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VWUou, N.C. ; ' Manning it Kltchla, ' , Kalcigh, N. a . - V " - t ' "i ' i.i t'.c Cm. , l 1 v1-- c. i shi !3 LUT LUKE CI1GE5 111 I! MM MAY CREATE WAR COUNCIL BIM ILAR TO THOSE OF ENGLAND , ,7- i "' AND FRANCE. TWO BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS On Prfeai War Ceunell of Five Mambart and the Othar Would Can- tralls Munltlone Control in a Dlraa- Ut af Munltlena. . Waahlmton. framing of leglilatloa eeatomplatliic draatlo chartea In tha (OTarnment't Var' machlncrr, tnclud Inc creation of an American war coun cil aimllar to thoaa of England , ana France and a director of munitions. waa begun by tha senate military com mittee. - , ':: l Two btUa-Wne propoalng the war council of five members, including tha lecretarlet of war and navy and three clviliana oppolntad by the Prev (dent and a second to centralise muni bona control in a director of munition, were prepared by a aub-commlttae con slating of Chairman Chamberlain and Senatora Hitchcock and Wadiworth. Chairman Chamberlain announcel that - the committee virtually ; had agreed upon the two bills, in lieu of his neaaure for a aeparate department of munHloha with a new cabinet mem- bar. The attitude of the administra tion toward them haa not been dlacloa- ad. President Wllaon and Secretarr Baker opposed the original Chamber lain bllL ' , Independent of Cabinet . The plan of the committee for the war council la to hare It nndar the Prealdent, but wholly iadapendent of the cabinet "It would ait with and adviaa the President In forming broad policies, aimllar to tha British war cabinet and the French war ministry. said Chairman Chamberlain. "It would give co-ordination now lacking in cen tral direction of all government's war operations. , . The Tfll ta aatabllah .a director of munitlona la modeled, after the Brit Ish law The committee proposes that the director ' should be subordinate only to theNrar council and the Prea ldent and not the cabinet, taking over many supply functions of the war, nary, shipbuilding and other branches. The director; would haye control of all war aupplles,; their production, pur chase, transportation' and distribution. The title of "director of munitlona," M definitely decided upon by the committee and written. Into the dratted bin by the j suhcommlttea, which rejected proposals to call the head of the new agency the "director of war industries." ' : ;., .i..a ; .. . . -r .-wr The committee received Trora Direc tor Oifford of the council of national defense suggestions for centralising munitlona and tu industrial control, 4- ADMINISTRATOR AARFIELD 5 4; ELLS COMMITTEE WHY. (- ( Imperative Beoauee of Fuel and; Trana ifi-, va.ii,portatlen, Crlala.' Washington. Fuel Administrator Garfield underwent a two hour grill ing at the hands of the senate com mittee InYeatigaUng the coal shortage, which called him before it to explain his reason for issuing the order shut ting dwn indastrlea by denying fthem we asa or ooai. - 1 ' At the termination of tha hearing the committee decided to make no formal report, bnt .Chairman Reed made a speech la the senate declaring Doctor Oarfleld had hot satisfied him of the necessity for such drastic action. The line of questions asked by dther members, af. the committee Indicated that they, too, took the Same view. Doctor Garfield declared the order waa made imperative because of, the fuel and transportation orteie. If coal ware net. cut off te, all Industries for a period many ef them, he said,' would be forced to elose anyhow and : tha government :1a closing down . every thing intended to treat all alike. ;' BATTLE FLA8. XEFPERLIN ' BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON. Washington. The battle flag of the Zeppelin L-41, branght dawn hear Beurbonne. Prance, October 17, 11T, Maa been reeeivad at t!a haadauiarters of the marina corps and sent to tha national mtiseam. Tha fl. dee pad: bears no distinguishing ln wa!a ef any kind. Aceompaylng It -e sall por tions ef the eater eav re tut ef tho (as tug of tiia Z,tP"d. ' Tie Sag was given to Meier General - r.-j-nett - - " ""! - Bom Addressed ta Cavemer. c fian Francisco. A bescb addressed to Governor William D. E.e. hens' man- ion at Sacramento, has been inters at tha ferry postc"ice here, tt bersrae kown. ,Tie ed -r.l r" ls ef f f-- i iva i , a v. e contain Tha d De- -n cf r 17, 1 , f t :(. A r i ' 1 1 . i t r - . KISS HELEN 0. M'CORMICK ' Mlaa Helen D. McCormlck has en tared upon her dutlea aa an assistant district attorney m New York' elty. Her excellent work aa atate factory Inspector brought her to the attention of District Attorney Lewis ef Kings county, Mlaa McCormlck la thirty years old and la a graduate, ef the Brooklyn law school. . She waa admit ted to tha bar five years ago. She haa alwaya been an active worker for wom an suffrage, being chairman of the Tenth assembly district TO CLOSE FOR TEN MONDAYS ALL MANUFACTURING PLANTS ARE ORDERED TO CLOSE DOWN FOR FIVE DAYS. Industry and Business Generally Af- fected by Order Whloh la Estimated by Garfield to 8ave 30.000,000 Tona of Coal. ... Washingtoa. 4 America 'a manutao turlng' enterprises with but few ex ceptions In all states eaat of the Mis-. Sisslppt river was ordered by the gov ernment to suspend operations for five days beginning' Friday morning, Jan uary 18, aa a drastic measure for re lieving the fuel famine. , , At the same time, - as a further means of relief, It, was directed that industry and business generally, In cluding all normal activities, that re quire heated buildings, observe aa a holiday every Monday for the next tea weeks." This will close down on Mon daya not only' factories, but saloons, stores except for sale of drugs and food, places of amusement and nearly all offiee, buildings,.-4 While the order does not mention shipyards, it la known that they will be permitted, to continue operation aa usual, althoagh munitions plants will be cloeed. .' The government's move came' entire ly without warning in a order issued by Fuel Administrator Garfield with the approval Of President Wilson pre scribing stringent restrictions govern ing the distribution and use of coal. It was decided upon hurriedly by the President and government heada as; a desperate remedy for- the fuel crisis and the transportation tangle i the eastern states. Even munition plants are not excepted from ;-.the closing down order. ; :i : ,;y-'.'. -ilti Officials would not discuss the far- reaching effects the action would hare on the industrial fabric and questions as to how the order, was to be inter preted, to mee specific problems went unanswered. :f ;1',' '-.('Kp''. The Order' prescribes a preferential list of consumers In whose Interest it -was dravn.' These users' will get coat m the following order: " Railroads; ; household consumers; hospitals; charitable Instltptlons, anf army and; navy cantonments'. ' " ' Public utilities, telephone and tele graph plants. ', - ' , v 8trictly government enterprises, ex cepting factories and plants worklni on government contracts' i ' - :' Public buildings slid necessary gov ernment, stated and. municipal require ments. - 1 ' Factorlea , producing , . perishabl foods and foods for immediate con sumption. . i' ! j Save SOXX),000 Tone.- ' , It was eatlmated the enforcement of tle order would cave total of So.OsO,- SO; tons of bituminous coal, "which' probably la about '.half the present shortage.' The' Indications were that at the end of the ten weeks of Men- day's holidays a permanent policy of restricted consumption would aave been determined on. ? V, MORE THAN 700 VES8ELB , TAKEN, OVR BY THE NAVY Washington. -Since the United States entered the war the navy has taxott over and converted 'to war use betnu TOO and 800 passenger and fre' ' t vessels, yachts, tugs, . Ching ',1 ai oJher ,ratft -This was dis 3 ia a f tentent ly Cfca! -nan rf t house lfpv' !ng ' - - HALF THE IIAIIOli OBSERVES HOLIDAY ALL RETAILERS EXCEPT DRU0I AND FOOD STORES TO CLOSE. i EOT, COM. CARS Ta Continue For Tea' Mondays Gar field Requests Thaj Office Buildings ' Ba Not Heated CCndltltona Better. The eastoiw half t the United States observed, Monday generally as a holtday.tho first of 10 hoatless Mondaya decreed bythe government to oonsorvo coal jnd-to clear conges tion from the railroad. Although the closing order, promul gated by Fuel Administrator Garfield, goes no further than to forbid the nse of fuel for beating, fuel administration officials expect business to cease and Director Garfiold igued a direct re quest that nil retail .establishment. except food and ' dreg stores, close their doors for the day. " At the same time 'office buildings were requested to observe the spirit aa well as the letter of the order and operate no lighta or elevators except to accommodate the few exempted persons who ar housed In their build ing. ..:-':.' ' Food stores, which In the original order were permitted to remain open only half the day. were grntaed a spe cial dispensation under which they may sell goods throughout the day. It waa said that the use of fael tot lighting buildings and tor operating their elevators probably could be pre vented during the remainder of the Monday holidays. In drawing the or der this was overlooked and thousanda of- telegrams have reached the fuel administration aaklng for a ruling. ' ' While reports to the tael adminis tration told of an Increased movement of coal to houaeltoldera and to ahips under the three daya oper'atlon of tho five-day factory closing order, aevero weather held hack, the .clearing of freight coiUojaorti walJJnn: fe tne- chief -purposes sought ? At tha ; An administration bill wss Intro office of the director general of rail-. dneed( ,t tne request of the war de- roaaa it waa said that mere waa little partment, by Chairman Chamberlain hope for material Improvement in traf- of lenate military committee, to fie conditions until the weather moder- j ngter for draft all men who have ated. ' ' reached II since June 4, 1917, when Moving Empty Coal Cars. ... th8 draft law became1 effective. The ' Efforts were centralized on the t administration's support seems to as movement of emotv coal cars back to sure its prompt . passage. The bin the mines, and to the transportation of bunker coal to the Atlantic sea board. A total of 150,000 tons of bun ker coal had arrived or waa en route for North Atlantic ports while 100,000 tons had been delivered on the south ern' seaboard and 200,000 tona more was on Its way. t At one southern pert 20,000 tons waa delivered to ahips that have been tied up for more than a week.'--" ; ". " ?' CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY v.' HAS BEEN DISSOLVED Closed By Sailor Guards Report Japs JV Hsve Landed. , Petrograd BV Associated Press) The constituent assembly haa been dis solved. The-decree of dissolution was . issued last night by the council of na- Uonal commissioners and : adopted 'aaHv thin mnrnlnf hv thn (-.Antral at ecuUve committee of the workmen's and soldiers', deputies. ,' , , The text reads: , i - . ."When ' the constituent assembly Voted against the declaration made by the president, of the central executive committee after an hour's deliberation, the bolshevlkt left, the hall and were followed by the social revolutionists of the leff on the assembly showing Its unwillingness , to approve the manner in whlph the peace sourparers were being conducted. - A decree dissolving the assembly will Be. published." The first hint . the newspaper men received that extreme meaaurea were contemplated was whsn they were In formed that the Tauride palace, where the assembly began its sessions, would be closed , to the members of the as sembly, to the' newspaper men and to everyone else. . ' ir ' STRIKERS IN AUSTRIA v ' , .. OPENLY ANTI-GERMAN. ' London. A general ,, strike Is . on throughout Austria, according to an Exchange 'Telegraph dlsptcah from Paris, which reports 100,000 men quit ting work In Vienna and Neustadt closing down all the war factories. The strikers are described as openly anti-German and the 'movement - la both political and economic nd espec ially aimed at securing peace. -' Public demonstrations. It Is added, h.ave been held In many places. NEED 80,000 MORE WOMEN - ' IN ARMY NURSING SERVICE. " Washington. Enlisting of 20,000 more women ta the military nursing service will be required it prospective needs of the government are to; met the American Red Cross announced In an appeal for volunteers. In order to meet the Increasing de mands of the army e 1 nsvy nurse "" i.tlie F.ed Cross ' r ' 1 LIEUT. PATRICK O'BRIEN -, ; , - ) CI' , i V III ii l I I 'II I II II I 1 I I HI i Lieut Patrick O Brian, an American member ef tha British flying corps, who waa brought down In a one-elded battle by the Germans, and who had bean taken into Germany en hie way to prison eamp, jumped from a train which waa going SO mllee an hour, and by many hereto and clever moves man. aged to get Into Holland, and then back to England. . ' " . WAR DEPARTMENT REQUEST YOUNG MEN BECOMING OF AGE WILL KEEP RANKS OF ARMY WELL FILLED. Bill Introduced In Senate by Chanv erialrt Measure Would Permit Fur leuahlna ef Troooe foH harvest Work. :'i- 'I: ' " ' Washington. The government deeldad on draft registration of all young men aa, fast as they become 21 ' yeara old a the means of keeping , filled the ranks of the war army. It , has decided against raising the draft gJlmi$k2Pa, ecrees with the recent recommenda tions of Provost Marshal General Crowder. Other administration bills intro duced by Chairman Chamberlain at the request of the war department will supplement the draft law to make It workable under conditions that have developed. One would permit ' fur- loughing of national army troops for harvest work or other civilian duty; another would eliminate enemy alien population from basis of calculations for draft, quotaa, by making the basis for each state the number of men available in class 1. ; Registration of men who have be come of age aince the draft law was enacted,' was recommended in the re cent report of Provost Marshal Gen eral Crowder as one of the means by which h supply of men for the national 'army might be assured without taking 0M who nB' O6 dependent upon ttem It could be done also, General urowaer pomiea out, ay exienaiug ue sge limits above the present line of 21. The war department has adopted the first suggestion. - It la estimated that It will add about 700,000 men to the draft available each year. Congressmen have been advised that further legislation would be necessary to perfect and carry on the draft and the paaaage of Senator Chamberlain's bill with admlnisrtetloB support ; Is ertectod promptly in both houses. the hill changing the basts of state quote is believed to provide a more equitable system, as K will exclude entirely enemy aliens from the basis. Enemy aliens were Included In the basis tor the first draft and there waa much complaint - Heavy enemy alien populations In some congested dis tricts forced Americans to- army duty regardless of exemption claims to make up district quotas. capt, "bill" Mcdonald DIE8 AT WITCHITA FALLS. Wichita FaUs, Texas. Capt "Bill" McDonald, noted Texas ranger , and personal friend and bodyguard of sev eral presidents, died here, f - ,t McDonald, who waa United Stetee marshal tor northern Texas, was fa mous for his control over the most desperate characters of the Mexican border and Texas. PRIVATES ANDREWS AND DINA KILLED IN ACTION. - Washington. Privates Michael Una and Harold T. Andrews, of the engi neer corps, previously reported miss ing after the battle in General Eyicg's forces In stemming a German attack aro'ind Cambral November SI, were killed In action, the war d- 'rt.-rnat vbs advised by General I ' . T; "r I '" -s wre recover 1 i SOUTHERN PLANTS ALL CLOSED DQVtJ BUSINESS MEN OF SOUTH SERVE FUEL ORDER FOR FIVE DAYS. OB NO VIOLATIONS REPORTED Cotton Interests Are Hardest HR . With Tobacco Following Industrial Center at Birmingham Only Slightly , Affected. -'.,-.. ' Atlanta, Oa. Hundreds of industrial plants In the south were closed for a live-day period' under the fuel re ' atrictlon order and thousands of op ! eratlves were Idle. ' No reports of vio lations of the order had been received and surface indications were that both manufacturers and workers view ed the situation philosophically. -, , " The South Carolina house of repre sentatives, in aeaalon at Columbia. voted down by ah overwhelming ma jority a resolution asking Fuel Admin istrator Oarfleld to rescind the order and tha Atlanta chamber of commerce adopted a resolution approving It At Roanoke, business men ta maas meet ing voted to observe tho order, while the Norfolk, (Virginia) Retail Mer chants' Association aaked merchants to closs all stores oa Mondays during the ten-week period. j The tobacco interests probably was the largest outside of cotton to be af fected by the order, fcigar factories la Florida, Virginia sad other states were closed as - were tobacco and cigarette plants in Virginia. North Carolina and. other sections. ' The industrial center at Birming ham was only alightly affected, as meat of the steel plants there are engaged on government work sod at the coal mines extra efforts were made to get j out coal. Shipyards, Including : the navy yards at Norfolk, Charleston and New Orleans and the Newport News plant were In full ; re In full operation. pleasure- to show VOU its R&i Equip-' Richmond eet army of idle workers ef any city In the south, thirty thousand having been - j - -. "1, r r- , 12,000 New Orleans some 15,;000; Ma con, Ga., 7,000; Memphis from C.OOO to 7,000; Chattanooga from 1S.S00 to 20,000; Charleston, S. C, about 20f, and Knoxvtlle, about 2,600. In the Itoaneke district where about 2,000 workers i were idle, the Norfolk k Western railway offered to employ hundreds of persons In repair and other work on Its lines and la Ms shops during the days of Inactivity, includ ing Mondays. 1 , : , RAILROAD WAGE BOMMI8SION WANTED BY DIRECTOR MeADOO. Washington. Director General Me- Adeo announced appointment of a rail road wage commission of fear public men to analyse and recommend action on all wag's and labor questions pend ing before the government railroad ad ministration, Including , the railway brotherhoods' demands. At the same time the director gen eral put Into effect a new system ef government railroad administration by dividing the country Into three oper- lating regions, south, east and west, and placed a railroad executive at the head of each as his representative. ' The wage commission consists ef Secretary Lane, Interstate Commerce Commissioner C. C. McChord, Judge J. Harry Covington, chief Justice of the District ef Columbia supreme court and William R. Willcox. who announc ed his resignation as chairman ef tha republican national committee. In charge of the eastern railroads, Mr. McAdoo retained A. H. Smith, president of the New Terk Central who has acted as assistant to the dkf rector general, with headquarterar m New York. R. H. Aiahton, presldaat ef the Chicago ft Northwestern, "was appointed regiouaT director for terri tory west of the Mississippi with head quarters at Chicago. Southwestern roads were assigned to C. H. Mark ham, president of the Illinois Central, with headquarters at Atlanta. The eastern division consists of ter ritory north ef the Ohio and' Potomac rivers, "and east of Lake Michigan and the Indiana-Illinoia state line else thoae railroads in Illinois extending Into that atate from points east of the Indiana-IlHnels state line; alee the Cheaapeake Ohio, .the Norfolk A Western and the Virginia railways.1' ; - The southern district Is defined as Including "all ratlroada In that por tion of the Vnlted States south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi river, except the Chesa peake A Ohio, Norfolk at Western and the Virginian rallwaya. FREDERICK SPOEMANN . AND ASCH LIBERATES. Baltimore. Frederick H. C f mann, brother of Walter r?o" alleged German spy, held U it and Bfarius Asch, both cf v arrested la Baltimore sLo ' y i Walter Spoermann was t i Ke-rport News, Vs., . w-e Ass'ttant XTnited Etafes I r j Lf ' f ' 1 f itrot BECOMING AN . INVESTOR Tha "big" opportunity' that comi's t practically every Individual tt ono time or another almost invaria bly requires soma money. ' - r'l :' ' A The wise plan is to begin saving to day-now. With the start and a determination to succeed financial progress is sure, . ' tit; only . requires $1.00 to make the start by open- ,' . ? ing an account in ' r , ';'-, this Institution. ' Pianters NationsBank; Every Citizen of Nash V County is Invited f:;- to Visit "NASH COUNTY'S New Bank Farmers & Merchcnts BanK. . Rocky mount. ' Has recently installed its ' - new ILXtUreS and awaits With ment a. uuiuni,- . - v jce-rrea. T A. Avery. Vice-Pres. - Cashier. W. W. Avery, Visitors From Nashville When in Rocky Mount . 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