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JOIN JTHE HICKORY RED CROSS LET YOUR HEA AND DOLLAR SPEAK Hickory Daily ECOM) NO. 7S HKJaORY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1918 PRICE FIVE CENTS k GREAT OVATION TENDERED WILSON BY FRENCHMEN first American President to Trod Foreign Soil js Given Tremendous Reception by Bretons This Afternoon Mrs. Wilson Carries Flag and Bouquet From Ship. autl Press. I'i.Prt'sulent Wilson r!vanuT iloorce Washington at 1 iftornoon and within an r',0Ck. ;rp',.i' en ...hore-the first time .nn-r.i president had trod Eu- 1 fU lull" h"v was tiie cuinu- SWISS REFUSED t mi ,m posing naval spec- I'resident in the ri,., .irr v.i. I't iilt' :ho culmination ot naval spectacle which h, presidential fleet .i 1 ..ter capes, men passeu the port and then into the harbor w:u'!i M:: :;e e fhcrci at ti:i' ar.i K 'tr 'U'i's a. v ! ma.i'- rce wasningiun head of a long double i-rVan dreadnoughts and the units of a ijuadron. The pres ;h lirst sighted at 11:30 naming 15 miles off shore. Xh, m-a was calm and the stately fa jn"V("! landward utulr skies v.'r,A wiv steadily brightening af ,i .iark and ir'unmy morning. I: was ni"ve than an hour later that fa h:' -a ere signalled at the en trar.ce if the harbor and a great r.ver arso from the waiting crowd as tiie dud f b'aek smoke showed hat -he presidential fleet was near. KAISER HOME INLAND YANKEE VESSELSIFULL STOC KING TURN OVER MANY HOW GERMAN PROPAGANDA HAVE ARRIVED AT POLA By the Associated Press. Amsterdam, Dec, 13 An Amer ican squadron has arrived at Pola, formerly one of Austi-ia's principal naval bases, and has taken over the port. Jugo-Slav vessels in the har bor have hoisted the American flag, according to a telegram from Lai-bach reporting the arrival of the Americans. By the Associated Press. The Hague, Thursday, Dec. 12. Switzerland refused to admit the former German Gemperor when he fled from Germany, and Holland ought to have followed the example of the republic, declared a revolution ary Socialist of the Dutch parliament today. The former emperor, he continued, should not be handed over to the al lies, but should be sent to Germany for trial by a people's tribunal. The Dutch workers will oppose every at tempt to drag Holland into war on the question of the former emperor. ROA ORDINANCE (iRHAT TIME NOKE WILL BE CONTESTED WHY RED CROSS 10 Nil IS E BUSY FOR SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS The ladies ,of the Hickory Can teen are planning big things for the soldiers who pass through Hickory on Christmas day. They will be on hand to meet every train from early morn till late at night, and every soldier is to get a Christmas stocking packed full of candy, cakes, nuts, fruit, etc. the kind mother always supplied them with when at home. In addition, the ladies are searching the stores for little fool toys and whistles anything that will make a noise. as a reminder of home ties when little brothers and . sisters; 'climbed upon big brothers knees to show him what Santa Clause had brought. Every person is invited to tane a part in this memorable first Christ mas after the war. It is going to take gobs of candy, nuts and fruit to fill all these stockings. Tell your grocer you want to make some candy for the soldiers' 'stockings and he will let SHIPS FOR T AD FAKED RUSS ATROCITIES By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. Ships with aggregiate carrying capacity of 800, 000 tons have been designated to be turned over by the army quartermas ter department to the shipping board for return to trade routes, Major General Goethals today infomed Sen ator Smith of the senate interstate commerce committee. lar allowance. Oh, fudge! You have been honored above all as ma kers of doughnuts. Let them have a taste of HJickory doughnuts; yes, several mouthsful. tflonest, now, won't this be the best Christmas ever. Tis more bless ed to give than to receive. The canteen is open every day from 10:30 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 3:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m. Come across with your donations. By the Associated Press. Brvt. Oei' l'l There was a thur..!er'n; cannonade as the pres'-(i.-r.r's launch left the George Wash-nct-n and land-d at Pier No. 3. It w;ts everted to the tribune amid cheers and salvos and the notes of tr.e Star Spariirled Banner. Ev the Associated Press. 'Brest, lec, 13.--President Wilson ante ashore with Mrs. Wilson who liirml an American flag and a bou- PnsMent Wilson's progress from tr.i' pier to h's train was amidst a fel'uUS VV street. 'me from the throngs Ti prescient delivered a brief ad i aft-r landing at Brest, thank zi May -r G ..ude for the Brenton wel- jr.u-n him. He then drove tr-u.'h the "hiring crowds, the 1 ova: -n continuing until he ! nt l'.vav station. By the Associated Press. Roanoke, Va., Dec. 13. Promoters of pool room3 and managers of mo tion picture nouses are voicing strong opposition to the ordinance put into effect yesterday by the city council as a preventative measure against in-x fluenza. Valididty of the measure wlil be tested in the police court tomorrow on the ground of inequality of ap plication. By the Associated Press. Brest, Dec. 13. President Wilson left Brest for Paris at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Now that the war is won, many pori r,.co ',:o. t,. v,iyou have some extra over your regu- entire population of the city as mem bers the week before Christmas. Chairman Hugh D'Anna of the lo cal Executive Committee of the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call organiza tion makes the following reply: "Starvation, sickness and sorrows did not vanish in Europe when the fighting ceased. On the contrary, the new conditions have revealed greater opportunities for the American peo ple, through the Red Cross, to extend relief. This work is just as im perative in peace as in war, though not so dramatic. "Besides, Hickory boys in France or in the home camps, with millions of other American soldiers and sail ors, hav2 a right to expect that Red Cross service will be continued for them in full measure until demobili zation is completed. This means the Red Cross must 'carry on" for many months, and the money raised through membership dues will help finance the service." All that is asked of any adult in the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call is that he or she shall "have a heart and a dollar." When you multiply these hearts and dollars by the mil lions of adults in the United States it is evident tnat a suDsxanuai iuw will be raised if the response to the Roli Call is general. Ch'ldren will not be solicited, as they already are represented in the school "auxilWies, or will enroll through the auxiliaries at twenty-five cents a year, but thev will be valua b'e aids in the Roll Call by remind ing the-ir parents of the opportunity to register approval of the greatest rel'ef work in the history of the world. EMPTY STOCKING FOND T1NUES TO CON GROW The "Empty Stocking Fund" to be used by the Philathea class of the First Methodist church in giving Christmas cheer to the Baker's Moun- . . i i 1 1 1 1 v "1 n m n (vn lo rpvA-tiTln tv l o 1 1 . t 1-1 T"l 1 ougnt to see tne soiaier uoys siiiMiig iai uijjuauagc 10 gnn' tt,r .ppMi intn some stood old home-lis urgently requested that all Phila- made fudge the kind you know how i theas assemble m the class room be to make. And doughnuts. Do you fore the 11 o'clock service Sunday know the Salvation Army lassies and bring their offering so that this American Writer Admits Detailing Horrors by Cossacks That Never Occurred In Order to Offset German Outrages In Belgium Hearst News Service Had Hun News SLEUTHS WATCH OVER FORMER KAISER Todays Casualty List Washington, Dec. 13. The two ar my casualty lists issued for public ation today contain 4,400 names. The following are from North Carolina: Killed in Action Sergt. Paul Burton Jenkins of Franklinton, William J. Barham of Raleigh, Capt. Joseph J. Loughlin of Wilmington, Sergt. Wlilliam For rester of Ramseur, Ernest W. Willi ams of Gorman, Roy W. Foster of Sanford. DId of Disease Jerry Judd of New Hill, Bennie H. Paylor of iRoxiboro, Radford Smith of Dunnham, John M. Wearn of Charlotte, Sidney A. Haithcock of Durham. Wounded Severely Corps. Brodie Leslie Green of Dur- committee can complete their work the following week. Remember our class motto and do your best and re member too, our social service motto Love and Service, and let us make our contribution to this cause one that our class and our teacher shall not be ashamed of when we give the pub lic an itemized statement of this fund, and have spent, as we certainly shall, in justice to those who con tribute. In addition to this, each Philathea is asked to give one piece flowered china. A numfber have offered several. The 43 prs. of hose are ready, each bearing a card which floats Old Glory. These little folks know no creed, have no fathers or mothers, have no home, so must belong to Uncle Sam, to you and to me, so come across and help us give them the happiest Christmas they have ever known. Give, give, give and learn the only true joy in life. "Give as you would if an angel Awaited your gift at the door; Give as you would if tomorrow Found you where waiting was o'er; G've as you would to the Master If you meet His searching look; Give as you would of your substance If His hand your offering took." "A rich woman dreamed that she was in heaven and saw a fine man sion being built By the Associated Press. London, Dec. 13 iSeveral score of detectives, the pick of former Em peror William's force of sleuths at Potsdam, are staying at Amerongen shadowing every movement of Herr Hohenzollern, according to the Am erongen correspondent of the Ex press, who claims to have talked with some of these men. Herr Hohenzollern is said to be in constant dread of bomb throwers and other assassins and always car ries a small revolver. By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. The German government on July 10, 1914, inform ed about 130 German civilian employ es at a conference in Berlin that a world war would be started soon, J Captain Lester of the army intelli gence service testified today before the senate (committee investigating brewers' and German propoganda. These employes then were dis patched to all parts of the world, 31 coming to the United States to stim ulate pan-German propoganda, Cap tain Lester declared. He said his information came from an unnamed informant, now interned in the Unit ed States. The German propogandists landed in the United States in August, 1914, on the same (boat with Dr. lleinrich Albert, known as the paymaster of the enemy propoganda system in this country, and immediately formed the nucleus for German propoganda. By the Associated Press. AMERICAN ARM Y HALTED HN E By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. The Ameri can army marching into Germany has come to a stand on the Rhine General Pershing's report for yester day says there was no advance that day. FRENCH ORPHAN WRITES APPRECIATIVE LETTER The Traveler's Club has adopted a i;WJiom is that for? she asked her president of the club has received a letter from the little girl who is nine eruide. " 'For vour gardener,' " 'But he lives in the tiniest cot kl KKI BY A MULE K: W lS .1 ii e k i r n-i-.-r the utiu-r Mui a hurl ;,. mule aav '"M ar,'l T ne i young white farmer, unt in two fights in iy one Saturday and ay and yesterday got on the knee cap when h.m a crack. Vernon Wh.ttle staged the mule did the worst job, i the injured man was r. il'ackburn. II OFFICE ROBBED DAYLIGHT '.he Aasoc'aiod Press. t:l W C, Dec. 13 The here was blown open AN ANTIQUATED SYSTEM Springfield Republican. Anv cause of the exasperating de lay and trouble in passing the war revenue bill is the antiquated sys tem which keeps a defeated party in control of congress for a whole winter's session after the elections had decreed a change in the organ ization of that body. The Republicans won tne congu ;onal elections; they should now be on the job in running the legislative machine. But the system makes them ihe nart of a minority party when in fact they are the majority party. They now object to things in the democratic revenue bill which thev would have accepted if the el ection had gone the other way. Our system of revenue legislation is poor enough because of the ab sence of a scientific budget system, but when the majority in congress becomes a defeated and therefore a d scredited majority, the situation be comes almost impossible. One way to make our national government more responsible is to have a new congress take hoid ot tne iegsunvc :,,wi;ofll after the elections. ntitntional amendment would rear- mnr. thus narticular processes oi . iunction with ..-- ..,n0p cf the government to me ,ufc American states. coVntr?l .-.,it. were thorough-1 Peru is understood to have mdi- II U1L' rtlllti.ii.... - - . DEATH OF MRS. WILSON Mr?. J. E. Wilson died at her home in West Hickory yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock following an attack of influenza-pneumonia and the funer al will be held from Arney's church tomorrow. Mrs. Wilson, who was Miss Marv Lou Pollard, was married to Mr. Wilson two weeks before he was called into service, and he is now at Camp Bearegard, La., and will be unable to attend the funeral. SOFUNiERW BY CHILE AND PERU Bv the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. Chile and Peru have replied in friendly tones to the identic note of the United States urging upon them the supreme imnortance of adjusting amicably ham, Zeb L. Jenks of Henry, George ! tage on earth, with barely room en- Lane of Dudley, Josepn a. uass oi Pikeville, Oscar Humphries of Gro ver, James Church of Congo, Joe D. Frazier of Henrietta, Edward H. Hen drix of Trotville, Bennie E. Lewis of Zebulon, Major James H. Howell of Waynesville, Sergt. Nash R. Joyner of Greenville, Sergt. Geo. B. Ward of Brickton, Sergt. Farris C. Sikes of Enfield, Corp. Caldwell Dew of New Berlin, Corp. Ernest G. Briggs of Rockford, Corp. W41ie W. Blackburn of Grassy Creek, Edgar L. Dobbmb of Caroleen, Frank Grac,y of Seven Springs, Chas. P. Norwd of Raleigh Clarence A. Seeley of Cnarlotte, Lew is M. Lyerly of Salisbury, Noms Hemphill of Union Mills, rorrest Pender Holland of Buies Creek, Henry Brasten Keen of Goldsboro, Claude C. McUiure oi woyntsvinc. Arthur L. Phipps of Raleigh. Wounded Degree Dndetermmed Lieut. Robert C. Lewis of Thorn asville, Lieut. Melvin Grimes Cald well of Charlotte, Sergt. Louis B. Lu cas of Rocky Mount, Corp. Daniel 1 . Tucker of Wadesbodo, William H. lal lent of Hickory, Dave Bryant ' of SDrav. Chas. F. Laughlin of Cedar Falls, Edd H. Wigg'ngton of Spra ough for his family. He might live better if he did not give away so much to the m'serable poor folks.' "Further on she saw a tiny cottage being built. 'And whom is that for?' " 'That is for you.' " 'But I have Hved in a mansion on earth. I should not know how to live in a cottage.' "The answer was full of meanings: 'The Master Builder is doing his best with the material that is being sent up. WILL RESUME TRADE WITH PART OF RUSSIA By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. Plans for re suming general trade with part of Russia and Finland were disclosed to day by an announcement from the was trade board that applications thpir controversy over the provinces ' c Ivanhoe, Leo. R. .:n hp considered for important li- A Lf Patna and Arica and the ten-(Gardner of jamesville, William F. Lenses for commodities, the chief of 'derine the aid of the United States ; Hackney of bco ana e; which are platinum, various hides n. i i n jt Hn i tt i fMiii i' louniiiiivii, . (I I.I It-I Jltil W - V V. "ffi a; ! ri.V. ... 1.... 6 0 nvira a rid '!v ! mi.ttri ,i r.nn No clue iv has been rounu. ins ntr ,., wh "h the safe was broken n r.-ii.-iit.-s, it was said, the work K(,f....;r,ra'Hi cmiii.v... . i -l tr.r trip irointr t would proviae aio fnauguration of the president very soon after his election. Mr. Elbert A. Ivey of the student army training corps at Trinity Col lege has been mustered out and is at home until after the holidays Yank Hu ns Face on Rhine .i 1 f cated a wish that tne gooa uiuc i the United States might be employed to bring about a settlement, while the Chilean government is said to have contented itself with expressing appreciation of the spirit of the otter George F. Beatty of Clinton, tfugier James H. Davis of UoldsDoro, jonn B. Snyder of Winston-saiem, uu"p l Continued on page 4) NEW YORK COTTON B? the AsH.jciated Prea. N""l'y,) bn:. 10. Sentries of the American utid German armies faced ai'h other across the Rhine tonight. Fr"m Andurnach below Coblenz, nnhwarrl to the British line, Amer "'"a forces hold the west bank of Ul(! stream. South of Coblenz ad jancc element,, of the American army ave reached the river, t is expected the movement across ht' Rhine will be under way tomor-ow- The first and third divisions "av been desienated to occupy the advanced positions along the 30-kil-. rUon consti- 1 am past OI Vulv""' 8.-By Courier to . -ead stipulated ml the armistice. The 32d. fourth and 42d will occupy positions in support of the advance lint' w third and fourth dWis- rrUa ions are of the regular army. J 42d is made up of national guard iments from Wisconsin .u ---- regiment 0;rtT1ol gan. Texas and UKianum -"-" - Lny men make up the others, wWJ aoa i the "rainbow which include national guard from North and South Carolina division, men nnccpii. STARNES WAS BU SF.VERELY WOUNDED r:fQ Pussell Starnes writes his mother, Mrs. L .E. Starnes, under date of November 12 that he was quite nappy, --- - received in his legs on the 11th of November. The war was over and he expected to be well in a few days and d-d not think it would be long before he was en route home. A tel egram to his mother from the adju tant general's office on Sunday last stated that the young man, who is a member of the 81st division, was wounded severely This was an er ror, it seesm, for which the family and friends are thanKiui. IT ART AT .uu. o. A". cTlAIFi SATURDAY There are some wonderful storm scenes in "Shark Monroe" the latest Artcraft Picture, staring Mart, which will be shown at the Past me Saturday. Hart plays the rt. of Shark Monroe, bad man of the sea, and during a wonderful re alistic storm scene, Shark works his way out to the bowsprit and res cues a man who is caught there. Hlige waves pass over them, out Sharp slings on like grim death and finally brings the unconscious man back to safety. and skins and furs, sulphur and va rious kinds of seeds. Bv the Associated Pres. New York, Dec. 13. Yesterday's late reactions were followed by a fir-mor nnp in the cotton market dur ing today's early trading. The opening was firm at an advance of ik vK roints ana active muuui sold about 25 points above last night's figures shortly after tne can. WEATHER FORECAST BP NO DEFINITE PLAN FOR COMBATTING INFLUENZA Chicago, Dec. 13. Unable to form ulate a definite plan for fighting in fluenza, because of divergent views, the American Public Health Associ ation, before it adjourned gave out copies of all the medical and scien tific data presented during the four days discussion with an explanation that different epidemics require sepa rate treatments. . "The various communities for which we are working will know that we have at hand the best available in formation science 'has yet discovered concerning the disease," said Dr. r.v.arlps J. Hastings, retiring presi dent. "We cannot expect to draw up a different program for combat ting influenza epidemics when we see e wJrio a. Hivpre-ence of opinion am ong medical authorities as has been shown here." years old next January The letter is here given:. (Les Mollettes 14 Obre 1918, Chere bienfaitrice. Je viens de recevoir une lettre me donnant votre nom et votre adresse et un mandat dequarante cinq francs. Vous etes blen bonne do vous mter esser a une orpheline francaise dont le pire est morta la guerre. Je vou drais bien vous connaitre; mais vous etes si loin! Je vait a l'ecole, J'y vois votre pays sur une carte, j'y ai appris que 1'- Ameriique est l'amie de la France, i ai vu aussi des soldats americans yui nous ont aide a vaincre. Grand-pere et grand-mere qui pren net soin de mol sont touches de voir qu, une personne charitable vienne adoucir notre malheur. Chere bienfaitrice, je vous aime, et je vous embrasse. LOUISE CAILLET, Les Mollettes (Savoie) (Translation) Dear benefactress: I have just received a letter, giving me your name and your address and ( checks for fortv-five francs. You are very good to interest yourself in a French orphan whose ,iatner was killed in the war. I wish very much to know you, but you are so far away. I am going to Rchoo1.. there I see your country on a map, there I have learned that Am erica is the friend of France, I have seen a". some American soldiers who hsivp helned us to conquer. Grandfather and grandmother who tawe care of me are touched to see that a charitable person comes to re liovo nnr misfortune. Dear benefactress, I love you ana I embrace you. LOUISE UALL,LiVl, Les Mollettes, Savoy Wlashlngton, Dec. 13. Testimony that Leydell Fox, a writer, was sent to Germany in 1915 by the German embassy to write German propogan da which was distributed by the Hearst Internaticjial News Service was presented today by the senate committee investigating brewers' and enemy propoganda by Capt. G. B. Lester of the army intelligence ser vice. In response to questions, Captain Lester said there is nothing in the army intelligence records showing whether either Mr. Hearst or mana gers of the International News Ser vice knew that Mr. Fox was in the pay of the German government. The witness read a telegram sent from the German embassy in Wash ington to the German foreign office September 9, 1914, saying: "Chicago Tribune friendly paper.'' Captain Lester said Fox confess ed to him that while in Germany he had an understanding that he would write anything he was told to write by the German publicity bureau at Berlin. He said that an article for the New York American in October 1915, dealing with alleged atrocities by Russian Cossacks, was written by him under instructions of German of ficers as a means of offsetting the stories of German atrocities in Bel gium that had begun to come out about that time. "I obtained from Fox his origina! notes written in lead pencil on the Cossack story," Captain Lester said, "and he admitted that he never saw any of the atrocities referred to and that to his knowledge they never oc curred. Fox was given courtesies from German officers that no other correspondent was able to obtain. i?nr North Carolina: Rain and war mer tonight. Saturday rain and warmer in the east portion, moderate east to southeast winds. dvtui4S TO HOLD NO JMEfETINGS FOR PRESENT nip the members of Catawba Lodge No. 54 in open meeting do re-so've- That in view of. the serious and critical situation created by the flvTwo pnirlemic in OUT midst, We voluntarily have decided not to have mppfine-s until such time as the epidemic has abated. vve have done this in view of our duty 10 pUUiiL, VV-l". CataWba Lodge ino. ot xv.iuS" Pythias, Hickory, N. C. MOON GETS BUSY WITH RESOLUTION By the Associated Fresa. Washington, Dec. 13 Permanent ownership of telegraph and telephone lines as an auxiliary to the postoffice was proposed in a joint resolution today by Chairman Moon of the postoffice committee, who said he un derstood Postmaster General Burle son favored it. Great S hips Retam Sooin Bj the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 13. Every cap ital ship of the American navy, in cluding the dreadnought squadrons which have been operating with the British main fleet in the war now in European waters, will return to home waters this month, Secretary Dani els announced today. They may be expected to reach New York about December 23 and a naval review will take place there to celebrate the home-coming. Bnaftructions have been cabled to Admiral Mayo, commander in chief of the American fleet, and now at Brest to bring back every naval ves sel that can be spared. Many de stroyers,' converted yachts and oth er craft probably will come with the bigger ships. The dreadnoughts ordered to re turn in divisions number six, com manded by Rear Admiral Rodman, . battleships New York Texas, Wyom ing, Florida, Alabama and Nevada; divisions number nine commanded by Rear Admiral Thomas S. Rogers bat tleships Utah, flagship, Oklahoma and Arizona. '