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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT ;UUM X f AtK KVtKlBUUI IMEfcDS IT" . " HE UNIOK COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT He Momrde Journj L PUBUSHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL 24. No. 85. MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1918. $1.50 PER YEAfrpASH. DAM El .S PLEASED WITH WOKK OF CHAMBER OF CO.MMKIKE He Writes Congressman Koblnsim C-opy of Letter Mr. Robinson Wants to Further Ser.- I'nkm County Regtmihig t'liuiigiii of lUkcrs to West Monroe. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels writing Congressman L. D. Kobinson regarding the erection of tfie great radio station at Bakers states that he was much pleased wit'u the interest and desire of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce to co-operate with the Bureau of Yards and Docks. Knowing that Union county folks would like to hear about it Mr. Rob inson mailed the letter to Mayor J C. Sikes. accompanlng it with a com munication from himself,which ends "If I can be of any further sen ice to you people, please command me." A copy of the letter from Secretarj Daniels follows: My Dear Mr. Robinson: The Bu reau of Yards and Docks expects to receive bids on November 25 for the first contract for work on the radio station at Monroe, covering the con struction of twenty brick towers. Oilier contracts covering buildings water supply, sewerage, fence, etc. will be awarded as rapidly as the Bu reau can complete its plans and se cure bids. I have been much pleased to learn of the interest and the desire to co-operate which was shown by the Monroe Chamber of Commerce. And I have directed the Bureau of Yards and Docks to mail a set of plans and specifications to the Chamber in or der that It may have them on file for the convenience of local contractors a. id others who may care to examine the.i.i there. Yours very truly, (signed) Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy. The letter by Mr. Daniels is dated on November 18. Since it, was writ ten the time for the placing of bids for the erection of the twenty towers has been extended to December 2. The pinna spoken of have already been received. Congresman L. D. Robinson work ed untiringly to aid the Monroe del egations in securing the radio Bta tiou for Monroe. It was he who ar ranged for all the conferences with the proper officials. The people 'of Monroe and Union county appreciate his services. Immediately upon the beginning of construction work on the station an effort will be made to hav a depot placed at the site and a postofnee se cured. It is now planned that the depot f.nd postoffice shall be called West Monroe. Canteen Notes. Mrs. A. L. Monroe, commandant of the canteen department of the Red Cross, has received special instruc (ions to meet all the regular train:.. Soldiers and sailors are passing through our city every day and any attention we can show them is highly appreciated. On Sunday last one of the pausing soldiers had been in France and having recuperated from wounds was going back overseas. He talked interestingly of the war and Bhowcd on maps Just where I he Rain bow DiUsion had taken part in the battle. Ho was especially interesting, as Monroe is represented in this fa mous Division by Andrew L. Monroe who volunteered at the age of eigh teen and has been in France fifteen months. A sailor, on furlough, said he was at Brest when the armistice was signed. There were fifty ships In the harbor, and all Joined in the cel ebration, which was perfectly wonder ful. All seemed to enjoy the hospi tality of the hut and especially the hot coffee which was served by Mes- dames V. C. Crowell, captain of the day, J. V. Henderson and Miss Mary Elizabeth Monroe. Mis. Roscoe Phl- fer, Reporter. Pershing Will Keep 30 Division Abroad. Washington, Nov. 23. Secretary of the War Baker today confirmed the story published In The World this morning that thirty American Divi sions would remain in France "for the present." This does not mean that thirty en tire divisions will be embraced in the American army of occupation, but that occupation troops and others will serve as a reservoir until the emer gency is passed. "After we have cut down the over seas forces to substantially thirty divisions," said Secretary Baker, "we will consider a further reduction. For the present the plan Is to retain that number of men in Europe." The decision to leave thirty divi sions on the other side was based on recommendations by Gen. Tershlng, following consultation with Marshal Foc.h and other Allied commanders. Price of Hide Fixed by (Joverninent. We have had frequent Inquiries from farmers ps to the why of the cheapness of hides while leather and shoes are so high. We have marie sonic investigations and find that the government has regulated the price to be paid farmers for hides and that the price fixed for number one grern hides is eventeen cents per poui'd and sixteen cents for number two. Our Information is that fanners In neighboring counties have boon re ceiving these prices. We give this for the information of those who have hides for sale. T. J. W. Broom, County Agent. The Baptist State Conventfon.whlch was to Have been held in Greensboro December 3 to 6, has been Indefinite ly postponed on account of the preva lence of Influenza. .tuieiKua Shatter tiie Last eiiuu liariera. With the Auierictu Army of Occu patiou, Nov. 24 (Associated i'reus). .w.itiicuu louts have completed lilt lasn ti uru.uoumng tne barriers winch guaiued the oia German Iront east ot eiuun. The last oarrier thus tiKountervU tousisieu ot reinioreeu coiicreit- i-iiiars stretching along tne oiu n out lot- a distance oi two miles 1 lie pillais were Ui.ve teet apart at tne roads and titty teet apart across Hie couuti. Tlu-y were connected by 2-nn. h iv.bles. When the Ameri cans ciosseu me front lines last Sun uay tne advanced guurus were halted ohiy ik lew minutes by the barriers. Engineers yunkly placed a few blasts of dynamite under each pillar, which uiaue the roads passable. Since then gangs working in relays have toiled constantly to dig up immense steel rails and concrete foundations which ere six feu under ground, the rails extending five feet above the ground, the concrete being poured around them. Each pillar was five feet square and stood eight feet above the ground. The pillars apparently were erected a year or more ago, as each was camoullaged by reeds growing in nearby swamps, the concrete being scarcely noticeable at a distance. At Mars-la-Tour, Just at the edge of the village, the Americans en countered tank barriers some of which were only half completed. A few blasts of dynamite soon put them out of commission. At Eiain the Germans hud barriers of logs chained together on four wheels, the logs be ing movable like a gate. On these barriers the Germans had Installed ingenious devices to remove the wheels from beneath the logs which would then drop across the road at the main road entrance into Etain. This log barrier was Just at the west ern entrance, the log acting as a check in the event that the mines fail- lo destroy the bridge. Dei;tli of Mr, Charles Ross. Coirtspondenee of The Journal. Marshville, Nov. 25. Miss Marie from visiting her sister, Mrs. McMa hub at Taxahaw. Mrs. Irene Marsh arrived home last Monday from an extended visit to her daughter. Mrs. J. C. Little in Raleigh Miss Myrtle Griffin returned last week from Oxford Seminary and is confined to her home with influenza. Mr. Joe Hasty of Laurinburg spent the week-end on a business trip in Marshville. , Miss Retta Green of Albemarle is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. J Kennedy. ' Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ken nedy, Wednesday, November 20th, a daughter. Sergt. LeRoy Austin of Camp Hill, Va., is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Austin. rfivate Chester B. Braswell of Camp Jackson was the week-end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J M. Braswell. Misses Evelyn and Mildred Price of Unionville were guests of their grand mother, Mrs. Ellen Barrlno, Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Pernay Richardson of Charlotte spent Saturday and Sunday with the former's mother, Mrs. Ellen Richardson. Mr. 1.. H. Iltigglns spent Sunday and Monday In Charlotte attending the final sesions of conference. Miss Lee Marsh of the Gilboa neigh borhood was carried to Charlotte last week for treatment at Tranquil Park Sanatorium. Miss Marsh has been in bad health for some time, and we hope for her Improvement. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Green and Mrs. J. B. Bailey, accompanied Miss Marsh to Charlotte, returning the same day. Charles James Ross, youngest of the late Sherwood Ross of the Fan Iks vicinity, died Sunday at 7:30 in., at the home of his mother, Mrs. Drucilla Ross, from influenza and complications. Charles was 35 years old and had been practically an invalid all his life, but for the past few years had been confined to his bed the most of the time. Relatives surviving besides his mother are one brother, Mr. Thomas S. Ross and four sisters, Mesdames R. C. Newsome and J. E. Thomas of Marshville, Marshall Newsome of Wingate and T. G. Col lins, who resides at the old home place. Funeral services were con ducted at the grave by Rev. E. C. Snyder at 2 o'clock this afternoon and the body was laid to rest by his father In the cemetery at Faulks Baptist church. Miss Otis Marsh returned from Greensboro College Saturday and is confined to her home with Influenza. Mrs. John Newsome and children of Albemarle are visiting the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Perry. Rev. J. W. Williams of Statesville was the puest of Mr. Hartsell Green Wednesday night and Thursday. We had hoped to escape tne Influ enza in our little town, but It seems we were not overlooked as each day we have one or more new cases though comparatively mijd. Evldent- y the germs are doubling back so none cm feel slighted. -Mrs. J. K. Bailey. Pler.cEng guilty to murder In the second degree before Judge B. F. Long In Rowan Superior Court, E. D. Whitmire. a young Southern Railway brakeman. was given five vears in the State's Prison and required to pav $1,000 to the widow of the lote H. W. Klutz, whom he slew. Whltemlre ran wild on the Spencer yards of the Southern Rallwav one night In Oc tober and while In a drunken condl- lon shot several men with a shotgun. Mr. Klutz having died from the Inju ries two weeks ago. WAU WORK FUND OVERSUB SCRIBED BY L2,79,(Wa .North Carolina and Alabama Raised 160 per rent of Their OuoU 14 Oilier States Raised 1541 kt rent of ouota. ; New York, Nov. 25. Total sub scriptions to the United war work campaign were -203,179,038 or $32. 679.036 in excess of the amount orig inally asked by the seven war rek'.of organizations for their work during demobilization of the army and nary, according to the official announce ment tonight by the national cam paign committee. This is the largest sum ever raised as an outright gift In the history of the world. According to the committee, eveiy state in the union, with the exception of Pennsylvania and Minnesota, ex ceeded the quota assigned to It. ' Fourteen states pledged 150 per cent or more of their quotas. Ari zona heading the list with 248 per cent. Percentages of other high stairs included: i North Carolinaand Alabama each 160; Georgia and Vermont each 150. A feature of the campaign was the manner in which men of the army and navy themselves and the in habitants of foreign countries con tributed to the fund. The army and navy gave f 61K.T46. China gave $1,000.0000: Kutsia $11,000; Cuba $275,000; Japan $360,000; Meilco $114,000. and Porto Rico $82,000. New York state went "over the top" today with a percentage : of 102. John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who had under written lacking subscriptions to the amount or $1,623,689. were called on to contribute $370,097 to make up the total when reports showed a subscription of $34,629,903. John R. Mott, director general of the campaign, expressed deep satis faction at the result of the drive, "To all who have so generosuly glten of their time and effort," said Ur. Mott, "from the President and his associates to the humblest giver, the campaign committee sends thanks, not for Itself, but for those to whom the gifts will mean so much in these next crucial months the brave men of our army and navy." Where the Pence Conference Will Be Held. Paris, Nov. 25. (By the Associat ed Press.) The conference o.i the preliminaries of peace probably will Be held 1n Paris instead of Verstttoes, owing to the superior accoinmoda tions and conveniences In the capital. Only the formal sessions at conclud ing stages will be held at Versailles. The only active sittings now going on are those of the Joint armistice commission which holds dally ses sions at Spa, the former German headquarters, but which now Is held by the French. French, British and German delegates attend the meet ings. General Nudant represents Marshal Foch with Commandant Sis- teron as his assistant. General von Wlnterfeldt is the Ceiman military representative, and Mathlas Erzber- ger, who also was a member of the German armistice delegation, partici pates In most of the sessions. Some of the meetings are describ ed as having been very animated over the efforts of the Germans to obtain modification of the terms of the ar mistice. Marshal Foch's reply was a refusal to consider a change and a dispatch from Basle gives the text of the marshal's reply, which says: "No attention can be given to the demands presented in General Win terefeldt's letter of November 21." The Joint armistice commission meeting appears to be In accord with clause 34 of the armistice which ad mitted the principle of a permanent intednational armistice commission under the direction of the allied mili tary and naval chiefs. While its du ties are restricted to the execution of the armistice, it is one of the prelim inaries which will merge later into the sessions of the Inter-allied confer ence at the peace congress. linns Carry Stars and StriM's. Ashevllle, Nov. 23. Interned Ger mans recently transferred from Ken- ilworth hospital to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., marched away under the Amer ican flag, but only after they had been properly urged In a way that they un derstood. An American soldier, think ing that the Huns would be In a hu mor to appreciate the advantages of America by this time, offered several of them American flags to carry, slat ing that "these are the winning col ors, boys." The Huns surlily refused to carry the flags until the doughboy losing patience handed a flag to a husky Hun with the remark: "Grab that flag and carry It. If you don't there's going to be a dead German around here, and he's going to die quick." The Hun understood that line of talk, and promptly accepted the flag, carrying it on to the train, and the Huns left with the Stars and Stripes floating over them. A Capable Actor. Matt Moore, wlfo plays the pirt of the brother of the heroine of "Heart of the Wilds." the new Artcraft star ing vehicle for Elsie Ferguson which will be shown at the Strand theatre Wednesday, is a player of manv nchiCvements. He has been identified with numerous motion picture pro ducing companies and has plaved the leads In ninny notable photopplay suc cesses. His role In Miss Ferguson's support calls for much subtle acting. but his technique never Is found lack ing In adeonate expression. In every rsnect "Hea'i of the Wilds" Is a chr.rming and Impressive photoplay. THE FORMER CKOWX PRINCE tiETS A COOL RECEITION Howls of Execration Arise From Crowd When He Slew From Train in Holland Home of the Interned Prince Will He n Small Iskiml Vil lage. The former Crown Prince or Ger many is interned in Hollai.d. Thurs day's Associated P.ss dispatch rrom Amsterdam describes his reception by the Dutch and his islam; home: "When the former crown prince arrived at the Zuyder Zee fishing town of Enkhuysen today, he receiv ed different welcomo than he encoun tered elsewhere in Holland. As he descended from 'he railway car with a swaggering gait and weal ing a fur coat, howls of execration arose from one thousand gathered outside the station gate. The outburst of hostility seemed to perturb him somewhat. The government yacht which was to have taken the former crown prince to the island of Wieringen, which will be his future abode in Holland, grounded in the fog. A lit tle tug boat was substituted. Affect ing indifference, the former crown prince stepped on the gangway and lit a cigarette. The tug cast loose im mediately and disappeared ia :he toz cnild the angry shouts of the popu lace. "Mosterland, a hamlet consisting of a score of small farmsteads and fisherman's huts on the bleak, lonely island of Wieringen, which is situa ted some distance from the Dutch naval station at Helder, is the home assigned to the interned rormer Ger man crown prince. The local pastor's humble two storied residence has been leased rumished for six months and here the crown prince will live. The house, which is without the slightest attraction, is oh the bea'en track and Is hardly ever visited by strangers. The hamlet itself is in habited for the most part hv mussel fisherman, who aMer their experi ences with U-boats during the war, view the gueRl's advent, with any thing but favor. The sole communication between the Island of Wieringen and the mainland is a small steamer which carries mail and makes two trips daily. GEX. MARCH ANNOUNCES DEMOBILIZATION PLANS Eight Divisions Soon to Be Relumed With Wounded ami Sick Moving Homeward Total American Casu alties are (1,117 Including Sick ami Those Slightly Wounded. Washington, Nov. 23. Demobili zation of the American expeditionary forces, already In progress with the movement homeward or sick and wounded, will be hastened by the re turn at an early date or eight di visions or national guard and nation al army troops, eight regiments or coast artillery and two brigades or field artillery. This announcement was made today by General March, chier of staff, on receipt of dispatches from General Pershing. Total American casualties to No vember 11, when hostilities ceased were 236,117. This includes, Gen eral March said, killed and died or wounds, died or disease, unclassified deaths, wounded, prisoners and miss ing. The divisions which General March said have been designated by Gener al Pershing to return as soon as the sick and wounded have been moved to the United States are: TO BE RETURNED. National guard: Thirty-first (Geor gia, Alabama and Florida), 34th (Ne braska, Iowa. South Dakota and Min nesota), 38th (Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia), and 39th (Ar kansas Louisiana, Mississippi and southern Alabama.) The coast artillery regiments to be returned as soon as possible were an nounced as the 46lh, 47(h, 48th, 49th, 50th, 73rd, 74th and 75th. The two field artillery brigades to be brought home are the 65th and the 163d. Eighty-two aero squadrons, 17 construction companies and several special units from New England will be brought home as soon as trans portation facilities are available, Gen eral March said. Casualties sustained by the Ameri cans were tabulated by General March as rollows: Killed and died or wounds, 36,154. Died or disease, 14.811. Death, unclassified, 2,204. Wounded, 179,625. Prisoners, 2.163. Missing. 1,160. Total. 236,117. While the total losses suffered bv the American army in France at first glance appeared to be almost double the total estimated by officers here as probable, analysis of the tattle, it was pointed out, shows that among the 179,000 wounded are Included the names of thousands or men whose Injuries were so trlval that they nev er were admitted to hospitals and the record or their injury was kept onlv in company and regimental dressln'; stations. The final total or killed, died or wounds or disease, or In the unclassified death list, the seriously woundpd, and the prisoners and miss ing, orfleers believe, will work out not In excess or 125,000. MANY DEATHS FROM DISEASE The official figures show ai-o near ly double the number of deethR from disease than have been made public to date. No explanation has been for warded by General Pershing, but it is assumed that the unexpected in crease is due to the wide distribution of American and allied hospitals to which the i.ien were sent, making it a slow process to assemble the data. The number of Americans taken prisoner by the Germans little more than two thousand is strikingly low in view of General March's announce ment that a total "in round numbers' of 44. OHO Germans had been captur ed by the Americans. The Tact that the American armies have been mov ing forward continuously since it en tered the battle doubtless accounts for the great difference. The 1,160 men reported missing probably include others who will be found to have been captured, some whose bodies will never be recovered, and others who may have become lost in the ranks of the French and Brit ish fences. The classification also covers the unidentified dead, always to be expected when great bodies or troops are engaged. ARMY OF OCCUPATION. General March said no report on the organization or the army or occu pation had been received, but that the divisions designated by General Pershing for return were among those he could spare immediately. The order in which they will return has not been established. He also gave assurances that the war depart ment had no intention of allowing the veterans of the battlefields of France and Belgium "to sneak into the coun try" unnoticed, but that timely an nouncement would be made so that adequate receptions could be planned. Secretary Baker supplemented General March's outline of demobili zation plans later by stating that General Pershing was reducing his army to a strength of 30 divisions and would further reduce It as condi tions Justify. At an average strength of 40,000 men to a division which would nienn that General Pershing would retain 1,200,000 in France from which the actual army or occu pation and its reserves would be or eanized to provide against any possi ble emergency. General March showed that virtu ally all of the supplemental army corps and army troops are to be with drawn. He said he already had au thorized General Pershing to send back railway artillerv, army artillerv, car troops and tank corps units in ndditlon to the divisional organiza tions. Some of th divisions desig nated bv General Pershing are dis placement units. 301 li Resting Willi British Forres. (H. E. C. Bryant in Charlotte Ob server). Many North Carolinians are inter ested in the whereabouts of the Thirtieth division or the American ex peditionary force. It was stated at the war department today that the Thirtieth Is in party with the British resting arter hard fighting. Particu lar units could not be located. The following Interesting story comes from France: Capt. H. H. Chapman, son of tho late Capt. William Chapman .-,v! grandson of late Major General Mc- Cuskey, was killed In action Septem ber 23, according to word today re ceived by relatives here. He was graduated from West Point in the class of 1917. He was married upon graduation, and his wife and a baby daughter, whom he has never seen, are living at Patchogue, N. Y. Coming from a family whU'h i colonial days was granted a tract of land ne."!- Pope's Creek, Md., and whose descendants are still living there, he was well known in Mary land and Washington. He received his preparatory schooling in Wash ington. Information coming from his brother officers told that he was lend ing a company of North Carolinians n the first wave or the great attack or the British Fourth army and the American Twenty-seventh and Thir tieth divisions. He was hit by artil lery fire and killed Instantly. As his men reached the German lines they shouted "Lusitania," and broke through the strongest German oppo sition. He was twenty-two years old and his brother, Capt. William Chapman, Jr., Is on General Graves' staff In Si beria. His brother is also a West Point graduate. Born at a military post In Mon tana, the young captain was brought up with military ideas and attracted the attention of General Samuel Fai son, commander of the North Caro lina national guard. The general secured him as aid in the training or the North Carolina troons and he has been in command with them continu ously. Itnilroad Men Want MrAdon to Re main. Washington, Nov. 25. A telegram signed by representatives or employes or railroads operated ou' or St. Louis, received at Director General Mc Adoo'o office todav, lodged the em ployees to give -2.00(i r month as parr or the director general's salary to keep him from retiring. "We are opposed to your resigna tion," said the telegram, "and are heartily in sympathy with your finan cial straits." The telegram was signed by J. H. Kirkland and H. J. Garrigan. repre senting Wabash employes, and O. E. Summer, representing Missouri Pa cific employes. Colonel A. C. MeComh. command ing officer of Camp Greene, has re- elved orders to preppr" the base hcsnitnl tir for receipt of conva lesce n! roI!-cr3. AUSTRIA I.At'KIMi FOOD AND Fl'KL I IN ;l!KT DISTRESS. t'l.tohl Misery in Poorer Omulers Willi 4'oiiMtniil 4'ry For Bread Prices so High Seem Fantastic. Declaring there is pressing need in Arstria lor assistance rrom America and the Allies, former Emperor Charier, of AllKtria-Ilimrarv address ed a correspondent saing, "Not a si'iKle day should be lost by America and the Allies in helping the peoplo Here, so grave is I he siaiaiion." An Associated Press dispatch further statts: "Di: lieu I ties attending the process of returning to a peace fooling after a great war are illustrated here. Mu nition factories have been shut down, throwini; out of work hundreds of men and women, who have little pros pect or obtaining employment because of the lack of coal. Cold weather has already begun and snow has fallen iu Vienna. While the streets of the city are bright and the theatres and operas are open, well dressed people are walking or using street cars, as cab men demand rrom two lo three dol lars a ride. This is all on the surface. There h; untold misery in the poorer quarters, wMh a constant cry for bread, of -.vhieh there is provided half a loaf a week for each person. Prices hew are probably the highest to be found in Hi' rope and seem fantastic. The price of a shirtwaist is $100; stockings co:it $5 and a suil of clothes $150. The profiteers are also hit, the industry of weaving paper into mate rial for the manufacture of men's and women's clothing having virtually collapsed. This material, which once sold for $6 a yard Is now being dump ed on the market at any price. Vienna is making desperate efforts in cet food and coal, which the Cze- sho-Slovaks are said to have offered. provided they are granted the western strip of old Bohemia adjoining old Bavaria. It is also stated that prepa rations have been made by American parking companies, but cable commu nications are very slow and uncertain. There is need for the business people to open up their former vocations here, but this at present is impossi ble. it is nrnnosed to ask President Wil son for help in carrying out the work of adjusting the country to Its new life. The correspondent overheard a dispute between an Austrian railroad conductor and some Italians. The lat ter asked: "Who was It who licked Austria "-The- conductor- replied; "Wilson did it and he will now help. us." , , ThP l.lB-eest fact apparent In Aus tria's breaking up of housekeeping is that there is no poignant regrer. among the common "people. The sen timent generally found was expressed by a soldier the correspondent met ainong the rivers of men retreating from the Italian front. This soldier said: "Now the war Is over and we are all brothers, wheth er French, British or American. Any kind of a brother is a good one." :iX(J ALBERT OF BFUJIUM SPEAKS FROM HIS THRONE! NeU.ble Occasion Is Kite's First Speech In His Redeemed Capital (eiiciiil Pershing Stood Neur Al Ih'iI Reference Much to Ami-licit. An Associated Pres dispatch speaks of King Albert's first address in Brussels: "King Albert, having hem wcived enthusiasth ally by the inhrbitants of his redeemed capital, today 'inula an important peech Irom the throi e in parliament his first entrance In t tie capital sinc-e almost the beginning of the wa. Near the th ratio rtood General Pershing, representing tlio American army; General Plume.', of the Brit inn army, and other gen-jrals. The chamber was filled with members and In tin galleries was th diplo matic corps, including Brand VVIiit lock, the American minister, who te turned Thursday to his post in Brus sels. "In regaid to the future MaNis oi" Belgium, he declared: "Belgium, victorious and freed from tho neutrality that was imposed upon her by slates which have been shattered ( their foundation by war, will enjoy complete independence. "Belgium, re-established In all its rights, will rule its destinies accord ing to Its aspirations and in full sov ereignty." In speaking of the manner iir which the war had been bnni'.ht to a successful conclusion, 'King Albert referred with uratitude to the great efforts of all the entente countries and of the United States, "a new and stalwart ally which added the weight of her effort, so great and etilitsias- Ically, to that or the oilier nations and caused our ronuidable adversary to totter." Near the close or his address, the king paid a further glowim: Mlb'iM to the entente nation? and made a striking reference to America, which, he declared, had saved Belgium from famine. Gtnereal Pershing took no pan i-i the parade or other ceremonies of the day, having entered the city quietly its a spectator. A white bov named David Liles, the only son of John Liles, who lives at the Wadrsboro cotton mill, wia in stantly killed st the mill Saturday vhen a wire of the electric elevator etevs'or b -oke and threw part of ho eirvaor structure unnn him, Ir.s h:3 h;ad. -if1
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