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VOL. 7 Likin, N. C, Thursday, Dec. G, I01U No. 11 MISER SEEKS TO ESCAPE HIS PUNISHMENT 13,950 AMERICAN TROOPS ENROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL THE PRESIDENTS SHIP WILL BE WELL GUARDED I . r I p f - v ' s , if) V fk Q Copenhagen, Saturday, Nov. ;).( IJy Associated Press.) UH'ther revelations showing that former Emperor William of Germany is seeking to escape re sponsibility for bringing on the war are contained in an article by Dr. George Wegener, appear ing in the Cologne Gazette, re counting a conversation which the writer had with the emperor just before he fled. In this in terview the en,,T i or att' mptcd o shift the blame for the world conflict to the shoulder." of Dr. Theobald von P.ethmann-lloli-weg, former imperial chancellor, and Go'tleib von Jagow. former minister Oi foreign allui's. "Against i.'.y will they rent me to Norway," William is otioted as having said. "I did not wish to undertake the voyage I ( cause of the gravity of the situation after the murlr of Archduke Ferdinand was clear at first sight. Hut the chancellor said to me: "Your majesty n t;sl take this voyage in order to maintain peace. If your majesty remain. here, it undoubtedly means war, and the world will lay to your chage responsibility for thi war." "Well, then J undertook the I voyage. During all this time I received no reports from my government concerning current events. Strictly speaking. I only learned from Norwegian news papers of what was occurring in the world, and in this way I learned of the Iluian mobiliza tion measures. 'T.ut when I heard that the P.ritish fleet had put to sea. I returned of my own accud. They had nearly caught me. On my orders, German .-hip-; re turned at once to the security of Norwegian harlxrs. Later it would not have l.een possible for them to do so." The emperor then mentioned declaration of General W. A. Soukhonilinoir. Pusian minister of war, during the investigation which occurcd afterward-, which he later uttered the statement that he had not ordered real mobilization, but only readme for mobilization. The emperor, however, insisted on the correct lies of the first declaration, ac cording to which the czar hail leen induced by the kaiser to recall his order for mobilization. He declared that General Nicho las. Jamis( hflevitch. chief of the HusMan imperial staff. ie.civcd the czar and the orKr was car lied out in .-pite of him. This l!Mili.'i,itin, the k.iisi'i' WiMiiil have it. was the filial lea-on for the war. "Tlo Itiissi.in war party at the nilllt," the kaisi'l Continued, ""had already in the spring i f 101 1, compelled the czar to make preparation for war. Fiom that tune Sihciian iegtnietits wcie gradually diawn wc-twaid. They were told that maneuvres wcie the it-solution for these movement and thu they marched on to the Volga liver and fin t her wc-twaid until they leached Vihia. when' the) weie suddenly handed out hads Cal tridges and told that they were now going to light in earnest. "Ill fart." said the kaiser ill ending lh interview, "Kiisian troop wne already over our ' ff-ortir bifnjt W JO' W a fik- tl.nrd." KM II AND CI.K.MKNCK AT IN LONDON. Indon. Dec. 1. An over powering denmn. tration greeted the arrival of Marshall Iixh and Premier Clemeiueaii in loudon tlii afternoon. The ciomU were a dense as Imdon ever has seen. The crowd shouted, sang and roared, the band pl.tved and bells rang. Many thousand of troops lined the mute of the journey from Charing Cross station to Claridge hotel. Doth I'och and Clemcnccau nnifestly were deeply moved. It was the most siontaneous and striking outburst of popular ap preciation of gratitude toward the noble Frenchmen. Washington, Dec. 1. Notice was received by the war depart ment today of the sailing from Liverpool on v'evember 20 of the steamier Ascanius, for New York, with 17 officers and 1, 127 men, and the steamer Oanopic for J'.oston with 51 officers and 1.0G7 men. All on both steamers are aero units except a few cas uals and units of attached offi cers. On the Ascanius ate the. 3 l!Hh, I7.r)th, 47f, 3'if.th, ;l7Lt. :;78th. SI 1st, r,r,."th. Ii:) d, and Kfl2 aero s(uadrons; rive ofl iters and l." men, medical detnteh ment casuals, and six un.at.u h- on on icers. On the Canopic' arc the Fiist llandley Page aeroplane park; the 211th. S2Snd and SOfifij aero squadrons; a detachment of the second llandley PiM'e acceptance park; three office: - and 12 men, medical casuals, and 1 1 unat tached officers. This makes a total o'" l.V00 officers and nun now cnroule home from L'nglatid, icpreseiit ing nearly tvvo-thii !.. of the to tal number of Ai'aiicj.n troops in that country wren the armis tice was signed. The i-v?niiiincl': a'e to i cturn h'nr? on sever d steamers leaving Liverpool Ihi week and next '.vi"l, The Canopic i th; first ship to sail from Kngland for Poston, the other five heir.;' onioute for New York. I'LAMKS HI IN PLANT OF Hlfll.M AND NEWS LKADKK Kichmond. Ya.. Nov. I'.O. Three persons were severely burned when the News-Ix'ader plant was destroyed by fire at ": 10 this afternoon. Damage-to the newspaper plant and the building was estimated at $2"i0, ooo. Thos.. injured are: Ucubcii St her. foreman of mailing room; W. P.. I.a.1.1 and Wclford W. Ladd. pre-s room employes. N her and the Luld brothers wcie Ladly burned and were I il -hid to the hospital. The fiic is reported to have started in the mailing room, where the joung mm were woiking, and their injuries were sustained during their ef forts to extinguish the blaze there. Officials of the New s-I.eader e-timated that the loss to the plant would amount to approxi mately .I2"i.Iih), the fire de strovimr much new equipment which had but 1'eoentlv lecn in--tailed. The !iie was discovered a few minute before o'clock, jU"t after the gi cater number of em plovcs had left the buii.'ing. A et-m ial uiallll W.is tuillctl 111 im mediately, but In'fore mi hcient water wa available, the flame hal le.ijM'tl fiom the bjscmcnt up through the elevator fdiaft to tlie thiitl f'iM.i. and the entire struct uiv w a a lire. AMKKICAN TUOOIS t'NDF.Il PF.HSllINt; ( HOSSKD DOHDU Willi the Ameiifan Armv of Occupation. Dee. I. (P.y Asst. ri.tted Pies.) Anieiican tioop cios,d the frontier into Prussia at davlijjht behind the Cejman (ear guai d. Treves is the most HtijHiitnt citv thus fur tH'cupied Cienernl Pershing i in the im ineiliate vicinity to observe the operations. Hi advance head H'lartcrs will Ik established nt TiTves, where Oen. Preston P.iown will U; military governor and Gen. llarrv A. Smith in chm ge of evil affair. The advance today average 12 mile. Treves is situated on the right bank of the Moselle liver, .1 miles southwest of Coblenz. It is pel hap the oldest tow n in Germany and is rich in Loman relics. Among the main object of inteiest in the town are the cathedral, which is one of the oldest in Germany, and the provincial museum, with a fine collection of antiquities. CD L )r tr- I --Kin.' itltit l llci -l .if Cf'liHil en.'.. 'J - ".' I ri'il i. ii " :.l Cmm;. T:-. ' ! . I!i'!n;n 5i. ii I i.f III.' I i i I J.'!" liliiil .nr In i- :..il;nji;.l 'i'i:riv THE "S ARMY" HAY BE 500,000 IN Washington, Dec. 2. A regu- ar anny of approximately half i million men is provided for pecifically in estimates sub mitted to Congress today for the fiscal year 1020, beginning next July 1. Detailed items on the ay of the army show that in the total of $1,022,000,000 asked for, exclusive of the fortification stimatcs, provision is made for the payment of only 21.2."0 offi cers and oS2.fG7 nun of the line tnd approximately LlO.Ooo non- combatant troop with the re quisite staff officers. The inclusion in the estimate. lowcvcr. of five items of pay with a nominal appropriation of ?100 each asked, ihows that the whole question of the strength of the army after the conclusion of peace ha leen deferred and that supplemental estimates are) to lc expected under these head ings when it is jmssible to pre sent a completed project. The items thus, held in suspension' ire those providing for the pay of reserve and national guard officers and men. The naval estimate are fram ed on an exactly opposite theory. Kvery provision is made for steady and rapid increase of the fleet, a total of approximately $1.1I.(H"mi,ihx) Ix'ing asked. For Growing Navy. The total appropriation for the naval cstablishmi nt i esti mated at Silll.OoO.OOD. or ;ui inciea.se of approximately a bil lion dollars over appropriation. for the current year. For the marine corps ?..i.si,,imhi m asked. Just what reduction in naval estimates were made following the signing of the armistice w ith Genua. .y which ended hostili ties, is not disclosed. So far as the army is concerned, however, General Mairh ha stated that more than sixteen billion dollars was lopped on of the original nineteen billion dollar war bud get for the year, hinging the new total, including fortifica tions, down to less than S.1,oo),. 000.000 The army estimates show that the specific provision made is for the t''!ar establishment oolv as nt present authorized and raised to its maxinuni war strength. This is the force con templated in the regular army re-organiziitlon made in the national defense act of 1016. which ul.-o federalized the national guaid. For Air Service. The most Ftriking equipment Appropriation of the nmiy bud get h for the air sen ice. t'nde aircraft production a lump sum estimate of approximately $1 la.. 000,000 is submitted, supple mented by an additional ?20.. OoO.ooO for the air .orvice itself. Of the air service estimate $ll.lo0,ooj is jet aHj,0 f(,r avia tion equipment and ?.i.2.1.").0Ot) for a maintenance of plans and station and establishment of new one's. TANDNG r;M l f I .J- lH-j,i . iliu'l III I lit- . ill. Ill' Mliiri- nt l;; ii .:. t li:t ( l l..-iiu' r- -nn-I nt ii' 'i filin-i lii'H.il ruliniii.-iiiti lin t Is ill IB AT ESCH WRECKS HON BUSINESSES With the American Army of Occupation, Dec. 1. (Py Asso ciated Press.) Four American soldiers di-porsod a mob of thou sands at Ksch after it had wrecked 2s shops in revenge for the overcharging of Americans. The lo is estimated at between 1,000.000 and 7.000,000 francs. The trouble began when a sol dier was charged two francs for a cake of chocolate and the same for an apple. The Luxembur geis. who long have protested again.-t high price-, resented the overcharge of their "deliverers." They entered the shop, destroy ing its contents. Some one raised the cry to wipe out ail German establish, mint and the mob soon grev to thousands, who Iteg.tn syste matic destructions. A department store owned by a Hollander was vv mked anil he reported the los to his govern ment. lie wa the only foreig ner, other than Germans, who-e property was attack', d. The anti-German spirit wa supciseedeil by ordinary mob enthusiasm and the destruction finally was extended to the shops of Luxenilwi gei s themselves. The Ameiican lirutciiants who ai rived while the r.urp.tign of destruction wa at it ln-ight called upon four enlisted men to arm themselves . w ith Liokcn Lo.tiiU and disjKi.se the crowd. The soldiers shouted to the ex cited men and women to go to their home and they dispersed quickly, accepting the command w ithout question. INSISTS iTllATkAISKU SHOFLD UK PFNISIIIiD linden. Saturday. Nov. no P.iiti.-h Wireless Service.) Dis cussing Mans j or bunging to justice former Kmpcror Wi'iiam of t.cimanv. The Times useit that "if we had to single one cul prit for punishment, he would le the person." The paper adds that the argu ment that he cannot le punished because there are others who al so are guilty cannot be admitted. "P.y that argument." The Tinp's continue, "a felon caught in the act would escape punish ment braust there aie other felon who have not jet Item brought to judgment, and nei ther law nor common sense would listen to such a plea. "llesides, it is prov-cd to punish the kaiser alone. There are others, too, who will U pl.iced on trial, but he is the chief because most highly criminal. "The one argument against doing what we can to bring this aixh criminal to justice is that at present he is a mean and con tcmpible figure, hiding his head from the ruin he brought on his country, and that if we prose cute him we may somewhat im part dignity to him. tx K' - J J ! Ci-ll'iN ,y lllf liur'Hllllst.T of th nil tin- pri-.ii iirniy cnniiii. 3 Col. A im-rn-ti us i'lti-st i,f (h Cflmtjlf TO DOCK AT HOBOKEN, N. J. New York, Dec. L Th.; P.it- ish steamship Maurctani;;, re turning to the United States with the first large body of American overseas troops, an chored in Gravesend bay nt 7:10 o'clock tonight. She was met by navy and army tugs. She will probably remain at her an chorage until early tomorrow morning, when she is expected to dock at Hohokcn. The navy tug, it was reported, had been ordered to meet the .Maurelania to bring ashore Admiral Henry T. Mayo, com mander of the Atlantic fleet, w ho was returning from F.ngland a a passenger. The army tug. it was said, had orders to bring ashore an army officer of high rank. Aboard the Mauretania. as an nounced recently by General March, chief of staff, are several thousand niemlors of the air -eivice, who were statioi.ed io F.ngland. The ship also carrie a number of casuals. The sol diers will Ik taken ill recti V to mobilization camps for physi cal examination. P.armck.s at Camp Mills have been prqwed for their reception. I-te today, Mayor John F. Dylan, telegraphed Secretary asking that troops nltoard the M om-taiiia Im peimitted to pa rade up Fifth avenue tomorrow. Permission id-o was asked to give a dinner tomoriow night in honor of returning officers. New YoikerM Meet Them. The mayorV committee of welcome made a trip down the bay tonight on the flagship of the jHilice department fleet and circled the Mnurctunio. Mem bers of the party were not at first allowed ultoard the trans port and so they Used, mega phone and wireless appratu to convey the greetings of New York to the returned soldiers, out later a gang plank was shoved out and the civilians scrambled aUi.ud. As the JHilice Imat's search light played cn the Maun-tania's docks, men and officers could W sen crowding to the rail, as they shouted greetings in return. park hi-os th Muter in leply to the welcome, oon came such (juries as "When do we cat? and "Has the state gone dry! When members of the party ac cepted an invitation to come aUtard. they were deluged w ith requests to "phone mother and let her know I'm here" to "mail this letter to my girl" and to perfomi similar services. According to those on the Mauretania, the ship had rough crossing. l our storms weie encountered and at one time the sea ran .so high that the clerical force at work in the cabin had to quit when their typewriters were hurled to the floor. The ship was commanded by Captain A. II. Ilostron, of the P.ritish navy, who was in com mand of the Carpathiu when that vessel picked up victim of HAURETANA ORDERS ISSUED DEMOBILIZATION 649,000 TROOPS Washington, Nov. IJ0. Four divisions in their entirety and major units of eight other divi sions of the American army in France have been designated by General Pershing for an early return home. These troops with other special units, General March, chief of staff, announced, today, total :,i"l officers and 70.o(;P, men. The complete divisions which will return at an early date, Gen eral March said, are the 30th, 7(Uh, H7t!., and 02nd. Import ant elements of t.ie following di visions to return a.s soon as transportation facilities are available are the 31st, 31th, 3Sth, 10th, Kith, 85th. 80th, and 88th. New figures on the American army casualties, announced by the chief of staff, which exceeds that made public a week ago by 28,000 covers all loses to Novem ber 20. The principal change in the revised list is the addition of 13.100 men missing in action. Demobilize 619,000 .Men. General Pershing, it was said, i as thus far forwarded no expla Kition of the increase under this heading and it wan assumed that in error occured in the trans mission, of the previous figures. leneral March explained that the revised figures on prisoners could not be desiphcred in Gen eral Pershing's message. The special units to embark -ooii consist largely of coast iirtillery brigades and separate regiments, many battalions and !atteries of anti-aircraft artil lery and other organizations in ludiug aero squadrons. Orders have Ik-cii issued, the :hief of staH also said, for the iem' bilization of 610,000 men in the camps and cantonments in the Cnited States. Approxi mately 10,000 officers and men in the home camps have already een discharged. Py the end of December, Gen ral March indicated, probably 1 .10.000 to 171.000 members of the expeditionary foivcs will have returned to this country. He said the war department hoped in time to provide trans- oi1ation for 300.000 m..n a month. GERMAN TROOPS NOW OUT OF BELGIUM; THE BELGIANS ARL FREE Ibitish Headquarters. Nov. 20.- The German troops are now 'I out of Pclgium. Pelgium is at last free, many town to the 1st of Namur are placarded with signs of welcome in the F-nglish language, a characteris tic compliment. Great numtar of abandoned German vehicles, especially heavy lorries, are along the roads with all movable parts taken away an I the vehic le tendered Usles.s which may Ik? ivnvmlicred in connection with German complaints that the de mands of the armistice- upon their transportation facilities threatened the food supply of the piiiple. The endless flow of civilians on the road continues, but the saddest sight is the returning prisoners. The unhappicst p.'o pl? I saw were a party of Ger mans consisting of an officer and a dozen trooper riding on a street in Namur under a white flag on an official errand, every man visibly while with fear. Il was a needless fear for there is no dirtier falsehood of the Ger man high command than that in which they tried to fix the recent excesses committed by German soldiers upon the civilian impu tation. the Titanic disaster in 1012 There were rousing cheers when Admiral Mayo left the Mauretania and Imarded the naval tug awaiting him. Among hi fellow passengers on the trip from Lngland were Harry Lou der, the comedian, who sang for the soldiers during the "voyage home and Major Ian Hay, of the P.ritish army, New York, Nov. 30. The. American transport George Washington, selected by Presi dent Wilson to convoy to Europe himself and other members of the American delegation to the peace conference will be convoy ed by the battleship IVnnsvl- vr.nia and a fleet of live fust do st rove is. The Ceorire Washina- ton is lying tonight at her ri"i in lloboken ready to sail on her history-making trip at a mo ment's notice. To Hear Admiral Albert Greaves, commander of the crui ser and transport force of tin; Atlantic fleet, fell the lienor oi providing for the Presidential hip. Captain Kdward McCnu- ley, United States navy, com mands the George Washington, and the crew has been drawn entirely from the navy. The es corting battleship is commanded ny uiptain Lewis Nulton. The George Washington, u vessel of 2.1,570 gross tons, wa:. formerly one of the crack linen the North Germ.m-Llovd The George Washington was the only large German vessel seized by the United States the name of which was not changed. Safeguarding the movement of a large percentage of Ameri can troops to Lurope has been the task of Admiral Greaves during tho war. H? was com mander of the protecting Heel of warships that escorted the first contingent of the American expeditionary forces. ;nil Presi dent Wilson Ki cittly designahd him for promot ion to the l ar.k of vice-admiral. The exact time of the denai t- Ji re of the George Washington is not yet known, but today tin engines of tho big liner . en given a last tcstinir out. The ship is lying convenient to u spur track over w hich the President's train will arrive. Iximlon, Nov. 2'.. The Time devotes four columns to events and sveeches of the American Thanksgiving day celebration! Dalfour, Curzon and hnil Kankshorough representing the king attended the official Ameri can sen ice at St. Martin's nt which General Diddle and t'aji- tain Twining, v. S. N., read (he les.son. Another impressing ser vice whs held in tho Komnn Catholic cathedral in Westmin ster. l)id Heading and Pre mier P.nden. of Canada, wero the principal speakers at the American banquet in the evi n ing. I'id Heading anl James M. Deck were the pnncip.il speak ers at the Pilgrims luncheon tt which the Duke of Connaught presided. Mr. Deck made n lotablv epic speech. Sir Krie Gaddes entertained the Ameri can oif icers i.t night sw.d pi.iti rularly referred to their co opeiation in the submarine rar.i- P'Ugn. The American fuotlmll game, the army versus the navy, wa. minutely dcscrilxtl. th irr.me. U'ing novel to Knglish Jcotbr.Il players. Notable celebration . were held in Dristol. Liverpool. Queenstown, and Southampton. through which JOO.OoO Ameri can troops have passed. Mid ntao in Winchester, where there is another American rest camp through u hich f.oO.o'.K) men have passed. Thanksgiving day prob ably will U-come a permanent P.ritish as well as American festival. REMEMBER 7 Shopping Days Until Christmas. So Shop Early