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VOL.25. No. 12.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1919.
$1.50 PEw YEARCASIL
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VXIOXN TAUT IX ARMENIAN
RELIEF CAMPAIGN IS fcMMW
Mi, i. F. I-rniey A"ll Count jr
Chairman TIiuh Fur Only One
Thousand Dollar lliut Heen Raised
Drive Ends This Month.
Vninn nnntv'a nart in the Anne-
nian and Syrian relief campaign is
thirty six hundred dollars, it was
make known in a telegram received
bv Mrs. J. F. Laney from J. Y. Joyn
er. state chairman. The telegram
states that Mrs. Laney has been ap
pointed chairman for Union county
and urges that all possible efforts be
made to raise the county's quota be
fore the end of this month.
The county had been without a
chairman In the drive until the re
ceipt of the telegram. However, the
securing of funds had been under way
for sometime under the efficient di
rection of Mrs. Oscar Blair. In this
manner about one thousand dollars
' has been raised. This leaves twenty
aix hundred dollars of Union's quota
still uncollected and with only fifteen
days In which to do It. Several of
the counties have already oversub
scribed and It is hoped that the peo
ple of Union county will more than
subscribe their allotment before the
close of the month.
As it Is known, the money collected
will go to the relief of the hundreds
and thousands of Armenians and
Syrians who are 4n destitute circum
stances brought about by misrule of
the Turks. It will be remembered
that several issues ago The Journal
carried a story or conditions in Syria
as told In letter received by the
Syrian merchants here.
POLITICAL GOSSIP
City Primary a Little More Than a
jionm un juijit ' -
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My Stand orIletectlon Pro.
rlvenea Will Be acquired i
cr.-.ll.l.iAa
Candidate.
The grass is beginning to grow
the breath of spring Is In the air
me Dream 01 opiiug " --i
which calls to mind the fact that the
city primary is a little more than a
month off yet. Tho uueresi is 1101
teing manifested In the election that
it appeared there would be some time
aSThe creating of the fifth ward out
of North Monroe will mean that five
aldermen and an alderman at large
will be chosen the coming election In
stead of the four with alderman t
large, as formerly. Mr. J. Lee Trull
has already announced himself a
candidate In this ward. Whether
others will offer Is not known.
In ward three, which was ward two
before the amending of the city char
ter by the last legislature, Mr. J.
Burns Simpson will be a candidate.
Mr T L. Crowell who had been urged
to offer from this ward ha decided
definitely not to make the race this
year. Efforts have been made to in
duce Messrs C. D. Meacham and C.
D Roberts to offer as candidates In
their ward. Mr. J. B. Williams Is
considering becoming a candidate for
alderman In his ward.
Little la heard regarding the posi
tion the present aldermen will take
In the election. However, It is the
concensus of opinion that ucder the
present administration Monroe has
niade more progress than ever be-
'It' s understood that Mr. G. B.
Caldwell, the present alderman at
large will stand for re-election. The
name of Mr. J. C. M. Vann had I been
heard mentioned as a possible candi
date for this office. Mr. Vann stated
a few days ago to a Journal represen
tative that his business required his
entire time and therefore he did not
consider becoming a candidate.
Mayor J. C Slkes will probably
stand for re-election. When he was
declared mayor by the vote of the
people at the last election he lot It be
known that there were three things
he was going to lend his influence to
securing for Monroe payed streets,
a hospital and a new high school
building. The streets have been pav
ed the hospital is under course of
construction, and by a measure pass
ed by the last legislature it Is possi
ble to secure a modern high school
buliaing. If that Is the desire of the
people. Mayor Sikes stated some time
aro that If the measure passed and
met with the approval of the citizens
that he would probably offer for re
election. . . .
From talk heard on every hand It
Is pained that the voters will elect
the next board of aldermen and may
or on a platform of progresslveness.
The man who declares himself as go
ing to work untiringly for a bigger,
better Monroe Is the one that Is going
10 meet with approval.
SECRETARY DAMEI-8 SAILED
FOR EUROPE SATURDAY
Last Tiling He IM Wa to C.ive Mem
twr of Crew a Chance to Become
an Officer Many Xavnl Experts
are In the Party.
Secretary Daniels and a party of
naval experts sailed for France on the
transport Leviathan to study naval
nrnhlema. They will Vis
it Great Britain and Italy and also
will be absent until about May iz.
Secretary Daniels was accompanied
DJ dUrB. uauicio.
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band, Vice Admiral Albert Cleaves,
representing the navy; Major Genral
rt.vM n fihanka and Brigadier Gen
erai ueorge bsiuu, mintrenuin
the army and Admiral Grout of the
m...K mat th reeretarv and
eral George McManus, representing
party hcn they arrive", at me pier,
and a naval guard of honor and na
vy band "piped" them on board, the
ceremonies corresponding with those
accorded President Wilson on his
first trip to France.
As the transport was being warxd
away from the pier a sailor appeared
at an open port and. grasping a dock
rope, swung himself ashore, while
his comrades called eood byes. It de-
veloped the youth, a member of the
crew whose assignment to an officers'
training school had been disapproved
bv the bureau of navigation, had tak
en his case personally before Secre
tary Daniels aboard the liner. The
secertary had approved the transfer.
the sailor said, and. having no min
for mother passate on the Leviathn
he made his dash for snore. He
nroudlv exhibited the document, sign
ed by the secretary.
As the Leviathan passed the Nar
rows at 5:30 p. m., the U. S. S. Am-
nh I trite fired a salute nf 19 rnna In
honor of Secretary Daniels. Several
seaplanes and a dirigible balloon ac
companied the liner a short distance
out at sea.
Commander Adolphus Staton of
Tarboro. N. C. Is executive officer of
the Leviathan and Commander Percy
Foote. who goes as the secertary's
aid. Is from Wilkes county.
GERMANS IX BELGIUM
Cities of Belgium Still See Huns lk's
pitc Ijiw Etelling Them From the
Country Difficult to Drive Out
Certain Clauses.
Despite the passing of a law pro
viding for the expulsion of enemy
subjects from Belgium, numerous
Herman civilians are often seen walk
ing the streets of Brussels and other
aree cities in Belgium at the present
time, says an Associated Press dis
patch. While the law went Into ef
feet more than a month ago, the Bel
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'.K an government Is experiencing as
dlfnPll,t v ,n ecttln- the enemy
clvUlan out of the COuntry as the al-
Illaj4 e rl t hoH In Avliallimr thfl all.
lied soldiers had in expelling the en
einv ai-mv from the trenches.
The minister of Justice has found
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the undertaking a greater one that
he had expected. In the Belgian
chamber yesterday. Deputy Lemon
nler whn acted an Hurenmaster or
Brussels during the enforced absence
of Burgomaster Max In Prussian Jails
and until he was removed himself to
Germany, asked Minister of Justice
Yandrevelle what measures he In
IniiHoH taking' tn eviiedlte the lltlrip
alrnhlM hftvnitd the HDlnft. DeDUtV
T.emnnnler hroneht the minister s at
tention to the fact that several uer
mans were walking the streets of
nrnaspU with Imniinllv and that some
of them had been recognized as being
paid agents of the Kommanaantur
during the occupation.
Vandreve de ren ed: "The Minis
trv of Justice is doing Its utmost to
rid the country of German civilians
but the difficulties encountered are
formidable In times of Deace unde
strables are escorted to their frontier
hut ulnr. the slenlne of the armistice
the allied general staff had refused
absolutely to allow Germans to pass
thrnneh the zone of occupation. Hol
land permits them to go through the
country hut not singly, uroui s oniy
are allowed to transit. At the present
time nne train of undesirables
lea-, ing daily. Beginning February
23 tan trains will leave for Holland
dnllv rnrrvlnar an average of twelve
hundred Germans every day from
Rnl Tin ni "
An ih.vi nf the number of Germans
in neiirtiim hrfore the war and the
still greater nmber who have elected
a make it di'rinr me occupation
what they thought would be their
permanent living place, may be gath
ered from the fact mat trains are
expected to leave for weeks and per
hnna for months.
The case of German subjects wno
have resided In Belgium for long
voars have married Belgian women
and whose sons have fought against
the Germans Is particularly saa. in
Aor tho ipi-nm of the law they should
be expelled along with the others as
they have remained enemy suojecis
Vanrt revplde said however: "It Is lm
nnaaihie for me to send that class of
Germans out of the country,
A. E. F. FlttinRly Celebrates KalserN
Birthday.
(Stars and Stripes.)
It took the 2nd Division to cele
hrata fittlnelv the ex-Ka ser s birth
dav Jannnrv 2 7. The French helped
Unfortunately, the Kaiser nimseii
was unable to be present, owing to a
previous engagement. He Is report
ed to have sent a wire saving. "Am
In Miitrh
For on January 27. on the heights
above Vallendar, overlooking the
Rhine and Coblenz, 234 members of
the 2nd were decorated with trotx ae
flnerrp.
The ceremouy was held In a heavy
pro-German snowstorm.
The medals were awarded for he
rnir conduct and eallantrv in action
while the division was operating with
the 21st French Corps under uenerai
N'aulin. In General Gouraud's Army,
In the Champagne between October
1 and 10, 1918. MaJ. Oen. John A.
Lejeune, commanding the 2nd dm
si mi made the nreaentations.
In this operation the 2nd Division
nlerced the enemy t tenches to a depth
of 13 kilometers, Tiapturlnf; Blanc
Mont stronghold, Madeah Farm and
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I Ct Vtlonn th nntlnil hfini? militia-
ered by the French one of the chief
f Mr. in hastening' the retreat of
the Germans from the Reims salient.
All elements of the division were
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represented at the presentation and
I Diiased in review before General Le-
ijeune louowmj iue mnrau;
DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED
getting trooin to sihekia
JiiiniieM 1-earnetl Hy Hitter Kxierl-
rnre in the War W ith Russia of the i
Trouble of SilieiTan uiiiuli:it j
I .ark of Railroads the Most Strik-
lug Feature Today.
People have talked lightly of send-
ng an army of half a million men or
more to western Siberia to battle with
bolshevism or for any other reason
connected with this stupendous Rus
sian problem. The Japanese learned
by bitter experience in the war with
Russia of the difficulties of a Siberian
campaign and would ponder long be
fore dispatching a mighty army to the
tar i rat mountains. The Associated
Press correspondent, as a passen
ger on a special British military train
bound from Omsk, the seat of the All-
Russian government, is having a close
opportunity to study the difficulties
of transporting a great army.
We have on board a company of
splendid British troops recently ar
rived from India men of the famous
Hampshire regiment the territorials
or militia of England who offered to
go to India to replace the regulars
and who served there for two years.
Now the fortunes of war find them
riding across the barren lands of
nf '",hJ " in , y l ' hCa.KS
of the Siberian steppes where the
temperature is forty degrees below L, ,,v pre8ideiu Wilson by ca
zero. Anxious as they are to return k,. ,i . n...f. uj
, n ll.l- l.ni..Ai. I .. n.tn1 I .1 ...t I
" iii-n uuiiirs in cngiitnu uiey iui
fill this new task gladly and light-"
heartedly. They are traveling In I
plain rude box cars, grouped about
stoves with all the discomforts that
a journey of two or three weeks, and
perhaps more, 'involves.
For the officers commanding the
contingent, there is a third class Rus
sian sleeping car with bare wooden
shelves to hold their sleeping bags
and blankets. In another British
military ttain which precedes us
there is no sleeping car and the of
ficers are camping with their men in
the box cars. We are fortunate in
one respect. Lack of Russian equip
ment and facilities for cooking oblige
the officers to eat the same rations
as the men which, If plain, is whole
some and nourishing.
Lack of railroad cars Is the most
striking feature of life in Siberia to
day. There is deplorable disorgani
zation. There Is urgent need of cen
tral management and people who
hav IIih wcltara of Siberia at heait
earnestly hope that John F. Stevens,
the American railroad expert, who Is
now here, will be given a chance to
bring order from chaos. I
It was a picturesque spectacle as
the train stopped at station on the
way from Vladivostok to Harbin. Tall
Russians, Chinese and Koreans In
bulky, tattered, filthy garments
swarmed around the train offering
doubtful looking eatables for sale.
Hungry, long-haired dogs, wolfish in
appearance, prowled about the cars,
snapping and growling, gulping down
anything that will stay death. In a
band in a lonely area they would be
formidable to any man. The weather
was keen and cold, the wind biting.
Long delays occurred at almost every
station. Many freight cars were seen
but few tn movement. Disorganiza
tion reigned master.
The two lessons taught early in
the Journey were, first, the great ma
terial obstacles to be encountered In
sending a big army into Siberia and
the Imperative need of central man
agement of the Siberian railroads.
The comfort and perhaps the lives of
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roads.
How You Can Helo Make
Monroe & Better Town.
Following their yearly custom, the State Board of
Health and the State Insurance Department have designa
ted March 24th-29th as State
Desiring to co-operate with the above mentioned de
partments, in their "CLEAN-UP" campaign, the Monroe
Chamber of Commerce, with the assistance of the Mayor,
the Board of Aldermen, and
dertake to put on a "CLEAN
during the week mentioned
We urgently appeal to
their premises a thorough spring cleaning as the good
housewife does the interior of her home. This is an op
portunity for every citizen to show, not only his personal
pride, but also his civic pride.
ately called the "City of Beautiful Homes" and we should
all endeavor to make it such. No city is attractive if it is
littered up. All should be willing to co-operate in cleaning
up, not only their own premises, but in helping to clean up
the premises of others where help is necessary.
Let us all work together to clean up Monroe during the
next week, and then keep it that way throughout tne en
tire vear and for manv vears to come. Plant grass, flow
ers, and shrubbery. Make
beautiful. The result of our
er, healthier, happier, and more attractive city.
MONROE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
T. L. Riddle, Secretary.
FIXAI. ARMISTICE XEED XOT
RE RATIFIED BY SENATE
May Re a Prt'liiiiiiiary Treaty IU-tMren
Iti I'liwrnt Mini tier-tunny 4'ouncil
ill liiiiMrHte I line of .Nations
in Trent y.
J:M'Ph P. Tumulty, secretary to
President Wilson, announced Satur
day that he was in receipt of a tele
gram from the President staling that
the plenary council has positively de
cided that the league of nations is to
be part of the peace treaty.
This cablegram was sent in re
sponse to one sent by Mr. Tumulty
inquiring whether there was any
truth in certain newspaper stories
that the league was not to be Incor
porated in the peace treaty.
"I cabled direct to the President at
Paris asking if there was any truth
iu these reports," said Mr. Tumulty,
"and I am this morning In receipt of
a cablegram from the President stat
ing thai the plenary council has pos
itively decided that the league of na
tions is to be part of the peace trea
ty; that there is absolutely no truth
In any report to the contrary."
.Although it will be included in the
j final treaty of peace, the league of na
itlous may not be in the preliminary
treaty, it was said in official
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re.aty Tumulty had announced in
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league plan was to be
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Pr. tn
treaty.
Officials explained the preliminary
treaty would be between the victo
rious associated powers and Germany
only; that it might be characterized
as the "final armistice" and as such
need not be submitted to the Senate
for ratification. They said that the
preliminary document In every par
ticular would be Incorporated In the
final treaty which would present the
terms which must be agreed to by all
the warring nations.
Among other details which will be
Incorporated In the final treaty and
which some officials do not think will
ba In the preliminary draft will be
those of boundaries.
A SOLDIER'S VIEW OF THE
LEAtiUE OF THE NATIONS
Sergt. Rattle Writing to Senators
rMmntona Mil Overman Snys All
Through the War the Soldiers Have
Felt They were Fighting I mh War
and They Almost Unanimously Alt-
prove the lengue.
Letters to North Carolina congress
men indicate plainly that Tar Heels
are for the League of nations. Among
the communications received are
some from soldiers who support the
President against the republicans and
a handful of disgruntled democrats
of Congress. Sergeant Battle Wil
liams, writing Senator Simmons from
Camp Gordon, said:
"As a soldier from North Carolina,
I am prompted to write you, and Sen
ator Overman as well, with regards
the league of nations Issue now con
fronting us, and I shall write from
the viewpoint of the average soldier,
"All through this war there has
been the feeling and conviction that
we were fighting and warring upon
war. and this attitude has been
powerful Incentive In the prosecution
of the war. Soldiers practically to a
man, both In the home service and
i . ,.u .u un,A A la
from overseas with whom I have dis
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I cussed the question express them
- wide "CLEAN-UP" week.
the Woman's Clubs, will un
- UP" campaign in Monroe
above.
every citizen of Monroe to give
Monroe has been appropn
Monroe not only clean, but
united efforts will Hp ? r.
selves as thinking it a good thing.
One overesas soldier, a Tennessee boy
wounded on the St. Quentiu front
and now convalescing in the recon
struction renter, this ramp, writes
the following in an essay prepared
for the educational service: "I am for
the league of nations because I be
lieve that it is for the welfare of all
Christian people, and all right think
ing nations.'
This paragraph seems typical of
the altitude taken ty a majority of
the foreign service soldiers. Yester
day, on the street car in Atlanta. I
overheard a civilian asking an over
seas man wilh 5th Division, trained
at Camp Greene. North Carolina. what
the soldiers thought about this league
of nations plan. The soldier replied
that there were some few opposed to
it, but that the vast majority believe
it was an experiemeut well worth
trying.
"So as a whole I am of the opinion
that the large number of soldiers, in
training camps here, and from over
seas, sanction the league of nations
plan, and I hear constantly the ex
pression of regret that 30-odd sena
tors have apparently voiced them
selves as opposed to the proposed
league.
C. J. Cheek, a Tar Heel at Fuller-
ton. Cal.. said: "Foremost In the re
construction demand to meet present
day problems is an endorsement of
the league of nations looking toward
just and permanent peace."
Ray N. Moses, of Ellljay. writes:
'The papers tell us that there is
some dancer that the league of na
ions will be defeated In the United
States senate. We believe that the
league of nations will make wars less
likely to occur. We hope you will
use your Influence to make the league
a success.
"We do not think that '.he United
States are endangering themselves by
anv surrenders of authority they may
make, so long as the other great pow
ers make eaual surrender." The more
letters soldiers write to their con
gressmen, in support of the league of
nations, the better It will be.
Scrub Under Fire.
Baseball at the front has been an
important mental and physical tonic
for our soldiers while preparing to
enter the trenches or while resting
after days of hard fighting. It has
helped greatly to preserve their
morale unimpaired. A dispatch from
Paris describing the last days of
fighting pictures a group of our ar
tillerymen, busy with their guns, bar
rassine the retreating Germans. Oth
ers, not actively engaged, were sitting
or lying round, too tired and excited
after their advance even to sleep. A
Young Men's Christian Association
automobile came along, and one of
the men In it called out to ask wheth
er an indoor baseball could be used
there.
With one voice the artillerymen
answered, "Yes!" The "V man
threw out a new ball, and one of the
soldiers caught it.
"First hitter!" he cried.
"Second hitter!" yelled another.
"Pitcher!" shouted a third and
so on until some man naa ciauueu
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every desirable place. They found a
pick handle that answered for a bat.
In a minute the game was on. The
batter stood between two guns, and
the fielders were spread out In front
so that they got the full force of the
blast when the guns were fired. They
paid no more attention to the ear-
splitting crack of the guna than to the
buzzing of the flies round tne mess
tent. They forgot the war. and they
were American boys at play Instead
of men engaged in the business ot
slaving.
An officer saw the game and smil
ed. He knew that the morale of that
battery would go far beyond par as
a result of the play. The game was
lust the thing they needed. Rut he
feared that some of the men in tne
field nvlght suffer harm from having
the guns fired directly over their
heads, and ordered the ball field to
be shifted across the road, where
evervone would be behind the long
rifles.
A Noted landmark Removed.
Joseph McLaughlin erected the first
house In the town of Monroe. It was
house in the town of Monroe, about
18 43. It was a small store house on
Jefferson street, Just north of the
court house, and was used for a gro
cery business by Joseph McLaughlin
and Lloyd K. Rone. This old build
ing was torn down last week.
Clean-Up Week.
The week beginning March 24th
has been designated by the Insurance I Ions to enlarge tne proposed monm y
Commissioner of North Carolina as. Imports of certain commodilies. only
-Clean-Up Week". This suggests the, to be met with the statement: "I re
the idea of doing some things neces- gret that the world s shipping does
sary along this line among the schools
aa we as tne non OB. inereiore i
want to ask that the teachers and pa-,
trons of the various school districts
turn their attention to the school
houses and find out what the condi
tions are around their respective
school buildings. One object Is to
see that the school house is not In
danger of being destroyed by fire on
account of an accumulation of trash
around the building. This would al -
so be a good time to come together
and talk about needed improvements.
The children should be urged during
this week to take pride In making
their building and grounds equal to
the best In the community.
Very Respectfully.
R. N. NISBET,
County Superintendent
' Hub: "Wtiat did you do with those
unpaid bills. Alice?"
Wife: "I saw they were beginning
to worry you, dear, so I destroyed
them.'
PERMAXEXT SOUVENIRS TO RE
PRESEXTED BY 1 XCI.E SAM.
Victory Medal lU'iiut Made Frtmi
Melted tieniian Chiiiioiis For Lib
erty Ltuin Workers 'Who K Con-Nph-uoiiK
W ork.
Victory medals to be awarded to
workers who participate actively in
the Victory Liberty Loan Campaign
are now being made, from melted
German cannon. The big guns wero
captured from the Huns by tha
American troops iu their history mak
ing drive at Chateau Thierry. They
have been melted, the metal rolled
into sheets and the medals are being
stamped. Every member of local
Victory Liberty Loan cotumit;es
throughout the United States who
does conspicuous work, such as serv
ing on volunteer soliciting organiza
tions, will receive one of these tro
phies. These medals, the first of Wxe kind
to be distributed iu this country, vill
be about the size of a ha'f-dollar.
One side will be a reproduction f tho
United States Treasury Building with
the inscription. "Victory Liberty
Loan." On the other side will appear
the certification of participation in
the bond campaign. A space will be
left blank for the owner's name.
Treasury Department officials de
cided to offer the medals after a wide
spread demand for a permanent sou
venirs. The medals will be, in fact,
more than a reminder of the loaa
campaign. It will represent victory
which the American toys won against
the best t:oops of the Prussian Guard
and the glory of the sacrifice of those
who by laying down their lives made
that victory possible.
SHU'S FOR FOOD
Germans Turn Oter Nine Bis Pas-
Keiiger Liners to U. S. and In Re
turn Will Receive :!7(),IK Tons of
Edibles a Month and Promise to
Keep Armistice.
The German delegates to the con
ference dii Brussels regarding ths
taking over by the allies of the Ger
man mercantile fleet and the provi
sioning of Germany today definitely
accepted the conditions imposed by
the allies.
A board of control for German ex
ports will be established under the
terms of the agreement. This board
probably will have Its headquarters
at Rotterdam.
The Germans will be permitted to
buy fish from Norway and resume
their own fishing in the North Sea.
The German representatives asked
for a modification of the blockade,
and while no promises were given
them in this connection, steps in that
direction, as a matter of fact, have
already been taken.
A monthly ration for Germany ot
370,000 tons of foodstuffs was fixed.
The Germans observed that this ra
tion wr.s smaller than they had re
quested and were pessimistic as to the
arrangement of satisfactory financial
terms.
Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss,
of Great Britain, chairman of the al
lied delegation, began by reading a
statement prepared for him by the
civilian members, calling on the Ger
mans to say categorically whether
they abided by the terms of the arm
istice. Under Secretary of State von
Braun replied curtly: "Yes.'
Admiral Wemyss then read one
page of typewritten memorandum,
giving iin crisp sentences the terms of
the allies for granting food to Ger
many the German merchant fleet to
be handed over at once, financial pro
visions to be made at once, food to
be delivered at once and to be con
tinued until the next harvest, or as
long as Germany abided by the terms
of the agreement.
The subcommittee on food was un
der the chairmanship of Herbert Hoo
ver, director general of the interal
lied relief organization; Thomas W.
Lainont represented the United States
on the subcommittee on finance, and
J. R. Robinson of the United States
slipping board, on the committee on
shipping.
In this nieethiR there were no ap
peals or references to humanity and
civilization of to women and children,
the only statement in this connection
beinr that infant mortality had
doubled In the last three months, and
thla was simply mentioned as a cold
declaration of fact In connection wlth
the reqeust of the Germans for more
condensed milk.
me uerman ue.egaies were u-
not make tins possiDie.
cm... . h .
served bv 'le Germans for discus
sion with tl"3 government at Berlin.
The State Equalizing School Fluid.
According to information received,
there will be practically fifteen days
from the State Equalizing School
Fund. The number of days, however.
is determined upon the basis of the
' salary fixed by the State. $40.00 for
first grades, $30.00 for second, and
$20.00 for third grade. Therefore In
cases where the teacher's salary la
more than the amount fixed by the
State, It will be necessary for the dis
trict to provide for the excess paid
the teacher in that district. In cases
where the schools have closed on ac
count of Influenza, I presume the
amount due such schools from this
fund will be available later. The
money from this fund can be used on
ly after four months have been
taught. R. N. NISBET, .
County Superintendent,