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Volume XLIV
LENOIR, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1919
Price, Fit Cent the Copy
No. 35
TRANS-ATUNT1G FLIGHT
Actual Flying Time Wai 26 Hour
and 41 Minute, at an Average
Speed of More than Eighty
Mile an Hour
The Atlantic ocean has been cross
ed in an aerial passage, the Ameri
can navy winning the honor. The
American naval seaplane NC-4 ac
complished the feat by winging its
way to Lisbon Tuesday from Azores,
where it had already flown from the
shores of Newfoundland. The arrival
of the NC-4 at Lisbon marks the
completion of the first trans-Atlantic
air flight in history, with the coveted
honor going to a machine designed,
built and manned by Americans.
Flotilla Commander Wortmann, at
Ponta Delgada received a radio mes
sage from the plane, saying: "We are
safely on the other side of the pond."
Later messages reported the crew all
-well and gave brief details of the ar
rival in Portugal. The engines work
ed splendidly and apparently there
was no untoward incident of any
Idnd. The NC-4 was greeted by the
cheers of great crowds on the water
front, the shrieking of whistles and
the ringing of bells.
The plane covered the distance at
a speed of more than 80 miles an
hour.
As soon as the news was received
at Ponta Delgada Admiral Jackson
ordered all the war craft in the har
bor to blow their whistles and sirens.
This was kept up for five minutes,
the sailors and officers meanwhile
cheering the great American tri
umph. Taking the air at Ponta Delgada,
Azores, at 6:18 a.m., Washingtan
time, on the last leg of the trans
oceanic portion of the voyage from
Rockaway Beach, Long Island, to
Plymouth, England, the NC-4 cover
ed the 800 miles in 9 hours and 43
minutes, maintaining an average
speed of better than 80 knots an
hours. The total elapsed time from
Newfoundland to Lisbond was 26
hours and 41 minutes.
At the first opportunity the big
plane will continue to Plymouth,
England, 775 miles to the north. To
the navy department, however, it
makes little difference when he com
pletes the journey. The great object
of all the effort lavished on the un
dertaking navigation of a seaplane
across the Atlantic through the air
has been accomplished. Twentieth
century transportation has reached a
new pinnacle and the United States
navy has led the way.
Navy officials emphasized that the
long delay at the Azores was due to
the weather and to no weakness of
the machine or its daring crew, nor
to any failure pf the carefully-laid
plans of the department to guard the
fliers to their destinations. The four
teen destroyers strung from Ponta
Delgada to Lisbon deported with machine-like
precision as the flight pro
gressed. The plane was never off its
course, and there was no moment
when officials in Washington did not
know within a few miles where it
was in the air.
To maintain adequate communica
tion for this stage of the journey the
destroyers stuck to their posts after
the flying boa thad passed, relaying
back to Ponta Delgada reports from
ships further eastward. The chain
was not broken' until after the plane
was safely moored for the night near
the cruiser Rochester at Lisbon.
For the next few hundred miles
of his epoch-making journey Com
mander Read and his crew will be
within sight of the Portuguese or
Spanish coasts in the sweep north
ward. Skirting the coast of ape
Finisterre, they will head out across
the Bay of Biscay to sight Brest, the
most westerly point , of France,
thence direct to Plymouth
Commander Read had with him on
the flight to Lisbon the same crew as
tha twhich lef tNewf oundrand on the
NC-4 on May 16. Lieuts. E. F. Stone
of the coast guard and W. K. Hinton
were the piltos, while Ensign R. C.
Rodd was radio operator and Chief
Machinist Mate E. S. Rhodaa was re
serve pilot engineer. The crew was
met at Lisbon by most members of
the crews of the NC-1 and NC-3, who
had preceded them on a destroyer.
The chart of the flight, as shown
by the reports of the station ship de
'stroyers on the NC-4s progress
shows how the winds helped her
along. At times Commander Read's
ship apparently was whirling through
the air at a 90-knot clip; again her
speed fell off to less than 60, only
to pidk up again as she reached the
?.one of influence of other breezes.
Probably the machine overtook and
passed winds that had stirred the wa
ters about Ponta Delgada the day be
fore, preventing an earlier start.
CONGRESS IS TO THANK
Vk, , ALL THE WAR WORKERS
"A": resolution by Representative
Mondell, ths Republican leader, ex-
tending the thanks of Congress to
those who served in the war against
Germany, to the various auxiliary
forces, and the mothers, wives and
relatives '-'who gave their nearest and
dearest in the hour of the nation";
need," waa introduced Monday and
made a special order for today, Me
morial day. There was some discua
ion as to the phraseology of the res-
i olution, some members desiring to
have. Gen. Pershing named in it, but
It finally was agreed to. consider
amendments today. ?
LEAGUE OF NATIONS AGAIN
IS DEBATED IN THE SENATE
The league of nations was debated
in the Senate again Monday with an
increasing show of bitterness.
Senator Reed, Democrat, of Mis
souri, attacked the proposal in such
vigorous terms that he aroused re
peated objections from Senators sup
porting it and developed a running
debate colored by dramatic accusa
tions and heated retorts. The Mis
souri Senator declared the league
would place the destinies of the
white race in the hands of ignorant
and superstitious nations of black
and yellow ppoulation, and charged
that many Democrats were support
ing it for partisan reasons.
In frequent interruptions of the
Missouri Senator's speech, Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking
Democrat of the foreign relations
committee, insisted that the. premises
for these charges were false and that
the inferences drawn were unfair and
dangerous. He drew in turn a reply
from Senator Knox, Republican, of
Pennsylvania, who suggested that
supporters of the league covenant
should read it before they discussed
it.
So heated did the exchanges be
come at one point that the chair
rapped for order and Senator Reed
declared that Senator Hitchcock had
lost his temper.
The measure which brought the
league issue before the Senate was
the resolution of Senator Johnson,
Republican, of California, requesting
from the state department the full
text of the peace treaty. There was
no attempt to reach a vote on the
resolution, on which debate began
last Friday.
TIME LIMIT OF EEB-
Her Intention at to the Peace Terms
Supposedly Have Been Made
Known to the Peace Con
ference at Versailles
The time limit set by the allied and
associated powers for Germany to
sign the peace treaty expired yester
day and it is supposed that Germany
has made known her intentions as to
the peace terms, but up to the time
of going to press 1io inf ormaiton had
been received on the question as to
whether she signed the peace treaty
or did not.
A dispatch from Paris says that
the question of Fiume and the south
ern territorial boundaries of Austria
has been settle by the allied council,
according to the best information
available.
An agreement also has been reach
ed, it is stated, on the general Adri
atic questions, except regarding eco
nomic arrangements. This and all
territorial questions will be presented
to the Austrians today in the pro
posed terms.
The matter of reparations will
come up for consideration later.
The Associated Press yesterday
had the following in regard to the
peace question:
"With the hour at hand when Ger
many must make known to the allied
and associated powers Germany's in
tentions with regard to the peace
terms submitted to her, the only im
passe in the way of letting Austrias
know what their penalty is to be for
having been associated with Germany
in the war has been breached.
"Thursday at Versailles will wit
ness the ceremony of the German
peace delegation handing in their re
ply to the alied terms. The reply
will consist of a volume of counter
proposals and acceptances aggregat
ing 108 pages of printed matter.
"Friday at St Germain the Aus
trians, who have been clamoring for
an early presentation of the peace
treaty that has been arranged for
them, will be called before, the peace
congress and handed the document.
"This has been made possible
through an agreement reached in the
council of four on one mighty ques
tion which had blocked the council
in its efforts to settle the issues with
the Austrians Italy's demand that
she be awarded Fiume, a seaport on
the northeastern Adriatic, and given
other concessions in Dalmatia to
which President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd, George and Premier Clemen
ceau believed she was not fully en
titled. The nature of the settlement
has not yet been made public.
"The German reply will run the
gamut from financial inability to
meet the allied terms through a long
series, of protestations of unfairness
of treatment to the declaration that
it would be injustice for the allies to
demand the right to try German cul
prits charged with having committed
excesses during the war.
"Great stress is to be laid in the
German document on the assertion
that the allies are virtually abandon
ing President Wilson's 14 points for
peace, which the Germans declare
they accepted ats basis for the signing
of the armistice.'
"It is reported that the Germans,
in an endeavor to offset the entente
claims for reparation, will go so far
as to put in a counter claim for near
ly thirteen billion marks for alleged
damages suffered because of the
blockade laid , by the allies against
Germany. : - . -
"American troops who since last
August have been with the allied
forces in northern Russia are soon
to be started homeward. The Ameri
can cruiser Des Moines has arrived
at Archangel convoying transports
with British volunteers to relieve the
CALDWELL COUNTY Fi
TO BE HELD NEXT FALL
October 7, 8, 9 and 10 Are Dates Set
by the Directors Prospects Are
Most Encouraging and In
terest Growing Daily
The prospects for a real fair for
Caldwell ' county this fall are most
encouraging as the work begins. Re
ports from over the county indicate
a demand for a good fair and inter
est is growing daily.
Following instructions of the di
rectors, the executive committee of
the Fair Association has elected Mr.
H. W. Courtney president of the as
sociation and Mr. E. D. Pulliam sec
retary. Every loyal citizen who is
interested in the future of Caldwell
county should give the fair associa
tion his hearty support and co-operation,
as nothing does more for the
upbuilding of a county than a well
conducted fair.
Two important committees have
been assigned. The committee on
amusement and entertainment is
composed of Mr. E. F. Allen, chair
man, and Messrs. J. H. Beall and
V. D. Guire. This committee has
some splendid ideas to put in force
for the fair. They have the notion
that nothing we can afford is too
good for our fair.
The committee on premium list is
composed of Mr. E. D. Pulliam,
chairman; County Agent Roberts,
Dr. A. A. Ken and Mrs. K. A. Link.
This committee is already at work
and will within the near future com
pile and have ready for distribution
a very attractive list of premiums.
Everybody is urged to begin now
to boost our coming fair and to help
in every way to make this our great
est fair.
DEATH OF THREE GOOD
CITIZENS OF WATAUGA
Mr. Eben Dugger of Vilas, Mr.
Pink Edmisten of Watauga Falls and
Mr. Jonathan Waters of Blowing
Rock, three good citizens of Blowing
Rock, have died recently. Mr. Dug
ger was a carpenter by trade. He
was an active Odd Fellow and Bap
tist. The Odd Fellow lodge at his
home and the Willowdale Baptist
church were mainly due to his ef
forts. Mr. Edmisten was a aood
j farmer and stock-raiser. He did
much for his community in schools
I and general uplift. He reared a
j large family. Mr. Walters was a
1 small farmer and trader. He was
twice married. He was an active
Frimitive Baptist. These men were
all not far from 60 years of age.
Rev. M. A. Adams began his work
in the Three Forks and Stony Fork
associations as an evangelist of the
home and state boards of missions by
preaching a series of sermons in the
Baptist church here. He is now at
Forest Grove church.
The foundation work for the depot
is under construction. The site has
been located on a lot in front of Mr.
W. C. Coffey's residence. The site
was given the railroad by Mr. M. P.
Critcher. The land fof sidetracks
and the "Y" were given by the Appa
lachian Training School. A special
act of the legislature was required
before the trustees could give the
land.
The Baptist church has gladly ac
cepted the offer of a mobile school
to be held the la'st of July.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CALDWELL SUPERIOR COURT
Civil court, which has been in ses
sion here for the past two weeks,
with Judge B. F. Long presiding, dis
posed of the following cases of some
importance:
Wade Hartzog vs. Laura Hartzog,
judgment for divorce signed.
E. H. Roberts vs, Annie Roberts,
judgment in favor of the defendant
for divorce.
iNora Wilson vs. Will Wilson, judg
ment for divorce.
Hutton Bourbonnais Co. vs. Wood
Horton et al., judgment in favor of
Hutton Bourbonnais Co. for land in
controversy.
Nancy Steele vs. Insurance Co.,
judgment for plaintiff for $100.
Children's Hospital School vs. Mrs.
Kate Mindler Lutz, judgment in fa
vor of plaintiff.
W. D. Wilkie vs. M. L. White,
judgment in favor of plaintiff Wilkie
for land in controversy. .
G. H. Geitner et al vs. Edmund
Jones et al., judgment for plaintiffs;
judgment set aside by Judge Long.
The case of Wood vs. Hutton &
Bourbonnais Co. consumer, a greater
part of the first week of court, and
was hotly contested by Messrs. Coun
cill, Yount and Squires for plaintiffs
and Messrs. Newland, Hackett and
Gilreath- for defendants.
Attorney Dunlap of Rock Hill,
S. C, was here representing Mr.
Armstrong in a case against the Falls
Manufacturing Co., assisting Mr.
Wakefield. , :
LIFT BLOCKADE OF HUNGARY
Th -supreme economic council, has
announced that the allied and asso-
i ciated-' governments had decided " to
lift the blockade; of Hungary as Soon
as a atabte government Is established1
(aero,, says a aigpatca irom jrans-
Americans.'; and the ' gunboat Yank-i
ton and other transports ari expected
in a few davs. The first batch of
Americans is expected to be home1'
WflVl' fesMU'lit tftri'ftllVI Is Wanlr - An !hA'ii
tv ui vs. y vs vi ntvutu m tv ca via uvatu ,
some.'' fct the1 transports. fjjfj
BUY, WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
OF LEIIiPOSTflFFICE
Linney Houck Is Arrested at His
Home After Being Trailed by
Bloodhound Clifton Hahn
Arrested as a Suspect
Linney Houck was arrested last
Friday at his home three miles west
of Lenoir and placed in the county
jail on the charge of attempting to
rob the postoffice here Thursday
night. Bloodhounds picked up the
trail in the postoffice and led the
officers direct to Linney Houck's
home, without stopping at any other
house on the way, and refusing to
trail further after Houck was found.
The attempted robbery occurred
about 2 o'clock Friday morning and
was going on while some parties were
trying to steal an automobile from
Mr. T. H. Broyhill's garage on South
Mulberry street. Mr. John A. Court
ney, who lives just across the street
from Mr. Broyhill's residence, heard
a noise, thinking it to be at his own
home, but on going to his door he
discovered three men moi'ing a car
from the garage. Mr. Courtney fired
on them, wounding one of them in
the legs, but they all made their es
cape. Chief Sherrill was called im
mediately and while making a search
for the would-be automobile robbers
some unknown person from the front
postoffice door fired on him, the bul
let going diagonally across the street
and burying itself in the window
casing of Cloer's market. Chief
Sherrill followed into the postoffice
and found that the would-be assassin
and postoffice robber, or robbers, had
made good their escape through the
back door. In order to summon aid
the fire alarm was turned in.
Investigation showed that entrance
to the postoffice had been gained by
breaking the glass in the front door,
and the safe was soaped and ready
for using nitro-glycerine'." It is
thought that but for the accidental
interruption by Chief Sherrill, who
was out looking for the auto robbers,
the safe would have beep blown open
in a very few minutes. Postmaster
Virgil D. Guire phoned to Asheville
for bloodhounds and by 10:30 Fri
day morning the dogs were in the
postoffice. ready to pick up the scent
ST4 follow the trail of the young man
who is now in
It was found that other gar-ges
in town had also b'jcn enterrd durins
the night and thr automobiles made
ready for immediate use. It is not
known whether the would-be post
office and automobile thieves were
working together or not.
On Sunday evening Clifton Hahn,
who was suspected of being one of
the party of criminals, was arrested
at the home of Mrs. Emma Houck,
mother of Linney Houck, and placed
in jail for safe keeping.
AUSTRIAN PEACE TERMS
FOLLOW GERMAN CLOSELY
Nearly three weeks have elapsed
since Premier Clemenceau, on behalf
of the allied and associated govern
ments, presented the peace terms to
th representatives of Germany, says
a special cable from Paris to the
Charlotte Observer. The interval
during which time Count von Brock-dorff-Rantzau
appears to have suc
ceeded in obtaining modification, fa
vorable to Germany, of the terms re
garding the Saare valley and Dant
zig has seen very little material ad
vance on other important problems
awaiting solution.
The peace terms to be imposed
upon Austria, it is understood, follow
closely the lines pf the German
treaty, but such knotty problems as
the apportionment of what part of
the Austrian war burden is to be
borne by various new states arising
ou tof the ashes of the dual mon
archy still are undecided.
Little or no progress has been
made with the Italo-Jugo-Slav con
troversy or with the proposal for re
adjustment between Belgium and
Holland of the treaty of 1839. Still
the questions, such as the near east
and the disposal of Turkey, the terms
to be imposed upon Bulgaria or the
adoption of some constructive policy
towards Russia, are very much as
they were three weeks ago.
Public opinion in France will not
likely be reassured by modifications
in the Saare valley terms which are
to beseen in the correspondence, be
tween Prmier Clemencau and Brock-dorff-Rantzau.
CENTENARY SUBSCRIPTIONS
IN SOUTH TOTAL $48,000,000
A dispatch from Nashville Monday
says that with credits annual stipu
lated contribzutions for missions
officially reported, subscriptions in
the Centenary campaign of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South,
amounted to $48,000,000, the sub
scriptions aggregating $32,000,000.
Although under the original plan
fo rche campaign, credits were to be
given for stipulated contributions,
thi Centenary commission is now
seeking to' bring the subscriptions up
tds $35,000,000 without regard to
credits. . '
Twelve conferences are beyond
their quotas, ' the New Mexico-and
West Oklahoma conferences having
reported over,Monday afternoon. -'
The. Cuban' mission reported $45,
000 by cable Mdnday, although there
is no conference on the island, Cuba
being1 the foreign mission field. The
campaigns are to be energetically
prosecuted this week in districts and
conferences which have failed to
raise their quotas.
SOME ITEMS OF NEWS
FROM BLOWING ROCK
Notwithstanding the rainy weather
this place is beginning to take on a
summer appearance, as many auto
parties are coming this way daily.
The beautiful rhododendron is now
in bloom and the roadsides are deco
rated with it in every direction.
There is a later variety, light pink
and white, which blooms in June, but
persons coming this way now see the
deep purple or red variety in its
prime. Many parties come just to
see this handsome flora. Fishing
parties are also numerous, and the
fishing this season is as good or a lit
tle better than usual.
Quite a few persons who own cot
tages here are coming in and taking
up taeir abode for the season. Among
the late arrivals are Mrs. Charles
Cannon and family of Concord, Mr.
Knox and family of Salisbury, and
Mr. G. M. Brokenborough, wife and
daughter of Charlotte. Mr. Spencer,
manager of the Green Park hotel, is
here and expects to open the hotel
about June 1.
The people of the village and sur
roundin gcountry were delighted last
Sunday to see Rev. Edgar Tufts of
Banner Elk here to fill his regular
appointment in the Presbyterian
church after an absence of five
months. Last December he suffered
a severe attack of influenza and his
life was almost despaired of at one
time. He is now well again and, in
fact, seems in better health than for
years past.
We have here an organization that
speaks well for our community, and
we doubt if another town or village
in the country can produce one like
it. It is a woman's prayer meeting,
which has been in existence for twenty-five
years or longer. It was or
ganized by Miss Dorsett, a teacher at
Skyland school, years ago, and has
been kept up by the good women of
this community ever since. The
meetings are held weekly in private
homes and are conducted by the lead
ing women of the vicinity, and, re
gardless of the kind of weather pre
vailing, the meetings are held each
Friday afternoon.
The maple sugar industry of this
section has been receiving more than
the usual attention during the last
sr. ison. Mr. Henfer of the national
department of agriculture, working
in connection with our state depart
ment of agriculture, has been in the
vicinity of Linville much of the past
winter and spring, assisting and ad
vising persons who have maple groves
in the manufacture of the syrup and
sugar. The past winter was mild
and very little sugar was made, but
the interest shown was good, and the
future outlook for the industry is
bright. Mr. Henfer is making an ef
fort to have the large area of sugar
maple groves on the north and west
sides of Grandfather mountain set
apart and put in condition for the ex
clusive sugar orchard. If his project
goes through it will be the largest
enterprise of the kind in the world,
being larger in extent than that of
Vermont, which is now the largest in
the world.
Mr. Coot Rogers and Mr. Bynum
Hartley left this place last Saturday
for Nevada, where they expect to
make their homes. They are both
brothers-in-law of our townsman, Mr.
W. L. Crisp, Mrs. Rogers being a sis
ter of Mrs. Crisp and Mr. Hartley.
The farmers and others living
along the south side of the Blue
Ridge tell us the fruit crop will be
short in that part of the country,
most of it being killed by the late
cold weather.
The rainy weather which has pre
vailed here as elsewhere during May
has been fine for the grass, and the
prospects for a fine crop of hay are
promising.
REPORT OF SALVATION
ARMY HOME SERVICE FUND
Following is the report of the
drive for the Salvation Army home
service fund which ended Monday,
May 26. On account of a large por
tion of money given in this drive by
persons whose names were not given
in, especially at the mass meeting at
the Methodist church Sunday night,
I shall not give the names of the con
tributors, but will credit the amounts
to the different solicitors. Receipts
to date have been as follows:
(Many pledges made Sunday night
at the Methodist church have since
been redeemed. This accounts for
cash receipts being larger than
pledgeas, the contrary of which was
the case Sunday night.)
Cash
Pledges. Rcpts.
Mass meeting at
M. E. church $ 58.50 $129.11
Mrs. L. F. Stine... 5.00 4.50
Miss Alice Coffey. 6.00
Miss Alice Robbins 41.60
Matt Bernhardt. 12.00 74.58
Miss Mary Coffey. 5.00
Miss M. Newland.- 51.00
Miscellaneous 29.50 46.00
Total $110.00 $353.19
Paid out for stomps $ 1.80
Total cash in bwik 351.39
Total pledges and cash con
tributions . -..$463.19
I am very much indebted- to the
solicitors and every contributor who
helped to make the drive for the
Salvation Army a success; While the
campaign has in reality closed, if
there is anyone who has been over
looked and who wishes to contribute
to this worthy cause I shall be very
glad indeed to receive the contribu
tion! and forward them to Salvation
Army headquarters. . t
kespectfr.il-' submitted. ' -.-.
:. JAMES Ty FRITCHErT.
s
Holds that the Election for Road
Bonds Was Illegal Because of a
Technicality in the Passage
of an Amendment
The Supreme Court of North Caro
lina in the case of Guire vs. the Com
missioners of Caldwell county, hand
ed down its opinion Tuesday that the
contemplated issue of $250,000 road
bonds for Caldwell was illegal. The
opinion is based upo nthe reasoning
that the original act of 1917 pro
vided for an interest rate not to ex
ceed 5 per cent. This was amended
by an act passed at the last legisla
ture raising the interest rate to 6
per cent. According to the State con
stitution a bond issue act must be
read three times in each house of
the legislature and the ayes and noes
called on second third readings. This
was not done with respect to the
amendment of 1919. The court there
fore reserved the decision of Judge
Long, which has the effect of re
straining the commissioners from
selling the bonds.
The court concluded its opinion as
follows:
"The objection o" the plaintiff to
the regularity of the election because
a new registration was ordered is
without merit. The provision in the
statute "but no new registration shall
be required" is not a prohibition on
the power to order a new registra
tion, but a statement that it shall
not be necessary.
"On the facts admitted we cannot
sustain the issue of bonds."
BOCHE NOTES HAVE LITTLE
EFFECT ON ALLIES' PURPOSES
Germany's series of notes protest
ing against various sections of the
peace treaty apparently have had lit
tle effect on the purpose of the al
lied and associated governments to
have the German delegates sign or
refuse the treaty virtually as pre-
' semeu.
I Paris reports are that the only
changes of moment made, in the
treaty have been in phraseology and
'details. Several German notes, how-
ever, remain unanswered.
It is indicated in various reports
from Germany that the attitude of
the Berlin government is changing,
1 some observers expressing the opin
ion that it will order the delegates at
Versailles to sign the treaty. Count
,von Brockdorft'-Rantzau is again at
, Versailles after his conference Fri
day at Spa with Premier Scheide
mann and other German leaders.
What transpired there has not been
disclosed, nor have the German dele
gates sent any further communica
tions to the peace conference.
! Meanwhile the allied troops are be
ing held in readiness along the
Rhine. Gen. Robertson, the British
I commander, had a conference at Co
blenz last Friday with Lieut. Liggett,
commander of the American bridge
head, in regard to their plans should
j the Germans decline to sign.
I President Wilson, it is said in
Paris, has let it be known that the
; United States probably would not be
able to take a mandate for Constan-
tinople or other parts of the former
; Turkish empire. It ha sbeen suggest
ed consequently that Constantinople
either be placed under joint control
' of the great powers, or, failing that,
that Greece be give nthe mandate for
the Turkish capital with the support
of the powers.
I Further reports indicate that the
( position of the bolsheviki at Petro-
S"u ia niuwniK worse, ine aavan
tage of the Finns and Esthonians con
tinues and loud explosions and great
fires are reported to have, occurred in
Petrograd, indicating that the bolshe
viki were destroying ammunition.
Other reports say that the inhabi
tants of Petrograd have arisen
against the bolsheviki, and that there
has been much gun firing.
,
GERMANS TO BELITTLE
WORK OF SUBMARINES
The Germans will send another
note to Premier Clemenceau in con
nection with the economic terms of
i the peace treaty, the Vossische Zei
tung of Berlin says it learns officially.
I The note, will point out that the al
lied claim that more than 12,000,000
tons of shipping were destroyed by
German submarines is not true'be-
cause more than half of the shipping
was sunk by legal' cruiser warfare.
The Germans, the paper adds, will
also declare that the allied reply to
the first German note on the eco
nomic terms shows a misunderstand
ing of the agricultural needs of Ger
manl. Objection will also be made
to the loss of coal which the treaty
would impose on Germany.'
DEMANDINF ABDICATION
OF EMPEROR CHARLES
A dispatch from Geneva says that
former Emperor Charles of Austria
is receiving so many threatening let
ters from Vienna demanding his Im
mediate official abdication, which he
has thus far refused, that the Swiss
authorities at the chateau Prangins,
near Geneva, have doubled the guard,
fearing an attack on him. Nobody i
permitted to enter hte park of the
chateau without permission from
Charles' secretary, And tradesmen
are obliged to deposit thir goods at
the lodge. No member of the former
reigning family of Austria has yet
left the chateau, but Charles is in
constant correspondence with oliti
csl inends in V;er.na. v.. ; ..