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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
WILSON, N. C, SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 1918
VOL. IS NO. 197
LLOYD GEORGE
WINSI N ELECTIONS
BRITISH PREMIER AND HIS
PARTY SUSTAINED BY
LARGE MAJORITY
London, Dec. 23. All Indications
at 3 o'clock this afternoon were
that Premier Lloyd George and his
government would have an over
whelming majority in the house of
Commons.
London, Dec. 28, 12:40 p. m. The
election returns received up to 12:30
o'clock today favored the Coalition
Government at this hour. The Coal
ition showed returns of 108, the
Unionists 3, the Liberals 1, Labor 15,
Irish National 1; Finn Sein 26, and
one Independent. '
Lodon, Dec. 28. Arthur Hender
son, leader of the British Labor
party and former member of te war
cabinet, has been defeated for re
election to Parliament from the
southern district of Eastham.
London, Dec. 28. At 1:30
o'clock the election returns showed
this result: " -
Coalition Unionists 127, Coalition
Liberals 56, Unionists 5; Liberals 2,
Labor 23, Irish Nationals 1, Finn
Seiners 26, and one independent.
Germany Delivering Rolling Stock
Paris, Havas Agency, Dec. 28.
Armistice conditions relative to the
delivery of railroad rolling stock are
being carried out satisfactorily by
the Germans. In a single day 3,500
cars and 200 locomotives were turn
ed over to the Allies.
Soldiers Cannot Trade With Ger
mans. CoblenEt, Friday, Dec. 27. by the
Associated Press. The custom of
soldiers trading or selling chocolate
to the Germans here Is forbidden
by a proclamation issued by Gen
eral Pershing.
WILSON AT GUILD HALL TODAY
London, Dec. 28. Speaking to
day at the historic Guild Hall at a
ceremonial gathering of Great Brit
ain's most no longer be a balance
of power which might unsettle the
peace of the world, but that the fu
ture must produce a concert of pow
er which would preserve It.
1RTMIFFE
' ENTERTAINS
Sets Luncheon for Forty Amer
ican Editors in Office of
-The London Times
NO MORE CENSORSHIP
London, Dec. 28. Forty Ameri
can newspaper correspondents who
are visiting London with Presdent
Wlson's party were entertained at
luncheon yesterday by Lord North
cliffe at the Times office and at din
ner last night by the Newspaper
Proprietors' Association.
The principal speeches delivered
at the luncheon were by Baron Bufn
ham; Richard V. Oulaham, of New
REGHWFT
CIVENIH
Scene of Rare Splendor When
Kihg Dined President and
Mrs. Wilson
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
London, Dec. 28. No more regal
seting ever had been arranged In
Buckingham Palace than that which
greeted President Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson when they were escorted in
to the banquet hall last night for the
precedent-breaking state dinner. '
Every royal formalky which had
attended epochal occasions at the
palace for twl or three hundred
years was carried out before and
during the banquet. President Wil
son with Queen Mary led the proces
sion Into the dining hall, preceded
by officials of the palace splendidly
costumed, bearing wands and walk
ing backwards and making obeis
ance to the guests.
Immediately behind the President
and the Queen came King George
Ynrk TMmfiS! David T.nwrfincA nf thft
New York Evening Post; Herbert anduMrs-Wson- They were follow
wope of the New York World; Ad
miral ims, commander of the Amer
ican naval forces, and Rabbi teph-
en S. Wise, of New York,
ed by members of the royal family.
At the head of the table twelve
persons were seated with King
George in the middle. President
Lord Northdiffo in welcoming h,8 Wilson sat at the King's right and
guests, said they would find abso-. mTS- wuson n nis k. io we
lutely no hostility to the United right of President Wilson was Queen
States in England. Momentary in- Mary and then the French Ambasso
stances of irritation had faded away dor' Pr,ncess Christian, the Spanish
and in the same way he was certain Ambassador and Princess Patricia,
some of the supposed differences daughter of the Duke of Connaught.
about the mocing eace conference j At Mrs' Wll8on'8 left sat Prmcess
would disappear in the capable ! M the Italian Ambassador, Prin
hands the Unted States and Great cess Beatrice, and the Japanese Am
Britain had placed them. Lord bassador in the order named. Am
(Northcliffe added that he American erican Ambassador Davis had the
journalists had seen the kind of first P.laee at a Blde rectangular ta
welcome President WIson had re- ble on President Wilson's right,
celved in London and that it was Prlor to tne inner President and
unprecedented. ,Mrs- Wilson were escorted from
Baron Burnham, in extending , thelr apartments to the great white
cordial welcome to the guests at the Rawing room, where the royal fara-
SPEECH OF MS
Wants to Organize the Moral
Forces of the World to
Preserve Peace
TODAY IS WILSON'S BIRTHDAY
London, Dec. 28. King George
called at President Wilson's apart
ments at 10 o'clock this morning
and wished him many returns of
the day. It. was President Wilson's
sixxty-second birthday.
REPUBLICANS HOLD
CAUCAS AT GREENSBORO
Greensboro, Dec, 28. Leading
Republicans from all sections of the
state, 25 or more in number, met at
Guilford Hotel for four or five hours
yesterday, but both before .and af
ter the gathering, they declined to
divulge to newspaper men the ob
ject of the caucas. It Is supposed to
have had something to do with the
alleged Illegal voting in the recent
election, plans, to have located In
the, State a branch of the national
headquarters and the proposed Re
publican newspaper.
All who came out were silent in
many languages when asked about
the business.
Among those here were Messrs.
Morehead, Grissom. Holton, Harris,
Pugh, George Butler, Dorsett, Koh
loss, lng and Benbow..
luncheon, made a strong plea for
the abolition of all censorship. He
said that if there had been more
real freedom of the press and if se
crets had been more fully revealed,
there would have heeri no war.
At the dinner the guests includ
ed, in addition to a number of on
don and provincial Journalists, Am
erican Consul General kinner and
Sir Roderick Jones, head of Ren
ter's Limited.
Sir George Riddell of the Publish
er, said he believed the statements
that a censorship had been decided
on for the peace conference, were
inaccurate. '
"We shall start the conference
without censorship," Sir George con
tinued, "but it will be open to the
conference to pass resolutions as to
certain matters being kept secreti
I sincerely hope that they will not
take that course. I am assured that
the British government is strongly
in favor of complete freedom of the
press."
The American Journalists were
received at the foreign office atur
day. Afterwards they will be ten
dered a reception by Premier Lloyd
George.
NEGRO LABOR
REMAINING NORTH, nal1-
lly had gathered with 'heir other
guests. These guests were present
ed to President and Mrs. Wilcon ani
the dinner party imcdiately proceed
ed to the dining ha!!.
Th? scene was in of splendor. In
th dicing saloon was a grnat )!
i.-d'cr. of solid go1 1 plate and huge
Cid ornament-.., valued at fifteen
uilirrii dollars These had teen
brought from the vaults for the oc
casion. In color the poid-laden tabl-j
blended with the decorations in the
: hah. which arc white and gold with
crimson carpet unit upholstering to
match. The cri:noi effect was fur
thei carried out by the exclusive use
of poinscttiai as floral decorations
In ihe balcony at the end of the
roim was a m'.M'.ir orchestra. Tho
attendants w.jr in full state dress,
which was heavy with gold lace.
The Banquet Hall
The banquet hall, which is 200
feet long by 75 feet wide, was ap
proached by the guests through a
state hallway, approximately a block
long, richly furnished and decorated
with paintings and porcelain.
The main table was arranged so
that the backs of President Wilson
and King George were toward the
throne, which is at one end of the
ALL BELGIANS TO VOTE
Washington, Dec. 28. The . Bel
gian Cabinet Council,-at a sitting
Tuesday under the presidency of the
King adopted av scheme of electoral
reform intended to establish univer
sal suffrage for 'the next elections,
said an official dispatch received to
day from Brussels.
OUR SHIPS BALTIC BOUND ,
Copenhagen, Dec. 28 The Amer
ican legation here was Informed that
American warships wocld arrive at
Copenhagen probably Saturday.
It was said they would 1 regain
1 here several rtav All ttlAiP WftT Into
the Baiyc.Ses,, sr ,
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Washington Dec. 28. The South
ern cotton fields are getting back
little of the negro labor attartced
North by the high wages of war
plants, is shown by reports to the
Department of Labor. Their exo
dus caused serious labor shortage
in many localities.
In several districts, such as Ohio,
Pennsylvania and the Virginia tide
water, negro Immigrants from Dixie
are already being absorbed by peace
industries. Although the labor de
partment has not decided whether
to try to induce numbers of these
laborers to return South, the em
ployment service is already trying
to get better working conditions for
The permanent decorations seemed
strikingly simple when compared
with the regal table. On each side
six cut glass chandeliers hung from
the extremel yhigh ceiling but for
the banquet 128 candles In gold can
delabra, each surmounded by a pink
silk shade were used.
The general body of the guests
preceded the Royal family and the
Presidential and Ambassadorial
guests into the banquet hall. They
rose and remained standing while
the main guests and the hosts en
tered In procession. Heading the
procession was the Lord Chamber
lain and the Lord Steward and oth
er officials In state regalia. Yeoman
FOR RIGHT AND JUSTICE
London, Dec. 28. Replying to
the King's address last night, Pres
ident Wilson Said:
"I am deeply complimented by
the gracious words which you have
uttered. The welcome which you
have given me and Mrs. Wilson has
been so warm, so natural, so evi
dently from the heart, that we have
been more than pleased. We have
been touched by it and I believe that
I correctly interpret that welcome as
embodying not only your own gener
ous spirit toward us personally but
also as expressing for yourself and
the great nation over which you pre
side that same feeling for my people,
for the people of the United States.
"For you and I, sir I temporari
ly embody the spirit of two great
nations, and whatever strength I
have, and whatever authority, I pos
sess it only so long and so far as I
express the spirit and purpose of the
American people.
'Every influence that the Ameri
can people have over the affairs of
the world is measured by their sym
pathy with the aspirations of free
men everywhere.
"America does love freedom, and
I believe that she loves freedom un
selfishly. But if she does not she
will not and cannot help the influ
ence to which she Justly aspires.
"I have had the privilege, sir, of
conferring with the leaders of your
own government and with the
spokesmen of the governments of
France and of Italy, and I am glad
to say that I have the same concep
tions that they have of the signifi
cance and scope of the duty on
which we have met. ,
"We have used great words; all of
us have used the great words 'right'
and 'Justice' and now we are to
prove whether or not we inderstand
these words, and how they are to be
applied to the particular settlement
which must conclude this war.
"And we must not only understand
them, but we must have the courage
to act upon our understanding.
"Yet, after I have uttered the
word 'courage' It comes into my
mind that it would take more cour
age to resist the great moral tide
now runing in the world than to
yield to it, than to obey it.
"There is a great tide running in
the hearts of men. The hearts of
men have never beaten so singularly
in unison before. Men have never
before been so conscious of their bro
therhood. Men have never before
realized how little difference there
was between right and justice in one
latitude and in another, under one
sovereignty and under another.
, "And It will be our high privilege,
I believe, sir, not only to apply the
moral Judgment of the world to the
particular settlements which we
shall atempt, but also to organize
the moral force of the world to pre-
the forces of mankind and to make
the right and the justice to which
great nations like our own have de
voted themselves, the predominant
and the controlling force of the
world."
LLOYD GEORGE
WITH PRESIDENT
27 NATIONS TO
WILSON'S HOP EFUFILLED
the negroes in the South, and is of the Guar din red Elizabethan cos
making plans to absorb the discharg tumes and with halberds were In
attendance.
SNOW OR RAIN TONIGHT
Washington, Dec. 28. For North
Carolina: Generally cloudy tonight
ed soldiers.
The high cost of transportation
has been a factor hindering the re
turn of this labor, department offi-
Hnlu hallnvn. H le-hfir traces for la
bor in the South are destined to and Sunday; probably light snow In
come, some members oftthe depart-J west, and snow or rain in east por
ment believe, In order tcAadJust the tlon tonight; little change In tem
hortage. caused by thejexodus to perature; gentle to moderate west
war plants. winds on the coast.
Paris, Dec. 28. At a meeting
held in the Sorbonne in honor of the
' liberation of Alsace-Lorraine, a let
ter from President Wilson was read
In which he thanked the Alsace
Lorraine Society for an artistically
bound message sent to him just be
fore he left the United States.
"Since childhood," the President's
letter said, "my heart always has
been with expatiated Alsace-Lor-ralnlahs.
I was a youth of 14 when
the provinces were torn from France.
Ever since I have felt the day would
come when they would be delivered
again to their country. I am pro
foundly grateful to the Almighty for
the role He has permitted me to play
in their delivery."
Buy' War Savings Stamps.
.7
BE REPRESENTED
Delegates to Peace Conference
Will Number Over One
Hundred
NO NEUTRALS ADMILTTED
Paris', Dec. 28. The personnel of
the Peace Congress is gradually tak-;
lng form, so that the American del
egates express the hope that the del
egations of the various countries
will be announced and that the dele
gates will arrive for the actual com
mencement of the negotiations soon
after the opening of the new year.
A number of the main details of
the composition of the congress are
now fairly well settled as a result of
recent conferences. These indicate
that the total membership of the
congress will be between 100 and
120. There will be twenty-seven
countries represented by delegations
including those which declared war
and a number which have come into
existence as a result of the war.
The great powers, notably Great
Britain, France, the United States,
and Italy, each have allotted five
delegates, while the other delega
tions will vary from one to four
members, according to the size of
the country and the interests involv
ed. Allied representatives have decid
ed that neutral nations shall not be
admitted to the Peace Conference.
Neutrals may address their claims to
belligerents, and any demands thus
made will be referred to a special
body which will be created by the
Peace Conference. It has been de
cided, it is reported, that neutrals
shall be allowed to participate in the
deliberations incident to the forma
tion of a League of Nations.
Word has been rectived that the
Belgian and Portugese delegations
soon will join the representatives of
the United States, who thus far are
the only members of the Peace Con
gress to arrive. The nonarrival of
the others has been the subject of
considerable surprise and adverse
comment,, the Americans taking the
ground that they are here ready to
proceed to business, but with the
personnel of the congress not yet an
nounced. It is understood that
President Wilson's visit to England
is likely to result in conveying quite
definitely the view that it is highly
desirable that the congress should
be put into motion with the least
possible delay.
EAGLE BOATS TO BECOME
PERMANENT FLEET UNITS
Washington, Dec. 28. Trials of
the Eagle boats have convinced navy
constructors that the little craft
turned out by the Ford plant at De
troit to fight submarines were wor
thy of taking their place as perma
nent units of the fleet. It was learn
ed today that official reports to the
Navy Department giving full details
of the trials show that in speed, sea
worthiness and maneuvering ability
the new boats exceed all contract
requirements.
An average sustained speed of
18.3 knots was made by the boat
used by the navy experts in their
tests. The vessels showed no signs
of "buckling" under this gait.
It already has been announced
that most of the Eagles completed
under the war Contract will be util
ized as gunboats.
7,468 Wounded Landed Last Week
Washington, Dec. 28. During the
week ended Dec. 20, a total of 7,468
wounded and sick soldiers were land
ed in the United States from the
American Expeditionary Forces. This
is the largest number received In
any single week. Of this total 5,828
were landed at New York and the
balance, of 1,640 at Newport News.
The men are being sent to various
army hospitals for physical recon
struction and to convalescent camps.
THE ENGLISH PREMIER
CONFERRED WITH THE
PRESIDENT TODAY AT
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
London, Dec. 27. .Premier Lloyd
George, accompanied by Maurice
Hanket, Secretary to the Committee
on Imperial Defense, arrived at
Buckingham Palace at 10:30 o'clock
this morning for conference with
President Wilson. The day was dark
and rainy but a big crowd gathered
before the Palace before the Premier
made his appearance.
GO TO HELL, WITH MY
COMPLIMENTS SAID HOOVER
Washington, Dec. 28. Food Ad
ministrator Hoover, in Europe, ar
ranging relief for the peoples of the
war-devastated territories, has re
fused in emphatic terms to discuss
German food conditions with Baron
Von Der Lancken and Dr. Rieth,
who sought a meeting with the Food
Administrator.
A message from Paris said these
two German officials, who were
prominent in the German adminis
tration of Belgium, wired from Ber
lin to Walter Lyman Brown, director
of the commission for relief in Bel
gium, that they had been appointed
by the German government to nego
tiate with Mr. Hoover for food sap-
plies. In answer to the request for
a conference Mr. Hoover sent this
message:
"You can describe two and a half
years of arrogance toward ourselves
and cruelty to the Belgians in any
language you may select, and tell the
pair personally to go to hell, with my
compliments. If I do have to deal
with Germans, it will not be with
pair.
MARKETS
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COTTON
New York, Dec. 28. Cotton fa
tures opened steady. Jan. 29.16,
March 28, May 27.15, July 2S.M,
Oct. 24.20.
STOCKS
New York, Dec. 28. Shippings
reflected pronounced pressure at the
outset today. Marine preferred mov
ing 2 1-2 points as a resnlt of ver
night advices indicating serious op
position by British .interest to the
proposed selling of tonnage to this
government. Rails also gave way
under moderate offerings with
Brooklyn Transit, but Oils, Gas
shares and obscure specialties were
irregularly higher, and Libety
Bonds uling slightly over yester
day's final Quotations.
775 MORE rORTO RICANS
rV WAV Kll K Ttl INI. A
Fayetteville, Dec. 28 Seven
drod and seventy-five Porto
laborers from Camp Bragg left
ini wiimineiiHi. in emuurn iui
1 T". I IN.. mwm hAlMa
lO 1UCU. 1HB 1I1C1I BIO '
home under a general policy ad
ed by the War Deparment of reti
lng all persons brought Into 4
United States to do war worki
was officially stated at the office
the constructing quartermas
This policy is being put into effi
all over the country with aopHj
tion to laborers brought from Po
to Rico, the Bahamas and
where.
The islanders were transported on
a special train of tw-lve cars. Then
are the last of the Porto Rfcans
Camp Bragg, except a few who wist
to make their home In this country,
most of whom are skilled laborers.
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SHIFT TO FRAGS IN ALRACB
Paris, Dec. 28. An Increase of
750,000,000 francs In advances to.
the Government Is shown ' fa tne.
weekly report of the Bank ot France,
made public today. . , ;
An official note Issued gy tho Min
istry of Finance says that this In
crease was due to operations fta
progress T' In " exchanging Gorman
marks for francs tn aWs iLowalaa.