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." t K-mt, , , , J ' 1 "jv J t if V '-"" 1 -"i-- ' '"T1; ',ol" tormr Flir1 J. Ci, ci, l Kti (,-lr wHm m,n tn .r ....r -rnr. , fn,',- a-a. 7n I tVt 1 2 rraoet, awiltlnr trauiortilon boat. 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. i f 4 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. 1 'I 4. . v. -J ' ! " s , .... ' I I I i A ., Hi ! l ' ' . t" i -M v , . ; , 4 :' i - 1 x i 1 : 1 i-. : : ! J -V i i :' :! ; ; . i "'if! - . -. i , , 1 YTr 'I 4 . I , i r 1 ii m:mm mm m l i-i . '-- -- . . i 1 ' - i ; , ..... ' I . v . . ",,n"','iul U Z S. 7.S ' T 7"'? 1 ' k 4t ,!wr'l,"'. 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.

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