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1 . -(' " ''.1 -rt ''; '"",( -'-V'. ' f AMU A Y 'HERALD VOL. ft. XO. 9. $1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT. SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1918. $1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT. PRICE TWO CENTS. RBOER OF HE GERM FLEET IS JUUNIMSD LCE MA N FLEET IMS SURRENDERED British Grand Fleet Was Accom panied by An American Battle ship Squadron at Ceremony. TRANSFER MADE QUIETLY WITHOUT DEMONSTRATION Point of Rendezvous of Allied and German Fighting Craft Forty Miles Off May Island. (By Associated Press.) London, Nov. 21. The German fleet as specified in the terms of the armistice with Germany surrendered ; introduced just before the recent con to the allies today. ! greional elections following the This announcement was made offi- ! Publication of reports that large sums . ,, , , . ,. .. . ,. , of money were being spent in the nally by the admiralty this after- jrnpairrn of Mr. Newberry, who de n.ion. The statement reads: jfeated Henry Ford, Democratic sena- "The commander-in-chief of the ! t"ri' candidate, backed by President grand fleet reported that at 9:30 o'clock this morning he met the first nnd main installment of the German high seas fleet which is surrender ing for internment." The British grand fleet accompanied Dy an American Datuesnip squadron , CAROLINA OVER and French battle cruisers steamed ! BY GOOD MARGIN out at 3 o'clock this morning from ! their Scottish base to accept the sur- ! . (Spejlal to the Post.) . . " , , . j rh-rham, Nov. 21. The United War render of the German battsesnips, I Work Cnmnairn officially closed last battle cruisers and destroyers. The j ni -ht at Midnight, point of rendezvous of the allies and i The reports in at state headquar German forces was between 30 and I tors at that time showed that in the 40 miles east of May Island opposite j flmtheeatern department. 568 counties the Firth of Fourth. .''" 0f 600 hod subscribed $9,371,033. a The fog, which had enveloped the doartm;nt percent era of 1371-2. KWhdHeet the past three days clear- cd last night and this morning the , weather was dull with a slight haze over Firth of Fourth. The fleet which is to witness the surrender consists of 400 ships including 60 dread naughts, 50 light cruisers and nearly 10 destroyers. Admiral Sir David Peatty, commanding the fleet, is on the Queen Elizabeth. Surrender of the Submarines On Board a British Cruiser, Wed nesday, Nov. 20. (6:45 p. m.) Twenty submarines, the first of the German fleet to surrender, were taken over by the British "6 miles east of Harwich this morning. The transfer by admiralty orders was made si lently without demonstration. The (crman crews sullenly obeyed the or ders which governed them and tonijrht the U-boats lie moored under British flogs near a British submarine base. During the ceremony of surrender American seaplanes flew low over hend while American submarine chasers carried British crews to the i ndersea boats. Left Kiel Harbor Sunday. Amsterdam, Nov. 21. The first of .the German warships destined for internment by the allies left Kiel harbor Sunday, according to Vossische Zeitung of Berlin, included the Bayern. Grosser fuerst, Kron Prinz, Markgras, nig Albert, Kaiserin, Seydlitz Moltke. w s s the ! They 1 Kur-: Koe-; and ; Huge Conspiracy to Rob Stores and Railroad Cars Beleived to Have Been Unearthed Well Known Cit izens Arrested. U (Bv Associated Press.) !VaUnd Neck, N. C, Nov. 21. t"y';ale robberies of stores and ra"Aid cars at Hobgood, near here, resulted today in the arrest of sev-p-al citizens promnient in affairs of that place, end developments, ac- MANY ROBBERIES OCCUR AT H0BG00D GET YOUR HERALD RENEWED FOR 1919- I EhS" PtUS AT THE PRESENT PRICE OF ONE FIFTY, from a third term ambitioru I As Capital Seea Peace Meet A i. i.- A xi. tr ji tt 11 tt u The President's plan to leave early Get your Subscription to the Yadkin Valley Herald re-; in December strengthens the impres- newed at the earliest possible moment. Do not wait until ! j SSSTtJ. the Subscription IS OUt and the paper IS Stopped On yOU. eratons before Christmaa. The text We want to repeat that the Yadkin Valley Herald will! the announcement ; from the white . .. j . i . i . J . i , H"'ise indicates that the President be continued through the coming year as a semi-weekly j dei vith premiers and foreign Paper at the rate Of $1.50 for the year nothing leSS tO ! ministers of the entente countries in r r i j-j. xt t l. mii ii fsetthnir the larger issues, after any one under any condition. No clubs will be taken. which the plenipotentiaries of the The Herald has not been a profitable publication but we 'different countries win undertake the are going to continue it and hope that the subscription list !!Bffi?3o-Z 'thSSTiS? 2& Will be made as large as possible. !he in effect two conferences the in- Renew your Herald and get your neighbor to. Kemem- ber the Herald will be twice a week and $1.50 a year. Many weeklypapers are now selling at SL50 and S2.00 a year, but regardless of the high cost of production we are i going to let the twice a week Herald go another year at the old price of S1.50. I AUTHORITIES DEAL WITH iTESTCASE IS : I'resent .Senate Refuses to Take I'p ("ace of Ford, Democrat, Against j Newberry, Republican, From Mich I igan. Washington, Nov. 21. Proceedings before the senate election eommit : ee to contest the election of Truman i H. Newehrry, Republican, as senator from Michigan, were ordered dis- missed today by the committee by a vote of six to five. The committee decided it was im- proper to act in the Newberry case because he is elected to the next and not the present congress. Senator Pomerene's resolution was Wilson. After the election protest against the newly elected senator tak'ng his rat and for an investigation of allef- ed excessne expenditures in his behalf "- ! wro filed with the committee by the hv the ! Non-Partisan Ford Senator Club. W S S North Carolina has 181.1 ! .81.854, or a nceentage of 157. It is gratifying to see that North "olina has done her part so cheer- fullv and liberally. The response has e "abject arm consider the enfr Seen sorordial that it has put a big ; "ro?ram based on the 14 articles and inpch of cheer and comfort in the 1 Senator Lodge gleefully accepted the campaign, which has been carried to the boys px; the-'front, and it will pive them the joy of their lives to know that the people back home are backing them to the top notch with all possible (TnnH will nif1 mnrov It is a glorious work well done, and 'Vie, it. nno tnr hmnv Kanrta "at -: " ' . . . home" and across the seas. Blessings on such blessed people. -W S S- E Switchmen, Firemn, Engineers and Yardmen Refuse to Take Orders From Two Officials of the Atlanta Joint Terminal Company and Walk Out. (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 21. Operation of the Atlanta Joint Terminal Com paiv4 for the handling of freight at Atlanta railroads, was virtually sus pended today by the refusal of switch men, engineers, firemen and yardmen to tr.ke orders from two of the com pany officials, according to announce ment by the company, which said ap proximately 150 men were out. The company said it had met all other erievances of the men. The latter declined to make a statement. Efforts nre being made today to settle the j trouble. j cording to reports received here, ; Doint to a high conspiracy. Merchandise valued at nearly $10.- 000 already has been reported miss n. -1 J 1 I . .1 : ' ing. B. F. McLenmore, Lester James, Thad Downing and D. F. Jones were held today under bails ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 for trial in Superior Court next week. ATLANTA TRAINMEN OUT ON STRIK WILSON TRIP LOOKED 11 Republicans at Capitai Feel That President Has "Put Something Over," Beating Them Again. ! TRAVEL PLANS MADE FOR PRESIDENT'S TRIP ! j U. S. Executive to Be Greeted by Allied Fleet at French Port To Visit England-Belgium. i By JUilXSON C. WELLIVER. (Staff Correspondent of Globe. Copy right. 1918. by J. C. Welliver.) Washington, Nov. 20. President Wilson has rather outwitted the lead ers of the opoaition in congress, in the announcement that he will attend the early sessions of the peace con gress. It was strongly desired by Re publicans who are not pleased with the President's peace program, to have a general discussion of the whole question of peace terms and the i ..I i. . i , . i nT arming at mem. oeiore i t;' s country biiouiu oecome irmmn- ted to any psrticular program. The President seems to have handled his arrangement in such fashion as to make this impossible. Tentative agreement was reached yesterday that coipress shall adjourn the latter part, of the week, probably on Thursday, for the session. The va cation will be very brief, for the short session must begin on Dec. ?. Yester day Senator Lodge introduced his resolution regarding the re-creation o Poland, intended as the basis of a discussion of the whole question of peace terms. Senator Thomas, on behalf of the Democratic foreign affairs commit " indicted readiness to open up i cnsiierse'e. lodge Gets What He Wanted That is exactly what Mr. Lodge has been nnvoins to make possible. Like rrpctieal1v the entire Republican body, he considers thfit full analysis and i 'irn-ri;n: mg i I WOI'M mal: them i .1 the 14 articles a' unsatisfactory i W country as they seem to be in ial!;?d countries. So the Lodge resolution was regard ed as a challenge to open up the whole Rubiect with a sort of educa- ,;onal dnbte intended to inform the ! niblic ?.nd crystalize opinion in such j"r3os:-on to the Wilson orocram M might help convince the President ! hat his attendance at the conference and insistence on his program would be undesirable. But if congress adiourns this week, and if the Presi dent sails, as has been announced, "immediately after the opening of the regular session," there will be no chance for such a debate to react upon the President's seemingly fixed pur poses. This strategic advantage of the President was promptly recognized by Republicans, who admitted today that he had "put something over" on them. They had hoped that the discussion which they were planning would bring a strong expression of the counter sentiments that the Presi dent would not care to antagonize. The belief is strongly held that the President in going to Europe has in mind not only to exert the strongest possible influence in Denair oi nis peace program, but to strengthen himself for the 1920 campaign. For he is expected to be a candidate for . tu:,A rrr tinlnfis tVia roffiilt nf the ","u , - peace congress opens for him a duty : j.: :iu .l. ! the league of nations that would call him from Washington, at the end of his present term, to international service. The presidency of the league of nations, with its possibilities of fixing him in a unique and exalted in connection wiwi urnaniinu ui 7 ! formal one, embracing the drpio-, 2 j f whit House n-1 ""JS; u PT j (CboSnued oa Par six) . ON AS A COUP I I AJltttH A.X fNfA KK1 AKI OF STATE LANSING Mr. Lansing will be one of the Amer ican delegates at the Peace Con vention. Campaign to Raise More Than One Hundred tnd Seventy Million Dol lars For W ar Work Falls Short of the Mark In Rowan and in the Nation a shortage is Shown. ' The United xWar Work CampniifB ame to a close last night with Row in coi:pty a little short of the neces sary tiuount. The figures for Rowan -ountv at present are $19,287.17, .vh.le'that of Salisbury is $10,287.91. number of the townships have- not ent in a complete report and before the end of the week something over $20,000 will have been subscribed. The Bova nnd Girls Division did ex ceptionally splendid work in the 'i.r,;pB!vn having succeeded in rais ing $1,409.20. To Miss Emilie Sni r's team goes the credit of having secured the largest amount of sub scriptions of Boys and Girls Divis on. However, all of the teams work ed faithfully until the very close. The colored division under the lead ership of Mr3. Rosa Hargrave and Prcf. Aggrey made a most excellent record in this Campaign, in fact the colored people have done better in this Campaign than in any other ever conducted. Chia Grove leads all other town ships in the matter of subscriptions, having passed the one thousand mark which puts them way over. War Work Drive Short. New York, Nov. 20. Officials of the united war work campaign, an nounced tonight that the latest na tional total for the drive of $170, 500.000, which closed at midnight to night, was $158,665,058, or $11,934, 942 less than the sum sought. They added, however, that final figures would not be available for two days. Leaders of the patriotic drive for the seven welfare organizations re mained hopeful of attaining their goal, asserting that state and local I committees in all parts of the coun- j try were too busy tabulating last-1 minute contributions to report their j totals to national headquarters. Officials announced that 38 states had gone "over the top" and that New England and the south had scored a perfect record. Only the large cities of the east were lagging, it was said. Every military- department, except the eastern, was reported to have passed its goal. W S S AMERICANS IN LUXEMBURG General Pershing Accompanies Troops i and Will Call on Grand Duchess Marie AdeUle. (iBy Associated Press.) 1 Paris, Nov. 21. (Havas Agency.) American troops will pass through the city of Luxemburg today. . General Pershing, who is accom-! panying the forces, will call on Grand ; Duchess uMsrie Adelaide-while he is , in her capital city. j A proclamation has been addressed to the people of Luxemburg saying i the pasage of the Americans through i their city is' necessary and guaran- teeing discipline and friendliness of , the soldiers toward the population. W S S ! There will be P recalling at St. Paul's Lutheran church on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. A. M. Beck. fK. x '.eft i WAR WORK IS NOW ALL OVER ANY BOLSEEISM KOLCHAK HEADS ALL-RUSSIAN ARMY Through a Coup On the Part of Council of Ministers He is Now i Virtual Dictator. CAPITAL REGARDS THIS AS A HOPEFUL SIGN Situation Has Called for a Man Who Cannot Be Swayed by I Popular Clamor and is Firm. (By Associated Press.) Vladivostok, Monday, Nov. 19. 'Through a coup on the part of the council of ministers of the new All j Russian government at Omsk yester Iday Admiral Alexander Kolchuk has I become virtual dictator and comman- der of the All-Russian army and fleet. rwo ministers who opposed Admiral Kolchak us dictator have been ar rested at the direction of the erst while Ufa government supporting I Kolchuk. Telegrams received here ' from Omek state that the move "was due to extraordinary circumstances and dangers menacing the state." The council of ministers assumed authority and transferred it to Ad miral Kolchak. The latter accepted the responsibility and it is announced has entered upon his duties as su preme governor. Move May Regenerate Russia Washington, Nov. 21. News of the coup at Omek by which Admiral Kol chak virtually has become dictator of the All (Russian forces Is regarded at the state department as another sign pointing xo tne staDiiization or a movement relied upon to regenerate Russia. " - The great weakness in the situa tion in SibeTia, it has been believed for some time, is the lack of a pow erful head of the government who -annot b swayed by popular demon stntion nnd who will work toward reconstruction of the govcrnmen withia firm hand. Admiral Kulchik i" thought to be the msn who will hot misuse his authority and whose hos iility toward the Bolsheviki elemen which led to the disruption of th" country is strong. W S S COTTON EXPORTS AlPiE INCREASING "nn1 Finder1 o Flow More Frw!'' o Fi-rooe vrhen The Arm'st'c T rim Are Met. nrrci, jion. Nov 0. 'All restrfp-''-"n on the shinment of cotton from Vie I'ned States, except to enemv -ountres end to the northern Euro ""in neutrals, have been remove Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, snfd -W after a conference with official" the war trade board. Cotton is -vnected to flow more freely to coun--'es contiguous to Germany when 'hat nat'on as comnl'ed with all th 'Tns of the armistice, the senator "id. Cotton In Increased quantities al--endv 's movinsr to the allied cmin 'rins. iPiecause of the fact thst India's -rHon croo this year was sufficient inly far that country's needs. Senator "nvh said, .Taoan has toeen very "nxious to get cotton from the United tse. .Tnn' needs are estimated t 1 000 000 bales. Stock of cotton In the south now "re said to exceed 500.000 bales and ;t was because of this fact thnt muthern senators and representatives t a recent conference decided to ask the war trade board and other govern ment agencies to modify the restric tions on exports. The matter was brought to the attention of the Presi dent. Senators ssy that countries desiring to import American cotton have indi cated a readiness to supply the ton nage necessary for it! movement overseas. 0. SJPRESERVE Ltcal Boards Will Probably Wrad ITp Their (Busmesai by Nor em ber 30 and Records Will Be Collected at Some Central Station . Washington, Nor. 21. Extreme care in the protection and completion by draft boards of all draft records was asked today by Provost Marshal General Crowder in an order sent to stae draft executives. The manpower record, the order, points out, is extremely valuable in ; the administration's war insurance and the treatment of deserters. Boards are instructed to seal the records, all of wh'ch will probably ha mmnletad br November SO. and await orders for their Anal consign- ment to some central eolective sta- tktn. ALL DRAFT RECORDS SOLICITOR COMES BACK AT WARREN Mr. Clement Replies to the Card from Health Officer Warren in the Post of Wednesday Regarding the Mat ter of a Day of Open Court Mon day. Following the publication of the card by Health Officer Warren In the Post of Wednesday, Solicitor Clement who was criticised for the one day of open court this week, comes back In a card explaining the matter from his viewpoint. The matter caused io me considerable comment upon be ing publicity on yesterday and many were discussing the incident. The Solicitor is herewith given the reply he makes to the publication from the County Board of Health: Solicitor Clement Writes Card of Ex planation. Sn'slbury Evening Post: . I desire to answer through your paper an article signed by Dr. A. J. Warren, Health Officer, wherein he lias seen fit to criticise Judge Long and myself for an alleged violation of the Quarantine Law in holding court here last Monday. The facts in the matter are as follows: On Friday, Nov. 1st, after due no tice published in the Salisbury Even ng Post the Rowan County Bar As sociation met to arrange our Calen dar for November Term of Court. Owing to the prevalence of influenza the meeting was adjourned for one week and met again on Friday, the 8th day of November and at that meeting it was decided to continue the civil docket but to try all crim inal cases where the parties were confined in jail, so that a man, If in noeent, wonkt not be required to sUy l" " TzSSTZ SUlzZL -jiniail until February Term of burt.ff" Sr byith?TUT' 1 never for one moment thought that there was any opposition to hold ng Court for one day and disposing of the .fail cases as we have been do ng this all over the District during be epidemic and as it is absolutely necessary that Court convene for a hort period in order to permit de fendants to renew their - ponds and for other routine business. , Sunday nigbt I heard that Judge IJong had been notified thnt the quar antine was still on but the message lid not request him not. to hold Court, neither dd It protest against holding the Court but simply loft it o his judgment. Early Monday iioming I went to the office of Dr. ''erren and told him that I had just heard that there was some objection to holding Court and told him that a the Jury and witnesses were all 'ere I thought it would be best to let he Grand Jury act on all bills of in lictmcnt where the prisoners were onfined in jail stating to him that t would mean a great loss to the bounty if it had to pay for the at tendance of jurors and witnesses and not receive their services; I also told him that I had a number of the Southern Railway Company's em ployees Fuch as engineers, etc., here as witnesses In the Whitmire murde case and that It would be a great hardship on them as well as on the !ail prisoners if no action was taken. He agreed with me that under the circumstances it would be better to dispose of the docket as I have out lined. I thought no more of it and went back to the Court Room. When Judge Long arrived he announced in open Court that only jail cases would be disposed of and that any one in the Court Room who was not a wit ness or Court Officer was required to leave; and that any ono who re mained in Court in violation of his order would be brought up and fined. Every reasonable end necessary precaution was taken and the Court was only in session about five hours during which time we disposed of all jail cases except one which is a con tested murder case and therefore was continued until February Term of Court The Rowan County Court has been holding its usual sessions for the transaction of business, and the churches were allowed 1 to open Sunday for one short service and I fail to see any impropriety in the Superior Court having a short ses sion for the transaction of its bus iness. Very respectfully, HAYDEN CLEMENT. P. S. Since writing the above I have had a phone message from Judge Long in which he said that upon his arrival in Salisbury on Mon day morning he sent for Dr. Warren and had concoference with him as to health conditions in this community and as to what course was best to Eursue. That Dr. Warren advised im to dispose of all jail cases and to continue done. an others, whlcn -w s s- K itches Dinner at Spencei Circle No. 1 of the Spencer Metho dist church will give a kitchen dinner Friday at noon in ths Red Cross rooms. Tickets outstanding before the Influents epidemic will be good for 'this dinner. 1 U. AGENTS WATCHNG HUN PROPAGANDA Agitation Spreading in th Unit-, ed States in Behalf of the Bol sheviki Regime in RuMia. . NEW YORK-SAN FRANCISCO THE HOT BEDS OF THIS No Steps Have Been Taken Look ing to Proaeontioni But This' May Possibly Be Pone. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 21.The spread of Bolshevik 1 doctrine in the United States has been watched carefully by department of justice agents with a view of undertaking prosecutions if the agitation goes beyond legal bounds and develops into ' sedition, officials declared today. This far the propaganda has not reached what officials consider dan gerous proportions, although they look for its continual growth among for-t elgn population in the cities. In New York and San Francisco ths ' Bolsheviki movement has become . more pronounced than in other cities, officials declared. Although the sgU tation is promoted partly by a group ' of former synrlcatalists and Industri al Workers of the World leaders It showed, the government agents said, it was fostered by sr new element of dissatisfied citizens favorina the aboil. ' (Ion of private property rights, dervel. committee with communlcal control of Industry and trade. The agitators ad vocats the retention of the present industrial leaders, officials say, until the .Soviets organisation can become familiar with the industrial and com mercial possessions which they , pro pose to take over in management ' The government has no intention to prevent the spread of these ideas, de nertment of iustice officials empha sized, until thev are translated Into utterances or acts directly threatening to the continued orderly functioning of the government. w ,q s ' . ENilRAGI THE Apniftl la Made to the Members of the Lutheran Synod to Arise and meet the Demand Made by This Fducationsl Institution, (Special to ths Post.) Mt Pleasant, N. C Nov. 20. At this writing there Is every encourage ment to believe that the "drtve" for 40 000 for the Collegiate Institute. Mt. Pleasant, N. C, will test the metal of the North Carolina synod and prove 'ts worth. The organization of the work Is nhout completed. The committees has . prepared a full statement of the cause. 'Every member of feynod is ssked to read this Interesting story for himself. It is provided in suffici ent numbers to place it in every home. If you have not received a copy ask your neighbor about it (Representative men have been elect ed in every congregation within the synod. They have expressed their de termination to organize and execute the works in their respective congre gations. They will consult with ths pastors and call upon others to help. Every member of synod and every friend of the institute will be asked to hear about the cause and contribute to it. Ths campaign begins through out synod on Sunday. November 24. - This mstter is now before the peo- . pie of svnod. We have given right of way to the camoaign for financing ths war. Our people have responded toy- r ally and liberally to these calls. Now let us supply the nearer needs, t The North Carolina synod author ised the raising of this sum of money. The board felt its duty and laid the ' plans. Ths Institute is ths concrete expression of the faith of synod in re gard tt the education of her young., men. The need of funds for larger ; equipment and maintenance is press ing and legitimate. Is the action of svnod to be interpreted as - mere child's slart Is the board charged with a duty and left heloless to per- -form the same? Is the Christian edu cation of our boye worth while? Is the money necessary to aa institution st the presest time? These questions we are asking onrseWes in the cam pcign and we will answer them one way or the other. Members of the North Carolina synod, let vn arSis in ths day of opportunity and answer them fully and right. SIGN NO FOR KIBE