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VOL. 26, NO. 31.
.HIPH POINT, N. C, THURSDAY AHTERNOON, JANUARY 2, 1919.
FIVE CENTS.
OLSHEV3ST FORCES ARE ROUTED BY SLAVS
t 0 a
POLISH
RCHING ON BERLIN
A
K
VI
i
V
J :
ADVICES FROM BERLIN ARE TO
EFFECT THAT FIFTH DIVISION
ORDERED TO MEEf INVADERS
POLES BEGGING FOR
Berlin Report Discounted by !
Statements Received in London
from Warp . Which Sayi
That Many Chief Cties Are
Overrun by Bolshevikl.
INTERNAL DISORDERS IN
POLAND VERY NUMEROUS
Poles Returninf from Germany
Find No Work and Take the
Law in Their Hands-Em-ployers
Forced to Give
Them Money.
Copenhagen, Jan. 2. A Pol
ish army of 30,000 men is march
ing on Berlin, according to a dis
patch received here quoting ru
mors at the German capital.
Gustave Noske, member of the
Ebert cabinet in charge of mili
tary affairs, is said to have order
fid the fifth German division to
meet the Poles. ,
ADDH TO THE ESPIK
London ian?2!-By 'AssociaVed I
PressnjJPoland, i ii despaft ow,ue
to thai Invasion! iof Bolshevist! ttpop
and the apparent' irtcirrfere'nc-e ot the
westeWWertf toi'tfoe plight of the
country,' according td & Warsaw d is
patchto 1W Malto ''""' n-" "
' elefr'anfs' are ent Meeting 'In
tervention by the 'allies,'?' the dis
patch slates, "but HO reply comes
The Poles admit the immensity of
the numerous problems absorbing
the allies but complain they do uot
receive the least tithe of attention
or word of guidance."
- After dealing with the Bolshevist
menaee to Lemberg, Vilna and other
places, the correspondent; says that
the situation is made worse by in
ternal disorders In Poland. Factories
in lal the Industrial towns have been
destroyed' by the " Germans and
thousands of Poles sent to Germany
durln&'the witr are returning to find
no employment for-thern. They are
said ; Id be taking the law In their
own hands and' are terrorizing their
forraet employers, compelling them
to give' them money, '
:' Lods is in the hands of the red
guard. The correspondent concludes
by urging the' immediate return of
the Polish army from France.
FIGHTING CONTINUES IN
' - POSEX; POLES VICTORIOUS
, Warsaw, Tuesday, Dee. 31. (By
Associated Press.) Fighting has
continued at various points in the
city of Posen, German Poland, be
tween Polish and German troops in
ths last few days. Hhe fortress of
the city has been occupied by the
Poles while more than 20,000 Ger
fenan soldiers have been disarmed.
The sixth Oermao grenadier regi
ment has refused to surrender and
now is surrounded Iri a' barraeks in
the city.' ' German ' troops ' sent intd
the city, wer edisarmed upon arrlv
al at the railway statibn Iby the Po
llsh troops. They' include Bdy Scouts
and young women.," The fighting fs
of a house-to-house nature and no
accurate estimate bt . the number
killed and injured can be had. ' ' '
1 " Narrow Escape. , '
.' Kinston, Jan." 2. Three men tad
narrow escapes when an automobile
driven" by Offle Baker, of Green
county, capsized in East. Kinston.
The machine struck a curb, whirled
around and utrned turtle, pinning
the occupants beneath it. Baker was
slightly hurt: the other escaped in
" Jury? The police- charged Baker with
speedlng. .The car was badly dam -
cod,
ALLIED ASSISTANCE
The Third , Bolshevist Army
Is Destroyed; Lenine
Escapes Capture
Vladlvostock, Monday, Doc.
30. (By Associated Press.)
In cuptnring Perm in the L'ral
mountains General Gaida, at the
head of hta Czecho-Slovak and
Siberian forces, virtually de
stroyed the Bolshevist third
army from which he took 31,
000 prisoners. General Caida'a
troops captured an armed train
from which Nicholai Lenine,
head of the Czecho-Slovak and
mint, was directing operations
in the region of Perm. Lenine
himself escaped but several
members of his party were tak
en prisoner. "
In addition to the 31,000
prisoners reported, General Gal
da captured 5,000 railroad cars,
120 field guns, 1,000 machine
guns, 30 automobiles, an entire
wagon transport, several ar
mored trains and several thous
- and horses.'
Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts,
.Criticises Sharply Cthe peby ,
' "' and Manner .'of Reporting
"AM casualties.
Washington,
war de
paitment was feb
ith se
delays AJn"
ualities among the expeditionary
forces and, for failure to cooperate
with the Red Cross in the n atter of
forwarding letters from bounded
ldters to relative sin this country
Cnnofnr Wonka rloflnrpil that thf
wa' department's information as to
(asualties often had been wrong.
It also was worth noting, the sen
ator continued, that in sending re
ports of casualties to families the
department simply stated the indi
vidual had been killed or wounded
without further informing them and
that so far as he knew the depart
ment had no further information
on the .subject,.
STATE JOURNAL SUSPENDS
PUBLICATI6N FOR PRESENT
Raleigh, Jan. 2.--The State Jour
nal, a weekly newspaper published
here, suspends publication with this
week's Issue pending arrangements
by Col." Field, the owner, for another
management.
It was announced that the lease
of W. Thomas Bost had expired and
that Mr. Field's duties kept him In
Philadelphia. The paper was start
ed in 1913.
"THE BELGIAN" DELAYED IN
TRANSIT; SHOWN ON FRIDAY
Owing to a delay in transit the
picture, "The Belgian," which was
to have been shown today at the
Rose theater, cannot be exhibited
until tomorrow, Friday. The man
agement of the theater received ,
telegram at 2 o'clock this afternoon
stating that an unlooked for delay
had been encountered in . handling
the film at Atlanta and,. that it had
been forwarded at noon, thus in
suring its arrival In time for show
ing tomorrow.. ..-.,
CADET AT WEST POINT
ENDS LIFE WITH SHOT
West Point, N. Y Jan. 2 Cadet
Stephen M. Bird, of Galveston, Tex
as, died in the cadet hospital last
Vight the victim of a self inflicted
wound, it was learned today. While
alone in his room last night, acad
emy officials believe, and while ap
parently suffering from a temporary
, moutal disarralgnmentthe Btudent,
' who was 19 years of age, shot him -
I self through the breast., -
WM1IN1IS
nnBSBil 3n rt ri Art 1 SS Ur'SUBW K I i m W W t f 1
nilA Iftflov hv Kannrnf WOAlrR 1
ITALY FOR PARLEYS
Crossed Frontier on Special Train
at Modane This Morning
Conversations Among Dele
gates Start in Paris Upon
Hit Return.
NO LIST OF THE GERMAN
DELEGATES YET SUPPLIED
American Delegation in Paris b
Spending . Tone - Considering
Russian and Balkan Prob
lemsNumber of Delegates
to Be Increased.
Rome, Italy, Thursday, Jan. .
(By Associated Press.) President
Wilson and his party arrived this
morning at Modane, on the Franco
Italian frontier.
Paris, Jan. 2. Conversations
among the reprseentatives of the al
lies will begin at the French foreign
office immediately upon the return
to Paris" 6f Prerhier Clemenceau,
which Is expected . to be about Jan
uary,, ft or January 7. The premier
is taking a brief rest at La Vendee.
Presiden Wilson is expected
back in Parl4 at the beginning o
next'-' week whire ' ' Premier Lloyd
Georfe, of EMgland,1 will arrive Sat
urday.' ! :! ' -.; :r - ' -
Qerjpany has not yet submitted
a list of her probable peace delegates,-
or at least no such list has
been ;totfutnt1 ftejitlgiDl
the American delegated 'ttfk'heyetCse'
conference, which is much coricern-
T6d iy;aad.,whlch is giwtfig great oon-
s(deration";to the Jhold and , spreao ol
the Bolshevikl upon the central
(powers.
n su a m. .1
UUK1
epon
very connecting
gates are not at all satisfied
with
the information at hand.
The policy of the American dele
gates with regard to the Russian
situation and its general complica
tions with the unrest of the Balkant
Is yet to be clearly outlined.
The number of delegates repre
senting each of the great nations at
the coming peace conference is like
ly to be increased beyond Ave, the
number previously considered prob-
abl, by the inclusion of several dele
gates 1 who may exchange places
with others, taking part in the
conference only when special sub
jects upon which they are authori
tis are being considered.
British Forlegn Secrtary Balfour
favors an increase in the number of
representatives and his proposal
appears to be receiving favorable
consideration. Mr. Balfour made
known his desire during his confer
ence with Colonel House Tuesday.
KEEP THE WATCH FIRE
BURNING SING WOMEN
Suffragist Change the Tune for the
Nonce, or Until the Senate Has
a Change of Mind.
Washington, Jan. 2. Several
members of the National Woman's
party wearing seamen's slickers
stood in a driving rain on the side
walk today before the white house
to keep burning in a little washtub
their "watch fire" which they say
will burn until the senate acts fav
orably on women suffrage. Relays
of women ' have attended the fire
since it was lighted in the tub last
night after a crowd of citizens and
men in uniform had extinguished one
started in a decorative urn In La
Fayette square. : Half a dozen worn
en arrested during the disturbance
and released without bond did not
appear in police .court.
j Americans Keoccupjr Kmlasdi,
Archangel, - Tuesday, Dec. 31.-
(By Associated Press.) American
troops yesterday recaptured the vil
lags of Radash, on the middle sec
tor ; of the northern Russian f front
and today pushed forward their
lines a distance of two miles south
, of thevlftagen"the'
I Vologda. '
I are very uuuiiiciiuK ttiiu lue ueie
The World:"! Kaven't heard a cheep of repentance
- -
i ). w t w ui" i i saw ! ii ' ifi f - j i - ' i .- r. i ' . . s f w j
lWI lalllwl I VI III F4Jmmm I
BHS III Fill
secretary Uaniels, in statement j
Today, Tells Exactly How and
Where Superiority Will Be
Secured and Maintained.
Washington, Jan. 2. Amercia's ' the distinction of being the first sol
:apital fighting ships of the future dier from High Point to receive the
wilt be superior to those of other na- j distinguished service cross from the
ions because of their electric driven commander in chief of the American
machinery, Secretary Daniels told the
mval committee today when inform-j
ng them of the records made by the
. .. .
lew dreadnaught, New Mexico, ths
design of which is to be followed in
all ships ordered since 1916.
The New Mexico's turbo-electric! , . , .,.., ,,., . ,
.street. Ernest Morgan has been in
machinery was designed to develop;
i
26,500 horse-power at full speed and
to give the ship a speed of 21 knots.
"She actually developed more than
SI, 000 horsepower and maintained
for four hours a speed of 21 1-4
knots and this when running at a
displacement 1,000 tons greater than
her design calls for," said the secre- i
cary
FORD COMPANY CUTS AND
SPLITS THE DEAR "KITTY"
Detroit, Jan. 2. A 200 per cent
dividend was declared by the direc
tors of the Ford Motor company at
their annual meeting December 31,
it ' was announced here this after
noon. The dividend, which represents a
disbursement of M, 000, 000 among
seven stockholders, j is payable, 100
per cent on January 1 and 100 per
cent on February 1. ,
Destroyers Comliix Honi.
Boston,; Jan. 2,-4-Wqrd was re
ceived at naval headquarters lure
yester day ths I tbo destroyers Tuck
er and the Drayton and the convert
ed vpcht Isabel, wheh hava been do
ing patrol duty overseas wculd teach
the navy yard here at 9 a. m. today.
Creel Goes With President.
Paris, Jan. 2. George Creel,
chairman of the committee on pub -
President Wllaan to Italy'. . ,
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
GROSS GIVEN
Ernest Morgan, Son ot C. A. Morgan, 500 Wise
Street, Signally Honored for Bravely in
Action in France on October 12.
To Private Ernest Morgan goes
army In the name of the President
for extraordinary heroism in action.
j So far 88 is known Morgan is the
! only one of hundreds of men from
' , ,
this ritv who has been so c ted.
BQn
ihmBSi 3,a ifl Sftn wi.
. . ... ,. , ,
service ever since this nation entor-
ed the war and was in the thick of
the fighting during the drive that
broke the German power of resist
ance Morgan was a member of Company
M and served for several months on
the Mexican border. When the com
pany was broken up and its members
scattered among the units of the j
30th division at Camp Sevier he j
was assigned to the 118th regiment j
land served with It continuously. J
The official citation issued is:
"Private Ernest Morgan, Company
L, 118th Infantry. (A. S. No. 1,
311,330. For extraordinary hero
ism in action near Vaux-Andigny,
France, October 12, 1918. While
his, company was consolidating its
position Private Morgan -jrept out
In full view of the enemy and took
up a position in a shell hole SO yards
from the enemy's lines. He remain
ed there throughout, the day with
out food or water and sniped at and
killed 10 of the enemy. His deadly
aim kept down the observation from
the German lines and enabled his
company to carry on the work of
consolidation. Home address, C. A.
Morgan, father, 500 Wise street,
High Point. N. C."
Another Tar Heel's decoration is
announced at the same time, the re
cipient of the high honor being Color
! Sergeant Laurence Stanfleld, of Diir-
V ted on September 28. The citation
yet."
Bv Mom,
LOCAL
in the case of the Durham hero fol
lows: "Color Sergeant Laurence Stanflold
Headquarters company, lsidrh infan
try." (A. S. No. l,318.r87.) For
oxtarortiinary heroism In action near
Belllncourt, France, September 28,
1918. Sergeant Stanfleld, attached
to the regimental intelligence service
was severely gassed, but after re
ceiving first-aid treatment he insist
ed on returning to duty. Gassed a
second time and relieved for a short
period, he personally made a search
for wounded men, and, finding a i
large number, went to the aid sta
tion and brought stretcher bearers.
He continued this work until he was
blinded by the effects of the gas.
Home address, R. H. Stanfleld, fa
ther, 705 East Main street, Durham,
N. C."
Bill Hohenzollern
Persists In Being
Very Seriously 111
Amsterdam, Jan. 2. William Ho
henzollern, the former emperor of
Germany, is very 111, according to
advices from Amerongen. He can
not leave his room, it Is said, and is
suffering with a severe cold. It is
stated that he has high fever. An
eminent specialist from Utretcht is
In constant attendance.
Only the former empress, the spe
cialist and two attendants are per
mitted to enter his room, it is stated.
; Got Action This Way.
Washington, Jan. 2.-i-House lead
ers resorted to a special njle today:
to force the war revenue bit) to con-
fernece without holding itup for
SOLDIER
debate on demands for ydtes for i 000 dead. ; Of this number, 1 , J 2 1
certain senate amendments,,., The I were officers. Of the 147,000
rule unanimously reported iy the . wounded, 83.347 were officers,
rules committee was edopte with- The number of men totally incs
out JjrolWall and only a ffw scat- pacltated by wounds and disease U
tered "ncgative'votea? . V T "1 eslluiatcd" at 1500,009,
. 7 1 r
unnTurnm nunirin
iiiunmLiiii rftuiriu
IS HOT YET MOVED
Army Transport is More Firmly
Aground on Fire Island and the
3,000 Soldiers, Sailors and
Civilians Are Now Being -Taken
to Bay Shore. .
HEAVIER WAVES ARE NOW,
BREAKING OVER THE SHIP
Could Not Be Moved Now if. the.
Sea Was Calm is Belief, Sin
She Has Been Driven Fur K
ther on Shore by the
Southwest Winds.
Fire Island,. Jan. 2. Three ofH
cers and one soudier, all wounded,
were landed Just before noon today
from the transport Northern Pad Ac
stranded off here. They came ashore
in a coast guard boat.
Four more boats filled with sol
diers arrived soon afterward while
others filled with members of tho
crew left for the off standing rescue
vessels. As soon as they were landr-
ed the soldiers, were taken to tther
boats waiting, to carry them, acrosa
the bay to Bay Shore, seven mile
way. : " . . . '"-i. -
Meanwhile, the boats; ;of the coast, t
guards rejturnedifor more , troops.
hrejtooa'veli'flMlired the' ,
.i.ran4eii troo'f, ini i the best off
iplritsvand evenfwera"mak,iiig; inerry,' '
over their nrfldicament: ' . V U ' c"
l'NKk'tmsi.TL ACTKMPT IS
rT"'! , MADE , TO FLOAT VESSEL " "
'.New-V'jar LXStefeV'n un- '
successful attempt had been made
today" to" drag" the Anierlci.V trtins-hl
port Northern" Pacific' frbnr'the sand'1' '
bar on which1 she 'grounded near Flrii ! or
Island ' early -Wednesday, , niorulng, j,,
navy officials i here announced plans,
to' remove the 8.448, troops to , ves-tm,,, ,
sels'which were standingly et:2;JS0.i.JjWj
thls; afternoon after wea,ther, condi-
tlons becomet favorable. , A ,,,jf ,v
The constant pounding of the
against the transport Northern P;i-
cific, grounded on Fire island since.
3:30 a. m. Wednesday, has driven
the ship higher on the beach, swing
the bow since she was ground until
it Is but about 250 yards from the
shore. -
Waves heavier than tho 3 which
wedged her tightly into the sand bar
yesterday are breaking ovfr the
transport and the wind . was still ,
blowing very unfavorably this morn'.,
ing from the southwest' v,
So long as these conditions pre-,,, ,
vail, navy officials here sold, DO; at
tempt could be made either to put . .
ashore or transfer to othor vessels , ; .
the 3,000 troops, civilians and navy ,.. .
crew who sailed on the transport ' .
from Brest, France, on Christmas
day.
At 9 o'clock thjs morninf, the
opinion was expressed that there was
little prospect that the troops could
be removed until Alter in the day.
The vessel has moved so far toward
the shore that there is doubt that
she could be floated with the sea
calm.
SNOW AND COLDNESS , r
TO BE OUR PORTION
Washington, Jan. .tVld
w cither will overspread near
iy all parts of h country east
of the Mississippi (during the
next 30 hours with unMPRnoit
Hble low temperiitures in Ten
nessee nm! the past Gulf ststf-t
according to the weathor ;ln
h'u'h general forecast today.
There will be ralM probahly
('httnginj' to snows in the mid
dle states and rains in the south
Atlantic states tonight and FrU
day. .7 ,' . ,' " -
ITAIJAN LOHS IN KiLLIII) OX
ALL FRONTH TOTAIA 4MO.O00
4 Rome, Jan, 2.--The KUjrome com
mand of the Italian i.my has SB
nounco't that Italian lce on all
, fronts during the war totaled
ill :