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PETEAIIC
: jCiyll War Has pegun There.
' : . Many , Public Buildings
Are In the Hands of -the
f -Spartacus Group. ;
- ': u t ...,:v
r FIRING AT SEVERAL
POINTS IN THE C1TY
Hundreds of Persons Arel
Fleeing ; Ffpm
Berlin.
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Streets Crowded by ThOU- authorised carrying of lettera would
i . - ; ' hrlng.ln the portal autnorttie ,!
SandS Of Armed Workmen. To police the air preeento other dtf
. flcnlrlea. Try to lmaetne an offender
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(Br Tba lt Picas.).
Copenhagen, Jan. 7.--Berlln Is In a
state of complete ' anarchy and. civil
war hag begun there, according to the
Munich correspondent of the Polltiken.
Hl Information, be says, Is based on
telephonic messages from the German
, capital. . ... ,
All the banks are barricaded and 'a
great number -of the nubile buildlncra
are in the hands of the Bpartacus, or
extreme radical group. .
o Thousands of armed workmen of the
.UIIMWI.IW.UVUWI, tuc wt(CB(wuucub
Tne message reported the intention
of the government to make an effort tol
rcvuru arc othuuij uie irwn bqu can .map out a wraprenm puueuio tJ nndeT private ownership, it wouiu
at several points tiring has been done, of )r leglslatloai . , . . Bot vise or best at this time to as
The sound of machine gun Are could v J ' , ' -sj. inme.'orenrinent ownership or opera
be heard from all parts, of Berlin. , , i TODAYS CTENT& .pr tloh of the railways of this country."
l"lure uuuumg oi me ponce gunros , oday Is Christmas In the Ureement oi preparation" should be auow
later In the day, and take possession I churcb Greek and Russian churches I ed before) rellnqulment of Federal con
of aU machine guns and cannon there, throurtiout the worid will hold special 1 rrol ' J
Dr. Llebneoht has been seen here
ana, tnere aoout tne city organizing I Tne anntmi meeting of the Kansas Iment, "that no plan of private owner
hla troops for the final fight, which, 8tate Grange will be entertained at I, hip should be considered unless it Is
.i.CTinmun.i oojn, is Aiievicu w
begin very soon.
-Hundreds of persons are reported
.fleeing the city.
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TBYEVG TO FORMENT A , v
- BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION
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Proclamation Issued That the (Trial
Fight To Preserve Revolution Must
Now tto FbuetiL ' . -f -. .-
MB Tfc .im p,.A -
Copenhagen, . Jan. - 7. Adolph Joffel
and M. Radek, leaders of the Bolshe -
vlk mioainn tn Rmi.ii. i.. S..11.1
assisting Dr. 'Llebnecht and Boat Lui-Mng
mwrrg ta fomenftnk tt BomevUieev'LoMlsY-:vrf 'rrtETl
olution. Accordlns to advices recefv-l
ed here, they are believed to be at po
llee headquarters, which Is the stromr-
hold of the fipartacans. . . "
The. Uulopendent soclaUsts, whose
leaders were recently fmm
tne government are reported to have I
gone over entirely ' to the Spartacans. I
fThuA i i 1 . . , . I
bwv kbuu -uarv isnuvix a joint I
proclamation declaring that the final
-fight to 'preserve the revolution must
now be fought , . ,
A BIG DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Tens of Thousands of Spartacus tlroup
Parade Streets In Berlin.
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Berlin. Jan. (Lin. m Th Hn.no.
ens sroun la ramni !.. in . kiI
' demonstration against the government t0 Vera Cruz. The rebels wrecked wtU jackson' Bchool will meet here
Tens of thousands of followers of Dr ihe exploring train, carrying an escort Mxt Friday at the 8t Cloud hoted and
Karl Llebnecht have been parading lii p0 suldici's, but the passenger train, (he King's Daughters of the city will
TJnter den Linden and the Brandon- fhlj-'h was following, was warned meet f rom 4 ;30 to 5 :30 at the beautiful
bergerstrasse and as this di paica is D onough to back outtf danger to hoIie or Mrg j. f. Cannon give a tea
fUeftV are' returning ahms L'nter den Camaron, near which station the at- artnImlt in , honor of Mrs. W. H. 8.
Linden. TJp td this time no shots have Uck w,s tased- , iurgywn, who is-also a valuable mem
been fired,, - , , . Reinforcements drove a way the Jb- board of directors of -the
- ' ' els but only after thirty federal sol- Training School.
GeWmnjr Is Tom bV Riots In AU Paris, (Jlpr-' eight women eamp followers and Tne circle extends a most cordial in-
London, Jan.- 6. Riots led by the other hnldentlfled - persons had been tiutlon- to anyone interested in. the
Spartacans were reported to Berlin k"1- Seventy rebels are said to ;k to call and meet Mra..W. H. S.
from all parts of Oennanv. the tterlin hove fallen, .' iuntwyn at the tes drinking.
correspondent of the Daily Mail Tel-
graphed today.
: In Hamburg soldiers supporting the
government turned machine guns Upon
the rioters.. Nine persons were wounded
In fighting Ab Munich. Rfoter began
looting in Berlin.. .- .- - ; , t
2 The Exchange Telegraph's cones;,
dent at Copenhagen says that the Spar
tacans In Germany have received large
sums from the Russian Bolshevikl to
finance the movement- in - Germany.
More than: 1,000,000 -marks has been
contributed for arms, and ammunition
to Berlin. - "--, ' ? -i.-s
Eichhorn, former Berl'n chief of
police, is refusing t6 accept dismissal,
.the dispatch adds. 5 ' i -
Deputy Kautsky, a Moderate Social
ist member of the Germnn Reichstag,
was teported In sn Exchange Telegraph
dispatch as saying that Karl Lieb
knecht admitted-that -Lenlne, the bol
shevik! premier In Russia, had prom
ised the Spartacus group food for 300,
000 soldiers for a German fight against
capitalism. - ' ,
' "Prepare for Bloodshed." '0
' Copenhagen, Jan. 6.1-We must pre
pare for bloodshed," declared Karl
Liebknecht leader of the German Radi
cals In a speech In Berlin on Sunday
afternoon, according to a Berlin dis
patch to the Polltiken today. ', .-v
-Ten thousand Extremists attended!
the meeting. The dismissal of Eichhorn,
the Sparatacus Chief of Police at Ber
lin, has created lmmence excitement
among the Socialists and the Sparta
cans. y ' - .
' In bis speech Liebknecht' attacked
Chancellor Ebert, Philip Svheldemann
and Here Ernst j the new Chief of
Police. - . . , ' .: V. - -
Enermous Demand for Perk Products.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Tlie following
cable messsKe hiis been received from
Mr. Hoover In London: ,
"Every pound of pork products wo
can export before next July, Eumr
wi i ed, and rn soon a the lnlsial
f'-- 9 of the sudden ecoLi-ralc cl.an
f rr n w?r to Rmilstloe cnu he e r
f t ""9 w!!l bo or.. 1 I p
m AIRPLANE SEBVICB; .
- , TO ENGLAND OON
Net Until Plana Are Formulated ior
. Contrelllrjg Alp Traffic.
tax , jmeuiN nw.) -i
,1 London; Jan.- 7. -There ' will be no
passenger or commercial airplane asr
rice from England to any other country
until complete plana are formulated for
regulating and controlling air traffic,
ay an official of the British Air Min
istry. That will be 4 task, he . Mid,
LJtil11 S.T!?0K i52fJ.;
uckui tt ilu. un uvuimiu vesta
"there are no law of the air at present,
and to bring: the air Into the commer
(Hul snhcro without laws would nrodnce
chaos. There would be immediate tron-
I nation.- Adequate leglslaUon win hare
ma wirn tim nwutrnmu. liiniinrifw m sail
meivhandlae betna carried thronch the
from m conntry to another.
, There will hare to be a erstem of
- J custom and that In itself prteenti
- mflfiT nromeni - tuui ma. sod- uir
I acuddlng away from an air policeman,
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the two. . and, hiding behind a cloud
I nnrll everything wbr dear. v J
"it's a new world," and, we're got to
make proper arrangements for ltft? '
At present, narlgat'on " of 'aircraft
of every description in the United King-
.aom and the coasts and territorial wnt-
rs adjoining Is prohibited by law. with
th xiontlnniof naval and military
machines, or alirls'ilrperattn wlth,l
, three miles of a" recognised I
drome. That law, the ofiScial
flKHlJ TO Bianu uuui lim Air- hvihij
s ) . v v. w X
. Tuesdar. Jarmary 1 lfl. v.
I ggrviceg, - '
i kPW(0h during the two days oegin-i
Iniiif toiler. . - . . W
The Oklahoma slflfure wUf meet
at Oklahoma City today and organize
for the work of lts hiennial session.
The fifteenth aanuaj contention of-
the Minnesota implement Dealers': As-
Isocdatlon wllL meet, at MlnneapoiU . to-1
I rt.Wnr thnxwiav mxwlon .
The Rhode Island general assembly
wU jneet at Providence today, for It J
annual session of sixty days. r ?
Problems confronting the hat tradelOommlaslonS recpmmenaations, n w.
iH. he dlsenased; by the American Al
.tin. nf tL'h..touJa Hnt-twrn nMwk.l
in annual convention today at St l
The North Dnkot lealsiaWire wftt
meet for v its. biennial ...session today!..
with the' Nonpartisan League In futtJ
control of both branches. . . A
' With a-two-day meeting to he on-lat
med in. Boston today the Presbyterian
ehurch In the United States wm iaun
Its great campaign.ox wnat it terms
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WHEN TISATTACKl
AtUek -Made by Rebels on Mexioanl
' Railway Passenger Train.' --4SBoitaC bridge from the Training
Vera .Crus, Mex., Jan. 7. More thanla,,!.. rounds to the beautiful chapel,
one hundred deaths, according to un-lbaUt Dy tne Order, to the brave sol
ofllclal estimates, resulted from the lat-4 dterg or North Carolina, who fell in
est attack by rebels on a Mexican Rall-lrhn
wn passenger train from -the cap tall
The ame Dana 01 0UttaWB """l
aer aiarceio v asavru aiuixni
formmerNcopital of the state of Vera I
Crus.-but were driven off. Before t -
lECBing jampa bib rcueia iwum "It
train 'en route 10 inai city,
;-...;-w"MARKED CARDSPy
Wargery' Wilson Takes .WttneBtsJtd
Ttf 8V Wallace McDonald' at the
Piedment Theatre Today
w .,urf..t. ;M.rMr. Isenhour, announces that he has
mure expression,, herlg. black. wtat-k
ful eyes, her wistful fear, yet chal
lenglng gaze as she faces a keeneyed
district attorney ' searching for the
flaw' ito- the -evidence? Then you can
well Imagine that Margery Wilson In
"Marked Cards," Triangle1 picture, to
be shown at the New Piedmont thea
tre today Is endowed with a role -of
rare juterest :i ".. v
y Her sweetheart, Ted presM, Is sup
posed to have committed a murder In
a hotel. The evidence against him Is
convincing. . , Ellen Shannon, whom
Margery portrays, -faces' the loss of
her reputation If she divulges the true
murdered, for she has. been, by a pe
culiar 'circumstance, In Ted Breelin's
room In the hotel, "Marked Cards" Is
a very Interesting Triangle produc
tion. 1 .. -.. tr.yz!t..r-V
-.-"'i.; Has Handled Sosao Gold.'- .
.. (Br Tke Am nriat4 Pr .
" Cordovs, Alaska, Jan. 7. E. E. Ber
aud, of Fairbanks, now on his way to
Paris Is believed to hold the distinc
tion of having Individually handled
more raw gold than any other in the
history- of Alaskft. ' Durtrig th eleven
years he has spent In work as assayer
for the First National Bank of Fair
banks, Beraud has assayed $45,000,000
worth of the precious yellow metal tor
which men have yielded up their lives
In the silent places. The aggregate
weight of this metal was 88 tons. Af-
ter a visit to raris,- no says, he wui
oouae back to work In the (oJ4 duet
once more.
BY THE GOVERIIMEIIT
The Interstate Commerce
v dommission 'Expresses Its
Opposition to Governmen
Ownership of Railroads.
J STATEMENT MADE TO
SENATE COMMITTEE
Have Weighed all the Argu
ments For and Against
v Different Plans, and Are
: Led to This Conviction.
(Mr The Issnilated Preaa.)
Washington, Jan. 7. Opposition to
government ownership or operation ot
the railroads St this time was express
ed . today by. the Interstate Commerce
Coin mission. In a statement presented
to the' Senate Interstate commerce
Committee at a hearing on the railroad
& Clark.
"Considering and weighing as best
. different plans." said the
-J. tement"wa are led to conviction
that-wtttthe adoption of appropriate
we-can all the arguments ior aim
I nrovll
1 : .mi iiacUrca. however.
rw . n.hi. noriod of adlust-
I "it seems obvious," says the state-
under Droaaeneo, extenuea anu buij.ii
fled aovernment regulation."
I Commissioner Wooley dissented from
the recommendation against the contln-
uatlon of government control, and ad-
vocatea adoption of Director General
McAdoo's suggestion for extension of
federal management.
The nronosal of the railroad execu
tlves to be presented to the committee
probably tomorrow is similar in gener-
al scope to- the Interstate Commerce
stated today. The execunves, nowever,
mr aald. to advocate even more reguia-
tory power for the gorernment than tne
emnisstpv. sueatsB'
' The King's DMghters.
The fitonewan Circle or
Daughters held iw ew. a ear
the home or Mrs. jorf;
I Mrs. J. A. Cannon, vice-president, pre-
Th attendance was excellent and
the Interest In the reports of the year's
work was good.
, A tatter from Mrs. W. H. 8. Bur-
. . .... .w- m i
w oy "Tlt.
Iat war.
rh Board of Directors of the Stone-
iThe Circle members adjourned, feei-
gratlned wiin ine resuua ui iur
year's work and encouraged with
the hope of doing greater and better
kings in 1V1V.
Tntis uit meetlna- will be at the home
of Mrs. R. M. King the first Monday in
February. yv:- t-
' , At The Theatres.
A week, of big screen stars Is on at
t He Piedmont this week. The manager,
itatent .
row niueoira ruuwnnjn
Monroe Salisbury in his latest screen
success "That Devil Bateese." Thurs
day, smiling "Doug" ; Fslrbanks In
"American Aristocracy.'! Friday, Mary
McLaren Ju "Modern Love. Saturday
Rpy Stewart In "Red Haired Cupid."
CAt the- New Pastime today Helen
Gibson will be seen In the stirring
western drama "Wolves of the Range."
Eileen Sedgwick also appears there In
a Nestor comemdy "The Fickle Black
smith," and Harold Lloyd in "Hear
Km' Rare." This . Is also Universal
Weekly day at this play housei -, . .
' it; 1 1 11 ' '- : .
1 ; Blood Needed for Dr. Hudson. -Charlotte
Observer. v
i To save the life of Dr. C. C. Hud
son, city health omcer, wh Is seriously
Ul with pneumonia, blood from a per
son iwho has recently recovered from
pneumonia and influensi Is nr neatly
seeded, Dr. J. P. Munroe, Dr. Hudson's
pbjscian. said last night Human blc-od
also isrheeded for Dr. L. A. Crowelll
of Llncolnton, and two other patients
who are seriously Ul with pneumonia..
- .Dr."-: Munroe ' appealed yesterday
morning, through "The Observer, . for
hqman blood tor this purpose, and
be said last night that a number of
persons volunteered, among them Os
1 . ... . m . . ...111 n-Aan
mond Barrlnger and wme yourg men,
Forever, they had not had pneumonia
tri fcif uenaa and he- wants
I taken- from a person who .'-as
r . ny.red from b0th,pneu
ions and safeguards ior reguia-
- cofRT Nrnts.." ;
The Case of Henry Meliatk-Talom U
l esterday-Other Casef Disposed Ot
Cabarrus County Superior Court be
gan Its January term yesterday morn
ing, Judge William F.'? Harding,
Charlotte, presiding. 1 Several eases
were disposed of without Jury trial, as
follows f - f :
Giles Brafford, charged with store
breaking. Jail brealUni, -xrrylng
concealed weapon, etcj plead guilty!
Since the defendant was under 16
years of age, the court, with the con
sent of the boy's father, sentenced
him to the Jackson Training School un
til he Is discharged from that Institu
tion by law. i ':r
Alsone Williams, charged with slan
der; Banks and Charles : Shoe, charg
ed with - larceny, and? Jones Flowe,
charged with larceny, pll; waived , the
bill of indictment and bleed guilty to
forcible, trespass, and lodgment was
suspended upon payment of the costs.
The case of State vs. Henry McLean,
charged with assault With Intent to
kui, was tax en up yesterday after
noon. The evidence was taken, and
the lawyers were arguing the ease be
fore the Jury this morning. In this
case, McLean is charged with having
shot Henry Morgan la the Eagle Ice
uream place on Sunday afternoon sev
eral months agoJ Henry KUser, also
charged with the crinte, was recently
released from the Jail, jand. -died at his
home near the Brown ;M11L
30TH MAY COMB TO CAMP GREENE
Gen. March Says' DemobilbaUon Will
Be Hither at Charlotte or at Camp
Washington, D. C, Jad. ft Raleigh
has asked that the North Carolina sol
diers of the Thirtieth division which
Is on Its way out of France, be permitt
ed to parade there. Senators Overman
and Simmons and Representative Pou
too the matter up with General March
today. They were; told that such per
mission might be granted. General
March said the men of the Thlrtletn
especially the Tar-Heels, would be de
mobilized at Camp Greene or Camp
Lee. He is Inclined to favor Camp
Greene.
The date of the landing of the Thir
tieth has not been fixed, but it has
been ordered home.
Scnntor Simmons .tonight sent the
following telegram to President E. C.
Duncan, of the Raleigh chamber o
commerce: 1
War department says it cannot be
definitely stated at this time whether
or not it wouldNbe, practicable for
Thirtieth division1, o a part thereof
to visit Raleigh, on Its return that
It will depend largely Ion where the
troops are demobilized and the facili
ties of the nearby enrflps at the time
troepo-aeaeh heiWW-TbJtath
division has been siatwt ior eariy con
voy to the state, they have not yet sail
ed from France, I am informed, and
for thnt reason nothing definite can be
said until troops are actually on their
way back. It is the department's policy
to demobilize troops at camps nearest
to sections of the country from which
thev were drawn and to permit them tu
visit orlncinal cities of such sections
when practicable to do so. The depart
ment suggests that I again bring this
matter to its attention as soon as troops
have sailed from France. 1 shall co
operate in every wny possible to have
these troops visit Raleigh before being
demobilized and believe prospects are
reasonably bright"
New York Cotton Review.
New York. Jan. 5. Early week ad
vances were followed by sharp reac
tions In the cotton market after the
New Tear day adjournment. Pre-hol-lday
buyers seemed to have been Influ
enced by an Idea that the turn of the
year would bring In an expanding
trade demand. Evidently this failed
to materialize In the expected propor
tions and prices weakened under pro
portions and prices weakened nnaer
realizing or nquwauon. ninreu cv.u
tv.of. whlrh sold at 20.00 . Monday
broke to 27.25 Friday, compared with
28.02 at the close of the previous Fri
day and 23.60, the low level of last
month. . , . "
There has been no special news fea
ture connected with the decline so far
as Indicated by the talk around the
ring. A few January notices have been
Issued and there were reports Friday
that cotton was heading In this direc
tion for delivery. This probably caused
some scattering neaMnonth liquida
tion, but the January , premium over
March has been falrly.weU maintained,
and it s rumored that Japanese inter
ests who took np some cotton on De
cember are prepared to accept deliv
eries on January contracts also. This
talk Ms connected with reports that
several- fast steamers had been as
signed to sail between New York and
the Orient by way of the Panama canal
and also with the reports thst a Jap
anese firm has leased a local ware
house for cotton. ; .r." - r"":
. Further rains and rather severe
weather have been reported to the
south, accompanied by claims that all
unpicked cotton had been virtually
ruined. At the same time the wet
weather Is supposed to be putting s
better season In the ground than there
has been for three or -four years and
to this way encourages a more opti
mistic view of coming crop possibili
ties. :'i-V .-.'':.
Reports that potash Is to be sent
here from Alsace and that the United
States government Is prepared to sell
'arne quantities of nlrate for fertil
izers, hare operated In the same direc
tion. On the other hand clearances
for the week hare been larger and a
good part of the buying on declines
has been attributed to trade Interests.
The New Tork market as well ss New
Orleans will , be- closed on Battle of
New Orleans day. January V 1 ; '
' County Cemwlsslotiers' Meeting. -'
The regular session of the Board of
County Commissioners, was held yes.
terday at the Conrt House. Only ron
Hn business was brought before the
body for attention. AH the current bills
for the past mon'h were ordered pstd.
yBn. J. T. I -rrK II. 8. WU'eras
,v.i L, T, r.r! 1 ' r- ' -1 by
ROOSEVELT FUNERAL
BE HELD T
In Accordance With Wishes
,
01 the Former President,
U 1 mr.1t . . '
It Will Be Of Almost Spar-
p. a . ,
NO FLOWERS, NO
ci ir n"v KTr( urn icir I at tne time this compact shall be exe
CULUUI, INU MUolClcuted, has the right to live and work
Church Where the Services
WUI Be Held Has a Seat
ing Capacity of Only 350
Persons.
(8r The Associated Proas.)
Oyster Bay, Jan. 7. With the flags
of Oyster Bay at half mast and its citi
zens In deep mourning over the death
yesterday of Cot Theodore Roosevelt
arrangements for the funeral services
hen tomorrow were being perfected by
members of the family. High in the air
over Sagamore Hill army airplanes
from Hszelhurst Field maintained a
ceaseless vigil, occasionally sweeping
toward earth to drop a wreati of laurel
among the elms near the mansion.
In accordance with the wishes of the
former president as expressed to Mrs.
Roosevelt the funeral services will be
of almost Spartan simplicity.
First there will be aprayer tomorrow
at the home attended only by relatives.
At 12 :45 o'clock the Protestant Episco
pal services for the dead will be read In
Christ Church by the rector, the Rev.
George E. Talmage. There will be no
music, no eulogy, no honorary pall
bearers. Mrs. Roosevelt has requested
that no flowers be sent The present
and former employees of the Roosevelt
estate probably will carry the conTn.
The burial will be in loung s Memo
rial Cemetery the God's acre of the
Young's farm. Col. Roosevelt will lie
among the fir trees on the crest of a
knoll overlooking Oyster Bay cove a
beautiful spot selected soon after he
left the white house. The cemetery was
established as a family burial place by
on old Long Island family nearly two entire family of Dealton Dennis, a sub
centuries ago. The colonel will be the tantial saw mill man and farmer were
first Roosevelt to be burled In the fami
ly plot.
The - quaint church where he ser
vices .will be held has seating accomo
dation for only 350 persona Admission
tbyJfrcket.-The chuTch-Termf
ea
it -SOOth anniversary. A. bronze
. - - . l
tablet bearing the name of the vestry-
men Includes that of "Theodore Roose-
velt, President of the United States."
Escort of Troops Refused.
New York, Jan. 7. Explaining that I
it -ts Col. Roosevelt s wish that his
funeral services b conducted "entirely
by those friends among whom he had fluenza and pneumonia has resulted In
lived so long and happily," Cnpt Archi- the deaths of six out of the seven chll
bald Roosevelt today declined on behalf dren of the family, three of whom were
of the familv on offer by Secretary
Baker to furnish an escort of troops
at the funeral.
National Memorial Exercises May Be
Held.
Oyster Bay, N. T. Jan. 7. National
memorial services for Theodore Roose
velt may be held in New York or
Washington on some' day after the
funeral It was Intimated today by Capt.
Archibald Roosevelt In dlscuslng re-1
quests that national honors be acorded I
to the former President here tomorrow. I
TELEGRAM OF SYMPATHY
FROM PRESIDENT WILSON
Sends Message of Sympathy to Widow
ef Colonel Roosevelt.
(By The Associate Freaa.)
Oyster Bay, Jan. 7. Mrs. Roosevelt
received during the night a cablegram
of sympathy from President Wilson
dated Modane, which Is on the Franco
Italian frontier, reading as follows:
"Pray acept my heartfelt sympathy
on the death of your distinguished
husband, the news of which has shock
ed me very much." ,
Spread at
Bolshevism in New York
ilmnninr . - I
New York, Jan. . Department of
Justice agents In New York who have
watching German suspect In this city
have been assigned to the work of frus-
testing the activities of five groups of
bolsheviakl which have established
headquarters here, it was announced
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admitted to have become alarming.
Coincldentally Alfred Lv Becker,
deputy state attorney general, declared
that his department has unearthed evi
dence that secret agents of Lenine and
Trotsky have reached' this city . with
a fund of nearly (500,000 to be used
for propaganda purposes.
Thnan a rent, it was said, have been I
clrculating In workshops and factories
holding secret meetings, which culm!-
nated today to the opening seslon of a
three-day convention. .. - .:; v
4 The prime purpose' of this conven-
tlon is sstd to be to absorb into tht-
bolshevik! movement to this and other
mUml members of the Industrial Work-
ers of the World, anarchists and radical
socialists. : ' y vf . I Wilson snd Miss Margaret Wilson, .r-
More than 50,000 persons here are I rlve, 1jert at 10:10 o'clock this morn
said to be active or passive followers In- from a visit to Italy. h
of the boishevlkl movement
MeAdWi Last Day. '' ,
;"- (Br The Aaeeclate pr s.) '
'Washington.1 Jan. 7.-tThis wss WU
Uam McAdoo's last day .to Washington
ss director general of railroads. He
planned to leave tonight for Santa Bar
bara, California, for a vacation of sev
eral months. Owing to President Wil
ton's delay U naming a new director
Mr. McAdoo will continue to. supervise
the railroads. - .-' - " ....
tforse- ftolenMoaday night black
mare. White right front foot, whits
-it 5i forehead, wh'.te wt 6n noes,
, . j ( -r f.irt tail
I REPUBLICAN SENATOR
. , ENDORSES WILSON VIEW
Urges Immediate EatabUohsnent
League of Nations With Gersnany as
; a Member. 1 . ." , y ."V; ; v.: ';
(By Thm ! Pim.)
Washington, Jan. 7. Immediate es
tablishment of a league of nations
wltn Germany as a member was urged
I in the Senate today by Senator Mo.
Cumber, of North Dakota, the first
iiMjpuuncan memoer 01 tne (senate 10
voice approval of President Wilson's
ar- w vus, ss,s v. miisnwn.
The first clause of a compact for
sucn a league, Senator MoCumber said,
should declare "that each Independent
nation of the world as It shall exist
I out its own destiny, free from any im-
PeShboJ.-n8er f any m mmtary
Replying to argument that establish
ment of a league of nations would
weaken the Monroe doctrine. Senator
McCumber said the league would
strengthen it as all nations would be
bound to respect the territorial Integ
rity of central and South American
republics, whereas, now only the Unit
ed States guarantees their Independ
ence and integrity,
ONE KILLED WHEN TRAIN
RUNS AWAY ON MOUNTAIN
Train an Saluda Mountain Turned
Over on the Runaway Switch.
(Br Th Aaaoclate Press.)
n5eriialL7Lr0,le,T"i1,,nSI,WMi
killed and two- seriously Injured near
here when a runaway train on the
Southern Railway turned over on
runaway switch - half way down the
steep Saluda mountain grade, at 4:05
o clock this morning.
The dead : Lawrence N. Creasmah,
u reman.
Injured : Walter Green, flagman ; W.
A. McDowell, engineer.
The injured were brought to this
city and taken to a hospital.
INFLUENZA CLAIMS SIX
MEMBERS OF A FAMILY
Entire Family of Deaton Dennis in
Richmond County Stricken at Once.
Mount Gllead, Jan. 6. One of the
most deplorable incidents connected
with the epidemic of this section occur
red recently In a remote rural section
of unncr Richmond mnntv whim tho
stricken suddenly with influenza. From
Friday until Tuesday every member of
this family consisting of husband, wife
and seven children were all sick, with
out either medical assistance, Jrom any
,ij. ,.j ni,K.a a , t i tmi.
......... u.i.i unuvu. a icy uj . A. ajallw
WPr to thRlr relief Tn th nttnr -
tonishmcnt and dismay of all It was
round tnHt tne olde8(; of the fenjiu
had already died in a back room of the
house. Prior to the attack of Influenza
tne cniidren pad had whooping congn
this followedTy the complication of in
mined at the same time.
MIGRATORY BIRD LAW
IS DECLARED INVALID.
Supreme Court Holds That the Statute
Is Unconstitutional.
(Br The Ausclate Fna.)
Washington, Jan. 7. The Federal
migratory bird law of 1913 under
which the government for the first time
exerted authority over prescribed
"closed seasons" for wild birds which
naoituany migrate rrom state to state
in the various seasons, was In effect
declared invalid today by the Supreme
uoun wnicn aismissea tne govern-
ment's motion on appeal from a deds-
Ion of the Arkansas Federal District
Court, holding the statute unconstitu
tional. President Poineare Coming to America?
Paris, Jan. 6.--Presldent. Polncare
will probably visit the United States
late in June or early In July, this an
nouncement was made by the President
himself to the Assoclateu Press this
evening. - - : i v
When It was suggested that the great-
est reception ever aec.r ie-1 a foreign
ruier was awamng n'.iu, ine nesiueni
said. . . . "
"I must return Pnwdnit Wilsons
visit. I am not lookicg for the honor
of a reception. I simply to thank
Amertea and Americans for what they
have done for the cause of liberty and
France. ;
Louisiana ProhiblUon Law Co-tit.-
tlonaL
' (Br The -Ameclateel Prt '
Washington, Jan. 7. The Louisiana
state prohibition law, -regulating liquor
shipments .into part of the state where
the sale of intoxicants is prohibited
was in effect declared constitutional to-
day by the Supreme Court, which dis-
missed proceedings growing out of the
conviction of. J. W. Selsor under the
act . ;: - : " -,
. '
President Wilson Anflves Agaia In
. - Paris. - !.'
, (Br The Awrt Its.) ,
-pri . hv Aeencvl " Jan." 7
President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs.
Pert of Riga Captured by Boishevlkl.
(By The AsHae Praaa.) ,
- London, Jan. 7. The port of Riga
was captured at noon on January 4th
by the Bolshevikt, a cording to a. Rus
sian wireless; -dispatch received here
today. " v. -'- v .'
' -m ..i . .... ii I. .'.i r V -
.-"This Illness of mine -is censed by
germ, the doctor esJd.'V What did he
call . It T" -Really I can't ten you. - I
caught the disease, but pot th name.'
Boston Transcript ' - - - .
-; J' ' ' ' 1 1 1 ' ' ,
Mt. R. I Wallier, of Ko. 6, It Tfy
ill at cm Ti wi-i i- - '
H LEGISLATUHE IS
m mm
iuUliiiJt
Stanly Winborae Withdrew
at Noon Today forDemo
cratic Nomination - for the ;
Speakership. ;' ( VX
LEAVES FIELD TO WJl :
DENNIS G BRUMMELU
Choice, pf Republican ftami-
nee Lies J Between H;,S,
Williamspf Cabarrus, fnd
B. Jackson of Transylvania
BBmaBBssBjsszsszssssssmBzfjL;
By W. THOMAS BOSt;
Raleigh, Jan. 7. Conceding tbo km
lead of Dennis G. BrummelL of Graa- '
rllle, Stanly Win borne, of Hertford,
withdrew at noon, today, leaving ao. -
contest In the first caucus tonight
Brummltt seems to hare captured
78 of the possible 83 democrats. Thia
exceeded his claims.' Republicans bar
not Indicated ' their " minority . leader,
hllf .ha i.Tia1aa hnnMM frA lltt f I mi m mm
Sinclair Williams, of Cabarras, and
Brownlow Jackson, of Transylvania. , -
PLANS FOB PERMANENT
ARTILLERY TRAINING FIELDS . ..
Camp Brags; at Faettorffle b IndnsW. ', - . ,
Regular Army of S00.0M WUI Ba
Authorised."
(By The AH Priss ,' - ,
Washington, Jan. 7. Plans for per .
manent development of 'large artlllerr
training fields st West Point Kentucky '
and Fayettevllle,' North Carolina. anJ
rifle machine gun training and tank
corps establishment at Columbus, . : ,
Georgia, were presented to the Senate
Military Committee today by Secretary
Baker. "' '
Before proceeding further with the . - -work
on the three projects, Secretary
Baker said, the advice and approval of -
Congress was desired, but that all
American military advisers believed
the three fields ere "absolutely ssseav -: ; .
tlal for proper training of the regular a
army In peace times." jr
"Modern warfare has shown the need
of a very different kind of training for
the army than we hare had," Mr. Ba ,
ker-esplalned, adding that 1 ssawal,; v
staff is proceeding on assamptloai tor ,
the present that a regular army or at ,
least 000,000 men wUl be authorised.
THE COTTON MARKET. "
Unsettled and IrTegular-Priees Seen
Rallied After Selling Lewer,
(Br The Aaeeeiatea Pre ) . ; '
New York. Jan. 7. A somewhat hn
settled and Irregular opening followed
by rallies In the cotton market during
today's early trading. There was .fur
ther scattered liquidations in the eld .
crop months at the start and first
prices were 5 to 10 points lower on
these positions, while the new crop
was 10 to 25 points higher. Weakness
in Liverpool, however,, was attributed
almost entlrelv to the orosoect for lar.
ger imports, which would mean Increase -ed
shipments from this country. There
wss not much selling, ana prices soon,
rallied on cowering for -wvsw the- botW,
day tomorrows it v . . i
Cotton fetnres opened steady. JasVj
nary, 28.00; March, 2S.45; May, tut;
July, 24.70 ; October. 220 -
Mr. Raper and His New Work a Sal ;
Salisbury Post " w. ; .
Bp, a. S Raner. 'the new nastor at ' -
Park Avenue church. .East; Salbrary, '
preached to a large congregation Snn-
day morning from ueneais -Ana
Enoch Walked With God. and he was;.,
not for God took him," taking for his
subject "And he walked with God.! -
he begged the people to follow the ex
ample of Enoch and walk with God iaj .,
their daily, Uvea, ana a.crowa weaiA,
be awaiting at the, end of; he spoke of '
Enoch and Elijah as being the only
people on record who had gone to hear- .
en without dying. ' .Thar sermon held ;
the closest attention of the urge con
gregatlon present At the evening ser
vices the pastor preached another one
of his large1 sermons from Genesis
11 :4, "And Let us Make a Name." The
congregation at Park Avenue ehurch ,
are very much pleased, with their new -pastor
and this year promises to be .
the best year in tn History oi me
church. The Bnnday school Is well at
tended, many of the little folks brev. '
lng the cold Sunday to attend th 8 an-.
day echooL Larger and better things :
are looked for and expected at this 1
Ichurcb. '-n-i:,'":. '?:'. t V'.1. :
St Per Cent, ef Weonded Soldiers Rr
(Br The AseeeUrteat fun) .
Washington.'. Jan. T.Of TLU4
wounded and injury cases tabulated in .
the American Expeditionary hospital
between January IS ana uctooer i.
1918. 85.1 per cent recovered, and re
turned to duty the war department an
nounced today. " The .percentage c;
deaths was M per cent .... !
. i i
Mrs. Robert Brantley died last F"-
day at her home In the Coddle C
section, hear. Moofesvine.
sick only , a few days with inr
and had numerous friends all 0' r '
county who wil. he sorry to t r . .
her death,.-. ' , .; , ; i
., . - -
Mr. James UcLellan has r
home from Camp V.' :, f ,
lug receive,! b'.t c :
wvsrs.
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