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i IEE , . f .-V. VOLUME XVI II. BUTC lui 1 1 Ctfrmany as a Naval Power Has Ceased To Exist Kale, a tolunui:..Neaily Twenty lilies Long. , i. : . SURRENDER HAS NO PRECEDENT IN HISTORY "Even the. Poor Old Span iards, Knowing they Had " JSfo Chance, Came Out at Santiago," Said an Officer, (Br The AiHfUld Pm) IMlnburgh, Scotland, Nov. 21 8 p. ni. unman? as a -naval power, ceased to exist today. The heart of her mighty fleet 14 ships of the line. 7 light cruisers, and 50 destroyers sur rendered to an armada of British, -American and French vessels, the greatest fighting force that ever stood cot to aea. The minutely detailed program of xumalssion -laid down by the command er of the British fleet, was carried out strictly according to the plan. The Ger man warship strung out in a single oolumn almost twenty miles long, ap peared at the redencvons at the ap pointed time, and were led into the Firth of Forth between twin columns of allied abipa which overlapped the iwrauna at each end. Tonight the enemy craft are anchored In the Firth . under guard as prisoners. ,. w ' ' A mrrender on snch gigantic scale ha so precedent in naval history. Al. , tboogn -the- wonderful -naval spectacle waa) fM -eame as -a peace time, review ; ,b4 evoked little enthuidawn, American m onun omcrnt could scarcely cred 'it lth evidence--of their eyes. It we ma nan, wuica auaiierea an navai HTinTOffiwiiiawi T i ' SUfiROiDERED ' unUsoted tar the isnlrit of lwwkVa!. TT- .:iw-;iTi.ijM-.3r.. ..i to d hl9 tTuTdToT'ivT o&minaoikmt1ti n that to vrhieh 1 1H te ' enemy' aea orce Waa tub- autunavv wm ABsaciawa -ire, cor iMpendent standing on the deck of an . American dreadnought heard an officer -evxeicim: . "Kven the poor old Spaniards know ing they had not a chance, came out t (Santiago." . Bat for the most part officers and men were silent They realized they were witnessing the climactrlc act of Jermnnrs downfall. They knew the Hurrender of these vessels automatical. ly raised the United Stutes to second position among the world's naval forces but they showed no elation, and seemed to feel a sort of contemptious pity for the fallen giant of the sea - who fend refused to light Their Imag inations dwelt on he foe's shame. - LIIWT. FRED Y. MeCONNELL KILLED IN ACTION OCT. 18 Teaarram Beeelved Here Tills Morning ' From The War Department Meat' Fred Y. McConnell has been ' killed In action In France, according to i a telegram received this morning by - tils Home folks. '' According to the of- .. -fleiaj etafewent v from the? Adjutant (leaeral.; Went. . McConnelL wa, killed '-on October 18th:.. , : Tne news of the death of this pop iilat Ooneofrd boy came wa a- great ' vhook to hla large circle of friend and , aatontMancea here. ' He waa a eon of , Jlre. I T.. McCoaneH and . had wpent most onia life here. . Heveral years ago lie ra married t ;' Miss Bessie - Bangle. : When Cwmptiny . l was rt crattiBg'to lti new full waft strength, "Mr. BcOonnell enlisted, and was soon ilrat. wwgent tn,the company.. Upon "his arrival ia, France last summer be waa commissioned as it Hecond ,Llen. tenant '-Hie previous military-service "with Company- h especially qualified him for service as- a commissioned of- iioer. , V" ''Jy':-:'' IJent'. McConnell U aurvlved by. his wife his mother, two vstaesrs. Misses ' Julia and Irene McConnell, and two ' brothers, Messrs. Rosa I and Ernest K, McOonnell. , , MORE VESSELS GIVEN .. . ; i VP BY THE GERMANS Tweirty-Seveo Mine Sweeping Vessels ' 1 Fnsa Out of Their Posseseton. . t CT The laMUM hwl' London, , Nov. 2.-Twentjr -seven nine sweeping vessels -passed out of Germany's possession on Monday, ao : cording to a Central Newa dispatch from Amsterdam. They arrived ; In 1 hitch waters from Belgium' and were interned. - . ' Telegrama " hHve been received by . relative here from the office of the Adyatant General fn Washington an-1 nouncing the death of two privates from thia county, born of whom were kUied. In 'action.. They are Privates . Fred L. Earnhardt of Mount Pleoi . at.uand Tanoe C. Bhankat, of Kannap oWa, both of whom were killed In ac tion on October 10th. :- (AS-; " TODAY TO ALLIED OJJA TKYIMS ULMJCUCNCK OF " ' TWO WEARY TRAVELERS FNM-CMMtar falpttofetv- 8ui .wfWThey Weka a Ca Albemarle, Nov. 21. Two Albemarle gentlemen, who were made Knlghta of no vjoiz at tne victory reunion of ine Bcottlan Kite, Masonic hodv ar Charlotte last night and who left unariotte a hoot. 11.30 o'clock for home teU of an exceedingly painful exper ience In arriving at their- claraa f abode. They were driving a Ford auto and were aware of the fact that the engiue was not working well when they eu unariotte nut necessity demanded (that they come home last night, or j rather that they be lnlbcmarle this untiling, ou Hiariiug irom tne (jueen City with four gallons of gas and on ly one good drink apiece left, they proceeded on their way fated to be an exceedingly trying one. When passing through a small place about Rix miles this side of Charlotte they heard something fall from their car." (letting out they found it was their uxbuuet pipe, but. as the weather whs cold they Just threw It on the hack seat and went their way Then it was that the fuu commenc ed. The engine balked, wnbblcd and popped... They worked with It and again it wabbled, balked and popped One of the gentlemen suggested that the other drink left might help at tha time, but the"1 other thoughtful broth er being of opinion that the worst wan yet to come said he had rather wait until, Jhewprst came tq..takethe last ait.l .... 1 .1 ..t I."- K ,V.T" I. .. . I " 'J'' 41. - ""v. uui uiuiift uirf iinu wiiu mew For many weary hours these two pa. tlent brothers wound their way- over the hills. .and across .the, streams of Mecklenburg and Cabarrus, arriving HniiUy about 2:: thin morning, in Concord, One of the men says that he does not think there, waa a weening person in Concord by the time their FWd.falted. ,PPjjJtrotoLof Jjojcl. ihio Doixnng stonned ana wnite. tiw nhmber of trench mortars could pMsf- niy, ataKe while everything In the ho tel seemed to oe awakened. In this helplesa'conditioh and while the two men were thus diligently at work on the flivver they say in all seriousness that the occupants of the upper stories of the hotel actually had the nerve to throw bowls, pitchers. drinking glasses out of the windows at them. One of tbem say that one man threw a bureau drawer out of his win dow at them. . "The worst is at band" remarked the fellow who had advo cated saving the drink, "and let's now take our drink." They drank, and they say that almost immediately their Ford commenced to work like magic and as they moved easily, speedily and cheer fully over the hills toward Albemarle they never passed over smoother roads nor basked in more -beautiful moon shine in their Uvea, and this morning the driver of the Ford declared that no car ever carried an engine than ran more smoothly., "And " said he, "with all our sputtering and popping Us on actual fact that we fame from Char. lotte to Albemarle oil less than two crallons of gasoHne - and less" than- a third of a pint at llcker." The breth ren say this., morning, that they have learned, to subdue their passion -and improve themselves In masonry. THE COTTON MARKET. Showed Renewed firmness Today. Prices 20 to 40 Points Advance. IB? Tfca liMdiM Preaa V, New York Nov. 22. The cotton market- showed renewed firmness dur ing today's early trading. Realising .sales caused some irregularities at the start, hot after opening steady at an advance of. 4 points to a decline of 13 points, the market soon sold some 30 to 40 points above last night's clos ing figures with December touching January 28.55 and March 28.10, or 210 to 220 points above the low lev el Of last Tuesday morning. cotton ru tares opened steady: De cember 29.00; January 28:25 to 28J0; March 27.65; Mar 27.50; July 27J7. COST OF WAR TO HUNS. J ' ', ftBaMsMsaaaa, Germany Lost Over MUlion and' Half Alone In Soldiera KUled. Copeiihagen. Nov, .22. Up to Octo ber 31. 1,580,000 German soldiera were killed and the. fata of 260,000 waa no known, the, Vorwaerta, of .Berlin, says it learns on reliable authority. Four million soldiers had ' been wounded, some several times. The newspaper adds that .there were 490. 000 German prisoners' In hostile coun tries. The people who Jump frem. the. fry ing pan Into the fire would even get married to leap. year. ' -Considering how. easy H'te tblnake a mistake it's queer how. bard it la to own up to it -. "The witch; n.,'tbe Rhine hav Ha hands n Brookly Xagle. " 1 . : CONCORD, N;C, FRIDAY, MMj; SAYS, HOtlENZOtXntN 18 " -' 8TIU. CEKMAN EMPI aufcwjen Attracted teaUfgbC Hi . , sOheBriUah Csvui uC ; J London - Nov. 2 The Dally fjidJ attribute t "high official rf the Kru gOTenuaBt" the atatemeu hat "WHBara Hooenaollera Is atin Or a an emperor tad" kin of Prtaaia'aJ L 1 tne anitsa government, to Jnfbr ed. and apparently ia waiting .'for ne ttling to turm op." . nne ueriin goremant" thr 06 -il addo, according to the. Dally alL 'ha notrinadf ay onvuiicatmf to tne antes or the United State npfifir Ing us of his abdlcatW We thial kt 'most certain 'that if the abdication occurred, notification would have been sent at least to the United States.", THE CASUALTY LIST. (By Ta Aaaadataa Pti. ? w asbington. Nov. 22. The fnlk.w- uig casualties are reported by the com manding general of the American i- peditionary forces: . . ;-. - SECTION NO. ONE. Killed in action 334. Wounded degree nnTeermliiel 22 Wounded slightly 224. f v Total 779. . Following Curolinu men are iiametl: Killed in action: Sergt. lxx C. Oinv .ver. Kutnerrortlton, N. C; Corp. Ho. ard.tl.Oates,...Bssemer City. N. I).: Private Lacy Gaston, Sanford. N. C Private Jesse J. Ituttin. Seven Spriugs, N. (..; Pricatelledric Roark, AfhlnHJ. N. C. ; Private Joseph W. Wall, RF1) 3. Selma, N. C. . wounded '(degree umJetermiiieiO : Sergt. Eugene Riddle. Mount AlryK. C. ; Private Victor Hugo Howard, JU Grange. N. C ; ITlvate Leonard 8wm son, HaynesviUe. N. C; Private Jon a A. 8mith,,. Asheboro, N. C.; Privt foh'afiuh. Beiwon, N. C. - . ' vt;iunuea sugnny : t'onj. Joseph i t. Barbrey,' Clinton, N. 0.; VL James ."fl Faison, Faiaon, N. C,; Corp. Coy I. Baunders, Bnncan, N. XX i Frivate Wil liam N. .Toyner. RFD 1, .Murfrecsho SECTION NO. TWO. Kiuea in action m '.. s - pled' of wounda 88. " -, . Died of accident and other eauses fl. ?Dte4- from atrplane accident 1, - v: . MfHl of disease 105. - iwintrU scaaawr nMetorminM ) Wounded- slightly 154. " ' J Missing in action 09. Prisoners 13. n. Total 736. ' Following Carolina men ate named Died rronj wounds: Private. Ivev J. Kargis, RFD 1, Elon College, N. C. ; iTime Alexander Hyman. Ouitsnn X. C. lMeil of disease: Waironer: Waeo- ner Krnck K. Cranford, N; C. Wounded severely: Private Sylves ter (ireen. Hunburst, N. C,.; Private Herman Street MassengtU. Goldsboro. n. a Wounded (degree undetermined): Private Harry y. Johnson, Asheville, N. C! Irlvate Edgar A. Jordan. RFD 2. Clarendon, N; C; Private Held U Merrill, (lustonla, N. C. ; Private John W. l.ear.er. Landis, N. C. Woimdetl. slightly : Irivute Willuim E. King. Mount Airy. N. C. ; Private Emery Roberts. Route . 2, Orassv Creek, N. C , . -Missing in action: Private Eugene Moser,. RFD 3, Tobaccoville. N Cff Private "Roy Waller. Durham, N. 4i Private Lee P; Sheffield, Roanoke Rapids,-N. P. . j . THROW OUT ALL HOGS WEIGHING LESS THAN 159 Awarding to Orders Made Today by the Feed Administration. (Mr The laiililil Pma.) Washington, Nov22 All hogs weigh ing under l.W pounds were included !u the "throw i outs" . from . packers proves by fenr. order: today of the food admiiiistration. .This action is designed to keep -the market hogs, considered too light, for export trade meat, and also to maintain the present price of hogs heavier than "throw outs' at 117.50 a hundred pounds.; - . v. THE ENTENTE TROOPS ARE MARCHING ON KIEV (a Denlklne Ha Been Named as Successor of Gen SboronadskL . (By The Awclatg Prau) 'Basel. 'NoV.v22. The eutente troops are marching' on Kiev, according to advices to newspnpere in Switzerland. Gen; SkoropadskL Ukrainian dictator has surrendered, ; and Geri. Denlkine, leader of the' antt Bolshevist forces. has been named his successor with the conBent- of the entente nations, it is said, i m :v ..- vS ',!:; ,r-.. YOU CAN NOW STORE - ALL COAL YOU CAN GET Regulation on Bttanrinans Coal Have v . . iw. rirj -( , - , (By T Ami t lata Pnaat Washington. Nov." "22. The regula tions limiting the amount of bitumin ous ooal etored 'by eonsnmera were lifted today . by Fveld Administrator Garfield' far conformity with the can cellation by-, the War. Industrie Board f it pre feneoae, list Any industry or domestic .consumer may. now store all the Wtumlnous-eoal.th deslr OVEMBER.4, ,918,. 3yMQWD - EXPELLED. ;i ni mi Exp!osor, Caused at Least , 150l)eathsvan1d'Csualties - Estimated at Between ISW '- , - .. ana z,wu. ; . 150 DEAD; HAVE BEEN COUNTED The Iniured 'Are Beine Tak- H , en tojBelHojland, Says ,a Dispatch from Amster- i dam. (Br Tk AaaMtate Ptaaa.) guidon. Nov. 22. An explosion of binnitlons trains, at Hamont. Behcium. Thursday. caUHed rasualiies estimated to be between 100 and 2,000. .One hundred and fifty dead have already hveu counted, according to a Central ews dtopatch from AmsUrdam. The njured are lielng taken to Budel. Ilol- liMid. :u is reported the cause of the dis aster was a lion fire built by children allien spread to two German munitions trains near by. ; The destruction In the vicinity Uie d(spiit(-h adds, was enormous. Assist aiiee is being sent to the stricken re gion from all directions. Dutch mil itary aid has been sent across the lior der. THE SENATOR LAFWXETTK ... iNvnsrrifiATinM anwwn " " '' ' Cnunlttee Decided There' Was No Ba- lu f.M VvM,ln WL .B r, ,.T The Afata Pit,) v WusUlngton, Nov. 22. Investigation of the alleged dhdoyal speecfa of Sen ator LaFollette at St. Paul more than a' year ago, was abandoned - today by the Senate Election Committee by a Vj, .... . ... - - ; ijomrnitr e ewt;sa,W; ever F ine- sufiU- ir f5eliator Xa- TMrtttf oav whMrthe - preeewUng were brought might he iteplored tnere was no basis for exnalsiaa. f rem the Senate. Senator Pooserene, (rf Ohio, chnirman. and Senator Walsh, of Mon tona. ftoth Democrats, voted flpiiiiRt dismissul of the charges. A mutest may develop In the Sen. ate over the adoption of the majority report, which will be submitted When the Senate rennvenes December 2nd i by Senator Dillingham, of Vermont, Keimblican. Chairman Pomerene an nounced he would submit, a minority report, and might contest adoption by tne Senate of the dismissal' recom mendation. V THE PRESIDENT WILL ARRIVE IN PARIS ABOUT DECEMBER 12. Plans are Now Being Made for Hi Entertainment ABied Rulers t Be There. ' . . ..4 '.-. ' (By Tha Aaactala4 Prcaa.) Paris, Nov. 22. President WUson is expected to arrive in Paris about December 12, acoordiag to informa tion here today. Plans are being made for the entertainment of ' the Ameri can' president, as well as' the -allied rulers who will visit Paris in Novem ber and December. . ,. - . ; , . . '. The visits will begin at the end of this mouth with the arrival Of. King Ueorgp and. Queen JUary f Great Britain. King Albert and Queen Eli zabeth of Belgium win' come' on De cember 5 to W followed by President Wilson.-- ' .'. ' Popular demonstrations will mark the visit of the President -and the rul ers of (ireat Britain and" Belgium, who also will be entertained at a aeries .of fetes and official functions which will take the form of military- and civil celebrations of the allied sueffss in the war. "'' .' TO RESTORE RAILWAY EMPLOYEES IN SERVICE To Be Given Places as Far as Possi ble When They Return From War. (By Tha Aaaoalataa Praam. .. New York, Nov. '22. A majority of the railroads plan to restore . employ. eea who entered military and naval service the seniority right which they sacrificed when, they left the roads' employment, according to an order by the United States railroad- adminis tration, made public here., today. , In sofar as practicable preference In re employment and reinstatement would be given soldiers and sailor as quick ly as they are- mustered out of . the Federal service, the order said. ALL HOHENZOLLERNS TO , . LEAVE GERMANY SOON Their Destination, It is Said b Not - - Yet Known. , (Br Tm.aaail rm.) Amaterdam. Nov. 22,-rrAll member of the Hobenaollern dynasty will leave Germany in the near future, mceording to a Frankfort dispatch to the Rotter dam Oouranti i "Their l dsthviaWn, R TERRIFIC EXPLOSIO 0F1 t nuTniiii IIUiULihi -l(ls. is iwt yet koown. . - - Price Five Cent. DEATH OF MB. W; a FISHER. Died of Pneumonia Thursday at Home ia Meant Pleasant lib . Sir. William H.- Fisher, one of the oldetit and moax prominent eitiaeaa uf aloant Pleasiiit. ded at'.hls home there Thursday, his death being cauaed by pneumonia,'' . , - . , Mr. her wis 71 years of axe and was- twice married. He is sarvtred br bis widow who vie befere marriace atiaa Maggie HDlmoock and br tola' un ion one eon. Mri Arthur W Fisher, of ue Araiierr HcneeL Sanmar . ' rrasoe. and one daoghter.-llrs. Ora FViher Mc- Jbern alao-by -one on and two danghter by, hi first wife, namely e. ueHerry .Fisher, of Fresno. CaL and Mrs., Minnie .J. Mfller and . Mrs. Hallle A. , Thomaswn. , Mr. Fisher's first wife was Miss Elisabeth A. Bar. rringer v Mr Fisher was for a number of years an elder In Holy Trinity Luther nChurch and held this "office at the time of his death. He was also a her of the board of trustees of the Col legiate Institute. He was a veteran of the Civil. War and a falthfBl soldier there and in oH the walks of life since that time. He always took a most uct ive Interest in every movement for the public. good, and his. good offices will be much missed in, Mount Pleasant The . funeral service will be held Saturday morning i at 11 o'clock, con ducted in Holy Trinity (liurch by his pastor, Rev. TL. A. ;oodman, assisted by Rev. ,T. H. ('. fisher. The pall hearei'b wall : ('. G. lleilij:. J. L. D. Barrluger. Col. G. F. McAllister. A. W, Moose, Sidney Klnttc and William Herri n. KING ALBERT IS TO ENTER BRl'SSELS TODAY To Enter Capital From Which He Was Driven Four Years Ago. (Br Tha aaarlala Plwaat Jxmuon, Nv. 22. King. Albert and the Belgian governor left Bruges on Thursday, and are evpected to enter Brussels today: today, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Brnssela. - Belgian troops and gendarmes reach. ea tne capital yesterday; and restored quiet. The newspapers resumed Dubll cation arid flags are flying .every where in celebration of the return of ' the King Albert will reopen parliament review the troops, Tne new ..Belgian nrtnistr. the dispatch adds, will 4mnrie six vocnoucs, mree , iioerauBis anu-.taree" socialists. INTERNED GERMANS TAKEN TO OGLETHORPE Part of Hot Springs Crowd Who Had Been at Baltimore Hospital. (By The Aaaodated Prcan.1 ' Chattanooga, Tenn.. Nov. 22. Three hundred and sixty enemy aliens were brought here today under military guard and taken at once to Fort Ogle thorpe, Georgia, for nternment. The party comprised ITitl sailors from iu terned German vessels who had been left in a hospital at ltiltmore. N. C, last June because of typhoid fever when saifors at Hot Springs, North Carolina were transferred here. Others were civilians, chiefly from Indiana polls Miicinnattt' and Chicago. Olli dais (HvMned to grve Information about them. " ATLANTA STRDXERS RETURN TO WORK. Difference Between Caaipaay and Env . ploye Adjusted. (Br The Aaaaatatad rraaal Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22. Employees or the Atlanta Joint Terminals Com. pany who walked out Wednesday ty ing up the operations of the company which handles freight in Atlanta form a number of roads, returned to work today. The differences between the compohy and employees whlch cen tered around the men's objections to a superintendent will be taken up in a conference between officials and rep resentatives of the brotherhoow of lo comotive engineers who reached here today.' ' ' ' . - - To Inquire into German Propag-utda. (By The Aaaedatca Piwaal Washington, Nov. "22. The Sen at" committee investigating the brewers propaganda decided today, to take up on December , 3 a general inquiry Into German propaganda. This followed the adjournment of the rehearlngs to day after the beginning of the new session of Congress on December 2. Grand Ifurhess Watches Troops March .- Into Luxemburg. Luxemburg, Nov. 21. With Genera) Pershing,-the American commander In chief at her side the youthful Grand Duchess of Luxemburg from the bal cony "of her pamce watched the Am erican troops march Into' her capital today. . SCHEIDEMANN RESIGNS AS . MINISTER Or FINANCE Hie Place Ha Been Taken byjlerr Mmdsberr. (Br Tha aartatd PTeaat Basel Nov. 22Phi)l Scheidemanu ha restgned as' minister of finance In the new- German government nndr his place -has. been taken by Hert Lnadft- berg, secretary of publicity, are and literature, "according to, a Berlin dis NO. 270. T HEM SENT OUT OF MID Articles in Newspapers Re - veal the Uneasiness Felt rn - Dutch Circles Over Pm , ence of Epc-Kaiser. MAY GIVE TROUBLE TO DUTCH PEOPLE "Who Can Say When Dan ger Might Not Be Reafi2ed if They Do Not Leave Speedily," Says One Paper (Br The iMdatH Fraaal Guidon. Nov. 22, (Brithth Wireless Service.) Some of the Dutch papers have been dealiug of late with the presence in the Netherlands of William HoheiiKollern, former German emperor, and the former German Crown Prince. The Telegraaf and some other Jour nals advocate the expulsion of the German personages. Others of the papers take more mod erate views of the subject, while ad mitting there is prospect of Uoland getting into difficulties over the ques tion. The Niews van Den Dag, of Amsterdam, a very moderate newspa per, published an article on the sub ject which reveals the uneasiness, pre vailing in various Dutch circle over the presence of the Hohenaollerna. For the present," it says, "perhaps there Is no danger, of a plot on oar soil against Germany' new .dmeeraey among; the entourage of. the ex-Kaiser or the ex.crown prince,: but .who can . say when- the danger -might net he a-e- aliaed if the 'guests' do not depart' - peedily?" '( ,f-'y.'-.-;r-. '..'-' IMPORTANT TRIAL ON. , - ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES . .-. i i-ui...- .... .. . HIS Ttta f Private Preasfcy R. fWhatfeL1 , PwtBaMai Jia Pwamhw Z. : ' ' .. (By Tha Aaaaeiate Vrcaal . ' Ayet, Has., Kve. .. SarThe: trio of Private , Preasly-.Hv MtUufellow of Culpepper, Ta., en espionage charges, was postponed until Decembet 2, after his arraignment today before a general court martial at Camp Devens, String fellow, who In civil life was'a telegraph operator pleaded not guilty to all ac cusations. These alleged he obtained information respecting the national de fense by locating government tele graph wires entering Camp Devens making diagram of Western Union Telegraph office at the cjintoument,, ob taining a map from the orderly room at Co. C, 2212 Signal Battalion, and tupping a Western T'nion wire used for government business. A disloyal remark regarding the government alw is alleged in the' specifications. - The case s regarded as the most im port ever brought . to trial at Camp Devens. SCHOOLS NOT TO OPEN MONDAY According ; . to Action Taken by the School Board Today. The Concord Public Schools will not open on next Monduy, a had been pre viously intended, according to the ac tion taken by the local school board at Noon today. Although the Charlotte schools have opened, and seem to be getting along satisfactorily, still the schools in Greensboro and in Albemarle have been compelled to close after they" hud started when the quarantine' wag1. lift ed. These facts, in connection with, the .fact: .that a good many new cases of Influenza are still being reported in Concord, led to the action of the board. At today's meeting no date was set as to when the schools' wul resume work. Another meeting of the board. however, will be held at the City Hall about a week to decide whether or not conditions are satisfactory enough to allow the schools to reopen. HENRY FORD TO RETIRE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY Complete Control to Be Taken Over by His Hon Kdsoi. (Br Tha Aaaaelate Pma. Detroit, Mioh., Nov. 22. Henry Ford today announced his retirement from active participation in the man agement of the Ford Motor Company, complete control of the Ford interests in the Company are to be taken over by his son Edsel. In making this announcement today Mr. Ford said he .Intended to under take the publication of a national weekly newspaper, dividing his ' time between the publication and his trac tor industry. ' , John P. Ryan Resigns. . . (My. Tha AaaaeUrte Piea.') Washington, Nov. 22.Tbe resigna tion of John D. Ryan, aa director of, air service, and -second assistant poo retary of , war, -was announced .tortiv by Secretary Baker. Mr.. Ryan will rettirn at oncr.to his private busb. over,) 'over there. Brooklyn If Ragle. patch, ' i; n A An rn t ivi
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