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4 If If you want to reach the people of the Piedmont sec tion put your ads in THE GRIT. Larjwt drculatioB of any paper is the county. Excel lent Advertising Medium, GMT .hi h ; t 1 . . . t ' ',. . ' , V P. H, ELKINS, Proprietor A FAMILY NEWSAPER FOR THE UPLIFT OF CHATHAM COUNTY $1.50 PER YEAR VOL. X. SILER CITY, N. C, JANUARY 9, 1919 NO. 36 EL THEODORE RODSEVELT AT HOME DIES IN OYSTER BAY IIS HEALTH FOB THE MSI IS HAD BEEN FAILING BAPi: IT Ex-President Had Not Been Well for Many Months and Suffer ed Affliction New Year's Eve Which Was Pronounced as Being Sciatica, Later Diagnosed as Inflammatory Rheuma tism Which Was the Immediate Cause of His Sudden Pass ing Away. mm BOLSHEVISM REAL PERIL III EUROPE SITUATION ASSUMES APPEAR ANCE OF DECLARATION OF WAR ON THE WORLD. WIS AnAnUAnC I bAHfliCUIC iff 3 - -': ; "7 I r-xl V-Vy QUESTION ONE OF 14 POINTS Direct and Arresting Effect I Being Had Upon the Larger Phases of World Reconstruction. London. As one surreys the map, .he truth becomes more and more ob vious that the rarious sectors in Eu rope which present entirely chaotic conditions are increasing in numbers instead of decreasing. Just at present Poland looms large. Yilna, Lemburg and. Warsaw rivetv attention one; day and Reval and Riga the next The fact is, the bolshevists, having decided to enlarge their sphere of control, hare declared war upon the world at large. This doubtful situa tion arises from the fact that bol- shevism is a state -of mind rather than a state of territory also from the fur ther fact that there are hundreds of thousands of men in Russia who must either join the bolshevist forces or starve or freeze. The main question now is whether bolshevist aggression will stop at the old German eastern frontier. How far bolshevist thought already has penetrated eastern Germany it is im possible to say. Where and when will the allies and America have to meet the bolshevist advanced forces? Po land is one of President Wilson's 14 points. What shall the allies and America do about it It can be readily perceived that such a situation has a direct and ar resting effect upon such large ques tions as those of demobilization, food finance, reconstruction and many others. if v- - .a i It ithk ' Miss Margaret Carnegie, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carne gie, who has become engaged to marry Ensign Roswell Miller, the son of the late Roswell Miller, former president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul railroad. WARMLY RECEIGED AT TURIN DESPERATE FIGHT 1 WITH R I AMERICAN TROOPS ENGAGE IN SEVERAL BATTLES WITH THE BOLSHEVIKI. SNOW TWO TO FOUR FEET DEEP Hot Artillery Fire Forces the Ameri cans to Withdraw temporarily from Villages Occupied by Them. FROM THE BORDER TO ROME HOMAGE, THROUGH WILSON, WAS PAID AMERICA. deception Accorded Chief Executive at Tours Was Unofficial but Not the Less Warm and Sincere. Oyster Bay, N. Y. Colonel Theodore "Roosevelt died in his sleep early Mon day morning at his home on Sagamore Hill in this village. Death is believed to have been due to rheumatism which affected his heart. The colonel suffered a severe attack of rheumatism and sciatica on New Tear's day but none believed his ill ness would likely prove fatal. The former President sat up most of Sun day and retired at 11 p. m. About fom- a. m., Mrs. Roosevelt, who was the only other member of the family at Oyster Bay, went to her husband's room and found that he had died dur the night. Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned to Colo nel Emlin Roosevslt, cousin of the for mer President, and he came to the Roosevelt home Immediately. Tele grams were dispatched to the Colo nel's children, who were in other parts of the country. Two of the colonel's sons, Major Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Captain Kermit Rosevelt, are in service abroad. Captain Archie Roosevelt and his wife left New York Sunday night for Boston, where the captains' wife's fa ther is ill. Mrs. Ethel Derby and her two children are in Aiken, S. C. Telegrams of condolence and sym pathy begaD to pour in from all parts of the country as soon as the news of Colonel Roosevelt's death became known. The former President came to his home on- Sagamore Hill from the Roosevelt hospital on Christmas day, but a week later was stricken with a severe attack of rheumatism and sci atica, from which he had been suf fering for some time. The rheumatism affected his right hand and it be came much swollen. He remained in his room and efforts weife made to check the trouble. -Saturday the colo nel's secretary, Miss Josephine Striek er, called to see him but the Colonel was asleep in his room. Miss Strieker said no one had any idea that death was so near at hand. Flags were placed at half mast in Oyster Bay Monday. News of the death of the former President was received here by Miss Josephine Strieker, the Colonel's sec retary, in a telephone message from Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Strieker said that the colonel had suffered an attack of inflammatory rheumatism on New Year's day and had since been more or less confined to his room. The attack of rheumatism settled mainly in Colonel Roosevelt's right hand and Mrs. Roosevelt sent at once for a nurse in the village of Oyster Bay. His condition did not at first seem to be alarming and the turn for the worse is believed not to have come until Sunday night. In announcing Colonel Roosevelt's death, Miss Strieker said: "Mrs. Roosevelt called me on the telephone shortly before 7 o'clock, say ing that the Colonel had died early in the morning. She did not give me any particulars and I am leaving at one for Oyster Bay. "The attack must have been very sudden. On New Year's day inflam matory rheumatism developed in Colo nel Roosevelt's right hand which be came very much swollen. Mrs. Roose velt sent for a nurse in the village and the Colonel was made as comfort able as possible. It did not occur to me at that time that he was serious ly ill." Miss Strieker went to Oyster Bay Saturday to pay the Colonel a visit She said. "At that time the Colonel was sleep ing in his room and I did not see him and there was nothing in the circum stances ,of his illness at that time to indicate to me that death was near, Mrs. Roosevelt, called me thia morn ing and told me of the Colonel's death. I could hardly believe it. "Mrs. Roosevelt gave me no particu lars of his death." It is understood that only Mrs, Roosevelt and the nurse were with him at the time of his death. The oth er members of the family are in other parts of the country or abroad. A telephone message received later from Oyster Bay said that Colonel Roosevelt had died at 4 a. m. Rome. From the frontier to Rome the journey of President Wilson was like a triumphal procession. Moun taineers and villagers swarmed from the hills and valleys to the railroad over which the presidential train pass ed to pay homage to America. They shouted "vivas," waving hats and handkerchiefs and flags and form ing picturesque groups which were emphasized by the brilliant sunshine, blue sky and green luxuriant land scape. The president was met at the sta- Milan. President Wilson voiced on Dy me preiect or ine province, again his views that the working peo- the mayor, the general commanding pie of the world demanded from tne troops nere ana ouer aumonueB, coming peace conference not merely Although the reception of the Ameri- treaties of peace but guarantees of the can chief executive was unofficial, the justice and the future of the peace to station was decorated with the Italian be made. He declared his belief that and American colors, while every- MUST GUARANTEE INTERESTS OF GREAT WORKING CLASSES witn the American Army on the Dwina. American troops fighting des perately neai- Kadish, have driven back bohtcvik troops which made an advance there. The bolshevists also launched attacks on the Onega sector and bombarded the allied front. The Americans came into battle along the Petrograd road and in the "frozen swamps that border it The battle was fought in snow from two to four feet in depth. American forces captured Kadish after a display of gallantry that evoked the admiration of the allied comman ders. Special care has been taken of the American wounded and the body of an American officer was taken back 100 miles by sledge and then shipped to Archangel for burial. There were some casualties, but they were small in comparison to those inflicted upon the enemy. On Tuesday, the bolshevists opened a terrific fire from three and six-inch guns and launched a counter-attack against the buildings held by the Am ericans in Kadish. So hot was the ar tillery fire that the Americans were withdrawn temporarily from the vil lage. The line, however, was not taken back very far and the new po sitions were firmly held. The enemy did not occupy Kadish because the barrage fire from the Americans guns made the place untenable. Shells falling on the frozen ground spread tneir zones or destruction twice as far as they would under normal con ditions. Later,- under the protection of artillery fire, American detach ments again swept forward and reoc- cupied the town. The men engaged in the t-dvance were from infantry and trench mortar units. v GEN. A. GV0SDEN0VITCH if - 'fx- z r W&V CflfsiV f'T III E PRESIDENT SPEAK JOINT RECEPTION IS GIVEN THE PRESIDENT BY THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT AT ROME. GEN. DIAZ AND WILSON MEET Weather Warmer and More Balmy Than That Experienced by Party in France or England. Gen. Dr. A. Gvosdenovitch, first min ister from Montenegro to the United States, Is a veteran of five wars and recipient of decorations for bravery from the governments of Russia, Italy and Montenegro. He Is a member of one of the oldest families in Montene gro, but went to school In Russia and '"n h'"? ftrer there. W001D MAKE GOOD IN TIME RAILROAD OPERATION DURING 1918 BY GOVERNMENT DID NOT SEEM TO PAY. Estimated Deficit Does Not Include Several Large Loans Made During Year of Nearly $200,000,000. the social structure of the world rested upon the great working classes and rfitrated his conviction that the peace must be made with the senti ment of these classes constantly kept in view. The President made these declara tions in his speech at the reception given him by the municipality, his principal speech of the day. ROOSEVELT BURIED WITHOUT POMP, CEREMONY, OR FLOWERS where in the city the Stars and Stripes was flown beside the Italian flag." The president's train left a short time later amid the enthusiastic cheers of a crowd which had gathered to greet the nation's guest. PETROGRAD POPULACE IS ON VERGE OF OUTBREAK REVISED STATISTICS SHOW INCREASE OF DEATHS Son's Death Broke Him Down. One of the things that is believed to have contributed more than any other to the Colonel's breakdown was the death last fall of his son. Lieu tenant Quectin Roosevelt, the aviator, in action in France. Colonel Roose velt bore the sorrow of his death with a fortitude that was in keeping with his spirit ir. public life. He suffered most poignant griefs in silence and tried to forget them by plunging hard er than ever into his work. Near the End Is Still in Harness. New York. On the day before Christmas when Colonel Roosevelt left the hospital here to spend the holiday in Oyster Bay, Miss Strickler, in speaking of his condition, said he was in slight pain at intervals but appar ently was far from being seriousiiy in On the Sunday previous to hi3 depar ture for his home he had dictated arti cles for the Kansas City Star and oth- er publications from 11 a. m. until 2 p. m. He tt wall and lpt like a ehiia London Dissatisfaction and desper ation in Petrograd, caused by the al most complete , disappearance of the i necessaries of life and the system of Oyster Bay, N. Y. Colonel Theo- eovernment in effect nnder bolshevik dore Roosevelt, 26th President of the j rule are so widespread that the popu lace is on the verge of an outbreak, according to a Danish business man, who has returned from Russia. "Conditions in Petrograd are ex ceedingly depressing," he says, "ex cept for the red guard and its agents, the whole population is in dire needs. Petrograd is face to face with com plete starvation. "The present system of government is creating general stagnation and the misery in which the majority of the populace is living has fostered dis satisfaction and desperation, which are gradually spreading. United States, who died at his home on Sagamore Hill was laid to rest without pomp or ceremony in Young's Memorial cemetery in this village. He was buried on a knoll overlooking Lone Island sound, a plot he and Mrs. Roosevelt selected soon after ne left the White House. In the words of the clergyman who conducted the funeral service, "Amer ica's most typical American, known in every corner of the earth, will go to his grave as a quiet democratic, Christian country gentleman, beloved by his neighbors." After prayers at the Roosevelt home, at which only members of the family were present, the funeral serv ice were held at 12:45 o'clock in Christ Episcopal church, the little old frame structure where for years the ooionei and his family worshipped. At the request of Mrs. Roosevelt, no flowers were sent. The altar was INCREASE TO SEVEN CENT CAR FARE CAUSES TROUBLE Denver. Demonstrations against the collection of a seven-cent street car fare, recently approved by the state public utilities commissian, re sulted in blocking virtually all the decorated only with laurel placed on ; lines of the Denver Tramway Corn- it for the Christmas season. Also in pany. conformance with Mrs. Roosevelt's crowd collected at Fifteenth and wishes, there was no music and no Larimer streets in the heart of the eulogy, but only the simple service of . business quarter, pulled trolley pole Washington. The influenza epi demic which swept the country during the latter part of last year caused -111,688 deaths in the 46 largest cities and increased the combined death rate for those communities in 1918 to 19.6 per thousand, according to statistics made public by the cen sus bureau. Total figures for the country were not available. Baltimore with 26.8 per thousand and Nashville with 26.4 had the highest rates of the registration cities, while St. Paul with 13.9 and Minneap olis and Grind Rapids with 14 each had the lowest. Rome. In parliament house a Joint reception was given President Wilson ky the members of the senate and the caamber of deputies. The function was an impressive one. The large and distinguished gathering gave the President an ovation. During his speech the President constantly was interrupted by out bursts of applause and when he ended he was accorded an ovation which lasted until he passed through the exit of the building. Outside the throngs in the street took up the demonstra tion which continued until the doors of the Quirinal closed behind Mr. Wilson. The weather was warmer and more balmy than the presidential party had experienced in France and England and there was a feeling of relief on their part The President met with really the first touch of sustained sun shine he had seen since coming to Europe, and he made the remark dur ing the day that the weather remind ed him of that at home. During the day King Victor Em manuel presented General Diaz to President Wilson, who complimented the Italian commander-in-chief on the magnificent achievements of his army. The President expressed regret that he would be unable to visit the Italian battlefront owing to lack of time and the necessity of returning to Paris as soon as possible for the work of the peace conference. PROTESTANTS RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT IN CHURCH Washington. The government's loss in operating the railroads in 1918 Is calculated by railroad administration officials at less than $150,000,000. This represents the difference between the aggregate amount the government would be compelled to pay railroad companies as rental for the use of their properties the so-called guaran teed return and the net income which the government will receive from the railroads. It will take six months more of re ceipts from the increased freight rates to permit the government to recoup its losses, officials believe. If Con gress does not approve the proposed five-year extension of federal control, and as a consequence President Wil son carries out his announced inten tion of returning the roads to private management at an early date, the government's loss will not be made up. This deficit does not include the big sums between $150,000,000 and $200,- 000,000 which have been loaned the railroads to help them pay for the ex tensive program of improvements and purchase of new cars and locomotives. These loans will be repaid eventually. AMERICAN MILITARY LAWS ARE DECLARED OBSOLETE OYER THE LAND OF THE L0N6LEAF PINE SHOUT NOTES OF INTEREST TO CAROLINIANS. ' Wilmington, Miss Christie M. Pin-' ner, until recently district welfare nurse for the board of health, died la a Suffolk, Va hospital. Raleigh. After an absence of three, months in the army, Mr. John Davis is once more back at his old position in the office of E. R. Pace, commit sicner of public works. Memphis, Tenn. (Special) Appoint ment of Bishop U. V. W. Darlington, of Huntington. W. Va as head of the evangelical department of the South ern. Methodist home mission board was announced at the concluding ses sion of a two-day conference here, at tended by representatives from every southern state. 'Winston-Salem. The war savingi stamps campaign in North Carolina . is closed. While the exact figures will not be known at state headquarters here for perhaps a week, it is known that they will exceed S25.000.000, this being a little more than 50 per cent ot the amount allotted by the government to North Carolina. Wilmington. The congregation of Calvary Baptist church celebrated the seventh anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. J. A. Sullivan, giving a remark able reception to him and his family at the church, following .which a watch night service was held. Charlotte. After serving as magis trate in Clear Creek township for 41 years. Squire Pat Mungo has mdved to Charlotte and because of bis leav ing the township he is forced to relin quish the position. Goldsboro. Frank Clement fireman on the Southern Railroad, had both legs severed from his body at the union station when his foot slipped Just as he was trying to catch tha Norfolk Southern passenger train which was backing out of the station bniind tnr ihtt vanla ' New York. Administration of mili tary justice in the United States will be one of the subjects considered at States ville. G. E. Dull, who baa been farm demonstrator of Iredell the Episcopal church, conducted by tho pastor, Rev: George E. Talmage. SPREAD OF BOLSHEVISM IN NEW YORK ALARMING New York. Department of Justice from the wires and cut trolley ropes, halting all traffic. Rome After his visit to the Vatican President Wilson returned to the American embassy, whence he drove, with Mrs. Wilson, to the American Protestant Episcopal church. He was accompanied by Thomas Nelson Page, the American ambassador; Brigadier General Wm. W. Harts, TJ. S. A., and Count Bruschi-Falgari, gentleman-in waiting to King "Victor Emmanuel, and Countess Bruschi-Falgari, lady-in-waiting to Queen Helena. In the vestry he received represen tatives of evangelical churches in Italy. They were introduced by Dr. Dexter G. Whittinghill, superintend ent of the American Baptist mission; Rer. Walter Lowerie, rector of St, Paul's American church, and Francis Keene, the American consul gen eral. Other bodies represented were the Waldensian church, the English Baptist missions, the Italian-American Methodist churches, the Wesleyan missions, the Presbyterian church and the British Bible Society BABY BONDS DUE IN 1924 COST $4.12 THIS MONTH Washington. The new series of agents in New York, who have been war savings stamps, known as the watching German suspects in this city 1919 series, are on sale and will ma- have been assigned to the work Ol ture January 1, 1924. The sale of the frustrating the activities of five groups 1918 series ended on December 1. of bolsheviki which have established The January price of the new W. S. headquarters here. The spread of g. s 54.12 each, and this price will ad- bolshevism ws admitted to have be- j vance one cent each month. They will come "alarming." be blue instead of green and are More than 50,000 persons here are ; slightly smaller in size than the 1918 said to be active or passive followers of the bolsheviki movement. APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVE REQUEST OF WILSON Been Unwell Past Year. . New York. Colonel Roosevelt's last illness may be said to date from last February. . On February 5 it was announced he had been removed from his home in Oyster Bay to the Roose velt hospital in this city, following' an operation on one of his ears. Soon after his arrival at the hospital he un derwent two more operations for the removal of diseased tissues in his in fected ear and it was admitted at the time he was seriously ill. Officials .Honor the Dead. Washington. Flags were half mast at the White House, the capitol and all public buildings Monday upon the announcement of the death of Colonel Roosevelt. And in respect to the memory of the former President and commander-in-chief, Secretary Daniels and General tMarch ordered flags at half mast on every ship and shore station of the navy and at every army post and camp at bom and abroad.' . Washington. By a vote described as "very close," the house appropria tions committee approved the Tequest of President Wilson that Congress appropriate $100,000,000 for relief work In Europe, outside of Germany. Opposition to the President's pro posal was not on party lines, Demo crats as well as Republicans voicing disapproval. No announcement of the vote was made, but it was understood that it was 7 to 6. series, of which nearly $10,000,000 worth were sold in South Carolina. 2,000 FRENCH SOLDIERS HAVE ENTERED BUDAPEST MORE TRANSPORTS ARRIVING WITH SOLDIERS FRO MFRANCE Newport News, Va. Bringing 1,238 sick or wounded soldiers, including 136 marines, the army transport Pas tores reached here. Eleven hundred of these men, who represent practical ly every state as well as a majority of the organizations that prticipated in the fighting in France, -were sent to the debarkation hospital at Camp Stuart for a few days' rest before be t05 distribute ovtx the country. Paris. Two thousand French sol diers have entered Budapest, the Hun ga-rian capital, according ' to a tele gram from Zurich to the Temps. One detachment occupied the castle of Count Karolyi where Field Marshal von Mackensen, of the German army is interned. Other reports reaching Zurish from Budapest say that there have been several brawls there between Ruma nians and Magayrs. . DR.. EGGLESTON TO HEAD HAMPDEN-SIDNEY COLLEGE Blacksburg, Va. Dr. J. D. Eggle- ston, president of Virginia Polytechnic institute, announced that he would accept the call to the presidency of Hampden-Sidney College. Dr. Eggle ston is an alumnus of Hampden-Sid ney and returns to his alma mater at the beginning of a new era in its ex istence, the institution having recent ly come .under full control of the Free byteri&n church in Virginia. ROOSEVELT WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT Washington. It is understood here that Col. Theodore Rosevelt is about to announce that he will not be a can didate for the presidency in 1920. His health is poor, and the rigors of campaign might make it worse. If Mr, Roosevelt gets out of the way it is be lieved that Senators Lodge, Knox "Watson, Harding and Sherman wlil enter the race. That is one way of explaining the bitter attacks on the president in ,the senate. the annual meeting of the American ha tendered his resignation Bar Association. The executive com- nd he wUl be succeeded by J. A, mittee of the association, at a meet- of Ehnwood. this county, who ia ing here, decided it is a subject which empiojrea oy in. .w ar.- some reformation." In making the announcement Presi dent George T. Page, of Peoria, Ill gave out a statement in which he de clared that the war has demonstrated that our military laws and our sys tem of administering military justice are unworthy of the name of law or justice." The United States, he said, still is following rules copiei from England in 1774, but which were abandoned long ago by Great Britain and which were better suited "to the armies of feudal times than to the1 citi zen armies of a modern republic. VESSEL WITH 2,480 SOLDIERS AGROUND OFF 'FIRE ISLAND New York. Relatives of men aboard the United States transport Northern Pacific, aground on a sand bar off Fire Island, need have no fear fv their safetv, according to a wire less message from Captain Connelly, commanding. "Northern Pacific is in no danger, said Captain Connelly s message Relatives of soldiers and crew need have no fear for their safety. The soldiers will be landed whenever winds shift to northward of west" The naval authorities are taking every precaution, however, to guard the lives of the 2,480 soldiers aboard the transport, nearly 1,700 of whom are sick or wounded. A breeches buoy has been rigged from the shore to the vessel, ready for use at any time if it is deemed best to risk further injury to the stretcher cases by remov ing them from the craft, while 13 de stroyers and naval tugs are standing by to lend assistance in emergency, HOOVER, DIRECTOR GENERAL INTERNATIONAL RELIEF WORK Paris. President Wilson has ap pointed Herbert C. Hoover director general of international organization for the relief of liberated countries. both neutral and enemy. Norman Da vis, formerly on the staff of Oscar T. Crosby, special commissioner of finance for the United States In Eu rope, will act as Mr. Hoover's assist ant. This was announced by the Ameri can peace commission in a statement which says that the designation of Mr. Hoover to take charge of the relief work is in cdnformity with the request of the allied governments that the United States take a predominat ing part in the organization and di rection of relief measures. The state ment says: "Upon President Wilson's arrival partment Rotherfordton. Herbert Champion, private first class, 105th engineers. Thirtieth division, was on December 4 decorated with the medal D. S. A. The particular act of bravery which won the high medal of honor was ren dering first aid to four of his com rades who were wounded with him on July 17 by the explosion of a Ges- bomb. Charlotte. Ca.pt James W. Squirei of Charlotte, a nationally known X-ray expert, died in France December II oC lobar pneumonia. Wadesboro. Union services of an the local churches were held at tha Methodist church to welcome Rev. E. R. Welch and family into the religious life of the town. Winston-Salem. A novel case heard in the city court Hubert Oak ley, negro, was held for the superior court on the charge of going into a room and, with pistol drawn, holding np and robbing six or eight ' negro men during a gambling game. Washington. It is understood that James A. Gray( of Forsyth, will be. chairman sf the finance committee ot the North Carolina senate and George A. Holdernees, of Edgecombe, chair man of the appropriations committee. Lnmberton. Chief of Police E. Ia Ilanna was surprised when he discov- RAILROADS AGAIN ALLOWED FREE TRADE WITH PAPERS Washington. Director General Mc Adoo issued an order authorizing the renewal Jor the year 1919 of contracts between railroads and newspapers for the exchange of intra-state railroad transportation for advertising. -Under the form of contract newspapers can not charge for the railroad advertis ing more than their usual commercial rates and the railroads must compute the value of transportation on the ba sis of the normal tariff rates. the result of the investigations of the fred a jey stiu in operation near United States and allied government the unoQ station. The still waa a officials into the food situation of the horoejnade "Twentieth Century'' mod- liberated countries, neutral ana ey,,. and waa 8et.up in the kitchen at emy were laid before him. NEARLY ALL FORTY-FIRST the home of Jim Jenkins, colored. Guilford College Dr. Raymond Bin- DIVISION ORDERED nurse. ford t.e new. pre8iaent of . Guilford. j College, has plans well in hand for Washington. Practically the entire fortncoinmg campaign to Kft ths forty-first division was included in a I debt and to raise the endow- MEXICAN REFUGEES SEND DELEGATES TO CONFERENCE El Paso. Six hundred refugees of all political factions formed an organ ization here and decided to send dele gates to 'Paris during the peace con gress there with a view to obtaining a permanent peace in Mexico and the repatriation of all political exiles in the United States and Europe. Dele gations wil also be sent to President Carranza, Francisco Villa, and other leaders in theHnterest of this movement. MAXWELL BLAKE OF TANGIER IS SUMMONED BY PRESIDENT Tangier. Maxwell Blake, the Amer ican representative at Tangier, whose knowledge of Moroccan affairs is pro found and who has always held aloof from all local intrigues and Jealousies, has been summoned by President Wil son to Paris, undoubtedly to be con sulted on the Morocco questoin. Blake's presence in Paris is a matter of sincere congiatulatlons for all who wish tha Moroccan question treated with Justice. FIRST MESSAGE OF FIRST PRESIDENT CZECHOSLOVAKS London. The Times,, in an editorial on Professor Masaryk's message says: "The first message of the first pres ident of the Czecho-Slovak republic is an event in the history of the world. Dr. Masaryk was doing more than inaugurate the rebirth of an an cient nation. His presence in the old audience chamber of the Hapsburg palace was witness to the triumph of democratic principles and ideals." list of units announced oy ine wax department as assigned for early con voy from France. The forty-first division was the first to be stationed at Camp Greene. This division was there several months in the fall of 1917 and was transferred overseas from here a short while be fore Christmas. Charlotte literally "fell in love" with the Western boys. 200 SICK AND WOUNDED YET ABOARD STRANDED LINER NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY STAGES SENSATIONAL STUNT Fire Island, N. Y. Except for 200 wounded men, every one a veteran of European battlefields and more than half of them helpless on their cots, all of the 2.500 soldiers were passengeri on the stranded army transport North ern Pacific were safe ashore or aboard naval vessels at the close of ' the second day of one of the most re markable marine rescues in the his tory of the Atlantic coast SOME CAROLINIANS WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON Washington. Riotous scenes were eneacted in front of the white house when soldiers sailors and citizens un dertook to end a "watch fire" demon stration started in LaFayette Park by "sentinels" of the national woman's party as a protest against the failure of the- senate to pass the equal suf frage resolution. Women carrying banners were knocked down by the charging crowd tad their banner deitroyed, Washington. A list of American sol diers reported to have arrived in France, after having been released from the prison camp at Rastatt Ger many, was announced by the war de partment The list includes thd fol lowing enlisted men: Paul Denton, Hickory, N. C. Thurston McSvroin, R, F. D., Blacka- burg, S. C. R, H. Hoi combe, Coulder, N. C. La F. R&lfc, XL F. D., OUS, N. f. ment V Charlotte. The report for the past year of R. P. Connelly city building inspector, stated - that the total value of building construction or repair dur ing 1918 amounted to $878,546, as com pared with $724,413 in 1917, $837,039 in 1916. $1,215,466 in 1915 and $1,011,777 In 1914 . Eton College. The commissioners representing the three Christian con-4 ferences in North Carolina met to dis cuss the preliminary basis of the union of the three conferences into ne. to be known as the North Caro tin a Christian conference. - Fayetteville. Bernlce Phillips of Stedman, this county, was struck by! Atlantic Coast Line passenger train: while attempting to drive a team of; mules across the railroad track at' Lock's Creek bridge. Just" east ot th Cape Fear river bridge. 1 a Asheville. One of the largest moon- ihine still taken in this section of tha! state in some time was captured by! Sheriff Allard -Case, ot Henderson; ounty, neap Saluda. Sheriff Case,, irith two deputies found the stilL and ; lestroyed it There were 3,000 gallons j if beer prepared, ready for a run. Wilmington. Ben Dixon HMcNeflV former reporter for the Morning Star, las returned to take his old position ttter six months in service at Campl Sancock, Qi where ha was retained! ti Jaitructcc tn niaU&i ma fir. i : 1 ' ' Hip t t 1 i ..It; - u X 1 1 i 1: ": -VI ... t 4: r 1 ' If
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