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FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION SCOTLAND NECK, N. C TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1919. TELEGRAPH SERVICE
PRICE TWO CENTS
TERY AT CHAUTAUQUA
;SS MAUDE WILLIS, THE GREATEST OF CHAUTAUQUA
DRAMATIC INTERPRETORS, IN " TURN TO THE
RIGHT"
BRUSH WILL ENTERTAIN AT NIGHT
;
i
It),!!!
he Chautauqua was properly
lied at lat night's session,
esiuVnt C. Frank Burroughs m-
ihu-iug the Miperintendant, Mr.
ruld Pope, briefly stated that
l 1 I , -, x 1 , .
anil ins crew were nt'ie io uu
e will or uie pcopie aim cancel
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Ui L nauiauquans to maiie
(ieir desires known. He then iu-'Jodiu-ed
lii assistants. First
I Iss 15es Friday, the Junior play
trader : 31 r. Kussell G. Sholes. as
sta lit siiperintendant, and Mr.
j- Remvick Peet. the tent man.
The offering: of the Del Mar
Tjadie Quartette, both at the af-
t'noon and night session, was
it- excellent. Every one of the
ur members of the eomnanv
jowed The musicians skill and
I'tliermore they were of such
psiujr personality that they
Biiglit the good-will of the aud-
nee immediately. Tt
ncli to say that they were far
iperior to hist years ODenino-
1 x c
111, and so apparently everyone
might. "
Mr. Harold Febe.r, a British se
pt service man, wh0 had ben in
fis '-ountry only four days, be
ing brought over suddenlv rn
ke the place of Harwood Spic-
wlio had been refused entry
I' the American consul in Ti-n
(ill. mud
- a" -wchcut taiK on
F war from the noint nf vw
f "inside Germany." He spoke
;,'ai'ly and decidedly and, tho
fwm: his strong feeling against
7 - nir m noitj verv
' liis judgement, especially
k the League of Nations,
tins after-n the attendants
tl,e. '"tlaiicl Neck Chautau
la W,H entertained by one
rivSit,.t- dramatic intern.
Pi's il) I!,,, - p,.... ,.4f ir- t r. -i
lllls.
tuI1 'f human interest, and
-i- ,i oit emotions in if-
delightful dramatic
f P'vented by Miss MhiiHp
U.is- ho juafcos every charac-
r'u famous Broadwav hit
HrU t" Right" live hpfn
DR CHASE, HEAD
OF UNIVERSITY
RALEIGH, June 17. Dr. H
W. Chase, of the faculty of the
University of North Carolina, was
last night elected to the prMen
ey to succeed the late I).. E. K.
Graham, after Mr. R. D. W. Con
nor, secretary to the board, and
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels had been eliminated bv a
ruling from the Attorney Gener
al, approved by the majority or
the board.
The two were disqualified be
fore nominations were put before
the body under the act of 1909,
just uneartheed, prohibiting tlie
trustees of any States institution
from electing a member of the
board to a position in the institu
tion under their control. Attor
ney J. S. Manning, member of the .
board, had been requested or an
opinion- He submitted this in
writing, and it was adopted.
WALSH DEMANDS
AMERICA'S AID
(By The Associated Press)
PARIS, June 17 Frank P.
Walsh, chairman of the Irish-American
Commission, is determin
ed to remain here- until Ireland's
plea for independence is settled
one way or the other, it was
learned todav.
There is still much work a
head, Mr. Walsh believes, and tt
is understood he has cabled to the
Friends of Irish Freedom in A
merica asking that a number of
other prominent Irish-Americans
be sent to Europe to assist him.
FARMERS FAVOR
U. S. OWNERSHIP
WILSON LEAVES
PAR5SJUNE 25
(By The Associated Tress)
WASHINQTON, June 17.
President Wilson hopes to leave
Paris for Washington on June! 25
after the signing of the treaty by
the Germans.
Immediately after his arrival
in this city he will addre ss Con
gress after which he will start on
his "sw,ing .around the circle"
early in July.
His speaking tour will occupy
about two weeks and will ho in
the interest of the League of Na
tions and -the Peace Treaty and
he expects to address the people
of the country in all the principal
cities
WASHINGTON, June 17. The
Farmers' National Council, a spe
cial union of leading farm or-1
ganizations of the country with j
a membership of approximately 1
750,000, has endorsed Govern
ment ownership and democratic
operation of :he railroads. Thru
its committer- on transportation,
the council is trying to expedite
a ch 0 . in the system of valua
tion of railroads by eliminating
watered stock i?o as to effect a
reduction in rates.
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ARMY PLANE
AT HOBGOOD
No little excitement was caused
shortlv after noon tndav whpn
an army plane No. 40, from Lang
ley Field, Virginia, bound for
Greenville, N. C, descended at
Hobgood.
Engine trouble was the cause of
landing in our sister town and the
two birdmen stated the trouble
was too serious to fix on the
ground s0 that the machine would
be shipped back to Virginia on a
box car-
CHARLES STATUE
BE REPAIRED
LONDON, June 17. The hand
somei bronze statue of King Char
les 1 in Trafalgar Square, which
from the day German airships be
gan raiding London, will not, for
a time at least, be uncovered, in
spite of the fact that all danger
from air raids is over.
The left foreleg of King Charles
bronze horse which supports the
greater part of the statue's wei
ght has cracked. Repairs which
will cost $1,000 are in progress.
The statue is one of the finest in
London.
HOBGOOD, June 17. (Later)
The two army men in plane No.
40 which had to descend here
PERLMUTTER
GETS 20 YEARS
has Ust Pf i 4 ing to engine trouble, are Lieu-
A J. a 9 1 . - n .
ys in l-iiai-: T z lW0 0 cloc& tins atternoon
ct.s a ""loom- a.1
s,l . heer-ln-;n,, Z the airmen state that they
H P'Mxi!,,. f,.,w , thought they would be able to fix
at.
the
i
the machine sufficiently to make
Poui.rl,
"T tllP rest nf flip innrnov nMn.
,,lM1 tl) tlP Ptmllt" . J J " vxvxx-
, most popular with
, i;;;;n;;a" triers, s0 that it .
Willis-thC feature , of ed Places hl a manner both a
"itv ( i,.S Jpro"'ram f()r Com- musing and mystifying. Brush
11llllMK A 1 "
""UWMflV III
pias this season works
j c, -" icxxxva vvxiii u.-v;ii tcisr
11 of , me ana aexterity, giving his aud-
,; Ml., i -
t4
red
a n,,f, m.vstcr.v, will ienee both laughs
"a"ee- 'that you win find
and thrills,
you will fmd yourself mar-
'Iirn J r vdm ar me personality and the
, . "rear," com-
P,,,as'"fr, striking
wit K I,-, i-,, . tmil-,i'roi me man.
;rth allfi . K1U m mingling Tomorrow afternoon the Misses
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P liim
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so
excellently, Cellar Recital Company will en-
COBLENZ, June 17. Private
Lewrence Perlmutter, of the 9th,
infantry, whose home is in New
York City, was sentenced to 20
years' imprisonment for giving
information to the enemy, it was
announced today.
Perlmutter enlisted for assign
ment in the medical detachment.
On April 14, 1918, he was in the
dressing station of the Third Bat
talion, Ninth Infantry, when 500
Germans, dressed in American &
French uniforms raided the sta
tion wTith hand grenades and
wounded and captured seven A
mericans, including Captain W.
P. Gordon, of New York.
Captain Oordon asserts Perl
mutter lied while acting as inter
preter. After the raid, whiles A-
A. F. L. SLAMS
R. RJACTICS
(By Associated Press)
ATLANTIC CITY, June 17
: Convention of the Federation of
ID
il
ACE WOULD ENSLAV
IE MF :
mm"
EBEET'S REPLY TO tET ALLIED PEACE TERMS IS CALL
ED "THE CELEBRATION OF LAST TRIUMPH
OF IMPERALISM."
STANDS FIRM ON WILSONIAN POINTS
-o
MEN
FIVE N. C.
AMONG LOSSES
WASHINGTON, June 17. A
casualty list issued by the War
Department contains the names of
340 men of the army who mt with
recent casualties, among whom
were the names of five North Car
olinians, as follows:
Private Luther Dalton, 0f Stat
esville died from accident and o-
ther causes.
i ,.:..... .. ix tt it i ir.
Labor ba oKi 4- j- Aivcit; ieir u. unuerwoou, 01
uaoor win be unable! to adiourn , r -n , ,
at. thP Pn.l f ,i . JJonesville was wounded severely.
Sergeant William James Croom,
at the end of this week owing to
the mass of business still 10 be
considered, and probably will be
in session for ten days more.
Somof the more important com-!
mittees will not be in shape to
make reports until the last of; the
week.
Neither Secretary Morrison or
the chairnfen of important com
mittees were able to say what re
solutions are to come up today. It
was reported business having to
do with the "obstructive tactics
of railroad officials in endeavor
ing to discredit the Federal ad
ministration of the railways"
would be brought into the convention.
of Williard was wounded slightly.
Private Tom Connor, of Barnes
ville was wounded slightly.
Bugler James Rudd, 0f Reids
ville died of accident and other
causes.
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(By Tiu Associated Pross)
WKIMAR, June 17. The new
allied terms which were handei
to the Germans had the effect of
causing the German leaders deep
depression.
The report spread speedily
that the German delegation
would refuse to sign the Peace
Treaty.
The Germans appear very much
embittered and charges are being
made of indignities shown the
German peace mission.
The new treaty includes several
minor concessions such as a fem
poorary increase in the German
army from 100,000 to 'J00,000 and
frontier concessions as well as an
assurance of financial modifications.
SELL PEANUTS
AT CHAUTAUQUA
The Junior Improvement So
ciety of the Episcopal Church
will sell salted. peanuts during the
Chautauqua week. These peanuts
we guarantee to be "the best
ever as they are made by Miss;
Ellen Speed.
MERCHANTS ASSO
MEETS TODAY
SOLDIER BOYS SEND
MONEY TO THEIR HOMES
WTIH THE AMERICAN A-
RMY OF OCCUPATION, June 17
American soldiers in the occu
pied area of Germany have been
sending home something like $30.
000 a day, according to estimates
made by postoffice officials. A- WRIGHTS VILLE BEACH, N.
rmy officers say that in addit.fmi i C., June 17. The Merchant a.
to the money sent home through Uocaition of North Carolina con-
. i
tlie postotticei the soldiers a.so venes here this eveninir at;
have been sending large amounts!0 elock and will extend through
ov Danks anr wp If
ions but estimates of this are vtr-
tually impossible t0 obtain.
COUNTESS WAS JAILED
FOR SEDITION
Thursday.
The program is a very lengthy
one which requires morning, af-
PARIS, June 17. "(Jermany's
importance is independent of her
temporary military and political
position. If she is not admitted
(to the League of Nations imme
diately on the signing of peaee)
it is impossible to speak of a Lea
gue of Nations."
This is one ot! the points rais
ed by Germany in her 00,000
word reply to the peace treaty, in
which she makes a long series of
counter-proposals. A. summary
of that reply was issued by the
Committee of Public Information,
on the eve of the delivery to
Count con Brockdorff-Rantzau by
the Allies of the amended par.
On the whole, the summary
i covers little new ground, the main
! points of the German arguments
having been covered in press dis
patches during the last few weeks
Beyond putting the official
stamp on those dispatches the sum
mary reveals, however, some in
teresting details. It shows, also,
8:30 e ucnuan reply was much
stronger both in text and tenor
of protest and counter-demands
than, hitherto indicated.
The main thread of the German
answer is the charge that the or-
DUBLIN, June 17. The Coun
tess of Markiewicz, "Heroine of
the Easter Rebellion," has been
arrested and locked up in jail at
Cork, on the -charge of "seditious
utterances."
Following a resolution sent to)
ternoon and ewnino- ?pssinn mi
Wednesday in order that the bus 1 1?irial Peace treaty constitutes a
iness of the association mav n,-1 l)rea''h of the solemn armistice
concluded before tliP dinner h,-mv a-r(cmeilt based on the Wilson
on Thursday-
REFERENDUM IN
him by the Tipperary Urban
Council demanding relief from
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the hardships entailed by the'
presence of military forc-es still
there as a result of the recent'
strike Under-Secretary for Ire
land McPherson has today prom
ised the militarj- restrictions will
be withdrawn immediately.
ian fourteen points. It says the
treaty would mean '"the complete
enslavement of the German peo
ple and the betrayal of all tho
world's cherished hones of
MADTU Fl A VAT A peace-" The r'ht of self-deter-llUlVlll
IHilUI A mination the Germans assert, has
neen "wiJluIly violated throuirh-
itary Corps at Coblenz until Jan-
merican prisoners were being juary.
tim. v,i .,o r llR,lie on tertam and this will be followed mavoh tn tbp r-ear. Perlmntter
J"Htiorm nf o. i , . ' ,
'oun-jD.v a lecture by Miss Louise L. passed them in a staff car, get
ting the best of treatment. He
was the first American returned
from Darmstadt after the armis
tice was signed, when he was
! animal tri.L .cintyre. At night MisSes Kellar
""Ptivatin T Jefresh-!wiI1 a appear on concert pre
' oi.,, I ' rablllde and Montaville Flowers will
""lr ,n unexpeet- way to Happiness."
In that month a witness of h's
reported betrayal sent back a re
port to. the authorities. Perlmut
ter aserted he had only interpre
ted what he had been told & had
divulged no additional informa-
transferred to the American Mili- tion to the enemy.
FARGO, N. D., June 17. The j out.
first direct tet of the national
'Nonpartisan League's industrial
program will take place June 26
when a snecial rpfprpndnm pIo.
tion will be held, on seven of the
League's measures passed by the
North Dakata legislature.
Interest centers chiefly upon
the industrial commission bill and
the act providing for -establishment
of the Bank of North Dak
ota, both of which are vital to the
entire program.
The other bills to be voted up
on deal with education, taxation,
state printing, emigration and- ju
dicial redistrieting.
WHSON VISITS
BELGIUMTONIGHT
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, June 17. The Council
of Four this morning considered
the amended clauses of the Aus
trian Peace Treaty and some oth
er minor matters which it is hop
ed wTill be completed before Pres
ident Wilson leaves for Brussels
tonight-
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