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VOL.25. No. 18.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1919.
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
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THK FIFTY-SIXTH IMOMFEIt.
C'oi toinI Olin Mr.Maiius (ihes History
of Tliis Krgliueiit in I xller to Mr.
V. It. I -.-.
Pruru. Germany. March 7. 1919.
Dear Mr. Love: As it looks now,
we are never going to get back to
Monroe to tell you of our experi
ence over here so I am going to give
yoa just a short sketch of our "lives"
since leaving Monroe, North Caroli
na, August Kth. 1918. As you kuow,
the bunch of Union county boys who
left when I did. were divided; part
of them going in Company B 56th
Pioneer Infantry and part of them in
Company C 56th Pioneer Infantry.
' After having the good luck of stay
ing in Monroe until midnight on the
night of the 8th. we arrived at Camp
Wadsworth, S. C, about two o'clock
on the 9th. and were "rolled" into
trucks and "transported" to the in
terior of the camp where we were
tagged, and given a hurried medical
examination, and assigned to the two
companies I have Just spoken of B
end C 56th Pioneer Infantry which
jh to this time had bee a the "First
Maine Heavy Field Artillery." We
were assigned to tents, and then
marched over to the mess hall and
given our supper, which we ate with
great pleasure. 'The following day
we policed the camp, or in. fact our
Company Street, being quarantined
for 14 days, and not being permitted
.to leave the street. On the following
day we were taken over to the Per
sonnel Board, and our history taken,
asking us such questions as "Who
shall we notify?" you know the
cheerful stuff. After this we went
through a very rigid medical exami
nation, were Inocculated, vaccinated,
and had our finger prints taken, and
numerous other thlngf were done to
us. This had to be done three times,
and some of we fellows whose rec
ords were mislaid, had to go through
the miserable stuff five limes. After
all this we had our psychological ex
amination. All this took about a
-week of our time, and we were then
ready for drilling. After two weeks
of intensive drilling we were given
on! era to move, so on the morning of
the 29th, we left Camp Wadsworth,
and proceeded to Camp Merrltt, N.
J., arriving there about 9 p. m. We
. were equipped at this camp.and left
there about 2 on the morning of the
3rd of September, and marched about
five miles, where we boarded a ferry
and were taken over to Hoboken. At
Hoboken we boarded our transport,
marked the U. S. S. No. 100, although
it was really the steamship Maul.
We left Hoboken for overseas on
the 4th of September, arriving at St.
Nazaire on the 13th. We had very
good weathar across, and to make a
long story short, we had a very pleas
ant, uneventful trip.
We landed at St. Nazalre on Sep
tember 14th, and proceeded to a rest
camp, (some rest camp, believe me)
where we hung around until the 19,
wten we started on our way for the
"Front." We entrained at St. Na
zaire and our first stop was at Arc-en-Barrois.
This was our first expe
rience In riding In box cars, and I
- think it would be safe to say that
three wheels on every car were flat,
and as air-brakes are an unknown
factor In France, you can imagine our
comforts. These box cars are Just
about large enough to hold eighteen
men, but they held 40 of we fellows
with our rifles and packs, so you can
readily Juge the sleeping space that
we had.
We remained in Arc-en-Barrois un
til the 30th of September, where we
drilled every day, and then entrained
for Fleur-sur-Seine. With a one
night stop at this place in "pup
tents," and the rain coming down In
torrents, we started on for the
"Front" on foot, having gone as far
as possible by rail. 4Ve hiked for
three days, spending the nights In
our pup tents out in the deserted bat
tle grounds, and occasionally hear
ing a shell drop close y, which of
course made us Just a little shaky.
We arrived at Very, Fiance, on the
3rd of October, at which time, we re
ceived our first baptism of fire or war
fare. The German line, at this time, was
taking In Charpentry. Very, and
Mountcacon. We were practically in
the center with the First Engineers
(by this time the other Companies of
the regiment were scattered all along
the line). On the following morning
our company went to the left of
CRarpentry. which was at the time
under heavy shell fire by the German
artillery, and It was at this place we
lost our captain and a number of our
men. The German army was moving
pretty fast, but only towards the
"rear."
We remained at Very, being con
tinuously under shell fire, until the
4ih of November. (I say Very, al
though we were spread out from
Sharpentry to Mont-ft-ucon.) On No
vember 4th, we were shifted over to
the Afgone to take part In the last
great drive; In fact the drive which
'ended the war. (Just before this
date I was sent out on detached ser
vice with twenty-nine other men, and
we were with the 42nd Division,
working on the ration-dumps both in
the advanced trenches and In the
rear lines.) On the 11th of flovem-
ber the armistice was signed and the
regiment or remnants of It'assembled
at Dombasle, France. From this
point we started on our hike towards
Germany. We would march by day,
and sleep in our shelter -tents at
night, only to start out on our hike
again the next morning as stiff as a
board.
We arrived In Athus. Belgium, on
the 22nd of November, where we
guarded torn.) capti'red ammunition
and f una for a week or so. We spent
'
Thanksgiving in Athus, where we
had a dance, the first since leaving
the Slates, although it was more like
an American foot-ball game, we en
joyed ourselves ery much.
I'pou leaving Athus we hiked back
lo Lohgway. France, a distance of
about eight kilometers, and remained
here for about two weeks doing rail
head work. It was here that I saw
the ISirkett Battery.
On the 13th of December we en
trained at Longfl'.v, the town which
held the Germans off for about two
weeks at the beginnin; of the war,
and .which has very little remaining
of it. Alter riding for a couple of
days we arrived in this place, Prum,
Germany, where we have been since
the 16th of December. 1918, and
from the way things look now, we
will be here for quite a while.
Well, this is just about as much as
I have time to write now, so will tell
you everything, going more Into the
details, when I get home next Au
gust. Hope everything is going well
In Monroe, and that we Pioneer In
fantry fellows will soon he back.
With best rewards, I am, faithfully
yours. Corporal T. O. McManfis. Co.
B. 56th Pioneer Infantry, Army of
Occupation. A. E. F.
A Day in Thy Courts.
Sunday was a grand day at Central
Methodist church. The people wend
ed their way from all directions
some on foot, some 1 it cars and other
vehicles. Something seemed to be
Impelling them on. Everything In
nature bore the aspect of Easter, and
sure there waa a "bridal of earth and
sky,'' for brightness was everywhere.
The vast auditorium was soon filled
lo its utmost capacity with waiting,
anxious and expectant worshipers.
What a splendid curve the church
made that morn, when it bended and
lifted before the people her allotted
share of the burden of $35,000,000
that Southern Methodism is launch
ing In' a big Centenary drive. She
took It on lo her shoulders with the
cry "We've got the money, and this
church can do what It ought to do."
O. hallowed courts! With thrills the
music swelled and rolled. We felt
lifted up from earth ns the organ
roared In harmony with blasts from
three cornets, mingled with tones
made by a sweet pianist on her in
strument, and a fine little lad with
his violin, In giving to the audience a
solemn offertory. Then what a con
trast when some dozen little girls sur
rounded the altar and began to sing.
At once all those welling instruments
became as soft as those childish
voices, and the tenderness, and sym
pathy of it all touched a chord within
that made tears spring to eyes. Then
the pastor, Rev. H. H. Jordan, In a
voluble way read for his lesson "The
earth is the. Lord's and the fulness
thereof." On the pulpit, tables, and
running balustrades were exquisite
flowers; some were tied with trailing
maliue. These oblations had decorat
ed the bridal altar of one of our
town's sweetest girl brides Just the
eve before. How appropriate now to
lay them this day at the feet of Him
who had perfumed the first wedding
ceremony nway back in old Can a of
Galilee. The magnificence of the me
morial windows lent too their sacred
Influence to this hour; and as one
looked and beheld the Good Shepherd
as He knocked at the door, the Ks
son came forcibly hack "Who Is this
King of Glory? The Lord of hosts,
he Is the king of glory." The first
hymn made you feel that the Master
was In the midst, for It said, "The
wideness of God's mercy Is like the
wldeness of the soa" for by His mer
cy so many were present today after
a pestilence of s ich as was never
known here before. The entire or
chestra took up the theme, and again
the fullness of it came rolling up the
aisles and on to the frescoed ceilings
beyond in sonorous bou litis. Who
knows but what Asaph was listening
on some sphere remote In space. We
came away feeling that It was good to
go up to the house of the Lord. The
The hymn followed us home; and
when on the way a great car rolled
lo Ihe curb, hailed, opened Its doors,
and a bright young lady with her fa
ther bade us enter, the words tum
bled over, and over, for the sun had
reached its zenith, and the years were
telling hard of how many frosts had
been.
Now that the war Is gone we hope
the liquor is going too, and Chris
tianity is holding guard o'er the Holy
land, there has come a glare that's
hard for man to see thru. A rest
lessness, or apprehension as 'a fore
runner of some disaster, and It has
hold 'of the mullitudes but the
church has hold of he reins, and a
hand Is guiding, with this church en
graven on it, heralding with martial
trumpet the coming of God's king
dom. "A day in tljy courts Is worth
a thousand." K. H.
A regiment of negro solders who
came from the Interior of the South
were taken to Newport News, put on
a ship at night and next morning they
were out of sight In the Atlantic. A
group or them were standing at the
rail of the transport looking at the
waste of waters. None of them had
seen the sea before, and they didn't
make much comment.
Finally o:ie of them turned lo his
conmanlons and said:
"The levee sure am broke!"
Mama's Hoy.
Fifl "You seem to find a lot of
difficulty in retting your whiskers fo
grow, Algy!"
Algy "Yes; It's a bally nuisance.
Can't understand why. either; my
father has plenty of 'era."
Flfl "Well, dear, perhaps you
take after your mother!" The Pass
ing Show.
rxiox cor.XTY commission f.us
RATIFY THK XKW KOAIl LAW.
At u Meeting of County t 'otmiiivsion
. Komi Commissioner mid Koutl
FUvtorittc. Hom. II. It. Kolwine Kv
l:iiuel Law Khvlorate Will Meet
Friday.
The foundation for a system of
good roads for I'nlon county was laid
yesterday afternoon when the Board
of County Commissioners, composed
of A. A. Secrest, W. L. Hemby ar.J
W. D. Bivens ratified the road law re
cently passed by the legislature.
The action of the commissioners
was taken following a Joint niesting
with the road commissioners of Mon
roe township, those appointed to act
as an electorate in case the law
should be adopted, and others Inter
ested in good roads. Union county
representatives in the last general as
sembly, who prepared the law, were
present and Hon. R. B. Redwine went
over the law and explained it in de
tail. He informed the commissioners
that Union's representatives were un
able to pass a law applying to this
county alone but were forced to make
In general and to be valid upon rati
fication by a responsible board be
cause of a recent amendment to the
constitution. He Informed them that
this was not done In order to shift re
sponsibility. He called attention to the fact that
the law provides for a county-wide
system of road work instead of a
township system. K free labor is
done away with. A lax with 30 cents
as a minimum and 50 cents as a max
imum Is to be levied to provide funds
for road work. A bond issue of $500,
000 Is provided for to be Issued in
amounts at the discretion of the com
missioners. vThe fact shall be adver
tised that it is the intention to issue
bonds and if one-fourth of Hie quali
fied voters shall petition within thirty
days after notice that the question of
a bond issue be left to an election this
shall de done.
The road work In the county shall
be tinder the direction of a road elec
torate of ten men elected at the gen
eral election this electorate was ap
pointed by Ihe legislature for this
term when the law was passed. The
electorate shall select from its num
ber three men to compose a road com
mission,. The road work shall be un
der the direct control of this commis
sion. The law provides that the elec
torate shall meet within a certain
time after the ratification of the law
for the, purpose of qualifying and or
ganizing. Notices will be Issued call
ing the men appointed by the legisla
ture "to meet In the courthouse on
Friday at ten o'clock for this purpose.
The county commissioners did not
finish their work yesterday, a good
part of the afternoon being taken up
with the discussion and adoption of
the road law, and are still in session
today. They had not completed the
list of tax assessors when The Jour
nal went to press. A jury will be
drawn this afternoon.
The Torch of Liberty.
(Excerp from an address delivered by
Franklin K. Lane at a conference
on Americanization as a War JVIeaa
u ro.)
"Gentlemen of great enter
prise, do not think for one moment
thai you are to pass by within the
next few years with indifference the
Immigrant who has come here, or the
man who has been here generation
after generation. There Is a rising
tide of demand that man shall have a
more perfect opportunity for self-expression.
Some of you know It. I
look over this audience and I see
men who have realized this for years.
You must think in terms of manhood,
and you must be able to give expres
sion to the impulses and the senti
ments and sympathies that are in
you. Do you understand what that
means? It means that you must
must not patronize, the man who
works for you. It means that dem
ocracy, in essence, Is that every man
has a chance. It means that primari
ly and that Is our flrsf considera
tion here, perhaps the very thing
that is essential to be done now is
that we shall put Into Ihe hands of
every man horn In this country, or
not born in this country, who Is here
today, the, tools by which he can open
the archives of Americanism; by
which he can know what the Presi
dent writes; by which he can know
what other nations do; by which he
is not bound and fettered by the
language that he originally speaks,
but by which he can have opened to
him all the opportunities of our great
newspapers, 6f our Slate papers, and
of all those means by which enlight
enment comes to man. Liberty en
lightening the world; We are the
bearers of that torch. It must be a
human torch, lighting the path down
which will come a finer clvilzation. It
must be a torch for the curing of the
nations. It must be a light that will
be broad and not narrow, catholic
and not Insolent, sympathetic, human,
essentially dline."
Kinking of Lurk!
When on his way to a poorhouse to
become an Inmate, Harry Congdon.
32 years old, stopped at the postof
flce from force of habit Monday.
A clerk handed him a letter.
It was from a lawyer In Syracuse,
N. Y Informing Congdon ' that an
aunt had died and left him $5,000.
Five seconds later hli poorhouRe
permit had become a scrap of paper
or many scraps and Congdon was
perfbrmirg a hornpipe.
A little later, on the strength of his
letter, tome one loaned him money
to take him to Syracuse.
OIUiAMZATIO.X PERFECTED
FOR THE CELEBRATION.
Heeded by It. A. Monou Foi1)-fic
Moti it. l Marshals for the Occasion
Ii ies to lie Otieivd for Flouts
Will Ik- Monroe's BijiKeM (Vlelmi
tion. A permanent organization for the
"Welcome Home" celebration lo be
staged here in honor of Union coun
ty's soldiers and sailors on July 4th
was perfected at a meeting of the
township chairmen recently selected
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
at 1 :3i esterday.
The meeting was railed to order
with Mr. R. A. Morrow acting as
chairman pro lem and Mr. T. L. Rid
dle secretary. Those present, besides
several citizens of Monroe, were:
Messrs. C. J. Brasweli of Goose
Creek. L. E. Huggins of Marshvllle.
T. C. Eubanks of Buford. G. W.
Smith. Sr.. of New Salem. J. N. Price
of Sandy Ridge and T. J. W. Broom
and R. L. McWhorter of Monroe.
The following were elected as offi
cers who are to have charge of the
celebration: Messrs. R. A. Morrow,
president; T. L. Riddle, secretary; G.
B. Caldwell, treasurer; T. P. Dillon,
manager.
It was decided at the meeting that
each township should be represented
in the mammoth parade by five
mounted marshals. As there are nine
townships this will mean that there
will be 45 mounted marshals.
Steps were taken to 'see that the
two airplanes promised by the war
department for the occasion should
be here bright and early on the morn
ing of the Fourth.
Prizes will be offered for the best
business, county and fraternal float
in the parade. A special prize will be
announced for the best float in the
parade representing one of the allied
nations. It is hoped that a float will
be prepared to represent each of the
allies.
The parade will be headed by Un
ion county men who served In the
army or navy during the world war.
All soldiers will be expected lo wear
their uniforms. The colored soldiers
will not be overlooked in the parade.
Those present at the meeting were
very enthusiastic over the prospects
for the celebration and Intend to
work, like beavers to make it the
greatest celebration ever held In
Monroe.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank
Laney was the scene of a pretty mar
riage Saturday evening at 8; 30
o'clock, when their daughter, Miss
Gladys, became the bride of Mr Heath
Edgeworth Lee. The vows were spok
en in front of a bank of palms and
fernR, with tall flower baskets on each
side filled with pink and white car
nations. Rev. H. H. Jordan, pastor
of Cenral Methodist church, officiat
ed, and the ring ceremony was used.
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
rendered by Mrs. Henry Laney, ac
companied by Master Yates Laney on
the violin. The bride was attended
by her sister, Miss Mary Dean Laney,
wearing blue georgette, with picture
hat. and carrying a shower boquet of
pink and white sweet peas. The bride
was gowned in King's blue charmuse,
with vanity drapery and blue tulle
hat. Her boquet was orchids and
pink sweet peas. After the ceremony
an informal reception was held, and
pink and white block cream and cake
served by MiBses Caroline Cason, El
eanor and Rachel Armfleld, Dorothy
and Marian Lee, Clara Laney and
Margaret Jordan. Mr. and Mrs. Lee
left on the ten o'clock train for Flori
da. On their return they will be with
Mr. Lee's mother, Mrs. W. S. Lee, for
a while and later they will keep house
on Church street. Mrs. Lee is the
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Laney and Is an accomplished musi
cian. She was educated at Tarry-town-on-the-Hudson,
at Miss Mason's
school. The Castle, specializing in
voice. Her voice Is a lytic soprano of
much sweetness,and purity. For sev
eral months she held the position of
tii-H soprano In the First Presbyteri
an riiiirch, Charlotte, and now as-sisis
with the music at Central Methodist
ohm f h. Her pleasing personality and
amiable disposition has won many
friends not only in her home .town
but throughout the Carolinas. Mr.
Lee is the fourth son of the late V.
S. Leo and Mrs. Lee, and has a posi
tion with the Merchants and Farmers
II: ill; . Ho was educated at Bingham
school, Achevllle, and at Trinity Col
lere. When the U. S. entered the war
he volunteered and was commission
ed lieutenant at Camp Taylor. Ky.
A number of the High School bys
and uirls enjoyed a party at the home
of Misses LUa May and Thelma Tharp
on West Franklin street Friday even
ing. '
The Chautauqua Circle held an In
teresting meeting with Mrs. W. B.
Love Saturday afternoon, every mem
ber present taking part in the pro
gram. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Eugene Ashcraft Friday after
noon at four o'clock.
'
Miss Adeline Crow entertained at
a beautiful luncheon Wednesday af
ternoon in honor of Miss Glady La
ney. bride of the week. Empress Jon
quils and tulips formed the center
piece and the table was covered with
a handsome Madeira cloth, the hand
work of the hostess, she having stud
led In New York. The favora were
yellow tulle bags filled with puffed
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rice, and the bride-to-be was present
led with a number of dainty handker
chiefs, and a bouquet of Yellow Jon
quils tied with yellow tulle. The
place cardj were handpainted cupids.
Miss Crow's guests were Misses Jean
Ashciafi. Gladys Laney. Virginia Lew
Mary Crow. Rulh Russell, Leia
IiariiC-s of Matnn. Lil Iceman and
iMiest Miss Emma Hague of Utica.
N. Y.
Miss Lil Iceman entertained Tues
day evening in honor of her guest
Miss Emma Hague of Uliea. X. Y.
Vrs. Charles Ioeiiian and Miss Molly
Iceiiian assisted the hostess in serv
ing a delicious sal.id course and crys
talized ginger to the following:
Mssf9 Gladys Laney, Adeline Crow.
Ruth Russell. Jean Ashcraft. Virginia
Lee and Messrs. Rob Laney Fitzhenry
Dillon, James Morrow, Amos Stack.
Hill Wolfe. C. W. Baucom, Clayton
Laney. Allen Lee. Heath Lee and W.
A. Bradfleld of Charlotte.
'
Miss Virginia Lee entertained Fri
day afternoon at a miscellaneous
shower in honor of Miss Gladys La
ney. The color scheme was pink and
green and the center piece was a love
ly basket of hyacinths. A three
course luncheon was served. The
guests were Mrs. A. M. Secrest. Mrs.
Estelle Stewart. Miss Lil Iceman and
guest Miss Emma Hague. Miss Ruth
Russell, Virginia Lee, Jean Ashcraft,
Adeline Crow, and Leia Barnes of
Mcxton.
Purely Personal
Out of town guests who attended
the marriage of Aliss Gladys Laney to
.ur. Heath Lee Saturday night were:
Misses Mabel Boyd and Lois Torrence
of Gastonia, Mrs. W. D. Pemberton
and children, Mary Phifer, Adele and
Heath of Concord, Miss Katie Lee
McKinnon of Maxton. Mesdames D.
B. Wood and Frank Wilson of Gasto
nia. v
Miss Lottie Mae Blair, who has
been doing social service work in
New York City, is spending some
time with her parents, Mr, and Mrs.
S. O. Blair.
Mrs. J. W. Yates will leave tomor
row for Greensboro to visit her
daughter. Miss Carson Yates, a stu
dent at the Normal. Before return
ing home Mrs. Yates will spend some
lime with Mrs. Frank Ogburn in
Hlsh Point.
Miss Ruth Houston has returned
to Agnes Scott College lo Atlanta af
ter spending the spring vacation at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lee of Raleigh,
Mr. and Mis. John Lee of Angelus, S.
C Mr. Robert Lee of Trinity College
and Mr. Francis Laney of G. M. A.,
attended the Laney-Lee wedding here
Saturday night.
The Monroe Hardware Company is
represented at a meeting of wholesale
hardware dealers in New Orleans, La.,
by Mr. J. A. Stewart.
Miss Mary Barrett of Peachland
has a position as stenographer for
Messrs. Stack & Parker.
Mrs. H. E. Gumey is attending a
meeting of the Orange Presbyterlal,
where she gives four bible studies.
She is accompanied by Miss Eleanor
Gurncy.
'Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Redfearn
and Mrs. Atha Stevens spent Sunday
and Monday in, Pagelaud.
Mr. and Mrs. John Moneyhun of
Bristol. Ten n are' visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Hargrove Bowles.
Mrs. W. J. Barnes and little daugh
ter are visiting relatives In Johnston
City, Tettn.
Miss Rosa Blakeney of the Shelby
High School faculty spent the week
end with Mrs. F. B. AshcraTt.
Mrs. R. V. Houston Is visiting her
daughter, Miss Octavla Houston, in
Norfolk.
Miss Rebecca Stack leaves this
week for a visit to Rockingham and
Lumbertou before returning to her
work in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cole of Rock
ingham and Mrs. K. C. Council of
Lake Waccatnaw are the guests of
Mrs. W. S. Blakeney.
Mr. E. B. Hague returned to his
home in Utica. X. Y., Wednesday af
ter a visit to Mr. Charles Iceman.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Benton. Jr.. of
Abbeville are visiting relatives in the
city.
Misses Myrtle Wrenn. Mary B.
Flowers and Blanche Carier will
spend the week-end with Mrs. Me
MeDovvell in Charlotte.
Miss Eunice Helms left Monday
night for Washington to resume her
work, it being a government position.
Mr. Jack Bennett of Miami. Flu.,
is visiting at Ihe home of Rev. and
Mrs. John A. Wray.
Mrs. R. H. Hat-gelt has returned
from Raeford. where she attended
the funeral of her brother-in-law, Mr.
John MoGill.
Mr. John Marsh of Lanes Creek
township has returned to his home,
having been honorably discharged
from the service after several monhs
service in France with the 118th In
fantry of Ihe Thirtieth Division.
Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Hinson of
Marshville visited relatives here Sun
day. St. Paul's l'piscoml Chuwli.
Services this week: Evening pray
er and address this afternoon and
Thursday at 4 o'clock; Wednesday
and Friday night at 8. Morning
prayer at 7 o'clock Thursday.
Sunday. April 13: Morning service
at 11; Sunday school at 3 p. m.;
Men's Bible class at 4 p. m.
Beginning with Easter Sunday,
April 20, morning service will be at
11:30, with Sunday school at 10:30;
Men's Bible class at 4 p. m., and ev
ening prayer at 8. .
KH IMINAKY PEACE TREATY
TO ItK HEADY HY KASTF.R
This Statement Maile liy l.loyd (ieorge
Has I.mmI F.lTe t on Paris Where
l licei taint) Has l'ivuile.l.
"The preliminary peace treaty will
be ready by Easter and the Germans
w ill be asked to come and sign It at
the end of April or the beginning of
May." Premier Lloyd George, of
G:eat Britain, declared in an inter
view Sunday with Stephane Lauzan
ne. editor of the Matin. sas the As
sociated Press.
In answer to a remark by Mr. Lau
zanne that what troubled public opin
ion was not so much the delay, ai
the secrecy in which the peace nego
tiations were wrapped and the fear
that there was some divergence of
opinion, the British Premier said:
"I affirm absolutely that there is
no divergence among the negotiators.
They are often confronted with tech
nical difficulties which can only be
settled after close study. Take the
question of reparations. In sub
stance, the allies have one common
principle which I once set forth thus:
'Germany must pay up to the last
farthing of her power.
"But is it sufficient to draw up a
bill and hand it to the enemy Must
we not require guarantees and must
we not study the terms, methods and
forms of delayed payments? Must
we not be able to say to our adversary
when he pleads inadequacy of re
sources: 'Y. you can go as far as
that and you must do it and you must
do that.' In a word, shall we simply
present a bill or collect the money, all
the money possible? Well, that is
where the work conies In, slow and
difficult work complicated by the fact
that technical experts of the highest
capabilities and great experience are
not in agreement among themselves
either as to the method of liquida
tion or as to the assets to be realized.
"Xo, there is no divergence among
the negotiators, but, alas, there are
Inevitable ones among the experts,
often among those from the same
country. Who is to decide between
them If not the negotiators and do
you think it can always be done
quickly?"
M. Lauzanne remarked that what
public opinion could not understand
was why, before everything, Germany .
was not handed a full bill no matter
what amount, and forced to admit
full liability.
"And who says we shall not do
so?" cried Premier Lloyd George.
"Who says we have not decided
that?" (
"No one," the interviewer Inter
rupted, "has said that you have de
cided It." '
The British Premier resumed:
"Cannot the people wait until we
have finished our work instead of al
ways wanting to judge our Inten
tions? This conference had to meet
and discuss things under conditions
unprecedented in history. 'All eyes
are turned toward it and, what Is
more grave, all ears are glued at its
key-hole. Enemy ears tremble with
joy when they detect some hesita
tion. Friendly ears half-hear con
fused rumors which are heralded far
and quickly.
"The day does not pass but what
some false news here and there takes
Its flight. Nevertheless, no day pass
es but that we in silent delineation
feel approaching nearer the great aim
and experience for each other more
esteem, confidence and affection. Let
public prejudice hold on a few days.
It will then be able to pronounce on
facts, not rumors.''
The confident statement of Pre
mier Lloyd George that the peace
treaty will be concluded by Easter Is
supported by predictions repeatedly
made by less prominent members of
the peace conference and dispelled
much of Ihe hopelessness and uncer
tainty In which many important '
problems of Ihe conference seemed
to have been enshrouded.
Presbyterian Cliutvli.
General Prayer meeting on Wedn
esday evening at 8 o'clock. The
church officers will meet immediately
af'er the prayer meeting. Every of
ficer Is expected to be present if possi
ble. A woman's prayer meeting will be
held on Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock with Airs. C. E. Houstou, and
on Friday afternoon at the same hour
with Mrs. W. A. Lane. The women
of the congregation are urged to at
tend these services.
All singers of the congregation are
lo meet to-night at 8 o'clock in the
Sunday school room to rehearse for
the approaching special services April
17-30.
Forest Fire Threatens Hotel.
A telephone message received at
Wlnston-Saleni late Thursday from
Danbqry statei! that a forest fire was
spreading neat Piedmont Springs and
that fear wus entertained for the
safety of the hotel and a dozen or
more splendid summer cottages. Dan
bury was called upon to send men
and buckets to help fight the flames
which were reported to be spreading
rapidly. Several Winston-Salem citi
zens, who own cottages near the
Springs, left here In automobiles after
; the message was received, to render
, what assistance they could in saving
the summer resort property.
Giving Them Rope.
While the Germans were marcMnpf
through a Belgian province, one o(
them said sneeringly to a farmer
sowing seed:
"You may sow, but wo shall reap."
"Well, perhaps you may," was th
reply: "I am sowing hemp." nMon-'
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