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YADKIN VALLEY TIER ALP, SALISBURY, N. C, DSC. 20, 1913.
ADMIRAL BEATTY jPRESlDENT WILSON STATUS OF CAMP I
II! CONFERS WITH FOGH AI FAYETIEVII.il ;
Sl&s ftISI!l NlflSL
D CROSS ROLL
ANXIOUS FOR FIGH
CALL I NOW ON
Vhreatening Blase Breaks Out in j
the Business Section of Town
and Several Buildings Burned.
TRUCK FROM GREENSBORO
TURNS OVER EN ROUTE -i
Water Supply at Burlington
hausted and Apparatus From
Greensboro Responds.
Burlington, iDec. 17. Fire here to-: London, Dec. 17 (By British Wire
' day threatened destruction to the bus- less Tress.)-Responsibility for pun
iness section of the city. At 11 o'clock ishing the former German emperor
flames wrecked the buildings occupied ! and other high German officers for
i by the M. C. Smitih. Furniture Com- .crimes during the war must rest with
' . pany, in which the fire originated, the the governments and not jurists, ac-
Burlington, Hardware Company, and cording to the Marquis of Crews, for-
' th MoClellan 5 and 10 Cent Storo, and mer secretary of State for colonies, in
' spread to other structures. The fire at n letter published in the Westminster
that hour was under control in the Gazette. The Marquis writes as fol
eastern side of the block to which it lows-
had been confined but was burning! "The atrocities in Belgium, the ill
vr, vigorously on the west side. treatment of prisoners and the execu-
Te firemen were handicapped ow- lion of Captain Fyatt and Miss Kdith
it I r. ;.! la.rk.of water .is tho 60,000 gal- Cabell are acts that can be brought
. i' n't upon which the city placed its home to individual persons concerned
J - ; j n .lependcu e for protection and punishment inflicted by tribunals.
: fire, had been exhausted. Ap-
from Green.-.Luro was rushed
i . .. a, special train after a motor
t 4 which attempted to make the
tr.ft 'u,'. ar its owr. power had turned
over. t Elon College.
there was no estimate of the ap
proximate damage wrought by the fire
at 11 o'clock.
Loss Estimated at $250,00(1.
The '
.Burlington, Dec. 17. l p. m.
Bnrlington Hardware Company valued
its building and stock at $100,000.
while the jl, C. Smith Furniture Com
pany .building and stock is placed at
ly,009. and the Kirk-Holt Hardware
Cjmoany (recently consolidated with
Hie Holt & May Company) schedjlcJ
it loss in stock and building at $55 -CvO.
The stock of the McClelJan ."
aid 19 Cent Sre was damaged by
vfo- and removal to the extent of
f ' CM. The building in which this
h.'.er business was conducted was
N'i by W. H. Turrentine and wus
d..4 at $12,000. The entire loss is
twoated at approximately $i"0,000.
'. be fire is now under control.
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; ECTIOTV ON INCOME TAX
REACHED IN DISCI SSION
Senate Retains Amendment to Refund 1
Taxes to Those Who Have Suffered '
Net Lose in Business.
. WashinetOB, Dec. lfi. After Sena
tor Smoot, Of Utah, Republican, had 1
chvered a prepared address criticiz- :
i.iH the war revenue bill, the senate!
today, began consideration of disputed
sections of the measure. On the first
rolLcall taken on the bill the senate
rated 36 to lt to retain the finance
jnwnittee'a amendment, providing1 for . tional units, including the 27th en
. ef and of taxes to those who demonttj fiineers field artillery, in all about
strated to the treasury- departnientj 5C0 officers and men.
that in previous years they Joave suf- j Other units named are the 153rd,
fered a net loss in their business. j 4Snrl, 491st, 97th and 1,102nd aero
Tomorrow, it is planned to discuss I squadrons; the 2nd trench motar bat
.h income tax section. jtalion, the 16th Co. of 4th machinics
Most of the sessions today was tak-1 regiment and British replacement
en up with discussion of the "net loss" draft No. 1, air service.
amendment. Senator Lenroot, of Wis-i W. S. S.
consin, IRIepublican, led the attack on THE GRAHAM, MEMORIAL
the provision, declaring it might cause i FOR STATE UNIVERSITY.
the government tremendous revenue I
loses, if serious and general industrial
depressions should develoD.
Senators Smoot, Jones, of New Mex
ico, and McCumber, of North Dakota,
senator simmons, aetcnued the activities minding will be the per
; TW.droent, declaring that demand for permanent memorial to tho late Ed
: -ch a provision bad come from agri- ward Kidder Graham, a beautiful
c.:uj-l as well as business interests, structure to go upon the univesity
. he amendment, they said, is de- campus.
Sned to balance taxes, and is similar , Tb building will be dedicated espe
Englis.Si income tax provision. . j cially to the college energies which
The senate also adopted, without ob- were the passion of the dead presi
. vMOtt, the finance committee's ' dent. It may be called the Graham
: Xvpameilt to the house provision, auT i Memorial but its purpose will be more
.iioniing the commissioner of internal than something by which Dr. Graham
avenue, in computing income taxes to i will be remembered. It will be the
r.quife inventories. I jratherinir place of the boys interested
.,'." ' 'WS S in the things to which Dr. Graham
FATHER OF METHODISM" DEAD gave his young blood
I? i r d . ' T . i Alumni nnd faculty members joint-
K'T; gV"'Betta, Aged 86 Years, Dies ly meeting today decided upon this
t His Home in Greensboro Fellow- form of mounment. Victor S. Brvant,
ing Accident and Contraction of ; 1 kmel Weil. George Stephens" and
Pneumonia. , Clem Wright, represented the alumni,
Greensboro. N. C, Dec. 18. Rev. A. ; and L. R. Wilson, Z. T. Woollen, W.
v JyHJ' k."0Wn tbe "Fathef of IM. Dey. H. W. Chase and E. V. How
forth Carolina Methodism," died at! ell, of the facultv nnd institution met
lwl"Jne here,.th, morning. land worked out the plan. This will be
i hll attending the annual session jone of the handsomest buildings on
or the North Carolina Methodist con-i the campus and will probably cost
ference at Goldsboro, which he had $100,000.
attended annually since boyhood Dr. Touching the collection of Dr. Gra
Ketta suffered a broken hip and later ; ham's writings it was agreed to print
dosejoped pneumonia. He is survived a volume of his lecturers, commenee-
vy ne cniiaren, two oi whom are
ministers.
New. York JLawyef Appears Before In
teatigating Committee in German
Propaganda AffairGives His Po
: aitioR Before tfie War.
(By the Associated Pres)
Washington, ,Dee. , 173amuel Un
termeyer f New Y'ork, whose name
na been mentioned in the investiga
tion of German propaganda appeared
today before the Senate investigating
committee; to newer to whet 'he de
scribed a an lnundo and implication
which mad it appear that previous to
larch, 1916, his sympathies were pro-
Mr, Untermeyer said he had de
clined after being solicited, to act as
connuel for th German arabassey.
' "I. was of course always solicitous,
as were all of as." he said, "that a
conflict be avoided and tried to do my
humble part in my Infrequent meet
ings with members f the German em
tmssey toward preserving the peace
by making them feel our hands were
r it turned against them, although I
;:lways insisted with them and they
kuew I felt deeply that they were in
e wrocr," , . ' v -j.-.. ;
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P'.n pair rf rat,b;tt in-four-years,
if r,r r 8e kd or die, Will feereaM
t 1A--.C - J rabbits. '
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Former Imperor and High Ger-
man Politicians Must be Dealt ;
With Declarus Marquis Crews. i
ATROCITIES AND ACTS CAN
BE PERSONALLY PLACED
Ex-'Kaiser and High Muck-a-Mucks
Must Be Surrendered There
Are Precedents For This.
When, however, we go bevond these
persons responsibility is altered. The
former German emperor and high
Uerman politicians must be surrender
ed first end then punishment by exe
cutive acts. For this proceedure there
lire ample precedents."
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, AMPLE FOOD IN BULGARIA
Salonika, Friday, -Dec. 13. Food
conditions in Bulgaria are good, ac-
cording to reports received here, this
being especially true in the country
i; triL'id where peasants had stored
:u... : ies of cereals and other agri
culuti. 1 pro khts.
In thv. t lies food is avalnible to ull
having ti.. means to pay the high
prices asked. Clothing is scarce. The
mice of thread is prohibitive and also
is an acute shortage of drugs and sur
gical dressings. Quinine sells for $100
a pound and paper is used for ban
dages. tW S
General Pershing Notifies fhe War
Department That He Has Designat
ed a Number of Units for Early Re
turn to the United .States.
(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 17. General
Pershing notified the war department
today that he had designated for early
convoy home of a number of addi-
Building to Cost Probbaly $100,000
Will Be Erected on the Campus at
Chapel Hill.
Raleigh, Dec. lfi. "The Students'
ment addresses and essavs.
WSS-
BETTERMENTS BY RAILROADS:
HALF BILLION DOLLARS SPENT
Railroads under government con-'
trol spent $500,000,000 for additions,!
betterments and new eauipmcnt dur
irg the ten months up to November!
1, or about twice as much as in the
same period of recent years previous-'
ly, it is shown by a railroad adminis
tration report. Charges to capital
account amounted to $403,617,000, in-,
eluding $20,.17;,0OO for additions and
betterments to tracks nnd for new
buildings and $24").130,0t)0 for cars
and locomotives.
During October the roads hnent
$59,752,000 for cnital imnrovenints.
i including $2!.fir,6.0u0 for genral ad
jditions and $28,95."5,000 for equipment.
(Many projects were financed bv the
(government, but the $1,000 000,000
imprdvemnt program cannot be com
pleted this year.
RAILROAD TRAVEL HEAVY.
I
Passenger Trains Crowded, Many So,
diers and School Bars and Girls
Returning Heme fer Holidijs.
Railroad travel is heavy now and
this will increase during the next ten
days to almost the congestion point.
All trains ir mmI .... '
..v.i.v-1, vi mc
ipassengers being soldiers who have
been discharged and are cn their way
home or others who arecoin home on
furloughs to spend the holidays, ani
uiuiuic-jB vi, pooi coys ana gins are
going home fnsffl the viriess tchooU
and eelfttjes foe the Christmas vci
wwu. iu.i uaea 13 ine regular travel
is taxing ths-capacity of the trains. , .
ADDITIONAL IN
Pennsylvania Governor Addresses
Conference of Governors on
State Educational Policies.
ALL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD
KNOW ENGLISH LANGUAGE
GovernorElect Campbell, of Ari
zona, Deals With Labor Prob
lems and Wants Laws Passed.
Aniu.polis. Md., Dec. 17. Schools in
the future must do more to educate
foreign and native born population
and train men and women in trades,
said Governor Drumbuuch, of Penn
sylvania, today in an address on State
' educational policies before the con
ference of governors here,
"T' e school must widen its sphere,"
said Governor Drumbauch. "We wel
come immigrants and we give them
homes and haven. We should insist
that every immigrant within five years
must master the English language or
leave the country. We should also
everywhere henceforth by compulsion
! educate native born people."
Governor Drunibaiich denounced the
past practice of sending youths to Ger
many for completeness of their uni
versity education. He urged the gov
ernors to use their influence to raise
the standard of higher educational in
stitutions in this country.
Discussing Stute labor policies governor-elect
Campbell of Arizona rec
ommended that all Stales adopt com
pulsory arbitration laws to minimize
strikes and labor disturbances. He
also urged the enactment of drastic
State laws against sabolhe by Indus
trial Workers of the World or other
advocates of "direct action." The sys
tem of Federal mediation in wage dis
putes had proven so effective (luring
the war, he .said it Should be continued.
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! SOLDIERS NEGLECTED.
Reports to Washington to the Effect
That Soldiers at Camp Polk, Ral
eigh Did Not Get Proper Treatment.
Matter Before War Department. . .
(Theo. Tiller in Greensboro News)
Washington, Dec. Hi. Alleging lack
of attention to sick soldiers at Canjp
Polk, Raleigh, the attorney penernl of
North Carolina has written a startling
letter to Senator Simmons, seeking a
correction of existing conditions.
That practically none of the medi
cal officers at Camp Polk has given
prope-r attention to these ill soldiers is
charged by Attorney General James
S. Manning. He asserts that 42 sick
men were recently transferred from
Camp Polk to the hospital at Bilt
more, AshJeville, and two died
route.
Moved by the seriousness of charges
prefered by an official of the stand
ing of the attorney general of the
state, Senator Simmons today wrote a
letter to Secretary Baker mviting his
immediate attention to such unsatis
factory conditions.
Last winter when the United States
was more or less unprepared for war
and was meeting new problems as
they arose, there was considerable
criticism of hospital facilities. The
arn;v struggled through the winter
but there were many deaths from
pneumonia and other causes in the
camps located in this country. That
the government has not fully met the
situation in the second winter of the
war is indicated by the Utter of At
torney General Manning.
W. S. S.
ENGINEER WINDERS BURIED.
Vcitim of Soldier's Razor at Charlotte
Laid to Rest in Chestnut Hill Ceme
tery Snider Repents.
The body of Engineer H. A. Wind
ers, of the Southern Railway, who was
killed by Charles II. Snider, a dis
charged soldier fiom Camp Greene at
Charlotte Saturday night, when his
throat was cut with a razor, was
buried in Chestnut Hill cemetery yes
terday afternoon, the funeral beinc
held from the home of the dead
on Park avenue.
Snider, who is from Coolecmee, told
a representative of the Charlotte Ob
server at the Mecklenburg jail yester
day afternoon that he had never seen
Winders before and did not know him
but that when he saw him talkinir to
his wife he attacked him in a fit of
jealously. He said he had repented
for all he had done and apnea ret I to
think it was all over with him as he
asked his wife to meet him in heaven,
she being at the jail at the same time
the Charlotte newspaper man inter
viewed the prisoner.
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GE
Will Contain Original Documents
Hearing on the Origin of the War
Data Prepared by Karl Kautsay.
(By the Associated Press) "
Paris. Dec. 17. The German White
Hook which will contain official docu
.ments bearing on the origin of the
war will be ready for the printer in
about three weeks, according: to ad
vises received here. It is to be print
ed in three or four volumes.
Karl Kautsay, an independent Soci
alist, is preparing the data, havinrc
unusual facilities for doing the work,
being an under secretary in the for
I'tjrn ministry.
It is said many dispatches which
were suposed to have been destroyed
will be published. Among other im
portant documents to be published
will be dispatches of Count Tschirsky
Bogendorff, German ambassador to
Austria at the time the war began.
W S S
Coram onion Services Will Be Held
The communion services will be held
Sunday at Union Lutheran church.
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In decorsUng for Christmas be care-f-Jl
about the jss jeis ant see that c
decorations, arc so placed , that they
can be blown by currents of air into
the gas flams and start a tire.
RMANWHITEBOOK
Ta BE PUBLISHED
Commander-in-Chief of the Brit -
ish Grand Fleet Was Itching to
Get at the German Fleet.
PRAISES OFFICERS AND MEN
OF AMERICAN SQUADRON
Says They Made It Certain That
1 the Germans Would Not Ven
ture Out for a Finish Fight, j
(By the Associated Press)
London, Dec. 18. The American
naval stjuardon attached to the Brit
ish grand fleet displayed a spirit of
'rue comradshio throughout the neriod
of service, Admiral Sir Beatty, commander-in-chief
of the grand fleet de
claied in an address on the United
States Ship New .York on December
1st. the day the squurdon was detach
ed from the grand fleet.
All hands had been called to muster
on the forecastle to hear Admiral
Beatty. After thanking the Ameri
can officers ami men for the'r co
operation Admiral Beatty remarked
that. Both British and Americans were
disappointed in not having been able
to meet, the German fleet. He declared
the day the German fleet surrendered
was a "pitiful day to me." He said he
hail always had misgivings that Ger
many would never come out for a fin
ish fight and that these misgivings
haad been strengthened by the coming
of the American squadron.
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Pope will not leave.
Reports That a Settlement Has Been
R ached Between Vatican and.
Quiriral and Pope to Leave Vatican
Denied.
Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 17. Reports
that there has been a settlement o?
the controversy between the Vatican
and Quirinul and that there is a pos
sibility that Pope Benedict may leave
the Vr.tican re emphatically denied
by the Osservatore Romano, the offi
cial Vatican organ.
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Will Present Autograph Letter From
Pope Benedict and Arrange for Visit
of President to Pope at Rome.
(By the Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 17. Monsignor Cerretti,
pupal under secretary of state, who is
; in Paris on his way to the United
States to participate in the jubilee
! celebration of Cardinal Gibbons, will
call on Colonel House today to make
i arrangements to be received by Presi
'dent Wilson. He will present the
i President an autograph letter from
(Pope Bentlict and discuss arrange-
; dentments for the visit of the Presi-
i dent to the Pope during the Presi
dent's stay in Rome.
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MISS LOUISE PEELER DED.
I Granite Quarry Central Telephone
Operator a Victim of Influenza
Funeral at Union Church Today.
Miss Louise Peeler, aged 23 years,
operator at the Granite Quarry cen-
' tral telephone exchange, died at th-.-home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. VV.
i M. T. Peeler, at Granite Quarry, last
i night at 10 o'clock, and the funeral
took place at Union Lutheran church,
five miles east of Salisbury, this af
ternoon at ti o'clock, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. C. R. Pless, and the inter
ment was in the church cemetery.
Miss Peeler was a most excellent
womin, exceedingly accommodating
in her duties as operator at Granite
Quary, and had a host of friends who
will learn with deep sororw of her
death. She was a robust and healthy
woman but was not able to withstand
the influenza and pneumonia which
developed shortly after she w;;s
stricken.
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RUSSIANS AT RASTATT
DYING OF STARVATION
Three American Lieutenants Arrive
in Switzerland From a German
Prison Camp.
Berne, Dec. 17. Lieutenant James
Duek of Washington, Lieutenant Cas
stus Styles, of Willsboro, N. Y., and
Lieutenant Robert Raymond of New
ton Center. Mass., have arrived in
Switzerland from a German prison
iiinp tin their way to France. These
officers are attached -to the American
aviation service.
I.icjtenant Styles tokl the Red
Cross that his pilot. Lieutenant Wis
ter Morris, had been killed. Althoujo
dyirrr and unable to see, Morris said
to him: "You there. Styles? It was
my fault that we smashed. Hope you
are not hurt. Good bye."
The Americans informed the Red
Cross that the Russians at Rastatt.
Germany, were dying at the rate of
about six or eight daily from starva
tion. The Americans were given rifles
by the German guards to protect their
food stores from the Russains, who
threatened to raid the American com
pound, they aid.
The American cemetery at Rastatt
now has nine graves.
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ITAL'S KING ARRIVES.
king Victor Emanuel Arrives in
Paris and Is Welcomed By Presi
dent Poincare and Others.
Paris, Dec. 19. King Victor Em
anuel of Italy arrived here today
and was welcomed by President Poin
care, Premier Clemcnccau and other
ministers. The king was accom Deni
ed by his son, the Prince of Pied
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On account of the epidemic of in
fluenza the ladies of Faith Reformed
church will not hold their bazaar a
they planned. They will, however,
sell the articles of fancy work, which
have been, accumulated durinsr the
year at, the Huh sks- Building oa
South Msitt. ttreet. . Fer the next few
dsys tbre will be a laiy on hand to
wait on you.
IN
CERRETT!
10 SEE Ml
WILSON
1 American Executive and Com-
j mander-in-Chief of Allied Arirt-
ies Hold First Conference.
THEY TALKED MAINLY OF
THE ARMY ARMISTICE
Eelieved Peact Treaty Will Be
Signed Abowi the First of June
and Foch Will be Relieved.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Dec. 18. President Wilson
and Mnrshal Foch talked together
more than an hour last night. The
subject under discussion was mainly
in reference to the armistice between
the allies and Germany.
Mr. Wilsan was most favorably im
pressed as a result of his first ex
tensive conference with the marshal,
according to Mereel Hutin in the Echo
d' Paris.
M. Hutin states that it is most prob
able the treaty of peace will be signed
at Versailles some time about the be
ginning of June anil that Marshal
Foch will leave the allied armies un
der an arch of triumph in Paris within
1") days after peace is declared.
During the talk with Marshal Foch
the President indicated the ground he
desired to cover in his trip to the
front.
To See King Victor Emanuel
Paris, Dec. 18. Much interest at
taches to the conference which Presi
dent Wilson will have with King Vic
tor Emanuel on his expected arrival
here tomorrow.
It has been declared by the Presi
dents absociates that he will go fur
ther into the subject of Italy's posi
tion at the peace conference in his
conversation with the King, having al
ready had several informal talks dur
ing ' his voyage from America to
France with the Italian high commis
sioner to the United States, as well as
discussing these questons yesterday.
It is known that tiie President feels
the warmest sympathy for the pur
poses which led Italy to enter the war
Nevertheless the, tentative lines laid
out in consequences of investigations
by Colonel House respecting the
probable extent of the territory which
shold go to Italy on the principle of
racial or linguistic determination tio
not fully accord with the ideas of th?
Italian government which feels it
should go further than indicated by
this outline.
Raw Day Keeps Wilson Indoors
i Paris, Dec. 18. Another raw wet
day kept President Wilson in doors
today except for a ride in a closed
motor car.
The only conference was one with
Gabriel Hanotaux, formerly French
war minister.
! The President worked late last
night after returning from a recep
tion given him by Ambasador and
.Mrs. Sharpe and slept late into the
morning.
I The President is missing the enter
tainment he customarily gets from at
tending the theaters and is planning
Jto witness a theatrical performance
here soon. A gala night at the opera
' is being planned for him but he is also
to witness a variety of entertain
, nients.
; Has Not Committed Himself
Paris, Dec. 18. Up to this moment
President Wilson has not expressed
himself in favor of any of the variou3
propositions that have been advanced
as regards a creation of a league of
nations, says a statement issued today
bv the American peace commission.
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I After the lllorkaders.
! (Statesville Landmark)
' Deputy Revonue Collectors U. P.
'Allison and W. A. llartness of States
ville an 1 Sheriff Carson of Alexan
der county destroyed an illict tli. ,
leiy plant near Ahspaugh's mill, Alex
ander county, yesterday. Thre? men
the plant as the officers approached,
taking with them the copper worm of
the still, which they dripped when
I chased by the officers.
1 Saturday night Officers Allison ai.tl
llaitness destroyed a big blockade
plant in Wilkes county. The paint
'was complete in every particular, but
was not in operation at the time of
the officers' arrival. Eight thousand
gallons of beer was poured out by thv.
officers.
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Want Allies in Berlin
(By Associated Press.)
Pari. Dec. 18. (Havas Agency.)
Unofficial reports still persist, says
the Matin, that the Ebert-Haase gov
ernment has entreated the allies to
occupy 'Berlin.
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ARRIVE NEW YORK
ML PRISONERS
British Steamer Bring Men, Among
Whom Were Two Naval Lieuten
ants Taken By the Deutchland
One North Carolinian in Number.
New York, Dec. 17. The British
steamships Princess Juliana and
Caronia, bringing a small contigent of
American military and naval mew
from England and France arrived here
today.
The Caronia's passengers wer?
lrge!y American, Canadian and Aus
tra'ian officers. Among them were
naval lieutenants, 3. H. Fulcher, of.
Briscoe, N. C, and F. L. Fullpr, of
Oakland, Calif., who spent 45 days
as prisoners aboard the German sub
marine Deutchland.
The two men were officers aboard
the army freighter, Ticonderoga, tor
pedoed September 30th and were
among the few sum vers of what they
term a particularly ruthless attack by
a U-boat. They were taken to Ger
many by their cAptoi s and turned over
to the British when the Deutchland
with other submarines was surrend
ered at Harwich, according to the
terms of the armistice.
W S S-l-l
. The River Rhine has i length of
510 miles.
Only Proposed Extension Work
Is to Be Given Up the War De-
j partment Announced Today.
ALL ENLARGEMENT OF
CAMPS TO BE STOPPED
Existing Leases of Land Will Not Salisbury Teams Are at Work So
Be Affected by Orders of De- liciting Members for the Great
partment, But No New Leases. American Red Cross.
(By Associated Presv.)
Washington, De". 18. It w:ts stated
sp eilk.aliy at ilie war department to
d ly that the jlia:,..io:;.,!ent of con
s', rut lion -it Camp Bragg, Fayettp
v:!le, N. ('.. involved n c iantre in the
status of the camp further thai; to
?! p the proposed ovtenMoii of facili
ties. Announcement by the war depart
ii. en' lh:it important os'.rui 'lion
projects at army cantonments have
'...en abandoned doe-5 not indic.ite
abandonment of the c ;mp ami can
tonment site themselves, it was said.
In each case the projects abandoned
were for extensions of existing facili
ties which had been undertaken with
tne coniinuation of ilie war in pros-p.-ct.
With the cessation of hostilities
necessity for expansion of existing
ci'mps ceased and it is proposed that
expansion be abandoned.
The only decision definitely reached
n .vardinu' the abandonment of camps
is that already "announced concerning
so-called tent camps. These will all
be jfiven up when demobilization is
completed.
It was said at the department that
in cases where leases have actually
been taken by the government on land
a Ijoaiinir existing camp sites such
bases will not be affected by the
abandonment proposed. No furthe
leases, however, are to be closed un
der present schedule.
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I Bv Associated Pre!s.t
Raleign'. Dec. 18. W. S. Wilson,
state legislative librarian, died .it his
home here this afternoon of pneumo
nia, following influenza.
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IN A TRAIN WW
Tourist Coach on Canadian Pacific
i Passenger Train Catches Fire and
Number of Passengers Are Unac
counted For.
(By Associated Press.)
Winnepeg, Manitoba, Dec. 17. Ad
vices reaching here today tell of the
'destruction by fire of a tourist coach
on a Canadian Pacific train which ieft
.'.ere at 9 o'clock last night for Toron
to and say thirteen Dassengers aboard
the coach are missing.
The fire, it was indicated, started m
a berth occupied by a family party an 1
I quickly spread to the rest of the
j coaches.
! The other cars on the train escaped
1 damage.
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K MS'KIJ'S SUMMER PALACE
UNDER AMERICAN GUARD.'
With the American Army of Oecu-
pation, Monday. Dec. l'i. (My the
A:-.poiicted t ress) The royal castle
' in Coblenz, known as one of the for
mer emperor's summer palaces, is now
tinder guard by American troops. Th
! idaee stands on th" banks of the
Rhine, a stone's throw from the busi
1 ness center of Coblenz.
I The palace is sunounded by "royal
I gardens" and contains many articles
j of historic interest in addition to sii
iverwnre and other belonginars of Wil
i liam I., who once occupied the build
! ing.
j Since the arrival of the Americans
i there have beer several attempts u
remove sonr: ot the valuables in th
palace. Therefore it was derided that the
iruard should be placed around the
house as a precaution against the fur
niture and other thing3 inside being
disturbed.
Tho palace wus built by Prince Cle
mens vvenzesiuu. i ne rmii'iing was
rtfirted in the year 17TS and was fin
ished eitrht years later. During the
occupation of Cobknz by the French
the palace was used as a hospital am!
later the Germans used it as a bar
racks. During the present war the
palace was not disturbed by the Ger
man army. The royal barrack? with
in the palace gardens is occupied by
American troops, but thus far th?
Americans have not entered tiie pal
ace itself.
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DALLAS TORRENCE DEAD
Dalas Torrence, a well. known negro
man, died at his home in the negro
settlement in the rear of -St. John's
Lutheran church this morning, death
supposed to be due to apoplexy
This morning .Dallas did not show
himself early as was his custom an.!
white friends made an investigation to
find him in a critical condition, with
life practically extinct. A physician
was summoned but before his arrival
the man had died, and death is sup
posed to have been due to appflplexy.
Dallas Torrence was one of the best
known, if not the best known negro
man about the city. He was up toward
60 years old and was known as the
prince of barbecuers in this section.
Never was a public or private barbe
cue pulled oft without Dalas being
caled upon to prepare the meats. He
was one of the best of negro men and
had scores of white friends.
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JULIAN-BROWN
Mr. Cecil Julian, son of Mr. John
M. Julian, and Miss Maggie Brown,
daughter of Mr. D. M. Brown, of the
St. Paul's neighborhood were mar
ried at Haven Lutheran parsonage
several days ago by Rev. G. H. L.
Lingle.
Their many friends wUl be interest
ed an dextend congratulations.
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Weather conditions in Germany con
tinue stormy with Bavariable winds.
1 3 ARE MISSING
Membership Campaign is Now in
Swing and the City is Being
Canvassed.
COUNTY IS MAKING A
HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVAS
The Christmas Roll Call of the Rod
' roS is getting under way in Rowan.
The wet weather of the past few davs
delated the orgauizai ion plans to
some extent, but workers in the city
are armed with the proper authority
snd supplies to begin a house to
h.iur.c campaign, and the branch chap
lers are also getting ready for the
march to a large success.
In the city the four canvassing
' 'iimittecs are under the able direc
t'l ii of four captains and are ready
to go at the word, some of them beinj;
out today and selling membership for
the dollar.
The city of Salisbury is divided in'.o
four wards and four campaign cap
tains are in thefielu with tfuvr asii.H
ants. In the South Ward Ml'- W. A
Goodman is captaining a te.fV in th
Wist Miss Sadie Kluttz hls the
canvassers, in the North Mr. P. S.
Carlton and in the East Mrs. Smith
Fouche.
Supplies are to be had at the Red
Cross rooms in the Community Build
ing anil workers are to get their sup
ples there.
The first 100 per cent flag to go
u went up this morning in the Smith.
Drug Store, the Peoples Drug Store
anil the Main Pharmacy. These
stores paid for every employe and flv
the one hundred p- cent flag, which
any business house ir, authorized to fly
upon allowing o:ie hundred per cent
membership.
Homes arc to display the Red Cross
service flag with an extra cross for
each member in the Red Cross.
The Spencer chapter haj organize:!
its workers and will make a house to
house canvas. In Spencer the Red
Cross is popular and is showing en
ergy for this Roll Call.
Booths will be used the later days
of the weeks, at these booths some otu
hr ing to take memberships to the Red
Cross. The quarantine put a stop lo
all public gatherings, an I cancelled
the entire program of speakings. The
epidemic also is interferring with tho
work of the canvassers to some ex
tent, and for this reason the public is
appealed to to make the work of the
canvassers as light as possible. Meet
them with a smile and the dollar.
The Uirt of the R-!l Call They Are
Answering.
The Chriftnns Red Cross Roll Call
was wshei vd in bv a touch of real win
ter, nevertht'ess the wo-kers were
on hand promptly at 4 o'clock yestei
day afternoon ready to make Salis
bury a 100 per cent city in Christmas
Red Cross memberships. The first of
the bmineTK housi'S to go one hundred
per cent in memberships w-ere the
Smith, Peoples :.n I Main Drug stores.
It is very evident from the start thn'
if," Roll ("nil tbir- year will exceed
that of last Christ!"!- by a very- lar::
n ' ;i -1 1 1 as a numb'."- of memberships
hive come in iinsli"i!.ed which is ;.
stroiv indication that the peonle arc
greatly interested and ready to
answer the Roll Call. The workers in
the Wi rds are out in .full fore todav
and a splendid report) is anticipated
for tovwrow.
The follovvirg is a report of mem
berships by Wards which came to th;
secretary's officii voluntarily:
West Ward, Miss Sadie Kluttz cap-
tain, 40.
East. Ward Mrs. Smith Foushee
capnin. 27.
North Ward Mrs. Pritchard Car
ton, captain, 2-3.
South Ward Mrs. W. A. Goodman,
c; ptain, 12.
Total by wards to date, 108.
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EAST SPENCER MAN DEAD.
Mr. John W. Brady Dies of Influenza
i at the Climax Hotel Where He Wa
: Boarding.
! Mr. John W. Brady, aged 23 years,
v single man in the employ of the
Southern Railway at Spencer, died at
the Climax Hotel in East Spencer,
where he was boarding, yesterday af
tcrnoon of influenza. The remains
I were tercove l to the home of his
; brother-in-law, Mr. J. A. Kluttz, it:
1 Fast Spencer, from which place the
fun-.-ral was held this afterno,on at -i
o'clock and the interment took place in
Chestnut Hill cemetery.
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French Hotel Men Pledce TherasUv
Not to Employ Natives of Enemy
Countries During That Period and
Net Receive Such Ag Guests.
i:.ri3, Dec. 17. The general syndi
cate of Paris hotel men announces it
ha-? decided that for ten years it will
not receive a native of an enemy coun
try as an employe or customer. Its
decision will be transmitted to organ
izations of hotel men in all of the al-
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Fire Breaks Out at Columbia Uni
versity. Now York, Dec. 16. Fire broke
out late tonight in a building at Co
lumbia university, in which it wus
reported is restored a quantity of
'henucals used for laboratory pur
poses. The fumes handicapped the
firemen fighting the blaze, and a call
for the rescue squad was turned in.
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Nevada Goes Dry.
night hour orme t 0ew-rGoaR6Novr
Reno, Nev., Dec. 16. When thv
midnight hour struck tonight Nevada
went dry and there appeared to le
little unusual demonstration in al!
night cabarets and bars were well
filled to the closing hour.
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