North Carolina Newspapers

Devoted to the Interest of M n I• i-. County in Gcotrtl fc V It* w.on in Particular V.iliune'2o. .Number 5 iHFLIIEHZA AGAIN RAGING IN STATE REPORTS RECEIVED Or 4,000 NEW CASES IN TWO CITIES AND EIGHT COUNTIES. SIMTCHES FROM RALEIGI Doings and Happenings That Mart ti s Progreee of North Carolina Peo pi», Gathered Around the Statt Capital. Raleigh It -p; rts to the State Board ot HeaiU •nil at.' that the influcniu eplUemlc ti »til ( .Ring in Nortii Carolina anil tha. pi jgresa ot the disease hat no be oa slopped. Wiaston-Saletn an* ' Charlotte, aparently. are sufferini mo*' uow WTnston-Saleia reports t tot.ii of l.titß new cases for last weel and charlotte reports 637 new caaei for 'h> tame period C'PVI land county last week had ti> new c.isos, Buncombe 267, Ashe 200 Dav il on 359, Johnsion tO9. Jones 30 Roctlncliam 201 a».d Suay 102 Baptist Million Rolling Up. 1) .-spite most unfavorablo hcaltl and weather conditions obtalninj throughout the .ntato. tlifl Million Dol lar cumpjign for tho Baptist school; of t >ii state continues to make gratl fyir.g ;irogre*s. The Warrenton churcii. of whid 1»r T J Taylor haa been pastor foi more than a third of a century, hai Just sent in, to the ondowmont fund 1.1,161, all of this being in Libertj Bonds. War Savings Stamps and cash except $717 In notes. More will fol low. The church at Windsor was a»!;e« for $5,000. Dr W. L I'oteat. of WaV.i j Forest, recently presented the clalmi 'of the campaign to them, and $5 171 I was subscribed Ttie church wil . probably reach $6,000. Dr. Poto.t I spent last Sunday In Mt. Olive. T.n •allotment of the First Baptist chur;t of thai city Is $3,600 They propost to reach the $5,000 mark, at least The Coats church has gone over the top with a $3,000 subscription. Dr iV K Cullom, general manager of th« campalßn. was at Bule's Creek lu* Sunday morning. In sfllte of the tor rentlal rain at tho time of eervletv but: the!r allotment of $4,000 was raia* and the remainder Is assured. Th» Kir*t Baptist church of Dunn was vis ited at the evening service by Dr Cullom. who Is a former pastor of that church They will probata reach $6,000 before tho close of thi campaign, January 14 P-cfessor J H. Highsmlth. who vis ited Magnolia church Sunday In Interest of the movement, brlniw b«"t nn encouraging report. With a ve'j | •mall percent of the membershlo pres [ ent on ecount of the heavy downpo*M j of rain more than hMf the allotmen' i of this church was ral-ed r Increase In Bank Resourcee. | A net increase of $2,331,418 in th« resourees of Iho North Carolina lUti batiks for th§ past year la ahown by a summary of the condition of banks Corporation commiaiion summary 01 the condition of banks iaauod by th« j corporation commision shows total re sources of 461 bauks at the close ol business November 1, amounted U $17M'"i5.817. The capital stock paid In Is sl2. ■ 840.000, a gain of $692,000. The slr plu3 fund 1" $5,841,000, a gain at sl. 1 628,000. Deposits subject sre $79, 1 390.000, demand certificates of depos Its, $7,319,000 time certificates of de 1 posts increased $16,184,000 and sav ings deposits $26,534,000. Peeing Sugsr Faenlne. As a result of actual or threatened surir famine In a number of eastern North Carolina cities and towns, the frtd administration has suthorlxed Virginia Jobbers and brokers to sup rly tVeir Noie'.r Csrollna customers with ugar as they may have on hand, the Virginia dealers to replace all suptr shipped into North Carolina by purchnses of sugar from Loulslane from whom merchants sre required to secure their supplies of sugar. Charlotte v%. SUte Cor. Commltalon Washington. >— (Special) Tom porary relief haa benn secured In till railway rate case that has been waged for tnajiy weeks by the Charlotti Freight Rate commission and the State Corporation commission. Sana, tor Slmmont, who has been preening tha state's side of the case here, was informed by the railroad admlntatra. tion that proposed rate schedules that caused the aprehenslon will not ba put into operation until the matter SS4 hiii argued before the InteratStt Commerce commission. State Officer Dead. i d.stinct shock came to the paople cf Rnleigh as the newt spread that W S. Wilson, state legislative libra rian. had succumbed to lnflueuS en rather to complications superinduced -by thla dread disease. All through ■ North Carolina thit sad Intelligence -wi'l cause sorrow to very many, thara •belig scarcely n better known or more tvtgMv esteemed member of the young er c'-cV» of the public men at the Sta:>. yT. Wilson was taken 111 with ■ fluenza two weeka a*>. ~ THE ENTERPRISE Worth CaroNaa QsaaaMss Following Is a partial lMt of caa ;allies among North Carolina troop* verseaa. as showa by recent army imports: , Killed in AcUoo-JJout 0 L Do- , ritch, Ooldsboro; Corp. D. C. Dixon, .lllsboro. C. E. Watklne, Hayes; Prt alee A K. Jotter. High Point; W. B. iteplivuion. Judeon; R. V. Waldroop. Sylva, C. A. Col.ins, KiplUi*. O vVhlte, Morrisvlile; C. R Oavln, Wil xlngtOD; B S Snowdeu, HliiabcUi City; Henry C. Rn-»ie», Tartn'ro; Wal- , ©r W. Stult*. Diliord; TravU ton, Harvard: Sgt. Akton jrn>eu. j Asheville, Died ut Wounds- —I'rnates 1» l» t'a 1 loon. Measlc; li. V. Harper. larnn lon, \V H KUia. Cliirl?*a. Mechanic I J P Adams. WCson: Privates L#ee ■ Weuver. C. J Ca.es Hlllsboro. Ued Of Dlstviae —Lieut A V. How trd. Salwmburg, Corp. A S N»al, Me iver, Sergt It F Clark. Oreeuvillu; Privates J 13 Chajm.in Taylarsvllle, Will 8 Parker. Kttign Mountain; oaui- | ael J Simpson Fairileld ; lloy. L>uprie. Maccleetleld; Hall J Smith. Concord; ! 'Xddiaell H Locke). Psmbroke; Henry | Klnon, Currle; Ruulu Lea, Leaaburg; ! John T IJaenby, Albemarle; Uinnl» I W Smith. Calahan, Cuthbort C. Ward. [ Ryl&nd; Frank Buruoe, Wilson; Charles Dearen, Apex; Luby Curtar, Ayden; Arthur Cline, Ptaffton; Varco D Ollne, Concord; OtU H Koe». O'.Yi sonville; Dewey M ' Sherwood. Concord; R 1. Thompson. Grassy Creek. N C ; John be*. Caswell County; Thrle Copiland, Bdenton; James W Cox. Km City; John 1. Fayssoux. Qaatonla; A. M lloyle. Amherst Missing in Action. —H. R Means. ) Concord; Jameo E Jonea. Morehead , Ctty; Oeorge W Rhyne, Caatcvrla; i Wade H. Johnson, Hayne; Clareuce j Curleaon, Bakeroville; Ctiarles R. I Dvers. Lumberton; Hule L Martin, 1 Harris; Herbert C Murray, Ashovtlle; John M Hollowell. Aurora; Ernest Patterson. Durham; Oar I and Shuford. Lawndale Wounded severely.—-Lieut H. L. My rovee. FayettovMle; W H Dunn. Wil son; Sergts D J. Devarie, East Ar cadia; Lieut. W S McKinnon. Ral elgh; Capt. D J Fowle. Washington; Sergta Kenneth Herman. Hickory; John J Mance, RWutrdsoa; Jamos R. Sluder. AJexander; Corps. Henry 8. Haughton. Bdenton; John B Wilson. Vlneland; Lama L. Bingham, Iloone; John E. Boone. Plttoboro; W H Hon- j eycutt. Holly Springs; James Baaker vllle, Henderson; Fred M Baugua. SUte Road; Louis W MUell, WlUiams ton; Claude M Parker, Alexaaderlu; Charles A Wade. Cld; Bugler Ernest M. Cuthhertson. N«bo; Privates Henry K Pearoe. WakeSeM. WMMii Hit- Hard, Sanford; Oilbort C. Wkltmire. Quebec; John M Hardieon. Hope Milla; Kelly L.. Bowser, Jarvleburg; Julius C. Elmore, Llncotnton; Jesse C. Hyman, Hobgood; Ivey B. Stroup, Dallas; Perry A Wilson. Loulobarg; Frsnk Dancy, Tarbero; Homer Lefler, New some; G L. Winalow, Elleaheth City; George F Clark. Newton; H Franklin, Mitchell county; E Ether Idge. Winston-Salem; Sergts It L Leatherwood, Bryson flty; F T Mr Devett, Washington: Corps John F. Leonard, Welcome; G T Melvin. Au relian Bprlngs; Benjamin Midgett. Middletown; Irvin K Parnell, Lum berton; William H Love, (Maude Strickland, Dunn; Oble K Jones, Hendersonville; G. M. Reynolds. Jackwonboro; Elder E Heath. Boliva; Privates Charles L. Lewis, Rutherford Ion; Thos B I'aHier, Essl Durham; William 8 Dula, Llkvllle; Cecil Perry, Raleigh; Milton A Worthington, Brifton; Elile E Beam. Shelby; B H. Munday, Oranite Falls; Sidney W Perry, Dunn; TI ad Oreon, Judeon; L. B Harding, W'nston-Sslem; Chris ley B Smith, Smith; Richard L Hen drlcka, Herford; WlMiam Pendorgraff. Henderson; Fraaklla K Qulnn. Caa flier; James F. Juttuo. BUtmore; June J. Lester, New River; Otho T Maa gum. Stem; tlyde A. Register. Dover; Erneet B Hudsol, BUtln; Joeoph *. Phelps, Louts burg; Robert L Hicks, Oaatonta. Laot of Camp Polk. April 20 will Just about see tho Ifcfft of Camp Polk, ~. If .present plans carry through tho tank corps men will all leave Jaaaary 7 or as cloae to that date as pos sible. Following Aim will go tho quartermaster's men and following them the construction Quartermasters. MaJ. Louis F Laag. and hit contin gent. Visit Prom tXstrict Agents. Visitors to Ralslgh wore Mr. O. 9. McCrary, district agaat la tha aaith eastern part of the state and Mr. N- B. Stevens, newly avpeiated dlstrtM agent in oharge of tho esuaslaa worh In the southeastern section Mr. Bt»r ens hat boon recenUy appolated and will take charge of tha territory as January 1. Mettra. McCrary sad Stevens were in Raleigh for a «m> farence with offlclala la charga ot the extension work of tha State Oattagi and Department ot ArrlflUture. Champion Tnr Heal Cheese. I%e prod act ot the eheeoe faotortei In Western North Carolina It taking | a high rank wltfc other oheesa ia the I nation. At tha recent coMpetiLon al j tha National Dairy Show the Oaai I River won a sliver medal w«h t toore of *. The Banner Hk factorj i won a broaxe medal with a score ol I 94. The only cheese scoring hl#>ta than that from North Carolina earn i from the old established canters ol i New YorU, Wlseenatn and other stntes , where the Industry hag loag beea un dor way i .> .» , ■ i 1 « Williamston, Martin County, N. C» RAN EXISTS PWTO si VICE-PRESIDENT IN FARMERS UNION ENEMTWAR SHIPS MARSHALLSPEAKS NUMEROUS DISCORDANT NOTE! AMERICAN PEACE OILtOATES QN QUESTION OF A STRUCK AT RICENT MEETINQ W ' LL W _ K fxT_* W *. LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO HELD AT WILSON. PRESERVE PEACE. ■ I WILL PASS THROUGH TRIE ™0 NPEES 10 PLAiI MANY HALF-BACKEO OPINIONS Said Meny Local Union. Will With o^ DlssTrTs.on A.-nmg Thua Par, Drssm of Unlvereel Peece draw From Parent B.dy and g#v#r# , Natloni . , Haa In Evary In.tanca Proved Operate Separately. ( Purely Ltopesn. Durham—Rnmble* of dlesenalon li the ranks at the North Carolina Farm era' onion, following the annual oon ventlon hold recently In Wilson, hav« found thalr way to this city, and ti judge fruin rumors lha organlsatjoi will, during tha coming year, pesi i hrough trials and tribulations W lihln tha not far distant futun varlou* locale, unite of tha state unit will In all probability pull away trot The parent organlsutlon- Sentiment to of sitch action Is said :a hi strong among the iDomb'ri: of tn Durham county un'oiv Rumors tha are well founded say further that ■sny locala throughout tha state con templates similar action. Tha plana, It la aald, which found root at tha Wilson convention wL mean that many locala will dislodm tnomselves with the state organl* tion. Afterwards they will opernt. j.'PVate * Bl distinctly outside It !j junds of tha )AJexnnder or» *nii Hon. Charges o it politics In the tta'» union are heard on all sldoa It 1' further claimed that the di»ath kn I of the atata union Is sounded through tlio fact decreaae in state union mom borship Some years ago the orgai i cation boasted SB 000 member* It Is claimed that It now has less than 2t>. 000 members. With more than 600 000 farmer# tli the state, local far mers explain that the union repic sents In only a amall way tlia fanner* of North Carolina Burlington'Haa Big Blaia. Burlington—'Damage estlniatod «' 12(0,000 resulted from lire In the business district which destroy. I throe concerns and partly burned ti c buildings and stocks of several other The greateot Individual loss was sua ' tainsd by tha Burlington HaHwm Company.lts building and stock ha*/ lng been valued at 1100 000 The M B. Smith Furniture Company anil thr Klrk-llolt Hardware Company. botl. dentroyed. iJaced their loaa at $46,000 and 180.000, raepeotvtely Appeal for Appropriation. Wilmington—Tb« city's recent «r perienca with lncorrlglbl# boys hi' moved counoll to prepare a stroni appeal to tho next legislature to en large Its appropriation for the Stone .wall Jackson train lag school unt 1 i.fl llaquent bors from all over the *Ute may be admitted and cared for This county Is allowed to send five boys, and that number liad been eent when tho probation officer reported he had •a Many as 80 delinquent* In his •barge who wore going from bad to worse Tho oouri had placed them hi kit charge to keep from sending thorn to Jail or tho county workhouse or farm. Men and women of tho city started a movement to establish a local rofromatery. when arrangement was made* with the Concord lastltu Don to take some of the worst oases •t the rate of IWO a y«ar oacli for maintenance.' The ctty council feel' that this la tho aUta's doty. and that la having to pay out Its sorely needed efty funds. It U undertaking to dc week that tho (tate should do. Net lee to Sheep Breeder* Charlotte.—County Ax eat Charle# S. MBltr said the* anyone wishing tc purohege western sheep ohould ee« lUm thla week or nest. One car ol 100 shoot said Mr Miller, are yearl Ins ewes, wofeht about 100 pounds ari of Ramboulllot grade, guaranteed to ghoar from 10 to 16 pounds, bred to lamb in February or Maroh Ths price haa bean fixed at 116.60 plui •bont. n«0 freight Highway Move Continues. Charlotte—-The move for thu oon ■traction of a highway botwoei Charlotte and Wilmington oootlnueo oommualeaUona received by Co. T. L Klrkpetrtck indicates A letter fron Secretary J. R Cowan, of the Wll mlngton chanter aI commerce, g»v assurance that tha people of eerten Carolina are atlll In the flght for tb highway. Ho wrote that tho Wllmlng 1 tan chamber net only haa adoKa roootmUoT* ealllag for tha ceaotnw Mob of the highway bat also haa m ' fcmd tha MO »«idias in CoasrsM- Cheap Coal far Soldiers. Charlotte.—Wireo or dapendoata a I ooldVers aaa cat coal (rem dm ' eiaona at chaap prices tt they Main ' applloatlon. oMlaelac wtth tho appli ' aaWoa a oerttSoate signed by tho so) 1 dler Fred B. MeCall, of tho aha* 1 bar of mgiMWft, aald tha organlai Mas had baaa taformed by Oarni Oraeaa affte-'alg. Tho ehaobar plan to hare cortMcatas printed whtel ! wtroa or dependents of ooldlera oa: gat thee* to be seat to tho soldier b 1 ha signed A tanre supply of ooal I ' «a Sand at Cam* orotas Paris—The American delegatas to the peace coagrwis have i«solved to advocate the elnkl.ig of tihe »uneod««r oil enemy warahipa aud r«ai*l aay proposition to dlatribute Uiuu) on the baaU of naval losaea. This anuounce mem is made by those in dose u»uoh with the American reprc*ecUUlv«a. who, It Is adSed, feol that sscb a po sition would reeult In avoiding dimen sion and materlall) «upj> irt Prxeidtnt WllaenV deolaraUvn tL:U tho >*ai 'vaa not bastd cn «|gro*tion oi tho eenuisl tirn of privety Ungiand .through S'r Uric Ceddos. first lord of ths admiralty had pro vioualv acgnlesced la tku Americas plan to destroy the captured or sur rendered warships and It 1* declared will coatlaue to support the United States, -«•' BINATOR OVIRMAN FIGHTS CHILD LABOR AMINDMENTS Washington —Senator Overman at tacked the child labor amendment to the revenue bill la the tenate. He em phasised the argument that tho amend ment la not to raise revenue, but to use the taxing power "to nullity an opinion of the auprome court ia which tt «tat«s that the aet (the Child Labor law) was unconstitutional." GLASS MARKS REQUEST OF CHARITABLE AQSNCIES Washington—Secretary of Treasury Class in a statement requested charl table organlgStiona seeking Nods by public ■ufaacrtptlon to refrain from making any suggestion to the public that they ?in accept Liberty bond* or war asvlnge »tamps unless thar intend to use those securities as efidowniest funds to be held for permanent in vestment. Mr Glass said that in appeal'ng I for Liberty bonds and war navings stamps the organizations seemed to overlok the fact that so long ns the government must sell additional > curlllei the taking of bonds of p' vtot" Issues by chnrlbble organl*.'! , tloer mi ths seb-""iu"nl rebels 'I • Ucli ' iti ls on the opet, .»'ar v et htn tunCciK'y to depre is tbO , Ice. ' » ANE EXPOUMOS •• 7 ANING Or 1 VISIT 'VfiROAr j Annapo!ia.»-Comnit'.r.tlni{ on Pr ( dent Wilson's trip Sac.elary Lm. ■ 1 s.tld: j "I have seen criticisms of t v I presld«nt. and «o have you. for goii>," > acroaß the water at 'ec time. TI, t spirit which animate* him lu gol: i Is the spirit of the new day It I I the spirit of givinx youh nndto voi. ! neighbor s "It Is the spirit that would m: r this war the end of wars. ' "Tho man who atnnds »s ifin r. * resnnthtlve of the foremost domvv«. ' of the world goea to Euri/p« n,t li ' iui m.sy inarch down th« ( ftutups-;. • soe. not that he iiiay retedv' fl. •I aud tie of the iei«r-Ji mnltitiKlw. Hi l.e to lOuropct e.i c.,««c ijo' * *merlceu (deals beeau«n k»- v,anti- t o »«e that out of tills w.r c«biu» .men « thing worth while He wou.d ... '1 'vioa derellet, he would have V- r.i» I- 1 'gent, he would have been false to * own oonsofonce and false to our tie.» d of him If he had not sto-1 In P- ' d In person as the champion of that p. >i e ctple which we lov« snd those insit" t tlons which we hope to see sprer.c , arossd the world. PRFSFNTfi > HIS CRRDENTIALS TO K'r.«; ■ •i London—John W Davts, the n. ► * American ambaatedor to Greet 11, n all. presented hie credentials to Kl a 1- George at Sncktngham palace m e Davit was aoeompanled to the pal> > n by Navnl Attache Louchlln and M '■ e tary Attache Wright. V The ambassador and bis stafT drove d to the palace In royal oerrlare* ser t o- by King George. The ambassador wia tt attended by Sir Arthur Walsh, mas'toi ef ceremonies to the king. POSTOFFIC! APPROPRIATION A lILL IS PASSED BY HOUSI if * Whihlagton.—d»e annual peetofflct ||* appropriation blfi. oarrylng a tou' ol " sSsf JdSOOS. wee passed by tho hour* wtth an t tietihnaet regulrtng the post ip master general be ute army avis ton is for mall alrplanea Instead of orgnain it lng n asperate flying otrpt. m Snpporbert of the amendment pre to vlrio* tfc'.t %lrm»'! planes rhrl 1 bo "oj> hi ereted and mtatal' *\ by the par eonnel of the amy air tin lea. - ......... . . \ Cnrllale, Pa.—Vice President M* r - c thall, lu an addre*n here before the ( Carlisle chamber of commerce, gave 'lis views on some outruns now uu- \ dor discussion in ixmnection with the | rxene conterencaa. prefacing his re j marks with the explanation that he t had no thought of endeavonn* to at- | feet President negotiations. | tlntlons. 1 f I On the questioi of a world league i or understanding to prevent war which, he said, all rlght-thinkliig men a«ree is desirable, Mr. Marshall de- , clared that until all men are of good will warn will not cease unless nations desire pna-Je at any price Ho said tho all 1e• and the United States could go very' far toward promoting peace, but predlctlou that unless trade agree ments gre made between these aaso elated nations enisling cordial rela tions cannot last. "It Is fsrtheet from my thought upon this occaalon tj utter a single word which might In any manner ba construed aa endeavoring to affect the negotiation! ot the President In Europe," said the Vice President, in opening his address. "Too many halt-backed opinions coming from myself and othera In public lite may cnuse mental and moral Indigestion. I speak, therefore, only In general terma and go only to the length that all may agree "That some league or understand ing among civilised peoples for the prevention of certain future wars (as I prefer to put It rather than for tho enforcement of peace) is desirable, all right thinking men agree It has been the dream of all ages Thua tar, 1 this dream ef universal peace, has 1 each succeeding time turned Into e nightmare. I 1 TALES OF DESTRUCTION BY'"**" GERMANS IN CITV OF HHEIMB ' Paris, via London. —In debute on 1 the bill for war damages, Louis Du -1 bole, deputy from tho Seine, gnve de 1 tails of German destruction and rob bery In tho northern district of JOrance. In llhelms alone 12,000 out of 14 000 housos hnve been razed to ' the ground, he said The total hou " destroyed ho estimated at 250 ore What machinery had not boon tu>n away, hud been destroyed. According to report by tin budget commission, the damn; en «>■ twonlyslx huiidred'**Kllllon poun.'- sterling, divided Into hundre , million for houses, two hund-od ir.!: lions for furniture four bundled n. ' lions for damages to field* *id low In livestock and destruction of fo eata, olgbt hundred millions In In Jr.. try and fmir hundred mlllious 1i public property. APPEAL TO AMERICA FROM 810 GERMAN CAPJTALIR London.—Tho Tl nnr p'lnts cvl, German wireless messine* w h Mr following Introduction' "Leaders of Ger-can lnV »i."» hiiv* sent to an Amerlorn r.ew \*r peals praying that th" lti;:iv.ncr c' President Wilson be u*s« »o Germany from ptiuisbmetn It la« been shown ropeatel'v tlia' B»tI n hopes lis diplomacy may r" l e >. situation at the pence conferen e, an I tho Qerman Induntrlalls's lo 'h / messages souk to represent Pr« 'dor a Wllßon and tho Ainerlcau poople a« mediators between tho allies and C i many. Theae messages from gre'-i German capitalists are transmltte-i t ; through the wireless stations of th: revolutionary government In Berlin.' REASONABLE SOLUTION WILL BE POUND FOR PROBLEMS v Paris. —"I am copfldent that the big council of statesmen of the world wll 1 A be able to reach a. Just and reason iihle solution of the problems that wil "i be presented and earn the gratltndt ef the world for the meet critical and i scessary series which has evei * been rendered it," said President WU it yen in an Interview, referring to th a oonferenoe. ir The Interview was given to the eor respondent of The London Timet. SUM OF 1621,678 SPENT BY E i NATIONAL SECURIVY LEASUI e Washington.—Colonel Ckaxlat I ,t 'Lydecker, president of the National league, told the basse com rnlttee Investigating tha organlaatton'i u activities in tha last congreaelon* * campaign that the laague't axpe^M ► from Deoambar 14. IM4, When it wh formed, untfl lnet September 80. wai ► $521.878. Total recetptt were glvet ► tol ..iSS, thlt Including member f snip feet and eenttlboUont fras .wealthy man. DEFINITE PUNS j SHKSLOWEf PRESIOINT SATISFIED THAT THB FRENCH ANO ERITISH ARB IN ACCORD WITH HIM. MIKIN6 PEACE IS FIRST TASK j I Neutral Nttlone WHI Net Cems Inte j General Oltcusalone New Going on Anient Peees Deiefetee. Paris. —lnstalls plane tor uie.peaoe conference are aot shaping as rapidly ss semn of tbe American commission- j ers expected. Meanwhile President 1 Wilson U taking advantage of oppor tunity to* assess public opinion la I France and Incidentally la (treat Brit- I sin. His sdrtsars aay U»*t he la en tirely aatsified that these peoples are 1 lart'fljr In aocerd with tbe principles | he it.is announced as necessary to dnr- ■ sbk« peace The msmbsrs af the American mis sion are employing their time before ( countries actually asssmfcle, In » ss rle of Informal conferences, which eventually will lacludo a repreaaota tlvu of each of the antents bolitgor ents Neutral states will not oonse Into these discussions. The feeling among all ths entente conferees Is that the making of peace should be their first task, so that they may determine upon the broad outlines of a league of nations, which, later, representatives of neu tral countriee will aaslst In com pleting While Ute American ootamlßxtoa ers are holding these iatormsl sx chsngss, which are desigaated to elsar up dlvrrgenclss of opinion, ths presi dent Is constantly giving ths doseet attention to Immediate problema. He Is receiving reports from the United States, from Amercaln dlplomaUo agencies throughout tbe world and from the group of Investigators brought hers for the purpose of study ing the msny special problems which will arrive. Theee Investigators are continuing their studies with the ad vantage how of bslng oaths ground. •4.542 CASUALTIES ARE VET TO 3E PUSLISHtD " Washington. Cssualtles el the American uxpedJtionury foroes, which have not been published, but which luivo boon announced officially by Gvneritl Pershing, bud been reduced at noon, December 18, to a total ol 04.R52 These, tbe war department announced, were claslfied ax follows: Major casualties, including killed in action, died ef wounds, died of die e«He and dlod of other esuuea, 1,680; wounded, 111.162; missing and prlaon ers, 3CO A large prr►pertton of the BS.BU uajiiuH IWted as weunded are mlnol cuaee, it waa aaid, mtuiv pstlanta ksv- | Ing long since ree. "ercd Mnd retura ed to duty Offlcl'ls explained hal the 'otal Is really less, due f'» ths fact that General ."erslnns'i. tc .uJ In cltKl 4 marine oarw.l'Jei of kill ed and n.ore than wounded, which ulr:>aay hu (. JH ;B tiy tile marine hesdqua.'ters hure. GERMANY WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO EXPAND ON Ijonion —"Germany Is mined foi fmlJt fnllv, aad oo.KomkaJly,' IV vva.iai K-stl «OAU, pre.,iileht of the »einia-i C 3 xtr*. , , l« ar to U" Berlin '•orrrspoixlflw ef Tje D*il v 'C\pree* It lt> the (n--ate»t oalamtly tbit bat ' happ .ed to any ( >nntry In two thous and y wre." edde/1 r ir RothenML, who , Is one of the large f son;ilojrer» of !a bor in Oeriuany. "Tf the luteinntllet ' are high we nhall havo sotbloa wltk which to expand our lndostrlee and there will be s grent tide of emliera ( tlon. probably to Snnth AmeHoa, ths ! far east and oertalnly to Russia Tbs t result will be the Baikastsatleo ol . Europe." SENATOR SIMMONS RECEIVES 5 COMPLIMENTARY NOTICS4 I Waahlßirteti —Washington Star o*» I I rles a highly complimentary #WtoiiaJ 1 for the work of Seaator Simmons 1 chairman of ths ssnate flnauee s*a ! mlttec, and bis work on the re**out bill.| The Btor ssys. la part: "Mr. . Simmons Is probably fsstisg rood and certainly Is sntitled to sash t testing. Storing two rsrsaoa mess uret throuck ths senate ts aae osa gross It a notable performs Me. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN I OF THE PEACE CONPftREMCt . Parli. Dxtr'ng President Wl>oa'i J Inspection of the American peace nsle akin k sad quarter;- la tbe Hotel D« Ortt , ion. an official photograph was mad« y of the n''«eldeßt and ths other Me gate > by army photographers. Tb photograph was taken in tbe sautor u trance room of th i Amsclaaa head M auartert. Prrt«d>nt Wilson conUsueo to rt _ elve exhs"«tlve reports of what t> #0 tag on In Washington ■ M -ttv mm n ili inksit iill fid! Afumosu Columns a LsOsb Key to ll* ] [Mali, 11 1 FT* r* • Established 1898 UK RECEIVES Bill* DECREE OUR PRISIOENT l» SIONALL> 1 HONORIO »Y UNIVERSITY OP PARIS (Tha SARBONNE). ______ t$ NOTABLE THRONG IS PRESENI fllkry to Amarloon Students, Qlorj to Amtrlosn ProfMMri, Glory to Righteous Prtsldsnt Wilton. Paris—ln the treat amphlthoatei of if'* University of Paris (the Sor boino), President Wilton re.elved tbi decree of doctor honor!* wusa, con ferred upon htm in recognition ot bit work at a Jurist and hisforltn. Thli 1* the first. tima In the hlatory of tin university that an honorary degro* has boen bcatovsad, authorization tot its granting having been glvsn by i recent decree. Prewldent Polncare, the president! of the MU4ta and chamber of depatlw and diplomatic corps, government an 4 civil and military authoritlea at tended Alfred Crolset, dean of the faonlt) of letter*, welcomed President WU fl ton lu a short address and presented to him the diploma of doctor at • testimonial to his work at an biota rian and hia writinga on hlstorleol subjects Ferdnand Larnaude, deal of the faculty of law. then bestowed upon the President the degree of doo > tor for his works on Jurisprudence and political aclence. Lucien Polncare, rice rector of th» USlTcthity and brother of the proof ; dent of the republic, paid an elo , quent trlbuto to President Wllaon'i ability ah a profeaaor before ha ea tereri upon his political career, an 4 j told of the President's part In th« , war lu conclusion, M. Polncari said: "Glory to the American students Olory to the eminent professors ami J their universities. Glory to you Mr President, who are the first amour J, thew ID the name ef the Unlvarslt) i of Paris I have the honor to awart ,) tke inslina and diploma of doctor t. i one whm posterity will salute wIU j the surname The Righteous—Preal - dent Wilson." TREMENDOUS GERMAN LOSSES IN LIFE, LIMB AND UEERTY | Cop«nhagen.—Figures compiled bj The Cologne Gazette and published November 25, placed the total Oer man casualties at tftore than 6,000,000 Of this number It was estimated that about 2.000,000 were killed. The French soldiers killed In tli» Mir ncordinK to a statement ma''» In Hie French chamber of deputl*-' on December 20, by loiclen Loilln, « socl.illHt deputy, number 1.400 0«0. It»ly lost 600,000 men In killed Ot -» dlel of wounds. A statement to th'.l effect was made In PnrW 21 by SalvatoTe Barvllal, a forme! nioinbr of the Italian cabinet, who ao com pun It'll King Victor Eni'nanuel 01 hi-* visit to the French capital. The Brillfh arm> official losses ll k ' Ml tote' «FiS 704. Uimsa'* war casualties total 9,150, ttno men, efiord In p to a telegram re osJved here from Pp rograd. Of thh number 1 700.000 were killed. Tlie disabled men number 1,460* 000, whl'e 3,500,000 other aoldien wounded. The Russians takes p-lajner totals 2,600.000. V ALTER HINES PAGE C E8 AT hl9 HOMt AT PINEHURST Pinehint. N. C.—W»l er Hlnst I fo.mer ambassador to Grsal I Uriialn, dlod here after an lllnesi | o' many weeks. Dr Page's health ba I THTI to tall nearly a year ago and b« r:»ve up his post at American rspre «rntatlve at the Court of St. Jeuaot tut* In the summer, j Dr. Pago returned to the Cnltot ! States on October 12 and he wat I moved directly from the steamer U 1 a hospital In New York. For a time I hi* oeadltlon showed improvement. bat late In November he suffered t relopte GIBRALTAR OF THE RHINE IS OCCUPIED BY AMERICAN! Ooblsnt —The German fortress ol Ehrenbreitstete. sometimes called the Gibraltar of the Rhine, on the oppo site hank of the river from OoMoafc I* oocupied by American troops. The fortreee, which Is situated OS S rocky promontory 400 feet above tha river, will accommodsts thonaaado ol men. It will be osed a* regimental headquarters of the first pioneer l» tea try sad two battalion* ot pioneer*. PERSHING MAKES HIS FIR«T VISIT TO THE RHINELANO American Amy ot Occupation— Oaaeral John J. Porshlng made bis Em vltlt to the Rhinelud. It It doubtful 4f one per cent of the inhah> itaats knew that the commander 10 chief of the American forces was la their midst. With the ezoepUos o{ Oaneral 'Diokman, commander ot the army of ♦ocupaUon, not oven the of deem at the head«narters of the ThW any were aware ol General SMBtfa presence. i