North Carolina Newspapers

R0OO6OOO ASSOCIATED O V PRESS '.O' - DISPATCHES ! 0 O o o o oooo O - TODAY'S -NEWS .... , ; TODAY o BUNE CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1919. VOLUME XIX. Price Five Cents. NO. 69. GONCOlLMiteArlLY TiU ,SA!L ON NEXT FRIDAY Sailing Date From New York of the George Washington Is Changed From April 14 to April 11. PEACE CONFERENCE DELAYS MUST END Officials Confidently Declare That President Wilson Has No Idea of Leaving Paris Prematurely. (Br The Aaaoclated Prera.) Now York. April 8. The willing date of President Wilson h steamer, the George Washington, has Is-on ad vanced from April 14 ui April 11, which Is next Kriilny. Why Change Was Made. Washington. 1. ('.. April K In an nouncing today that the President's transport, George Washington, wonhl sail from Now York fur Brest Kriilny. Instead of next Monday, Assistant Sec retary Roosevelt slated that the chimin had lioen made as the result of u ca blegram yesterday from Admiral Hen son tit 1'n lis. inquiring when the ship could suil. Yesterday when word came from Paris that the President hnil deter mined there must lie an end to delays at tltc pence conference, and had or dered the transport to Franco. Navy Department officials said no new or ders hail licen Issued, and that Un ship was preparing to suil according to schedule, on Monday. April 14. The llenson message changed this situation very quickly. So far as could lie learned today, no infon lion has been received at the White House, or in official qunr lers ahout the situation which dis patches from France indicate have arisen there. Officials confidently de clare their hellef that the President has no idea of leaving Paris prema turely, and that the inquiry uliout the transport merely was a precaution. merely to insure the presence of the ship' When the 1iisldent 'it leSSylo return home. SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED So That Peace May Be Made Simulta neously With Germany and Her Allies. (By The Aaaoclnted Preaa. Paris, April, fi. I Havas, The views of President Wilson's attitude on French claims liefore the peace con ference put forth hy "certain American circled" are declared hy the Matin to he "entirely fantastic". President Wil son, the Matin says. Is conscientiously sluilylng the flmil details of the pre liminary peace. The Petit Parlidpn comments In much the same vein, em phatically declaring that there are differences lietween the French anil American delegations. eseclally re garding financial questions as has heen declared. The Paris newspaiors as a whole rp Hernto the view that f will be several days before the work of the conference will be completed In such a WHy that peace may he mnile simultaneously with Germany and her allies. They predict that the meetings in Versailles probably will take place within 15 or 20 days, however. THE COTTON MARKET. Reaction Today News from Paris Dis appointing. Prices Off 28 to 36 Points. (Bjr The Asaoclated Preaa.) Xew York. April, 8. There were re actions in the cotton market during to day's early trailing. The news from Purls seemed to be rather disappoint ing, and the South was an active Keller at the opening. First prices were barely steady at a decline of 5 to 2i points on new 'style contracts,, and of 20 to 25 points on the old style months, in consequence, with new style May selling off to 26.00 and October to 22.35 shortly after the call, or about 28 to 36 points net lower on the general list. Cotton futures opened fairly steady. Mav old 24.75 new 2410: July , old 23.40,' new 24.18 ;' October 2L0O, new 22.40; December new 21.08; January new 21.77." ; v ':' Victory Liberty Loan Sunday May 4. Riclimoiid Va, April 7. May 4 has been fixed as Victory Liberty Loan Sunday, officially announced byVihe War Loan Organization here.' Lewis B. Franklin, Director of the War Loan Organization of .the United States v Treasury stated in a telegram, received in Richmond, that the above date had been set to avoid any conflict with the Easter Services of Sunday, April JM. Coming just after the middle of the Victory Liberty Loan Campaign it' Is hoped that this Sunday will be observ ed a a special day of thaubsgtvljig for victory. Every minister in. the Fifth Reserve District will be-asked to co operate to this end.! Mtnfeiteftalainfaaif will also be etpeeto twnparticlpate. Sunday schools and- BibletWosse will be requested to .observeijVjotary,,Sun dav. as theiEasteir'-seaaonBeema, fitting tlme for-Ridayof rejotetag and thanksgiving, oj . V.i-w've. jtniviaii . .li II in i J mil I "nonti SOU'jTIMf Norma lly there lr MO Wrtft to sev enty deaths dally in London, .j.;m TENNESSEE COLONEL WHO IS SAID TO HAVE TRIED TO KIDNAP FORMER KAISER Although rolonel Luke Lea. com- niiinder of the 114th Field Artillery and formerly T'nlted Slates Senator from Tennessee, refuses to discuss the story, men of tin artillery regiment which paraded recently in Rnoxville. Tenn., declared that it was Colonel Lea who made the attempt to kidnap the former kaiser from the castle of Count Gnihirtl von Rentlnck in Jununry. Ac cording to the artillerymen four com missioner officers iind three "non- coms" accompanied the colonel. They were preparing to make a search of the castle when a nuinher of Dutch guards nppcurcd and the party of Americans retired. TAR HEELS AROUSED BV GOOD ROADS QUESTION Will Take Advantage of Federal Aid Provided by Recent Legislature. Washington, April T. N'orth Caro lina people are aroused on the good roads question. They will avail them selves of a large chunk of the federal funds provided by recent legislation. On March .".1 a total of 37 projects from the time the act appropriating Mtfu-.'Wta'iteji'iitJtv.iirtrf- eff.v,- lnav had been approved, calling for the con struction of .'UX.74 miles, nt an esti mated cost totalling $l..r.OO.:i7:..74. of which $4-s.10( came ' fliom feilerrtl funds. On December 31, last, the total nninlier of upproved projects was 32 at a total estimated cost of $1,112,1 "so.liri. of this sum $374,400 came from the federal aid fund. A new factor in road building is the coming motor truck freight service, already highly develoMd in some sections of the country. It is particularly useful in the marketing of farm products or in the transportation of articles to the farm doors from the cities. Road en gineers say it is important to construct heavy roads, that is roads which arc able to stand the traffic of the chang ing methods of transportation. April Is expected to be the best Indication of what this year's roud building will be. British Labor Wine 48-Hour Week and Other Reforms. London. April 5. An optimistic view of the work of the Industrial Conference, comprising 'representatives of the I'nlted Kingdom was expressed at a joint meeting of that body to dis cuss a secret report made by the com mittee of ten appointed to make rec ommendations for an adjustment of the outstanding difficulties. It is known that the forty-elght-hour week, the minimum wage and other reforms have practically been won. Arthur Henderson, lalior leader, in speaking of the result of the deliber ations, said : "We got along well ; we do not anticipate any disagreement," while Sir Allen Macgrcgor Smith, chairman of the managldg committee of the Engineering Employers Federa tion, said the employers were prepared to honor the report immediately the trade unions accepted it. Germans Grow Bolder Every Day at Cobieni. Coblenz, April 6. One finds here that the Germans grow bolder every day; their complaints concerning the necessary precautions and regulations adopted by the American army togeth er with a number of minor incidents throughout the area, have served to confirm the- impression that . the Ger mans are returning to the arrogance and insolence familiar; enough to us before the war,, but hardly fitting to a people whose territory is occupied by the enemy. . v-A . ;. Baptists Start $6,000,000. Drive, , ., i .Twelve thousand ? Baptist communi cants are. asked, to give f rom (GO lo $25,000 each to the; campaign started to raise a fund ot $0,000,000 for ; the relief . of ministers and reconstruction work. Of tbla amount $2,500,000 will be. raised church apportionments. . the- reat to come from individual subscriptions.,- jt.'j li-.' j.r.- 'Tf.'iri'.jyu Expects, To Fly Across Atlantic In 20 r'ivVT, -Hours, r . ;- v.:irn". h London; 1 April 7. The airplane of the Shortt brothers, one of the entries for the 10,000 pound- race across the Atlantic-will start -from Ireland for Newfoundland on Aprils 16, weather permitting;. The. airplane 'Is expected, to make the Journey in 20 houra."' i -.Eleven voomewiare to-erro af'the faculty of the Untflerstty of California' summer session at Los Angeles, ii 4 I I t i I 'COLJlXUKyiLEA ,, - THE COUNCIL QF FOUR President Wilson Not Able to Attend Meeting This Morning, But Hopes To Be Present in Afternoon GENERAL SITUATION IS IMPROVED TODAY Generally a More Hopeful Tone Prevailed in Confer ence Circles as the Day Wore on. (Br The Auorlatfd Frrmm.1 rnris,' April 8. The counrll of four met this morning at the residence of Premier Lloyd George. President V II son was not able to attend the fore noon session, but hoped to "lie able to attend the meeting this afternoon at the Paris "white house. The overnight tension in the pence conference circles has not been dlsiell- ed when the council of four met today. In conference circles however, it was said that the session today would serve to ciear rue atmospnere. The first question taken up nt tin1 forenoon session at which Colonel House represented President Wilson, was that of procedure. This was con sidered in an effort to accelerate the work of the council. It was planned to devote the after noon session to the subject of responsi bility for the war. including the ques tloon of a trihunul to try the former German emjicror. the former crown prince and others, on which divided re ports have bwn presented. It was said by American members of the peace conference that the general situation was improved somewhat to day, liecause of th agreement reached by the commission on reparations anil the main features of the reparation question, tearing only a few unessen tial details for adjustment. Generally a more hopeful tone pre vailed In conference circles as tlie day went on. . HtaM4lN Atnerhan rtelegatimi declinedto give. an explanation of the nmnv rumors In circulation that the conference would complete its work shortly. One meuilier. when asked for definite Information on the situa tion, said : You know the George Washington has been ordered to Brest. That is a good subject for speculation." MICHIGANDERS OPPOSED TO LIGHT WINES AND BEER Majority Against Proposed Amend- menet To Allow Them Steadily In creases. (By The Associated Preaa.) Detroit. April 8. The majority against the proposed constitutional amendment to legalize the sale of light wine and beer In Michigan after a temporary set-back steadily mouut ed. as additional returns became avail able today from yesterday's special bi ennial election. Reports from 55 of the 83 counties in the state, incom plete hut representing approximately one-half of the total precincts, gave 100,242 for the amendment, and 205, 055 against it. TO FORCE RENEWAL OF THE COTTON EMBARGO Movement Begun to Organize South ern Farmers to This End. (By The Associate Prcaa.) Dallas, April 8. Supplementing re solutions adopted by the Texas cotton conference, declaring tliat the Secre tary of Agriculture of the United States had assisted In forcing down the price of cotton and that the control of move ment in marketing of cotton by Ber nard Baroch was antagonistic to the Interests of the cotton growers, -N. A. Sbaw, chairman of the conference, an nounced today that a movement had le gun to organise Southern farmers to force the removal of the cotton em bargo. 1 Mrs. Robert Furr Entertains Soldiers. On Saturday, April 6th, Mrs. Rob ert Furr gave, a dinner lu honor of her sou. Private Silas L. Furr, who re turned from Camp Jadkson last Thursday after having spent about 11 months In France. Between thirty five 'and forty guests were invited, among them being Messrs. Cbaa. E. Nash, . Andrew , Measamer, Roland Haupt, Ross Plyler and Carl Honey cutt, all of whom except one had been overseas for almost eleven months. It is quite a pleasure to have these brave heroes who fought so nobly for their country none again.': All of them have endured many ..hardships -and some nave .had narrow escapes. Surely they have been guided by an unseen hand. The table was beautifully decorated, and Mrs. i Furr Jad prepared almost everything delicious, that, one could think of. j The boys say it Is so good to be back in the dear old tV 8. A. and tbey, expressed their appreciation , to Mrs. Furr for her kindness to them and hy looking In.thelr faces you could teU that they, as well as all present, enjoyed 'the evening1 very much, sjX I JC lifil.l ..I . . Tiiuf m-'.fV.t Wt- to ItV ati wrong;' Bernstofff, !fa, " Mi wrong Germany realised the' a well ness of treaties ' too lightly not '' to sign anything th- pea.ee- - conference. tells t;jta stga-Havannah aews -L . $ SOVIET REPl'BLIC IN HAMBI RG REGION? . f (By the Asjmcbited Press.) Copenhagen. April 8. A polltl- Sfc cal movement 'of great importance Is imminent in , the region of Hamburg. - reports from Berlin say. Doctors Hera and Hanffen- lierg, Huartacan leaders, it is add- ed, have almost succeeded In niak- lug themselves masters of the sit- nation, and in Converting Ham- burg and the . region lietween it: Hamburg and Bremen into a so- vlet republic. $ MINISTER OF jrlTICE IS ARRESTED "AT MADGEBl'RG Members of the Regiments There Ar rest Him and Also Gen. Von Kleist. (Br Tho AMoetnteo: PreMM Copenhagen, April 8. Herr I.iiuils- herg, the minister ol justice In the Nat ional German government, was ar rested yesterday at Madgsburg. tlie capital of Prussian Saxony, by mem bers of regiments stationed there, a Magdeburg dispatch reports. General von Kleist in command of the fourth army, and his staff, also were arrested. Two former deputies also were ar rested. Other arrests of social dem ocrats ami members of the bourgooisv are planned. The majority of the Mailgeburg gar rison sympatblzes'Witli the indepeiid ent socialists, the nirssage adds. "TEMPERANCE BAR ROOMS" Are Planned for the City of Boston by The Methodist Centenary. (By Tho Aaoodnted Preaa.) Boston, Mass., April 8. Temperance bar rooms furnishing all the good ele ments of the saloon iuinns intoxicating liquors are planned,- for this city by the Methodist Centenary, according to the Uev. Dr. .1. I. Bartholouiew execntlvp secretary for the Boston area. In some cases liquor saloons would lie purchased be said today. He believed that the original bars miglil even be retained, but only soft drinks and coffee would lie handld. Community houses and "poor men's clubs" also are to lie established in connection with Methodist churches in the principal New England cities. FRANK W. WOOLWORTH DEAD Man Who Started 5 and 10 Cent Stores en a Capital ef $50.00. (Br The AaeoehKed Preaa.) New York, April S. Frank W. Wool- worth, who started a 5 anil 10 cent store at I'tlca. X. V 4 years ago, on capital of $50 and eventually be came millionaire proprietor of a great chain of these stores in the I'nlted States. Canada and England, died sud denly today at his home at Glen Cove, Ming Island. He was horn on a farm at Koduian. N. Y., on April 1.1, 1852. To Plant Memorial Trees on Com mencement Day. (Br The AaaoefateO Preaa.) Washington, April 8. Commence ment Day at many colleges will have for part of the program this year the planting of Memorial trees in honor ot former students who gave their lives or offered their lives to their country in the World War. Arbor Day will be more widely marked this year tli.'ii evei liefore, because of memorial tree plant ing. In Atlanta a memorial group is lie- ing worked out at "Pershing Point" where memorial trees will he planted. Minneapolis will have a "Memorial Drive" three miles long which will be part of a park system forty miles long. At St. Louis lieautiful I.lndell Boule vard is to be planted with memorial trees. Camp Bowie in Texas will be marked with a memorial boulevard planted with memorial trees. There will lie much planting of trees by trees bv schools, communities, women's clubs and motor highway associations to honor those who died in the war, says tho American Forestry Associa tion. Wilmington Mayor Spilled His Candy. Washington, D. April . jiayor Q. Moore, of Wilmington, spilled his candy when he wired General March Saturday night tnat nis town would have to decline the offer of a parade by the llhth. He has been de nounced by tne citizens oi ine iown. General March acted promptly, as he always does, and the 119th was or dered demobilised. Renewed requests for tne parade came thick and fast to Senator Sim mons' office today, but it was too late. Demobilization had already set in and some of the men were on their way home. The commander of- the unit Is Col. J. Van B. Metts, a Wilmington man. Charlotte will have the 120th re gardlesa of the action of the mayor of Wilmington. Tlie war department is glad to let the lighting boys go to Charlotte. Hefy Communion at New Gilead Re - formed Church. The Holy Commuion will be admin istered at the New Gilead Reformed Church Palm Sunday, April 13 at 12 noon. ' Every . member should attend. The services preparatory to the Com' mnnion will be held Saturday after noon at 4 o'clock. Quarterly meeting of the Consistory at S o'clock. - - . .. - iv. .-W, C LYERLY, Pastor. Dissension Has Afceady Arise , (Ef'Thi A alarteaV riaa ) ; - Berlin, , via Copenhagen, April 8. J Dissensions already! liava arisen among. the founder of the soviet government In Bavaria, the AehtabMtt today tars. and an Intensified (state of siege, bad been proclaimed Iq Muwen. iv' -ji -rm This Was Forecast Today by Department of Agricul ture, basing Estimate on Conditions of Crop April 1 Enormous yield of 837,000,000 BUSHELS At $2.25 a Bushel This Puts Crop's Value at $1,891,620, 000.-152,000,000 Bushels Increase Over Last Year, (By The Aaaoclated Preaa.) Washington, D. C, April 8. The largest crop of winter wheat ever grown was forecast for this year by the department of agriculture today, basing its estimate on conditions ex isting April 1. Tlie enormous yield of S.'t7.O00.O0O bushels was announced. which at the government's guaranteed price of $2.'M u bushel, places the crop's value at $1.K!1.SJ0.(MK. This year's winter wheat crop, if no unfavorable conditions develop be tween now and the time of harvest, will lie liU,000.000 bushels larger than the previous record crop produced in lill4: and IMK.OOO.OOO bushels more than was grown last year. CAHARRl S TO Bl ILI) ROAD TO THE STANLY COUNTY LINE Derided on at Meeting of Commission ers Monday. Real Estate Apprais ers and Tax Listers Appointed. At the meeting of the hoard of coun ty commissioners held yesterday at the court house several inn Iters out of the ordinary were considered by that body. Appraisers were appointed to assess the valuation of the real estate in this county, this Is-ing the regular time for ti new appraisal of the property. Messrs. W. 1). Harry and G. Kd. Kest ler were appointed to perform this work. The tux listers for the coming year were also appointed, us follows i -- No. 1 township Kd Harris. No. J township C. It. Andrews. Xo. .'! township J. Mac Irtndford. No. 4 township Geo. . Af and J. A. WinocotT. Xo. 5 township M. J. Shinn. Xo. township G. A. Fisher. Xo. 7 John W. Honeyciitt. Xo. S township W. A. Kindley. Xo. ! township W. B. Kriniuiinger. Xo. 10 township Hull Bhtck. No., LI township . Ward 1 I). C. Caldwell. Ward 2 V. A. Hershman. Ward a. ' Ward 4 loe A. Walter. The Board accepted a proposition from the State Highway Commission, relative to the building of u state highway from Concord to the Stanly county line. In this work the State Is to furnish 7" per cent, of tlie cost., of constructing tlie road, while the coun ty obligates Itself for the remaining 25 per cent, of the cost. The commission has been notified of tlie acceptance of the proposition by this county. A sim ilar proposition relative to the road from Concord to the Mecklenburg Hue was not acted on at present, until the route of the latter highway be defi nitely settled. PEACE BY EASTER LMPOSSIBLE; SOME PARIS PAPERS FEAR Matin, Very Pessimistic, Declares the League of Nations Lies in Pieces on the Floor. Paris, April fi. The possibility of peace by Faster is doubted by French newspapers. The Journal points out that, even it the preliminaries are wholly agreed upon by Faster, there remain all the negotiations with Germany, which It lielleves will lie at least as laborious as tho pourparlers lietween the Allied unit associated powers. The Matin declares there is a divergence of opinion In the -Council of Four on the essential point of repara tion, while territorial questions are in a fair way toward a satisfactory set tlement On the question of repara tion, it says, there is still a gulf be tween what France is offered and what she claims is fairly due her. On that point, the newspaper adds, the French Government will be immovable, be cause It cannot sign a peace treaty which will make France bankrupt." Where do we stand in the work of pacification J" asks the Echo de Paris, and answers the question as follows: "It Is only to clear that the League of Xnt Ions lies In pieces on the floor of the Hotel de Crlllon (American headqiuiTters),' and the modest .alli ance which might with advantage oc cupy its place is only' a vague sketch." The newspaper fears that the Coun cil of Four will' produce at any cost some sort of peace' formula, good or bad, which It ' believes ' will be the worst danger. It 'Urges' the 'Council, rather: to say that an agreement is beyond their powers and to refer ' the decision to tne parliaments otitic -respective Allied countries. ', .". ' ". . '. ' v.r, ti,,-!- I ., , . ! ,.$d, . Tlie champKm. woman trapehooter of the world la Mrs. C-B.-Groat of! Los; Angeles. wUoee, record of 1.474 onb of! LOOP :mta,Jaith .aTOW:.W.' Bnll'AVUl In ..M A f.t Iwa MT - .I There -arm. 178 varieUe of titga. k m x IMPORTANT NO,' On account many of our subscribers -1 oof "of employment, due to the shutting down of the mills, onr cash in ad- vanoe requirement will not be strictly enforced for the present or until conditions grow better. R If any one is unable to pay, we shall lie glad to extend credit on the subscription for a reasonable & length of time. Of course we shall expect all others to pay promptly as usuuL RETURNING SOLDIERS WELCOME AT THE V. M. C. A, A Three Months Membership Free to all Returning Soldiers and Sailors. To the Returning Soldier, Sailor and Marine: The people of Concord welcome you home. We have followed you In our thoughts and our prayers, and have long looked to the day when you shall once more take your place among us as a citizen. Yon have proved your self a man and we are proud of you. The Young Mens Christian Associa tion has followed you also, not alone in thnnghtfulness and prayer for your safe return, but in very fact right up to the front line trenches. The Red Triangle is familiar to you. Y'ou have seen this sign gleniu through the mist of the London fog, through the rain kissed nights in France and through tle battle smoke near Xo Man's Land.' Yon know what this meant to yon while away from home. You cannot forget the "Y". Kven though there may have lieen mistakes in its methods, there is no mistaking tlie desire to serve you. Being fuir minded men, you know this. As yon doff tlie army khaki and don the citizen's garb, you still lind in your midst a Y. M. ('. A. anxious to serve you in any possible way. The doors of the local Y Hwing wide to the knock of tlie man who was in the service of Our Country. We also wel come you. We want every man who has lieen in any department of the -vice to know that the Concord Y M. V. A. is open to him that u three mouths' membership including all priv ileges Is his for the asking. e are anxious to serve you. Will you not make the local Association your very own ? Sincerely yours. F. M. WHITKSIDE, General Secretary. SEEK TO REMOVE THE VIRGINIA DRY OFFICERS Governor Hill Be Asked To Oust Rev. 'Sidney Peters and Anti-Saloon League Commission. Washington, April 7. Abolition of tlie Virginia anti-suloon league com mission and a state referendum on the jurisdiction of prohibition Is asked hi a petition form, of which 125.000 cop ies will he distributed throughout the state for signature by the national anti-dry referendum league. It was an nounced nt the headquarters of the league today that distribution of the forms will he begun tomorrow. The petition is addressed to Governor Westmoreland Davis and Teads as fol lows : "I, the undersigned a citizen of the state of Virginia, respectfully petition the governor, Hon. Westmoreland Da vis, to abolish the anti-saloon league commission, headed by Rev. Sidney Pe ters and transfer Its duties to the proper county authorities, who are elected by the people. I am against search and seizure without warrant'." A Birthday Surprise. The children of Mrs. R. V. Atwell gave her a surprise dinner last Satur day, it being her 07th birthday. Be tween 73 and 80 people were present to enjoy the occasion. The names of the children present are, Mesdames Tom Yanderford. of Glass, J. E. Pow ers, of Mooresvllle, Ed Kerr, of Moores ville, C. H. Cox of Newton, Robert Phillips, F. F. Reed and E. L. Helder luan of Concord and Mr. It. S. Atwell of Concord. This is all the children except two, Mr. C. A. Atwell of Ten nessee and Mrs. T. D. Campbell of Tolor, Texas, who could not be pres ent. A table about fifty feet long was fix ed in the yard, which was loaded to its fullest capacity with good things to eat. After areryone hod gathered around the table a photograph was made hy a photographer who was pres ent. Mrs. Atwell's pastor. Rev. E. G. Lowdermllk offered a short and appro priate prayer, after which all enjoyed a sumptuous meal. Mrs. i a well was the recipient of a number of useful and beautiful pres ents. TLe crowd dispersed wishing Mrs. Atwell many more happy birth days. ONB PRESENT. At the Theatres. In the Triangle play, 'The Lamb," which helped materially to make Douglas Fairbanks a film star, there Is great Use made of an aeroplane. Up to the time of the Fairbanks ad vent. It has been customary for 'stars fearful of risking their lives and limbs, to permit acrobats to double for them tn daring situations. Fairbanks would have none of this. In all of .the fly ing scenes that were taken in the course of The Lamb," the daring aviator is rairnaake himself, as a 'ref erence to the close-ups in the produc tion will readily demonstrate. At the New Piedmont today. ?i -.. ...i , Warren Kerrigan in '"The Drift ers": at: the New Pastime today. - This is a great Pathe special feature.-.' To morrows Ethel Clayton lu, "A Boul Without ,,winuowa.'..it j.b 'Hti v)t 1The average1 man. normally consumes about 08 too of liquid and solid food in a year-A' ii.i .jv writ . of the 6 nn' IMnTinMnCy, ii i ii viMii i ill n mi nLH OU.ICI ULUIIflL Complete Severance . From 01jl German Imperialism as Manifest in Present Govt ernment of That Country, "LONG LIVE THE WORLD REVOLUTION" Calls for the Resumption of a "Brotherly Connection", With the Russian and Hungarian Peoples. (Br The Aaaoclated Preaa.) Munich. April 8. Complete sever once from the old German imperialism as declared to he manifest in the ElMTt-Scheldeiuann government of Germany, and the resumption of a "brotherly connection" with the Rus sian and Hungarian peoples Is an nounced In the proclamation of the new soviet government for Bavaria formed here. "Long live the world revolution," tlie proclamation con cludes. The text of the document says in purt : "The decision arrived at for Ba viiriu is the formation of a council ot the republic of revolutionary workers and peasants of Bavaria, including all onr brothers now united separated by no party laws. From now on. no ex ¬ ploitation or oppression will be tolor! ated. The dictatorship of the prole tarian! now has become a fact. The legalization of a genuine socialistic community now is achieved, in wliioh every workingman may participate In pniilic life, ond lu a just socialistic nge." WILL MEXICO PERMIT- BORDER TRAFFIC AFTER JULY 1st? The Mexican Government Has Not In disatcd Its Attitude In the Matter. (By Tho Aaaoclated Preaa.) Laredo, Texas. April 8. Whether Mexican, cities along tlie border will become oases for "international drink era When. America adopt prohibition -. In July has not lieen determined, de- spite some leanings in this direction. - A movement recently was started to have passport restrictions removed, throw open the international bridge ami riui week-end excursion trains In to Mexico. It is proposed to establish'' big gambling houses, cockpits, bullet rings ami pretentious drinking empor iums. American business men vigorous-" ly protested on the ground that the trains passing through American towns would bring only a reputation for law- -lessness. The Mexican government has not f indicated its attitude In the matter and ; seems disposed to let the liquor prob- . lenis solve itself. Iah'oI officials are , represented as not wishing to deny their citizens profits that American v prohibition might bring. Mexican cantineros have thrived in the year that Texas cities have been ..: dry under the Texas military zone law. Passport, regulations permit persons living within ten miles of the border -to puss from one country to the other on a local permit. Many American resi dents visit Mexican towns daily to ob tain drink. American authorities havo , . ...,.,...l if llnnni. l,,fn tl,A I'nitod States. Medical authorities predict that nn- ; r restricted border traffic would havo- . a serious affect on the army's campaign . against disease. All suspicious visitors from Mexico are searched by customs officers for t contraband liquor. As a result of thlft strict supervision, itoecal. a highly in toxlcat'ng Mexican drink that formerly sold for GO cents a quart, now brings $10 a- quart here when obtainable from illegal dealers. -, ; TODAY'S EVENTS Tuesday, April 8, 1919. Birthday greeting to Albert, tho , heroic king of the Belgians, who today enters upon his forty-fifth year. Rt. Rev. Patrick J. Donahue today celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary , of his consecration as bishop of the Catholic diocese of Wheeling, y The annual convention of the Lutn- -. berman's Assoc ation of Texas will as- semble at Galveston today for a sea- slon of three days. -' The Governors of several , western States have been invited by the Rocky . : Mountain Club of New York City to attend its twelfth annual dinner,, n, . "Victory Dinner," ot the Waldorf-Astoria tonight, v . ' '-SI Iii addition to electing a mayor and other city officials the voters' of Fort Worth, Texas, today will pass on a proposal to issue (1,800,000 in bonds -: for public improvements. :-: '. i.i The annual conference of - county agricultural agents, home' demonstra- tion agents, boys' and girls' club work-, ; era, and Washington State extension workers In all fields, totaling over. 100 will assemble today at Washington State College, Pullman. . .- . , ; Demonstratiom Against New Govern- . 'i-.tsi'iwl in Bavaria. j , ,,-.,, J.-' - 'B-r.-Tfee Aaaaet-ttet. Preaa-V ' Copenhagen, April 8,---Demonstra-tlons have occured In Munich against tilt .Jf-rw ivimutiuiHirj ; UTruut'Ul. H. - Bavaria,': according to Berlin d,s---patches today. Tho-demonstrnH.. i s were dispersed by troops, the b j i state. .