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VOL.23. No. 8.
MONROE, N. CM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1919
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TASK OF PKKSIDKNT WILSOX
IS OITIJXKP HY SI.MOXDS
The Heal (Question is Whether Ameri
ca Iesires lo led nt Paris and in
New PirerthMiN Sufficient ly Slrong
ly to Agree to Share tlie Cost of
Ktwganizhig the World.
Frank II. Simouds writing from
Paris Tor the MeClure Newspaper
Syndicate outlines President Wilson's
. task in America as follows:
At the moment when President
Wilson is beginning his explanation
; a America of the league of nations
t..ere is a single question which ought
; be clearly answered for the Amer
ican public. What is it that Europe
t-rpects of America as a consequence
of the formation of the league of na
t.ins? The answer to this question must.
I think, be found first in the view
which obtains both among the Eng
lish and the French as to what this
government of the league of nations
which Mr. Wilson has taken back to
America actually is. In substance, the
English and French views are that
the government of the league of na
tions is a substantial recognition by
Europe, by the allies, and primarily
by England and France, of the ideas
and principles which Mr. Wilson
came to Europe to advocate. Much
df the actual text and machinery of
tire present league of nations' coven
ant is the result of European contri
bution. But there would have been
little or nothing of any league of na
tions' covenant if Mr. Wilson had not
come to Europe and made his consis
tent and persistent effort.
France and England, in effect, have
joined with President Wilson in a
draft of the program of the league
f nations, which is still a mere
('ketch, with the understanding, clear
i.ml unmistakably. If they and their
Knropean associates agree to a new
i rgani.ation of International rela
tions at the demand of America, ex
! ressed by Mr. Wilson, America will
' ' prepared on her side to join wilh
! i io : !i lentous in physical defense
if such rssoiiation and in I he shar
ing of expeitr.e and the burden of thii
cw social order. And. in substance,
Wilson has obtained his league
i! nations' covenant in its present
I rm simply rs an evidence of good
latin on the part of both France and
V.t. aland, who thus signified their
readiness to accept the new ideas and
the new principles, but very clearly
expected that Mr. Wilson would bring
Lis countrymen to accept the new
responsibilities and new duties that
How from this league of nations' pro
gram. WHAT ENGLAND EXPECTS
Now, to put It specifically, what
(toes England expect America to do
9 a result of the league of nations?
First of all, beyond any question,
England expects the United States to
accept one or more mandatories, to
undertake responsibility for some
such peoples cs the Armenians, and
to contribute all the necessary re
sources In men, material and protec
tion to bring about the organization
of this new Armenian state. In oth
er words, England expects the United
."rates to break with its traditional
policy of isolation and enter world
affairs as a partner of the organiza
tion! &nd I" ,ne defense of various
raes which cannot stand alone. Ar
ihenla, in Asia, and Liberia, in Africa,
have been two most mentioned man
datories. I am satisfied that there will be
n feeling in England that the whole
r.ritlsh policy with respect to the
league of nations has been a failure
if the United States shall now, the
league of nations having been drawn,
fail to take up the responsibilities
which, to the English mind, are In
herent in America's advocacy of the
league of nations Itself. There will
Y'. a feeling that America has been
i.pwilling to make good her bravi
vrrds by difficult but necessary la
bo. 3.
WHAT FRENCH EXPECT
What do the French expect! Sub-.-::.nlially
this; That the United
FUtes will organize and maintain an
criny available for immediate trans
portation to France, to protect
France, In co-operation with the Brit
ish and French armies, provided the
Germans shall refuse to accept the
principles of the league of nations
and presently return to their old
n-thods of militant imperialism, at
this time expressed by republican
Hither than Hohenzollern armies.
The whole view of Europe Is too
simple and yet too close to be mls
mJerstood. Mr. Wilson came to Eu
rope representing himself to be the
fpokesman of America, to demand
tnat Europe should accept American
ideas of a new International associa
tion In which moral rather than phy
sical force should prevail and the set
tlement of the last war should be had,
not on a basis of taking extreme mil
itary precaution against the enemy
bv.t on the basis of making a Just
pacc, eliminating causes for future
wars.
Europe, at the end of the most
considerable war in human history,
was in a realistic mood. It would
have drawn a treaty of peace based
en the idea that it was necessary to
tak every physical precaution
against the enemy. Europe would
have made a peace based on the pre
servation of the alliance between the
nations which had fought Germany;
based upon the Idea of preserving
this alliance by mutual recognition
of the extreme claims of each of the
allies. In other words, nothing
seems more certain than that If
America at the peace conference had
pursued her traditional policy of not
intermixing in Europeau affairs, Eu
rope would have made another kind
of peace.
WILSON HAD HIS WAY
But Mr. Wilson, representing him
self as the spokesman of the will of
America, came over here and sub
stantially served notice upon Europe
that the peace of Versailles must be
a totally different thing from the old
settlements, that American ideas
about the peace of Paris should pre
vail. He represented a single nation
not exhausted by war. He spoke with
authority which for Europe was al
most absolute, and; he has had his
way up to the present moment in
foeing the conference at Paris to lay
aside European territorial and finan
cial questions until the new organi
zation of society was at least sketched
in accordance with his own ideas.
But Europe, on its side, in consent
ing to accept Mr. Wilson's leadership
in this matter, in consenting to break
with these traditions, in giving Mr.
Wilson a sketch of his league of na
America, has done all this with equal
tions which he has taken back to
ly clear view. Obviously, it would be
unnecessary to take extreme precau
tion, territorial and military, against
Germany if for the future all the vast
resources of the United States were
pooled with those of Fiance and Eng
land and Italy In a new association
in which each tnember was prepared
to do his utmost if any member were
attacked. The foundation of the
league of nations from the European
point of view is a defensive alliance
between England, France, Italy and
America, for the purpose of main
taining the principles expressed in
the league of nations.
If the United States is not prepared
to go to this length, if it is not pre
pared lo accept mandatories in Asia
and Africa, if it is not prepared to
keep a standing army and expedition
ary crniy, si rong enough that in co
operation with the British artnv two
divisions can be put down in France
within 14 days lor every, one division
Germany raises in excess of the
French establishment, then for Eng
land nnd for France the league of na
tions Is still born, another map of
paper, an titter dead letter.
The practical application of all this
i;i patent. If President Wilson shall
succeed in peisunding the American
people to become vi'h France, Eng
land and Italy, co-guarantors of a
league of nations, prepared to defend
both nations and principles associat
ed, prepared lo accept part of the
burden of giving smaller peoples a
chance to organize and become self
governing and self-mifficleiit then
President Wilson may come back
here and exercise an enormous influ
ence in the later phase of peace-making
and the ideas and principles ex
pressed In the league of nations will
dominate through the whole Intricate
and difficult process of reorganizing
Europe and the rest of the world. If
President Wilson falls to persuade
the American people to take up their
share of the burden of world organ
ization, then when Mr. Wilson tomes
back he will find the league of na
tions project shelved and bitter and
disillusioned Europe, thrown back
upon the old fashioned methods and
old fashioned ideas, compelled to take
precautions against Germany which
would be unnecessary if America
were a permanent partner.
NOW AT SUPREME CRISIS
Our whole mission and our whole
rolu in Europe is not at a supreme
crisis. Europe, and particularly
France and England, have accepted
our leadership expressed by Mr, Wil
son and have formulated the pro
jected league of nations, but they
have done it purely and simply on the
assurance of the President of the
United States that America was pre
pared to share in the burdens, re
sponsibilities and guarantees of such
a league of nations. ' The French be
lieve they have assurance from the
President In the matter of military
establishment of America. The Eng
lish nt least have a profound hope
that their cordial, consistent co-operation
with Mr. Wilson, without
which he could not have acquired his
covenant, will be recompensed by
American participation in mandatory
responsibilities of the world. But I
do not think I exaggerate when I
say that if America regrets her re
sponsibilities the profoundest disap
pointment and disillusionment will
follow, both in England and France,
and it will no longer be possible for
America lo exercise an effective In
fluence in the direction of a new
fashioned world settlement.
The substantial fact Is that Ger
many, having broken the balance of
power In Europe by destroying Rus
sia, having assured the absorption of
German Austria, having destroyed
the industrial establishments of Bel
gium and northern France, must And
herself within the next few years in
a better position from which to start
out to conquer the world than she
was In 1914. UnlesB the United States
readjusts this balance of power by
associating herself with the western
nations the only possible hope for the
western nations is to impose such
peace on Germany that German re
covery will be long, slow and diffi
cult. The mere question of self
preservation will be the deternwnlng
test of the treaty of peace of Ver
sailles, by contrast, and this is the
British view.
If Germany finds herself disarmed
by the provisions of the treaty of
peace, with conscription abolished,
and if she finds herself confronted
for the future, should she elect to re
sume militarist Ideas, by England.
France and Italy and the United
States In a close defense alliance, the
(Continued on page eight.)
IXIOX fOl.NTY COTTOX AS
SOCIATION OK;AM7.EP
At m Meeting Held Wednesday Kx-
ecutixe to littee Will Meet Of
ficers mill X.ime Canvassers Hes- j
liitins AtloKi at Kah-igh Kali
fieri. Arrangements were made for the
perfection of a Union County Cotto.i
Association at a meeting of a num
ber of the representative citizens of
the county in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. W. S. Blake.iey was elected to
preside at the meeting and Mr. T. J.
W. Broom to act as secretary. Mr.
Blakeney stated tlrj pit-pose or the
meeting and explained 4 sat like meet
ings were being held in every roui-.ty
in the slate. He call-Mi attention to
the fact that the col ion market had
reached such a condition that the
South was faced with disaster unless
the 1919 crop be reduced and the
balance of the 1918 crop be held un
til market conditions Justify its sale.
The banks and business men of the
South will back "Mp the farmer in an
effort to secure better prices by re
duction in acreage and holding cot
ton on hand, he said.
Other men addressing the meeting
were: Messrs. J. Z. Green. T. J. W.
Broom and Major W. C. Heath. They
called attention to various phases of
the effort now on hand.
It was decided to leave the elec
tion of officers for the association in
the hands of the executive committee,
composed of Messrs. J. E. Broom, W.
. Blakeney and T, J. . Broom.
They will meet at an early date lo
elect officers and to appoint a com
mittee in each township to canvass
their territory to secure pledges to re
duce acreage in cotton and to hold
all cotton now on hand.
The resolutions adopted at the
Raleigh Cotton Convention on Feb
ruary 11, were ratified at the meet
ing. They are as follows:
The South is confronted with a dis
aster tinUss tlio cro; of l!ii:t be re
duced and the balance of the crop of
litis be protected and held until mar
ket conditions justify lis sale. To
enable all people in the South inter
ested in cotton, and nearly nil are,
to adopt a direct and intelligent
method of meeting the situation, this
Convention earnestly recommends
that the following plan be adopted:
(1) That the crop of 1919 be re
duced at least 33 Vi per cent in acre
age, and that the fertilizer on-the
two-thtru-BTea Vfc not lncreaSed;" but
this does not apply to any farm of
less than five acres to the horse:
Provided, that in carrying out this
recommendation the following sche
dule of reduction shall be observed:
Any man planting five acres or less
to the horse to make no reduction;
6-7 acres, reduce one acre to the
horse; 8-9 acres, reduce two acres
to the horse; 10-11-12-13 acres, re
duce three acres; 14, reduce font
acres; 15-16, reduce five acres; 17
18, reduce six acres. Under no cir
cumstances will any farmer plant
more than 12 acres to the horse:
(2) That on all the cotton land
left out and on the balance of the
farm, ample supplies of food, feed
and other crops be planted. That
under the present conditions the
wisest plan for the South is to pro
duce all of the food needed for its
people and the feed for its live-stock.
(3) We believe that the existing
situation justifies the holding of
every bale of cotton now in the hands
of our Southern people, and we urge
our farmers not to sell the balance of
the present crop for less than thirty
cents per pound, basis middling.
(4) That to carry out this purpose,
we call upon the bankers and busi
ness men of the State for their hearty
cooperation.
(5) We recommend that every
owner of cotton Immediately put his
cotton under shelter, or in a ware
house, and will not permit it to leave
the warehouse until the owner shall
so specify.
(61 We earnestly warn the farm
er that if he buys high-priced ferti
lizer, and a large acreage of cotton
Is made, he must pay next fall with
cheap cotton for the high-priced fer
tilizer and other supplies.
(7) We recommend to the farmer
that he leave uncultivated In cotton
every acre that he cannot reasonably
expect to make enough cotton to
yield a profit at reasonable prices.
We do not believe that an acre that
produces less than two thirds of a
bn.le will yield a profit to the grower,
and every acre should not be planted
in cotton.
(8) For the purpose of securing
the united cooperation of all financi
al Interests, and to put this plan Into
effect, the merchants, bankers, land
lords, fertilizer dealers and other
business men are asked to extend
credit and to finance farming on the
basis of a safe program, including
full production of food and feed,
rather than the production of cotton
alone.
(9) It Is recognized that the world
need for cotton when conditions be
come anything approaching normal
will, nithout doubt, be exceedingly
great, and it is therefore important
that those who can hold their cotton
against that time, and that in the
meantime the situation be held In
hand ty control of future production.
(10) We recommend that the
present Congress of the United States
eimct the Smith BUI covering the
character of cotton deliverable upon
cotton exchanges.
We ask that the Governor of this
State communicate Immediately with
our Senators and Representatives
informing them of this action.
(11) We recommend that the Leg
islatuie pass an adequate warehouse'
bill for the State of North Carolina.
(Ill We reecotnend that the tax
basing day for individual lax payers
be made June 1st.
(13) We recommend that a com
mittee of seven persons representing
the fanning and business interests of
the State be named by the Governor
to inaccurate a State-wide campaign
to effect the purpose set forth, such
committee to meet immediately and
to have full authority to devise ways
and means to carry out the provisions
of ihes recommendations.
This committee is authorized to
raise money, employ clerical assis
tance, and to put on an intensive
campaign, and to do any and all
things necessary to effect the purpose
of this meeting. To enable the com
mittee to begin work immediately,
contributions are now solicited.
Warehouse Hill by Senator Price Ap
pro el.
Senator J. N. Price has introduced
a bill in the legislature providing for
a state system of cotton warehouses
by taxation on cotton. The bill pass
ed the third reading in the Senate
yesterday without a dissenting vote.
The following regarding it appear
ed in this morning's News and Ob
server: ., -
Qnlv words of encouragement t6
speed it on its way attended the pas
sage of Senator Price's warehouse
bill, which places a tax of 25 cents a
bale on all cotton produced during
the next two years and which, it is
estimated, will produce a fund of not
less than $400,000.
Senator George Holderness, himself
a fanner of means and producer of
cotton on a large scale, although he
stores his cotton in private ware
house space, was heartily in favor of
the bill and declared that Senator
Price was to be congratulated upon
having introduced a bill that has-so
ninny food points. Tbo'iih he would
not the warehouse he believed
he should pay the tax because h"
would inofit from the withholding of
eol ton i loin the market.
Si -i.aior joe linr.vn. another farmer
of i.n-.irs. declared that a tax of f0
cents vould not be extravagant. He
renii.iil that nothing worth while
could he done without money and
this :oided the funds and would
collect it from those who would di
rectly benefit from the system. In
his luaidep speech lo the Senate, Sen
ator Tongue expressed pleasure in be
ing able to vote for the bill, as did
Senator Horton. Senator Fisher
could sec some objections to It, but
vdMfttrft to&. asaiatit and it want
through on roll call with no opposi
tion recorded.
Recurrence of the Flu Predicted For
Xevt Winter.
Recurrence next winter of the In
fluenza epidemic which caused thou
sands of deaths in all parts of the
country during the past five months
was predicted Wednesday by Rear
Admiral W. C. Bralstead, Surgeon
General of the Navy, In a letter to
Representative Fees of Ohio, urging
that an appropriation be made by
congress for research work to deter
mine the cause of the disease and its
cure.
An appropriation of $300,000 for
the study of diseases is carried in the
sundry civil appropriation bill, now
before the house, but Admiral Brals
tead said this would not be sufficient
to undertake the research work on
the necessary large scale He recom
mended a special appropriation to be
divided between the public health
service, the surgeon general of the
army and the surgeon general of the
navy.
Bryant Washburn's New Photoplay is
('banning Comedy.
That versatile young screen star,
ISryant Washburn, has a human in
terest comedy In "The Way of a Man
With a Maid," and the story original
ly appeared In "The Saturday Even
ing Post," where Bryant himself
read It and set about securing screen
rights. It is a Paramount picture
and will be shown at the Strand
theatre Friday.
It Introduces Arthur McArney. a
$21 dollar a week clerk, as the chief
figure, and shows his romance with
Elsa Owenson, an extravagant, blonde
little stenographer. Arthur McArney
is shown as a very ordinary young
man, satisfied with his weekly wage
until the expensive Elsa comes Into
his life. Then he has to hustle to
corral enough money to show her a
good time and from this situation the
story develops to a charming and un
expected ending,
Bryant Washburn is said to be at
bis best as the young clerk. Wanda
Hawley plays Elsa Owenson and Fred
Goodwins, who has done excellent
work in recent Paramount pictures,
appears as Bick Olsen. McArney's
chum. Others who play Important
roles are Bessie Eyton. Clarence Gel
dart, Jay Dwiggins, Billy Elmer and
James Neill.
Donald Crisp, who directed the
picture .has shown on numerous oc
casions that he is one of the clever
est of film bosses when it conies to
getting human touches out of com
edies, and he is reported to have done
an excellent piece of work In direct
ing "The Way of a Man With a
Maid." Charles Schoenbaum was the
cameraman. The scenario was writ
ten by Edith Kennedy from the short
story by Ida M. Evans. Frank Rich
ardson assisted Mr. Crisp with the di
rection. . Ancient Egg.
First Soldier (In restaurant)
"How's your egg. Bill?"
Second Soldier "I'll match you to
see who goes back for the gas
masks." Jersey Journal.
PlXXF.lt t'ONFKBKXCK FAILS
TO t'HAXt.K ISKI'l IU.ICANS
Apparently Still 0Mse Constitution
of League of Nations Wilson is
Closely guest billed ninl Allows
iilesi Fteedoni to Tell All.
President Wilson told members of ,
the congressional foreign relations!
committees Wednesday night that un-
less the United Slates entered the 1
league of nations, the league would
fail and chaos and turmoil beyond de
scription would result in Europe.
Views of the republican members op
posing the league constitution as re
ported to the peace conference appa
rently were not changed by the con
ference. Hitchcock, of the senate commit
tee, said the President held that de
cisions of the league's executive coun
cil would not be binding until specif
ically approved by each signatory na
tion, and that consequently the Amer
ican Congress would have the oppor
tunity to pass on the apportionment
of armament for every nation con
cerned. The President said this sec
tion had been misconstrued.
Concerning the clause giving the
right to the league lo consider acts
threatening world per.ee. President
Wilson said that the clause was in
definite and would be made more
clear by writing in a safeguard which
would require that every recommend
ation by the council should be unan
imous. It also was said that the President
informed the senators and represent
atives that the disarmament provision
would not interfere with the military
training of men, but that it was evi
dent that a trained body of men
would not be a dan-er to world peace
if their arina iient supplies were kept
in check.
Mr. Wilson sail the provision for
enl'orein:; the d"leriii!uation (if the
council in case it was disobeyed by
any nation would apply in only one;
case, anil that where the partv against
whom a decision was rendered 1i;mI
prcperty, including territory, in its
possession which it would not stir
render. Views of republican members of
the congressional foreign rela'ions
committees who opposed the propos
ed constitution of the league of na
tions apparently were unchanged af
ter a long dinner conference tonight
with President Wilson at the white
house. The opinion was expressed
by--boh democratic and republican
senators.
Difscussion of the constitution as
presented to the peace conference was
said to have been quite general and
the President was questioned closely,
especially by Senator Brandegee, of
Connecticut, Republican Leader
Lodge and Senator Knox, of Penn
sylvania, former secretary of state,
took very little part.
The President after making an
opening explanatory statement, an
swered all questions freely and spe
cifically emphasized that his guests
were free to discuss the conference
and all Its Information with newspa
per men and others.
One question on which much time
was spent was whether a nation once
in the league could withdraw, raised
by Senator Brandegee. The Presi
dent was said to have held that any
country could withdraw, but Senator
Brandegee contended this would be
Impossible under the constitution as
now drafted.
President Wilson denied that the
league plan would Inerfere with the
Monroe doctrine, declaring that the
doctrine would be guaranteed by all
the member powers in the world so
ciety. The President was said to have
held that the mandatories in the con
stitution were not compulsory, but
required the consent of the nations
to which the mandatory was assigned.
Senators said he expressed the opin
ion that the United States would de
sire to become a mandatnrv for Ar
menia. On the quest ion of American sov
ereigntv, the President was said to
have taken the position that recession
of American sovereignty was not a
new precedent, being an Incident of
every treaty.
In conceding that some sovereign
ty must be surrendered by member
ship in the league, the President de
clared It was inconceivable that there
could be any concert of action by na
tions to eliminate war and protect the
weak unless each nation was willing
to give up something.
Denying statements that the league
meant usurpation of the power of
Congress to declare war, the Presl- Dixon have returned home and re
dent said the league merelv was 1 1'ort a fine time at Camp Bragg. Car
! promise bv the treaty-making power penter work was all they did there
I that its Congress would do all In its and it was easy work with good pay.
power to carry out the agreement, a I Both got 1 mne sick and could not
I situation which he declared prevailed '' any b ger.
in manv present treaties. Miss Ka ; High of Monroe was a
The President was said to have , pleasant guest of Miss Pearl Hill one
slated that it was necessary that the'.u last week.
United States stand to the support of
the Czecho-Slovaks, the Jugo-Slavs,
Poland and other weak and strue -
gling peoples made free as the result
of the great war.
Senator Lodge refused to see news
paper men or make any statements
after the conference.
Accounts of both democratic and
republican members of the commit
tees who discussed the conference va
rlde only in very minor details.
The strength of the league would
rest on the friendship of America,
Great Britain, France, Italy and Ja
pan, the President said, and he ex
pressed the opinion that serious trou
ble between these five nations was
"unthinkable." Should one of these
withdraw from the league or in any
way fail to support it, impotence of
the league might result.
The President was said to have
told the senators and representatives
that the league constitution adopted
was proposed bv Great Britain, but
i was not the one drawn bv General
Smuts, one of the British authorities
j on the leasue proposal. Drafts pre
iscnted bv the United Slates. France
ami Italy were rejected,
-The President felt that if the
l.-aeue js not ratified." said Chairman
Hitchi o;k. -there will be despair
throughout the world because of fail
ure in the effort to secure permanent
peaee. Serious complication, the
President felt, might result at an ear
ly date from failure of the league.
The league is already in use, the
President stated, through the refer
ence of the questions on various sub
jects which have been referred to in
ternational commissions."
SKXTKXCKS WHICH AUK TOO
SEVEHE TO BE MITKJATED
President's Power Will le Itesorteil
To in Cou rt martial Cases Dis
honorable Pischarges Have Keen
Kevokel.
Maj. Gen. Crowder appeared be
fore the Senate Wednesday and stat
ed that all imprisonment sentences
imposed on men of the army during
the war and found to be too severe
would !: mitigated through the Pres
ident's power of remission. The 5,
000 sentences imposed since the be
ginning of hostilities will be review
ed by a s iial board in the next six
ty days. IVaeticstlly till the dishon
orable di m .r".e orders have been re
voked and 1.2H0 men sentenced to
long terms at Leavenworth have been
honorabl) restored to duty in the
pa si year.
In the record of ibis courtmartlal
hearing a crn: deutial order on con-
eieiitior.s nhjeciors sent to all camp
commanders by Sec. Baker was rer.ii
us follows:
"The Secretary of War directs that
you be instructed to segregate the
conscientious objectors in their di
vision and lo place them under su
pervision of Instructors, who shall be
specially selected with a view to in
suring that these men will be hand
led with tact and consideration and
that their questions will be answered
fully and freely.
"With respect to their attitude of
objecting to military service these
men are not to be treated as violat
ing military laws, thereby subjecting
themselves to the penalties of the ar
ticles of war, but their attitude In
this respect will be treated with kind
ly consideration.
"Attention in this connection is in
vited to a case where a number of
conscientious objectors in one of our
divisions, when treated in this man
ner, renounced their original objec
tions to military service and volun
tarily offered to give their best efforts
to the soldiers,
"it is desired that after the pro
cedure above indicated shall have
been followed for a sufficient length
of time to afford opportunity to
judge the results derived from it, a
report of the action taken and the re
sults obtained under these instruc
tions is to be submitted to the war
department by each division com
mander. As a result of the consider
ation of these reports further instruc
tions will be Issued by the Secretary
of War as to the policy to be observ
ed In future In the case of conscien
tious objectors.
"Under no circumstances are the
instructions contained in the forego
ing to be given to the newspapers."
Items From Indian Trail Route 1.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Indian Trail Rt. 1, Feb. 25. Mrs.
Buren Foard of this place got badly
scalded one day last week turning a
coffeepot over her hands accidentally.
On account of the "flu" situation
Mrs. Bruce Helms is finishing out the
l'utr school term.
Sunday school hour at Union Grove
M. E. church has been changed next
Sunday to 10 a. m. All are request
ed to be on hand then.
Rev. T. J. Huggins will preach at
Union Grove Marrh 2nd at night.
Messrs. Herman Furr and Lewis
Wentz have positions at Camp Bragg,
Fayetteville.
Mr. Wllse Scott spent Sunday and
Monday at Rockingham.
Miss Julia Furr has returned from
Monroe after spending a week with
friends and relatives.
Miss Margaret Thomas of Wades
bo ro visited your scribe Sunday.
Messrs. Tom Lcmmond and Alonzo
MKa Anna Blackmon Is now at
Concord visiting relatives and friends.
i Mr- Elmore Ford of Greenville.
C., spent a few days here with
friends and relatives. Cheerfulness.
Center drove Honor Holl.
First Grade - Josephene Wentr.
. Wade Wentz, Viola Stlnson, Edna
Ritch.
Second Grade Grace Lee Helms,
Mack Yandle.
Third Grade Paul Wentz. Beulah
Helms.
Fifth Grade Annie Lee Yandle,
Ona Williams, Ruby Helms, Cla. 4
Bell Wentz.
Seventh Grade Eula Mae Helms,
Auta Presley, Annie Lee Williams,
t Cora Helms.