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JHE DAILY TIMES, the Advertising Medium That GeU Direct Result For Its Users The Daily Times One O'clock Edition Price: Five Cents THE THREE EDITIONS Ut I be Daily Times Cover Every Section of Eastern North Carolina 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES WILSON, N. C, SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 1918. VOL 15 NO. 192 ausria REPORTED ASKS WE ALLIES TO SEND TROOPS TO RE STORE ORDER IN VIENNA. , THE GREAT KRUPP i WORKS WILL PAY NO i DIVIDEND THIS YEAR. : MONEY FROM RUSSIA TO , FINANCE REVOLUTION , IN GERMANY Paris, Dec. 21. Zurich newspa per sare printing the report contained in a despatch from Vienna that the Austrian government has asked the allied governments to Bend troops to Vienna to preserve order. They also say that the request Is for eith er American, British, or French troops. Krnpps Will Not Pay Dividend This Year. Berlin, Dec. 21, At a meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Great Krupp gun works in this city the decision was reached not to pay any dividend this year. Last year the company paid ten per cent. The firflst two years of the war it paid twelve per cent each year. General Mencher Appointed. Washington, Dec. 21. The ap pointment of Major General Charles T. Mencher who commanded the 4 2d Rainbow division in France as di rector of air service, succeeding John Ryan has been announced by General March. L MAY PASS TODAY Chairman Simmons Will Make Effort to Have it Passed By Senate TALKS DELAY PROGRESS German Revolution Financed, from Russia. Berlin, Dec. 21. The question as to wether the German revolution was financed from Russia is agitating political circles, the inference being that the Independent Socalists have received large sums of monye from Russia. The Berlin papers say a wireless message has been received from Adolph Joffree the Bolshevik! representative in Berlin sent to Rich ard Barth and Hugo Hasse of the German ultra radical parties, saying that while Joffree had not actually paid any money yet they knew where the funds came from. WINGATE FARMERS BUSINESS UNION, (Marshville Home) Washington, Dec. 21. Although renewal of general Senate debate halted progress on the war revenue bill, Senator Simmons, chairman of the Finance Committee, announced that an ecort would be made to pass the measure before adjournment to day. Republican leaders, however, expressed the belif that the measure would go over until Monday. Practically all of today's session was devoted to discussion, the prin cipal speakers being Senator Jones of New Mexico and Senator Thomas of Colorado, both Democrats. The former declared the bill contained many inequalities and injustices which handicap the conduct of busi ness. Speaking in support of a substi tute measure, of which he is author, Senator Thomas declared the watch word for this Congress should be "retrenchment, frugallt yand econ omy." Adoption of a Federal budget system was urged by the Senator, who said national bankruptcy would result unless such a system is put in to ecect. Senator Thomas opposed granting the recommendations made by Sec retary Daniels for increased naval appropriations declaring "every dol lar placed in a battleship is a dollar wastel." Vote on102O Tax Today. .Senator La Follete, Republican of Wisconsin, plans to discuss his sub stitute bill today, after which Sena tor Simmons hopes to obtain a vote on the committee amendment provid ing for $4,000,000,000 tax in 1920, the section which Republicans are opposing; Just before the Senate adjourned Senator McKellar, Democrat of Ten nessee, announced that before final passage of the bill he would demand a separate vote on the postal section tentatively accepted by the Senate late yestrday proposing th repeal of the present zone system for scond class mail and substituting a one cent a pound rate within 150 miles and 1 1-2 cents beyond. DRJE'SAPPEAl FOR HARMONY Because He Wanted a Presi dent Agreeable to Both Factions He is a "THIEF AND PLUNDERER." The organized farmers of Win gate community have followed the example of Lanes Creek and Trinity last spring and withdrawn from Al exander's political union. Wingate sent a delegate to Wilson. He lis tened, heard and saw enough at Wilson to make him enthusiastical ly in favor of sending no more cam ypaign funds to promote the Alex ander State political union. And after he made his report at a regu lar meeting of Wingate Local Union Saturday night, this organization, which consists of about fifty mem bers, passed the following resolu tions: "Whereas, the State president, after bringing a cioud of shame in 1917 over the Farmers Union, has again secured his re-election thro' political manipulators, therefore be It resolved by Wingate Local Union 1. That we organize ourselves In-1 to Wingate Farmers Business Un-1 ion and retain for the present in our local organization all moneys de-' rived from the payment of dues 2. That we express our willing ness to federate with other inde pendent unions or clubs and to sup port county or dlatdlct unions if it shall be deemed desirable to main tain larger representative organizations. MARKETS COTTON New York, Dec. 21. Cotton fu tures opened steady with January 28.45, March 27.15, May 26, July 25.22, October 23.10. At noon the cotton market was as follows: Jan. 29.54, March 27.50, May 26.50. Spots Wilson market, middling basis 28 1-4 to 3-8. The government accepted your Pledge in good faith and spent the money to bring the war to a close, now the government is counting on yon to buy the stamps. I, STOCKS New York, Dec. 21. Speculative issues continued the only eature of interest at the outsfet of the week end session of the stock exchange today. Marine Preferred, United Fruit, Mexican Petroleum showed some improvement, but Studebaker and the Tobaccos displayed reac tionary tendencies. The Liberty 4's and 4 1-4 reached a new low level of 94.44. The trading was exceed ingly light the market coming to a standstill at the end of the first half hour. Will Hare 4 Guard of Honor London, Dec. 21. President Wil son will have a guard off honor when he arrives in London to visit King George. He will be driven in the royal, carriage between lines of Boldiers to Buckingham palace. Among those who will assist in re ceiving the President wiM be David Lloyd George, the Brittt 1 Premier. Buy War Savings Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 16, 1918. Editor The Co-Operator: In the issue of your paper appear ing juftt the week before the State Union Meeting, some member shoot ing from ambush, said he had "just a minute" to answer an article of mine which appeared October 18 and proceeded to devote three columns and a half of valuable space to an attack on me. If he can write three and one third columns about me when he has "only a minute," I guess he could write a 12-volume biography if he had little time. Josh Billings once remarked, how ever, "It's better not to know so much than to know so much that ain't so" and the trouble with the brother in ambush was that he knew so much that ain't so. My Coiwse at Winston-Salem I can't get three and one-third columns to the minute, but I do wish to say that insofar as that ar ticle tried to make it appear that I went to Winston-Salem last year anxious to help any faction or to knife any individual, it is not only not true but just as nearly the re verse of the truth as it is possible for erring mortals to get. The brother charges that I went ahead of time to Winston-Salem and sought out and brought out a certain candidate for president, etc., etc. The facts are that the writer at Winston neither directly nor indirectly asked any body to become a candidate for pres iden, and I didn ot know that the gentleman who was voted for had ever been put in nomination until after the election was over. My constant purpose at Winston Salem was to get both factions to gether. I thought it would be a happy solution if Dr. Alexander would retire voluntarily and I sug gested that the last one of us who were then in office retire with him, if he would but since he would not retire, then I favored concessions on both sides which would promote har mony and save the Union. Do you remember what Lincoln wrote ' Horace Greely about saving the Union regardless of the slavery issue: "If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with these. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or dsetroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I do not believe it would help to save the Union." So as I saw it, the main thing was neither to elect Alexander or de feat Alexander, but to save the Union, and as God knows my heart, I strove to this end. My position was very clearly set forth in my let ter to Dr. Alexander October 8, 1917, in which I said: "Dear Dr. Alexander: "In all the controversies about your speeches and your course since the war started, I have been your friend; a somewhat hurt and disap pointed friend, and yet your friend hurt and disappointed that you could take a position however sincere, the only result of which was sure to be the wenkening of the Union, and the (Continued on last page.) A AUTO ACC DEN T PRESIDENT AND U. S. DELEGA TES Three People Dead as the Re? suit of Train Crashing Into Car NORFOLK SOUTHERN R. R. Sometime about midnight last night a terrible and fatal accident occurred at the Tarboro street crossing of the Norfolk & Southern railroad when the eastbound 11:30 train while backing out from the station to continue its course to wards Norfolk ran into an automo bile, the property of Mrs. J. T. Flow ers who lives about six miles west of this city. As a result Mrs. J. T. Flowers, her daughter Laura and her son-in-law, Mr. Harvey Harrison all the occupants of the car are dead the train striking the machine about the front wheels smashing it to pieces, grinding It up and dragging it about fifty yards, while the bodies of the occupants of the car are badly mangled and broken. Mrs. Flowers and Mir. Harrison came to Wilson yesterday morning and took the ten o'cclock train for Raleigh where they met Miss Lau ra who has been away to school, in order to meet hr and accompany her home for the holidays. They met her in Raleigh and took the same train out of Raleigh last night about 9:30 which caused their death. Ar riving in Wilson they secured their car and started for home and in the meantime the train had unloaded its passengers and freight and started on its trip with above disastrous re sults. Mrs. Flowers is the widow of the late John T. Flowers and is highly esteemed by all who know her. Since the death of her husband she has managed his business in such a way as to add greatly to what he left. She has paid off all his debtsand he left many on account of the large purchase of land. She leaves several children, one of them the wife of Mr. Harrison who was killed. The bodies were taken to a local hospital. Mrs. Flowers and her daughter died with in an hour after being taken to the hospital, while Mr. Harrison lived about five hours. All were conscious up until the time of their death. The remains were taken to their late home this morning and the in terment will be made tomorrow af ternoon. It is probable that Elder Geo. W. Boswell will conduct the funeral services. The circumstances is more than sad because Mrs. Flowers leaves at hr home two little boys about and ten years of age. TWO MILLION DEAD GERMAX SOLDIERS New York, Dec. 21. When the total German casualties are publish ed the number of dead will be about two million according to the Co logne Gazette of November 25, a copy of which has been received here. Up to October 25 the total casualties reported were 6,066,789, of whom more than 4,750,000 were Prussians. The total includes the naval casualties which were 70,000, comprised of more than 25,000 dead, more than 15,000, missing and near ly 29,000 wounded. 11 MILLION .101 V RED CROSS ROLL; MORE THAN IX 1017 million persons had answered to t lie roll call" up to Thursday night, ac cording to reports received yester day at headquarters. This number it was stated is more than the total number of new members set as a goal in the first Christmas member ship drive in 1917. Reports from the Southern divis ion announced last night show North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida 208,000. The Potomac division figures were not given. MM HOLDING ILL ' BE YE READY The Red Cross campaign begins In the morning. The organi sation desires that you have ready when the members of the eommittee visit your home one dollar for each member of your family and as much more as you desire to donate for the great cause that appeals to the heart of every soldier in the service and every one who has suffered la Europe. The Plant at Wilmington Turn ing Out Ships That Are Giving Good Service 11,000 MILE VOYAGE Washington, D, C, Dec. 21. The concrete ship builders at Wilming ton, N. C. and the adherents of this type of vessel construetion will be interested in the views of a Califor nia as to the future of concrete sihp construction. "All the hopes and expectations of the advocates of concrete ships seem to have been fulfilled by the 11,000 mile voyage off the Faith, the first concrete vessel of consider able tonnage in this country," says Captain Thomas Mope, of San Francisco. "I saw the Faith when she was in the early stages of constructon and when she was launched, and natur ally I was curious to find how she would stand the rigors of the sea. I saw her again a short time ago in New York, and I was greatly im pressed. She had gone through gales and all sorts of weather, yet apparently was as staunch as the day when she slid from the ways in to the waters of the Pacific Ocean. "It is my judgment concrete ships will eb the ships of the future. The only problem that has' to be over come, in my opinion, is that of that of tonnage. I do not know how large concrete ships can be built." A government newspaper, edited jointly by representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties, is the latest idea championed by Hon. Willam J. Bryan, of Ashevlile. The newspaper would give the. pro ceedings of Congress, the principal events at the National Capital, and otherwise serve the purpose of a truly representative mirror of hap penings here. Majority Leader Claude Kitchin, of North Carolina, has been request ed to father theidea in Congress. "The suggestion for a government paper is an excellent idea and most favorably impresses me," says Rep resentative Kitchin. "But the dif ficulty we will have at the short session is that we are so rushed with the appropriation bills and revenue bill that Congress will ham ly have time to consider it. It is possible, f the Presdent would n sist upon its consideration, we could have it considered, but I do not be lieve he will do this." AT WORK ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE. KING VICTOR VISITS TROOPS IN BELGIUM. EM' PEROR WILLIAM ABLE TO BE OUT AGAIN. Paris, Dec. 21. King Victor Emanuel left Paris at midnlgkt to visit Italian troops who are now in Belgium. With the departure of the King Paris put aside her holiday at tire and the matter of the first consid eration was the arrangement for the peace conference and these begaa in earnest. President Wilson and the Anfi can delegates spent the day with few interruptions in the study of the preliminary plans for the carrying out of the Wilson program whkh has apparently the othe nations look ing to to some basis for a league of nations and the freedom of the seas. FUTURE OF U-BOATS Wilson's Views on Freedom of the Seas. Paris, Dec. 21. President Wilson, in an interview given to the correspon dent of the London Tihes, is reported to have stated his views on the dis cussion of the freeom of the seas and to have contrasted the evils of the Vienna congress with a hopeful outlook for the Versailles congress. Lord Northcliffe, editor of the London Times, has given The As sociated Press a copy of the Inter view, from which the following ex tracts have been made: The congress of Vienna, the cor respondent says, President Wilson told him, was a congress of "Bosses." The delegates were concerned more with their own interests and the classes they represented than the wishes of their peoples. "Versailles, as President - Wilson said," the interviewer continues, "must be a meeting place of the ser vants of the pepolea represented by delegates. HAIX TONIGHT AND SUNDAY For North Carolina probably rain tonight and Sunday, warmer to night in the Interior with moderate to fresh northeast and east wnds on the coast. Washington, Dec. 21. Army and navy officials here believe that ttoe uses to which two weapons whieh figures so largely in the world con may be put in future wars will be sharply limited by international agreement evolved at the peace eoa- ference. These questions have been undr discussion in military circles siae the end of hostilities but there Is no definite information as to what sug gestions the American peace confer ence. There appears to be substan tial agreement among officers, how ever, that future operations of suk marincs to be confined stril)y against warships. As to aircraft, offoers say that ia seeking to make certain that civil populations are never again sS jected to such outrages as have been committed by German airmen. K may well be that the flying arnny hereafter will be restricted exclu sively to obstruction work and to such attacks upon troops as ma chine gun er simiilar armament woud permit. The submarine problem appar ently attaracts the greatest atten tion. There is reason to believe that the navy general board wonld not favor proposals that use of sub marines in any form be abandoned entirely. Navy officers, however, favor prohibition of the use of their craft against any but warships, as that would mean the end of sub marine blockades, and they regard this as one of the most practical el ements to be dea1 with in discus sions of freedom of the seas. MAY X)MMUXICATE WITH SOLDIERS BY WIREIJMP New York, Dec. 21. Relatives am friends of soldiers returning on tranr ports from overseas may comrann cate with them by wireless and t ceive answers to their messages, an der a Navy Department agreemen announced here last night. ! The announcement said nessages may be filed at any telcgrnph office and will be relayed to New York, Boston or some other naval radio base, where they will be flashed to the incoming ships. Answers will come over the same route. Charges for the service via New York are 16 cents a word. Kx-Empnror William Improving. Amerongen, Holland, Dec. 21. The Ex-cm peror of Germany, Wil liam was able to take advantage of the beter weather to walk around the estate where he is staying. He has recovered from his chill which has kept him in bed since Sunday. His ear which has also been troub ling him is also improved. anklng ds tor ig our were same i sick lends sions , be ll ot of ap it If the people of North Carolins would invest the ten Million Dollarn that is estimated they will spend, for Xmas gifts in War Savings Stamps, the State mould sell Its qno iny troable.
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