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VOL 23. No. 23.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1919.
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lti:cM THINKS lAIOV'S
FACILITIES I1FAT OHIO'S.
Finds That the Fm-tner There Have
II tire in Their Hams Hate Aban
doned Sale Cros and are Getting
Kith off Their Cattle Believe X.
C I'imiiici-m Can ilti This and Still
Make all the Cotton the Wot 1.1
Will Pay a Living Price For.
To the Editor of The Journal:
1; is always interesting to note on go
Irg into an agricultural section the
t::-thods employed by the fanners.
ti- crops they grow and how they
n.: ke their money. It was especially
interesting to us on our recent trip
to Ohio. Our first stop was at Pitts
burg. Pa., where we had to wait four
hours for our train to Bamesville,
Ol io. Pittsburg is the hub of the
sr?tion we visited to get our cattle.
Bamesville is one hundred and ten
m;!es distant from there, but car
loads of milk come from the Barnes
vil'e section to Pittsburg. We visited
what is said to be the largest milk
plant In the United States. At this
plant milk is pasteurized, cooled and
battled for distribution to the con
sumer. Thousands of pounds of but-te-
are made daily and thousands of
ga Ions of milk are converted into
ice. cream. Seventy-two wagons or
1n;cks are run from this plant daily
i: the delivery of their products to
t consumer,
I'pon our arrival at Bai nesville we
--e met at the hotel by the pioneer
of the dairy industry in the Harnes
v.lle section, Mr. L. P. Bailey. He is
a!.'ut seventy years of age hut still
active, mentally and physically. He
b: "Might the first Jerseys into this
section about forty-five years ago and
ail of the subsequent development is
d'.! to his untiring energy, and we
might truthfully say. his devotion to
his community. He is a real com
r.ieniiy leader, every inch a gentle
I'imi, and no crookedness or graft
a'l.uit him. Time and space will not
permit us to say all we would like to
say about the unselfish leadership of
thin man and the value of such men
in community development. What he
has done and is still doing was an
inspiration to us. May his tribe In
crease. Mr. Bailey inquired of us our needs
in the cattle line and when we told
him our party would require four car
loads he frankly told us that we
w -i u Id not find that number of the
kir.d we wanted in that community.
"However. I will get on the wires and
see what I can find." he said. "I will
ea 1 you lu the morning and give you
my plans for the day." The next
in. truing we received a call front him
telling us that machines would call
at the hotel for us and carry us on a
to ir of the country round about and
st what we could locale. The first
farm visited we found the owner in
the barn; he had only a bull for sale
and this was purchased by one of the
party. While in the barn looking at
the line cows we heard a telephone
ri ! r somewhere in the barn. The
fanier excused himself to answer the
ph me, and when he returned we
made some remark about his having
a phone in the barn. He replied,
"this is my place of business; all good
business men have phones al their
places of business." It did not take
us long to learn that the barn was
the place of business of the farmers
of this section, for we invariably
to'uul them at the barn upon our ar
rival, no matter the time of day. And
we almost invariably found the cattle
in the barn, especially the milking
catile, and when we found a man
who had some heifers for sale and
the heifers happened to he in the
pasture, he would show us the dams
of the heifers he had for sale, their
records month by month in pounds
of milk and butter fat. When the
heifers were pointed out to us in the
pasture the farmer would refer to his
association record book and tell us
th.it her dam stood at such and such
a place in the barn and here are, re
ferring to his book, her daily, month
ly and yearly records. Quite an elab
orate system of bookkeeping, hut just
what we wanted to know, and what
every buyer of dairy cattle should
insist on knowing, and what every
successful dairyman must know in
order to weed out the boarders. No
wonder the successful dairyman has
his office at the barn.
While going over a pasture on the
afternoon of the first day we discov
ered five foxes playing and scamper
ing over the pasture. The county
agent from Chatham county remark
ed that he believed he had some farm
ers that would be more pleased If he
would carry back those foxes and a
pack of hounds than they would be
with a car load of dairy cattle. Then
we thought of home and wondered
how pleased Charley Helms, George
MeClellan and Haydei Shepherd
would be to get those foxes. On an
other occasion a fr.rmer complained
that he had trouble' raising chickens
on account of the raids made upon
his hen roost by the foxes, he having
seen as many as half a dozen In his
barn yard at one time. These inci
dents are related for the pleasure of
those interested in foxes.
Every member of ihu party was on
he alert for a good oull or two. In
,the pasture where the foxes were dis
covered we also discovered a bull
fhat met the fancy of every Member
tf the party. Three counties were
represented in the party and all want
td him. We asked the price, and all
found that we had been given that
amount to buy just such a bull. The
bull Is coming to this county and will
find a hrtme at the farm of Mr. J. F.
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iiuiJil'OUU VI UIICC IUK II.SIIil. tlV 19 i
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a good individual, well bred, wild if
! patronized will be worth thousands of
dollars in the improvement of the
dairy cattle in Vance.
The last farm visited on the first
day was thai of Mr. L. P. Bailey, the
man referred to above. It was an
inspiration to look at his herd of cat
tle and hear him talk of the devel
opment of the dairy industry in his
section. "No fanner can succeed at
the business of farming growing sale
crops." was an expression we heard
here and scores of times afterwards.
This section prior to the development
of the live stock industry was grow
ing sale crops, such as corn, wheat,
oats, hay and some tobacco. The fer
tility of the soil was being depleted
and the farmers had to work hard to
make tongue and buckle meet. "I
don't grow sale crops any more." is
an expression we often heard. One
farmer related to me this story:
"When I was twenty-one my father
rooted me out. as a robin her young
from the nest, and I was told I was
to make my own way. I bought this
place and by hard work and economy
I managed to pay for It. When I got
it paid for I went to the bank and
borrowed a thousand dollars and in
vested in four Jersey heifers, and this
was the best borrow I ever made. Af
ter I had gotten several thousand dol
lars ahead I decided to sell my Jer
seys, grow sale crops and take life
easy. After a few years of growing
sale crops I figured that if I lived to
be an old man and continue to grow
sale crops that I would die in poverty.
So I went back to my Jerseys. 1
have just the woman (meaning his
wifel, my son and myself and we are
doing the work of caring for eleven
cows ami they are now giving us an
income of three hundred dollars per
month, and we manage to live very
comfortably on this." Another ex
pression .hat struck us was, "We
want to have as little plow land as
possible." meaning thai thev wanted
io raise their feed by growing crops
that required as little plowing as pos
sible. Practically all of the corn
Roes into the silo for the cows. The
horses are fed on oats and hay. Walk
ing around a crib on a farm where
a large number of cattle were we no
ticed that there was about twenty
ousiieiB ot corn in t lie crib, ana re-
marked that this man has some corn
Mr. A. C. Bailey, a son of L. P.. and
who also owns a large farm and keeps
lots of cattle, replied, "Yes, he has
more corn than any man I know of
While In a certain community we
were notified that a certain man had
some flue heifers for sale, as he was
going into sheep growing and would
dispose of his cows. We called upon
him and asked about his heifers
"Don't want lo sell them till I see
how those sheep are going to pay. I
don't know what sheep will do but I
do know what cows will do. If the
sheep don't pay I will stick to the
cows. I do not exepect lo grow sale
crops any more."
"There Is our Grange hull," said
Jesse Bailey to me as we were pass
lug a handsome building covered
with slate. "The best feature about
our Grange here is the social feature
we get to' ether and learn to know
each other. We have unorganized co
operation, Dial is, our business Is
such that we just have to co-oper
ate" This was evidenced by the milk
cans 'hat lined the roadside wail ng
for the tricks to pick them up. We
asked in what other ways they co-operated.
"I:i the purchase of concen
trated dairy feeds," said he. "We
purchase in car lots and even larger
(inutilities and save money by so do
ing." "I will give you my attention
iust as quick as I can get these hot s
loaded. A neighbor has phoned that
he lacks fifteen hogs having enough
to make a car and asked me to help
him make out the car and I must get
them off." said Mr. W. T. Hall to us
upon our arrival at his place on the
morning of our departure. Going
over to the pasture with Mr. Hall to
see some heifers he called our atten
tion lo a wheat field. "There Is a field
thai had been so run down by sale
crops that it would hardly produce
anything. I put some lime and cow
manure on it last fall and sowed to
V. . I t . I n .
w neai anu it is now as nne a neta
of wheat as you see anywhere." So
my attention was again called to the
ruinous policy of growing sale crops
by the last man I was to visit. I
asked him what he received for his
hogs. "19 cents at the station.
said he. The fifteen hogs netted him
$546.97. I had bought $625 worth of
cows from him, and remarked to him
that he sold enough live stock that
morning to take a vacation. He re
plied, "Yes, but there Is a good deal
of expense." I asked him what his
daily Income was from the sales of
his cream. "Between twenty and
thirty dollars per day," he replied.
Oh, It beats growing sale crops."
How long does your pasture last!
"Until July." What do you do then?
"Feed," were the answers to the
above questions. We told those
farmers that with their knowledge
or the business that they could come
to North Carolina and beat them
selves two to one.
In Ohio oats were being sown while
we were there. At home oats and
crimson clover were ready to cut for
hay. in Ohio the cattle were just be
ing turned out to pasture. At home
we had been grazing rye. oats and
crimson clover for two months. In
Ohio the pasture season ends in July.
At home it lasts until October. In
Ohio ensilage corn must be planted
in May. At houre it can be planted
as late as July. In Ohio they grow
red clover. At home we can grow It
Just as good. In Ohio they grow al
falfa. The best alfalfa we have seen
Is In Union county. At home we
have lespedeza. In Ohio they don't
have it. At home we have bur and
crimson clover. In Ohio they know
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MKMORIAL DAY K.VKIU 1SKS
WF.KK IIKI.lt SATl KDAW
U. D. C.N Served Dinner In the Vet
erans at Canteen Hut Kxercises
in I lie t "ouiilnue ;nies of H.
(uit'leil Veteran Itecoralcd.
Fitting tribute wus paid the mem
ory of the departed Confederate vet
erans in the Memorial Dav exercises
held here Saturday under the auspi
ces of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Once again the veterans of the
county met togeiher and revived old
friendships and recalled scenes of the
war. Two thousand five hundred
men from I'm ion county fought as
never men fought before for the
cause of the Confederacy in the days
of the 60's. Fifty survivors of this
number gathered Saturday on the
courthouse lawn; stood at attention
and at the command "Forward" by
Major W. C. Heath, marched to the
canteen hut near the depot where
they were served with an excellent
dinner by the Daughters of the Con
federacy.
At 2:30 in the afternoon they
gathered ln the court room where ap
propriate exercises were held. Mrs
W. C. Crowell presided. After
reading by Miss Jessie Harper Brown
and a recitation by Miss Kaiherlne
Kyle Red fern. Mr. B. C. Ashcraft de
livered a talk on "Why Memorial
Day." Mr. Ashcraft spoke of the val
iant part Union county men played in
the War Between the States. He
pointed out veterans attending the
exercises who for months hail follow
ed l.ee and Jackson, barefooted and
with little to eat. He told how it was
two Union county soldiers whose bay
onets at the battle of Gettysburg
pierced farthest North. "We are proud
of the fact," he told the veterans
"that withal your fighting you re
mained true gentlemen, and never in
suited a woman or plundered a de
fenseless home." He called attention
to the fact that no one wanted to be
lorgotten. "Keep my memory
green." he said Is the wish of every
human. On this account Memorial
day is held he told his audience. The
deeds of the Confederate soldier can
never be forgotten, he said.
Following the exercises at the
court house the veterans and school
children marched to the cemetery
where the graves of departed Confed
erate soldiers were strewn with flow
ers.
GKRMAXS STRICKKX DUMB
BY TKRMS OF PKACF, TRKATY
Declare The) Cannot Sign Compact
"Xo Matter What Comes" Ac
ruse Vt II son of Abandoning 1 1
Points.
The people, though fairly stricken
dumb by me peace terms, are now re-
covering sulTicieuily lo declare that
Germany cannot tnd will not sign the
compact no mailer what conies.
Strikes arc increasing and bolshe-
visni and the sparlacan uprising ol'
the past two months have, if any-
t ii in ::s, made Germans immune to the
possible horrors which are lo be anti
cipated if they are again plunged into
war, according to the opinion of the
Assot iated Press.
Tlu re exists a small group of Ger
mans, chiefly conservatives, who p'-e
fer to see the enicnte occupy the
whole country ra.hcv than to have
it bolshevik, but they are in the
dwindling minority.
Reports from the Versailles cores
pondents emphasize the feeling of
amazement and excitement which
prevailed on the reading of the terms
of the peace treaty. All the corres
pondents rgree thai no hasty decision
will be renchod. A fortnight is allow
ed the Gertnrns for an answer, and
this time will be used for careful con
sideration of the demands and the
preparation of counter suggestions,
the correspondents sav.
There Is much speculation In Berlin
as to whether the terms represent
maximum demands which may be re
duced or whether they are maximum
and irreducible.
According to The Berlin Zcitung
Am rli'.tas, the delegation to Versail
les will carefully avoid any bargain
ing but will present definite, clear-cut
counter proposltons, which In part
have already been prepared.
"These couiucr propositions," the
newspaper declares editorially "will
be based on the 14 points so disgrace
fully abandoned by President Wilson.
If the German people had to vote on
these terms as a whole, there would
not be in the whole empire a single
yes.'
Force without measure of limit
that tiEcd to be a W"ll3on phrase, and
the Wilson peace offered us yerterday
falls In this category, Instead of on his
14 points.
A Philadelphia girl recently receiv
ed this letter from a soldier in
France:
Dear Mlsa Banker: Last December
I received a pair of socks and in one
of these I found your card. I have
worn them ever since. Can you send
me another pair? Something tells me
I need a change.
nothing about It. At home we can
grow two hay crops a year. In Ohio
they can't grow but one. At home
we have the cowpea. soy and velvet
beans. In Ohio they don't do half as
well. In Ohio the farmers are grow
ing live stock and making money.
Why can't we? We can and still
grow all the cotton the world will pay
a living price for. and my faith Is we
are going to do it. T. J. W. Broom.
YICK-PRUSIDKXT MARSHALL
MAY M'F.AK IIFKF. JULY 4TII
I'h.sxmI 'llimngli Monroe YeMenluy,
Accirtiijipnieil by His Wife, Hiul wa
Met h a Delegation of Moiinie
CitUeiis.
Thomas R. Marshall. Vice-President
of the United States, passed
through Monroe yesterday morning
on tram No. 34. on his way from
Charlotte to McColl. S. C. where he
went to deliver a lecture.
The train on which Mr. Marshall
was a passenger spent about 15
minutes here and during this time
several of the citizens of the town
talked to hint and requested him to
come to Monroe on July 4th to de
liver the address on the occasion of
the Welcome Home celebration. Sec
retary utddle of the Chamber of
Commerce headed the delecation. Mr
Marshall replied that it would give
mm pleasure to come to Union coun
ty and to address its people. He said
as he made note of the date when
asked to be here, that upon his ar
rival in Washington, he would con-
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miii ins raieuuar ol speaking en
gagements and that if nothing inter
fered he would probably come. How
ever, he expressed the thought that
Congress, which will be in session
might interfere, although that body
adjourned for the fourth. He told
Mr. Riddle to again call his attention
to t.ie mailer in a letter.
News that .Vr. Marshall would pass
through here had spread and a num
ber of people were a l the station lo
see ili- distinguished num. Mr
Marshall, accompanied by his wife
was travelling as an nrdinarv passen
ger mid the Monroe citizens who met
him had some difficulty in singling
linn cut from the other passengers
He appeared very democratic and
was extremely courteous to the com
mittee.
Mr. Marshall is being talked of as
a possible Democratic nominee for
President in the 1920 election. Mr
T. P. Dillon, the father of the Fourth.
niittee to request the Vice-President
was tumble to accompany the com
mittee to request the Vice-President
to deliver the address on the great
occasion but he had told Mr. Riddle
to Inform Mr. Marshall that Monroe
did not want a second-hand speaker
one who had delivered the address
at the annual Charlotte celebration
and tfn this account President Wilson
had not been invited.
WII.SOX IIXPI.AIXS PROPOSAL
FOR DKFKXSF. OF FRAXCK
Cables Tumulty "There Is no Mystery
or Privacy About What I Have
Promised the French (iovei iiiiient"
Borah Against League of Xa
linns Still.
in response lo an inquiry from Sec
retary Tumulty, President Wilson ca
bled Friday thai he had promised
France to propose to the sen
ate in connection with the peace trea
ty "a supplement in which we shall
agree, subject to the approval of the
council of the league of nations, lo
come immediately to the assistance
of 1'iance in case of unprovoked at
tack by Germany."
Happily I here is no mystery or
privacy about what I have promised
the government here. " the President
said. "I have promised to propose to
the senate a supplement in which we
shall agree, subject to the approval of
I ne council of the league of nations,
to come immediately lo the assistance
of l-'ranee in case of unprovoked at
lack by Germany, thus merely hasten
lug the action which we should be
bound by the covenant of the leagiu
of natioiiB."
Authoritative statements of opin
ion by most senators on the treaty of
Versailles probably will not be forth
coming until after Congress has met
u extra session.
Republican leaders have announced
their determination not to give final
conclusions until they had had an op
portunity to study the full text of the
treaty and understanding in Wash
itigton Is that the document will not
be i wide public until after it has been
signed. In the meantime Congress
will have convened.
Kxpressions of views came from
only two senators, neither of whom
entered Into a discussion of the treaty
itself. Senator Borah, of Idaho, re
publican, In a letter to the editor of
the Boston Transcript, reiterating his
opposition to the league of nations
covenant, asked the republican party
to state its position as to the league
and intimated that should approval of
It be given he would quit the party.
Senator Norris of Nebraska, repub
lican, concurred In previous an
nouncements by Senators Borah and
Curtis, of Kansas, opposing the pro
posed alliance between the United
States, Great Britain and France. He
said such an entente would lead to
alliances by other groups of nations
with a resulting invitation to war.
Officials still profess to be without
information as to when the President
planned to return to Washington. It
is generally believed, however, that
he will not start for home until the
treaty has been signed, and that he
will present It In person to the sen
ate. In some quarters the opinion is
expressed that he will tour the coun
try, speaking In support of the treaty
and the league covenant.
There Isn't room in business today
for the sour individaul who can't
work unless he has a private cave, cut
off from human contact.
Wiley Kenton killed When Fngine
FxpliNles.
News was received here this after
noon just as The Journal goes to
press (hat Mr. Wiley Benton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Benton, was
killed when his engine exploded. Mr.
Carl Benton 'phoned the sad news
from Hamlet. He had just learned
of the accident but did noi know
how or when it happened. It is re
ported that the accident occurred
near Raleigh about 12 o'clock.
Mr. Benion had been in the employ
of the Seaboard, running out of Ham
let as engineer for a number of
years. He was about 28 years old
and unmarried. He was an excellent
young man and numbered as his
friends every one who knew him.
Charlotte and (Vision ia Make Big
ltooxe Haul.
The Charlotte and Gastonia police
departments each held up an automo
bile Monday night and in each were
found about 150 quails or whiskey.
This is one of the biggest booze hauls
made in this section in a long time.
When a motorcycle policeman order
ed the cars to stop because of their
glaring headlights, both made a dash
and one was caught at the Southern
railway in Charlotte while Gastonia
police department was notified that a
car acting suspiciously was headed
that way. The car raptured in Char
lotte bore a Georgia license and the
man and woman occupying it claim
ed that they had rented il to take a
trip to Virginia. However, a repair
bill from a Baltimore concern was
found in the car and in the bark com
partment 15t quarts of good whis
key was stored. The man gave his
name as K. N. Hart of Augusta. Both
parlies were lodged in jail.
TWO XAVAL SF.APL.WFS ARK
AWAITIXti tiOOD WFATIIHR
C I Anil X C : to Start on 1,240
Mile Flight to Agores as Karly as
Possible Uninjured in the Long
Flight From Itockawny Bench.
With the navy's trans-Atlantic
flight guardsh'ips at their ocean sta
tions, and the big seaplanes NC 1 and
NC 3 declared af.er Inspection to
have been uninjured by their long
trip from Rockaway Beach, N. Y. to
Trepassey. N. F.. indications Monday
night were that the planes will s'art
on their 1.240-mlIe flight to the
Azores at the first Instant Command
er John T. Towers decides the weath
er Is favorable.
Preparations are virtually complet
ed, and it is believed the aviators will
not sacrifice a favorable opportunity
by awaiting the delayed NC 4. The
airmen held a close conference after
examining the planes Sunday, but the
decisions reached were not an
nounred.
Officers expressed satisfaction with
the result of the coastal flight al
though four times driven from thrii
course by shifting winds such as are
expected in tiiia-ocen iiev were en
abled by their naviating apparatus io
correct errors within two minutes.
A warning has been issued to the
public to be prepared for false starts
as it is Intended to "hop-off" with ex
ceptionally heavy loads of fuel, and
the planes may be compelled to re
turn if the loads prove excessive.
Officers directing the naval Hunt
said the question of whether the NC 4
will start with Ihe other two planes
depends upon the time she arrives
here as favorable weather may cause
the NC 1 and NC 3 lo start wl;h little
warning. The elevator of the NC 1
was Injured by bumping Into a motor
boat upon landing and a leak in the
gravity tank of the NC 3 needs re
pairing, but these repairs are not ex
pected to take lonfi.
RACK RIOT AT CHARLESTON'.
Two Negroes Killed and 17 Wound.
ed Seven Sailors Injured.
Two negroes were killed and at
least 17 others were wounded severe
ly enough to be treated at the munic
ipal hospital in the rioting in Charles
ton Saturday night and early Sunday
morning between sailors and white
civilians on one side and negroes on
the other. It was established by city
and county authorities. Seven blue
jackets also are reported to have been
wounded.
Reports concerning the origin of
the trouble are conflicting. The police
however say that, according to the
beet Information they have been able
to obtain the rioting was precipitated
when the negro Isaac Doctor was fa
tally wounded after he had shot a
sailor. The bluejackets have refused
to say what they know about this
occurrence, the police say. The ne
gro prisoners and patients also have
professed ignorance of it.
Just how the word of the disorders
spreaded so rapidly among the sail
ors on leave in the city has not been
explained, but about 2,000 of them
appeared in a very few minutes after
their comrade was reported to have
been shot, and started on a hunt
shouting "get the negroes." In the
clean-up that followed several Inno
cent negroes fell the victim of the
anger of the bluejackets. One was
dragged from a Broad street car In
spite of the niotorman's efforts to
save him; another was dragged from
King street car and shot down In
front of a crowded and fashionable
cafe, while a third, a chauffeur, was
yanked from his automobile. This so
terrorized the negro chauffeurs that
they refused to take out taxicabs un
til daylight.
AMURICAX PFOPLK COMPLKTE
THK VICTORY LOAX JOB
JiiiiihhI On i-ist Ituy Of Caniaigit
To Almost Six Billions ltank.
I liable To Count Sale Before Xext
Week.
The fifth and last popular loan of
the United States has been oversub
scribed. Although the approximate
total subscriptions will not be l.nown
for nearly two weeks, figures avail
able Saturday night showed that th
American people had responded gen
erously io the appeal to "finish the
job."
Like all of its predecessors, the Vic
tory Liberty Loan suddenly ju-n.jed
on the last day of the campaign above
the mark set as its limit. Saturday
brought an avaian'-'ie of subscriptions
which banks could not attempt to
count until next week. None of Satur
day's harvest was included in the tot
al of $3,849,638,000 subcriptions of
ficially tabulated by the Treas
ury, and officials would not be sur
prised to see the final figure go to
nearly six billions. Only $4,500,000.
(00 will be nccept-H. Laie toi".ay
Secretary Glass issued this statement:
"While the official reports to the
Treasury Department show only $2.
849.638.000 subscribed up to noon on
Saturday, unofficial advicei from the
several districts indicate that without
any doubt the Victory Liberty Loan
is already largely oversnhscribed wilh
every district ninking a determined ef
fort to gaiber in every possible sub
scription In io.e miJ:iignt.
"Thus lor :lie fifth time I lie coun
try has ine: ,lie call of the Treasury
Department for fii!i. H-qu'r?d and
the great Liberty Loan organization
has once again proved its metal."
The only gauge by which the of
ficials could attempt io estimate sub
scriptions not yet tabulated was pro
vided by the record of the Fourth
Libe.-iy Loan when $2,392,000,000
was reported after !ht subscription
drive had ceased. The last reports ob
tainable when the fourth campaign
ended showed $4,599,000,000 already
tabulated, or seventy six per cent of
the six billion dollar total althoush
final subcriptions amounted to $6,
991.000,000. Up to today lu ihe cur
rent loan campaign 85.54 per cent of
the total sought had been pledged.
ALL1IIS XOT TO DISCUSS
RIGHT TO KXFORCK THKATT
Head of German Delegation Gets
Quick Reply to Complaint That De
inands Could Not be Home So
Verbal Negotiation,
County von Brockdorff-nantzaU
presented fo Premier Clemenceau on
Saturday a note declaring that the
draft of the peace treaty contains de
mands which could be borne by no
nation. Many of the demands, more
over, in the view of German experts,
are incapable of accomplishment.
Premier Clemenceau replied to this
note as follows: "The allies can ad
mit of no discussions of theiir right to
insist upon the terms of the peace
treaty substantially as drafted."
Count von Rrockdorff-Rautzau has
also been informed, in answer to his
complaint, that Germany was asked
to sign the allied plan for a league of
nations, although not among the
States limited to enter it; that the ad
mission of educational member states
has not been overlooked, but has
been explicitly provided for in the
second paragraph of article one of
the covenant.
The Huns have also made objec
tions to the effect that the terms of
the treaty are contrary to the four
teen points laid down by President
Wilson . Mr. Wilson will personally
direct' answers decided upon If the
Germans make Inquiries.
Thus far, however, no such note or
counter proposal has been received
and it is the present opinion that
nothing is likely to take such form
for a week, as Ihe Germans probably
will wish to study the treaty before
taking action. The view is held by
the American delegation that Herr
Schledemaiin's objections are not well
taken that the treaty Is contrary to
the President's fourth point on dis
armament and fifth point on colonial
questions. It is explained that while
the treaty contains a provision for
Germany's disarmament, this is pre
liminary lo the general limitation of
armaments by other nations and that
the covenant of the league makes a
general restriction of armaments.
Herr Scheidemann's contention
that the German colonies are deliver
ed to the allies contrary to President
W llsou s fifth point is met by the
statement that the colonies are not
delivered to the allies, out to the
league of nations which administers
them throug'i mandatories for the
benefit of their native peoples. Con
cerning the proposal for verbal nego
tiations. It Is said that much explana
tory detail will probably be done
verbally, but that any proposition for
a general opening of verbal negotia
tions will be rejected.
The German delegation at Versail
les, In notes transmitted Saturday
night to M. Clemenceau. as president
of the peace conference, proposes
changes In the clauses of the peace
treaty covering labor problems and
asks that prisoners of war be return'
ed Immediately after the signing ot
the preliminaries.
The notes suggest the holding of a
joint labor convention at Versailles
for consideration of the points raised.
Satisfaction is expressed with the la
bor clauses in general but it Is point
ed out that they cover principles al
ready in force in Germany and that
they do not go far enough.