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Today's Ncrs Tcisjr TT TT VOL. XXI. No. 63 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1919 FOUR PAGES TODAY prick two cxirra riva cxmts ovxjuot GERMANS EXPECTED SIGN WELL V SHRINKS GET KEYS TO WILSON AND ARE PRESIDENT'S FIRST SPECIAL .THREE. BIG NAVAL FLIERS START ON UP ACROSS ATLANTIC; HEAD FOR HALIFAX ON FIRST LEO OF HISTORY -MAKING FLIGHT 15-DAY LIMIT SET BY ALLIES; GOES TO BERLIN BY SPECIAL RALLY DAY FOR THE trili CONGRESS By CABLE WOMEN LOAN FORCES Teutons at Versailles Remain 'Up Nearly All Night to Analyze Voluminous Terms Dare Not Refuse to Sign Treaty; Blockade AVould Squeeze Defeated Na- tion to Industrial Impotence as Surely as Entente and America Wiped Out Her . main Abroad Until Treaty to Make No Recommendation trfSenate Regarding Dc ftnsive Alliance (By the United Press) Versailles, May S. The German delegates worked al most all night dissecting and analyzing the text of the peae treaty. "-Foreign Minister Brockdorff Rantzau is preparing a full report, which wilWbe sent to Berlin to night by special courier. leave Alliance ; ', '-"' ..... . to Senate. ' .'V :.'T..;' - Paris, May 8 President ' Wilson will make no recommendation re garding the proposed defensive al liance among the . United States, Great Britain and 'France when it W submitted to the: Senate for ratifica tion, it was learned today. The pro posed alliance, it is understood, will be laid before the Senate simultan eously with the peace treaty at the special session of Congress called for May 19. It is learned authoritative ly that the President will not return to Washington until the treaty ie signed. Won't Be Long 1 About Signing. ' Paris, May 8. The opinion pre vails in Allied circles here, that Ger many will make known : her decision regarding the peace itreaty well with in the 15-day limit for discussion. Already reduced to virtual mili tary and naval impotence the , Ger- niansadditionally face the prospect of economic annihilation If they dare to refuse the terms presented them at Versailles yesterday. The iblockade division of the su preme economic council under direc tion of the big three has begun pre paration of plans under which an even more rigorous blockade than ob tained during the war .. will be clamped down upon Germany in the event of her defiance. Dark Day for Germans. , Versailles, May 7 (Delayed). Humiliation, defeat, tragedy, all' the darker emotions possible in hu man expressions then to an obsequi ous admission of their wrong, and finally defiance and claim to a place as equals. That represents the range of the Germans' emotions at their first appearance at Versailles since 1871. . , . .. Conquerors Peace. (By J, W. T. Mason) jew iorK, May . it is a con querors . peace. liermany now knows what it meant when America entered the war demanding no peace Jbefore Germany's unconditional sur render. In the history of civiliza , tion no great nation ever before has Wen so terribly punished yet left ilive to bear punishment for gener tns to come. Peace reduces Ger many to the level of Spain. If the, Germans ever again attain the rank f a first-class power it will be by dint of long years of heartbreaking effort. There can be no sincerity, on ly confessions of guilt made before the peace conference by the German delegations. Say They Won't Sign. (By Lowell Mellett) Tarn, May 8. The Germans will never sign, is the expression heard from many lips at Paris following Publication of the treaty draft and Brockdorff Rantzau's speech at Ver sailles. These are the same men at tached to the American commission who a few days ago told the United Press there was a chance the Ger mans would accept the terms, iee County Makes a Good Start Poultry i V Work; Enlists Kids West Raleigh, May 8. Lee Coun ty is guaranteeing the future of its Poultry supply by etimulating inter est in boys' and girls' club work. A G. Oliver, ension specialist, re ports that an intensive campaign re cently conducted in this county as very successful. Meetings ere held aH over the county. There as excellent interest 6V Armies President, to Re is Formally Subscribed To, WORLD LOAN TO PUT EUROPE ON FEET IS IDEA OF English Editor Who Went There From America Says Allies Will Have to Help Germany Get on Her Feet (By the United Press) New York, May 8. A quick peace, food and Work for Europe, and then a world loan' enabling those countries 'bankMjXited by the war to rehabili tate themselves-tnese are tne im mediate needs of the world today, in the opinion of Ralph IX Eflumenfeld, editor of the London iDailyt Express, Blumenfeld, who is one of the most influential IBrfrtish publishers, w&s born in this country but has lived in England for 27 years. , His present visit is his first to the United States in 15 years. "Delay, no matter for what cause, is dangerous," he declared in an in terview with the United Press. "In fact, had the peace settlement been made last November as it should have been made the world would have been better off today. The un certainty would have ended prompt ly, industry would have resumed and bolshevism would have been kept out of western Europe. "How are the financially broken countries to rehabilitate themselves? There is not money enough in the world to immediately meet the debt under which Europe is staggering. "The powers must help Germany. They must loan her money, not be cause they pity her or condone her crimes, but because tney must loan if they expect ever to get a large in demnitv from her. Germany is the international tramp. "To raise funds for such an under taking, a world loan seems essential, This would be for about twenty-five billion dollars. Let us say England takes 20 per cent., the United States 20 per cent., France, Italy and Oer manv laree shares and the other Dowers smaller amounts. This money put into a central fund administered by the League of Nations, could be loaned to various powers to enable' them to pay their lebts and to finance their reconstruc tion. It would also make it possible to provide funda to Germany to put her on her feet and enable her to pay her just debt to the world." President Endorses Salvation Army Drive President Wilson has found time to cable from Paris his endorsement of the Salvation Array Home Ser vice Fund campaign, which will be :onducted during the week of May 19-26. He states that he is "Very much interested to know that the Salvation Army is about to enter m- o a campaign for a eustaining fund. I feel that the Salvation Army needs no commendation from me. The love nd gratitude it hasN elicited from he troops is a sufficient evidence of the work it has done, and I feel that I should n.ot so much commend it as to congratulate it" . ' i City Capitulates to Hun dreds of Pilgrims From All Parts of East Caro lina Something Doing Every Minute ' (Special to The Free rress) Wilson, May 8. (Hundreds of Shriners gathered here today Sudn Temple's big ceremonial. The fez-wearers are in. complete charge of the town. At 9:30 a. m. the temple's drum corps gave a drill on Nash Street. At lu:-s the mayor presented the visitors the keys to the city. At 10:40 there were "etunts," At 12:30 a spectacular parade was staged. At 1 o'clock the Shriners were tendered a barbe cue dinner. At z:.su the' cercmonia was started. From 2:30 to 4 a re ception was tendered the Shriners' ladies. A marine 1and from Nor folk Navy Yard played for the re ception. At 7:30 a banquet will bo held, and at 9 a dance. ' William A. French of Wilmington is the potcn tate. Kinston is well represents! TREASURY'S PICTURE IS BEING SHOWN HERE "Price of Peace" fo Be Repeated Tonight Cyrus Thompson, Jr., .Son of Well-Known East Caro linian, Lectures on Feature. "Tha Price of Peace," the Treasury Department's big Victory Loan screen production, was presented to a large audience at the Grand Thea tre Thursday afternoon beginning at 2 o'clock. There was no charge. About 3:30 school children wore ad mitted. Mr. Cyrus Thompson, Jr., son of a locally famous father, is in charge of . the picture. I he I'rice of reace will be re peated tonight in conjunction .With the advertised bill at the Grand, con sisting of a Louglas Fairbanks fea ture, etc. The inight performances will start at 6:30. At 8:15 'The Price of Peace" will be started. The theatergoer will pay the usual ad mission change with the wnderstan- ing that the big government feature is extra and costs him nothing to see. Chairman H. Gait raxton of the Four Minute Men Committee announ- that Mr. Thompson, ' a gifted young man who. lectures on "The Price of Peace", will make a four minute address in behalf of the com mittee during the evening. 1 BULLETINS (By the United Press) RECOGNIZES OMSK GOVERNMENT. Washington, May 8. The provisional government at Arch angel has recognized the Omsk government as non-bolsherist and as supreme authority in all Russia, the State Department is advised. The Archangel govern ment nevertheless reserves the right to individual action between the governments. ., arthur l. Walters, 5 Sergeant, Company B, 2nd Ammunition Train. Sergeant Walters risked his life to save others while on duty near Beaumont, France, Novera- j ber 9, 1918, thereby winning the I . .1 9 CI 1 Clonal Sergeant Walters was In charge of a company of ammunition trucks which was halted in the town. An enemy shell struck the train and set one of the trucks on fire. Although knock ed down by the explosion, Ser- g'geant Walters quickly recov- V . .. . . i I . t ji erea nimseu ana mvi-u i convoy to safety, after which lie returned, and, jumping to the wheel of the biasing trnck, drove to a place where It no longer en dangered the lives of others. He then extinguished the fire, sav ing both truck and ammunition. Will Deal With Stale of .Union, Appropriations, Etc. TO BE A NEW WRINKLE First Message of Sort to Cross Seas and First by Wilson Not delivered in Person, Pointed Out (By the United Prj-JO Washington, 'May 8.-Xt'i-ei(ln Wilson will write his message to the next Congress and cable ij to the United States for reading before the joint session, it is announced here, This will lie a message on the state of the ' Union. It will recommend early passu e of the appropriation bills. It is expected to contain dent's recommendations fo remuneration for the telep telegraph companies taken the Government during emergency. , ty. Tha forthcoming will be the first such message Mr. Wilson htf failed to deliver himself personalia before a joint session of Congress ftnee ho was elected. . "V - NEW YORK OFFICER WINS FRENCH WAR CROSS. Lieut. Alonzo M. Seymour of Peeks- kill, N. Y., who has been award ed the French War Cross with the star for his skill and bravery in di recting from 11 n airplane .a heavy artillery fire while he himself was under fire. (Copyrighted). the Pres- f proper Sne and iver by1 e war BIG AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EAST CAROLINA ILL UNDER WAY NOW A California, Dakota and Iowa combined is the opinion O. F. Mc Crary, federal agricultural expert in charge of the demonstration work in a score of East Carolina counties, holds as to the' territory in which he works. "There are going to be a lot of wonderful stunts pulled off in this country," according to McCrary. "Capitalists are just beginning to do things on a (big scale In the section. Northern men have been investing heavily in Florida lands. I believe a lot of them will be stopping off in ' East Carolina from now on. Great markets only a few hours from this territory . are clamoring to be sup plied with foodstuffs,-, and this is the country to fill the bill." McCrary tells of P.eaufort Coun ty a new hog ranch a real ranch. There' are 1,200 DurocJereeys thet'e. Arrangements have been made with the owners, he understands, by which they will swap registered an imals for grade pigs, thereby im proving the stock in the surrounding section. The stock in Delaware and some other sections of the country is being built up through eimilar ex- most charming .districts in the changes. The 1,200 porkers at Ter- world." Capital in bulk is coming ra Ceia are wallowing in " richest into the territory, he feels aureT De pastures and fattening on the won-'cause capital can be trusted not to der com grown in the black soil of overlook a sure thing long. Stock the tidewater county. reaufort '. raising here is going to vie with the County corn dwarfs most corn. Mrs. Long Requests Extra Efforts in Every Coun tydives Captured Hel met to Person Selling Most Notes Here In compliance with a request from Carter Glass, secretary of tho Treasury, urging a "final rush" for the Victory Loan, Mrs. John A. Long, State woman's chairman, has issued an appeal to every county chairman to make a special effort on Saturday toward swelling the State's total. Mrs. Long wants the chairmen to "see that their counties go over the top to the end that the State may go over. They should bend every energy, even going over tho ground again if necessary." ' She has designated the last day of the campaign "Special Rally Day," and urges every Victory loan work er to get in the game. A German officer's helmet will be presented o 'the person selling the mot notes on the streets here Satur day night. 1 Secretary Glass' telegram follows: "The women of the United States have made instant and magnificent response to every call whicn tne Government has made to them Through the five Liberty loans they have sbrved with devotion, with zeal, and with self-sacrificing patriot- sm. They have bought bonds to the limit of their purchasing power, and sold bonds to the limit of ' human powers of endurance, of persuasion, and of steadfastness in purpose. Ev en with the armistice signed, they have .never ceased in their devotion to duiy. In this Victory Liberty Loan they have been pillars of pow er and towers of, strengthen, the sell ing organization. Undaunted by ob--siaeles - and discouragements, Jhey have held their posts. At this crisis of the loan the Government of the United States again sounds the bugle of further advance. In keen realization of what women have al ready done in this and other cam- paigns, the Treasury calls to them in these closing days of the loan for service in a final .rush upon the field that will take the loan over the last trench." C F. HARVEY, JR., AT HEAD S. A. DRIVE HERE. Zone Campaign JVTanager Lemuel B. Green was here . from Goldsboro Wednesday, and secured the services of Messrs. C. Felix Harvey, Jr.,. and II. H. Taylor to act m chairman and treasurer respectively for the Sal vation Army Home Fund Campaign in Lenoir County. iDertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Lenoir, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyr rell, Washington and Wayne are the counties in the zone. In Washington County is a whop ping plantation containing, McCrary understands, 4U,ihju acres. This is prdbajily the largest in North Caro lina.' The big farm is located near Plymouth. Pungo Lake, near the intersection of the boundaries of (Beaufort, Hyde and Washington counties, may be drained, together with the New Lake swnmn in Hyde, and a railroad built for the development of the rich vir gin agricultural country between Pungo and Mattamusket lakes. A survey for a road Into Hyde was made recently, r Millions of dollars are to be made from East Carolina grain and meat crops in future, declares Agent Mc Crary. There are to Ibe 10 cows and pigs in he section where there is but one now. ' The people are to be the most prosperous farming folk anywhere ibefore many years, he con fidently believes. Could one leave Eastern Carolina now and return 25 years hence he would see strnge things, according to McCrary, "om of the fcest-kept, most prosperous, industry in the Vest, he bejieve. Pilots of Great Machines Plan to Be First Over by Taking: Nova-Scotia-New Foundland-Azores Route Member Crew of N.-C. 4 J.oses Hand at Last Moment and is Left Behind Small Crowd to See Giants Take Air Sap; Harbor Sees Them at 10:30, Headed Northwest in Group N(. Cheers for Aviators as They Get Away for Voyage That May Make Them Famous Roekawav, N. Y., May seaplanes today started for journey across the Atlantic aw1 and the Azores. Last the crew of the N. C. -1. iIovard suffering the loss Hls place was taken by Chief Mechanic s Mate Khodes. VICTORY LOAN IS BEING BOOSTED ALL PARTS COUNTY Scores of Canvassers Tak ing Farmers' and Couri try Merchants' Subscrip tions Thursday a Busy Holiday for Kinston Forty or 50 or more Victory Loan workers drove to the rural districts of Lenoir County Thursday morning to scour the countrysides for sub scriptions to the fifth and last 'great: warJoan rather, the peace loan. y . .Parties went to every towmship save Pink Hill, while at, LaGrango the campaign was left up to local workers. . .'. ' Lenoir County is away behind in its drive hundreds of thousands of dollars behind. There, is still a chance for it to redeem itself, and Chairman Robert H. Rouse calls upon every citizen to take a couple or minutes off and think it over, be cause they are Lenoir countians and would not like to see the old couity fail, and because they are Ameri cans, and because they will by sub scribing still 'be doing far less than five million other Americans, some tens of thousands of them in par ticular, did in the war to save women and children from the beast--save Lenoir County's own firesides!" The investment is a superb one. Kinston practically suspended bus iness for the day. It was County Victory Loan Day. Clerks pitched in and helped their employer in the drive, All the large stores were elosed. ' ' i When the canvassing parties re turn at nightfall Chairman Rous expects them to bring with them enough suhscriptions to make up the rural districts' fair share of the county's quota. Friday and Satur Jay there will be a lot of real work done in Kinston to put, the city over. It's just 'got to be done, fellows! Pastor Smith Leaves ; on Long Trip for His Church-Bible School Pa'Jor Bernard P. Smith of Gor don Street Christian Church left for Greensboro and Atlanta Thursday morning. ' . . He will stop off and preach at Sel- ma Thursday night. Friday and Saturday he expects to attend the Baraca-Philathea convention at Greensboro and on Sunday he and Mr. C. W. Howard will dedicate the Christian Church at Greensboro. Next week Mr. Smith will go to Atlanta to see tho exhibit of Sunday school work at the Southern Baptist Church convention. An invitation to attend this exhfbit was extended by Dr. B. W. Spilman and the officers and teachers of the Gordon Street Sunday School voted to send him as the representative of the school. Secretary O. A. Smith of South eastern District Sunday School Work o fthe Disciples will occupy the pul pit of Gordon Street Church at both services Sunday. He Will also con duct a conference with the officers and teachers Sunday afternoon. j 3. Three United States Navy Halifax on the first leg of the via Nova Scotia,, New. Found-, minute chances were made in Chief Special Mechanic E. . H. of a hand by a propeller blade. Only a small crowd witnessed the start. A few relatives of the crews, naval officers and enlisted men and a group of newspaper correspondents saw the machines take the sir. There wa no cheering. ,, ... ' Maine Coast Glimpses Them. Sag Hatlbor, May 8. Three navy transatlantic 'planes passed over , Coast Guard Station 11, near here, to day at 10:30 a. m., flying in close formation at an altitude of about BOO feet and heading northeast. 1,000,000 Women in , : Fight Bolshevism (By the United Press) Now York, 'May 8. Over 1,000,. 000 women, scattered throughout the country, have enlisted in tha Nation al Security League's pro-American educational propaganda to combat Bolshevism, according to an . ao irrnqfcemem by the league today. ' The cooperation of this vast num ber of "women in the campaign has heen obtained through the enrolling, for active participation in the league's educational propaganda of the largest and most influential or ganizations of women in 32 states. NEW ADMINISTRATION TO GO IN NEXT WEEK Will Qualify Monday Night. Mayor Announce Election Returns to Ita Canvassed at Same Time Caucus Wednesday Night. The new city administration "Will qualify at a spcial meeting of the City Council next Monday night, when the returns from Tuesday's "lection will be canvassed. Following a caucus of the of f icials- lect Wednesday night it was stated that they would take office Friday night. Mayor Sutton Thursday announced that after a conference with the City" Attorney he had decided that the ?anvass of returns should be made and the oaths administered to . the new nayor, Joseph Dawson, and al- lermen at the same time on Monday night, because of the illnese or ab sence of three members of the 3re wnt Board of Aldermen. The new Municipal Finance Act, he mayor said, makes the fiscal vear ;nd June 1. The law requires tne council to canvass election re turns within six days. At the con ference with the City Attorney it was decided best to get both jobs out of the way at the same time. Victory Bonds Most r Attractive Offering Made by Any Govment Mr. D. F. Wooten, cashier of the First National Bank, returned from Richmond a day or two ago and re ports that the bankers with whom he conferred predict that the Victory Loan bonds will reach a premium within six months. . ; All bankers and financial men, Mr. Wooten says, realize that these Vends offer the most attractive investment that any government has ever af forded its people. One of the good features of the offer is the fact that prospective purchasers who cannot make it con venient to pay more than the initial 10 per cent now can-arrange with their respective banks to carry then until the fall .
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