VOL.0
Dkin.N. C, Thurv lay, July 10, 1010
No. 21
FRENCH EAGER TO III.I.l"
celebrate Tin: fourth
l'aiis, July 4 . J t was evident
at :m early lour that all Paris
meant to participate- in tlje eele
Illation of the Fourth of July for
every avenue h-ading to the
riacc de LaConcorde was crowd
ed. The Trench looked upon
the day, not only as a national
festivity to le observed patrio
tically but as a day of formal
farewell to the first great army
w hich helped achieve the victory
over the German.
That wan the high note at all
official ceremonies throughout a
well filled day.
president Poincare and Gen
eral Pershing reviewed six thou
sand troop in the immense pla
za in front of the hotel Crillon,
where the American delegation
to the peace conference i.s hous
ed. Every roof and window be
longing to the government, as
well as private buildings, which
gave a view upon the beflagged
and beflowcred square, was
packed with people. General
Pershing standing near the Tuii
lieres gate watched the Ameri
can fighting men, infantry, ma
rines ami bluejackets, file past,
seipentining around the gaily
decorated statues representing
French towns which are a fea
ture of the I 'lace Concorde.
Then came a company of
French .soldiers tearing battle
scarred flags of organizations
which fought in America's war
for independence. Those were
followed by a regiment of
French infantry. The ceremony
was short but inspiring.
Scarcely had the last of the
troops defiled by, when General
Pershing jumped into n auto
mobile and sped toward Pious
cemetery to take pail in the cer
emony of laying wreath umii
the grave of L-ifayette, where
Hugh Wallace, United State
ambassador to France, and An
dre TardicU delivered brief
speeches.
Returning fiom the cemetery,
General Pershing proceeded to
the Palace D'Orsay, where he
told Americans assembled at the
luncheon by the chamber of
commerce that it was nTossary
idove all things to see that the
terms of the treaty were fully
realized, that Americans must
lememU-r the community of in
terests and common understand
ing which the war ha brought
nlxuit.
In the afternoon at Maison
Lafitte the racing society re-
ceived Generals Pershing and
Knapp and their staffs.
In the evening there was a ga
la performance at the opera.
General Pershing's words of a
common understanding between
France and America adequately
represent the spirit which pre
vailed in Pari this Fourth of
July when the French press is
fuiling the Unites! States as a
formal ally.
EUROPE IS NOT AS HAD
OFF AS TIIF. SOUTH WAS
New York July .1. Conditions
in Europe are not as bad as
those faced by the south after
the Civil war, Oscar T. Crosby,
former assistant treasurer of
the United States and for two
years chairman of the inter-allied
council on war purchases
and finance, declared here to
night upon his nnivfd from Fit
rope on the transport Mount
Vernon. None of the Kuropean
nations is bankrupt, ho said,
though they will need encour
agement to return to normal
conditions.
America should aid, he insert
ed, in readjustment of the finan
cial problems, but he urged that
the European countries bo al
lowed to solve their own inter
nal difficulties. These problems
he said, were of greater impor
tance to Europe than all of the
foreign obligations.
Germany, said Mr. Crosby,
eventually would reach a stable
form of government if the peo
ple were given the opportunity
to solve their political troubles.
In speaking of Russia, Mr.
Crosby said he opposed inter
vention. After a few days here Mr.
Crosby will go to his home in
Virginia for a long rest, he said,
PRESIDENT WILSON
PRAISES OUR NAVY
Aboard U. S. S. George Wash
ington, July ". (I'.y Wire-loss to
thhe Associated Press.) Presi
dent Wilon might have been an
American sailor, he told the sea
men of the Washington today in
the course of a stirring tribute
he paid to the American navy
and the part it had iKirne
throughout the war.
His speech to the crew was
made when the sailors assem
bled between decks to give the
President a hearty greeting as
he moved about among them.
It was the navy, he said,
which had put the army in the
fighting field safely tranHi ting
two million nun across the At
lantic and it is the navy now
that is engaged in the prodigious
task of promptly and safely re
turning the great host back
home again. His continued
thought and his pride during the
days of the war, ho said, were
of those men of the American
navy who performed the danger
ous duties out at s-a.
The President then disclosed
his youthful wish to become a
sailor, a wish that would have
taken him into the American
navy if he had not been dissuad
ed from it by his parent.
The sailors cheered their commander-in-chief
a he concluded
hi talk.
The sea today is as smooth a
a lake w it h a gentle breeze blow
ing and a bright sun shining.
The President continues to re
ceive by wireless many message
of congratulation on America's
part in the war and in the peace.
One message is from the sultan
of Persia; another from President-elect
Pessoa, of Brazil. The
president of Panama sent greet
ings from "the smallest country
declaring war against Germany"
General Pilsudski, Polish chief-of-staif.
sent a message reading:
"It Mas your voice, Mr. Presi
dent, which first lifted itself to
proclaim the right of our na
tion." PRESS CAMPAIGN
IN U. S. PLANNED
Washington, July 5. Report
ed attempts by the Mexican gov
ernment to purchase the supioi t
of Ameiican newspaper. for
-pleading Mexican propaganda,
in connection with a recent de
fense of Mexican ixdicy toswud
American oil operators issued by
General Candida Aguilar, son-in-law
of President Carranz.i, have
ken called to the attention of
the state department. The sit
uation is being watched by of
ficials heie. The Monterey,
Mexico organ of the Cailaliza
administration, first to call puls
lie attention to it, said, in discus
sing the advisability of a propa
ganda campaign in the United
States;
"Chancellory should know all
the details of this grave ques
tion, should sound all opinions
and direct an active pres. cam
paign in the United States; this
last i of the utmost importance.
Not one thousand, or one hun
dred thousand, but a million
pesos, if it is necessary, should
le spent in purchasing Yankee
newspapers (there are those
that will not .refuse the busi
ness) so that they will defend
us, and in subsidizing writers of
some prestige who will trans
late the arguments which our
own chancellory will give them.
It is necessary to prepare in the
very bosom of the United States
a great part of public opinion in
our favor, taking advantage, in
order to do this, of the political
divisions between Democrats
and Republicans."
General Aguilar, just before
he sailed for Europe, said that
"the only order issued has Wen
that the Mexican law be enforc
ed." It was pointed out here that
General Aguilar must have re
ferred to article 27 of the Mex
ican constitution nnd the decrees
of President Carranza to make
effective that law. In official
circles it was said this law de
creed:
"In the nation is vested legal
ownership of petroleum and on
ly Mexicans by birth or natura
lization have the right to ac
quire ownership in lands, or to
obtain franchises to develop
mineral fuels in the republic of
Mexico."
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liKITISII TO RKI.Nt; TO
TRIAL. IIKill GKR.MANS
Londor. July C The Germans
whom the British, French and
Belgians wish to put on trial in
clude Prince Rupprecht, of Ba
varia, for deportation from
Lille, Roubaix, Turcoing and
other places; General von Mack
ensen, for thefts, incendiarism
and executions in Rumania; von
Buelow, for the burning of An
deme and shooting of KM) peo
ple; Baron von Der Ijmcen. head
of the German jolitica! depart
ment in Brussels, w ho was con
cerned in the murder of Edith
Cavill, and Captain Fryntt.
Admiral von Caclle, for res
ponsibility for IMioat outrage.;
Lieut. Wilhehn Mernher, Com
mander Max Valentiner and
Commander, von Foistner, for
sinking hospital ships; Major
von Manteuffel, for the burning
of Inivain; Major von P.ulow
for the destruction of Acrchot
and the execution of 10 civil
ians; Gen. Olsen von Cavsel. for
cruelties at Doberitz; Lieuten
ant Rudiger for ciuelties at
Ruhlelon; Major von Coertz. for
cruelties at Magdeburg; the
brothers Niemeyer, the bullies
of Holscmindon and Clausthal
Camps, who ill-treated British
prisoners; General von Teeny,
for the summary execution of
112 inhabitant. of Arlon ; Gener
al von Ostrowsky, for the pill
age of Deynre and the massacre
of 1 G3 civilians; Gen. von Liman
Sanders, for massacre of Ar
menians and Syrians; two
brothers named Rochling, who
were arrested by the French in
the Saar valley.
Vast quantities of stolen ma
chinery, covering nearly 20
acres, were found in their kh
session. BIG CELEBRATION HELD
IN WATAUGA ON JULY I.
Boone. July C Watauga's
biggest crowd is the way the
fourth of July i designated by
the people here. A crowd, var
iously estimated at from f,000
to 7,Hi) assembled at the court
house and marched to the Appa
lachian Training school campus,
where the speaking of the day
was heard. The soldiers of all
wars were invited and welcomed
at Boone. In the march the Civil
war veterans led the procession,
followed by the heroes of the
World war, these followed by a
memorial float in honor cf the
dead in France and by a float
representing victory, the Red
Cross work and other phases of
war work. Then came automo
biles decked to represent the
varied interests of the country,
including the training school,
then the students of the school
and Boone graded school follow
ed by a large crowd of Watauga
people. Cnpt. E. F. Lovilb de
livered the address of welcome.
E. S. Coffey introduced in a hap
py style the speaker of the day,
Major Bullwinkle, of Gas ton i a,
who gave a vivid description of
the experience of the yoy from
the time they went to camp,
on the water to France, to the
front, and to the finish, and
their return home. At 4 o'clock
in the afternoon the soldiers
were treated to ice cream by the
ladies of Watauga, after a sum
ptuous dinner served to the sol
diers and all present.
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ESTIMATE PRIZE FIGHT
DREW OVER $.'00.01)0
Toledo. July .".-Although of
ficial accounting has not leen
completed, Tex Richard, promo
ter of the heavyweight cham
pionship contest letween Jack
Dempsey and Jc s Willard esti
mated the gate receipt. would
total betwiM-n $,im),ii(0 -Ml
.f)0.(Mo,
Revenue agents are ashling
in checking up the receipts to
determine the amount of war
tax due the government. Basing
the receipts at Ccmuhio the gov
ernment will receive approxi
mately $J;.noo which will be
turned over to Toledo' charity
fund.
The city, under the agreement
with Promoter !'k hard, i to re
ceive 7 per cent of the gross re
ceipt. Richard id ready has
paid $30,000 to this fund.
Mayor rchreibor plans to use
this money in sending orphan
and children of Toledo's poor
families on vacation trips to
Michigan. He aUo plans to de
vote a pait of the money to en
dow beds for the jmmh- in hospi
tal..
Dempsey, the conqueror of
Willard. left tonight for Cincin
nati to oen a theatrical en
gagement there tomorrow, lie
is to receive $7,000 a week.
Willard spend the day re.-ting
quietyl at his tenqtoiaiy home in
company with hi wife and a few
personal friends. Aside from
the swelling on the right sidf of
his face, which wa subsiding
under cold applications, he was
none the worse apparently for
hi; encounter with Demp ey.
lie accepted his defeat without
any attempt to excuse it or be
little the new champion's fistic
powess. On the contrary, he
made a number of complimen
tary remarks a1out Den pscy's
ability,
"There i little to add to what
is already known." the defeated
champion said. "After that first
hard swing to the. jaw in the
first round Dempsey came in so
fast that I never had a chance
to clear my head and square
away for a better offense or de
fense. I was fighting in a daze.
This is no attempt to nlili my
defeat or take the credit from
Dempsey, who is a fast, clever,
hard-hitting opponent, ranking
with the best of the heavy
weights. Now I am through
with boxing and expect to be
just plain Jess Willard. I hope,
however, that the public will re
member me as a loxer who al
ways tried to give his best in the
ring and did his share to keep
the boxing game alove suspi
cion." Effort. were being made to
day to obtain permission from
proper authorities for the exhi
bition of the moving pictures of
the fight in the soldier camps
and hospitals where wounded
oversea fighters are recuperat
ing. It is hoped that eventual
ly the pictures may be shown in
public generally without violat
ing law. Rickard and Willard
still retain their two-thirds in
terest in the films, but Dempsey
sold his third before the fight.
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WILLARD KNOCKED OUT
IN THIRD FIGHT ROUND
Toledo, July fi. Because of
the controversy over the dura
tion of the heavyweight cham
pionship contest between Jess
Willard ami Jack Dempsey and
whether Dempsey should be
ci edited with a knockout, Ollie
Pecoid. referee of the indepen
dence day match, ruled tonight
that Willard had been k necked
out in I he thiid round.
Referee Record also ruled that
the light ended at the close of
the thiid lound, d-pite the fact
that the towel was not tossed in
to the ring from Willard'. cornel
until the IkII hae sounded for
the fourth round. Willard.
howewr, die! not leave his chair
to answer the call for the fourth
round. .'A v Rickard, promoter
of the contest, requested an offi
cial ruling liom Record lecause
of the hundreds of telegrams he
leceived asking if Dempsey
should Ik.' CI edited with a knock
out victory and when the lout
was officially elided.
C. P.. Shysler, of Chicago, w ho
operated part mutual machines
and a liook on the contest, an
nounced he had cleared SS2.700
He said that if the contest had
ended in the first round his win
nings would have totaled $120
.s22. and if Willard had answered
the hell for the fourth round,
they would have l-ecn reduced!
to 2.-.ooo.
Willard was distiirt-cd tonight
by rumors that he was dying,
that he had bee-n removed to a
hospital and that h was de.nd.
The defeated champion has en
tirely recovered from the elfects
of the punishment Dempsey
gave him and has dtt-ided t mo
tor to hi home in Liwivnco,
Kan., as soon a his injuied eye
is healed. Mrs. Willard ami a
few personal friends will mW"
the trip with him. '
Rickard announced that loll,
the boxers were paid in full last
night. Dempsey wa given $27.
."00 in cash, while Willard got
fso.ooo in liberty ionds and the
remaining $20,000 of hi $100,
ooo guarantee in cash.
AUTO WITH FOUR PEOPLE
GOES INTO YADKIN RIVER
Spencer, July 5. There was
considerable excitement at
Grubb's ferry on the Yadkin
river near Spencer shortly he
fore noon today w hen a Ford car
owned and driven by B. R. Bar
rier, of Boone townsnip. David
son county, took to the deep
water. In the machine at the
time of the accident were Mr.
Barrier, Arthur Ilellard. N. W.
Koontz and a young son. All
escaped though it was a narrow
escape from drowning. A crate
of eggs and other thing being
brought to market also went
down. The machine is still in
the river though it will be sav
ed later. The accident happen
ed when Mr. Barrier attempted
to drive off the large ferry,
which was not securely fastened
to the bank, and skidded back
when the machine struck the
bank in front and followed the
ferry back into the river. Fortu
nately the stream is about nor
mal and this will make it possi
ble to rescue the machine.
SON OF SENATOR NEW
IS III.I.l) FOR MURDER.
X. N'-A, of Gli-ndale, wa
ed into police headquarters ear
ly today, informed detcetive-s
that there was a dead woman in
hi . autoiiie bilo and ,. de.ared to
give him .ell' up as a murderer.
lie then led the office!. to a car
o.itsio'e the station, where the
body of Frieda J, Lesser, 21
years old. was found.
.New, according to a statement
of the police, said he had ciuar-
leled with the young woman at
Topanga canyon, several mill
Iron the- city, when she lefir.ed
to marry him, and had ; hot hot
She had a bullet hole through
the .ad.
"We didn't understand each
either," Said New, according to
Detctive Sergeant D. A. David--on,
"and so I shot her, and here
I am. There she is, too," he
added, as he gazed at the dead
girl.
New, T,0 year of age. told the
officers, according to - their
statement of hi story, that he
was engaged to Mi: . Lesser. He
said he urged her to many him
and when she refused he shot
her.
He said he had lorrowcd the
automobile from his mother,
Mrs. Lulu M. Burger, of Oh-ii-dale,
and had driven with the
girl to Venice, then through
Hollywood, nnd finally up t!u
Topango canyon roadt where
their quarrel culminated in the
hoothg. He told the officers,
they said, that for three hours
afterwards he drove around
town, trying to make up hi
mind to sui render.
New i of slight build. He
showed no evidence of excite
ment and officers said he had
not be en drinking.
Alegecl Murderer I. Said
To 'Be Son of Senator New.
Indianapolis, July .". Mrs.
Lula Burger, mother of Harry
S. New. who today surrendered
to the I! Angeles police as the
murderer of Miss Frieda Lesser,
left Indianapolis' early this
evening for her home in Glen-
dale, Cal. Mrs. Beiger stated
that New is the son of Senator
Harry S. New, of Indiana, ami
that she was divorced from Sen
ator New 1 out IS vears ago.
Mrs. Burger also said she ex
pected to w ire Senator New and
solicit hi aid in behalf of her
son.
STREET CAR TRAFFIC IS
TIED UP AT CLEVELAND
Cleveland, July C Street
car traffic was tied up here to
day for the second time in eight
months when approximately 2,-
(ioo motornien and conductors ot
the Cleveland Street Railwav
Mj,ny went on strike this
to enforce their de
j for a w age increase of 12
.s an hour. Several at
tempts were made to start cars
but in most cases they wore un
successful, owing to stoning and
wire cutting by strikers or sym
pathizers. Trolley wires were short-circuited
and burned, switches
other damage done,
spiked, cars were stoned and
other damage done.
Several persons were injured
by living glass during the dis
orders, following which six
strikers were arrested.
Some of the 16 cars which
were manned by inspectors and
dispatchers made four or five
round trips, according to John J.
Stanley, president of the com
pany. He said the cars were
withdrawn 'ocause of lack of
police protection, adding that he
had enough men to man GO cars.
Two w omen were applica tnosfr
Two women wore applicants for
conductors' jobs.
Both sides remained firm in
their demands today. Union
officials have refused a six-cent
an hour increase, declaring the
men would remain on strike un
til granted the 12 cents.
President Stanley announced
that he would not grant the men
their increase unless city coun
cil advanced the stockholder's
dividend from 6 to 7 per cent
yearly.
THE FUTURE ZEPPELIN
HAD ONLY in) MINUTES'
MOKE SUPPLY PETROL.
Mineola, July (',.- dent
Britain's super dirigible, R.;'!,
the first lighte-r-than-air ma-chin-
to cross the Atlantic ocean
aii'liorcd at Roo.-:cvelt flying
held at !:.', I a. m. today (1:51
Greenwich mean time), after an
aciial voyage of 10S hours and
12 minutes, whic h covered 3,130
knots, or approximately 3,000
land miles.
Pai. ing through dense banks
of clouds, uiih the sun and sea
vi ilile only at rare intei val, the
R-31 wa. forced to ci ui. - '2,0.",0
knot to leach Trinity Bay, N.
!'.. fiorn Ea-t Fortune, Scot
land, and l.oxo knots from there
to Mineola.
When the future Zeppelin ar
rived here she had only enough
petrol to keep her moving o
minutes longer. Her crew, i.l
mcist sleepless for four and u
half days, were weary almost to
the jMint of exhaustion, but hap
py at the succes. ful oomph-lion
of their epoc h-making trip. The
return voyage will be started
Tuesday at S a. m.
"AtmosplWe Was Haunted."
Haggard, tinshaveel, their eves
bloodshot from the long vigil
and lines of care bitten deep in
to their faces, Maj. G. C. Scott,
the commander, and his officers
showed plainly the olfect of
the anxious hours through
which which they lived yester
day while they were cruising
over the far reaches of Canada
and the Bay of Fundy, leset by
fog, heavy winds and terrific
storms.
"It seemed a though the at-
n:o sphere was haunted by noro
than fi.000 devils," said Lieut.
Guy Harris, the meteorological
officer.
With the R-31 long overdue
at it. destination, petiol supply
running low and buffeted by
strong head wind.;. Major Scott
decided yesterday while over the
Bay of Fundy to send a wireless.
call to the American navy de-
ai tinent to Ik. prepared to give
issistance if it were needed.
This was merely a measure of
piceaution and did not indicate
discouragement. While destroy
er and submarine chasers worn
rushing to her assistance, the'
R-31 was plugging steadily
ahead on the way to Mineola.
Once clear of the Bay of Fundy
I lie atmospheric hoodoo w hich
tad beset the craft from the
ime it took the uir was gi adual-
y left in its wake.
Fortune Favors DiiigiMe
The R-31 headed southwest
out across the Atlantic along the
coast of Maine, her nose pointed
for Capt Csxi, with the United
States destroyer Bancroft hang
ing on her tail, and in constant
wireless communication with
ler. The destroyer stuck close
in the wake of the air monster,
running under forced draft, un
til! Cape Cod was reached, and
then the dirigible cut across lots.
It had been decided on the
voyage along the coast that lin
es. a favorable wind came up
the R-3 1 would be forced to land
at Montauk point, and early thi.;
morning a wireless message w as
sent out making that announce
ment. With the cape left behind
lowcvcr, fortune finally favor
ed the dirigible, nnd the wind
veered in her favor. Headed
straight for Montauk point she
ran time, and before the tip end
of Long Island was reached it
was decided to go on to Min
eola With the goal almost in
sight the R-31 flew majestically
above the island and headed
straight down the center of it
for Roosevelt field, 100 miles
away.
As she cruised over Rivei head
the dirigible came within ra age
of the wireless telephone ins' ail
ed at Roosevelt field by the navy
radio service and perfect com
munication was established.
During the night the wireless
calls from the R-31 were receiv
ed by the navy radio station in
New York.