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WEATHER REPORT : Cloudy tonight and Wednesday Probably rain CooW t w ' J -"robablj ram. Cooler tonight m west poMion. Gentle to moderate S. W. winds. s I n--m i i "V 1M AFTERNOON DAILY ON WE A I 1 I .J , VOLUME VI AFTERNOON DAILY SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY DECEMBER 10 191 TELEGRAPH SERVICE NUMBER 8 UN VEX ATOM T m BE OEIRMA COM AM MY REFUSES TO WSlDffi Mi SOffl ESTIOK ONLY AFTER LONG YEARS OF REPENTENCE CAN GERMANY ATONE FOR HER CRIME AND SHOW SINCERETY IS ADVANCE REPLY NO AMERICAN COULD VISIT GERMANY PARIS FBI! WITH OFFICIALS By Associated Press Paris Dec 10. According to wireless from the United States ship George Washington President Wilson had been in formed that Premier Ebert and Foreign Secre tary Haase, of the Berlin govern ment and Premier Eistener, of Ba varia, were about to make an ef fort to get him to visit Germany, states Maeel Hutiii in the Che de Paris. President ilson is quoted as hav ing made this reply "only by long years of repentance can Germany atone for her crime and show sin cerity. No true American could think of visiting Germany unless forced to do by strictly official ob ligation that is to say I decline in advam-ii fto-consider any sugges tion of the kiid." HAVE TICKETS FOR BERLIN KAISER ADVISES WITH EXPERTS London, Dec 10. William Hoh ( nzollern, tlie former German cm-pu-or had several interviews at Ameringen with two German ex perts on intenational law with whom he discussed his personal positions according to an Amster dam dispatch to the Daily Express SCANDAL OVER WAR BUILDINGS A very interestng letter from Sergeant R. J. Williams to Mr. Robert Shields, of Hobgood, dated in France October 26 is well worth repeating as it shows how the fel fows over there have been feeling about the matter of surrender In part he writes. "The French people are very kind to the boys over here They stand ready always to help the sol die boys in any way they can. "Since I have been in France I j have had nothing to kick about at all I have had plenty to eat drink and the boys get plenty of tobacco of every kind so it seems that Un le Sam has no hard job in taking care of his boys even though they are three thousand miles away . "There is a lot of talk about pea ce now and everybody seems t think that the Kaiser will soon quit, but it seems as though nobod y is worrying a whole lot whether the Kaiser quits or not. They all have their tickets for Berlin and expect to be there some time in thc near future and if I should by luck get there with the bunch T will give King William your regard and wish him a long and miserable life" YW Y.C. 2,450 SOLDI LANDED N. (By Associated Press.) New York, Dec 10. The British transport Empress of Britain ar rived here today Avith 2,450 Amer ican soldiers. Among the troops were four hun dred and five wounded men. FRENCH ENTER ALX LE CHAPELLE KAISER MAKES AT TEMPT ON LIFE By Associated Press Cologne Dec 10. French and A mencan troons officially Aix le Chapelle on Saturday andjEWS COMES FROM LEIPSIC TAGEBLATT WHICH SAYS AT took over the occupation of the! trmptph cmrm TT, . wvviwja x w nu 5U1VLJS MENTAL DEPRESSION German city from the Belgians. YANKEES ENTER BURLEY TOBACCO BRINGS GOOD PRICES By Associated Press Paris, Dec 10. Every train ar riving brings a large number of of ficials attached to various dele gation to the peace conference. All the largest of the allied na tions are continuously sendingj parts oi their working personell and by, the time the delegates ga ther the number of officials of all nationalities are expected to be be tween three and five thousand. MA YEN CITY (By Associated, Press.") London Dec 10. The American forces reached the May en near to and directly west of Coblenz. This was reported by the Wolff Bu reau of Berlin as an into Mayen. Washington, Dec 10. The Am erican army of occupation march in.g into Germany has reached the Rhine, General Pershing, under last night's date, reported. ATTENDANT INJURED IN PREVENTING END -O MRS . W. C. CHIL TON AT HOBGOOD to is Decern hei jJanuarv If the proposed international police fleet has the characteris- March tics of. a city! police force, is it not , May ukely to .be pretty constantly ! July stranded on a bar? I COTTON MARKET Open TTiiib Low Clovo 28.00 2S.00 27.f,6 27.5(3 20.50 2G.50 2(i 42 20.42 ii5.4.". 25.4.'; 25.:;o 25.:;o 24.50 24.5i 24.40 24.40 2.-J.S5 n.sr, 2:;.7:; 23.73 Local Jlarket NOAIIXAL (By Associated I're.-ss.) London, Dec 10. William Uoheu zollern, former German Emperor, has attempted suicide following mental depression, according jthe Leipsic Tageblatt, which Tomorrow night Mrs. William (l,lotd in a Copenhagen dispatch Calvin Chilton, monodramist, who to tlle Exchange telegraph. lis known throughout the south as' was a "'dier of the former one of the best interpreters of the (MnP'rors retinue who prevented drama, will give a monodramatie lIoncuzollern from carrying out j recital of "Polly and the Circus," lus suieidal intent and received r-i I and "the Iadv from Oklahoma." W0lllld himself therehv, it is saie i in llohgood. The former being d drama of strong dramatic situations and the latter a bl ight and delightful com edy show the range of Mrs. Chil ton s ability as a reader. Her dia lect and humerous selections are said to be incomparable WAR INDUSTRIAL MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET WHICH REGULARLY MET AT THE WHITE HOUSE NOW TO ATTEND KIM IN FRANCE (By Associated Press) ,t i x i Louisville, Kw, Dec j) Kentu- V,v Asso-intet imvs Service) ' ' imiihi -XT- i . rt rm ,. . h'k.v farmers who produce abou- Uashmgton Dec !). rJ ho dism- ,i . , 4-rt. ,-: . p i , hirty per cent of the country's terra i ion or the agencies which L i , , , ', tobacco have experienced unpre- I'iiVc been assisting the irovern- , . . ' ; u 1 1 ii i jm wpt-i i Sill ((9 l7 .) ;)!)(( this autumn wove mIi1i t j ' - -' - . . . i'',, MV (U i.v iiiirr lllllCN II.'C U ICC Willi wine! tll,,. ,111- I jtin-x wwuiu fiae oeen content at the beginning of the war. men! mi tne conduct of war has j . . . I rri i i commenced. i ins, wiTti the re dnction of the tremendous force i of ,lr norkers employed by the government is producing chaotic -onditiojiK here. Already' there i a suggestion ol scandal m eon- !,oh,nies wilF t. he returned 1o he, nectioii with the construction oflafterthe war revives in Australi - 'erta.in Avar buildings in Wash ington, and Senators have use, strong language in describing tii CONSIDER RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS Washington Dec 10. industrial dent as an unit in Paris and act members of President Wilson's Ks his advisers at. the peace con war cabinet, which met at the : en-nee ,n re momic industrial and White House every Wednessl-ay during this country's particina tion in ihe war. will join the prev i oconst rucrifii; proldems in Europe affecting the fututre peace of the worhl. FEW MESSAGES SENT WILSOi (By Associated Press.) Wasliington Dec 10. Commun ication between the White Hou,-e and President Wilson at sea has been limited to routine and exec, utive business and the number of messages have been comparatively small, said Secretary Tumulty to day. So far it has been found neces sary to bring only a few matters to the President's personal alter, lion. TRAIN SERVICE BECOME NORMAL (By Assoc iate-I Pn-sM. Washington, Dec 10. Restora tion of normal train service has now been undertaken by Ihe rai! road administration, said Director General McAdoo, in a statement made today. Trains, he announced, will he ded to the existing -schedules with in the next two we:s. 1 SELLING BABIES TO SOLDIERS Paris Dec 9.- TO COMMAND THE OCCUPATION OF GERMAN TERRAIN. ROANOKE FACES BAD EPIDEMIC fiiul: t tons. YT..,.. 'f 1 1 .dive t-w .eaiaim animated iis eussion of the future of ail the island;-; in the Paeific south .f the e. une senator ueclar- j (piator ,-d that whoever Avas responsible i tor continuing the construction of the temporary buildings, now ie; AVN ... i . yy iifitcvcr COIICUISIOI! is n a by the allies at the 'peace con fei nee as fo the disposition .,f (Jer WON'T RETURN 'at tue war is enden, shwiild be man Xew Guinc, and (Jerman 1 ' ' !'"L "ica, not to mention the Marshall . . Caroline and Lrfdrone groups, it i. j generally admitted that an entire t recast ing of various admini.st.ra- -f lions of flic British islands is need je.d to develop ihei'r great potential j wealth, afford securitv for trade and ensure adequate defence. it is Fielievd that a federation Cor- J of all the British archipelago und R COLONIES Ely Asx ;;;?!(! Prr-s- Sydney. Australia, Dec f) 'spondcin: of the Associated Press jer a central authority having it's -Pronouncement by Arthur J. ;seat of government at the most con ;,;i!!,!l,r- fnt.!sn HCfretary of state venient centre -will eventuate afte; l(r Toremn .ttirs thnt fiovmomVi i. ' . - .. ..m I Roanoke Va., Dee 1 () than ninety new eases of influenza todav bringing- total since December first, fo ! were reported hei !ti. more than seven hundred. ! j 'J'he city comii-i! issued an ap p'a! t the public to d"sit from j gathering m Public places. t ' Xo nurso, are available hejej and .the' hcaltii artliorities say. .they may send a cab to Washing-! ton for nur-e within a few hour--. ' (By Associated Press) -"Selling babies to j soldiers," is Murry C. Sawyer's ! characterization d his ;i.-livities J;js a Red Triangle man with the j American Kxijedirimia ry Force. jMr. Sawyer comes from Miniicap ! oiis, Minn. "Horrible, isn't it. hnt true' ; iic said to a friend. "My partic- iular outfit of men sold teo 'J loie ! i. ..i.;.... . -i i . . ",i.;its ill lf!e I mm te;; il-.VS aild W- d more wit ii DUTCH PLANNED KAISER'S FLIGHT ! Ik . l-- - e i - . i ; i aiis. iee i o. l lie eity 'oiiDci;: a go-li-twecn, of, !at Spa has do umeniary evidence i-r u ht tl.eoii'-b tin, j expect to seil a hum in the next two months. Why, jit's the greatest business in France , today tliis sidling of babies to sol diers. ' "There are ."') mci; in a platoon, and. we suggested that platoon should adopt a baby on pay day. it eosts oOO frair-s to take can T 1 n. a oaoy tor one year, and meant that all but i ine men in a )-iitoon should pay " fram-s ern-'i wji in.- iu-, insranmenT. an, fran.-s each, on the f',, (lowing ?a.y. flaking a payment ea h t wi !r() fran-s. oi- mi jdl. K orii-eni I ci s .. - e.e' m. u-l.fi- i:e babies Bal.'v Dt itari- s. O.i fi- f that 1 1 ve Pa v ..He-i act ;. re The. America:) Third Army has been designated as the army of Oe cupation. It will be under the ir-irncdiate direction of General Dick man Photo shows the General ou horseback reviewing his troops. llO 1 ' T- t! ipi-oving that a Hutch general came meat ,f the Stars. and St rip. ;to ja to meet tne tonner German ; ihe pavm ,'nt.of the .r.,fl! ;J!U ;!-mjvcror befoi-e his flight into Holjnr.l intalmnt the le dcr g-ts jland. ;iccnding to le Matin. ; PTl jpctures of the child n. vj.rioii j It would appear therefore that ! poses. " his rf-ceptior: and that of the j j Crown Prince and their suite on! The Senate intends tr, he the Dutch, frontier was merely a j resented at fh, peace emiference 'Comedy'", the newspaper contin-! If it can't receive appointment'--
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