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ODOO o n o O u ASwCC!.vii:D o O DISPATCHES O DO OO O O 0 0 o o o o o o c O TODAY'S ' O ; NEWS JO TODAY O O O Q O . i - . r VOLUME XIX: PL'.CE TERMS f.RE TO ThelCerman Delegates WU ?. Be Summoned to Paris in ' April for; the; Conclusion :,df Peace. COLONIES SHALL NOT V, REVERT TO GERMANY This - Decision Would Ren tier It Impossible fbr.Ger- ' ; many To Establish' Subma rine Bises fn Her Colonies ', ( The iMMUtei r j Ji c-S . Paris, Jan. 27. The Supreme Conn- ' ell of the peace conference met at 10 :30 this morning. There was a full atten dance of the members, t ' t - A. number of technical advisers "on :' colonial matters. including three Ameri- . Cans, accompanied the various delega- .' tlona as they entered the foreign office for the days session. The council of ten, ' aa the French now call the ministers of the fire great .., powers, has before It for consideration today iu executive seelon, among other ... . things, the Question of territorial ad' ; Justmehts, the abollutlon of ronscrip . tlon attd the economic reconstruction , of Germany. These questions in ac- - cordance 'with the settled methods of procedure will be referred by the conn. "Cll to suitable commissions' . , There appears 'every prospect that the, peace conference will make rapid ' progress . from now on until the work - of fixing the peace terms for Germany, as the conference appears to hare got- . ten Into its stride. A high French dip lomatic authority Is quoted by the PaVls edition of the London Dally -v . Mall as estimating that the conference . will hare the peace terms ready for - submission for ratification by the' va rious national V governments ' between - the middle and the end of March.- - If i this is as reported, the German dele. - gates will be summoned to Paris early . In Xprll for the conclusion of peaee.- . One of the questions which It was ex pected the council would take up to day was the ultimate fate of the Ger. " man coloniev Frawoe and Oreat-Brlt-aln It it- declared, are agreed upon at 1 least one of the features of the aola v ' tlon of the problem which Is that un der jio consideration shall the colonic ' . revert to Germany.'. The reasons ad- - . vanced for such decision are rarlous - but prominent amon? them la that it would render It impossible, for Ger ' many to establish submarine bases tv her colonial possess'ons. The Amerl. ican attitude la as yet unrevealed. . " MUST CHOOSE PRESIDENT :rr...: wilson or lenine ' OeeUnition Made ai Meeting of S- eialiaU to Paris Sunday. ; -. B The Mrfntl Fr ' ; ? Paris, Jan. 57.-0 caHsU r of i France 'must make' af choice between .following Pueeident,,. Wilson of the . --. United, States, or. Premier Lenine, of , Russia. This declaration was made at . an excited meeting or socialists In Paria on Sunday by M. Lorlat, After several socialist leaders were shonted down when they tried to speak, M. Lol riot declared : ' & "President Wilson la an able man. who is seeking to save the bourgeoiae, ,- i but he must not be followed. . Themo iment has come to. choose between him rand Lenine." s, NO NEWS FROM AVIATORS ?t ; Who Flew Aeross MedStemaean Ye " terday From Marseilles to Algiers. ft - ( nt iiMM rtNi,)' ,0 - -ji , Paris, Jan. 27. The French admlr-' ; alty up to 10 o'clock this morning had received no news from aviators, Lieut r Atoget and Capt Cole, who flew across the Mediterranean yesterday from Mar- eellles to Algiers, and were expectd back at Marseilles , between 6 and -7 ; o'clock Sunday-night.- ' .' 'Ws , k It is believed that the aviators were .- compelled to. land on the Balearic Is-- lands in the Mediterranean, as they made the trip to Algiers in five hours. A 800 horsepower airplane was used. ': NECESSARY NUMBER OF STATES HAVE CERTIFIED Preparation of Proclamation Making : Prohibition Arocfidment Effective Is - Ordered, '." . a - imr Tk AaMMatMl ry v . . Washington, J.an. 27. Thirty-Six states, the necessary three-fourths, had. : certified to the State Department their ratification of the Federal prohibtion amendment today,' and preparation of a proclamation - to make the amend, ment was ordered. "Certifications were received early in the day from Wisconsin, ' North Carolina, Utah and . Kansas, the latter being the thirty- sixth state to report. 1 Wants Railroads Held The Fu3 Time. - tr t arite ru f WaHblngton, Jan. 27 Bona tor Cum. minRS, ot Iowa, republican, prepared -today a resolution to prohibit tne re turn of the railroads to private cj'ra tion until the expiration of the full twenty.one months period after Toace is dwlared, allowed in. the railroad control law. - - .. Miwi Ilat?! Alcxa' !-T, ft Eiprri- bnr r, la (!. n? t' . st thv to" ct Lf. J, f. Li.j, ea 'I I "t . - - I MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting To Be Uid at the Bomb in the PytUa DUUlng Te- nljht. . , . . : : - The annual meeting of the Concord Merchants Association will be held at their rooms in the Pythian building tonight at 7:30 'o'clock.' Business of considerable Importance la to com be fore this meeting, among other things. the annual election ot officers. Mr. Paul Leonard, the Secretary of the North Carolina State Merchants As sociation, will bo present to speak of tne wort or the association la general, and of the Merchants Mutual Fire In surance Company In particular. This u an onranlsatloti by which it Is pro posed to save lots of money Jor the merchants of this City and State. ' It la earnestly desired' that every member be present at the meeting to night, cigars and applies. . 2 i, . TODAY'S EVENTS Monday, Jannary VI, Ull. The first open air public school in the Jt'acuic Northwest Is to be opened toaay at rortiana. uregon. . "American Ua tlon schooys," the first in Montana, will be opened it Butte to day for the purpose of making good Americans -out or auxens of foreign A short course -in tractor ' practice. one of the. first of its kind offered by any American college, will be opend today at the university of Idaho, . Pirocreesive farmers of Ohio will gather in force In Columbus today for the annual Farmers Week conferences conducted at Ohio State University. Appeals in the cases of Eugene V. Debs and other .convicted under the Espionage Law are docketed for ar gument today in the Supreme Court , of the United States. -. v ': The Chicago Opera Association, un der the direction of Cleofonte Canv pan'nl, is to open its second New York season tonight af the Lexington Opera House.'--. -'-v i -' -.; j, r-- ;?r .-; An exile from the land of his birth and the country over which he so long held Imperial sway, the former German Emperor will pass his 00th birthday today in his retreat in (Holland. The trial or jereuian u utry en tne espionage law Indictment , which grew out of the publication of the antl-Brl-tUh weekly "BulV is set to begin today the Federal court 1n ew York city. . ;.: Hearuigs In the injunction proceed ings brought In behalf of Henry Ford as a preliminary to a possible recount of totes cast in 'the senatorial election In Michigan last Noafcmbee is to begin In the Federal eWt at Grand RapMa. ' II I I I' III J' . -"-j!V''- THIRTIETH DIVISION Not TO- PARADE BUT SENT TO CAMP General March Turns Down Reeoeet or ivevanr iHweian, . - Special to Greensboro Newsv., -,' . - Waahlneton, Jan. 25. ueneral Pey ton X March, chief of staff, practical ly rejected today the request that the North Carolina boys of the SOth divis ion be allowed to parade in Raleigh, the state capital. - ' v . . " As announced in detail recently in the -Greensboro Dally News dispatches the 80th, di vision has been released from fore I en service and will soon start for home. No definite date, how ever, has been set for sailing of the North Carolina. Booth iaroiine - ana Tennessee troops 'General March-today confirms- the, statement that this division will now be sent home but his letter indicates that there- is small likelihood that local parades may be arranged in Raleigh or any other North Carolina city: ---i i; :r The letter of chief or stair to sena tor Simmons refers to varioua requests that the returning troops be permitted to parade and demobilise in various cities located within their states , NO WORD IS HEARD k-t'.1.S53 FROM MAOR MAtXEY Left Arcadia, Fbv, Saturday far Rc ; tern Flight to Amerleos, Om. , Washington. Jan. 27. The War De partment today had received no word from Major McAuley, who after com pleting a trans-continental flight Sat urday at Cariston Field, Arcadia, s uu, left that point on a" return flight to Southern Field, at Americas, Georgia. Major McAuley is believed to have been forced to descend at some, isolated point on account ot adverse weather condi tions throughout the greater part or Florida and Georgia that ay.v. ;., The-last lap of Major. . McAuieya trans-contlnetal flight front Americas to-Xrcadia, 500 miles was covered in 250 minutes.- i :: 'V . " ; " i Agreement Reached on Fssntoe Belief : , (ftr Tke AMK4a Psss, . Washington, Jan. 27. An agree ment -tin the admlnlatratlon bill ap propriating $100,000,000 for European famine relief was reamed toaay oy the Senate, and House conferees. The conference report was to be acted upon first by i the House, probably , today. At the New- Pastime today will ap pear Antonio Moreno and Ct rol Hollo. way In the seventh ep"de ft "Tine Iron Test," entitled '"le Whirling Trap" The program also includes l Big V Comedy, "tears and I ad lien,' with Larry Lemon In the leading role. Mr. John Garmond, of Rnral Koute 4, recently brou!;!it to this c ce-a, cot ton stalk which meo- 'rel i .ore than eight feet in belr' t ri a t. i rrew en bis farm, and I a, Oar" 1 says he has the record for "IV. . f"! ton. . Mr. John W. gaum!""-, of Charlotte, spent F -riday lo fie c , t'"S f"erj ef ' Mrs, A it 0,8. c is w.3 t t r. .STTJlt . - . . a CONCORD, 300,000 f.!EI co:iEiio;.iEr;o:iTHLY Geri; March", Chief of Staff, Discusses Demobilization Plans ..With ., the Senate Military Committee, ALL TO BE HOME "v Within six months How Many Are To Be Held ;'Abroad in the Army of Oc- . cupation To Be Determiri . ed by President Wilson. " (By Tke AasMlatad Pleas.) Washington. Jan. 27. Jea. March, chief of stall, discussing army demoDlll. satlon puns today with the Senate MUiury uonumttee, atatea tnat amp. ping arangements have been made by which 800,000 men may be .transported home monthly.' and that all of the American Expeditionary Force can be returned home and demobilized with in six months. ' . . :. -. How many Americans will be held abroad in the army of occupation is to be determined by President Wilson, General March stated. Ten divisions, he Indicated, had been suggested but more Americans have bean dslgnated for re turn home than originally -proposed by Marshal Foch. ? There are sail about 7o,ooo men in the camps in the United States, and will be demobilized within a month of today, except those retained for "over. behd'duty. General March added. Up to noon last Saturday he said 104,000 men had arrived from overseas. 7 In connection with the demobilisa tion nlana Gen. March stated that un der present plana retention of an Ameri can standing army or ouu,uuv men is proposed. . . - ' ; we don't ever expect to reduce be low 800,000. men If . we can help it," be told the committee. ' BIO LOSS IN WAR MATERIAL Theme Foresees - Yean of Work in gelling Government Property : , Waahtnaton. Jan. 85. Explaining to h Hnuao Military Committee today nlan for dlsDosine' wadually of the enormous stocks of sunpilee on hand when the armistice was signed, K. J. Thome, the War Department's Assist ant Director of Purchase and Storage, said there necessarily would be great loss to the Government, and that, it probably would take several years to sell all of the surplus. He said from now en the 1918 wool clip probably would be -sold at the British issue price, or tar below Its cost to the gov. eminent. - " : - ' Anions' the thlun Mr. 'inorne saiu th mvemment had on hand were 45.- 000 tons of heavy barbed wire, 150,000 horses, 2,000,000 pairs of ruDoer . nip hnota. and rreat anpnlies of food and clothing of every description. He said the department coma not avoiu ukvimk large surplus-supplies, as the armis tice was eigned at a time when prepa rations were being mfade for feeding and clothing 200,000 additional drafted monthly. .. ' , .. .-' . "Of course the Purchasing Division made mistakes and many of them, Mr. Thome said, "but they were un avoidable. ' But we accomplished the thing we set out to do furnishing ev ery .American soldier, with sufficient end proper iooa, ciouuug nu equip ment .;. V;ri;::'--.('-7' THE COTTON MARKET, t " Nerveos and Irregular Today May ,1 . Sold Off Te IUX. ;V .1 (Br Tke aaaseleta rwO ,.; , Nn York. Jan. 27. The cotton mar. ket showed renewed nervousness and irregularity during today's early trad ing, due to the continued report of Unsettled labor conditions at home and abroad and the generally disturbing trade conditions. The opening was fairly steady at a decline of 7 points tn an advance of 12 Doints. March was relatively easy at the start, selling at 22.07, but there was Duying or inai position against sales of May and Ju ly; believed to be for the French com. mission, which sent the price up to 22.25, or about S points net higher, while later montns were weaa uuuct Southern, Wall Street and local sell ing. May sold off to 21.12, and October to 19.18, or 8 to 12 points net lower. Cotton futures opened rairiy siesay : March 22.10: May 2L26; July 20.86; October 19.37 j December" 19.80. CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE - - r ESPIONAGE ACT ARGUED In the Case ef Eugene V. Debs, Cco- ' - - - Tlcted at Canton, Ohio. . : . ' (By Tne A aaaslaf Frtm.) - Washington, - Jan. 27. Oral argu ments began In the Supreme Court to day on the constitutionality of the es pionage act in tne cases ox Eugene v. Debs, socialist leader, convicted of Vio. la ting the law in speech at Canton, Ohio, last Jane, and Jacob Frohwerk, of Kansas City, found guilty of writ- l"g alleged seditious articles for-the Missouri Btaats-Zeltung. '? " ' tta.'.'i ef F.mr A-'-'nl Cnadwicfc. ew Tali, Jn. 27. The death 'ef r.-r A.. Ufct i rench'r. Chadwlck. V, . f,avy, I, at Newport, ft, L, IITO N. C; MONDAY, JANUARY. 27, 1919. WORK OF THE STATE - LEGiSLATURE TODAY Three " Important Measures To Be Presented Tpdayl One of These. Is Introduc tion" of Child Labor Bill. PROPOSAL FOR TAX ON AUTOMOBILES It Is Proposed To Tax all Au tomobile Owners One Dol lar Per Horse Power for Building Good Roads. By W. Thomas Bost. Ralelsh. Jan. 27. Both houses voting today, delayed the opening nntu zuiu o'clock this afternoon out memoers an nounced their purpose to present three Important measures. The first is the introduction or a child labor bill offered by Commissioner Shlpman of the Department of Labor and .Printing - who would administer the act with a commission consisting of himself, Dr.. W. S. Rankin, secretary of. the Board ..of Health, and Btate Superintendent E. .C. Brooks. . The second Is the proposed measure of Senator A. M. Scales to tax for the purpose of getting North Carolina's share of the government's $22,000,000 for roads,: automobiles at a. dollar a horsenower.-The-third measure pro posed for the day is a repeal of the sec tion of the machinery act requiring that corporations certify Incomes or their employees down to the state, leav ing all persons liable for such taxes free to act as those whose wages are not paid by corporations. Considerable lobby is here for that purpose. Governor Blckett's reeeommendatlons as to the location of the new agricul tural temple will not go to the Joint body today, by Tuesday. THREATENED LABOR CRISIS Id ' New York" Threatens The Closing Down of Plants Employing 40,000 Men, -.:.-" ' , , . .- -. ( .. :,-'.(Br';Te" Aacla Pr 'K New Tort, Jan.-Vf.Thei'reconstruc. tlon commission appointed by Govern. or Smith, announced here today.it had received information that a labor cri sis in central New York threatens the Closing down of textile plants employ ing 30,000 worjeers, and that the eom misslon'planned to meet in Albany Thursday to endeavor to adjust the situation. . MURDERS AND FIGHTS DUE i , TO THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS Tnlrty-Four Murders in December, 220 ii AssanlU and 500 Serious Fights.. tBy The AM!taM Pnmm.) Paris. . Jan. 27.-rThirty-four mur ders, 220 day and night assaults, and nearly 000 serious ngnta, aue to me American soldiers, occurred In the De partment of the Seine during the month of December, says the Matin to day, in reverting to the subject of the reorganisation 01 tne American puiice in Paris, The reinforcement or tne nolle contingent had been demanded by Brigadier General Wm. M. Harts, the newspaper asserts, ana wun me new organisation effected, police op erations hid been carried out on whole sale scale, especially in the Monmarire section, resulting in the arrest or many American deserters." I The .'American Dollce in Paris had previously been chiefly recruited, the Matin points out, among American offi cers and soldiers who had been, wound ed. Their main duty was to gtve in formation to American soldiers in the streets, and to regulate trifling of fenses and to carry out night patrols. MeADOO URGES A FIVE YEAR RAILROAD CONTRACT As a Necessity for the Development of Inland Waterway Transportation. 'Santa Barbara. CaL. Jan. 27. W. G. McAdoo. former director . general of railroads.- and former Secretary of the Treasury made puouo toaay a telegram in which be urged a nve-year govern. ment control of the railroads as a ne cessity for the development of inland wsterwavs and lor tne cooramauon the raUroads and waterways with the new Anwrican merchant marine. The telettram. addressed to Albert Krell, chairman of the Miami and Erie hnrjrovement Committee -01 tne Cin cinnati Chamber of i Commerce, was sent in response to an invitation to attend the inland waterways commit tees today at Defiance, omo. . .,, A letter received todasT from "Mr. Lnther 8afrit who is with the expedi tionary forces in France states that he la well and having a nice time over there now visiting the larger cities. He states thst the thirtieth expects to sail soon, his letter, was dated the 25h of December. . - . " Mrs. J. M. ..Grler snd her mother, Mrs.. Davidson, have been confined to tbeir rooms at the manse of the First Presbyterian church on Spring street, for several days, Both are better tot dy. v. - . Mrs. JuUa 0rdnr Tyl the ftrat wlJow ot rrwUUit W bf frA&Ud f3ie f7 ysqpi Price Five Cents, THE EX KAISER HAS L' Rarely Speaks a Word to His Men Servant's and Guards : Says Correspondent of the London Maily Mail. WIFE MAINTAINS HER CHEERFULNESS The Ex-Kaiser's Last Spoken Word, a Few Days Ago, W sa"My Time at Ameron gen Is Nearly Up." (By The Associated Preu.) London, Jan. 27. Wm. Hohenzollern, the former German emperor, has grown verv mirlv and rarely sneaks a word to his men-servants and guards, accord ing to the Mall's correspondent at Ameroneen. , His last recorded remark was made a few days ago when he said his "time at Amerongen was nearly up, it is said. His wife on the other hand main tains a cheerful disposition and shows an interest in the wclfore of the peop'.e living near the castle, where she Is living. The correspondent snys : "The former Emperor Is being grad ually deserted by everyone He re ceives practically no' visitors and his formerly voluminous correspondence has become very email." RAISES COTTON EMBARGO President Sends Word It May Be Ex ported to all Countries. Washlneton. Jan. 24. Replying to a request from members of Congress from cotton-growing states that all embar goes on cotton exports to non-enemy countries be lifted, and that shipments to Germany and Austria be permitted as soon as possible. President Wilson today cabled Senator Smith, of South Carolina, that cotton now could be ex ported to all countries in amounts adequate to their needs, and that fur ther exports to enemy countries raiaeu important 'questions' of VMcy whlcB were the subject 61 attentive considera tion bv the associated fWvernment. The President's message sid: "Referring to the telegram or Janu ary 17, sent by yourself and other mem bers of Congress, cotton may how lie exported to all countries in amounts adequate for their needs. Farther ex ports to or for account of enemy coun tries raise important questions of poli cy which-are the subject of attentive consideration hy tne associated ernments." j REVENUE OFFICER SHOT Talbot and Several Other O Hirers Sur prised by Men While Lying in wan for Blockaders. Salisbury, Jan. 25. Revenue Officer Prank C. Talbot' was brought to nis home here today suffering from a flesh wound in the leg, made hy a ouuei flred by one of several men who sur prised Mt. Talbot and a numDer 1 01 other officers while they were lying In wait for blockaders in a Darn two unu half miles from Kernersvuie at a nVlrwfc this morninu. S. F. ury, an. other officer, brought Mr. Talbot home. He and Mr. Talbot were Dotn uisarm aA h th men who attacked the offi cers and were made toleave the place. so they do not know-what was tne out nf tta affair.. Before Mr. Talbot gave up his automatic rifle he was shot, the bullet grasmg nis.nana auu enter ing bis leg. ' His wound ia not thought hm. Borinna. . Other officers with. Mr. Talbot included Revenue Offlcelra Hat ter and Hartnessr, and two uepuues sheriff from Winston. CHANGEABLE WEATHER Temperatures About "Normal, With Fre- .1 ouent Mains mis vteen. , Washington, D.-C' January," 26. Weather predictions for the week De ginning Monday, issued by the Weath er Bureau today are:; '; ' North and Middle Atlantic States: Changeable weather with temperatrues near . or above tne normal : irequem rains over' South and rains and snows over North portions of these districts are probable. ' " Vt - 1 ' South , Atlantic ana tuasr - uuu ntattm ramnmahltf weather with tern peraturee above normal ; rains- probab ly about Tuesday ana again ine iauer part of the week. . , - Mr. Doughton Voted Against Pension. Washington, Jan. 25. Repreeenta. tive Robert L.- Doughton was one of the nine members of the bouse wno voted today against the bill- giving a pension of (5,000 annually, to , Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt The only votes cast fa opposition to the bill, which bad passed the senate in substantially similar form, . were those - of 1 Mr. Doughton, Representative - QulnJ ; of Mississippi, and seven members ot the Texas delegation. The bill passed 250 to 9. - ; " V : I ... North Carolina . members Votlnrf for the pension were Representatives Kitchin, Hood, Goodwin, - 8tedman, Weaver and Pou. : Bepresentaitives Webb, Small and Robinson were. tern porarily, out of the phBmbe wftgH fne bill wall, paused, 4 v : -. y ' Mr. C B. Wa?wr U ipeutjlflf, U iq winjjojj.)kAjeaif.i.,-. v. 1 N0V!LM2 Esaasamaai Wtmm '' M- mm sa7S a iuai vaaw av u asuMwn 1 k If in Carload Lot Says Deparfiacni (SeMlal to th Trikuc.) Washington, Jan. 27. Even under the most favorable circumstances no potash from Alsace could be available in the United States for agricultural uses before June L 1019, according to an announcement issued by the War Trade Board upon authentic and official Information to that effect, received from the Freeh High Commission in the United States. France will be un able, according to the announcement, at least until April, to ship potash from the potash mines of Alsace. The advices farther Indicate that for the next few months oractleally the entire potash output of the Alsation mines will he urgently required for agricultural pur poses In France. It is the view or tne war Trade Hoard that It will be necessary foi the United States to rely entirely upon its domestic production for the-coming spring season. Farmers' organizations or rarmers who are In a position to buy potash In .carload lots can secure It from some concerns at a reduction on the retail nrlm at nresent ouoted. The Bureau of Soils, neoartmerft of Agriculture. will furnish a list of American potasn producers upon application. ALLIED FORCES EVACUATE SHENKURSK IWDER PRESSURE Have Withdrawn to a Shorter Line North of the Town. (By The AaMClated rveu.) Ixmdon. Jan. 27. Allied forces on the front south of Archangel, mainly American and Russian troops, have evncuated"the town of Shenkursk un der Bolshevikl pressure, and have withdrawn to a shorter line north or the town, according to an official statement from the British War Of fice today on Operations in northern Russia. The Americans and Russians hau irndrawri to Shenkursk to avoid being outflanked by the Bolshevik! who at tacked them on January Zi-zs artar a bombardment of three days. COTTON FARMERS TOLD TO REDUCE THE ACREAGE Consumption of Cotton Will Be Sub stantially Less Than ..Pre. War Av erage, Says Statement. Washlnetbn; " Jan. 26. Farmers of rti south were advised In a statement Issued , by' the department, or agncui tiire'lodav. that it would be wise, -to OJust eotitorraweagenme-yOTr-so-wiij to hve available sufficient- land , to produce enough ood and feed for their families and livestock. ' If litflustrlal conditions in all tne cotton consuming countries ao uoi, reach normal, and u tne industry is not restored, the consumption of cot ton will be substantially less than pre war average requirements," thef state ment said. "With practically complete restoration, .cotton consumption may well be expected to equal the normal of nre-war times on account of .the present shortage of cotton goods in va rious countries, 'rue economies wuitu the neonles of Europe must practice for some years to. come must be con sidered." 1 . .. .. Average requirements outside tne United States were given as 13,010,000 bales; domestic requirements wwu,uw bales. The'Amerlean lins crop is es timated at 11,700,000 bales. After do mestic consumption requirements are taken care of there will be an export able surplus of 5,100,000 bales. Mass Meeting at .Midland. 4 miina meetina- of the citizens of Midland wa sheld Friday night In the school building. The object of this meeting was to organise a local, tele phone company and take steps to have the town incorporated. The attend ance was large and a flue spirit char acterised the meeting. Nearly all present took stock In the new company and M. C. Gannon, E. W. Griffin,. J. B. Green and P. H, Blggers were elect ed a committee to make certain inves tigations and report at a meeting 01 fh tnoirhniripra next Friday night, January 31st It is the intention of the company to duuo a nrai cmi om in Wvwv nartioulur.- it was also decided to have the town Incorporated and J. F. Griffin was seiectea to iouk after the matter. - j -Mr. Unchurch, .our depot agent, nas purchased a lot In front of J. ' F.. Gri u's and will erect thereon a bun. italow . This. Is near the depot and will .make a convenient home for Mr, ir wiiiennonse nones soon ii u his lumber plant in operation. The manufacture of all kinds of lumber in Midland will mean much for the town noil the manufacturer. Midland la a fine location for a town. We have a. good high school, splendid' railroad advantages ana wnn a iowi kkit wom thU will be an ideal place to locate and own a home. We invite all home 'seekere to Investigate herebe hnvinff elsewhere. ;... J. R. Death ef Sen-ln-Law ef aefferton Davis. 5 . (By The Aetat rMm-nrlrv Rnrlnss. Jan. 27.-Joel Ad .lln Haves, son in law OI Jeneniou Davis, late-nresident of the Confederate States - of America, ana ior ij president of the first national bank of Colorado Springs, died yesterday In Los Angeles after a long iluiess, accord ing o advices received here. .' . . . . President Wltaoii Te bH Belgium.; , (Br h Aaet PiMfc Brussels, , Jan. 26. Hvas.)--Presi-.u,nt Wilson intends to accept the ln- .Vltatitm of King Albert to visit. Brus: sela, It is said U' miormeu circwa. but h-Rot fld t date for nl trip hecsuse ot Ulf pVO 9 USlBCM ill NO. 11. Innrjpinr J tlf t ,1T Goes To .See Devastated Re gions of Chateau Thierry and iRheirris.-rHe i Went Through . Several Villages. ; WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE SCENES, No 6ne Can Put Into Words the Impressions I Have Re ceived Among Such Scenes of Devastation". He Said. if (Br The Associated Picas.) ' Paris. Sunday. January 26. Presi dent Wilson today made hie first trip to the battle front, and the devastated regions, visiting Chateau Thierry and Rheims. At the close of a tour that took him through a dozen rased vil lages, ending in the ruins of the his. toric cathedral " at Rheims, he made this comment : -.' No one can put Into words the un- - presslons I have received among such scenes of devastation and ruin." That was Mr. Wilson's only expres- . sion of bis feelings after a' trip every Frenchman has been hoping he would . make before he takes part in deciding what Is to be exacted from Germany for the devastation of northern France. Wiseman held withotjt bail Witnesses Identify Mountaineer . as Man Who Shot Hannessee., Morgauton,' Jan. 25. rTwo state's witnesses, at a preliminary hearing held here this afternoon, "identified Aaron Wiseman as the man 'they saw. kill Dr. E. A. Hennessee, at Glen Al pine, on January 81, 1918. , The unexpected, and sensational fee- ., ture of the hearing was the Introdue- . tlon, as the star witness for the state, of Fred W. Amos, of Rock HU1, B. C, whose evidence the solicitor, threw as a veritable bomb .Jnto the ease,-The, fact that-be would be introduced was known only to the. prosecution and the .witness- Ainos could not be shaken " hi his' -testimony, .-cross-examinatien'i pogv- tive .iii his Statements that he knew the man who'kfued 'I)r. Hennessee to b no other than Aaron Wiseman, whom he had known-for many years and whom he could Identify positively as the man he had seen from the train -window on the night of the killing, shooting with two pistols. He descrjb- ed his dress and general appearance and stated a number of times that , there was no question In his mind -aa to the Identity of Wiseman. . 1 " . Suhstantlatine the . story, of Amoe was the evidence given by J, M. Ram sey, a passenger, on the same tram, nrhnoA testimonv at' the. time of the . other trial was. without doubt one of -, the principal factors entering into the acquittal of the Pitta -boys, . Ramsey also Identified Wiseman as to height, we'ght and , movements . as the same, he had seen shooting on the night of the Glen Alpine tragedy ana wnom he so dramatically : descrinea wnen Aaron and Garfield Fltts were wien last March. He told how he was dress .nil fhat he shot with two pistols. one a blue steef the other nickel plat ed. . .-. -.v:.t"-' :;:f The lawyers" for the defense were unable to shake 1 the witnesses mm their -original storteS. Their - answers were clearly and unhesitatingly given. Seaboard Train Falls In Creek Near - . ,, juooreenoro . n.,ti,t.rfnrfltnn. Jan. 25. The Sea. boaTd railroad trestle one mile east of Mooresboro, at Banarun ureea, tun m this morning at 4 o'clock. The engine went over but the tender and 19 cars of coal went into ,the creek. - It was a. very heavy engine ana tne wain u- ed the wooden parts of the trestle to give away. .Engineer Griffin , was slightly bruised. The fireeman and crew were not hurt. " - . -, It will be several aays oeiore resu tar traffle can, be resumed. The Sea board trains are . making regular schedule over the Southern's track, the trains being dispatched at Mooresboro and Shelby. . v, . ' .Written- to an; Unknown Burglar, j Someone during Saturday night at tempted to enter the home of Mr. Reece L' long on East Depot "street. Mr Long was awakened by a noise at the back door, but the intruder evi dently 'became aware of the fact that the master of the. bouse was awake, for he gave up his efforts at getting into the house,,, Mr.:. Long hands us the following letter to the unknown party or parties: Mr. Burglars, " . Dear' Sirs::-- r - - As I lay soundly sleeping you iwi me by aonghrap at my back door during Saturday mgni. If you remember, tne nasn-ivit y were looking at was my double-barrel No 12 Remington shotgun,, whi. it m rea'd and waiting for you. Now dm t return any more, for you know t' ' ble teaches, tis "Tbou Shnlt Not ; and if yon do return this nv ' i broken. If you are hunsrry, c -me and I will give you food., il are thirsty, I haven't anyU -pure, clear water. If it is r. art ftr. r r:v we e;.' . M i " , ... -v . . r t ' on i: FlflSITS BATTLE FRO