Newspapers / The commonwealth. / Feb. 18, 1919, edition 1 / Page 1
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y - WEATHER REPORT : Fair t0IligUt aU LittU. Tomoderiite west win .. o VOLUME VI NUMBER 64 AFTERNOON DAILY FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. a TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18 1919 TELEGRAPH SERVICE 66TR NATIONS DESM TO COHON GROWERS ARE IBM D WD ARIIES TO REDUCE: ACREAGE AT WIS PRICE TWO CENTS : most FRENCH GOVERNMENT AWARE OF MOVE TO DISCHARGE SOLDIERS FEARS TTNDUE HASTE WILL REACT DANGEROUSLY ECUNES SEAT N DIMMER iNO SOLUTION f OR RUSSIAN QUESTIONS ' P.y The Associated Press) i'ai is. Feb. IS. Some df the en powers are planning-, as soon ;i- " f liiissian problem is dispos- -"i .i' and a few more bearings .! . I'.ted the smaller nations, to t;iv. up the Treaty of Peace. Public sentiment in America, Knuliuid, Australia and Canada h impressed their representativ es '--re of the necessity of taking for the return of the sol- :-:: home which cannot be ae- Staplislied entirely in advance : conclusion of the peace iv-uzy. The French government is fully WILSON'S SHIP )E 700 MILES MA George Washington, Which Is Running Fast Will Reach A zores Today PRES. TAKES REST CURE (By Tho Associated Press) On bottrd the U. S. S. George Washington, Monday (By Spe cial Associated Press Correspon dentsPresident Wilsons shi- . are of this feeling and has ex- is seven hundred miles on home ward journey and running fast tor; ard the AzoYesTTrhreh vv ill pro bably be passed tomorrow. The president continues an en forced rest, prescribed by Dr priid sympathy with the motiv- underlying it, .but there are i ur- of dangerous complications 1'V.iure to realize the necessary i uits of victory if undue haste FEBRUARY 26, IN EVERY CAPITAL TOWN IN COTTON GROWING DISTRICTS, GENERAL ORGANIZATION BE EFFECTED GOOD ROADS BILL Of VITAL INTEREST (By Maxwell Gorman) today the troops all leave, except Raleigh, Feb 18. The executive the "army of occupation" detail committee of the new State eot-;ed to; close up affairs-of the camp ton association has requested its and ''sell out." Raleigh has som president, Governor Bickett, to h- disappointed real estate and other 1 promoters" who have not real Wednesday of next week (Feb 26) ized their early intentions in wish s x-reUed in the conclusion of ' Grayson, his physician, and has peace treatr, taken little exercise so far on the trip. SIR W. LAURIER DIED YESTERDAY By Associated Pres3 I'uris, Feb. IS. No feasible plan ': settling the Russian question h developed during the two ( ,h'.v hearings by the Supreme, War Council. j An effort will btf made to co'me to -some conclusion today, but the Mmion in the council seems oppo- J i to any plan involving the use "t :oroe or extending the percent-! Ottawa, Out., Feb 18. Sir Wil- ut military activities even if .f red Laurier who died last night, n - Prineiplo conference fails. jwas bom at St. Lin, Quebec, in i j -r i 7d 7 i1841' Sir Wilfrid was the only . an eb . 18.-hqualrepresen-jFrench Canadian who was evel. lor labor and employer has premier of Canad a portfotio h . decided upok by the commis-j held from 1896 to 1911 Z- U Ufmati0nal lab0r'le'! Sir Wilfrid's career in politic, n.am at yesterdays meeting antedated the federation of the " Pted plai th province into "the Dominich of proposed international labo, Canada, in 1867. After holding the position of minister of; inland revenue for a brief period, Sir f.O! ONFI VAIIMr Wilfrid elected from the eastern wLlJllEL lUUllU division of Quebec City, was for SAiyir1 nPTTnnri sxtecn ears identified with the Ululj DtllltK PP'osition becoming the liberal leader in 1887 and leading his party to victory in 1896. After holding the premiership as the day for general organiza tion in every cofcton growing com munity in the State, and it is un derstood here that it will be issu ed at once. The committee also adopted a plan to secure funds for propagan da and Organization work. Head quarters have been established in Raleigh, with C. D. Orrell, chair man of the executive committee of the association, in charge. --.An of if&t .91! aetiou-Jias been issued ' by' the "association," in which the announcement is made that a quick campaign is to be launched to secure from cotton growers a pledge to reduce by one third for 1919 the acreage planted in cotton last year. Everv cot ton grower in N. C,, land owner or tenant, will be requested t : sign this pledge the same course ; be pursued in all the other cot ton states. Tank Camp No More Aiir several orders, later re voked, the army tank camp at Ra bvgh is at last deserted, the tanks :mcl tankers having left Monday and Tuesday of this week for Camp Meade, Maryland. Several hundred negro soldier workmen,, from Northern and Western stat es, remain to clean up, and about -iOO.OCK) of "camp material" will be sold to all who want to buy. The tank camp did not pan out very well, partly because of the armistice . ing the camp on Raleigh. There are also those who hope to see the cost of living, reduced from the bound prices took on edibles, especially, when the camp came into being and while wishing: the boys well, and treating them well while here, none of them will "go into mourning" over the "loss" of the camp. Legislative Matters W&kiuthe next Ltirfifi. , wsfks the 60-day period o the present Legislative will expire and at last the law-makers realize the neces sity of getting a move on themsel ves for there is a lot of work that ought to be done yet unper formed. One of the big jobs in the House this week is the whipping of a proper road bill into shape the Stacy substitute for the Stevens Scales bill being doomed to defeat The special order in the House is the Revenue bill and work on it includes the probable redrafting of the Humphreys revaluation bill to be included in the machinery act that goes along on the same track and schedule as the Reve nue measure. All of the several "judicial iv form" bills in committees or else where are apparently dead to! the world, including the one designed to create five circuits and redi trict the circuits, etc. The in- TRYING TO BE SPECTACULAR HE SLINGS A COURTESY BACK INTO THE TEETH OF PRESIDENT'S SEC RETARY INVITATION ADMITS HE'S ESTRANGED EROM WILSON -o COUNT RANTZAU HAS RESIGNED "French Aiming At Resumption Of Hostilities Soon," He Says COULD 'NT CONTINUE POLICY Basle, Feb. 18. Count Yon Rantzau, German foreign minis ter, told the German cabinet on Sunday that he would resign if many's conditions in reference to the renewal of the armistice were rejected, according td a Weimar f lCri'J fell tri TJ!'rr-lT--P... ! i He said it was impossible for him to continue his foreign pol icy while the French were "no toriously aiming at the resump tion of hostilities." When the armistice was signed Rantzau iv-sitrned. . Weimar. Feb. 18 Gustave Nos ke, German minister of defense, addressing the German National Assembly on the unrest in various districts, declared he would dis card and put an end to the dis content by negociation. The minister added that h. "would accept no responsibility if he was obliged to resort to' force. ' ' (By Tuts Associated Presa Washington, Feb IS. Senator Borah, of Idaho, has asked to b.i excused from attending the Whit,; House dinner at which President Wilsom will discuss with the mem bers of the congressional foreigu relation, committee the constitu tion proposed fA- the League of Nations. In a letter to Secretary Tumul ty Senator Borah said "it was the custom to hold in confidence information received at such ga therings and he was not willing to be bound to silence on such an important subject, about which he and the president disagreed fundamentally." ..BoraJi adile.l "flint. . Dnrlimw 'would -moke him agree with the stands." Stands." Washington, Feb. 18. Senator Poiudexter formally gave notice, today he expected to speak tomor roHv on the League of Nations. Borah has planned to speak oa Thursday. Several republican members ot this Senate committee stated pri vately today they would not re gard themselves bound by "confi dences and would accept the pre ident's invitation with reluctance. FOOD HAS ARRIVED FOR THE PEOPLE OF POLAND NARRAGANSETT i Basle, Feb 18. Three American steamers' with food for Poland ar- I.iy Aasoeiatt.-a The big tanks left Sunday and'ly fell upon better luck crease in judges 'salaries desei sed j . Lolldoll Feb i8.Tlt; Ameri. LIQUOR MAKES ANOTHER BIG FIGHT NEW ORLEANS COTTON MEETING holding of the present crop for V A"ii'-liliti.i i lacks of Col kSOllVllli P.V. 13 .... C r M' TITMl!- J n , V.U. lu. i iic con ior uiieeii vears, oir v niriu s By Associated T-rtss New Orleans, Feb IS. Virtual- Bennett H. Young government suffered defeat at the Iv all of yesterday session pi the conference called by Govern or Pleasant of Louisiana, for the purpose of . considering reduction of cotton acreage 'next year and ; commanaer in chief of the polls with the proposed reeipro-' --nited Confederate Veterans, who city treaty with the United States' variously ill here, is much im- as the paramount issue, Sir Wil- ; today. l'ritl supporting this project. XT T7 " iungsiiry Mow J better prices, was taken up with! -,nT .! ...... ci a addresses. Everv state in the! ! , , ' . i (Cottcfn growing group was rep-' J .resented by banks, merchants, ; planters and , farmers. Governor Pleasant, in an address urged the growers to reduce cotton acreage jean steamer Narragasett ran on' (;moinnatii Qhio .Feb. 18. -l(ei- the rocks off Isle Of Wight on Feb er,mhllll and election wiu be ruary t.rst , refloated yester- ,hl in fourteen states 0n the fed. i-eral prohibition amendment, accor : v. . ' - -ding to an announcement made by COTTON MARKET March May July .Ore? -Jlii .Low 23.80 23.80 23.78 23.7 next year at least one-third of the ' October 22.9'.t 22 ftij 22. 09 v' ; 20.78 20.78 20.32 20.52 ncfrmal and hold the present crop for higher prices. the -National Association of Dis tillers and Wholesale Lienor Deal ers here today. Arkansas is the only southern state named. Tlic distillers say th?y beli.-ve at least thirteen or tliese states December 20.66 20.G6 20.2u .20.20 ; will reject th? amendl1Mlt ihuH ieai-AiarKei oal defeat national prohibition. HiMBMMiMMBHH ,aHMHHM - -- - - mm TIhiir(Q) IF EcDflsEnevnsimii .-I I j1"'1' ls- meimee ment is unable to offer resistance 'visni has ,-reated a criti-evcn if it- had the courage and en -'tHutrni, in Hungary whoso 'hw t. win Sn. i.it.'iv,u.',UtIOOk 'S Collsi(lerea f"-! Public moneys, it is asserted, ('. rsr than (ernum-Austria tre being squandered",, at an lnes,i,t government the "appalling rate" and leading fin- 1 'jn f ti, ;. country is descrih anciers express tear of bankrupcy i Vuu'1 ( a 'erioas Bolh- of the state. ' The whole situation " n'n'V-V" 'Xpe(,te(L With the country is reported -to b- ..si,:mded the govern- "inconceivably worse than it, any time , during ; the four years of granted suffrage. With part of gary. Hungarian prisoners of ! While the greatest dissatisfac- :i ideas andjcles and among the people genera!- i are spreading die propaganda, j ly, and ministerial crises are dailv r ;ule country occupiea oy enemies, war lave retUrued from Russia tion is expressed in political eir- ; me government is pximg ruuu, ,u inc l i imbUed with Bolsheviki to hold irenerat elections out un- lmpossioie, it js cteciareu. ,i i-- J rru r l 1 : . . er file Dresenr eonuuions in is au-i nic icar ui Duisnevisui is kio- i pears td be a physical impossibi ; -ing daily and everywhere the peo- j is the general opinion of the j occurrences, no political party lity. There are no lists of voters, pe are urging that the: Allies injpeople that the Karolyi Cabinet 'seems willing to assume the reins and the franchise has been exten- tervene. They express the fear! made a mistake in disbanding the of government. Count Kardyi ded; from 1,500,000 to 7,000,000 that, the conditions now existing . army leaving. the country at the appears to be the ny h-ader including women who have been in Russia w'll be repeated in Hun-' mercy of -the invaders. 'available.
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