North Carolina Newspapers

.. . r-ir.L 11 ? - |r; Hriwul Wit Wsm Gbonch 2 '' i M2,6?f,136 I - r* United War Work Fund Totals ivjusv. North: Carolina afid Alabama RAteod 160 Par, C?nt of Thair Quotas; 14'Others 150. -New York. Nov. S$.?Total subscriptions to the United work work i'.w eampklgn were $2.08,its.038 or $32,870 ,036 In excess of the amount orlg-" \r ' JlUdly asked by the seven war relief organisations for their work during demobilisation of .the Army and navy. aocordIhK to an official anno^rfCbw ['agSJ? ment tonight by the national campalgn committee. This is the largest sum ever raised as an outright gift In the- history of the world. According, to the committee, every state in the Wnlon. with the exception , of Pennsylvania and Minnesota. exceeded the quota assigned to it.' .Fourteen states pledged 150 per cent oy morjs of their quotas, Arizona heading the list with 248 per cent. . Percentages . of other high states included: North Carolina and Alabama each 160; Georgia and Vermont each 150. A feature, of. the campaign was the manner in which men of the army d&fcf.'navy themselves aifd the iny. habitants of foreign countries con' -) fSi.'/trttmted to the fund. The army and . ' limQ gave 3618,346. China gave $1;000,000; Russia $11,000; Cuba '' ^ '~w$76,000; Japan ISOO.'tiOQ; Mexico $114,000, and Porto Rico $82,090. New Tork state went "oyer the top" today with ai percentage of 102. John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who had underwritten lacking- subscription* to the . amount of 9M23. . were called on to contribute $370,007 Ho make up the total* when reports showed a subscription of SS4.tl?,t9S. John H. Mott, director general of the campaign, expressed deep satisfaction at the result of the drive. "To all who have- so generously given of their time and effort," said Mr. v Mott, "from the President and his associates to the humblest giver, the campaign committee sends thanks, not for haelf, but tor those to whom ' the gifts will mean So ntukh in these ?-next crucial months?the brave men of our army and wavy/' / Ty, pohrted Vshl^igviih?ip"ihl V'rv'the. corner ot the T. M. C. A. and ( . Joe asked' this qui?t looking boy to hox a few-rounds for the pleasure of the crowd who were present. But the poor fellow said he had a bad wrist aAd' must refrain from boxing for ; ,^^'akrhile. "Aw come on," says Joe. "I hurt ^ou. I only weight 16G lbs." So the Innocent boy puts the Kloves on and they make up to go six >'. ppunds." So the innocent boy puts the too short for an experienced fighter ' y. like him. ^ ? J". Somebody called time, and Ander son begins to wade In. This Anderson Is a tough boy and he begins to cut loose right from the start and everybody begins to sympathize with the poor dood wno naa me Dna nana. Then something happened. The boob dropB both his hands and lets Anderson belt him any place he wants and Anderson can't knock him out? so the round ends. , After a minute, time is called and the innocent chap begins to let go with a variety of swings and Jabs? uppercuts and hooks and some of the V i ?blftiest f?ot work you ever saw, and - believe me if Anderson wasn't an experienced boxer himself, he would have been knocked out right there and then. But as it was he lasted only two more rounds and was so weak that he had to quit. If the gloves were regular small fighting mitts, Anderson would huve gone to sleep pretty early that evenlng, but they were the big ones ahd . so Joe only carries two bad eyes and puffed 4lps. Somebody told Joe that the fellow he boxed was a New Jersey pug. .Joe says that anyway he made him hart his bad hand worse. Moral?Next time don't pick on innocent looking chaps who don't want to box. ^" HEARD FROM THE - SIXTEENTH COMPANY Again, we show our supremacy lr athletics. Getting up a basketball tean in short order, A. E.' Frledrlch, capt&ir of the team of this company, had hit hands full when the time came to pla> the- Ninth company on Saturday, No vemfeer -33, *t the Y. M. C. A. 184 Assisted by his able-bodied players McCufa Frayer, Cooper and Dubner Captaln Frledrlch very readily van qulehed the Ninth company by tht score of 19 to 2. The- game was fea I tured by the remarkable shooting o I field sroals bv Cooner. The line-up: (/' Ward Cooper A. Fog* ? Right Field. Alex. E .Friedrich Wm. Heale? Left Field. Patty McCann John Diet: Center. jV John Frayer A1 Burk< Right Guard. Darld Dubner -. Jaa. Llpse: Left Guard. Field foals: Cooper 4. Friedrich 2 J McCapn J Frayer 1, Dubner 1. I ' Foul goals: Cooper 1. Healey 2. The Sixteenth company is open t< meet any team in the Fourth regi ment camp "who would like to plaj next'Saturday, November 30. Commu nicate with Sergeant Friedrich at or derly tent If gamers desired. M THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION. Dr. D. W. * Daniel, president o f Clemson college." Calhoun, 8. C.. i to be the ap.eaker at a ThanksRivlni Day celebration to be conducted b the war camp community service a the Auditorium at A p. m. Docto . Daniels is one of the most lnsplru 'lonal and delightful publio spanker >ft the'south and his* presence" heri on that obcaglon will doubtless at rraot a capacity audlsnce. Musira numbers will be furnished by < chorus from Queens-college and sob number* by Miss Fay Kellogg, vpca instructor at Quoen* college. "Till JL XVI Prated WrifrJ* the) i v' Z . -STy 'v ^ *; '"* ' * ' i'* ilMj? AMERICANS ANO GERMANS ' WASH THEIR CL<CTf&S ON OPPOSITE RIVEff'BAN KS General Pershing's Forces m Luxemburg and Along the Moselle Look Over 4nto Germany. ' . , * V With the American Ajfmy of Occupation, Nov. 23. (By the Associated Press.)?General Pershing's forces in Luxemburg and all along the river | Moselle from the points of Junction with" the French oh th?lr right and ; left, looked over into Getrmany today. The Germans are soiriewhat slower : in some places in evacuating their territory than had been axnected. but not enough to give rise to the belief , that they do not intend tQ observe the terms of the armistice. Along the Moselle, lagging German soldiers washed their clothing today on their side of the river. The Americans on the opposite bank did likej wlsse. There was little ponversing across the river owigg to the strict ! American order against fraternization. The weather Is cold aisd clear. The , Americans have bought guide books j of Luxemburg and_ are enjoying the ' sightseeing in the Mos4&le valley. cflpt. binnisTerTbuno bead in his ten! Was Commanding Officer ol Quarantine Camp^-Believed , to Be Suicide. i Capi. J. H. Bannister* commanding officer of the quarantine camp ai Camp Greene, was founfle dead in hit tent last Thursday mplmlng with r rifle shot wound throqgh his head It Is believed that his death was th? result, of a shot from his own hand either accidentally ml With sulclda Intent. A board of afmV officers held an inquiry Friday X6> determine tht cause of his death 'and ' they stated that no reason had J?|n found wh> be should take hfct^9|ik TheJ>ody was sent 40 Fort Leavenworth, Kan., with m military escort -where his family resides. Captain Bannister ha* been sta tloned at the quarantine camp sinc< last spring and -irjgL, vary pleasan> and greatly tnten^pd in his work, i FINAL TOUCItfX >ROM 151ST LABOR BATTALION Now that the IfrraUtlce has beei signed, resulting - In complete cessa tlon o? hostilities,principle! minister thfe necessary healftig power the war-torn, lll-if&ted nations wil appreciate the sound policies about t< replace the ancient! monarchy and au tocracy. whloh policies will eventually replenish their resources and othei uncovered rights, placing them on ? par with modern "American" effl clency. These nations will learn that "de mocracy" Is a keynote to the succes: of the future generations heretofori unforseen. The glad tidings that also resultet through the signing of this wonderfu script, placed anxious anticlpatioi within the hearts,of those awaiting th< return of the fortunate one, who help ed to terminate this long and blood; struggle. However; the first step of coiftinu our peace has begun, the closing up o actual details necessary to terminatt future atrocities or other brutal alillt* tions. will involve a period of han I and tedious work, to insure and main I tain the preservation of everlastini peace. This is .where the Labor battalloi Iuiguiuxuiion ionns ai prominent para constituting the reclamation and sal vuglng of the waste material that wa I .such a conspicuous asset in this worti wa r. , j Therefore, with instructions fron I the proper source, issued prior to th Signing of the armistice, and not a yet countermanded, every effort is stil | I being made to continue organizing thl j battalion by the commander. nun | j other than Capt. George F. Foss, CJ j j M. a man of exceptional charaC ,! ter. master soldier and excellent ex , 5 ecutive abilities, who with his contln ! uous zealous efforts anticipates thl j organization to be unexcelled in thl 1 . branch of the service. Judging fror | the present co-operation of his co | workers and subordinate officers an* L j non-commission officers, it shall no j be unnoticed. Due credit must be given Lieut. Jo ; seph A. Moore. Q. M. C.. commandin I headquarters company and adjutar ' j of this battalion, for the proficien ! ideas instilled, in addition to those c 1 i Captain Foss. B iLeutenant Moore's knowledge i labor battalion organizing is second t none, running parallel with the bea having acquired the experience throue complete study in this respect, whil . affiliated with one of the main por - of organization. Newport News. Va. Coupled with these valuable asset - this organization has a clientele < f other officers, namely, Capt. Pierre I Southworth; Lieutenants J. H. I Grannls. Carl A. Pederson. John ! 1 Trlckey. George C. Cl'aghorn. Charh j Furthmann. F. M. Whitfield. Williai / | V. McGinleyv Thomas J. Mason. I'arr J Goldstein, Eaward F. O'DowcK E. 1 z Hlfcrne and the supply officer. Liei I <?nnnl PhftrlM D Parm?n whr\ fnri ? ! part of the working of this organ | zatlon. Evaryone connected with this ba I tallon Is ready to lend a hand in th winding ?P of the war. ' SF.RGT. LOUIS P PAQUKT. 361st Labor Battalion. -j METHODIST MINISTERS - PREACH AT CAMP "Y" HUT [ The following was given out yestei day at army Y. M. C. A. headQuartei f at Camp Greene: * "Every Y M. C. A. hut in Cam L Greene had the pleasure Sunday i v having a Methodist minister spea t both morning und evening. Thei r ministers were In attendance at tl _ conference at Charlotte and tl s courtesy was extended them throus g religious work director, Rev. Dani . Iverson. of the Y. M. C. A. Boj 1 morning, and evening In the color* % as well as the white Y". M. C. A. hu 0 good sermons were heard from t! 1 conference visitors and were tho ougly enjoyed by the Roldlers." in mil INCl M. C A. by Couriesl of < | 5 GOING TO m j Presence Not Only Desirable but Inriisnpnsahlo I _ I London Times Hopes "Party Controversy" Will Not Keep v i Him From Peace Conference. * -4 Special Cable FYom tlw Loudon ; | Times lo The Observer. {(Copyright. 1918, by Public Ledger . I * Company.)'* f| London, Nov. 23.?Ths. Times prints :' a long leading editorial hekded I "President Wilson's Visit to Europe." 1 ; After referring to political discussions | j now going on In America, tbe^article ; continues: * j "These debates ar* on^the domestic i afTairs of the American people. To ; us. the President is the* head not of ja party but of the people. Even. If j thero is bias here to one. or the other ' j of the American partifes-^-and there is not?it would not affect our attitude I on the President of the American rei public. Wilson has done Incalculable ; service for the allied cause in the war f j and his name is one to" conjure with I In Europe. * V "We are all idealists now in inter! national affairs and look to him to ! help us realize these ideals?to reconstruct out of this weltt* a better and , | fairer world. t "We hope party controversy will i not prevent him from coming to Eui rope, for ?ven mors important than . | tho actual conferonce are the disousi i sions by the allied representatives . which must preeedrdt. To these I I Wilson's presence Is ftbt only desirl j able but indispensable." ? j The article says the discussion in I I America of the 14 points "merely r means the American people are getting at grips with the subject." It j adds: } * . I "Questions of political theory are becoming questions of political' prac" tice." ? "The very appearance of a con1 troversy is a wholesome apd encouraging sign. The 14 pofnts were never intended as tables of a new law brought down by an American front ' Mt: Sinai, but rather as principles for the regulation' ofv international coni duct in the future ,wj|fch have still - to be discussed ht application. 9 "Take, for example, the freedom, of - the seas, which i*^ the ^mofn thorny terpVi^tion Vf-^# phra^ it wotSd . mean' complete abolition of a com1 I mercial blockade. By another extreme > j it might mean no more than the abol" j ltlori of a cldsed sea. whether the f J Black sea or the Baltic, with pror | vision for free atul unimpeded navl1 I gallon over thera alike in peace or in war. Between theso extremes there Iare^a number of middle interpretn tions. B i "Let there be no mlstuke. If what i is meant as freedom of the seas be j ] a real substantial diminution of een 1 . power, such an would result by the i ! abolition of a blockade, this country A | could never consent to it, least of all . at the end of the war which could V | never have been won?or even con| tinued any length of time?without - ' our sea power. It is as well to speak f j plainly on that point to our American e ally, who learned so much in this war - ; about the real meaning of the efficacy I | of sea power, and America will re | spect us for our plain speaking. ? I "But in this, as in all other niat ters^ we do not believe in shibboleths 1 | What matters Is the substance. not the name. It may well be that sub" marines, mines and air-power have ? j substantially affected the condition* " ] under which sea-power will be exercised In the itit ure. What we need Mis a frank interchange of ideas and 0 Ore transference of the dlscussior 1 I ft-onr the realm of mere words Intr s i the form of actual concrete proposals 'e J "That is one reason among man> , j why we are clad President \V11h?? if C ; coming to Europe. We have as mucl . to learn from him as he has to loarr . . from us. It Is certain that from e a | perfect understanding between th< s two great English-speaking peoples n the whole world has most to hope." A : TWO PUSH BALL GAMES . t WERE STAGED THIRSDA1 Two big pushball games were stager - last Thursday between companies o g the RlOth Pioneer Infantry, "the flrs it game was played between companle it b and C of the tlrst battalion, unde command of . Major Donald Durant ; The Hecond game was between corn } panles F and G. under command o ? * Major John Donald, of the second bat tnllon. The officers take a great in " terest in these games as well as spec 'e tntors and one is staged every Thurs . day afternoon near .Liberty theater. s | The officers of tire different com j panles are as follows: -) Company "C"?Capt. Howser. Lieu )' i tenants Basil. DoP, Willson. Coope I and Raney. Company "B"?Capt. Deslage. Lieu ^ tenants Bell, Green. Campbell. Goldei y and Baker. f, Company "F"?Capt. Morse, Lieu i- tenants Gillian. Halbertson, Hackett n Olive and Love. i- I Company "O"?Capt. Downes. Lieu lermnis L?evriesp, urowne, Turner t- Klusmolr and Monroe. , CLAIMS FEATHERWEIGHT C HAMPIONSHIP OK ( AMI Private F\ J. Meslti. alias "Kid' Mesit. claims the featherwelgh championship In boxtng for Oami Greene and will continue to claim 1 5 unless someone takes It a^vay frOn him. He is a member of Company 11 r_ Fourth Recruit camp, and wants t ra get In touch with anyone who desire to meet him. His tent Is No. 8. Mesltl weighs 110 pounds and o 1 j course wants someone of his weigh . and noted the statement in Trenc and Camp of so many good boxer coming hero from Camp Gordon la* 10 I week and wants to look them over 1 | they are flyweight boxers and chal " lenges any man in camp through thl p^per. And by the way before comin ? to this camp he held the claim to th ^ amateur flyweight championship c ts New Jersey. Trench and Camp would suggei r- that some of these champion hold*! get together and settle it. - N QVEMBEI|^ 191 GOI?QAS> $3^^ ! New York. Nov. ffifyDr. Wm. C. Gorgas, who in OatTMAt' retired us surgoon general of IhiraJnUed States ' army, will resume, I irlwector of yel- j low feVer work foj JjgB Rockefeller! foundation, the woi c which he tem- | poraxlly relinquished pjUbti this country entered the wi WdHfe will sail shortly for South andr&rntral Ameri' ca to direct operat on there. jpHltuj TO II Mi DRl | Presbyterians Surprised 6y Strong Camp Clf^Sne Eleven. j Remounter#' "Old Army Game" ' of Plunging W^il# Collegians Pulled Repertoi* | of Tricks. ? "T ? Davidson's red-swjei fcered band of j gridiron warriors held to a score1 less tie by the jhljri %Y Remount 11 j of Camp Greene.'inltf thrilling contest ( at "Wearn field yesterday afternoon which abounded ixtSglntillatlng and ^sensational plays, Jftle day was per iect ior iooioau aplarge crowd of service men turned,gjpt to witness the lotte with a refcord untJiemiBhecl by defeat and with confidence In their ability to trim the Romounters oozing from every pore. The fact that North Carolina university had defeated the camp outfit and had In turn been beaten by Davidson made the "wise ones" bet their shekels on the colI legians. The Remounters played the "old j army game" of football, bucking the | j line with determined efforts with an occasional end run and forward pass. ' i while the r.ollegluns relied almost en' tirely on a repertoire of trick plays. which as a rule were ably executed 1 I and proved, that the teum had been 1 well coached. Both goal lines were in danger ?re| quently but the closest call to a topchj down came in the final moments of | i the game when the Remount tenm had the hall on the Fresbyterians' three yard with two chances to put It' over. It was ut this point that the wearers of the garnet and black showj ed their gameness, with two mighty | efforts repulsed the vicious onslaught : I of the Sammies. I Davidson lost the toss and Captain ' Klaine. of the Remounters, elected to ' defend the west goal. Miley kicked j off for the collegians and Cowglll ran I the hall back to his 30 yurd line. The 1 I soldiers begun a steady march down i J the field but were stopped at the > , enemy's 40 yard line and held for I downs. The red-swentered kickers, r ! with a shifty, well executed attack j I regained much of the lost ground ! J only to have two fumbles put them k ! in a bad hole. 11 The Remount bunch got the ball on 5 Davidson's 30 yard line but a forward ' | pass went bad and the collegians re' ! gained the pigskin. The game was evenly contested during the remainedr . of the period. . j The second period toas practically a i j replica of the initial round, first one 1 team and then the other having slight j advantages. The third period was the roughest H I of the quartet. The referee, who was r j a Davidson man, got In bad with the crowd by twice penalizing the Re" I mounters, when the college 11 had the f { ball far down In Uncle Sam's territory. - Even with these disadvantages the - soldier boys prcrvea their- flght ing qualities and held their doughty i- opponents In check. . The final period was all Davidson - at the start but a long punt by Captain Blaine, which went far over the - j heads of the Presbyterian ' defense r | men. proved their undoing and bul for their splendid stand when defeat . seemed Imminent would have takenl n the short end of the score back to DaI vldson. The game ended a few moments . later with the ball in inldfield In Davidson's possession. _ I The lineup: ." | Davidson (0) J'os. (0) Remount White I. e. IMasn.c I MoMnulOI' 1 t VfrPUIlnnH I Brady 1. g. Szwckyk, Mlllci p Crouch c. Coynet .. j Hobaon r. g. Scoti , j Flschel r. t. Bakex ..Douglas r. e. GrlflUh . Spann q. b. Rancj n'j McAllister 1. h. b. Lar< r | Johnson r. h, b. Gowgll d Mlley 0 f. b. Blaln< "IjUSSERAND TO GO TO ;{j FRANCE WITH WILSO^ b I Wash in gt no. Nov. 2G.-*-Ambassadoi a Jusserand. of France, and Madam* it | juKsorand will accompany Preslden if I Wilson to Franco. The anibansador I- I who has not been homo since hi is j rushed back to America from a vaca g j tlon trip at the outbreak of the war e J goes to poln In hie poople's rejoicinf >f I over victory, and probably to play i I part In the peace conference. It be it I camo known today that he has beet s | Invited to make the voyage on thi *hlp that curries the President D OA rtotr Edition far CAMP 18 WANT HEHTINE' IN BACK HOME:' ? Earnest Demand for Return of the Boys Is Growing. * t Governor Bickett and Others in State Working for Return of ! N. C. Men Needed. !l ??? it 15V H. K. C. BRYANT. ! J Washington, Nov. 2 3.?The earnest demand for the discharge of boys in t the army for home -work now that e the war is over is growing. This ap- * plies also to the navy. Senators Sim- j mons and Overman have received t hundreds of requests for men In the I service. Banks, factories, lawyers and * merchants are calling for help. Gov- i ernor Bickett has taken the matter up with the authorities here. He has made a special demand for Homer Peele, formerly in the office of* State Treasurer Bacy, at Raleigh, urging hat he is needed in the preparation material for the next legislature. X? Secretary Baker said recently that the requests for:Individual discharges -would not be granted except in very | Tare cases. . In letters to Secretaries Baiter and Daniels and Chief of Staff March 8en>ator Simmons staled the easy for constituents as follows: "I am receiving numerous letters from my constituents, from fathers and mothers; and former employers of soldiers and sailors, giving special and forceful reasons why certain of these men should be discharged and returned to civil life immediately, now that the war has been brought to a successful conclusion. ;* . "Many of the men whoso discharges I are sought are men who occupied positions in civil life requiring special equipment, such as bank cashiers and tellers, trained newspaper men. school teachers, etc. It is argued, and with reason it seems to me. that the hlgh] est necessity exists, the war being ' over, for the immediate return to i civil life of certain of these men. "Will you nbt please state to mo the attitude of your department respecting these matters and advise me what course, if any. is provided for Mnoclnl rnn?lfl#m Mori nf nnoh paspi J and for expediting the discharge of these men, specially equipped for certain essential and important posts In civil life?"* Robert R. King, attorney of Oreens'boro, is one of the North Carolinians who have taken up this matter with o?biSSjyiss'"rffift11 i?uer to Senat?r "I am giWfiy^miSepfiW as' to^how j our soldiers are to be gotten back into civil life under circumstances favorable to them and to the country. ! I notice from the morning papers i that the government has this matter I under serious consideration. I believe i that such of the soldiers as come from | the farm and want to go habk to the 1 farm, should be first released. In my opinion there is going to be a greater strain on our resources in this line than any other for the presI ent. If those who desire 10 go hack j to the farm are first released we will i then be the better able to take care of and find employment for others, who do not want to go back to the" farm, when they are finally released from service. In thinking about this matter, it has occurred to me that if another set of questionnaires could be framed mid sent to the soldiers for answer and return, the work of , demobilization might be more satisfactorily and Intelligently handled than otherwise. The man who said ho desired to be discharged at an early day in order ths*x ha might go back to the farm would be under a pledge In a degree to go back to the. farm, and so likewise with reference to other deuartmenta of industry. "Again there are In the army and navy a great many young men who were interested In large enterprises, and who doubtless want to*get back with as little loss of time and loss of interest as possible; these should be released as soon as reasonable. Suqh men on their return would at once engage in such industries as could afford employment for others who may be released later." ? If any large number of persons throughout the United States ask for farm labor the suggestion made by Mr. King may be accepted horn. There is going to be a shortage of food for several years, and Uncle Sam will have to furnish u large proportion of it. STRONGEST TCG ?>F WAR TEAM The 4 23rd Labor battalion claims 1 to have the strongest tug of war team in the camp. Under the able 1 direction of Lieutenant Mnhoney, athletic officer of the organization, i many games have been promoted with the assistance of Secretary 57euman of Y 105. These men meet twice a day and .some 500 men i take part In the games and they are greatly enthused over the work. ! The 810th Pioneer Infantry re sumed its regular athletic classes Monday and they are practicing now every day in the week except Thursday. Saturday and Sunday. On Thursday under the direction of | athletic director Bergman they usu- I i ally have a push ball game or mass playing of some kind in which Lt. Col. Wilhurn takes a great interest and is especially enthusiastic. In ; j this organization 48 men have quali ilea ana mnuuuieu in noxinn unacr Director Rergman and a new set 1h now being trained by hlni. This boxing trains them for hand-tohand lighting. STEAMER SAILS FOR N. Y. WITH MANY PASSENGERS s Liverpool. Nov. 25.? The Canard Line steamship Mnuretaniu sailed from Liverpool this morning bound for New York. The vessel carried a 1 large number of passengers. r -? -a Early In the war the liner Mauret tania was used by ! e British govern, wept as a hosplt -1 hip. - OFFICER INJTRKD. Lieutenant Laubensteln. of the ? 353rd Labor Rattallon, broke his Index x linger Saturday while playing indoor - baseball. It is nothing unusual for a i baseball player to break a ftngfer but e the lieutenant can't figure out yet how It Is done with an indoor bull I ?1 ? / iCV 1 WBty . rv- v.? BE1 jpr. >y 3 -fe'*&** vvHil ' ''' y "' ^y' ^ - yj| 'ERSONNEL OF AMERICAN T PEACE COMMISSION HAS INOT YET BEEN COMPLETED L Jelieved to Be Explanation of T Delay in Announcement of Names?Wilson to Sail With- ' in Two Weeks. T Washington. Nov. 23.?"With Pre?i- I lent Wilson expected to sail for rrance within less than two weeks, ; o rar us can be gathered tho per- % onnel of the American commission %yn vhlch is to Represent thl* country at 1 u he poace conference Is not complete, >ven as to its principals. This is beieved to be the explanation of the lelay in making pupllc announcement >f the names of the commissioners, Uj vhich the recent white house statenent said would be made "presently." Meanwhile, attention is being given o the selection of the secretaries and Ei| ittaches of the American mission and j :o the collection of the large quantity I >f historical and legal data that will >e required. The nearest parallel to ;he approaching conference probably s to be found in the famous conference of Vienna of 1814 which gath- y sred to rearrange the map of Europe tloi following Napoleon's downfall. for SIT PAGEANT SHOULD EXERT BIG INFLUENCE 5 of Col. Macomb and Mayor Mc- Jjf] Ninph Liberal in Praise of <ii< Coming Patriotic Spectacle. ve * we Both Col. A. C. Macomb, command- erJ ing Camp Greene, and Mayor F. it. wc McNinch, of Charlotte, chairman and de vice chairman respectively of the or- jnl ganizatlon which will produce during, the Christmas holidays, the Victory , Pageant, the scenario of which was written by Philip Grbfes, now at C&mp a. Greene, expressed yesterday In liberal ? terms their appreciation of the influence this patriotic spectacle snould exert. Preliminary work is being completed as rapidly as possible and -gil Mr. Gross, who will direct the re- br he&rsals and presentation, expects to Ml begin rehearsals within a few days. an Col. Macomb summed up in the ka following brief statement his approval n?*r mva VI |/i raoiuillR UIO t'ttKCKUl ?<1 and of its spirit: an "The idea expressed in tlie scenario er of this pageant is beautiful. I con- ^ sider the value of the lesson it teaches ^ as such that seeing this spectacle should Improve the morale of the r?: whole country. My opinion Is that no these are the greatest days the world has ever seen. We who have read history often wished we had lived he In those stirring days of somti par- th jnatfe r^ore^hiaUSV-y'T^ month, however, than the world hag ?P ever known In a similar period, and be that history Is well set forth in vthis PO pageant's scenario." I er: Mayor McNinch emphatically voiced his high appreciation of- the value of J lessons taught byvthe pageant In this i 3tutement: I "Tt was iny privilege to hear the scenario of the victory pagcunt read by the authors-Mr. Philip Gross, and I was deeply impressed by the lofty, patriotic and beautiful conception of the author. Being written to portray the drama of war from the beginning of time down to the present nr\d thrill- 111 ingly presenting the entrance of the ^ allies, including America, into the tn world war. this pageant curt but make Pr a powerful appeal to every one who P? sees It. If staged with the costum- 17 ing. lights and other seen c effects, "a us planned by the author. It will be IJU the greatest spectacular production ( w< of n patriotic character ever produo- | J** ed in Charlotte." i ^ FOURTH RECRUIT CAMP CO. 21.1?' (!?ro. Louie Weisensell's flying suuad W< Is still the classiest outfit of Company In 21 and much of the credit is du?' his n< able assistant, Ross Sparks, late of Newburg. Ohio. Charley Peterson has the enviable, ly reputation of being the most happy d* and uncomplaining man In hanip be- to cause you know now that peace has j W1 come. Charley will betake himself; back to little old New York and the i ri[ Fox studio, ( where he directs movie I " plays and such stars as Thetla Kara. [ ^ et al. We know he will miss dear ,l Camp Greene. "James" DeRoche is the new beau brummcl of the company, with his in new O. D.'s and wc pi edict he will m soon be a dorp. t>f Physical Instructor Kcnjamin lieimlich has been appointed singer In the ^ Jewish Welfare hoard's synagogue f0 choir and he certainly has made good, tti This boy deserves credit f??r his ac- gi tivlties ln camp, and ni.tny a Joyful, evening was spent In our company, pi street's washroom, whcr- w. are all ; fc willing to collect and sit around and [ w listen to some of his stories?also he ai always has a funny story and in this] in way makes things pb asant for the } it* fellow who Is impatient to go home, j 01 Anyone here who has the blues, we I advise hfni to see Heimlich and we j tr guarantee them that no matter what j their trouble may he. ho will relieve, them of It and brace thorn up ' Does anybody know wh?? 1'ede -j ^ hemo means? Anyway, ask Corporal, p Moore?he will enlighten you. h, I Our mess sergeants Lee ami Sul- j ^ llvan, have caught a lot of salmon j ^ on their last fishing trip and refuse j a, to give the hoys any--who wants sul- j n, I mon ? | o: Our new top sergeant is a prince?[ g! I imported from a regular outfit and n everything is going flue. Our O. (?. j n knows how to pick 'em all right. j r< Peterson is r#w a full blooded ' Pedehemo?what's* the pass word. ' e Pete? : p Wo are going hom< in a couple of i T' weeks?"Y owl" EDITOR, J1ST COMPANY. ; fA Every Wednesday afternoon at the!*1 parade grounds, near Liberty theater, | n the 810th pioneer infantry, under]" command of Col. Wm. A. Kent, will I 'j hold a "mass sing" which is decli.red | one of the finest exercises held In 1 v Camp (ircene. Following the sing ] these negro soldiers hold regimental j. review, which is also a splendid mill- j A tary spectacle and worth witnessing, j jThe sing is held at 4 o'clock and the | ( review at f> o'clock.' The oillcers of L this unit are especially proud of there ti men and their work. The public Is t' privileged to nttend these exercises s and see how well th*- negro troops c ran sing and drill. u =' ARMY FOR ARMY MCN I THEIR HOMC rOLK?[P^ - ^Wo. P| n n r nrninurM ubt ntmn 0 AMERICA SQQIh tal American Casualties 236,- | 117 to November 11. L 1RCH .MAKES STATEMENT I jht Regiments of Coast Artil- 1 ery and Two Brigadss Field Artillery Coming Home. kVashlngton, Nov. 28.?-Demobillzan of the American 'expeditionary ? cqb, already In progress with the! j vement homeward of sick, Mid W[ unded. will be hastened by the ' i ujjp at an early date of eight .d Ilone of national guard and na* nal army troops, eight regiments coast artillery and two 'brigades ? fleld artillery. This annoiinoemt was rftade today by General irch, chief of staff, on receipt of- K ipatches from General Pershing.* B Total American casualties to? No- B mber 11. when hostilities ceased.- ? ire 230,117. This Includes. Gen- fl| ll March said, killed and died of B lunds, died of disease, unclassified B aths, wounded, prisoners and raissThe divisions which General March B Id have been designated by GenerPershing to-return as soon as the :k and wounded h*^e been moved V the United States are: To Be Returned. . National guard: Thirty-first (Geor-' i, Alabama and Florida), 84th (Ne aaka, Iowa. South Dakota and innesota), 38th (Indiana, Kentucky d West Virginia), and 39th (Arnsas, Mississippi and Louisiana.) W National army: Seventy-sixth (New }| igland) 84th (Kentucky, Indiana I id . southern Ullnoia), 86th (north- T n Illinois), and 8?th (Arkansas | lulslana. Mississippi and southern ft abama.) w The coast artillery regiments to be B) turned as soon as possible were an- W >unced as the 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th. th, 73rd, 74th and 76th. The two field artillery brigades to m brought home are the 66th and ' e 163d. / -'^jl Klgl^^ti^^^^^^^guadJrotMi; < ?l X7 brought hojrno as soon as translation facilities are available, Genal March said.- * . ? . Casualties sustained by the Amerina were tabulated by General arch as follows: Killed and died of wounds.. 36,154. . Died of disease, 14,811. Deaths unclassified. 2.204. t / ! Wounded. 179,626. Prisoners, 2,163. .Missing. 1.160. Total. 236,117. While the total losses suffered by e American army in France at first ance appeared to bo almost double S' e total estimated by officers here-a* ? obable. analysis of the table, it was x I tinted out. shows that among the ?. 9,000 wounded are Included the Jk? ,mes of thousands of men whose in- . | rles were so trivial that they never G, ?re admitted to hospitals and the yj cord of their injury was kept only U company and regimental dressing 9 itions. The final total of killed, died * wounds or disease, or In the un- ? n ssifled deuth list, the seriously fT ounded. and the prisoners and miss- a g. officers believe, will work out (# >t in excess of 126,000. w Many Deaths From Disease. .1 The official figures show also near- \ double the number of deaths from t sease than have been made public date. No explanation has been forarded by General Pershing, but it | assumed that the unexpected incase Is due to the wide distribution la American and allied hospitals t<> R hich the men were sent, ipaking it 9 slow process to assemble the data. The number of Americans taker jl isoner by the Germans?little more if an. two thousand?is strikingly low ?7 view of General March's announce- if ent that a total "In round numbers" If 44.000 Germans had been captured L r the Americana. The fact that the )> inerlc&n armies have been moving rward continuously ?lnce~ It entered ;jf le battle doubtless accounts for the eat difference. !? The 1.160 men reported, missing < robably include others who will be i* lund to have been captured, some w hose bodies will never be recovered. ,1 rid others who may have become lost i the ranks of the Frehch and Brit- ! h forces. The classification also cov /iff s the -unidentified dead, always to U s expected when great bodied Of 9 oops are.engaged. ,iv / Army of Occupation. Jf Generul March said no report o.i gH le organization of the army of occu ation had been received, but tha; #19 >e divisions designated by GeneriljSS ershing for return were among thoa p could-spare immediately The oi ftvR* er In which they will return has noU$>3j F?en established. He also 'gave assui jpat aces that the war department ha lsM|^ u intention of allowing the veterans - if r the battlefields of France and Bel- if lurfi "to sneak Into the country" un- ? ollced, but that timely announce- '? lent would be made so that adequate c> ?ceptlons could be planned. Secretary Baker supplemented Gen- ?5 ral March's outline of demobilisation 1 lane later by statlnR that General . J[ ershinR was reducing his army length of 30 divisions and woul^^J t urther reduce It as conditions*justify. "m ,i .m average strength of 40.000 map R n a division which would cover R%gH| eressary auxiliary, forces, this woul(l,affl ?ean that General Pershing wouM-Jn et.iin 1.200 000 In France from whlca^^^V he actual army of occupation and p'-'rvo" would be organised to pr?<j9^K id- ? any possible emergency,gi^M| March showed that virtuajSj^H rii e upplemantal army corpjHJIH r.'l ro>]?? a*e to bo wlthdras^^Jp? re l't*idy had authorised a } *-r*h'rJf to send back rail 3 ni> ilery, army artillery, *ga.? f roups and tank corps units in.add: [on to the divisional organisation*-, lome of the .divisions designated b'/ ieneral Pershing are displacement j inits. . 4 - ..r . ?"