North Carolina Newspapers

Elkin, N. C, Thursday, Dec. 12, 1018 No. 42 yliilR? 1or. T. Kilit of Prions, comprising the American iiiid army, now ap proaching the Rhino, either are national guard or national army f troops, and there is every rea son to believe that they will be on American soil again by mid summer. General March, chief of stair, announced today he anticipated no difficulty in getting these units home within four moiuhn after peace has been established formally by proclamation. I'ros ident Wilson, in his recent ad dress to Congress, said th" ses sions of the conference pi jbably . would lie concluded tj' vp! ng and based on this estimate of the time, General MaHiV slat e ment was accepted to mean Ih: t these forces would retui n dct itijr the summer. Two national guard divisions the "2nd and 12nd. and two of the national army, the Wth and 9th, now are in the front line of Majnjr-Orniral Hickman's armyj occupation which was "MT .in ,. i. .. pi,;.,.. I.. S lilllll .1 Hints Ol llie Mlllir l.i- l ninlif jifffifdiiii' to (it-neral - lt'i shine's report. The 2 th and :;:!id national jriianl and the T'.Hh national army are in the second line, con diluting the reserve ' which is occupy ir.g Luxemburg and various rail centers in France, including Montnu-dy. I.onguyon, Ktainand St. Mihicl. The First, Third. Fourth and Fifth regulars compris.' the to maindor of the advaiuing army, while the se ond and seventh divisions are with the le-eive. All Pack by Midsummer The estimate as to th.e po .-i- ' bi'ity that all except regular di-.wiiuJU-U ill have been withdrawn from France bv midsummer i- liased on General March's reply to A question as to step neces sary to obtain an cten-ion of V I nli '''tent period lor i:n n in 1 I ai m of occupation. I Th" law alnii't the nil n who he ra'-ed in the national army 4 that they nuit be disehatged ..in' in. .it! lie .iftel- tlin ilei 4 - 'U I lit' 'Mitt' ,, . . . V ' . .i..... tion of peace." he said. "That. I think, al-n was extend -d to in elude i:. en who made voluntaiy 1 "niistt-)t in the regular army. t J won't have anv difficulty in hanging back from J-lance the so-called national army divisions in four months after the dec lam-ti.-n of peace. It is entitely pos. .-.!.:. that we will have to ak Congies-. for .Miine n.oil.lii .itaili.. ! the law to provide a lonirer jHiKHl for the unit whnii will Icmain in F.utope." A total of ."."-" officers and lJ..t." men, Gemta! Much viid. have been peci (rally as signed for ear!) return by Gen ... ii i . i - i-i .it i ri .itiiMK. ..., ... . additional units iepoite.1 today me 1.2 W off.cet. ami -.h".! men, tin largest tu galiialioli mentioned Wing the field attil lery brigades of the Mil (icgu lai ) and 12I (national aimy negro) divisions and the "dtli ajtd .Tlf.th infantry logimont from the TSth (national army) division. I .at got t "nil rl TheP.ir.th infantiy is numeri cally the largest Unit vet older- I ft. ....... . 1,,1, it... T ? gt Cii.iI'i: llllll i itm.r iiw-iii.iiii in ill' y liOilil , Ml''" II I I i M I I .Hill j :.1S2 men. , the forces at home. General i'-- v-id college nu n other 'those in officers' srheioK which were l'in abandoned would receive no preference as to the time of their dichaiire. The order of demobilization pro viding that combat division be disbanded last, ho said, has rvt - Jeen altered. "The system i woikinsr at a very much greater speed,' Gen- cral Maixh said, leferrins: to I dcmobiiizatio.j, "and 1 have ini ftiated a system by which I pet a daily rerord n to officers and n weekly record an to enlisted J ru n. The actual mindx r of f -J lli em discljared at the time of tL.'t'annuon'cement was H,; j lite liiimWr discharged last I week, up to v a let day, was 7,- fi5H. The number of men dis- I dial led in the I'nited States last J week w as over 200,000." GERMANS HAVE NO CONFIDENCE NOW IN THEIR PRESS The Ilajrue. Dec. S. Many Dutch.nien who have come from Germany are disgusted with their own press, which consist ently lied to them throughout the war, as a result of which they are unable to feel confi dence any longer. At present, if one were to take German news paper statements at their face value, one might believe that everything was going swim mingly for the government; that the national assembly was held in almost universal appro val; that the extremists were discomforted, and that complete harmony existed between the soldiers and workmen's council and the government. The very unanimity of these representa tions makes them suspicious. Sometimes a little light breaks through. For instance, llcrr Giebel, a member of the majority .socialist pally, speak ing at Fms to representatives of the soldiers' councils of the field army, prudently evaded, says The Frankfurter Zeitung, a inestion definitely a-ked as to which socialist party had a ma pority in the Berlin executive council. W'hui asked "Where are ll e arms in Merlin?" he said few Hot lin workers had arms, but that !." percent thereof were probably in the hands of the Spartacus group. Later at the same meeting 1 lot r Marth (irmly denied the ex igence of ImMievism in I'.erlin. It is impossible to say how far the menace of lihevUm in Germany rest on a basis of facts; low far it is a mere lever to extort cotire--ion n to ex tend them. Judging from is mi ts from various places in Ger many. I am inclined to believe it U increa-ing and w ill continue lo inctea e as winter proceeds One tvpoit i that there will he a g, ral stuke within a fort- i. . t . I .1 'I! 1 1 1 1 1 1 ati'l (Hat aiiai cliy I m il wni reign Mipicmo.' Naturally. I am una' i!e to guarantee the accuracy of sin h a foieca-t, hut I am con vinced the situation is growing more nittea! than the German pre-- w ill admit. Persons who come from Ger many tell me the real revolution ha.-, not ut begun and when it des half of Peihn will ascend to heaven in flames. This may be alaimist talk, but if the bob siiiwiK. ret then- wav. iitev rer- taifih will net stick at tiiflo-. The I'm nu ihavcn has publish i d .i I j-oit v. bit h sas s the woik- el s oil the gie.it ship Con-tl UC tion d"ck have gone over to the ImKhev ik can p. The paper says if the woikeis" demands jue in sisted on. the builders c.uuiot ac cent more order and the docks w ill he idle. i t I I .Meanwtuie tlangets also thi eaten Germany f r o in another iiuarter, it being lejmit ed in circle frequented lv active of licet soft he at my that ex Grown Prince Uupprecht of Ha vana i draw ing together tin threats for a counter-revolution and i tt ing to serine the parti cipation by high offmts and the leading nun in the former re- giiiie. Theie is nothing improl- able in tins teiwiit, since The Voiwaeit7 says the counter-rc Vob( iili rv eei's of oj lii'i'l of ;!! ranks i notably increasing. A Munich telegiam sas Kurt F.i-ncr ha sent a tidegtam to Ib ir IIIk'H and llaae m Merlin saving the ministry of the poo pie's st.tte of Pi.ivati.i is unani mou-ly (f the opinion that i confeieiico of representatives of the German government. shonli be summoncit immentately in Vienna or in some centrally situ ated place where unity shall l attained on a program of foreign and domestic policy. Kl'KOPKAN Un.KKS TO VISIT I'MTKI) STATKS New York.-The United States government will have as its guet in the n:r future, Presi d nt Poitwaie, f Fiiiiii e; King George, of England; King AHwrt ot Pelgium; King Victor 10m nianu.d, of Italy, and the heads '.. (j ' T i , f . 1.3 h . " .... ' r J if' r v mi'"I : V"1 " ,r'-w i' "m I w n t f -v mW( 1 I'.rhlxli mine tiMi-.'iTs li.-nr ii.' flu- N..I.I. el III till- St. Milllrl Slllii-I.l .tl..li.i'.li.i-. i.n ih. U I'f tin till )iis-i:ii; ,-.i ri iilni-ia, Win. tins 1 1 1 t TO LOOK OUT FOR AMERICAN SIDE Pati-f, Saturday, Dec. 7. --The Ian of organization of the I'nit d States peace mission which is now tentative, .but wiiun in its essentials undoubtedly will stand unchanged show s the lody which will look out for Ameri- :a interests when the wot Id's delegates gather at Versailles as complete in every detail. The chart of the organization which has been prepared here show s the large American or ganization headed by the nicni- liers of the peace commission itself, with the chart lines run ning fiom this group to that of the first secretary. John ('.Grew, a the second, ov lia on and dip omntic intelligence group, nnd the thi ill. the gtoup or advisers. rineipiUy technical, with largo stalf of assistants. I'ndiT the liaison and diplo- matie i'lteliiui-nee group ate miii- tary n. v.il officers, iiu hiding the commander of the American ex- d and!1""-'1" tn i lit -ii fill rirlnw -Mini fuli'Mm ! irii.iH'ii.ti innr n.t.ti .uki o'" ' ' .. . - -. representatives. I'nder some of these head are officers dealing with the peace commission, (hi- cgate ol organization .. mp.o- mat and ceremonial officers, whose duties will be along such lines as the making of formal cans and attending to similar matters. One of the two assistant sec- rctat ics .,;ii W i.i have hi sei let.lt i.d duties the 'l iliting of communications, the distribu tion of press information, filing of teiMiits, roiling mailer for transmission to the signal rorii; anil win tenninals. etc. I'nder the liason. t nd d'plo. tin! diplomatic intelligence offi cers is a bureau in which Ameri can civilian activities will lie- ro- ptesetited such as those of lletlK-tt (. Hoover, the fHnl ad ministrator, the Kcil Cross, the Y. M. A., the Knight of Col u nihu.. the Knight of Pythi as, the Salvation Aimy and the war trade loard. There are vast staff of coding rletks, stenographers, transla te!, confidential soctctaiio.. cat tographcrs, paraphrase rs, message transmitters and re ceivers. These ate .special car togtnphei for western I an ope, jouthc.f t Africa. Africa In gin era!. Poland and Tin key. which go to show the scope of Ameri can interest, in the coming dis cussions. of any other nations President Wilson may visit dm ing his visit to lairopo, Stephan . Liuzatine, editor of The Pari Matin, de clined just before sailing for France. M. Lauzanne has been in the I'nited States several months on an official mission, "It has lieen a diplomatic cus tom from time immemorial," M. Iiuzanne said, "that the head of one government who entertains the head of another, invariably repays the visit." While t.o official announce ment of plans has been made, M. I.ftuzanne declared it w as cer tain President Poincarc would come to the United States with in tl ? next yea-. . ,i r ii. 'rni.iii mull--., nrr'o.il In Ni' V.uL, I ii- f.i tin- I'lill.-il Suih NEWSPAPER FIRE IN SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA Spartanburg. S. ('., Dee. 7.--Tie- Spartanburg Herald and Journal p'aiit w a.s total'y des troyod by fire tonicli'.. with an estimated lo.- of $r0,0tHI to the plant and $2-.' to the building. The I.e. i total. The fire which began at 7:1-1 tonight in the basi-nii-nt spread rr jiid-y to the lir t and second floors, and in a (w minutes the plant wa filled w it h smoke. The flame. soon enveloped the entire building and it was impos .ji!c to savt unvthir.j,, the sal vage is estimated at (ii per a nt of the loss, Th- i i,i ire apparatus of the city I. re department wolked on the lite and the (.'amp Wads worth lire department worked heroically at an attempt to t- It the fl.ifut s. No on inll1'l. e Spai anbttig 1 h i al l is Ik- ing i -sited tomot io-.v I nun the plant of P.atid and While, print el. When the fire wa fn t di coveied. those oil the fist Jimr ribheil out, and the alatin was sounded for those on the second (loor to leave the building. Those in the reporto! ial. ,b lograph. composing and stereotyping le p.utment at iitice did so. P.y the time they had e-caped the entile building wa. a mass (if llaiiU evera: cf the (n.j loVtts maiia'id to leave the building just in time to be overcome by the dense columns of smoke which were pouring from every opening in the build ing. Fvetyoiie in the building es caped, although a young cnild. the son of A. F. Perkins, of the composing room, who wa asleep in the basement, had some diffi culty in leaving the building, lie w;n however rescued lie fore he was overcome by smoke. The flame swept through the entile plant in an exceedingly short time, and it was impossi ble to save anything from the building. The dense smoke which NMtred through the building pre cluded the possibility of remov ing any of (lie machine of fixt ues. Th- records of the romjj any w ete all in the safes of The I lei aid and Journal and it is be lieved that no records of the company were lost. The building which was burn edja owned by Giles L Wilson. The building to the right, also owned by Mr. Wilson, and occu pied by T. (). Monk, harness dealer, and "I 0. Haiuion, at tot ney, WiN Juuiagod to a con siderable extent by water. The sIik k of Mr. Monk was set ioi.Tr" damaged, though the rxVnt can not be yet ascertained. Tlx hook and furniture were re moved from Mr. Hannon's office and were slightly damaged in re moval. The screams of the Perkins U.y from the ba.scmcnt arrested the5 attention of those on the first floor of the building, nnd in this way the tire was discovered. - -A in- rl. mi s,,.nrs wlin tti-rp wiiiiihI ' I if. .l.i-. i-li l'i riiH.i.(T, ri-.irsi-nta- PLAYS BILLARDS WITH THE DUTCH The Hague. Dec. X. The Tclcgraaf publishes an article by Henri Habort, who has been in the island of Wieringen. The Gorman crown prince, he says, has already made a great num ber of friends, especially among members of the local peasant population, with whom he plays billiards. lie exhibits much politeness toward his new friend, whom he fnvuently treats to Im-i.m- and oilers cigar ette.... lie speak a little broken Dutch mixed with Gorman wonls. His favorite word is "dag," meaning good day. which he pronounces "tag'." whereas the Dutch draw out the word thus, "daag." The peasants try to go), him to talk, but the prince prudently never speaks of German political aifairs. Young William Hohenzollern. continue- Il.ibeit. ha above all an extraordinary dread of every thing collected with sickness and death and therefore takes the stri lest pf ('cautions -urain t in'luriiza. lie is aft lid of ecery thing .nnd everlxdy and his anxiety betrays itself in his dighe-t gesture. If you make a sudden movement with your hand or put your hand in your pocket, the prince's eye follows it and he never loses sight of yon. lie is stilfeiing from so vote depression from which h" occasionally endeavors to obtain relief by lying down and letting his friend Gocbelitz lead aloud to him. An oiding to ail ee wit lies., he frequently dons his full unifoim with all his orders and pai. tdes in front of the mil ren in hi loom, after w hit h he again dresse, in ordinary wimlen things with checked tiou-ors. lie appeals already to have reconciled himself to hi fate. He seems to think he w ill remain hero always and often tells the Dutch servant he exix cts short ly a visit from his wife and childicit, who then will again leave him. "For they couldn't .1- ii.ii . - ti i. etiiiuie mis isianu long, ue ue- plores the. lack of saddle horse and carriages, which would "fill up the day so well." Not to find this lack too trying he writes and read much. MISOS ATT FN I K SUNDAY SFUMCF ON nOAUI) SHU' On Hoard I'. S. S. (toorgo Wa-hingtc-n. Dec.S.(Py Wireless to the Associated Pres.) President Wilson attended reli gious services this morning with the enlisted men of the Ameri can forces on Iniard the George Washington. The services were held in the quarters of the nun s.inc distance below docks. The President joined in the finging and the ju ayci s and in the reci tal of , services. I. A- (he President look his list' .1 walk on deck and then rerted. He did not work during the day. The George Washington i runring through smoother seas and encountering warmer weather. KING GEORGE IS THANKFUL TO UNPEOPLE Now York, Dec. K.--A mes sage from King George, expivss ing the hope that l'ritons and Americans may be as united in peace as they were in war, was read today at a meeting in the Hippodrome, arranged a.s the cli max of New .York's celebration of I'ltitain day. i'he king's message, read by Alton I!. Parker, who presided, stated that "the people of the lliitish empire join with me in thanking you and those associat ed with you for your efforts in promoting this celebration, which win he welcomed as a proof of the true and busting friendship of the United States; "It will be a particular satis faction to my navy and army to feel that they have won the es teem of the nation which has sent so many gallant men to suf fer with them the trail of this great war and to .share in the glories of final victory," continu ed the message. "In the name of the I'.ritish empire, I thank the people of the I'nited States of America, ami I pray that the oming era of peace may find our two nations always united i they are today." A mesago from Premier Lloyd George read: "I am always delighted with any work which helps to make our two nations understand one mother better. We shall never forget the prompt and decisive espouse of the American Presi-J lent ami people of the allies call this spring, and the invaluable p '.i t played by the American n ivy in helping to free the sea from the German pests." l S. H.VTTAI.ION SUNT TO COni.KNZ American Army of Occupa tion. Dec. X. (I5y the Associat ed Press.) A htttalion of the Thiitv-ninth ihfantiv left Tre ves by train today for Coblenz. i four hour.' run. The prema ture occupation of ( obk-nz is due to the ioiiost of the German authorities, who are apprehen sive of the conditions that might peivail there after the withdrawal of the German forces. This is the fust time the Americans have utilized railway trains for their advance into the territory from which the Ger mans have withdrawn. The main aimy continue it ,uU. one in the iisu.ii manner and last night had 1 cached the gen eral line of Geldsdorfau. Mayen. Klin-nig and Schwnrdcn. All re port continued to indicate that the Germans were withdrawing in an orderly manner and that the inhabitants of the villages occupied by the Americans were refraining from any antagonist ic acts. It was not expected that there would le any trouble at Coblenz and the appeal by the burgo master to send troops was deni ed until it was supplemented in writing by the retiring military commanders. MAIN GIKIS DORMITORY CASWF.I.I, SCHOOL ISURNS Kin.ston, Dec. 8. Fire gutted the main gill.' dormitory at the Caswell Training ScIkmiI at Kin .ston today. The origin of the fire was not determined. The damage w as between $f,"fl00 and .l'UVh City fireman after , run of three miles wete power less to save the building locause of low pressure. Dr. C. P. McNairy, the super intendent, and a negro latxtrcr were slightly injured. One sick child had to be carried out of the building. Screaming girls who made a rush for the dormitory to rescue a kitten were held in rstrainl until the pet could be brought out. The building contained the school chapel and sleeping quartets for many. A few ma trons and children lost their clothing. Temporary quarters have' been provided for th homeless girls. FOCII RESPONDS CORDIALLY TO HYLAN'S MESSAGE New York, Dec. 0. That Mar shal Foch, may visit the United States when his duties pertnil was indicated by a cablegram re ceived here today by Mayor H lan from the marshal in response to a recent message in which the mayor invited him to visit New York and olfered him "the free dom of the city." The mayor's invitation read: "May the people of the city of New York have the privilege nnd pleasure of expressing to yon in person how highly they esteem you, and will you not accept v.n invitation to bo their guest, so that they may pay tribute for the marvelous results attaiuut by you as eommandor-iu-chie.i of the allied forces'.' We owe you a debt for your part in the triumph of democra cy over autocracy. On behalf of the municipality I offer you the freedom of the city, which is but a feeble manifestation of om deep regard and admiration." Marshal Foch's reply follows: "I am profoundly touched by the sentiment which has inspir ed your message and I thank vou for your invitation. 1 appreciate highly the honor of 'the freedom of the city' which the people of the city of New York offer m. Please transmit to them, with my acceptance, expression of my warmest gratitude." I OU.UI'K G I.TIM AN K.MPKWU! 1IKI.I) TO Hi: RESPONSini.K Indon. Dec. 8. (lit itish Witness Service.) The Neuws Nan Den Dag of Amsterdam, a copy of which has been received h re. says it hold thj opinio'iY, hat the former German cmper- th or is responsible for the acts of lis troop in 1'elgium and France, for the ruthless sub Va line war and the aerial bombard ments of open towns, and that, consequently, no Dutch govern ment with common sense would allow Holland to be involved in war or have her food supply en dangered by reason of acts of fieitdiines toward the fi,nn,n monarch. Another reason, the newspap or says.why Holland should ! relieved of William I h'hi ir, ol- ern's. presence as soon a - po; -.ible, i that many persons in Germany have not yet abandon ed the hope of restoring the im pel ial (Hitter. "It would not Ih surprising if these people cnteita'n relatiou with Germans in Holland," the article concludes. "On. fluent ly, as long as the kaiser is in Hol land the germ of a political plot are existent." SIIOP KAItLY Christmas is only two week off. The stores m now well supplied with stork of suitable goods for the Christina, trade. Nearly cvotylMxIy expects b buy something for a Christmas gift to some friend or loved one. Why r.et do it now w hen you cmm g- t fust choice? Why wait until the hist moment and then find every thing has been picked over? Now is the time, tomorrow may be too late. REMEMBER 10 Shopping Days Until Christmas. So Shop Early