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PRESIDENT’S PEACE PROCLAMATION Peace Between Germany And America Formally Declared At Last Washington, Nov. 14.—Peace be tween the United States and Germany was formally proclaimed today by President Harding. The President in a proclamation signed at 3:52 p. m. today declared the state of war between the United States and Germany, existing from April 6, 1917, to have terminated on last July 2, 1921, when the joint peace resolution of Congress was approved by the executive. Issuance of the proclamation, which followed exchange of ratifications of the treaty of Berlin, effected Armis tice day in the German capital, was considered the first of a series of three steps which when completed will re turn the United States to a complete peace status. The second step probably will be the promulgation of a proclamation de claring the war with Austria to have ended and the third the issuance of a similar proclamation with respect to Hungary. The proclamation isued today has no bearing on the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Unit ed States and Germany, state depart ment officials asserting that the ex change of ratifications in itself re stored such diplomatic relations. Just when Germany will resume her old diplomatic status in Washington is no$ known to officials here but it is ex pected that Baron Edmund Thermann, former counselor of the German lega tion at Budapest, will arrive in Wash ingtdn shortly to arrange for a tech nical installation of a Germany em bassy. Press dispatches from Germany have indicated that the Ebert govern ment was having difficulty in finding a suitable appointee to the Washing ton ambassadorship in view of the expense through difference in ex change rates. It has been suggested that Germany might for a time le content with a charge d’affaires but such suggestion has not been officially communicated to the American State department. President Harding for some time has had under consideration the names of several possibilities as am bassador to Germany and it is under stood that Representatice Alanson B. Houghton, of New York, is first in the President’s mind i« that connec tion The text of the President's procla mation follows: “By the President of the United States of America. “A proclamation. “Whereas, by a joint resolution of Congress, appr{>Ved March 3, 1921, it was declared that certain acts of Con gress, joint resolutions of proclama tions should be construed as if the war between the United States of America and the imperial German government had ended, but certain acts of Congress and proclamations issued in pursuance thereof were ac cepted from operation of the said res olution: . “Whereas, by a joint resolution of Congress approved July 2, 1921, the state of war which was declared by joint resolution of Congress approved April 6, 1917, to exist between the United States of America and the im perial German government was de clared at an end; “Whereas, a treaty between the United States and Germany was sign ed at Berlin on August 25, 1921, *o restore the friendly relations existing between the two nations prior to the outbreak of the war, which treaty is word for word as follows: (Here follows text of treaty). “And whereas, the said treaty has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratification of the two countries were exchanged at Berlin on Novem ber 11, 1921; “Now, therefore, be it known that T, Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim that the war between the United States and Germany terminat ed on July 2, 1921, and cause the said treaty to be made public to the end that every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled by the United States and the citizens thereof. “In witness whereof, I have here CHINA PRESENTS THE VIEWS OF FAR EAST Open Sympathy of U. S. Al so British Support in A , Large Measure —*— Washington, Nov. 16.—The Wash ington conference today turned to consideration of Far Eastern ques tions with almost the same momen tum with which it tackled the ques tion of naval nun aments. It was the Chinese delegates who led the way this time, in the commit tee of nine, at which all nations par ticipating were represented, and they produced a basis for discussion which represents their views. The open sympathy of the United States with their position was at once manifest. The British support ed it in many respects. The positions of the others were no so clearly de fined, although members of the Japa nese delegations have given expres sion of approval in part at least of China’s “bill of rights.” In brief, China wants guarantees for territorial integrity and political and administrative independence; she proposes the open door for all in all parts of the country; she wants all I spheres of influence relinquished; she wants no treaties made affecting her without being consulted about them. The full extent of China’s position is much broader than this, but these are the essentials. The last feature may be construed as affecting the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, although the British take an opposite view. Today’s session of the “Big Nine” was occupied entirely with the pre sentation of China’s views. Immediately afterward it became known that they commanded the moral support of the United States. The British viewpoint were made known a little later. The Japanese did not state their reaction, but prev ious pronouncements by some of their representatives have put them in line with some parts of China’s proposals. The discussion of Far Eastern af fairs will be continued at another meeting tomorrow. Meanwhile, the committee of admirals appointed at yesterday’s meeting of the “Big Five” is continuing its examination of the American proposals for naval limita tion.— Associated Press. A Worthy Gift. A number of patriotic women of America have formed themselves in to an association for the purpose of rebuilding the little French village of Belleau. It was at Belleau Wood that more than two thousand Amer icans made the supreme sacrifice, and the fact that so many of our heroic dead sleep there should be sufficient urge to lead us to the accomplishment of this task to which these good wo men have set themselves. The money is being raised by private subscrip tion. The amount desired is $300,000, and- it is very much desired that the amount be in hand by June 22 of next year which will be the fourth anni versary of the historic battle of Bel leau Wood. The basis of membership is a fee of one dollar, though larger sums will be gladly accepted. Every one who gives a foliar, or more will be honored by having his or her name enrolled in the archives of the rebuilt Belleau city hall. Surely this is a small thing to ask of America. No one would miss the small afnount asked, and the cause is such a noble one, and this gift will be but another link which will cement the two friendly nations but the closer together. Senator Overmaji was one of the first to speak up for this gift and Mrs. E. C. Gregory is one of the offi cers who are directing the whole work over the nation. It ought to appeal to us in Salisbury, and no doubt will. Salisbury Post. unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this fourteenth day of November, one thou sand nine hundred and twenty-one and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty sixth. (Signed) “WARREN G. HARDING. “By the President. “CHARLES E. HUGHES. “Secretary of State.” THE N.C. METHODIST CONFERENCE MEETS Rev. D. H. Tuttle Offers Res olution to Pray for Dis armament Conference The opening service of the North Carolina Conference, meeting in New Bern this week, was held Tuesday evening at Centenary church. Rev. Thomas N. Ivey, D. D. delivered the address his subject being, “Green Hill; Preacher, Pioneer, Patriot.” “Green Hill” is a place near Louis burg, where the first annual con ference in America was held, and Dr. Ivey is anxious for the conference to establish a home for superanuato preachers there. By the time for the opening business sessicr. Wednesday morning, more than one hundred visitors had arriv ed in New Bern, and the conference was called to order by Bishop . V. W. Darlington who is presiding over all the sessions. The first part of the program was taken up with verbal reports from the nine presiding el ders. The reports were regarded as very gratifying. Although there has been a financial depression the work has gtone forward. Between four and five ^thousand* members were added to the church during the past year with a net gain of about 3,000 church members. The usual administration of the sacrament of the Lord’s supper was observed af ter which roll call and appointment of various committees took place. Rev. D. H. Tuttle of this city of fered a resolution which was adopt ed setting 2 o’clock yesterday as a special hour of prayer for the Con ference of Limitation of Armaments at Washington. The conference sent greetings to the North Carolina Baptist Conven tion in session, at Rocky Mount. The Wednesday night service was featured by an address by M. W. Brobham of Nashville, Tenn. Boon Hill Gives Up Another StilL About 1 o’clock yesterday mornjng Messrs E. H. Lawhon, J. B. Moore and E. A. Stafford captured a whis key still about one-half a mile south west of the home of Mr. Mills Rose in Boon Hill township. It was a 35 j gallon copper still complete and was running when found. It was on the land of Dr. R. A. Smith and there were three men at it all unknown to the officers. Two barrels of beer were destroyed at one place. Near the still were two more barrels of beer hut these were in a pit covered over with a wooden cover which was covered with straw and leaves to try to keep it from being found. Roller Skates Over Century Old As early as 1819 the roller skate was patented in France. Since that time scarcely a year has passed with out the recording of some improve ment. Plimpton’s improvement con sisted in so gearing two pairs of wheels that they would “cramp” when canted to either side, and thus cause the skate to move on a curved lined. Several years elapsed before the value of this invention was recog nized generally. In the meantime the inventor was busy making improve ments and taking out other patents, and 1874 had brought the skate to its present condition. The device of “cramping” the wheels secured the initial success of roller skating. The earlier inventions were crude affairs as compared with the modern appli ances. About 1864 the mania for roller skating appeared in England. Two years later the “rinking” fever broke out in Australia, and spread thence to England and the United States. Since that ime the craze has appear ed at intervals only to die out again. During 1884 and 1885 the sport was at its height in the United tSates.— Piedmont Press. Negro Alderman For New York. Georgp W. Harris; negro, was elect ed alderman in New York city Mon day on the Democratic ticket. The Board of aldermen now has thirteen Republican and fifty-two Democratic | members. THE BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION MEETS Work Has Progressed; Wo men Given Equal Rights —Good Reports Made The opening session of the Baptist .State Convention was held Tuesday in Rocky Mount. About the first work of the convention was the re vision of the constitution, admitting women to the convention on terms of equality. There was some opposition to this step, but after a lively discus sion the motion was carried in thirty minutes, and immediately the con vention went a step farther, and placed women on the Board of State Missions. After another brief discussion, it was decided that the convention will hold its 1922 meeting at Salem church, Winston-Salem, Tuesday af ter the second Sunday in December, a month later than the convention this year. One of the features of the con vention was the annual banquet of Wake Forest students and alumni, held at the Woman’s Club rooms in Rocky Mount Wednesday night. Mr. J. M. Broughton, of Raleigh, was toastmaster, and Mr. Gilbert Stephen son, of Winston-Salem, was the speak er for this happy occasion. The North Carolina Baptists will hold two summer assemblies in the summer 1922, one of which will be held at Mars Hill, near Asheville, and the other at Wilmington. Dr. Livings ton T. Mays, corresponding secretary of the Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly, addressed the convention concerning the plans for the session of the as sembly at Ridgecrest. The plaq of work of next summer promises a program of more interest than in any previous year. General Manager E. L. Kesler, of the Thomasville Orphanage reported for that institution. There are 44>i children at Thomasville, and 85 in the Kennedy Home at Kinston, making a total of 631 children in both institutions. There were 724 applica tions during the year, but a large number of these had to j be turned down on account of lack of room. Since November 1886, Thomasville Orphanage has cared for 2,079 chil dren. During the progress of Tuesday night’s program, Dr. I. M. Mercer, now pastor at Wilson, was presented with a handsome chest of silver by the First Baptist church of Rocky Mount out of gratitude for his help in getting the new church built, which is one of the most beautiful as well as one of the best arranged churches in the State. Dr. Mercer is a former pastor of the new Rocky Mount church. Reports from Sunday School Sec retary Middleton, showed an increase in the enrollment of 28,000 during the year, an increase of three times more than has been reported in any previous year. Reports from Wake Forest college, Meredith college, Raleigh, Chowan college, Murfreesboro, and Buie's Creek Academy showed a decided in crease over all previous reports. The reports stated that all these institu tions are badly in need of more funds, new buildings and equipments. The convention made plans to car ry on all the work now under way, and to make the coming year’s work fuller and better in every respect. Are We All Lazy? Yes! replies the editor of the Medi cal Review of Reviews (New York)7. Not physically perhaps, but almost al ways mentally. He quotes as typical of most of us the confession of a col lege professor, an energetic worker, who yet admitted that he was guilty of mental laziness. “I have to drive myself to mental work,” he said. “I go out to the wood pile and really en joy working it up into small size. Gar dening is a pleasure to me. A hike across the country is a delight. My I muscles seem to be as ravenous for exercise as my stomach is for food; but when it comes to real brain work, I have to drive myself. When I at tempt to follow a definite trend of thought, my mind starts off on a tan gent in the line of least resistance, and I am constantly under the neces sity of forcing it back into profitable action.”—Literary Digest. NATIONS ACCEPT AMERICAN PLAN Four Great Allied Powers Join America to Reduce Naval Armament Washington, Nov. 15.—Formally accepting “in principle and spirit” the American proposals for reducing and limiting naval armaments, Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan to day pledged their adherence and be gan discussions of details. Japan wants more than the 60 per cent as compared to the United States and Great Britain which the original proposal would allow her. France and Italy want to be taken into consideration at the outset and not wait for disposal of the question as it affects the “Big Three.” More over, both France and Italy feel that they should be permitted to increase rather than decrease their sea forces to bring them up to a figure compar able with what is being allowed the others. Great Britain, as previously outlin ed, wants the replacement program spread over a period of years rather than taken up at the end of a ten year holiday, and she wants further reduction and definite limitations on submarines. After a session of little more than an hour, the conference, after hear ing address of general acceptance by Arthur J. Balfour, for the British, Baron Admiral Kato, for Japan, Senator Schanser, for Italy, and Premier Briand for France, adjourned to meet again on the call of Secretary Hughes, and the new appointed com mittee on naval armament went into secret session. The result of the latter meeting was a decision to defer the matter of naval limitation to a committee of admirals, to be presided over by Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, which will make an expert re port on the American proposals and also make recommendations for amendments of detail. The committee was authorized to consider fixing the naval strength of Italy and France at the same time with the United States, Great Britain and Japan. Tomorrow morning the committee of nine will have its first meeting to discuss the Far Eastern and Pa cific problems.—Associated Press. Sue For 100,000 Acres. Washington, Nov. 14.—The Texas Cherokees and associated tribes asked the Supreme Court to-day to review their claim to more than a million acres of land in Texas. The court took the motion under advisement. The Indians contend that in 1822 they settled on the unoccupied land in Easte|n Texas, then a part of Mex ico, that the Republic of Texas recog nized their title to the lands and en tered into a treaty with them to ob tain their friendship, but that after acquiring independence Texas repudi ated the agreement and that they fled to Mexico, Canada and throughout the United States.—N. Y. Herald. If Methuselah Had Saved. If Methuselah had invested $1 at 6 per cent when he was 21, and the interest had Ibeen compounded an nually, his wealth would have amounted to $977,157,900,000,000,000, 000,000 at the age of 969 when he died. The figures are not ours, they are the calculations of John S. McCoy, government actuary. The interest for a fraction of • a second on such a fortune would pay all of the World War debts. What of it? It shows what interest can do to keep a man in debt. Of course, 969 years is a pretty long loan, but persons have been known to borrow money for all time.—Capper’s Weekly. Car Load of Pottery. The Jones-Cobter Hardware Com pany have just received a car load of pottery. They have in this ma terial, jugs, chums, jars, flower pots and other such things. So far as we know this is the first full car load of this material ever brought to this county. They have for sale earthen ware goods in hundreds of pieces. Some lines of business are all cut up because they won’t cuj down.— Washington Post. FARMERS’ UNION HEARS TWO VIEWS i _ State Convention In Session At Raleigh Hears Gov ernor and J. W. Bailey The fourteenth annual convention of the Woith Caroi’na Farmers’ Un ion was held in Raleigh this week. The opening session was held Wed nesday. The two principal speakers before the Convention were Governor Morrison and Mr. J. W. Bailey, who, to quote Mr. Brock Barkley, corre I spondent for the Charlotte Observer, said they expressed “views on the state’s agricultural life as far apart as the east from the west.” Mr. Barkley further said: “The governor found North Caro lina rich in its agricultural life, rank ing sixth in the total value of its ag ricultural products, second in value per capita and first per acre planted. Mr. Bailey mentioned frequently of late as a candidate to succeed Gover nor Morrison three years hence, found the state languishing agricul turally, the farmers in the depths of despair, and the whole state in a bad way because of the poverty of the agriculturalists. Governor Morrison spoke at 11:30, welcoming the 150 or 200 delegates to Raleigh. Mr. Bailey occupied about an hour and a half of their time this afternoon, going into what he consid ered agricultural problems of great seriousness and offering a set of sug gestions for bringing the plowman out of the mire of poverty and mean living.” The convention was presided over by the President, Mr. R. W. H. Stone. Mayor T. B. Eldridge wel comed the convention to the capital city, and Mr. Thad Ivey, of Cary re sponded. Government Cheap Explosive. By the first of the week, November 21, we will be in position to take orders for the picric acid cheap ex plosive that the Government is going to distribute among farmers .for agricultural purposes. Picric acid is a powerful explos ive which was used in the late War, and is well adapted to blasting rocks, stumps and ditching. The Govern ment had large quantities of this material on hand, at the close of the War and has had it cartridged for agricultural purposes, and is now ready to distribute the material to farmers for the actual cost of pre paring it. Although, it is a more powerful explosive than dynamite, it requires a stronger cap to explode it. It is also much less likely to explode from a mechanical jar. Picric acid costs $7 per hundred, plus the freight which amounts to $2.63 to Raleigh and about the same to this county. It will be sold in 100 pound boxes, and any man can order from one to ten boxes. The explosive is cartridged in 1-2 pound cartridges, and packed in 100 pound boxes. The $7 per hundred will be due with the order, and the freight at the time of the delivery. We should use at least one car load in this county, to say the least. $9.60 par hundred is very cheap for picric acid. Dynamite would cost much more. It is hoped that the farmers in the county who are interested in this material will call and give their orders at an early date and have a full car shipped to some central point in the county right away. The only thing that I am waiting for is for the order blanks, and a bit fuller information on the method of taking orders. . S. J. KIRBY, County Agent. Three Wise Ones. Three Scotchmen went to church, each clutching tightly the penny he intended to contribute when the plate was passed. Consternation reigned wheu> the minister announced that this particular Sunday an effort would be made to raise the mortgage and asked every member of the con gregation to make a substantial of fering. During the prayer the Scots held a whispered consultation as to the so lution of their dilemma and decided that one should faint and the other two carry him out.—The Star Ljner.