MiiwauK- .,. ether socia'ists on a charge of con sn'racv under the espionage at. PAIr Fleming devoted some time to the Young People's Social.s c league of which W. F. Kruse, a defendant, ot wnicn vv nb ect. he lima frretarv. - ARE PAID TO ROYALTY WEATHER FORECAST New York. Dec. 12. The British AT L GETTING BETTER (transport Empress of Britain arrived r t rv-v Prb who has bea here yesterday with 2,450 Amer.can di-tt X'ZlZr hnt i.beUo-diers on board of whom 405 were ! Ti-.o ivnnndpH included men of the Thirtieth, Ih.rty- lsions. and 'Mr Garland, twenty-seventh, Thirtieth lh VW wld'e Mr! N.I third and Thiy-seventh divisi 'y v ' 1 t c 1. 1 nvTYic . . Torre better but the ether members oi his tarai y a Arvxx-r- vr'th t.hp flu. Air. II. li. BOW- rran is doeng well T YoS rr o ru al rou'e 5,' Soma had lost arms or legs 10....... e... 111 u tr0Qps were f has .rnproved and will be out mna in Enjriand an days. menus ot tnsbe --' , ,a 0n7, ofiit lantb. R37th. oVnj 250th and 834th aero squadrons and rbt I the Tenth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth ! and Seventeenth air service struction companies. these cour- . mg teous and popular members of local postoffiee will be glad to .5 that thev are getting along all n con- Ma FOSt IN rVIMP fl!lb IT HARD HIS BERLIN By the Associated Press. Copenhagen, Dec. 12 The German .r0r.nc fni December, it averred, was to discoura p e inc.. Js reportetl from Berlin, have been iJeU : leaguein Chi-1 po!d to all the former royal person clvo in May 1917. a resolut on was a).s remaining in Germany who are dinner upon its members to, .tf d t them. The Vossische refill to register on June , ..n cnvsl tvat the former Ger- TU!VX1 empe'ror has authorized Eitel mri Rosier now interned at Fort Fr0(kr;ck h's second son, to repre Oglethorpe.' The evidence will show gent him -n aR matters concerning that he and Kruse p.anned an un-. former imperial house derground' xo jh1" 1 ENEMY PROPAGANDA , CAUSE CUBAN STRIKE iS By the Associated Press. Vv''ashington, Dec. 12.- AT PASTIME FRIDAY am at the Tastime Fr; a Paramount picture, Chas Ray in "P.aymg the Game. Larry Prentiss thought he was a murderer and so he didn't wait to find out what happened to the man he i.; norptd. Mr. and Mrs. o . For North Carolina: Generally ,'ndv toniriit and Friday, probably Pe. w rain. Warmer tonight in the .e:ttgr thAey had received from j. -mnApratf north- P1"1 jeL Le . . . IC11U1, givv w ri !rnncl-P(! down in a drunken fight, -Information j t bsat it for Arizona and a new reach-in the tate department today j;fe- He finds it a.l right and m- i-Vnt that th o-eneral str.ke cidentally he finds the one girl in the inuicaUd that th. -enera y n called .n Cuba was the result of th: : ters amany adventures, Including Industrial Workers of the World and , ho:dups anj other thrilling events, enemv nropoganda. The report was End te climax is an exciting fist- 1 - i I -1 1 V" 1. ib liiw V.nc-? line id that order was being restored, ngnt m wnicn uie u t -id that oioei ,a& f Moya's hand and wins the , , 1 ,,ritfPn I fight and the girl at one and the same .Mr. uonaid ouuii-iu sai w Rbii-itime. This was the east winds. 'him since the armistice. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Swatzel a daughter. By the Associated Press. London, Dec. 1-. ."The proletariat must ba prepared for the worst," the flag organ of the Spartacus faction is quoted as saying in a dispatch from Copenhagen. A d'sp.tcb to the Dally AIa.:l from Copenhagen says the Ebert govern ment, fee ing tha: its positions is be coming stronger, evidently has decid ed upon sharp measures against the Spartacus group The officers of the Spartcaus organizat'on underwent an exam'nation on Tuesday by govern ment forces, the Alail's advices add, and arrests are expected. BEING SORRY FOR GERMANS Savannah News. There are still a great many God fearing and justice-loving Americans ,who are not as sorry for the German people as they will be after the Ger man people have mdicated that they are sorry for a few things.