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'0 : tSfc' 0 ' " ASSOCIATED . PRESS DISPATCHES ; , The TODAY'S $ O NEWS TODAY, Daily Tribune VOLUME XIX. CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1919. Price Five Cents. NO. 128. . -vu- REPORT THAT ENTIRE The Downfall of Scheide mann Believed to Assure the Signing of the Peace Treaty by the Germans. WAS CHIEF OPPONENT TO REVISED TERMS It Is Believed That the Fall of the Scheidemann Gov ernment, if True, Entails Fall of President Ebert. (Br The Associated Press.) (Hy flip Associated Press.) Weimar, rln Amsterdam In London. Jimi' 20. The German man cabinet headed by Philip Schiedcuiuiin, has resigned. Cabinet to Continue Till New , One Is Formed. Welmiir. via Copenhagen, Juno 20. The cabinet, although it has resigned, will continue In nlllco leuimrurily until President Khort has been ulili! to form a new one. Paris, June 20. The Schledemnnii government in Germany lias fallen. It was learned here tiHlay. News of tin event ivHirted during I tic morning was confirmed Inter by military advices through Cohlenz from IkiIIi Weimar and Hcrl I n. The downfall of tlie Schledemnnii government was made known liy t lit' America ii delegation to tlie peace con ference. It is lielleved to assure tlie signing of tlie peace treaty liy Ger liiiuiy, as I'lillip Schiedciuann. the pre mier, wiih understood to lie the chief opiHiiient to acceptance to the revised peace terms. I p to noon there was no official con- flriniition of a report that llcrr Noske was forming n government. It is understood here that the full of the Seliicdeniiinn government en tails the full also of President Klicrt. The National Assembly prolialily will take measures to select it successor ti Hei r Khert. Noske to Succeed Scheldenuuui. Cohlenz. June 20. Gustuv NoHke (iermnii minister of defense, will suc ceed Philip Scheldemunn, us head of the German iiliuistry, according to u Weimar dispatch received here today. Muthias Erzlierger of the (iermaii armistice commission will succeed Count von Brockdorff-Itantzuu as for eign secretary, the message adds. Say Reports are Premature. Paris. June 20. All reports concern ing changes in the (iermiiii caliiuet, are premature, says an otliciul wireless message sent from Nuueu at one o'clock this evening. The message adds tbut the national assembly fulled to get the majority it its members to favor tlie signing of the peace terms. The text of the menage reads : "The National Assembly at Weimar tried to constitute a majority in fa vor of signing tlie peace treaty. That wax iiupoiwihle, hecuuse of "division among the party." "All news regarding changes In the cabinet-Is premature." Signing of Peace Treaty Certain. London, June 20. The signing of tlie peace treaty hy Germany, an Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Cop enhagen, quoting advices from Wei mar, says. Is as certain an if the sig natures had already been put to the document. Four-Fifths in Favor of Signing Treaty. IxHidou, June 20. A Iteuters dls patch from Welinar states that a meet ing Thursday ot the Centrist member) of the German national assembly de cided liy a four-tlfths majority, iu fa vor of signing the treaty of peace, with reservations regarding responsi bility for the war and the honor of the German nation. The German national party, it t .stated. Is unanimously resolved against signing. Fifty-six members of the Ger man democratic party voted against signing the allied terms, while eight others voted that the treaty be signed conditionally, and one was In favor of signing without condition. Meeting of R. F D. Carriers. The Rular Letter Carriers of Ca barrus County are requested to meet X l l lit. VUUI, UUWQ tit winutu vu " day, June 23rd, at 5 p. m. for the pur pose of organising a County associa tion Every carrier In the county Is urgently requested to be present. WALTER W. MEDLIN, . - R. L. C No. 3. Russia Is tn turmoil, Hungary faces disorders, strikes begin In France, la bor disorders exist iu' Canada and Great Britain, and anarchists " eek the death of officials in this country. It looke much lige the world In in a bad way., . ' It seems there arc a lot of alien ag itators In this country who are not at all pleased with it And this coun try is not at all pleas! with a lot of alien agitators. The solution seems fairly obvious. New . York Evening SUA. '--' " : iV'v aC si L x u s us R K 3 CONFLICTING REPORTS. . Report From tondon Says Ger- mans Have A (rented Treaty. Another Report Says They Have Asked for More Time. (By the Associated Press.) London, June 20. The (lerman national assembly at Weimar has Accepted the peace treaty, accor- lug to an exchange Telegraph (lis- patch from 1'nris. If the national assembly at Weimar has taken the action re- ported in the foregoing agency dispatch It lias passed upon the 'peace treaty n day earlier than the last direct advices from Ger- many had indicated. Dispatches from Berlin Thursday night stat- ed that the assembly whs expect- ed to make Its Una I decision on the treaty on Saturday. It was added that ill all probability the assembly would decide to order that a plebiscite be taken. Ask For Further Extension. Paris, June 20. It Is reported here that the Germans have asked for a further extension of the time limit within which to act on the lsnce treaty. SENATOR SHERMAN IS "SHEERED OF THE POPE Says Ieague of Nations May End Sep aration of Church and State. (Br The Associated Pre.) Washington, June 20. - A warning that the League of Nations may end the separation of church and state and bring the civilized world under the domination of the Vatican, was given in tin senate today by Senator Slicrnuiii, republican, of llinois, who declared the Itoiimu Catholic church would be represented in the league assembly by 2-4 votes out of -to. From an early age," said the Illi nois senator, "the occupants of the Vatican believed in the Inherent right of papal authority to administer civil government. So far as a layman can discover, the Vatican still believes It ought, and would, if the power per mitted, assume administer ecclesias tical and civil governments as its joint, exclusive and paramount nwor." SENATOR SHEPPARI) SPEAKS FOR THE LEAGl'E Most Effective Means for the Preven tion of War Yet Prbdured. (Br The Associated Press.) Washington, June 20. Supporting I lie hague of nations, Senator Sbep- pard, democrat of Texas, told tile Sen ate today that objections to any war making power of tlie league was en tirely groundless. The covenant only pledges the hiciiiImt nations to co operate inrepelllng invasions, be said. bur confers no powers on the league iu that regard. "Viewing the covenant as a whole . snld the Texas senator, "it may well be characterized as u most effective Instrument for peace and prevention of war the hearts and minds of men has yet produced. It is based on clear rec ognition of the fact that we have not yet reached that stage where war may lie entirely suppressed. It makes war remote and Improbable, however, by organizing moral opinion ig one great international unit pledged to the peace ful settlement of international contro versies." LINERS TO OBEY DRY LAW Will Not Sell liquor Within Threc Mile Limit After July 1. No Intoxicating liipiors will be sold on transatlantic liners when the steam ers get within the three-mile limit on and after July 1, and passengers -nst-ward IhiuikI will have to wait until the land has disappeared from sight before tlie bufs are opened. Agents of the liners and oilier for eign craft claim that their vessels, when iu any port, are as much a part of the country they hail from as the country itself, and that any interfer ence would be a breach of interna tional law. It has been decided to have a stated case submitted to the Federal Courts for a decision, came to the city, sought out a public ball and continued the dance until the wee small hours. ' MANY DEAD IN FIRE IN MOVING PICTTRE THEATRE One Hundred and Fifty Killed or In jured at San Juan, Porto Rico. (Br Th Associated Press.) San Juan, Porto Rico, Jnjje 20. One hundred and fifty persons, In cluding many children, are reported killed or injured in the destruction by Are last night of a motion picture theatre at Mayaguei. The bodies of 27 unidentified persons were recovered from the ruins today Massachusetts Is the first state east of the Colorado to establish 4M-hour week for women and children In in dustry. A half-million women, the law doesn't include non-Industrial po sitions, will be benefitted. . To refute the story that prohibition was pulled over while the boys were in France it is pointed out by the pro hibition authorities that in 1917 55, 006,680 people, or 87.7 per cent of out' population was under no-lloeuse laws. The trans-Atlantic aviators rook their lives in their hands, and every one deserved complete success. . . The better the streets of the town the better temper the people will have in wet weather. .. ; ; j INVENTED THE DEADLIEST CAS KNOWN IN WORLD WAR Had not the armlstiw been signed, the deadliest known poison gas would have been used against the huus It was Invented by Professor W 1,ec Lewis, called from bus duties as pro fessor of chemistry ,u Northwestern I nlversity. Kvaiistowii, III., Ilm com missioned Captain. Great iiuaulitics of this gas, naniHl Lewisite," bad been iiiaiMiiaciurcd mid ,.re rcinlv sbiptueut hi the bat lie front. for NOTED CRIMINAL DISAPPEARS FROM STATE'S PRISON Job Walker Was Serving Life Time Sentence Plus 30 Years. Ualeigh. .lime 10. Job C. Walker, serving a lifetime plus .-!0 years and the most lnurdcroiis-iniiided man iu the stale prison, has sunk out of sight. Walker, who killed Sheriff Jackson Stanalitiid, of Ilruiiswlck county, leu years ago and almost killed the sheriff of Xew Hanover, recently was trans ferred from the state farm, where he w as a candidate Tor a loud of buckshot, to the prison where Superintendent Collie found work for htm. The cen tral building Is safer than the stock ade at the farm anil any man has a heller chance to live where Jim Collie Is accessible than any man has away iroin t ne coiiie example. The guards at the fnrin were getting ready to kill Walker. They were afraid of lilm and knew Hint he meant soon to run. Walker was brought here and guarded as closely us the prison people knew how to follow him. And Wednesday he disappeared as mysteriously as if he earth had been riven and the giant swallowed up. Walker has u record that makes any supervisor handle him with cure. When be, killed Sniiulund 10 years ugo nc was captured after long flight through hail, sleet, snow, swollen rivers and thickets and swamps. He was put in jail and picked tlie lock. He went to Oklahoma, laiiaved himself awhile, killed another sheriff anil went to pris on for life. He worked there a slmr; time then escaped. It is suid that he slew a guard in making this success fur dash. He returned lo Brunswick, went back to his wife and was later caught in Wilmington. Tlie local au thorities diil not know that he was serving n sentence for murder and tried him for the Stunaland, murder. A defective Indictment raised the ques tion of former jeopardy and murder In the second degree was accepted. About three years ago Walker was brought here and lie began his sentence. Walker cuiue and the guards watched him. They thought they had eyes on him Wednesday, but (luring tlie day Walker either must have gone up or down. Nobody missed him until last night, when the numbers were counted. When the Giant Brunswick murderer was called out he did not answer. The prison grounds were scoured, but the fellow did not leave one foot print by which the authorities could trace him. The prison officials believed until late in the night that they would And him hidden in some corner within the grounds. But failing to find any trace of the murderer, the escape was given out today. Nothing had been heard of Walker until night. The superintendent still is glad that Walker Jsn't In a potter's field with a load of) buckshot weighing him down. Will Not Ask for Release of Prisoners. (Br Tha Associated Pram.) Atlantic City, June 20. The Ameri can Federation of Labor In convention here refused today to ask for the re lease of so-called political and indus trial prisoners convicted under the espionage and other war-time acts. In stead, the federation adopted a modi fied resolution requesting that these acts be rescinded with the formal com ing of peace. Ask Far BuifeaetTs Removal : (7 Tkl Associated Pre as. 1 ' Atlantic City, June 20. Resolutions asking President Wilson tq Immediate ly remove Postmaster General Burle son .from office was adopted unani mously today by the American Feder ation of Labor in convention bete. i ; ' ' After having your leg pulled It Is quite natnral that your-.' left foot shouldn't feel right.' ; , , , n " k - - If mmmmmmmmmsmmmmli THE PALMER INQI IRY Clash Between Senator Walsh and Former Attorney General Iewis. (By Tha lifhiH Pmi Washington. June 20. Public iuiiiii ry into charges made against Attorney General Palmer, in connection with his administration of the alien prop erty custodian otflce. opened before the senate Judiciaary sub committee today with a clash between Senator Walsh democrat, of Montana, and former At torney tiencriil Merlon K. Lewis, of New York, regarding statements as to the right of the custodian to sell alien property. Mr. Lewis testified last week at an executive session of the committee which Is considering Mr. Palmer's nouiiualioii. and Senator Walsh con tended be bad neglected to give tin committee a full statement as to the law regarding tlie sale of property. It was my purpose." Mr. Lewis said, "to make a statement In correr tion of my statement of last week and to apologize for the fact that entirely unintentionally I hinl left the impres sion on the committee which at that. time was my understanding of the law." ' Senator Overman, democrat, ot -North Carolina, asked if in view of his service as attorney general of .New York. Mr. Lewis did not think it im proper to ouote only parts of the act. Mr. Lewis explained he bad come In to the case hurriedly wit it full op. portunity to examine the statutes. "As for myself," xtihl Senator Walsn, accept unreservedly your statement. You will realize, however, that we will scarcely be able to rely hereafter on anything you may say." PROHIBITION IN WYOMING Goes Dry July 1 by Vole of the Peo ple of the Slate. (Br Tha Associated Press.) Cheyenne. Wyo.. June 20. Wyoming, long the oasis of this section of I In west, will enter the ranks of prohibi tion states on July 1. Sale anil manu facture of liipior within the state will cease on that date regardless or whether national prohibition is cf fectlve ill the nation. I'liilcr terms of the constitutional amendment adopted by the voters at last November's election. Wyoming would have gone dry January 1. 1H20. When the legislature met last January, however. It was deemed advisable 1 1 put the state law Into effect July 1. this year, at the same time that it ip pctired national war lime prohibition would Is" efl'ivtive. A law was passiK) iy the legislature authorizing this. In addition to tlie power placed by state law iu the bauds of a Slate pro hibition commissioner, there will be a law enforcement, 'league, privately tluanced and privately oiieraled to en force the new law. This league already has begun the work of keeping Wyo ming free of illegal manufacture and sale of Ihpior after July 1. Stnte house gossip is Hint Fred L. Criibbe. now superintendent of the Wyoming Anti-Saloon League, will be chosen Prohibition Commissioner. "Not only bootlegging but commer cial trulllc in liquor must cense in ac cordance with the wishes of the mmi plc." suid Mr. Crubhe in a statement to The Associated Press. "The voters gave the largest per capita dry majori ty of imy state in the union and they are going to see that the law will lie enforced. The law as passed by the legislature is one of the most drastic of its kind." Saloons In Wyoming now pay a com bined revenue of $."00.000 for privilege of operating. In the face of the ap proaching "dry spell" breweries arc turning to other lines. Most of them will manufacture "soft" drinks. Huta gathered in the three largest pities in the state Sheridan, Caspci ii ii I Cheyenne shows virtually every barroom and saloon has U'cn spoken for by proprietors of candy shops, soft d ling parlors, cafes, music stores and restaurants. Saloon men are cleaning out their stocks as rapidly as Misslble. It is star ed with authority that respectable citi zens of the state who lay in n moderate supply of liquor uow for their own use after July 1 will not he molested, but the authorities have announced there will lie eternal and vigilant warfare wages on the man who seeks to buy uow and sell later. Mail order business practically Is a; a standstill, the Heed Law having stop ped much of the importation into near by states. Search for Bandits Lost Treasure, (Br Tha Associated Press. 1 Mexico City. June 20. Search for the lost treasures of the bandit Cha ves Garcia, who, before his sudden deenth last fall from influenza, was said to have buried large quantities of loot In the mountains of Miehoacan. has almost been discontfuued, with the location of the treasure still a mystery. It was reported that Garcia hurled much of his loot In a labyrinth Ian cave near l'enjamillo, Miehoacan, nnd the people of that village for months have maintained an enthusias tic but futile search for It, A similar search was made in the state of Du ra ngo where Thomas Urblua, another Irandlt, was said to have hidden a large amount of stolen goods. f larrard Wins. ' (r The Associated Press.) Regatta Course, New London, June 2a Harvard wen the Freshman Eight race by a quarter length. Mrs. Minnie M. Talbot t, whose bus band war slain by motor bandits, has been elected to fill out his unexpired term as sheriff of Lexington county, Missouri. Tommy "Pop, what la a profiteer T' Tommy's Pop "A profiteer, my son, la a man who robs onr clouds of -their silver lining" . . ,' . - , HAS FIFTEEN MILLION HAND GRENADES FOR CHILDREN WHO Bl'YS THRIFT STAMPS u.. . " fifteen million hand grenades that the doughboys would have hurled at the ticriuaus bad the war continued are to be given by Dr. .1. Stand Itrown. of Joilct. III., national thrift director, to school children who earn enough to buy war savings stamps. The grenades were perfect. All they needed to make them murderous war weapons was to be tilled with TNT. THE Y. M. C. A. DID MOST WONDERFl'L WORK Money Given It Was Well Spent, Says Dr. Alexander. (Br The Aaaoclated Press.) Pitssburgli. June 20. The service rendered by the Young Men's Chris tian Association to American soldiers overseas is characterized as 'one of the most wonderful tilings of the war" by l'r. Miiitbind Alexander, formerly moderator of the 1're.shyterJun General Assembly. I'r. Alexander recently re turned from France after serving one year as director of religions work both in AmcriiVu cantonments anil I with the Army of Occupation. in my opinion tlie money given to the V. M. C. A. to carry on the war work of Hie association was money well spent." Ir. Alexander said. Ir. Alexander, ill ills review of "V" work, says that the organization pro vided enough baseball equipment for the American soldiers overseas to supply both the National and Ameri can Leagues fur 1041 years, one item alone being 2.250,000 baseballs. High points of Dr. Alexander's re port show that the V. M. C. A. estab lished about 1 .71 Ml shops in France, more than H.tHHI miles from the source of supplies: operated H) large factor ies In Trance where biscuits, choco late, jams and like articles were pro duced: conducted 20 hotels and res taurants where American soldiers and sailors were served at .TO icr cent, of the cost in civilian places; provided 2.000 huts, large tents, rented build ings, dugouts and other centers as headquarters for the different units of tlie army and navy; conducted 0211 entertainments. Ninety-thousand mo tion picture shows were given. 4.0011, 000 foe of lllin being disphiycd. neces sitating the use of S00 motion picture niai bines. Three hundred thousand soldiers have enjoyed vacations in centres established and hiiuuccd by the "V." Sis' hundred educators were sent overseas to estublish the Culver-1 city in Khaki. Distributions include 5.000.000 hooks, 4.000.000 pieces of religious literature, 2,000.000 maga zines. 10,000.000 newspapers and L 000.000 popular song Issiks. Through Its bunking ser.vlce the "V" lias en abled soldiers to make .'ti",000 remit tances, aggregating more than $20, 000,000 to their families at home with out charge. Equal Stiff rage Address at the Court House Monday Night. Miss Mary Elizabeth ridgcoti, of Winchester. Va., an experienced suf frage speaker and organizer, will speak at the court house Monday night, June 2.ini. at S :.'!() o'clock. Miss Pidgeon Is a young woman of pleasing appearance and personality, and a good speaker. We are fortunate to have her to present this subject, which is now attracting so much pub lie attention. This is the time to crys tallise public opinion in favor of this cause, so that onr Legislature next summer will ratify the Federal Suff rage Amendment. If women are to make the children of the communities good citizens of the future, they must have some di rect control over the moral, mental and physical life of those communities. They must have some direct share In making the conditions which shall sur round the citizens of the future. The public Is cordially invited to hear Miss Pidgeon present this Inter esting subject. 8UFFRAGIST. We know a lot of people who expect good roads to grow In front of their places during the night. ' Harder Is a terrible thing,, and punishment should be certain when one la convicted of the crime. r " - ... vjHfe VILIA WILL NOT MAKE RF-" Gmte lib8" (Il.v the Associated w Kl Paso, Texas, June ail. Villa will make no reprisals upon Am- erii-iiii property mill lives in Mexico Is-caiisc American troops drove his men back from the bor- der Sunday night, a courier from Villa's camp near Villa Aliuniuda, who arrived here Inst night on an important mission, declared. GREAT METHODIST CENTENARY. A Celebration the Like of Which Has Never Before Been Attempted. ( olnmbiis, Ohio. June 20. -Heginliiuc lod!,y ami continuing for f.iitr weeks the eyes of Methodism throughout the world will be turned toward this -ity. where there is to b,. held u celebration the like of which has never been at tempted before in the whole history of the denomination. The celebration l. designed to commemorate the coming oi peace aim tue centenary or tlie mis sionary uctivitay of the Methodist church. For more than a year the lead ers of the denomination have been in work on preparations for the affair. A leading feature of the celebration will be a scries of public meetings to be addressed by men anil women of wide prominence. Of most interest to tlie general public, however, will la the "inlerualional ' exposition eoin liieiiioruting the church's entry into the mission Held a century ago. The grounds and buildings of the Ohio Stale Imposition are being used for the dis play, which embraces Interesting educa tional exhibits from China. Jnpac. Korea. India and other foreign land Hi which the .Methodist missionaries arc actively eugugd. Included among the features are Chinese. African and other villages, with their native In habitants, in native dress, illustrating the customs and conditions wth which the missionaries must deal. The sec Hons devoted to the home mission Held shows the work among the American Indians. Kskimos. negroes ami Sou thern mountaineers, ami among tlr lumberjacks, cowboys and mining men iu tlie dilt'eret soctios of the country. ( oliimlius expects to entertain an average of ilO.000 daily visitors dur ing the period of the celebration. For the accomodation of this vast throng n tented city has been erected on tin campus of Ohio State f nlversity. In and about the university grounds there has been provided space for the park ing of iO.IMKI automobiles. How the French Merchant Profiteered. (Correspondence of Associated I'ress.) litest. May 1-1. A doughboy stepped into a liresl store last night and asked to site some harmonicas. As the sol dier picked up one. inspected it min utely, wiping the edge of it with his coat sleeve licforc putting It ,to his mouth, there, staring at him, as if iu letters of fire were the printed, words: '.Made in t,ermany. "1 thought 'Made in Oeruuiny" was pas bou' in France." lie said to the storekeeper. "Zut is so," interrupted the French mini siuively. but we buy zeni before ze war." The doughboy threw the harmonica on the counter ami sauntered out. '"That is the right spirit." suid the correspondent, "oik1 should not trnde with the enemy before hucc is sign ed." "Right spirit, nothing." replied the doughboy, "this bird wonted four dol lars for this harmonica which he ad mits hc.hought before the wur. They were worth lifty cents them." Mrs. Tmn Thumb, Aged 77, Slowly Los ing Sight. Middlesboro. .Muss, June 20. l.aviula Wiirrcu Hump, famous on two hemis pheres under the miine of Mrs. Tom Thumb, and now the Countess Magrt, bus been slowly losing her sight, for a number of months and is uow al most blind. Mrs. Tom Thumb for many years oc cupied nil unparalleled place in the affections of the amusement loving public, iipiicaring first with 1'. T. Hnr iium. She became the wife of the late Ccneral Chillies Stratton, also a fa mous l.iliputian, marrying the Count Magri later. For u number of years she has lived at her old home, the James Hump furin, ut Warrenton. She is 77 years old. Her sister, Minnie Warren, wife of Commodore Nutt. died maiuv years ago. and tlie Commodore died' a few years ago in New York City. At The Theatres. Frank Keenan. America's greatest, character uctor. comes to the screen at the Piedmont theutre today in an adaptation of Edward Peple's Broad way stage success. "The Silver tiirl." "One of the most vivid and compelling portrayals of Keenan's whole career," Is the manner In which several review ers have characterised his impersona-' tion of Jefferson Hunter, the rugged Nevada miner, whose chivalrous and abiding love for one woman leads him willingly Into the shadow of supreme sacrifice. Gale Henry, the elongated comedi enne, in "The Slavery," at the New Pastime today. Also Marie Walcamp In "The Lost Millions," 14th episode of "The Red Glove." Some Danes do not care about the annexation of southern Blesvlg, be cause they don't want the Germans who are in that part of the land they artf to recover, but all want to get purely Danish territory back. Every town that attempts to live within Itself is sure to die to Itself. Germany la beginning to wonder at the work of "me und Gott. - , , pnENI WILSON id AGAIN IN.P1S Arrived There This Mornling ."fp After n Two flaw Trtn-ealLS i i Brussels and the War Zone in Belgium. NO DATE FIXED FOR HIS RETURN HOME The Effect of the Cabinet's Resignation in Germany Upon His Future Plans Is Considered Uncertain. IBy Thr Associated . Press. 1 Paris. June 20. President Wilson and bis party arrived here this morn ing ut 0 o'cliH-k. after u two days trip to llrusscls and the war zone in Het giuni. There was no formal reception, and Mr. Wilson drove immediately to the Paris "white bouse.'' The president expressed his enjoyment ji net interest iu the trip he had taken. At 11 o'clock the President held a conference with the entire personnel of the American delegation to the peace conference, including Col. K. M House, who returned lust evening from his visit to 1'ngland. The effect Ukjii the President's plans of the cabinet's resignation ill !erinuny ami the further developments antici pated is uncertain. A (ionium request for mi extension of time to net on the treaty is I'm ked for. und it is under stood Unit the President lold the delcgi tion today that he had fixed no data for his departure for home. THE COTTON MARKET Yesterday's Rig Advance Followed by an Irregular Market Today. (Br The Asscx-lated Press. New York, June 20. Yesterday's sensational advance was followed by very nervous ami irregular oscilla tions in today's early cotton market. Tile opening was .steady at a decline of 2S Hiints to an advance of 0 Miliits, with July selling up to :CJ.15 and Octo ber to ."1.7.-I during the early trading, or 7 to S Hiiits net higher. Cotton futures opened steady. July, Ml.Kii; October. Sl.oO: December. "I. to; January, IS1.20; March, :11.1ft. ITALIANS WILL AtTEPT Settlement of Dalmatian Controversy Made by Wilson, Lloyd George and Clrmenreaii. (Br The Associated Press.) Paris. June 20. The Italian delega tion to the peace conference has been directed from Rome to accept tlie proiHisition for the settlement of the Dalmatian controversy made by Pre miers Clemeneeau, I-loyd George and President Wilson, according to the Paris ollicc of Reuters Limited. Two Handsome Window Displays. Two window displuys of tobacco pro ducts, probably the best ever seen in this citv. arc lo be seen nt the Pearl Drug Company and the Gibson Drug Store, both on the main square of tills city. The show windows lire attrac tively dressed w ith Piedmont cigarettes, and were arranged by Messrs. It. P. Kdwards and V. H. Holcoinbe, local representatives of the Liggett tc Myers Tobacco Company. The sale of this popular cigarette has increased nt the rate of about 100 nor cent, according to Mr. Kdwards. the popular representative who covers this territory. The great war has niade the already tremendous volume of business grow by bounds, and the Lig gett & Mvers brands are the favorites with tlie smokers here as well as the re turned soldiers from overseas and camp. Council ef Three Discusses German Situation. (Br The Associated Press) Paris, June 20. The council of thin composed of Premiers Lloyd George and Clemeneeau. and President Wilson, und President Wilson, met this evening and it is uderstood it discussed tlio German situation and the Italian cabi net crisis. Tlie council also was expected to take ip uncompleted sections of the Aus trian peace treaty. To Recruit Men for the Mexican Border (By The Associated Press.) Washington, June 20. Announce ment was made today that 8ecretar Maker had authorized the recruiting of 2(1,4"k) men for service on the Mexican' Ixirder. They will replace men enlisted for the war emergency, and now eli gible for discharge. Russian Cruiser Stmk. (By The Asssdstsd Press.) liondou, June 20. The Russian cruiser Oleg was sunk ou Wednesday . by a British submarine, it Is announced in a Rusian wireless dispatch receiv ed here today. Sunbeam Party. ( The Sunbeams of McGill Street Bap. t)st church Will have a party at the parsonage this evening from seven to eight o'clock. All the band la expect ed to be present, - Ice cream will : be served. - , v ' Heroism, too. Is its own . reward. Even the man who dies a hero la none the less a dead one, . ... ... . ,: ,V,i)S.