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YADIW V A TT WW 4r 1 t to) a it m VOL. 9, NO. 10. .teach Soldiers and Workmen's Council Reach The Preliminary Peace Conference May Go to Paris, Not I El I Soldiers and Workmen's Council and Govrenment Come to Un derstanding it is Announced. LONDON RECEIVES NEWS WITH MUCH INTEREST Regarded as Tantamount to the Overthrow of the Ebert-Haase Combination in the Empire. (By Associated Press.) Copenhagen, Nov. 25. An agree ment has been reached between the German Soldiers' and Workmen's Council and the government, it is of ficially announced in Berlin. The terms of the agreement are: First All political power is to be in the hands of the German Socialist Republic and Soldiers' and Workmen's Council. Second Their aim is to defend and develop what has been achieved by t'?.e revolutionists and suppress all counter revolutionary activity. Third Pending the election of rep rentatives of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Council to the executive councils, of the German republic the executive council in Berlin is to ex err'se its functions. Fourth The appointment and dis missal of all member! of the various legislative bodies of tha republic until t'" finisl constitution t& established f Prussia are to be made by the. Cen tra! executive council, which also has the right of control. Fifth Before the cabinet appoints psistant ministers the executive co"npil must be consulted. .Sixth iA convention of deputies f-orri the Soldiers' and Workmen's ConncM is to be summoned as soon as jiossibK New Interests London London. Nov. 25. This morning's Tonon newspapers display promi rnt!v the German advices regarding tSe ("reement bptween the Soldiers' rnd Workmen's Council and the gov-P-rriPTit. which is regarded as a devel opment of great importance and as t"nH mount to the overthrow of the rv 'Trse omtifnaMon and the po'ion . lenst theoretically of the r1'11"' Russian system. It is ad r!td the German councils have not vpf (Wp'inH extravagances which led t (1.. dntepration and anarchv in PiiP,iv the councils not being dom inoed hv the Fohheviki element; TrorrtifH Situation at. Cnois Indon. Nov. 25. (British Wire r.an rvife.) Latest reoorts receiv ed in London from Germany indicate that internal situation there has roared a critical stage. Although a noclomat'on has been issued declar ing all political niwer i in te hans of the German Social Republic, Sol t"ers pnd iWorkmens council, opno rt'nn is trrowjn? outs'de of "Berlin rnd in the n"-ter nart of Southern roTTTcny. including Wurtemburg and P"aria and it is declared submission will nt ,e m,de to terrorism of dic tat.orahin in fieri'" which has replaced the Vaiaer and militarism. An in-ieenent republic has also rnn formed in no-thewest Germanv '-'ith Hambnrff as the capital. Even in Prussia. ccor,infr to reports, the feel-i-rr pfiinst th Berlin Soldiers and Workmen ooirr"-! as eained ground. W S S - '. INDICTED, FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE. FaTr r Scotland Nck Se-Hor ,-Vs wirr'f When Facing Trial Fe- Complicity In Robberies. (By the Associated Press) F-otl-nd, Neck. Nov. 25. Lewis i ucts, 40 year old, a well to do firmer, committed suicide early yes terdrv at his home near here, r'ow:m the top of his head off with shot gun. i I uns ws render $1,000 bail in on necticn with wholesale store and rail road car robberies at Hobgood and was to have been tried t Halfax this w-k. Ha leaves a wife and three chldren. HOP EAR" REACH AGREEMEN IN I GOV M $1.50 A YEAR AND WORTH an Aireemeit With Tie German Goveirimeffit E Dr. Karl Leidknecht, Radical Socialist Leader in Germany. Is Scattering Propaganda to Spartacus Group of Extreme Radicals. (By the Associated Press) Berlin, Sunday, Nov. 24. Dr. Karl Liedknecht, the radical Socalist lead er, is devotinir himself Drimarilv at present to effect to influence the men returning fiom the front. His hench men comprise a small army of red soldiers who are accused of packing various meetings suinciently to se cure a majority necessary to push through resolutions (Chd other meas ures calculated to embarrass the present government. Dr. Leidncht's agitation in its en tirety is official propaganda to the Spartacus group of extreme radicals. He chiefly directs his attacks at the proposed national assembly. The indications so far, however, are that his efforts to win over return ing soldiers has failed absolutely and yes-terda's meeting was marked by violent opposition of the soldiers who declared they had been attracted to th? meeting under false pretense. The radical leader's oratory is forceful and vindictive. His principle appeal is to tne proiatanat. W S S Lieut. Julius H. Fulcher, of Biscoe, North Carolina, Tells of His Twenty-Five Days Imprisonment Beneath the Sea. (By the Associated Press) Lonion, Nov. 25. Lieut. Julius H. Fulcher, of-Biscoe, North ' Carolina, who w;h Frank I Muler, of Oakland, California, was taken aboard the Ger man submarine Deutchland from the orpedoed American army cargo ship Ticonderago September 30th and broRht to Harwich yesterday by U V V: was wounded severely in the right thigh when the Ticonderago went down, according to a Harwich corespondent of the Daily Express. He ascaped on a raft and was picked up by the U-boat. Lieut. Muller was taken aboard the same boat but Lieut. Fulche- did not learn of his presence until some days later. Ful che rwas held a prisoner on the U bo.' t 25 days. "The Germans treated me very well," said Lieut. Fulcher in an inter view, "but I have come to the con clusion that if a man can stand 25 days imprisonment on a U-boat he can itand anything." Lieut Muller was brought back on the same boat with Lieut. Fulcher. W S S NO POST THURSDAY. . Holiday Thanksgiving for the Print Shop as Usual and Patrons Take Notice. Thursday is Thanksgiving day. There will be no issue of the Post on lhat ray, the whole force will take holiday and observe Thanksgiving. Those who have business with the office please take notice, that there will be no open house with the Even ing Post Thursday. W S S F Leading Republican! of Ohio Form Pershing Republican League and Will Push the Commander of Ex peditionary Force for President. (By the Associated Press) Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 25. A cam paign for the lection of General John J. Pershing, commander-in-chief of the American expeditionary forces in France, to the presidency to 1920 was formally launched in Ohio today by application to the secrtary of State for incorporation of the Pershing Re publican League. -, Former United States Senatot Chaa. Dick, of Akron, and 14 other prominent Republican of Arkon and 'Sum it county are signer of the move ment. ! Mr. Dick's name heads the list of 16 who signed the articles of incor poration which were presented to the secretary of state today, was - Mr. J. E. Shuping, a well known Rowan man, former superintendent of the county work house and farm, who has been located la Georgia for some time, is spending a while in tie city and county. .-, , . :' . TRY TO INFLUENC RETURNING TROOPS WAS PRISONER ON A GERMAN U-BOAT BOOMING PERSHING OR PRESIDENCY SALISBURY, ROLL CALL IS IDE The Christmas Roll Call of the American Red Cross is to be a Gigantic Affair. CONFERENCE IN SALISBURY FRIDAY EVENING NEXT Red Cross Workers Are to be Lined Up to Present the Cause To Whole County. A State wide conference was held in ureensboro on Saturday last at wh.ch leading Red Cross worker from the Southeastern division at Atlanta were present to instruct county chairmen and their workers on the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call, the week of December 16th -23rd. This is a "universal" membership campaign and is designed to give every American at home and abroad the opportunity to join the Red Cross and help that great American organ ization to do the tremedous task that comes to it in the days and months to follow the declaration of peace. Re construction is a big task, a gigantic tack, and there is no other organiza tion that can or will take the place of the Red Cross in the great world wide task of reconstruction. Upon the day that firing ceased the Red Cross work took on a new phase, and perhaps a great and more neces sary phase, and the need of financial and moral support were never greater than today. - This roll call is designed to give ev ery man, woman and child in America an opportunity to join the Red Cross for 1919. On Friday evening at 8 o'clock there is to be held a conference in the com munity building, the purpose of which is to begin the organization of a mighy force to Bweep Rowan and get something like five or more thousand new members for the Rowan chapter. The county chairmen spent the day Saturday in Greensboro and attended the conference and is working out plans for the fullest and most com plete organization possible, that no one may be overlooked in this great nation wide roll call for the Red Cross. Every man, every woman and every child shall and will have the oppor tunity presented during this week to join the organization and all loyal, working members of the Red Cross in Rowan will be called upon to work these five or six days in the interest of this great organization. W S S TO ENTER KIEL Flotilla of Mine Sweepers Go to Make Way for Surrender of the Remnant of German Fleet. (By Associated Press.) London, Nov. 25 A flotilla of mine sweepers left Firth of Forth this morning to clear passage to Kiel for the British squadron which, it is understood, will disarm and intern the remnant of the German navy. Wilhemshaven will also be visited by the squadron which, it is reported comprises one battleship and a flotilla of destroyers. Allied Ships Go Through Black Sea. Paris, Nov. 25. Havas Agency. Allied warships, the Bosporus having been cleared of mines, entered the Sea and visited various points from Varna around the southern coast of Novorossysk. W S S TO FACE COURT MARTIAL Three Cossack Officers Who Arrested , Members of the All Russian Direc torate to Be Given Trial, Vladivostok, Friday, Nov. 22. The three Cassack officers who -November 18 arrested two members of the All Russian directorate and two promi nent citizens of Omsk, precipitating a change in the (All Russian govern ment, which made Admiral jLoicnaa dictator, will be tried by court mar tial. It is charged the men attempted to prevent the supreme power in func tioning and arresting . the present Rusian government The court martial w'H be held in accord with proceedure of the righting front and the sentence will be confirmed try tne supreme rulers. ' T Furniture Restrictions lifted iWashineton. Nor. 26Reetrictions were to go into effect December 1 to on the manufacture of furniture which conserve material was abandoned to day by the war industries board. ' - . IT. UN W CLEARING PASSAGE NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY, The French "Tiger." if. i fi- - - o.-y"V..f Premier tjternanceau, the one of the leading figures in the war and Upon whom de volved a strong part in the play for victory. The French Premier is one of the strong men of all Europe and will have a large voice in the final terms of settlement. DISASTROUS FIRE VISITS STATESVILLE Sunday Morning Blaze Wipes Out the Hotel Iredell and Other Business Houses are Burned Salisbury Ap pealed to for Help. Statesville, Nov. 24. Fire of an un known origin which originated in the iasement of Hamoy's candy kitchen, entirely destroyed the Hotel Iredell building here at an early hour this norning, the structure burned being one of the largest in th city. In ad dition to th loss of the hotel building which was complete, the stock of mer chandise of the McLelland stores, the Iredell barber shop, Hamoy's candy kitchen and the Iredell Produce com pany, were completely bufhed up. The property loss based on a conservative estimate is above f 100,000, the losers being as follows: Hotel Iredell build ing, valued at $40,000 with $16,000 in mrance; Mc Lei lan stores, $17,000 with $10,000 insurance; John H. Gray, pro prietor Hotel Iredell, $3,000, no insur ance; J. G. Hamilton, owner Iredell barber shop, $1,500 loss with $600 in surance; Joseph Hamoy, loss $23,000 with $12,500 insurance, and J. E. Tharpe, owner Iredell Produce com pany, loss of $9,000 with $2,000 insur ance. The hotel building belonged to Stamey J. Holland, of Statesville, and was built about 25 years ago. The hotel furniture and fixtures was also the property of Mr. Holland. The fire was first discovered by W. A. Thomas, a guest of the hotel who was awakened by the smoke coming in at his window. He st once awaken ed the pronrietor, Mr. Gray, who turn ed in an alarm and then proceeded to awaken the guests, 10 in number, who were able to escape with their belong ings. Prompt resnonse and heroic fire fighting bv the local firemen is re sponsible for the fact that the whole block in which the hotel building is situated, was not completely wiped out. As it whs, however, the fire was confined to the building, and although at one time it seemed as if the entire block "would' be swept away, the fire men were able to conflnfle its activi ties to the one spot. To the magnifi cent leadership of Col. JU B. Bristol, mayor of Statesville, is attributed the fact that eons'derable more damage "s not done from the conflagration. The mavor was on the spot from the first and directed the work of the fire nghting m such a way as to cause the least damage possible, and to him is accredited the fact that the firs did not spread. The local fire company of Moores ville was called voon for assistance and sent several fighters - and their NOV. 26, 1918. Terms With the (Government 1 ...,,:.. , I : ... ! French statesman who was Tells Associated Press Correspondent If America snd Allies Do Not Send Food There Will Be Great Suffering. (By Associated Press.) Vienna, Nov. 25. Declaring the oresing need of Austria for assist ance from America and the allies Former Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary insisted today that the dan ger of Bolshevism is very great in his country. It was in conversation with n Associated Press correspondent that the former sovereign told of the Deri! impending. The former emperor, his wife and five children are at Eckertsau, castle. "I authorised the Associated Press i to say that not a single day should be lost by America and the allies in help ing the pepole here, so grave is the situation," he said. "During the war one of my preoccupations wss the tssk ob obtaining food for the soldiers and people but now, notwithstanding all my efforts, it is most distressing to find none left for them. If America nd the allies do not recognize this fact suffering here will be great in a few weeks. Indeed, it is already so rA every day .we do not use in an endeavor to get fond (s a day lost." W s S Lieut. Burton Linker, of Fort Sill, Okie., is at home on a furlough. truck to the service, the squad render ing valiant service in helping to con quer the flames. Most of those who were burned out have opened up tem porary quarters, snd will open for business tomorrow. The fire today is the most disastrous that his visited Statesville in 20 years, when an entire block was wiped out. Salisbury Called Upon When the fire at Statesville was at : ts heighth and it looked as though: tits whole husines block along Depot j street In whVh the Hotel Iredell was located would burn Salisbury was tel ephoned to for assistance, the call coming to the fire station st the city hall and Chief W. A. Brown was at one communicated with and he was ettin? ready to make t reparation for the taking to Statesville of men and eooawus. However, before he had assembled the department word came that the fire ws under control and it was thought it could be handled with out the help of the Salisbury firemen. The Salisbury firemen were ready to r'dlv answer the call from States ville but were glad the fire was got-t-n. under control before ; further threatened destruction resulted. $1,50 A YEAR AND WORTH IT. SHERIFF KRIDER KILLS NEGRO MAN Charlie McKinley Had Gun Drawn on Sheriff Who Had Gone to Arrest Him (Sheriff Exonerated by Cor orner's July. Charlie McKinley, negro, was shot and instantly killed in a railroad shanty car on a siding near the old Surrat storein Spencer Sunday aft ernoon about 3:30 o'clock by Sheriff J. II. Krider, who acted in self-de-fenre. McKinley a short time previous had trouble in East Spencer when he shot five times at Viola Davis, negress. He had been hanging around the woman and she gave him no inducement to show that she cared for him. She is married and told McKinley to stay away from her. Sundav afternoon he attempted to see her but she eluded him and was going along Long street when he fired five times at her and chased her into the house of white residnta. The officers wera notified and iSheriff Krlder, Deputy Nash, Offi cer Williams and others went out after him. It was learned that he was in a shanty car on the Spencer yards near the old Surratt store and when the officers went there they found s numbo- of neTo men gambling. Sher iff Krlder entered the door of the car. which was pooTly lighted, and he had hardlv gotten inside until he was look 'nor into the muzzle of a pistol In the hands 'of a Ttgro - who afterward proved to be .McKinley The, sheriff was too quick for his man and auick M a flub retaed his pistol and fired, the bullet tsking effect near the heart and the netrro drotmed dead. Sheriff Krlder and the other officers Ven placed the other men under ar .'est end brouwht them to Salisbury nd nlfli4 th-m in iail and notified Coroner D. 1 Sides of the killing, and he rt once rnnwoned a iury -nd held n i"ouet. In the menntrms the body "t the dd n-To ws brouH to SumsT-H's undertnk'n' establish m1" where 't wnt viewed bv the jury tnd thn rM bodv r-na1rd to the 'omm,8'ones, room In the cmirt iif where the ws investigat ed, Ti ypi who hud b"n arsted we- 'hronht over f-om the Wl and wer or-,T'rid one at a time, the oth "" hoinw ken oirt of tW room dur 'n ri v,niinRt.fo"i. FinrS of the mnrt tnM the 8me torv without vri-' n. It wm o he effect t Me tnw Vs." in t r nd laid his j nNtot on he unk beside h'm and whan the shrr'ff entered the door he umred tin snd drew nis mn, po'nt 1nr it directly at the sheriff at close rne. Viola D-vis. the nrr woman who had been shot at by McKinley t-stifled as to that affair and said McKinley told her no whHe msn would ever put his hands on him while he had his srun. The coroner's jury then rendered the following verdict in substance: That Charlie McKinley came to his death by a shot from a pistol in the hands of Sheriff J. . Krider while the latter was' performing his duty and that he acted in self-defense. The iurv was composed of E. W. Brady. W. W. Peterson, F. C. Talbort, Tohn Kennerly, D, W. Julian ana T. W. iSummersett. Sheriff Krider has been an officer for 12 years end yesterday was the first time he had ever looked into the b-rrel of a run in the hands of an other man. There aopesrs to be no doubt but that if it had not been for he avickness of the sheriff in getting Sis pistol 'nto action he would have been shot by McKinley and probably Willed. He rerrets the affair but nnder the r'rmm stancs there wa nothing else for him to do and he and all who know the cireumsmces in the ese feel tfcat he was fully Justified in klll- n" McKinley. Th dead negro was employed on one of the ction e-ews or work trains id hai's f"m -Alabama i and was known as "Bam " Among the effects h rried in his pockets was a set of dice. The -mains of JWcKlnJey were Hr'ed today K the county home at th "xoe-.se of the county. -,- i Th four near-oes charged with tumblm? in the csr wn ths sheriff -nt-red were.eHven H hea-tig in the -rtn-itv ennrt this morn'ns Three we-e t4 tin And costs and one was acquitted. - . . w n Wm.ed Cvl Ws. TrVs. fBv he AsA-ia -"s) C--i-dllerW. C. NoV . T. M. G"ffith: "d 11 ve--s. a CW-erat- veteran and court -Tie-, die' todsr of wnor.4 received in h's side daring the battle around Amximatnt in Jthe w,r heireen the States. The bullet was never removed, i ,; s jpRICB TWO CENTS. Versailles Conference! on Preliminaries of Peace Will Probably Go to Par is Instead of Versailles. GERMANS ENDEAVOR TO SECURE MODIFICATION Some of Meetings Described As Animated But Marshal Toch Answered With Flat Refusal. (By Associated Press.) Paris, Nov. 25. Conferences on preliminaries of peace probably will be held in Paris instead of at Ver sailles, owing to ths superior accom modations and conveniences in the capital. imly the formal sessions and con cluding stages will be held at Ver sailles. The only active sitting now going ' on are those of the joint armistice commission which holds daily sessions , at Spa. the former German head ' quarters but which are now held by the French. French, British and Gar man delegates are attending the meet ing. Some of the meetings are de scribed as having been very animated over the effect of the Germans to ob tain modification of tha terms of the armistice, Marshal Foch's reply was a refusal to consider a change. Employes of Roads Operating Gut of St. Louis Anxious to Appropriate , Money to Help Him Live t (By Associated Press.) 1 (Washington, Nov. 25.A telegram signed by representatives of employes of the railroads operating out of St. Louis was received at Director Gen eral McAdoo's office 'today pledging employes to give $2,000 a month as nart of the director general's salary to keep him from retiring. "We have opposed your resigna tion," the telegram said, "and heartily are in sympathy with your financial Straits." - ' . A .:,' , McAdoo Appreciates Offer.' ' . Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 25Weli 11m rld somebody appreciates my finan cial straits." was the only comment ' Secretary McAdoo would make today ' on being told the railway employes employed on roads running out of St, ' Louts offered to add $2,000 a month to his salary as director general of the railroads if he would not resign. ' That he cannot accept the offer was made plain when Mr. McAdoo said he would return to his law practice after "one long and satisfying vacation." - , W ? 8- - ., General Gouraud Marches Into the City and Is Acclaimed by More Than 00,0n People Foch to Take , Over "City Today . (By the Associated Press) StiTAsberg. Sandav. Nov. 21. General Gouraud entrede this city to day at the head of the 4th French army amid the tremendous enthusi asm of 300,000 people. Never did an army have such a triumphant greet ' inf. . "Such a spectacle nays for all our - sufering," said General Gouraud, who ' issued a proclamation to the city be ginning with the words of the Mar selllers, "the day of glory has arriv ed.- : . - The ceremonial entery ac which Marshal Foch will take posession of the city in the name of France and the . . allies is fixed at 1:30 o'clock MondaT afternoon. AAJWIJ , Serve your coun DINT ARMISTICE COMMISSION MEET -, - W ill ii in RAILROADERS WILL HELP MR. MWO wstS
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