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AFTERNOON DAILY
VOLUME VI
AFTERNOON DAILY
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 6, 1918.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE
NUMBER 5
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SENATE PROBE' INTO
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
BIELASKI, CHIEF OF INVESTIGATION FOR DEPARMENT OF
JUSTICE PRODUCES CABLES FROM VON BERN-
TORFF TO BERLIN
HEARST NOT AWARE
(By Associated Press.)
Washington Dec 6. In telling
his story of German propaganda
in America Bruce Bielaski, chief
of the bureau of Investigation of
the Department of Justice, today
laid before the Senate Committee,'
investigating the Brewery scand
als, German propaganda cable
grams exchanged in 1916 by Von
Bemstorff and the Berlin foreign
office.
Bernstorff's messages urged
that special favor be shown Will
iam Bayard Hale, an American a
bout to visit Berlin as newspaper
correspondent, because he was em
.ployed by the "Hearst Organs"
which the message said had out
spokenly placed themselves on the
German side -
Bielaski told the committee' that
Hale was on the Hearst payroll
for $300 a week and also employ
ed at $15,000 a year by a publicity
organization formed in this conn
try by Dr. Dernburg, the German
propagandist.
"Hearst is not aware that Hale
is our agent," Bernstorff's mes
sage said
JUGO SLAVS
PETITION REGENT
By Associated Press")
Paris. Doe b Prince Regent
Alexander of Servia luis received
a tinn from the National
'oiineil of -In go Slavs which pre-
ented an address demanding thf
union of ali Sei-bians, ( 'l-oat ians. j
;nd Slovenes foi-merlv under A us-1
Irian domination.
Alexander assented to the pro
po.-a!. according to Belgrade ad
Vices
Mr. ( roddingt n:, of Char
lotte, arrived in town accompanv
iiig Mr .and Mrs. X. A. Riddicl
umI will spend ;i few days hen
'Hilt Pig.
Uuboken. X. J.. Dee 1. This
Morning at ten thirty A. M.. the
ieorge Wiishiugton left, this port
amid excitement demonst rated by
die populace of this vicinity. Tin
leather was far from being ideal
pr the greatness of the occasion,
'vhich is to be the epoch-making
i".M-iod ai' the World's history.
The eyes of the world are on
Wilson. He is in my estimation
die worlds greatest diplomat and
he is a man of which we can well
proud. Adverse criticism has
(nly strengthened the foundations
"pou which his character is built.
His mission to France in this
Hemry
HALE WAS AGENT
FLU IN COUNTY
NONEJN TOWN
Many people have been greatly
wrought up over reports of sev
eral new outbreaks of Spanish In-
fluza in Scotland Neck, and rumor
has magnified the report until it
is stated there are six or eight
new cases in town.
Inquiry develops the. fact that
there are no new cases in town
though there are symptoms of
case just out of town, but even in
this case the disease has not de
veloped sufficiently to determine
l nere are however numerous
cases in the country. Titlery Is
badly affected; Roseneath has sev
eral cases and other contiguous
communities have the Flu. 'though
onlv in a verv light form.
GLASS BECOMES
SECT' Y DEC. 16
Washington, Dec G.- Kepreseu
tative Garter Glass, of Virginia,
was formerly nominated today by
President Wilson to be Secretary
of the Treasury of the Tinted
States.
Air. Glass will go into office on
December 16 under an agreement
with Secretary McAdoo, whose res
ignation was accepted by the
President to take effect upon the
appointment and qualification of
his successor.
The nomination which had been
prepared by President Wilson, In
fon Ids departure
i 1
fuesday night
was sent in from the White House
upon word received from M r (Hass
that he would accept the post.
Mr. (d ass' resignation as a mem
ber of the House within the next
few days, after IS years of ser
vice, will cause a special election
to be held in his district to choose
;! successor.
unprecedented state of affairs is
backed by every individual in the
i whole nation. Hi.-, paramount, hs
.sues which are to be debated
this allied peace conference will no
I doubt be dominated by the
I thoughts of every nation, soldier,
sailor, and civilian which he rep
' resents. Their efforts and ideals
' inca Iciilated by this sp rit of Lib
ert v and Democracy will find in.
Wilson, their champion. His fou
teen peace proposals which will
be explained by him will probably
take on a different aspect from
some of the present interpretations
.especially those who are .want to
Moore
BAYAMID)
-Li ii JLLJUUd
BRITISH LOSSES
9,031828 TONS
By Associated Press
London Dec 6. The British mer
chant tonnage losses were 9,031.-
28 gross tons from the beginning
of the war to October 31, 1918, ac
cording to an official statement
issued last night.
PRINCE ALBERT
JOINS GOVT
By Associated Press '
London, Dee 6. Prince Albert,
third son of the former German
Emperor, has joined the present
government, according to Berlin
dispatches to the Daily Express.
YANKEES RENEW
MARCH TO RHINE
By Associated Press i December
With the American Army of oc j January" fi--eupation,
Dec. 6 Studied indif I March v
ference again characterized the t May
German reception of American July
trrfo'ps em-rfKite to the Rhine today j
Dickman's army renewed its ad. j
vance at daylight and by night
reached a line approximately 12
i miles eastward.
Scores of additional villages and
G
RIAMS
WILL OCCUPY RERUN
GERMAN CAPITAL NEWSPAPER SAYS THAT AMERICAN
WIRELESS HAS BEEN CAUGHT THE FORCES WILL
POLICE THE CITY
MANNHEIM ALSO BE
( 'openhageu, Dec (.
American forces will
Allied and
temporarv
i oceupv Perlin. exercising police
i supervision, according to the Dent
i
I sche Allegemeine Zeitung of Per-
1 i: k:. i :
jiir which Nil s ,111 un.-i icii 1 1 o -
less to the effect was inter
cept ("!
by the (Jermans.
Mannheim will be similar
cupied by part of the allies whe-,e
there is s;iid to be a "regrettable
incident during which a supervi
tackle our American ideals which
lie s bound to represent.
; The hip, George Washington,
on which he and his party left
this morning, was immaculate.
Her lines were those of a huge
yacht and when she steamed ma
jestically into the stream it could
easily be seen that the President
standing with his wife., was deeply
moved. On all sides the sailors
of the various transports were
.drawn up at attention while the
!.ereaching and bellowing of all
the whistles and sirens were deaf
ening. The President salute, a vol
ley of. twenty one, five inch guns,
IHIALE
EMA
BADEN WILLING
1U , JU1N Wl
(By Associated Press.)
London Dec 6. Southern Ba
den is seeking incorporation in
Switzerland according to Baden
papers says a Copenhagen dispat
ch today to the Daily Telegraph.
13 LIVES LOST
1 EXPLOSIONS
(By Associated Press)
Pompton Lakes, N. J., Dec 6.
Revision today of both lists show
that, the f&ur explosions, which des
troyed the detonator and assemb
ling building of the Du Pont Cap
Works yesterday, thirteen lives
were lost and more than a score
injured.
COTTON MARKET
Open High "Low CI 05?
28.00 2.S.50 2K.00 2S.50
20.82 27.1 S 2(5.82 27.1s
25.70 2G..",0 25.70 20.5
24.77 25.:j5 24.77 25.:)5
24 :M 24.S0 24.:i7 24.S0
Local Mai-ket XOM1XAL
Ismail towns were brought under
the domination of the American
arniv lu it none of irreat importan-
ce. 1
SIMILARLY OCCUPIED
sor of a prisoners camp shot thre
Fivnchmen. "
London Dec ",. Serious dis
orders have arisen at Perlin and
considerable firing has occurred
in the principal streets, according
to reports reaching the Dutch-(Jer
man frontier, -ays ;m Kxehang"
Telegraph to Amsterdam dispatch
The trouble is said to have been
caused, by the (Jcrman 15olsheviki.
Fire
was given as the ship pulled out.
The convoy which -is to escort
him to France, composed of tw
first line battleships, six lest roy
ers. ten scout cruisers, and various
other crafts, camouflaged in full
war colors, presented a wonderfid
spectacle. Fpou arriving at the
A.ore Islands, where a flotilla of
twenty eight destroyers from
Brest will meet him, I suppose
there will be another such demon
stration. While this wonderful formation
was wending its way slowly down
the river, two daring aviators per
formed miraculous feats above
SAY ALLIES
MOW
FAYMOLL
C
AT EA
OffiEB
SEISMOGRAPH AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HAD SO SE
VERE A SHOCK AT FOUR O'CLOCK THAT THE
NEEDLES DISLODGED.
VANCOUVER ALSO
-o
STATON CASE
WITH THE JURY
Bv Associated Press
The judge's charge in the Stat
on case was to 'be finished about
half past one (clock, according to
a telephone message from Halifax :
at a little after one o'clock, when
a recess for dinner would be taken
before the next 'ese is called, and
which is expected to be that of the;
state vs Me Lent ore. I
The attorneys consumed the en j
tire morning and more than an i
hour last night in addressing the;t!,is morning and distinct rumb
iurv; those for the state being A.!1in-S AVon' J;ticw!e.
Paul Kitehin and George Green
and for the defendant Walter Dan
ieT aft&B. h: Travis; --.
PRES. WILSON
DIRECTS OFFICIAL
BUSINESS
ly Assj.tintol Press
Washington Dec (5. Messages
directing the disposition of official
! business have-, reached the White
House from President Wilson, now
. x i i , ii . ',.,.-.
j il I SCil i0'll'l !!C I I I, "nil
ge Washington.
S.'t-reta n
Tumult v. who wen !
. ,
to .ew ork to see the FreMuent
off for the peace conference on
" i-i
Wednesdav, returned to lus desk
in time today id handle the nrs
of these insti'Uctions.
WHITEHEAD SELLS
UIC UAMC D! AT!?
MO lIV'fiLi 1 hftXjl,
Dr. (Tiff Whitehead, who now
lives at LewisTon, was ill town this
morning sha
baking hand
s with old
, 1 riends, ana
sold the W.
st iii - (
that he had
T. Whitehead oldjas home.
WMsom
; the President "s ship. Their antics
'in the air were hair-raising to say
the least. The eli-ver handling o;
the machines demonstrated to the
'spectators are unsurpassed to con
ditions brought about by the wjo
For instance, could you imagin.
a yea ii go, thousands of aeroplan
es manned by such men, young,
daring, and adventurous who were
following their different vacation--Surely
American efforts are un
pa railed.
The above descriptions and pro
cedure of events are given as I
saw them. To one who was pr-
4 haps closer on hoard tiie Pits'-
RTMJAffi
RECORDED
VIOLENTLY SHAMEN
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec G. An earth
quake of great intensity at approx.
imately 2,500 miles south of Wash-,
ington was recorded early today
on the Seismograph at George
town University Observatory the
shock beginning jit Z -AH o'clock
and continuing an hour.
The shock was so severe that at
one minute after four oVloi'k the
needles were dislodged from the
machine.
Vaneour, British Columbia Dee.
G. Th's eity was shaken violently
by an earthquake at 12:4T o'clock
WAR
E
Y CHINA
(By Asso i;ii.
Peking, Dee
prisoners from
i n o- 1 i f e in the
"New- St TV ir'- i
-About 200 war
jberia ae eii.joy
eemy internment
'i? ii"V pa lace hero
y with 1 hew eit-'.'i-.e
of t hem have
cam p near t he -.;;
So pleased are' :'
vironment t hat s.
written letters ?
viting them 1o
'heir friends in
ue f o ( 'hina a nd
enjoy its hospil a i i'.y.
At fir.sl these .journers claimed
that they were Italian- eager to
iretiuii to italv t-(t when an al
tempi was nun
io h ? : liieni on
j ... . . .
an Italian iranp'rt tor ilaiv they
. , , , , " .
r!-Iud to go and -lSsert Tliat lliev
. rT,
were A list nans. .
nonie place in
ship for ai'vumd
W. K. Ke nner .
lfos.cn eat h town
abowi lOO.OOf) to
r iock
Mount
;!!IO o
tin
Dr. Whitehead stated thai lie
v.ould alwa have a f.eidnc-s for
this si'etion. but ;.;s he would ie
t
-unable to live on the old home
j place for several years he fell m
'could not withstand o good an of.
j fer of s;de.
at the same lime ne
J will always
loo
upon tbi place
;.-nt s stop eouid no .sou or vv rite
on indel iiitndy concerning lh e
cut h: a more detaii manner. How
T
jover. I suppose, the newspaper
jwill have the proceedings writtct
jso that one i-an see the itnatbo.
;from all angles. Let it suffice 10
jsay tlutt the wiioh' affai;- w;is well
j planned and carried out to the
'minutest detail. It is hardly con
ceivable to believe that Ave were
i fortunate enough to be present ,
such a grave yel hilarious period
iin ou'r nations history. No red
blooded American could help but
feel the thrill and the seriousness
iof the event.
i RiSOKERS
NJ
Depart