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Enterpriae want tit gets reaulta. ic word, each Insertion; ije min imum charge. , Partly cloudy tonight a ! r ; Orday, colder; cold wave in : portion Saturday. Modeiatt' wrt to northwest winds. Member Associated Preu. VOL. 25. No. 30. HIGH POINT, NORTH CARO UNA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 28, 1917. y il -- Mil in ALL CARRIERS 1ERGED INTO 001 Approximately 250,000 Miles Now Comprise One Great Continental Chain for the Winning of the War. No Ceremony Marked the Event Considered by Many to Be Opening of a New Epoch in Government Operations. Washington, Dec. 28. As the first practical step in the government oper ation of railroads, which began at noon today, Director-General McAdoo draft ed the railroad war board into the national service to work out plans of uniform operations and to submit them to him for approval. Five railroad executives, each a lead" er in the business of transportation, who will work out the plans for weld ing 230,000 miles of railroad into one great continental system for winning the war, include Fairfax Harrison, pres ident of the Southern. Directer-General McAdoo will issue no orders or directions for the imme diate present, but will await recom mendation of the war board before taking any measures to clear the con gestion choking railroad terminals and tracks in the east. "Whatever can be done to make the roads more efficient," said Mr. Mc Adoo, "will be done as soon as we find out what is necessary." Washington, Dec. 28. At noon to day approximately 250,000 miles of American " railway system . silently merged into one great continental chain for the winning of the war. Under President Wilsons direction the great event, regarded by many as the opening of new epoch in govern- ment operations and control, of public utilities; by : without any forma! ceremony. " , . ' ' "' , Director-General McAdoo was con ferring at the time with the members of the Railroad War board and Robert 8. Lovett, chairman of the priority shipment committee. The members of the war board ail railroad executives wlio have been working within the limitations of the lsw to do what the government itself now proposes to accomplish, pledged their support to the government admin istration, as has practically every rail road in t lie country. Orders for actual unification of the lines, common use of facilities and equipment which are expected to raise the freight jam immediately will be the first result. FRANCE DONT WANT BEFORE WAR PEACE Pinchon Says the War Will Go on Whether or Not Russia Concludes , Separate Peace. Paris, Thursday, Dec. 27 France will 'not accept a peace based on conditions before the war, Foreign Minister Pi chon declared in replying to the cham ber of deputies today to the peace terms of the central powers outlined to Russia. He asserted that Germany was endeayoring to involve France in its negotiations with the Bolsheviki, but' that the war would go on whether or "not Russia made a separate peace. The foreign minister said Germany was seeking to protect the negotia tions with the Russians re-establishing commercial relations, in the meantime "believing that in this way the Bolshe viki might be checked later. ' RUMORS OF CHANGES : ; i. IN RAttWAY CONTROL Durham, Dec; 28. The purchase of the Durham , and South' Carolina rail road by certain of , the big stockholders of the Amcriccan Tobacco company, of Durham, the removal of the. freight of flees of that road from .East Durham into Durham, and the subsequent devel opment of this road, which in the past has been used mainly at an adjunct of the Chatham Lumber company in terests between Durham and Bonsai, aro rumors that, while not confirmed by any of the people or interests involved, bear all the earmarks of authencity. . Home-believe Uit- the- rearrangement of the stock of the Durham and South Carolina is but the- beginning of more.war department. Of the national army important changes in the Tailroad cir-1-deaths, 77 .were due to pneumonia and i" s ia this section of the country. of those in the national guard, 87. iioitroit TO TEUTONIC PEACE TERMS America's Attitude Towards the Conditions Advanced by Ger - many Has Not Changed Be lieve Promises Insincere. Bulgarian King Holds Different Views As Regards Annexa tion, and Says Bulgaria Will Hold What She Has Won. German terms for a general peace and the suggestion that the entente al lies join the Russo-German peace con ference has brought no response. American, British and French leaders are sileut, probably awaiting a direct message from the peace makers at Brest -Litozsk. The attitude of the American gov ernment has not changed and it is felt in Washington that the present Ger man promises of no annexation and no indemnities are insincere. An alleged view of the German peace terms in high circles says that Germany desires a general peace and does not want a separate peace with Russia. British newspaper opinion is divided. A recess in the peace negotiations has been taken and the conference will be re sumed January 4 at a place not yet determined. Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, is said to be preparing a new appeal for the entente allies to join the conferenc. It is indicated in Pe trograd dispatches reaching London that the Bolsheviki place most of their hopes in retaining power in the con summation of a peace which will meet the wishes of the Russian population, thus weakening the Cossack and Ukra inian oppositiqn. - King Ferdinad, of Bulgaria, an Amer ican dispatch says, holds different views on annexation from those expressed by Count Cr.ernin, who apparently is the German mouthpiece. A Vienna dispatch quotes the king as saving that llulga-1 ria would hold what she has won. which seemingly is at variance with the gen- era ligation of no forcible itnuexation ut tered by Count Cwrnin. German and Austrian papers generally warmly wel come these terms. Repulsed in their attempt to break '.hnmglt the French line northeast of:1"-'" I'omt last evening, even tnougli it i Verdun llii Cprniniu li.ne .i-,se.i flieir!as ofie ot tlie two weekly occasion effort while 1 1 nriillerv n l,t li bides l eeps up a lmly tir. In the Ar- "d national fuel administrations. The i.omie ;:.terday i-: French clieckinl a failure of High Point to 'get in on" the German jsurprise attack ant French j movement was probaly due to a fail artillery broke up enemy troop con- ure of the authorities to spread the in centrations northeast of Verdun. On j foramtion where il was needed ; how the British front artillery engagements ! somever, it should be remembered that continue at various points. j in the future Thursday and Sunday On the Italian northern front, the j night are to be "lightless," meaning that Auslro-Gerinans have not followed up no other lights other than those needed their successes of early in the week ' to light the streets sufficiently to in west of the Brenta, which they hard ' sure safe traveling will be burned, fight to maintain. F.iicmy artillery The people of the city should acquaint fire in the Asiago plateau is intense, j themselves with the rules governing the perhaps in preparation for other at- i observance of lightless nights. The or- tempts. Bolsheviki soldiers in Petrograd have seized all the private banks in the city, including the branch of the Na tional City bank of New York. B. R. Stevens, the manager of the branch, was arrested but released later. THURSDAY'S REACTION PARTLY RECOVERED ON COTTON MARKET New York, Dec. 28. The cotton mar ket recovered, a good part of yester day's reaction at the opening today. Liverpool was better than due and houses with English connections were buyers hero while there was also a lit tle trade buvlmr of Mareh and Afnv. The opening was 9 to 26 points higher in consequence, but demand was supplied around the initial figures by southern and local selling with the tone rather unsettled. .' Cotton futures opened fairly steady: January, 30.60; March, 20.05: May, 20.57; July, 20.12; October, 27.00. DEATHS IN NATIONAL ARMY AND GUARD SHOW . DECREASE FOR WEEK Washington, . Dec. 2S. Deaths from disease" in the national army during the week ending December 21, numbered 108 against 07 the week before, and in the national guard . 129 against lfti, as biwaia-a.siunntaryutiArmy-Ji4)aIlh conditions- made public today by the AMERICAN PRIVATES KILLED IN A GERMAN RAID With the American Army in France, Thursday, 'Dec. 27. (By the Associated Press.)-During a recent - moonlight night German aviators dropped bombs near a certain town and two - American privates who were in a camp in a wood were killed. The German airmen flew low and dropped their bombs accurately. VETFRANS WILL BE DID AND FETED Cigars Needed if Smokes Are to Be Included in the Affair of Saturday Afternoon. Tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 o'clock the members of the local camp United Confederate Veterans, their wives and; the widows of veterans who have an swered the final rol call, yill be guests of honor at a luncheon tendered at head quarters by the people of the city. Kv- ery veteran is cordially invited to at-!ed ftend and to bring their wives; the wid- ; own of veteraiiH are none tlie lens cordi-; ally urged to attend as arc the minis ters of the city. Following the dinner an informal re- j ception will take place to which all the people of the city and section are in vited. The Veterans wil be at home, ) to speak, and will relate stories of conflict of the sixties. Everything waaxabout in eradiness the affair this afternoon with the ex ception of Home cigars which arc geratly' needed and which will be appre dated by the vets. Any person desiring to donate cigar v.i'1 onfer a tavor u;ou the Daughters (if the Confederacy and every other person interested in t'.i" rapidly diminishing hosts of the Conf tiacy by sending them t-i headquarter.-. M BRIGHT HERE lights Gleamed Last Evening, Even Though It Should Have Been 44Lightless.', "Light less night" was not observed in was one oi tlie two weekly designated as "lightless" by I designated as "liBhtless" bv the state dor of the national fuel administration provides that all signs of every kind, in cluding merchants' signs, directional, signs, theater, hotel and advertising signs, display lighting on buildings and elsewhere, shall -lie discontinued com pletely on Thursday and Sunday nights of each week. On these same nights stores not open for business must not show even side lights more than are necessary for safety, and municipalities with cluster lights or exfra bright lighting for white way effect, must re duce on Thursday and Sunday nights to only so much lighting as is neces sary for safety. These nights, be it known, will be called "lightless nights." "The spirit of the order is that on i Thursday and Sunday nights, ehere should be no more outdoor lighting than p absolutely necessary for safety of street passages and dangerous spots, reads a communication from the state fuel administrator, A.. W. McAlister, to the chairman of the local committee. "Dora" Is Abused. London. Dee.' 28. The defense of the realm act, which has been nicknamed "Dora," has come in for more abuse, from hair dressers owing to an, em bargo put on the use of spirits for gen eral Use.' This measure has become necessary in consequence of the enor mously increased demand for munition and Red Cross needs.' 1 ' Dry shampoos and hair lotions are all' threatened By the latest order of UsrtW-aud a tha' iisa of met hylaUid spirit for burning purposes fs also for bidd n, thousands of forced-draught oil stoves which cannot be lighted except by the ail of spirit, are made useless, NIGHT GOVERNMENT CONTROL TO SOLVE . THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS Several Local Manufacturers and Shippers Feel That the Operation of All Railroads As One Great Line, Rates Disregarded, Will Serve to Prevent Paralysis. That the action of the I'nited States ters of the country but this cannot he government in taking over the railroads ' done at once. It will take time but it of, the country today at noun should ! is n,-v MM that the Xovernment will ... , accomplish what seemed to be imposs- materially assist ui solvuig transports-!, , . . , , r jble just a few days ago. tion problems, is the opinion of more , . ' , ' . , ... , j , Manufacturers and shippers of High than one . manufacturer and shipper of Point) or ttt leiwt the st.V(iral al)proai.n. High Point. The central and western P1 on this question this morning, show sections of the nation will Iw the first jed absolutely no hesitancy in stating to feel the improvement, local men state, that they believed the act of the gov- while the east, where the congestion is most severe, will be the last. It is un derstood by the Iocalmen that the gov ernment, under the direction of Secreta ry McAdoo, will operate all roailroads as a single line and thia one feature of gov. ernment plans wil; have much to do j railroads today at noon by the govern with the ultimate solving of the ship-J ment has Wen nothing less than a ray ping problem. ' j of hope out of a dark cloud of gloom to '"There are Important shipping routes j the local men most concerned, railway systems 4bat are now open The bullish movement of railroad and have been open, either steadily or at j stocks on the markets yesterday imme- frequent intervals, but over which mediately after the announcement was freight has been shlppVd owing to the matter of rates"; a raffle man inform- the reporter ! taii morn iiiir. "As I understand it," he continued, "the gov- j ernment will disregard existing rates ! and will immediately forward all signments, as rapidr as posttible, over rol,tes that arc open. All the rail-! roads, great trunk Jmes and 'streaks of j few weeks as a result of the announce rust and right-of-way lines, will be op- j ment proves, according to the citizen, erated as one great-system and by so : that the people of the United States doing the governmeivi can get rid of the place implicit faith in the ability of (congestion existing nin' the great cen- fori '. '? "'; IS IMPORTANT DUTY OF EVERY REGISTRANT TO READ QUESTIONS It Is Dut of Every Registered Man Receiving Questionnaire to Read It, Member of Local Board Says Will Give Registrants Needed Information and Lessen Work of Attorneys. The problem of being able to answer a questionnaire without the assistance of an attorney has been solved bv at Jeast one registrant in High Point town ship, it is stated. This particular reg istrant simply started at the beginning of the seemingly complicated document, read it from start to finish, and then answered the questions that concerned him. While the accomplishment may not seem remiirkalile, inasmuch as his i procedure was identically the that recommended uv the go eriiinent officials, still it is sufficient! v rare toi warrant notice, for this one man is the gTeat minority of the hundreds of reg istrants of the townships the others haven't the time or trouble to attend to a solemn a ml important duty, that of acouaintiiiL' 1 lienisclvcs wit h I lie rum. f, f ., , . . , t iflcations of the questionnaire ssvstem of classifying men for service in the na tional army. The legal advisory board, the attor neys of High Point, continue to be swamped under the great rush of regis-1 I runts who simply will not attempt toj do any thinking on their own initiative ! The utter unfiiuiiliarity of many ot ', these men with the questions contained ( in the all important instrument proves that they have neither read nor eon- sldered; that they are willing to leavj the task of assembling the needed in I formation for someone else to perform Several business men of the city have during the past two or three days, as sisted in every way possible, but a ma jority of instances these volunteer have overlooked the necessity of having the registrants affix their signatures at the bottom of the first page, where de- ferred classification is claimed, or fol- lowing kny of the series of questions which everyone must answer. A vol- unteer, such as a business man or teach - er, cannot take the affidavit, next to the final page, but the volunteer can at tend to the rest of it. So can the reg istrants,' for that matter, but their con tinued refifsal to think makes the con gestion all the greater. Questionnaires were mailed today i j i rn trnm am to 074. 'ineluBiv-. The!h,ier L"oyd George in registrants ' concerned by today's mail follow: William IV. Hurley, William K. Nance, Ely J. McDowell, W. T. Sink, William B. Richardson, H. V. White. S. F. Plummer, Krnest Suits, OttlsClay Pitts, Charley E. Hill,' Arthur Je Brew er, David E. Frauier, John E. McMillan, Charlie B. Rtell, E. M. Venable, Lester A. York, Oscar Lewis Brady; David M. iLyarly, Robert, ,.S. Hani Jelle, ; Rosco ' Royal, Henry W. Martin, Cart R. Wright, W G. Kirkman, Troy Campbell, James A. Brown, A. E. Kim. rev, Thomas W. Killard, Charlie Allrcd, eminent .would serve to prevent a con dition of paralysis attacking the manu facturing industry. The outlook has been gloomy for some little time, manu facturers have not been jubilant over the prospects, but the taking over of the made that the government would as some charge today at noou was men tioned by one citizen this morning as being a remarkable testimonial of con- fldence in Presid ent. Wilson mill con-ltary McAdoo by the American people The fact that the stocks soared and re gained the points lost during the past Woodrow Wilson and his chief aid. ' . Walter Blizzard, Fred J. Medlin, L L. Luggins, W. Hines, Krnest liar v ill, Ger- man L. Johnson, John T. Brocket t, Wea- j ver iiussey, William K. Staeey, H. (. ' Johnson, John W. Lindsay, Webb 11. . Ilcdrifk. Joseph McMillon, James H. I'egrani, M. Brown Shipplett, .(esse F. i Lanibe. George Allen Bryant, Boy J. Lewallen, Samuel K. Hiitchins. A , 'lector, Oscar L. Smith. Joe A. Hughes, I A. V. Williard. John W. Proctor, Glenn ii. iiiiwiev. v ni isi uamnniis, -ionn iur same as ney Kriggs, nomas . I'llson, I . . Andrews, Kugene G. Lovelace, ('lady W. I MeGhee. Sam Upton. John K. Vounts, ; Oscar Moiince. I Negroes: P. i. Oannawav, Willie S. ! McCaulev, Haywood Tate, Avery Urow Hrower. Lucius l'ighter, Kobert Hrcv- aid. Willie J. Turner, Will Cowan, Hen. rv Able. Alfonso Dockerv. William Saw- , ver, John W. Kecles, H. V. Bruton, Wil liam Williamson, George Adams, Lloyd Bass, Karl Sunders, Lucius MeConib, l'lctcher W. Weborn, K. K. Brower, Nor- man T. Wrenn, lx-e Kush, Douglass Col- trane, Jack Bice. ENGINEERS VICTIMS OF A GERMAN SHELL ON CHRISTMAS EVE With the American Army rhursdnv, Dec. 27 (By the in France, Associated ' Press.) A corporal of American cne;i neers was killed and one private was wounded Christmas eve when a Ger man shell dropped near a party of American engineers working in the trenches on a section of the French ; front. The engineers for several weeks hud been working along the front with veteran French engineers for purposes of instruction, j ACHIEVEMENT OF PURPOSE ESSENTIAL SAYS LLOYD-GEORGE London. Dec. 28. "Achievement the purpose for which the allies of are tol"" is ewntM to the future frep- dom ana peace oi mankind, saia rre- a letter which he sent today to the labor conferees. The statement is regarded as the Brit- ish reply renly to the German peace offer. AMERICAN BANK IS AMONG THOSE SEIZED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS ; Petrograd, , Dec. 28. Soldiers acting under the orders ofthe finance eomtnis iiiuetJodaysurxpuritleOrjdLfilzeilU private banks in Petrograd, 'V including the National City Bank of New York. The manager, F R i Stevens,1 was ar. rested and detained for t short time,, 1 WHERE DID UNCLE SAM'S 50,000 IRON MEN GO? Richmond, Va., Dec. 28.pNo new clues were found today as to the wh era bouts of the missing $."0,0fl0 " which disappeared while being sent from Richmond to Columbia, S. C, last Saturday, the only trace of it being the pouch containing Jghe money wax receipted for at Ham let, S. C. The money was on the way from the Richmond federal re serve bank to a bank at Columbia. Whether it was lost in the Christ mas rush is not known. E TO LAYXIFE10 DAYS In the Meantime Trotzky Pre pares New Note Asking En tente to Job Russia. Petrograd, Thursday, Dec. 27. The delegates of the central powers to the peace conference at Brest-Litozk have agreed to a ten day recess in the peace negotiations which will be resumed Jan uary 4 at a place nol yet dtermined. Leon Trotzky the Bolsheviki foreign minister is -reported to be drafting a new note to the entente allied emlias- sies again asking them to participate in the conference. 1 Trotzky is also said to be preparing a new message for the peoples of the world. The Russian delegates to the peace conference will return to Petro grad tomorrow or Satuday. An armis tice is reported to have been reachel between the Bolsheviki forces and the troops of General Kaledines at Rostov with a neutral stone between the op posing lines. SNOW FALLS ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY IN AMERICAN ZONE With the American Army in France. Thursday, Dec., 27T-By the Associated Press.) For three" days snow haV been falling intermittently throughout the American zone interferring with the training of troops and with communi cation. Xo serious difficulty has been experienced thus far in supplying the troops in the outliving towns and dis tricts, but it is feared the supply prob- ,. ably will give trouble if the storm con K. ' tinues. i f ....... (I. s:.....!. ...... .,(..., I.....A i i ,mi ii.iiii mi- i 'iii liii i il it,im iia i been quite uncomfortable for the past few days but are rapidly becoming more accustomed to the cold and snow. PRESIDENT WILSON QUIETLY OBSERVES HIS 61ST BIRTHDAY Washington, Dec. 28 Coincident with the taking over of railroads, President Wilson today is celebrating his (ilst birthday. No special ceremony is plann ed at the White House, as the war time rush of work makes impossible any deviation in the President's daily routine. SENATE CALLED HOOVER; HE WAS SEEING BROADWAY Washington, Dec, 28. When the sen ate committee investigating the suai shortage finally called for Food Admin istrator Hoover Unlay to give his view of conditions, a letter from Chief Conn sel Lindlev of the food administration was presented, saving: Mr. Hoover "waK ailed to New York." MANY AMERICANS ON SPECIAL MENTION LIST London, Dee. 28 Field Marshal Ilaig has submitted a list of names of per sons serving on the western front as deserving speck! mention. The list, which was published today in the Lou don Gazette, contains the names of manv Americans attaching to the American jrniy nursing corps. MANY ARE KILLED WHEN FURNACE EXPLODES Chicago, Dec. 28. A .number of per sons are reported to have been killed in an explosion of a blast furnace of the plant of the Inland Steel Company at Indiana:: Harbor,' Ind., today. Tlie plant caught fire ami is threatened with destruction. Ambulances from nearby cities and towns wer "."crushed to; In diana Harbor, i -,, 'v i Landed at Last, ( Passing Show.) Prospective GrymAre girls nervous at all 'during wedding ceremonies? - . Cynical Friend A little at first, per haps, but not after the fellow" said "l PEACEMAKERS AGRE will!" MM DISPATCIi WAS MTOIITS Cables He Copied Throat-Cut ting Dope From Official Dis patch Isued by a General Has Copy in Possession. But It Seems That General Bliss Heard Nothing of the Incident When He Visited American Headquarters in France. . New York, Dec. 28,--ln view of, the published statements attributed to General Taskert H. -Bliss, chief -of -taft, to the effect that white in France vis iting American headquarters, he bind not heard of the incident of an Ameri- ! can sentry being found with his throat cut after a German raid while an American battalion was in the front line trenches,- and that no uch report had reached tlie war department, the Associated Press cabled its correspond ent with the American army in France for more definite information on his' dispatch on this subject, leeember 25, notwithstanding the fact that the 'or!-- ginal dispatch stated the incident had been read from bulletins sent out to American units. A reply just received from the cor- , respondent reads "In regard to the throat-cutting in cident, the-matter in my dispatch was copied from an official communication : to the troops issued by the general com manding the division concerned.. A copy of the dispatch is In my possession." ' OunirMs II No More Fonnal.Call -for I De t erred Percentags of Quotas Until February 15. , Washington, Dec. 28 Provost Mar hal General ( rowder has notified state governors that there will be no more of present quotas of national army men before February 1.1. All men who have been called but whose order nutn- hers are so low that they are not act; vially in camp will get the benefit of ic new classification. Boards have been instructed, how ever, to continue sending men to make ip deficiencies in the quotas mused by rejection of men already in the ser vice until they have enough men to fi nally make the quota first class. They were notified also to expect .cry shortly calls for men skilled in special lines of work. MANY PERSONS ARE JOINING THE HOME BANK'S SAVING CLUB "Hundreds are joining daily," said M. ,'. Crowwon, cashier of the Homo Bank iiig company, when asked about th progress the Christmas Savings club of that in-litiitinn is milking. When checks were mailed out to the members of the l!H7 club of the bank it was found that more than 1.200 resilents of the :ity had benefitted and had money com ing to them as a result of membership luring the year, and today the pros iccts are that the total number of mem. i . ,1... Kilo ..1..K ...ill aa1.. ed those of the 1017 savings organiza tion. There are a number of different lasses to the clng, making itpossible classes to the club, making it possible or a person to join and, pay a trivial imnunt each week toward the sum that vill be returned priorj, ti Christmas, mis, plus four per cent interest. j i r V:: '. GERMAN DESCRIPTION OP ADVANCE ON CAMBBAI Berne, Switzerland, iw. 28 Deacrib' ing the battle of Cambrai to Gorman readers. Lieutenant General Von Ard en ne, in the Tageblatt. says; ' "Those who fought in the battle de scribe the imposing impreMin made fty the British tanks, which preceded " the attack on the widest front. A they advanced in" masses, with Very ' small intervals between them, they reminded one of Hannibal' battle elephant r the sickle chariot of Pliaroah. V " booming, rumbling attack wa - panied or rathfr supported tmm ' sir bp ft veritable' cloud of I "' craft, while closely pressed fs infantry and Meld artillery f., the iron wall, t!.r CM V.I ' )' bringing vp t ? t HOMETILLFEBRUARY
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