North Carolina Newspapers

The Trading Tublii Mine Liberally Patronise MervbaaU Wbc i Bid For The Trade I I - I Watch For The Bidders NASHVILLE, North Carolina, January 16th, 1919. NO. 3. H'j ! . .,;!.. 1 bard and ,: ; w.i! ,i o:i the part of , i . 1 1 lirertors a-will-' ei 1 and advise with tts al) the necessary r,f SAFETY in each h'ut a banking . .. C, , we'll welcome ' ' . account- v - First National BanK . Rocky Mount, N..C ; -Safest For Saying-,: E NATIONAL BANK .OF ROCKY MOUNT IOCKY AlOUNT, N. C (Capital and Surplus! fi: $20o!ooo.oov mpounded Quarterly On Savings." ( our Business Solicited. F Tnos. H. Battle; Presidents. 'H. Ricks, - - '. Vice-President P.. Thorpe, yice-Preeident. h. Suiter, ; J... ''' ' '." Cashier. . G. Robbing,-' Asst. Cashier, S. Bennett,' , V Asst; Cashier, 1 liters From r Nashville I When in Rocky Mount J" ' Stop at the ' . -r.. AhESON HOTEL a::d cafe. ,i Ladies and Gentlemen, f E-icpcsn Plan. II 5 COOKING. ' CCQD SERVICE. ' , -213 S, Main St,... ral location. Steam Heat and nning Water in IJvel y Room. SEE QEOriQE -AND- roll Better ! . -I Wh Nrchville's - 0. I. DuEOSE, Prop'r. yc 3 experience in best r 5 in hr" t cities on i lantic reaborrd," ; '-- no io gmo;o3 ,i y;iLi:te SOLDIER MAIL IN FRANCE TO Bl RESHIPPED TO DEAD LET. C TER OFFICE HERE, - v CI I siC TL'C l'0 PCDIOTITMI L.U....L JUL IIA1 ULrfUlliiiUll . t' . . ' Te Impreve Conditions a Force' el .. Experienced Mall Clerks May Be : Sent to Make Dellverl.. , .. .. ' , . , - . . ' f Waaliington. From eight t otea car loads of mail for American soldiers an undelivered in France, Second Assist ant Poatmaster General Praeger told the sen die postoffics committee, and "thousands and probably millions" 01 letters addressed to the men oversew will arrive in New York' soon to bl seat to the dead letter office when up auumpi win oe maas to reiun- them to the writer s. . ". - - Blame for - the- failure to delivei "this mair .was placed on the war da- partm'ent by Mr. Praeger, who agali . explained - that the army ' authorltlet T handle . all soldiers' mail - in France the po3toffoe department delivering outgoing mall at Hoboken and recelv ing returning mail at the French ports Mr.. Praeger said one way to im prove conditions overseas' would be U send a lore of . experienced mat i clerks to France to deliver the mat r to the soldiers.- Mr. Praeger told the committee th ! ton of nt cotton desdnd,for- fao; pa,rtme"t Bd '" "cwtaij while one reason for the confusion to the to H9ff wag 17410000 and the mill Mr- lnin8 I ' Europe, and Sena delivery of maU to soldlera was tht a6ngumpUon i7.701.000 bales of B0 tor Jme Hamilton Lewis, of Tlllnola, failure of the war department to keei n net weht . - - '- 1 wra montloted. ' SdaeK? YlTnTstw.8 to' Massachusetts still, retain, its an W ".' second cabinet Zl Probacy in cotton manufacturing, thr officer to resign. recenUy on acconnt the departments delay In sending out " , . A 1 ..... ," 0f oereonal flpanclsl consideratfons. allotments to soldiers and in reportini '.casualties.' -. - .. THIRTIETH DIVISION TO SAIL : . FOR HOME JANUARY 20 TO 2) t - - . : .: ,r 1 -Washington From, eight to ten car ' sail trom Brest betweed January 21 ; and 25 and will reach America, li seven to ten- days, barring mishap. While the war department is ' no1 'ready to make 'official anouncement i It is stated that the division will lanl at Hoboken, N J., rather than - Nor ; folk.1. The entire division will be rush er directly Into various camps abow New York, including Camp Dlx, Cam) , Tqtten and ..others about Governor"! : Island.' The men will be kept in cam) eight days to two weeks, under obser vation or quarantine, and will then bi - sent to one of the Southern .camps ' presumably Camp Sevier or Camp Gor don and there will be mustered out i-They will be given new clothing, am ;back pay on leaving New York .' L " . .. '- I - ' . ... . OLD WAY GOOD ENOUGH, FOR"" 9ECY8 GLASS AND BURLESOf KaBhlngton Secretary of the Trees ury Glass and Postmaster General Bur 1 leson prefer the time-honored horse drawn vehicle to tne automobile ana u d ef erence to' their wishes the hous appropriations committee amended thi legislative bill so as to provide car riages for their personal use instead o automobiles which will' Je furnishet other members of the cabinet - .- W. J. BRYAN IN CONFERENCE ' laJIT-LJ UtftUAM fil ITCD A fttftTI Raleigh. . With William Jenning Bryan as the special guest, . the Nortl Carolina suffrage league was In spe cial conference and agreed upon 1 program of legislation to seek at thi hands of this general assembly, elect '. ed officers for. the next year, and Join ,ei a great crowd at the city, audito ium where tho great commoner, wai the speaker and suffrage his apeola theme. The legislative agreemew .vMn-hi by tlis suffragists was to asl of this lc 'ittnre Bimpry the .enact wnt of a ; -vlnlon that will give thi wo ' ti S s I to vote in the part; : prhnaricj, i'.'t they may have 1 voice at least in tl.e Rsiloction of thi candidates for the offices of the stati and county. ; Mr. Bryan first discussed nations prohibition ' as-an accomplished fac and the great part democracy haa hai ' 1 f nccomplishment x ' . " II 31.CC 3 Fi!!l!IF,3 LI T.XEH Armored Train Included In Capture Together with Large Quantities of War Material and Supplier - Washington. Loyal Ausslan troopi operating under the authority ot the Omsk fovernment bare defeated lart bolshevik army, capturing 11,000 pel oners and large quantities Of war ma terlal, according to a telegram front the Omsk authorities to the Russia minister at Stockholm. The meisag as printed in the Swedish press Th telegram said the third bolihe vis. army of 10 regiments had beei 'shattered and that the 'loyal; troopi n4 advanced beyond Kama and Noel raU,lnf ttf V i7r1 01" ot. Booty captured Included armor tpjjn, M wen M urg quantities of war materials and rsserro supplest, ; ' ; ' . north And south Carolina ' .stand first and secon0 V Washington Final statistics of t American cotton crop ot 1917, an nounced by the census bureau, plao j ea proaucuon i ii,b,is running bales equivalent to 11,301,175 bale ot BOO pound, gross weight, and wortl $1,532,690,000 to the. growers. Produo tion of cottonseed amounting to 8,040, MS tons worts 3S,S50,000. 1 1 ' For the Vcotton year"., ended Juli 21, ISIS, consumption amounted : U l,5(,489 bales, exclusive of llntersi exports amounted to 4,iS8,410 bales; net Imports J17.SS1 bales; stocks oe hand at beginning ot year . 1720,171 , bales and at th end of lh yai . - iso.igg bales. - For the entire world, the produo sDlRir- BUUVUiiVOUi WIU1 m - H11U wu , - sumption during the cotton year of L William O. McAdoo having retired last 493.1118 bales. Including llnters Nexl secretary of the treasury la order were North Xarolin wltli because be could not support bis tarn 1 ittis h.i ' flnnih riirniina iwtu Hy on the cabinet member's salary of 892.532 bales and Georgia with 280.395 ! Te mill consumption of those foui states alone represents neariy-three fifths of the total for the country. PRESIDENT'S RETURN "TO ' . , PARIS HASTEN8 MATTER! ' Paris. Many important questloni concerning the - arrangement of - th program for ' the peace conference,' which haxe been in process of solution probably will soon be adjusted as a re suit of President Wilsons' return here The president has personal knowledgf of the view ot some of the premieri ; on these' subjects and he has supple mented tt by his observations durlin hi trip to IUIy. . KIDNAPED MINISTERS ARE., 'DISCOVERED AND RELEASEC . Warsaw. The kidnaped Polish min Ister have all been discovered in.de tention in- a physical culture college Th. r tmmadiatelv freed hw.lhs1" T , . ' .7 .'.71 omcers wno asu oeau uihiwicuou 1. ' find them. Youths belonging to tht armed antl-soclalist militia,- who wars . guarding the ministers, were ordered to deliver np their arms, and did K promptly. . , ' r'' Host 01 tnos aeaunea nao iaaD their detention qaietly. , QOMPER8, RUSSELL AND' I -" - : OTHERS SAIL -FOR EUROPE . j, j 1 ' 1 '.' '- .' ..' lureign miuisi ere 01 un lour green - New York. With the - Japanese powers, Great Britain, France, the peace mission, 8amuel Gompers, head United States and-Italy, met at the Of the American Federation of Ybor. French foreign 'office for the first for Charles Edward Russell, chairman ol mal' exchange of views and te make Jh, gociaV IXtflocratifl league, amoni arrargements for the procedure of er passengers,', the Cunard liner Bar the eonferenee tomorrow, at - which inania sailedfof Liverpool,. I delegation will be present. .-: ; : Wblle Mr. oompers- mision w, internationalise the labor movement Mr. RuKelL according to his statement is going abroad "to fight bolshevism ' epen or secret.,- ',, v... -; , j rvwilmlngton -s-Young women of this : city who hold business positions and; have no opportunity for. acquainting themselves with the fine arts of house keeping are going to- be- Instructed without cost by the city home demon stfator. Miss Annie Lee Rankin. Les sons in domestic science ana prcucai- cooking will be given nighty v :.r: 1 ning of tlio toccp- market on the ..;:;.lly as LJ, ns when' the market closed , for the holidays. ATTOn.iEYGEnERALl GREGORY RESIGNS ANOTHER MEMBER OF WILSON'S ; OFFICIAL FAMILY FINDS JOB .. IS TOO FOORLY PAID. EIS RETIREMENT NOT TO Suoasaaar Will Probably Be F. U Folk, Aotlna Secretary of State or Sen. -'; aUr Jas. H. Lewis f llllnela. ,' , Was htngton. Thomas Watt Oref cry, attorney general of the United State sines 1914, baa resigned because ot "pecuniary responsibilities" and will return to the practice of law. President Wilson bas agreed to bis re- tjMment nelt March 4, Mr. Gregory's letter of resignation dated January I, and the President's reply, cabled from Pari the next day, were made pubHc at the White House. The attorney geLerafs letter disclosed that be had long considered retiring from office and had : disenssed the matter with the President before Mr. Wilson went abroad. . ' Mr. Gregory's - successor has ' not Deen appointed, ana mere nas Deen no ouicnu mumwun as to wno no win "be. In t speculation the name sot Frank L. Polk, counselor ot th state .000 a year. Mr. Gregory is th fifth man to leave the cabinet during the six year of President Wilson's administration. Others ; were Secre tary of State Bryan. Secretary of Wai Garrison, Attorney General McRey nold Mr. Gregory's predecessor, who was appointed to the supreme court, and Mr, McAdoo. -. .- ' t BOLSHEVIKI MAY BE ALLOWED TO STATE THEIR GRIEVANCES '' London. The British government The Sunday Exnress.understands.' has proposed that all 1Us different parties in Russia, Includlj f th f bolsheviki, should present- their program to th peace congress tn order to ascertain if It is possible to come to any under standing with any responsible author Hy in P,usf. The paper add: ' "The French government 1 not hostile to this snggastion. - There i no difference of opinion between tht 1 British and the French governments . - . : " ana mere nay been no idea on the part of the British government to in vited delegates from Russia to attend the peace conference.'' i.v 1 v . SUPREME COUNCIL OF PEACE' " CONFERENCE HOLDS 8ES3ION - Paris. The supreme council of the peace congress, consisting of Presi dent" Wilson and the premiers nd ne meeting was chiefly interesting In Its personal aspects bringing to- gather for the first time in contact of i the world's best - known 1 statesmen, ! wOv are now the guiding figures of the congress. The scene a they aa-t sembled was one of unusual activity. The meeting was an extended one. tt was mainly for the purpose of set tllng new terms for prolonging the armistice, which expires January 17 and for dstynlnlng the number and, composition Of the delegations of the various countries for tke session or .tha peace congress whleti Is abjut to;' oueq. -"- . . . - Friends "-'.And CONSIDERABLE FROQRE88 , HAI : - ALREADY BEEN MADE ON ; TENTATIVE PROPOSALS. Compulsory Arbitration; Restriction t Arwiamsnts and Series of Penal. :'. ' ties, Part of Prevrahl. . Psris. The return to Pans of Pros Went Wilson, the arrival ot Lor Robert Cecil, the special delegate or the British government on the leagut of nations, and the presence here oi Leon Bourgeois, the French represen tativa on th same subject, market th Inaaguratloa of exchanges on thi definite terms by which th leagu. la to be constituted Already considerable progress hai been made on the various tentaUvi proposals put forward. Lord Robert Cecil's plan outlines i broad and comprehensive organizatioi of the league ot nations, but thus fai it is In the general terms and bas no yet been reduced to definite terms a enactment General Smuts' plan is along slmi lar lines, but more general, and ii mainly a thesis on the advantages o such a league of nations. . M. Bourgeois' plan, embodying thi French point of view, while general also embraces a number of specific details, Including compulsory arbltra tion, restriction of excessive arms ment and International tribunal and I series ot sanction of penalties for en forcing observance ot the league'i decisions. GOVERNMENT WILL CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY OF BENJ. FRANKLIC Washington.' Benjamin Franklin nrhoae picture adorns the 1919 issu of the War Savings certificates, wil have on January 17 his 213th birth day on of the most uniqne blrthda; celebrations ever undertaken in bono of a distinguished American. It wil have th full backlag of the Unitet States government . Th event will be celebrated througl special exercises to be held in the pub 11c schools throughout the country am by various children's organizations More than 160,000 Wavings Societiei will make th day a special one. Ii these and many other ways the natioi will Join in paying a gigantic tribute ti Benjamin Franklin, whose words o wisdom on thrift ant saving are faml liar in every American borne. . - The purpose of this birthday eels oration' is to encourage the contlnu ance of national thrift, Americans prenrar wasters, became notable sav era under war's pressure. National!! Ing this newly acquired thrift habit ii the task undertaken by ' the TJnltei States treasury. Wise buying, sam saving and" sane investment are thi watchwords of th 1919 thrift program BEGINNING O? CIVIL WAR . IS REPORTED FROM BERLIU Copenhagen Berlin is in a stati of complete anarchy and civil war hat began there. All the banks are barricaded and 1 great number of the public buildlngi aro in- the hands ef the spartacan, 01 extreme radical group. -. : Thousands of armed workmen 01 th spartacan taction, the correspond eat roporta, are. crowding the streoti and at several points firing has begua M'ADOO LEAVES FOR TWO MONTHS IN CALIFORNIA Washington. Belief that Preslden Wilson will appoint a ' new director general of railroads within a few dayt was expressed by - William G. McAdoi before leaving with bis family far 1 two months' vacation at Santa Bar bare, Oal. '.' Pending the . appointment 01 ni successor,-mrv MCAaoo saw n would continue to discharge the du ties of tte office with Assistant Dlreo tor Rines ia charge ef the railroa administration offices. ' ' -' Bailey. J. W. Patton, recognised ai one of the South' best Masonic, lec; turers has arrived in Bailey Jo two week of Instruction work with tt fhtqe-f Lodge N! 8U A, F. and A. M. Much degree work will be done while Mr. Patton 1 her as the lodge has several candidates to raise. 6th, inst, it was gratifying to A STATE OF SEIGE BLOODY FIGHTING OCCURS IN WHICH MANY PER8ON8 ARE KILLED AND WOUNDED. REVOLUTIONISTS REPULSED Thouanda of Government Troops Are Still Entering Capital; Public Buildings Oooupled. Copenhagen. Serious Spartacus riots are going on at Dresden, Bruns wick, Dusseldorf, Essen and Dort mund, according to the Munich corre spondent of The Polltiken. Several towns In the Ruhr distrclct ars in ihe hands of the Spartacans. Government troops have occupied all the public buildings In Berlin, and thousands ot government troops are still entering the capital. The Berlin correspondent of The Berlingske Tifdmende, who sends this Information, declares that the Sparta cans have been beaten, and that quiet was partly restored. Bloody fighting occu'.red at the An halt railroad station when Spartacan groups tried to occupy the building, according to Berlin advices received by way of Frankfort. They were re pulsed by government troops, who In flicted heavy losses on them. There was lively shooting at many points, including ths Brandenburg gate, which the government forces had captured during the night. Sev eral persons were killed or wounded. ROOSEVELT ESTATE AMOUNT8 TO NOT MORE THAN 8500,000 Oyster Bay. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's will, msde in 1912, was read to members of ths family at Sag amore Hill. Although the value of the former President's estate was not made known, It was understood to amount to not more than $500,000. According to Attorney George C. Cobble, of New York, who read the will, the document provides that the entire estate, with the exception of th family silver and plate, shall be held In trust for the widow during her life, and gives her power to dispose of it by will as she sees fit. In the event she leaves no will, the estate Is to be divided in equal parts among the children. The silver and family plate, Mr. Cobbe said, are to be divided among the children, as is a $60,000 trust fund left to Colonel Roosevelt by his father. The will named as trustee Lieut. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and W. Emlin. Roosevelt, a cousin of the colonel. AGREEMENT TO TAKE OVER GERMAN PASSENGER TONNAGE London. The United States, Graat Britain and Italy 'have agreed upon a plan for taking over German passen ger tonnage. The plan will be laid before the German and allied armis tice commissions next Monday. France Is not included in the plan, as she got the bulk of ths Austrian passenger tonnage and Is willing that the other three bid for the German shippinf. AMERICAN DELEGATES ARE NOT IDLE WHILE WAITING Paris. While awaiting the arrival of the entente premiers . and other officials who are necessary to Insure a full meeting of the supreme peaca council, the American delegates are making every effort to complete ., the projects they expect to submit or to discuss before the peace conference itself. Attention was chiefly given to the important subject of a league of nations. Secretary Lansing . and - Colonel House were closeted for some time with Lord Robert Cecil, .and it is be lieved a comparison was being made of the plans prepared separately by the American and Brtlsh specialist on this subject Patrons! Just and Righteous Peace. laBlawew,. ' 1 "A peace'with a sou! " aa Milton ex- Dreaned It. ia th Irlnrl nf iuu - sighted men of all agrea have prohe aied. It ia what U"now demanded in "s peace which shall be permanent." Representatives of the allied nation., unspoilt by victory, yet faithful to their trust, must unite in their stand for a just and righterus peace. So rim? out, Christmast Bells, and proclaim as never before the glai tiding "Peaceon Earth, Good-Will to Men." Planters Nation'! Bank Rocky Mount, N. C. OEFICERS: J. C. BRASWELL. Preeident J, M. SHERROU, - Vloe-Hrv.. M. C. BKASWELL. - Vlce-rtw. M'LLARL) F. JONES, - Cannier Statement of Condition of Farmers & Merchants Bank. Rocky Mount. At Close of Business, Aug. 30, 1918. resources: Loan and Discounts. $187 397 h; Overdrafts, 189 4; Banking House. Fixture?, 28 889 3i Bonds and War Starring. IS OTS r.a Cash and due from Banks, 49 919 97 $284 662 2 liabilities: Capital, $ 60,00(1 00 Undivided Profits. 1.95.74 Rediscounts, 19,6n0 1 Bills Pavahlp. (Win tin Oepesits, 158,093 47 $284 552 21 Deposits Comparld as of Srpt. 6th. Sept. 6, 1917, $ 84.738 64 )Sept. 6, 1918, $200,689 74 T. T. Thorne. President. Vich Pr.a. Vice 1 'res. Cashier. M. O Blount. T. A. Avera. W. W. Avera. Let Me Write Your FIRE INSURANCE! Contracts cover all kinds of risks. Best Companies Represented. APPLY TO T. N. 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