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WEATHER REPORT: Probably .howexs tonght and Wednesday h in east and west portions. Gentle southeast winds. ESTABLISHED SINCE 1882 AFTERNOON DAILY "ALL THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL."" ftt 7TJT Tja 11 liU Iwi COMMONWEALTH. VOLUME Vll NUMBER 67 CLEMCEMJ '1D ID rift 0V EXCLAIMS WITH FEELING THAT FRANCE HAS SECURED WHAT SHE HAS BEEN FORCED TO WAIT FORTY NINE YEARS FOR GERMANY, A MENACE By Associated Pregg PARIS. -Tune 24. "We have waited forty nine years for this ouimeiit,"' exclaimed Premier Cle menreau when he opened the fate ful message at the Council of Three that the German govern ment was willing to sign the peace terms- "For forty nine years," he con tinned '"the mailed fist of those Avho have governed has threaten ed the world wth the very thing that fell upon us all nearly five years ago." PA HIS, dune 24. The Council of Three has referred to a com mittee of experts the question of reparation for the sinking of the fJermai! ships at Scapa Flow. BERLIN, June 24. President Bauer, of the German Govern i nt addressing the National As sembly on the question of signing the Pea iv Treaty said "the en tente lui iXiVti us iCf hig'h a treaty that violates all interna tional rules." ''Let us sign" he continued, 'hut it is our hope, and the hope of the German people to the. last breath that these terms will re tail upon its authors." TWELVE N. C. MEN AMONG LOSSES WASHINGTON, June 24. 12 ('!iitu;ns arc included in the army Iit ;,f 217 names and the marine list of 24 names just iued. Th vtate men are as fellows : 1 nvate Lounie Razemore, of Windsor 'was killed in action. Private Graham Daniel, of Ox f"rd was killed in action. Private Delwin Dixon, of Tex as was wounded severely. Private Robert Farrow of Char l:'Ue was wounded severely. Private Bennie Tabon, of Gar ments was: wounded severelv. Untenant Harvey Smith Hes- of Abbeville was j wounded si2'htly. eant Ridiard MeLawhorne, " T)K!,,sto' was wounded slightly. nvato Elam Summerlin, of Olive was killed in action. raUVilliam p. Infrram, of " ;k.u,m was killed in action. ! nvate Hilary F. MeClure, of "svMie was killed in action '1V;!.t0 Andrew aekson Higgins - was killed in action, "vat,. Alonxo filbert Pack, Uln Salem di d of wounds "Vf,l'y thing aromul era! V e "0ri and sev i I travelling men have 1 UKS m n'f'ige from home. Tf A1 " 'no Part . iueu ior ins Jll The -i,.,,,- i tl.o ,. rtI ne will come to longer a j "VI ill S uning armor "vy FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION EXALTS DURING THAT TINE NEWS FROM STATE CAPITOL (By Maxwell Gorman) RALEIGH, June 24. A great deal of interest in the next "great State Fair' which will be in full swing inside of four months the first to be held in two years and Secretary Pogue and assis- tant secretary and treasurer Den- ,n p linear n v. ,, ing off of the biggest things in the history of the tate Agricul tural Society. The missing of the Fair last year, because of the use ofj the grounds by the Tank Camp, has served to whet the appetites of the frequenters of this life-long went, when so many thousands of N. Cs men gathered in Raleigh, a large per cent of whom met asd re-newed old "acquaintance. From what isquiry develops there are coming to the fair this year th? greatest line of exhibits asd the finest attractions and fas test horses ever seen on a like occasion. Prison Cruelty Changes The jreport from Washisgton that the national Prisoners Re lief Society is endeavoring to have the Department of Justice in vestigate prison conditions in N. C does not meet with a kindly reception here. Gov- Bickett has recestly reported the result of as investigation made by the State a the instance of President Dud ding of the Society, by "as re putable men as there are in N. C", their findisgs being that there were absolutely no grounds for the charges made, and this new call for another investigation is not regarded with favor. There is no doubt that since the law enacted in 1917 ; at the In stance of Senator Wilfred D. Tur ner of Iredell, took effect the abus ers which existed, have been re moved or reduced to the minimum and prisoners on the convict farms are now well treated. PRESS PRAISED BY GEN. MARCH WASHINGTON. June 24. In d?scontinuing the weekly inter views with press representatives, inaugurated when he took office as Chief of Staff, General Pev ton C. March warmly praised the attitude of the American newspapers on the military mat ters during the war "It has been of very great val ue to the War Denartment and x was to the highest degree pat riotic," he said. but an ordinary man with a hea- AC TO ,1,1 EATY burden upon his soul. SCOTLAND NECK, N, FOOD CONTROL WILL CONTINUE (By The Associated Press) LONDON, June 24. George H. Roberts, food controller, pre sided at the labor here. He said that in the interest of the consumer he had decided to retain control of food during the coming Winter. While the average cost of food was four shillings ninet pence weekly lesjs than in November, lie added, there was no reason to believe there would be a further decrease in the near future- McLENDON MAY HOLD REVIVAL ROCKY MOUNT, June 23. Indications are that Rockv Mount wil lhave a big union revival meet ing in 'the njeiar future. Word has been received from Fvantrp- A ' .llst Baxter F. MeLendon, who in is conducting a series of meetings at Petersburg, that he will come to the city probably August 10, to begin a five weieks' revival. Much interest in MeLendon's coming to Rocky Mount has been created, and prospects are a big meeting will be held. TO MAKE JULY THE FIRST BUTTERMILK DAY WASHINGTON, D. C., June 23 July, first National Buttermilk Day. Buttermilk, the United Stat es Department of Agriculture is thinking, is one of the best drinks in thei world nutritious, palata ble and full of zest and vim. The man who drinks buttermilk reg ularly and copiously is doing a good turn for himself. That is one of the purposes of proclaim ing National Buttermilk Day. The other is that the dairy in- dustry in the United States will be encouraged. Buttermilk Day, it is hoped, pate in Washington's Independ wil remind the many people of ence Day celebration by adminis this drink, introduce it to oth- tering an oath of citizenship to ers, and be the beginning of a young Americans representing e greater consumption o butter- very State in the union, milk that will contribute to the The request was dispatched by health and happiness of the con- District Commissioner Gardner, sumers and, at the same time help who, with Secretary of the. Inter dairy farmers to develop produc- ior Lane, is arranging this feature tion- of the July 4 programme. FRENCH AND AMERICAN OFFICERS WHO WERE THE GUESTS OF GEN. JOHN PERSHING i. .... ........ " ", . -m.j 'j. . " 1 , ., , ". ,. , r"1' . J. French and American officers the front row left to ricrht are : - shall retam, uenerai rersnmg, uten. t. vv. ivicAnarew-, ang. uen. u. held at Chateau Vat Des Eooliers, Chaumont, France. cTsSIyNE 24, 1919. BILL AGAINST PROFITEERING (By- Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 24. Re presentative! Emerson, Republican of Ohio, has joined the rapidly swelling ranks of the Congress men who are attempting to work out ome scheme of legislation to stop the upward trend of the cost of living. Mr. Emerson introduced, two measures. Onei provides for the appointment of a committee of five members of the House to draft legislation to prevent pro fiteering in food products. The second measure is design ed to prevent the retention ol food products in cold storage Ion ger than two months. It provid es that all meat, butter, fish and other food products that have been in cold storage longer than two months shall be sold. CLEMENCEAH WILL RESIGN (By The Associated Press) PARIS, June 24. Premier Cle- jmenceau has expressed his deter- i jmination to resign from office as soon as the peace treaty is pro mulgated, feeling that he has ac complished hisi task when he as sumed wheii he accepted the pre miership. The French parliament expects that the treaty will be ratified by late in Jul v. WILSON MAY WRITE NEW OATH WASHINGTON, June 24. - President Wilson will receive a request bv cable that he Dartici who were the guests of General John J. Pershing at luncheon. In Briar. Gen. E. R. McCov. Lieutenant General Hunter Lisreett. Mar- fJ 7 TELEGRAPH SERVICE GERMANS MOST PAY 41 Willi 1 lLA OFFICERS AND CREW OF - EITHER Bv ' OR COURTMARTIAL MAY CAUSE CHANGES IN PEACE TERMS HARVEY GETS TREASURERSHIP How it was arranged none seem nit at twelve o 'clock to- to know but day there was but -one county com missioner on hand, but at five min utes after twelve, while the large delegation was out in the corridor of the court house awaiting a hearing on behalf of Lieutenant Norfleet S. Smith, the announce ment was made that Mr. Harvev, chairman of the County Commis sioners, had been appointed coun ty treasurer. It is needless to say that there was considerable indignation de monstrated by the contingent from Scotland Neck and other places, in the county over the sum niary manner in which the pro cedings ware handled. EXCLUDE ALIEN ENEMIESFOREVER (By Associated Fres8 WASHINGTON, June 24. The Government intends to exclude from this 'country forever all al iens now abroad who are shown bv government records tn have been guilty o practising treason here both before and after the war between the United States and Germany. It was stated here that the case of Captain Hans Tauscher, hus band of Madamei Gadski, is one in point,, and that it is to be re garded as indicative of the atti tude both of the Department of Justice and of the State Depart ment. - - &. MoiDrocK The dinner , was PRICE TWO CENTO THEY S tPS SUNK MUST SE PUNISHED LIFE IMPRISONMENT (By The Associared Press) WASHINGTON, June 24. The scuttling and the possible destruc tion of the German fleet interned in Scapa Flow by the crews, was declared by Navy and State Da- . partment officials to be the most gigantic act of sabotage ever re corded in history, and as present ing some very serious questions for the German Government. In the, first place, it is possible, it was stated, that the cost of the fleet, which is more than one-third of a billion dollars, will be added to the reparation Germany must pay. That, however, will be a small matter -compared with the possible action against the officers and mm .who are responsible for the destruction of the property. It is not known whether the Ger mans, in addition to scuttling the ships, destroyed the motive mach inery as they attempted to do to the vessels in the ports of Ne,w York and at Manila. The main aspect of the case, State Department and Navy Au thorities say, is the punishment for the crime. There are three ways which the; men can be pun ished, providing they were not carrying out orders of the Ger man Government. Method Of Procedure First: They can be tried by the local laws of England for the destruction of property. Second: If guilty under these laws they can be confined in En lish prisons for life Third: The case may be re ferred to the Inter-Allied Coun cil as an act of war and a breach of the armistices and the men can be tried by military courtmartial and shot if thei court so desires. Officials ay in any event there will be very severe punishment. and that if a connection be shown with the official home govern ment at Berlin there will bei some drastic revision of the purely mil itary terms of the treaty of peace. iEN. SIMMONS SERVES NOTICE By Associated Press WASHINGTON, June 24. De partment chiefs and Bureau Man agers are today wondering what Senator Simmons will do if they attempt to force the regulation on cotton in which they devised a plan not to let Germany have more, than an infitesimal part of this years crop when the peace terms ' were concluded. Senator Simmons yesterday ser ved notice on the government bu reau that had "unauthorizedly usurped the prerogative of gov ernment control that the bureau would be subjected to close scru nity if it attempted to place res trictions on the cotton market and would be called to strict account. UK
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