I
THE DUNN
V«J. •
DUNK. N. C. HA
TO HASTEN PEACE
POWERS AGREE ON
GENERAL TERM!
Will Not Wait Until Conunii
■tom Hava Finiahod
Labor*
FINAL SETTLEMENT
NOT TO BE AIMED A1
B«t Term* Will Be MUmb Fir.
“d, Dmdc T® Previde F®r Ai
Pe®«®, Je.tlfy DeaeUU
rnti®*. mm4 Simplify The Crave
lalmtaml Faad Pr.hlem
London, March lit.—The Parle cor
respondent of the PeU Mall Gaaette
any*, on high authority, that “in order
to avoid peril which would inevitably
nriee if preliminary peace terror ere
oat drafted until such time ea the
''V***?' commissions ihall have Strutt
ed their labors end have presented
thetr respective report* the represen
tative* of the great power* have
™** t>P certain pro pose la which
mam ample to constitute the basis
f* J”* treaty, or one analogous
to Oat signed at Versailles In 1BT1.”
correspondent adds that thee*
proposals are under the conaidera
Z°*. ‘nn««- af four, Pres I
*®d Pr«mi#rB Clemen*
cjjwi. Lloyd Georg* and Orlando.
temporarily Bupereedod the
council of ten ud that tais arrange
_ -V# J-f ■ "UVCIIIOBI.
Lett «• Enduring r«M.
. A final settlement will not be aim
?r *s cofitiniMS the corromondent,
hot the terms will, be ro&cl.ntJy
Brm. drastic and definite to provide
for an enduring peace, Justify u large
measure early demobHlt*tk>n. simp 11
>y the grave International food prob
lem and pave the wey lor speedy In
duttrial reconttruction and financial
reorganisation.
"The principal alms of proposals
now before the inner council are (1)
te Insure ample security for the fu
ture protection of Francs, especially
ob her eastern frontier, (f) to es
i"*1* ‘ *tron£ with a form Id
northern bwtwr Afuut
■**?• (8) to create a strong Poland.
<*> *» found a league of nations
pledged, on material as well as moral
grounds, to the preservation of world
peace.’*
cbccslu and Orlando—aa the deciding
tribunal of the conference Is ths most
significant evidence available of a
renewed resolution to speed up t
tftfttJT of pi ifi
The French seml-oBrial explana
tion is list progress became impossi
ble because of the cumbersome sise
of the cooncll of ton, which with its
secrete rial, its experts end steno
grapera and its other attaches really
became a council of forty. Ths dele
gatee war* suspected with some rea
son. of talking to place the mm tv e*
on record for future historians, rather
thaw to promote a quick decision.
r.-Military Personnel.
Berlin, March 88—The German
military representation to the Peace
Conference will be made np as fol
lows:
General Von Hammersteln, hither
to military president of the arm latte*
commission; Major Voa Booek, a for
mer general staff officer in the ex
Crown Prince’* army group; Lieut.
Colonel Von Arlaoder, of the Bavar
ian general staff; Major Poettchmr, of
the Saxon general staff, and Captain
Gayer, of War+temburg. The mlasion
wiU be under the eentrol of Gen.
Von Wrisberg of the Pmselnn war
ministry.
Adriatic Blocked* Lifted. '
Peris. Merck «*.—The Italian dele- 1
ration to the peace conference today
notified the conference of the rapprae- .
■ion of the military and commercial
blockade in the Adriatic by which
trading in the Adriatic retnraa to
conditions before the war except that
until peace 1* declared allied wanhipa
will have the right to March merehant
SOUTHERN WOMAN ON NEGRO .
LOYALTY 1
Wtneton-Balam, N. C—Him Kata
M. Herring, ©tractor of Ydrticit,
for the North Carolina War Barings
Committee, has recently published in
Northern and Southern magnate#*
Mae interesting facts in regard to the
thrift campaign among
her state. In the ^taek Belt,
where In fourteen counties tin Ne
groes ayerage II per cent of the
popnlitiMt tlu ttfTifi iubseriptloTi
was SO per cent of the allotment, 4 per
cent more than In the stats at lares.
In the county which sebeeribed 198
par cast of its allotment tha Negroes
form 47 per cent of the population.
They famish from 4* to «1 PM coat
of IS of the 10 counties.which sub
scribed 180 per «■«» or brer. Sub
scriptions ranged from **“* •*•**<«•
to who took tha limit *f fl<°®4 frr
each member of hi* family to thee*
wham subscription* ere re paid for la
KrsTrttSBA’JirTs;
scribed for worth for herself and
him.
Him Herring giree thro* reasons
for this remarkable showing: tk*
“htaek" coantim are sgriroKurally
rick; aad "Nsrh Carolina roeogateed
the Negro as aa Amerieaa ettisen,
aad gars hha rsspnnsibil.tto* the
——- M white men. Mk* the colored
soldier at the front, ha heard the
call and responded ’’
Mew Weseksei. Pm LIIBegtea
LOHagtoa, March It—The more
meat to build a tobacco warehouse
la UUlagtoa is getting to good Btapo,
gaits a lot of Meek her lag already
iota soberribed By tke first of April
H l^kopod, tha eeetract will ha roadj
MORE THAN 90,CIO
CENSUS JOBS OPEN
E.u. Which Win Bo MaAe la
January, IBSO. Will Kelp Irtn
Labor PruhW.
Washington, March *|.—The act
providing for the fourteenth and sub
•oqiiont decennial cvniuwi wai timed
by the President ou March 8. Thr
, enumeration, which will be mads la
January. 1820. is now lew than tan
montha distant, and the eansus bureau
already has under consideration the
selection and appointment of not to
eneed 400 supervisors who wUl have
Charge of the 80,000 enumerator*.
Tbe supervisors' dietricta will In moat
*»aac, except la the large citiee. havo
i T?* boundsdes as the Coagrea
ionai districu. The supervisor*, un
der the law. are to be appointed by
••CT*tary of co nun tree uum Um
recommendation of the director of the
con moo.
vTb* following Ins tractions have
Been given by the secretary of cocn
mereo to the director of the census jD
regard to the procedure to be follow
ed in making selections and appoint
mejits of esnsos supervisor*.
In* appointments to the poet of saperi
vibor In connection with the taking^
8Utl h '*"•** °# the United
“A tact examination, of which . _
cord wfl] be kept, la to bTrjJSw Ur
rB".dd£,en"tJ4,.hT po*
In addition to tkit, a earoful nimuI
M om atptrti«Iy mmd* rv
SSwut*01* ofqa^i I ““"• of Mch
ertil *?koj£ '"q°,ry- ■>“ *
“In rasing appointments from
thorn who shall bars psm^l the iSi ,
examination and tha separata Inquiry
*' *Vqualifications, preference tto .
ba «+»*« those candidates who have j
bed executive, admlniatmtive, autie- 1
Ucal and accounting experience and ,
wt»o hare hijch^*“f 1
bodies of men as administrator*, pro- ,
aided In all caaaa that men wtth^Ute
iTp«rbac« stated dojmjs tbs otbsr
qualiAcfttioiu nif—rj
“You will arrange to ghre notice to 1
ths above effect to every f*iiUn»n
applying for appointment and td Ue
•poneon. and na re a didates are te be <
■elected fog the appointment /whe do t
net-' j
stioo
mhlsem';, the civil service com
aUdotbWPi and hi any other to- f
•poet Ul-, they ena he hafpfal «
to you.-« ’ *
“It is desire, as I know t
it ie your this census ritall t
be an ux ita quality as well I
as In Ha ml need hardly t
my that na! reralt can ba bad I <
nnlaaa tha supervisors are selected i
with apodal car* to their individual I
fitness for the task. I am depending <
on you as tha responsible officer In im
mediate charge of the work to see that <
every precaution is taken to achieve I
this result In particular tha ap- |
pea ranee a* well as the feot ef poliU- ■
cal patronage are to bo avoided and '
fitness for the work te he done will be <
the controlling factor in the appoint
ments.” '
The director at the cenaue has al- I
ready taken iteya to carry out tha In
structions at the eeeretary.
The supervisors’ duties will occupy
tbeir lima for the gruntar pert at n 1
year beginning about July 1, 1*1*. '
Their compensation wfl ba IlsSM '
plus fl far each thousand or major 1
traction of a thousand ef population '
enumerated. The total compensation
in an average used district, outside
a large city, will therefore be between 1
11,700 and 11,100. Clark him and
other necessary expenses will ba paid
by the government.
All candidates for supervieomkipe
should address their applications to
the director of the census, Washing
ton. D. C.—Charlotte Observer.
iui iwk suw—rai uun ir
YOU CAN* IF YOU CANNOT.
BORROW THE MONEY—BUT
BUT THAT BOND
As ■ general mis pstph do net
Dec to go in dsbt We have Been raised
hat way in this country. Wo don't
ike to be in debt. It makos os fool
it a disadvantage. And yet there
ire debts aad debts There am soma
that are bad business; other* are the
seat kind of business Moat U ng
realise this when we think it over.
Take for la stones the money owed
toward* the payment of a Victory
Liberty Bond. Coaid you for n now
•nt consider It a reprehensible debt;
one that yon should ho ashamed of 71
A debt for a Liberty Bond conid wot
eoeac under this ben. It I* different,
wry different Indeed. It 1* the sort
of debt that Increase year owa self
respect and adds to rear neighbor’s
respect for yon. It give* you a high
er standing In your own aHhuatten
god It Increases your standing to the
ineemaalty. _
Aad eaother (king: That Victory
Liberty Bond will eoaee nearer being
the right cart of tndomoment for you
*t the bank than anything ties yon
might mention. After you hare paid
it off aad squared year account with
the gnvernaieat aad your awn Amer
ican conscience yon will have reeeeei
to foal a tittle proud of yourself
Then get ready at ones to da your
rrt when the Victory Liberty Loan
offered.
A Liberty Bond is the goveraaeeat'i
solemn promise to pap at a river
time the earn non I Bated <m the faa*
ef the bond. It Is goad, yes, even hot
tor than a Gold CorlkWe The lot
tor Is atoaey In hand but R dew
not nay yea Interest satomatkalty
A liberty Bond does pay yna I nearer
and a vary good rate ef Internet ai
that No one os aid go to debt far i
bettor Investment beans** marc that
100,OOO.OOC Americans aad the satin
i ten arose of the United States are ha
hind that promise to pari aad aa ears
j:
BOND ISSUE
I * _
. At our people well knew the
* Mm UdtUture paieod as act
authonain* as alaetioo an iaeu
* Inc 160,000 rand bond* for
* Avcraaboro tewUUp. If aaw
lirsent la Krona eneugb I think
the Board of County Coamia
* Monen will order aa election.
* On the other hand if thara la
not eonaUerable eenttmont la
* favor of tha election I do not
* think the Board will order H.
* ThM Id dimply to (tea you fair
notice to (at baay If yea want
•he election called.
* J. D. BARNES, Chairman.
PROGRAM
U1I8IONAEY DA t7 FIRST BAFTIT
SUNDAY SCHOOL, FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH
Dunn, North Carolina
MARCH 80, lOlfi 0:46 a. a.
Mlaaoae and tha rai*n of ri*fcteoaa
Son*, Eaaawa tha Farlahin*.
Sileat Prayer.
Son*. From Ocean Unto Ocean.
Scripture Raadin*. Faalm T*:1-1J
John 17:16-80 ,-Ttav. 18:11-1*
Matte.
Leaaon Period.
OUmm RmmmbMa.
Son*, Battle Hymn of tha laaiihUa
r>pemnf Addreee
Exertiaee by baBtsnan and primarlaa
Why We Want Chrtet
9-.-W_ ImmU_ t* _
t£SLm b, »- Why
Chriet i. not King. *
“>« Mattie Pape. Mm
Dr. C. D. Bain.
<*» Chnet Blag. B. M.
zsxritszrsrt,.
<nele by the Orchaetra.
* “artr , welcome »Waite crwrg
wdy who wishes to attnd. W
WEBBY MORGAN, ffugt.
AYETTlVUi* WILL -
WBIjCOMI BOTB NMA
ertaaca of
agoaat eaa^
aaaa It la (O soar,
i tha fast
hat Caah
o men ret-_
oaMMy tbie ie tSe_
he United Btataa will eead
broad aiakaa tbie affair a landmark
n county history. which will bo ehrwo
clod aa long aa there are Caabarlaad
MctndBili.
Mr*. John Hooke Anderson, bo
auee at her familiarity with Camber
tad hietory and her knowledge of the
eeeent war, gained throagh eoadwet
ng the soldier's eoloatn fat The Obaer
erfl hae accepted the ehalrm»nAI|i
>f the pageant.
Different eomaaanlttee in tha eon
y are planning M enact virions Mo
orle ecenee of this peat of the eonnty.
rhe programme wae brought before
he meeting ef the conaty echool
gaehsn on 8atnrday aeon and Bup
irintendeat McBryde, who b dll anting
he county work of the pageant, will
all a meeting of delegates in those
omraonitiee which win act out tha
wfeu tableaux. Tha usual eonnty
tinging contest will ho hold Oh Ant
lay with the Blount Gold Modal for
ha boat chorus offered ae la ensto
nary. The parti 11 panto la this chorm
will also eing aa a part at a mammoth
pageant chorus which will furnlsl
nueic for tha nnraMan
The historic tcanae which wIH be
orecanted with mweM are as followa
1— Early Indian Ufa acted ay Gamy
Fire Girt* of Tolar-HolL
2— Early Bcotxish-Colonlal Ufa in- :
troduclnt Farquord Campbell.
3— Seems from Flora MacDonald's 1
life, acted by Flora McDonald Col- 1
lava.
4— Liberty Point
5— Polly Bocemb’s ride.
•—Norik Carolina aoters the Union.
7—State University raeniraa Its
charter.
H-f, LLI.
»—Visit of LaFa/ette.
10— Bern In* of the rlty.
11— Taklnv of Ike Arsenal by tbe
Confed irate*
II—CM1 War Scenes.
II—Cumberland rr on eon a by
Kan.
14—Camp Bros on the Mexican bor
der.
18—Review of troope from Camp
Br!C-Victorr dance by (Ms around
spirit of Cumberland.
17—Return of the rote tana
Any eemmaalty or neyjnlaallen la
stdac ia raymsenna.
The War CsaTOwilly to sat
inv aa s riser! av house for the mrt
oue communities and sndrifaa of the
nu»ty which an tetttn* ap tba pe#
HARNETT COUNTY OFFICERS
MAKE RECORD.
LilBarton, March tl Pop ottos Me
Artaa, Matthews, Hoebadsy end Jeral
faa sstahtlshed a raeerd for this ma
ty and this ssetloa of the State la
the aaytara of nine riffle and rix man
i in one weak. Blochadsrs la thto riaa
ty And H hard to "yet by" thasaaS
i son.
' ly as to-morrow foBowo to-day oran
i dollar of Interest wfl] be said when
> It to dae aad ths bond win Kg
reaches inataritp**** T*J°* M
:j BENSON
•
• Jo2g. W. i. O
• boro, wan boro
• tho night lath. <
• Mrlmhikt.
» to Oroco Baikal,
• day night for ns at
• ported bock today.
• lira J. I . Ugoa. -
• hero for a fro dayo
i in*.
> Mr. Calvin
> Spring*. wo. ban
> woak vtatUag Mr.
> Barbar.
Mia. Anna
to Wflaoal
operation fa
*«y tepidir _
• recurs baat
Mr. H. ■. Hidden*
•**t Wadnialay and
•ml day. with kia 4
Moaao Hwring
Uft WcdxMBtWj. ¥
appondicitia, and 1
Mia... Band EL. ,
of FayottevflW, won.
day or two raa.atly
Mm. Claod Q '
Manor* J. B._
•day aad Cwip F
Mora to Foqnay ~
tho wook _
dJtioaaJ ptiioi U
who wti cMrrirtod *
—ifclfj to t)w
for In Ha
year* of Us time.
. Mr. and HraT
The baratand aUMaa
Mr. Boat H
a Da wmV of
lart FrMa»«Ut, lifitla dhk akoit
1TB hammf eon. aooagal stacks af
fodder, bam ban* of fartfHaar, all kU
farm toots *and lisnlemsifa and at
ehlnery, OagnHsw with mkaloief eot
ton, two h«ami«» and UllaiM awl
carta. Tbnlom was abate tea thou
■and dotting with two IfcTnaaad dol
lar* la—a in oa tha prapmli. No
Idaa la ateharsd asto.-thn or^ln of
the In, teU started ahawt I y
" The raw i la i af Mr. WOHaas Mor
gan. who-dlad law Thanday night at
ala bama In. Fuqoay Springs, ware
brought fax Elevation rimreb and
buried last Friday aftarnoos. Mr.
Morgan had. been Briar at Fomay
for arroral yaari? baibag moved there
from ouriaooaty. He «N a highly es
taeatod man and Wad well la hie
eommantt*. He hadnbaaa lai declin
ing haaHMder aavemlwatbs and U*
death caaaea no ewrprla* to bla near
wltewi HO was father to Mn Hen
ry Morgana who Vena fear miles
north of Baanoc, and la Mr*. Ortu
Matthawywh* llvoa soar boro.
Mia, W. D. Boone area bnataaa to
tba John Chari** MeHaOl Hank Cite
Thursday at 0 s-n Tb# waatlag waa
, condaetad by tto- aaiddint, Mrs. J
K. Borhonrt ebatea£awriooa br Mrs
T 0 W tew - —t - H-_
bldMM WM dlapMBllc'Of 1*4 MW
laaiuaaa takaa up, Ida* Mary Cook*
ud Mra. J B. rMMkwn alactod
mv maribin. A Uttar from Km
r L. Hall, wha U la Wilaaa hontetal.
wm raad to tba clob ttankinythan
far flawan aaat bar. DattrbUal rn
ftaabmaata war* aarrad. Thoat proa
•at war* Maadamm J. B. Barbour, O
A. Barboar, W. D. Boom, M. T.
Britt. 0. W. Boll 1m, J H. Rooa aad
Praataa Woodall: rMtara, lira. Hater
CraorH, ftaikMUld, aad Mra. Tba, of
Norfolk.
Tba body of Mr. 1mm Baaraa, wbo
dtoappaarad from Wflao*. af Ur bar
Iny pooa than aa a abort atatt late
January *», wm bmMht bara yaater
day far burial, haw lay bran found
late falarday aura lay by baya arba
arara fttelay hi Taiante Swamp aaar
Wllaaa. Aa bi quoad ana bald aaar
tba body, white wm badU daaompot
IWMWWHMtebMIlr
««M44 Imn wm fommA mi hh
md kf* w«tekt w?wl d*lten la mon-j
of thla ptoaa. wbe waa cnltod to WIM
aoa Mturday to ba praaaat at tba la
aua* atataa that thato wm m date*
about tea body batty that af M.
fatbar, m ha aauld ban aloarly raaay
alaad aha had than baao aa watoh ar
pa pan to Identify to body aa balay
to WBaou an or abate tba *Tth of
January to aMt a woman arttb white
ba bad btowiummtndlafc aad after
harlnf tatoj^a drfja Ip tea ooantry
day" aabrnwyid ajtete* ton fate an
dar tba arator la Taltate Swamp aaar
Wflaan ^h U ml* Ute tea drfmr^af
tha toy after ten dUnppanranan ad
Mr. Banna. Tba body wm tokaa ta
tba ah hama ptoaa af Mr. lam*
;l abate thrva mflaa wate af Banana
aad burtad yaatorday aflat aa on. Mr
'SLEEPING SICKNESS
CAME FROM ENCLAM
u- c*ltmd iuii
ViraUU^FUj bwul Can
RleWoV Va.. March M—TW
•£ "»*—pin» Mckcan” no,
l***«J*at la wvaral itta it a “haai
^u-rj^’-CS Mi
g. Q. WUIIana. Virginia
in
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s^atss*:?^.^ «
SfitSS^S
jrLsssi^jSta;
—nStWhiJofT?-???
ThB (kM 4Vi n i i ■ fc 1 (a _i_a.. a
Wubington, March
from Puma of thraa
■alta of tho Thirtinth (1
North Carolina aad Sootk
I Notional Oaard) aad
Uooal army man
Stataa) d.Y.nona
ad today by
Tha Thirtioth
Chari adon. 8 C,
Art* at New York.
Tba tranaport Huron da*
laaton, S C , April 4, baa
tba baadquarton and madkal dataab
manta of tba tod aad
eompaaiaa E. P, Q, H,
of tnalltth infantry;
baadqnartara, ardbmaaa aad madiaal
dotirnmaatc. Compaaioa A aad B of
tba 11 ttb mackina m battalion.
10rib mnitary- train madical anpply
dapot, ambaUaoa eomaaataa No. UT
to ISO iarinaira, Ml ba^rtaia Man.
I IT to IN inctadvo. A8 tbo traaps
baton* to tho Thirtioth dlriaion and
with a few minor txcapdeni are an
root* to Clamp Jnchann. C-O.
Tha tranaport Kontaeklaa dua at
Naw York April J. to brtaciaf tba
haailqiartara of tbo l*lod aafaatry
brifada, raikaanl aad Ant toMalba
baadqnartara eeanany, machine *aa
company, madiaU dotarkmant and
Companion A to D laelndea of tba
UM Muln TIm,-«mi
A part of the flat dtvtakm and are
wMgned to Cup Kearney, Col. On
beard aim on casual computes ef 1
Arkansas and Tans troops and mr
aea Brig. Gen. Vcrtxxj A. CaJdwn'l,
roanaandlng Uh lBlad infantry bri
(>da, la. retaining with the h*ed
luaitsra of that unit.
Tho transport Aitagas la dua at
Newport News April 4 with a few '
lasnala.
The tmnaport Edgar A. Lucken
beeh, due nt New York April f, has
iho headquarters troops si tho for
tieth dWiriea, ilEth train headgear
186th Infantry. The drip alee la bring
lag one casual eonroaay for Virginia.
The transport Btbcaey dee at New
York April f, has an heard headquar
ters of the second badtsMen, awrntr
wwmut and eompnnl— F. O ui H.
of tC IWrt Infantry; Md ml *2
tSSWSdS
quarters supply and mnehtoa eon
stfS'drssttiSF**
«£? iSsS&j
and ana eonmlaacaat detachment.
Tha transport Heredia wfl) aarien
at New YeA Ayil^ 6^ wrth
Mrs. P. 0. Lewis and daughter, ef
Beeves was worth considerable prop
his wind hud heacme affected rise*
th* death ef hi* wtf* a few meaths
age. The Awry ef robbery la set a
•pmctieabl* ene as Mr Seam* had
very little nseney when ha Wfl mane,
j&r.rSisiL’aiSw
in hla packets.
ARE TRADING UPON
1 MISERY Of wotu
Hi«t
SELMA PLANS TO CIV*
SHUNEXS MO RECEPTION
IhrSmb .
riEroanH
'15a3:s£SilH?r
CO'K^ATULATOI "
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