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VOL. XXV. NO,
ALL RAILROADS
UNDERCONTftOL
OP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES MR.
McADOO IS NAMED TO. TAKE
JV 1 l unilJ raft.
CHARGE.
Washington, Dec.
tion's railroads for the war was pro-
wwvwwww.. - -
.asimed.l President Wilson tonight,
W Become euecuvu at noon nexi rri-
Idgy, December zs.. William O. McAdoo
retaining his place in the cabinet as
secretaiy of the treasury, is placed in
leaarge as director general of rail-
freadr
fcvery railroad engaged in general
tmnsportation, with its appurtenan-
ees, including steamship lines, is taken
owr and aU systems will be operated
a one. under the director general.
In a statement accompanying his
MoeJamation the President annniirpH
IkSulmSSSti
ia?!T 'n,!?.rf:!8!embles
K5? !?!T;!!S
""i'siou"n Brran-
toeing pre-war earnings and mainten
: aace of railroad property in good re
S pair.
V Government backing will be given
l t new issues of railroad securities
a ready market may be found.
4 Great Surprise.
' The Presidents' move although fore
aat for weeks, came at this time as
grcat surprise to nearly evarybody
rim Washington, including railroad of-
aeuia. it had been generally believed
..... .
taat he would await the reassembling
f. Congress before taking any step.
IT m,i fhr,,.l, c.ot.. r w..,.
vT , R , "'""J v
uuer, unuer aumoriiy conierrea in
Ike army appropriation act,
1 Management of the roads will re
tain in. the hands of railroad officKi
iad th fa!rufj Ton,,
rise of five railroad heads will ton
mue to direct actual operation under
Secretary McAdoo's gcrferal supcr-
rision.
i The thief practical effect of gov
, sniment operation will be to permit
complete unification of all rail sys-
terns, impossible under private opera
tion by reason of statutes prohibit
iag pooling of rail traffic and earn
iags. The roads themselves had gone
an far as they dared in this direction,
fcad it became known only today that
tkey had been warned by Attorney
General Gregory that a violation of
aati-pooling laws could not be permit-
ted.
Interurbans Excepted.
Although the proclamation applies
te all electric lines engaged in general
transportation, local interurhan sys-
tions are specifically exempted
Congress will be asked to guaran
tee earnings equivalent to the aver
age net operating income for the
S year'period ending June SO, 1IM7.
Railroad experts estimate that this
will cost the government next year
m the neighborhood of 5100,000,000,
wfcich can be raised in large part by
(rnnl.n froiirkta if flip intprato
eemmerce commission grants the
reads; application for the 15 per cent
reie increase now penuing. uinerwise
it will be paid largely out of the gen
government funds.
The interstate commerce commis
iea and other government agencies
wjjich have to , d. with the
win continue to penorm meir iuut-
Itons as heretofore, except that they
Jn V.- ..k:..i. 1- 1 tV
tui Buuj:b w urucis vi titc uixcv-
ter of railroads.
Tells of Old People
thtaSLt TtoFKele Spa"
" " " j; ", . ' r
Menuurz countv. s. i . wnm ne owns
Prominent Cleveland Product
Hon. J, L. Cornwell, wife and son
Jre in for the holidays to visit his
"ther, "Uncle" Ambrose Cornwell of
aw? "r- .'.V 7,"
eiby R. 8. Mr. Cornwell left Wake
i""1 vuege ana setueo. in tu
0unty where he has made an envia-
' record. In fact he has represent-
fie his oeople in the state legisla-
re ior two terms and is now auditor
the county. He stands high in
Jov ..17 '' ue anus nign in
.ru'IAPL.Vu
r r -, -
gentlemanly hearinc. He has one
' 1 s viiLiciiiH ii i w iipMrir v. riH in tiiir:
-n who j, in the Navy. ,
Mr. r,h..M. n. n..,nl
Tk. i V , ,
The barn of Mr. Tom Cabaness was
. nrned on Katuniov Flno OO Pirn
Fire
a, ,u . , , i
,f discovered about noon and before
e names COU d ha.rnit nnt thev had
, j
Er.(Q., .headway that two cows
- . . . . .
Offered death. Mr Cabaness' loss al-
2? includes a wagon, about 25 bushels i
: corn .some roughness, cotton seed
r- nu nuiw, u is not known now
lire started.
- -
iss Jeanette Davis of Gastonia, is
he guest thi u-.oi, m. un
no. R, McClurd and Mr. and Mrs
A, Hoyle.
SZLfliZW. their" heads in m7 Mr. . Lavender, he is coming back to Cleveland coun- 'd w- J
Add of thedeaS. oi ne Jro man nam! according to our informat.on is not ty about the first week in January to ferent lo0al i ti, one rule will ap
3 aiCl mi?,!.. .?L'LgT! "111 a wealthy man by any means, but is a teach Bible in Boiling Springs, High D, everywhere." Mr. McAlister wro
117 years of Hi. head was white well-to-do farmer who makes a living School, till the pulpit at Boiling J oth word,, it is quite puible
is cotton Mr Mclntvre lavs his for himself and family by hard work Springs and New Hope church, Earbtnat the ,Rn wi estabi8h or
Atatt is 938 Dfsa He,ould have charged twice as much Mr. totwly back mor. carrJring price8 for wood in one
Hern, now Disa Gausly is 104 years fF his wood and the mono thus . ob-1 to eirai trom Louisville Ken ty.
Id and ran wait nn anH Hnwn the tained could have been used by him- lucay wnere tney nave Deen visiting Tne pUrpose ln flxlng prices is to
"in and dohS wort McTntvre eld to relieve the hardness of his to. Mrs. Swone's people. The Boiling '8tabili prices, so that wood sellers
aY! ith. $JlZVfc.mUnl during the coming year, but instead Springs congregation has bu.lt a may know that holdin? for hjKner
"ear Iandu I hi can hear of this he gave to the poor, and he handsome two-story parsonage which, price9 wi be U9chs
Z iSui; SfVZ who does lends to the Lord. We ear- is just finished and will be occupied ither seI1 at the prices named or not
k.: " 6 ' nestlv wish there were more citizens ny mr, .-5wope anu lamny. at alL
mi - 1 .
THE
Hf A V tvnirai - . r . : ,
TAKMfcKS AND
CLEVELAND MERCHANTS
The Fanners For Hoarding Flour and
the Merchants for Selling Sugar
Higher than Allowed.
When the word goes out that
...2... Mre nunj KUCS OUI LilAL
ar flour and other articles of. food-
stuffs
may be scarce, many people
who have the monev and hnv h0 n
26.-Governmcnt Kfl !, buy' lay in a pup
ation Vrf th. P-probably an amount sufficient to
ation of the na- last them for months. Mr. Ram r i,.
1vnfnnifit 1 i . , t
laoL LiiKfn i nr mnntha &j f r i .
timore. fS mST-V-V' ?V
d fWy haT"fcn for
", ," oi me law in Cleveland
f"u may -maia farmers who are
2 Z Purchased a year's sup.
of to store it away in the
Pann everythmg m cotton
Th fCar andMmakln& b'P money,
have not nlantoH ...,; "f
to make their own flour.
The retail price of sugar has Wn
at Tht state food administra-
tor Bays llc would not be considered
an unraonable price in view of the
Tnr!!?nt m.arket conditions, but Mr.
JfHT KM0T that some m-r-
Shan.ts ha'e been charging 12c and 13c
hav .b" ar?inK 12c and 13c
Ior " an1 they are liable to indict-
ior ii ana tney are liable to indict-
dlCSJt,? "LR' b? A""
law. also because the S in of
tkes it from ethers, who may not be
financially able to hnv in mrh
J-itifs. The II. S. Food Administrator
has issued the following to county ad-,
tin i 1 1 tu' ft ;
We have had complaints from scv-
eral points in the stale of exorbitant
charges for Nupnr and othpr food
n.Ajln.t. ir r 1 , i . . n . . .
t"- c icei .nai iu or iw i-zq a
r,una I0,VH?" aff"rds the dca!er a
If'l p,ifcLuLti1 t6?1 n(li;
.t "'."Rf "as iixpo
as tne maximum
that might lip
Carolina. If anv
charpeti in North
merehs.n s in your county arf charg
ing more thsn thpt price for supnr
please
warn them that thev must nut
their prices within that figure, and if
tney persist in prof leering after hav-
ing received warning from you please
icinjri. nit-ir name anil me circum
stances to this office promptly.
"We desire to call your attention to
anothf condition. We have had in
formation from one county that a
number of consumers have purchased
sufficient flour to last them until next
harvest. The Food control law is des
igned to prevent, and does forbid,
hoarding by consumers ami individu
al as much as by dealers, and this
office desires any definite informa
tion it can secure regarding this prac
tice. Of course, the producer of wheat
w oth"'- food product is privileg-'"T"" severar vaneues oi caKe. should sell for a higher price in this
ed to have it ground and keep it in his 1 Officers of the local post are as fol- state now than it did last month,
hands as long as he desires but after lows: Charles VV. I.aughridge, presi-1 Wood prices will be scaled to suit
it passes from the hands of the pro- dent; John Black, first vice president; the locality, with the local eommit
ducer it is under the control of food Cnavl
teemen taking into consideration local
Hministration and it is imperative
that no hoarding be allowed. Food
commoHit'es where held by consumers
or dealers in amounts greater thpn
their requirements for a rea'onalil"
period, are subject to confiscation and
we do pit hfitate to pass the vorl
along, tha' those who attempt to
hH f'odstpff''! n" tn H:c.-range the
whole food situation in the country
will be dealt with iromrtlv and vig-
omnsly.
"In any expression
'''tr be careful tO
I'CgHt'd "g this
mal'e it cl"ar
thatthe actual producer is
rpptd
" - kerned:- " "
A Man &f Ihe Uiuht SorJ.
Gaffffney Ledger.
0f E .kshurg through
hn snow and onlv charged them J1.1U
per load, deserves a niche in the Hall
t Tl,;, n.nn in nnf lnnlrincr fn.
vi runir. 11113 111011 13 jvv.i.
his reward on this eartn, (ne is too
I imcnlf ioli lint ha is "Invinc nn treas- !
urea in Heaven, where moth and rust I
!doth not corrupt nor thieves break!
through and steal." Those who are1
charging people exorbitant prices for
wnt inst Wansp thev have the dow-
w , ,, v
Hike Mr. L.avenaer in our iuuhwj. uuui
a man is an honor to any community
and we envy Blacksburg's possession
of so honorable a citizen.
Young John Falls Dead
A cloud of sorrow was cast over
rtl pV u familv during the holidays,
m a rt r tan a t ins lime viiiiuni iiniiv vtuu in no j ks.,u a..cLv miu f 1m r-w k 4 . . . : - r
" - , x f M T0hniw , ,
occasioned by the death ot mj, jonn ( Captain SaWyer was president of
Fa . 19 year oW w w M1rurt:hat the Battery Tark bank, actively iden-,
falls who lives near wetnticnur busjness ,.fe of the
wiwnuaie. i v.",, -
Mr. and Mrs. John r. rails, am. a
, n . .... esteemed townsman
C I Z. Falls. Two weeks ago
Voniir J 7. r ails. Two weens ago
tsquire J. i i..:.;
.-i - . i- ..-
Je was XdtSn hospf ,
died Sunday, Dec 23rd and was buried
c.j.j pven ine at St. I'eters cnurcn
Sunday evening : .
in No. 10
in No. iw towns... , ";."V"" '"
lu.wiio..., , V" .
oln pnnriiictinir tne iunerai servi-
Suttlc, conrtucwg tne
CeS. A iix-m"""."" '
. -.v. in mtv tneir respects
at i u
i.i
to this noble young man
rrA nf Thnnks:
I wish to thank my good neighbors
y;.thir kindness shown
ana ira u. . mv
during me inni'M "
tat;ons 0f sympathy and love
maniiesiatiun
in ners.cM.:rcbRNW:i I
Kings Mountain, iw. i
CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY,
MRS MARTHA
MARTHA
CAB AN ESS DEAD
M idow of the Late Pink Cabaness
Dies at the Home of Her Daugh
ter, Mrs. K. Kendall.
The home of Mr. and Mrs v,mn
V J.n . L ... .
7 1 t ""r UnnK the ho1
days by the a death
on ' Christmas
morning at 8 o'clock of Mrs. Martha
rvk- t. - . . .
wno naa reached her three
score years and ten and "passed over
a . . .
"ve.r. 10 ,n of the
o7Se W PST !
, ' L " , , . "
" "T, 7 "i1' even tern-
; v wwon ana aevout love
0T 1?cr mastr. For thirty years she
"as Deen making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Kemper Kendall, her
- J
Vn cor8 ner "ea"-n
"v,?" J YV ,ntem,Itt'nt heart
""uu'ct l"U8eu nr WKe ner bed.
ut three weeks ago she contracted
f co'd whl,ch aggravated the heart
trouble and caused her death. She is
8Urvived two dahters, Mrs. Ken-
dall, Mrs. Josh Lattimore. one on.
dall, Mrs." Josh Lattimore. one son.
Mr. Barnett C
and onager of
Mr. Barnett Cabaness wh i i,V;
and manager of the ready-to-wear de-
...... .u
T"1 fT he J" R Ive Company,
Charlotte, and one brother, Mr. T. C,
skr,dKe of shelty-
The funeral was held fmm th Van'
dall home Wednesday morning, Rev.
Lee McB. White conducting the same
Mrs. Cabaness had been a member of
r iiivc vwiuuluue tiif MOHIC.
the Baptist
,.v,,,,.u . i,. i .
church for half a century.
TRAVELERS BANQUET
Sixty Lnj,y the Feast of the Travel
ing Men at Their Annual Ban
quet at Central Hotel
e
custom of the mem-
Following the
bcrs of Post O
Association which has about '0 mem-
. ...miiir
ers in .Shelby, the annual liaruiuet
was spread in the dinintr rooms of hP
lentral Hotel on Thursday night De-1. wul ul Ilxe" lne ,wi artmin
cember 20 with plates for CO members tratlon for all parts of North Car-
and their wives. Rev. Thomas Hate- . ft. J""""1. lof '"j0"8
..w t , . , , . ... at headquarters at Greensboro to a '
man was toast master and hm w.tti-the local fuel committees. A. W. Me
cisms were delightfully bright and Mister, the state fuel administrator
spicy. Revs. Thos. Watkins, ('. A. informed the local committees of his
Wood, Kev. I.ee McB. White and At- authority from the federal fuel ad
torney .1. H. Quinn for the Post re- ministration in Washington to fix
, . ... .
1
onded t toasts. The spread was one
lf tViO huut tVie Lulnn... Vi . .
the menu consisting of turkey, ham '1 1 P' scale a low.ng the deal
,., , , ,. ' et a good profit, but he states that
oysters, salads, pickles, olives, nuts, tWo is nftivi' roaunn ,K i
,i. a,i i.-,,,,,,,.' l-...i.,m .
and f
Moth
The ( harr. i
Whitn-t - and
rang'r" in "
were found beside the r'ir ;
follow : mi the dtstructii.n 1 v
if hr
f r- r
the Whitman hem" - :ir Ocn o. (
S C.. Christmas morning. Thp ca:;v of
the f'nc is not known.
' Mrs w"hitmin, fiTordinsr tn neie-'n-bors.
had made all nrcarations for
Christmas and retired late; and the
; indications were that she had dis
covered the fire only after it had gain
ed such headway as to make escape
practically impossible. Thinking first
-th:, .n.arently had gone to the
V"
Slv were overcome and
knrT1n tn Hpnth
,ev- Mr. Swope.Back
Rev. L. W. Swope s many
friends
will be interred to. know that his
resignation as Lnapiain in tne service
tt-i c 1 1 j j
Capt. Sawyer Dead
J. P. Sawyer, 80 years old,
Capt.
and one of the oldest and most prom-
incnt citizens of western North Caro -
lina, died suddenly Christmas eve at
nis
t. At.. Ml- J.iL I . J
us nome in Asnevme, aeam Ding aue
7 3 VI; , "
jt
city.
i
Thanks Beaver Dam People.
i nanus ueaver um rrupir.
V wish iSronRb your paper to ack-
nowledge with profound fulness
the expression oi ainoness mouuesieu
y mpmbers of the Beaver
tr ' -
K. ",c -X"1"17
t arn cnurcn in me ...any iu u suu-
atAnti-, thinir8 brought to mv home,
V " i ii. u.
ai a put l appreciate ii. ior us iniriii
K;r vlue but more esoecially on ac-
'count of the spirit in which it was
1 .
enven
A. 11. oliflo.
Shelby, N. C. Dec. 20, '17
Church Notice.
There will be preaching at Salem
M e. church Sunday morning at 11 s
1. . .u nan of v,i ?
m by the pastor. Also at Earls at 3
P ni. ntfTT T T 1 M C
N. C. FRIDAY, DEC, 28
THE PRICE OF
WOOD IS FIXED
WAGONS MUST SELL AT $4.00
PER CORD DEALERS MAY ADD
; tteFOR SAWING 50e FOR SPLIT.
TINGNO MORE WOOD BY THE
-LOAD" BUT BY THE CORD.
M The Cleveland county fuel admin,
lirrflrmrr mamm;... w ,
"Sr ft -;' " .1 L". V .Vni!,n
of the"J'fud'admS.:
?rt recommended prices for wood in
weveiana. The recommendation, which
wm doubtless be confirmed by the
tate fuel administrator is as follows:
. wooa on wagons per cord, $4.00;
nMTfc-0"'' " r"ilrad "idin,rS'
WOod. s-ventv.-
'per cord is al owed for -m-inV -T
50 cents additional for solium. This"
yTould make a cord of wood sawed cost
IU.75, sawed and split $5.25. For de-
. "very, $1.00 ner cord or 75c for half
ford or 50c for quarter of cord is al.
Tta !6or c of wood 8aw-
P.,,t and delivered by dealers. For
', and deliver by. dealers. For
lmvor e ,T u v"a,e WU1 08 exactly
" fiM except for delivery, which will be
f ?.alt cora he "lf" w' be exactly
nn it Avinn n w i : i. i 1 1
75 cets: for a onp-hor 1.
'than a quarter cord,
the delivery
chartrp will ha r.n u.t.
T'lis i; jn increafe, as authoiixe 1,
over 1916 prices and is blivpil tn ha
f?ir- l muat understood, howe'-er,
' these prices are per cord, not for
. . -
" LJw,f,"ed Wnen a cord
wuw 18 Pam Ior 11 must contain
128 ruhir f.pt
, The price of wood is to be fixed by
fael administrators in the different
counties. It was to have been expect
ed that price fixing would inebitably
and ntcessarily be applied to wojd.
The FCarcitv of coal has pnnrmnnslv
'.increased the demand for wood anc
the opportunity to profiteer was such
luni in" lenniiaiion lias overcom
many wood dealers
in
variocs locali-
ties. .
Prices that mav be
charged for
i .4 ...11 i . 1 i . H
W'001 Prlces- He has instructed the
county fuel administrators to be fair
conditions. A bisis for comnutalior is
furnished by Mr. McAlister, who ad-
v:se:; a .
inci'cr.sc
per ce
il' r"ic
' -i nt
er
'i se
; nd
b.
rests
SI a
no j . ... . i'
figures to i.o: U- t. ' f n
eight foot b.r.gths o.- d -hj - :: ;
ons of farmeis n i?r: ;. ,
the places of shipinen'. He -i
the allowanc;' to the deal r of
cord for sawing and spi tting '.rod,
or $1.25 per cord, if the commit
teemen deem the larger figure equi
table; and $1 kt cord for delivery,
75 cents for delivery of half a cord
and 50 cents for quarter cord and
less.
Of interest only secondary is the
standardization of the measure for
wood to be observed by the vendor.
I M. instructions oi the fuel adminisr
? -
...J. . ,;i.., j;:.:.i
thereof. No longer will 6n ultimate
consumer pay $1.60 for a "load", but
jwhat he pays will be fixed by the ad
ministration and it will be for an un
derstood portion of a cord, a full cord
CtT tVl mil It i Tlo f it Tn tbio mnnnaw
t Via aa imoinaeo Mtk rni;tA
1"
,ya i.
or nf moi rvVi tai an4 mnn an wrta
v "-'riw -" ,iiaui.
Countv fuel administrators have al-
80 been advised that an increase of
30 cents on a ton of 2,000 pounds net
anthracite coal is allowed provided the
wfs shipped to thy -dealer from
the
."""", n 1 k i. .a .v
IIIVIIIIIIK W LCbClUUCI ii CI11U ute
M(. ,ofr ,al nA
sec
ond letter urged the committeemen to
set their shoulders to the car shortage
set tneir shoulders to tne car snortage
caM( by insisting upon car move-
ments in their committtes. Urging the
promt)t m0vement of cars. State Fuel
' A tm-niotratnfl fA1toti aotra
"Don't let loaded or unloaded cars
afonH nrnnnH Tlrim thu instant un.
, ,r r P . .
loadinir of loaded cars and nromDt
movements of them. No more than 24
aaM Wouw
ihm most work of
' , ' A j " i Jv-
nights, and even Sundays. Anything
mntv anH niAV enal ear nrnmnt.lv
to emntv and move coal cars DromDtlv
-r - - , ,.. ,
for the unnecessary holding of coal
cars is going to mean sunenng ior
somebody. Tell the people something
iKe tms: avery nour you aeiay un-
1A.J!.. ...I mam iAAm Ota how
IWU1I1H vvioi tula auua vv bus ,.v.j
Burden America is carrying. i.very
moment you save helps your country.
Keep every coal car on tho jod.
Birth
Born to Mr. and Mrs.
lr in the country on
cember 23 a fine sou.
Tom Spang
Sunday, De-
1917.
APPEALS AGAIN TO STATE
" FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
A Specimen of the Kind of ; Letter
Fuel Administrator I. C, Griffin
. Has Been Writing.
I. C. Griffin, fuel administrator was
notified that six cars of coal were en
route to Shelby, but he later found out
that he had been misinformed and that
this coal is going to Newton, instead.
He has been writing letters and send-
mg telegrams daily to the authorities
in Greensboro and Washington and
here is a specimen of the letters which, 'ZSn, V- t ' , V T
shows the situation in Shelby: proposal of Prince Leopold of Ba-
"I wish to call your attention to car.' X?? German commanding chief
the enclosed correspondence, it peaks H '""t D-r Von K
. xr-i j m , , mann, the German foreign secretary,
for itself! Not a pound of coal for ,n astute politician, was unai
Shelby yet! And the fuel administra- m0usly chosen as official chairman,
tion has ordered car after car shippel A noteworthy fact in the composi
here. So far as I know only three cars tion of the delegations from the va
of coal are on the road now for Shelby rious countries allied with the Aua
one ear, shipped by the Gaulev people tro-Germans. is that they include men
,to the Shelby Ice & Fuel Co., two cars V0..1"6 8tood !"p,h in the "uncila
shipped by the Blackwood Co., to W.'S. ISIP!? rlf.
H. Miller And vet I read in th. nBn, .f? m who re to ndle Russia's
that solid trains of coal have been
u. .iiJ .i. " . LI. I u
shipped to Charlotte. And some of our
local public offices, the telephone ex
change, for instance, has been haul
ing coal from Gastonia in order to
v.. uireii, kill.- IUV.II
pumping station has scraped every
!coal bin within five miles of Shelby
to get enough coal to keep water in
the tank One day the water had to
.be turned off because there was no
ifuel for the station. We have even
! taken the coal from the school bin
and turned it over to the town in or
der to protect the town against fire!
(What can I do to relieve the situa
tion 7
CHRISTMAS AT THE MILLS.
Cash Bonuses, Candies, Fruits and
(iifta Distributed Among the
, Employes Shows Noble
Spirit.
The Shelby Cotton Mill remembered
every one on the "Hill" during Christ-
mas by distributing apples, oranges,
nuts and candies, and to the employes
u l i i . ,
a cash bonus was awarded in accord-
ance with the service they had been
rendering the mill. The usual Christ
mas tree which has been looked for-j assuming broader , as Beets,; The ap
, ward 'to annually as a great affair was i parent solidification of the Ukraine
abandoned on account of the severe , Cossack movement in southern Rus
cold weather, but the remembrance ia.."ee!!M. ! :Klj"' oppoeitjo
was just as liberal and generous,
i The Ella Cotton Mill gave a cash
bonus to all of the help. The manage
ment of the mill makes it a yearly
practice io rememoer the employes on cutting nuge slices or Russian terrl
Christmas in a generous way and the tory. not only in the Ukraine and the
help appreciated the cash to use as on region, but in various quarters,
their best judgment dictates (Evidence of this appears in their
The Belmont Cotton Mill gave toys ,"nd,fn1 ,"ne! U the "Bm
and useful gifts to the children on tne ZnX iffi
hill, fruits, candies, etc to the opera- gheviki regime at Petrograd.
tives, together with a cash bonus in Meantime, the conflict between the
accordance with the wages they had
been making.
The Buffalo Mill remembered all its
help with candies and fruits for the Bolsheviki, insists on creation of a
employes as well as the women and ' fnl Socialistic republic embrae
children of the employes. ,!" MaximalMto and SociahsU, witk
Th npvlnn,J Mill n,i pu, rmJt contends alone can be competent te
pany sent a fat chicken to each fam-
ily, together with a quantity of fruits
and candies.
The Lily Mill gave fruits and can-
The Olive Hosiery Mill gave fruits!
Mica oiiu a lunu UUUUD bu ,JV3 IK
and candies and a cash bonus to its 37
employes. Dr. Royster says he expects
to Put his heln on a nrofif-sbnrinir ha-
Sis as soon as the plan can be worked
out
Home Msde Sad by the Taking Away
of Devoted wife and Mother
Mrs. Martha Ann Edwards, wife of
Mr. Decatur Edwards died December
oruw -ii r u x
20th following an illness of about two
months from tonsolitis which caused ( Verkhovski, Gerensky's minister of
poison. Mrs. Edwards before her war, has offered his services to tha
marriage was a Peeler and was born I Ukraine government. Most of the re
ctober 13th 1853. She was a fine ports ef military movements in con
character, a devoted wife and mother nection with the apparently impend
and her death caused a sad home for clash "1 'rh,uay date. .
th hollrlavs and unrrnw tn tb hn.t of I . .. W Alms OT AUieS.
,i.fi. lA tA.
....... v. ....... lers that are in progress between tha
She was. buried at Clover H.U representatives of the Teutonic fl
church on Saturday, December 22nd, ieS and the Bolsheviki government
Kev. Clarence Canipe, conducting the in Russia, the war aims of Great Bris.
funeral. Surviving are her husband ain and doubtless of all her alliea
.who is one of the most prominent and been concretelv set forth in tha -'successful
farmers of that section bouse of commons by David L loyd
and the following children: Mrs. Zul. pEfes'olt
Ivester, wife of Veins Ivester, Cohn't MW & the .nto of the enemy
Edwards, George Edwards, Mrs. Li-.aTMf compensation for the havoc they
zie Eaker, wife of Marvin Eaker, Dr. have wrought, is the price that will
, Forrest Edwards, Mrs. Lula Walker, he demanded for the laying down of
wife of Delfo Walker, Lay ton Ed- arms and the bringing about of
wards, Mrs. Bertha Hoyle. Dr. Culver eace. ,., ,
Edwards and Desha Edwards. The be-1 ?at Britain did not seek terrf-
jathy of The Star and the many th9t Mr- Uoyd GeOTg, Ba5d,
friends of .the family. knt entered into the hostilities merehr
for the sake of her honor. As to Ger-
Slight Improvement The many many's colonies, all of which are now
friends' of Clyde Hoey, Jr., who is in in the hands of the entente. Mr.
the hospital at Rutherfordton, are ex- fcloyd George said their disposition
ceedingly anxious about his condition. be determined at the peace con
He has good and bad days and his fZXSSfc TtSv.
case seems baffling, but yesterday he be restored to the Turks. -
showed slight improvement
FARMERS NOTICE. I WILL
thresh cane seed at Waco, January n
1918 at fifteen cents per bushel. J. L.
jHord, Waco. 2t 28
$U0 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
PEACE PAULEYS
ARE GOING ON
BETWEEN GERMANY AND RUS
SIARUSSIA IS .-, DIVIDED
LLOYD GEORGE STATES THE
WAR AIMS OF THE ALLIES.
Peace negotiations between the
Teutonic allies and tke Russian! have
begun at Breet-Xitovsk; and the
Teuton fca. .i i.. .
:TL . "4"'eo.
i'nteresia ior me roost part are un
known to the political world
Still another outstanding fact ia
the meagre details of the formation
come through, is that Romania is net
credited with having sent delegates te
I Brest-Litovsk The Dossibilitv i thpr.
, f . f
j,.. "BS uec"uea ie
17 E
rar.hirll h will i,. t.m.i.fl
isolated from her allies should the
aegotiations result in Russia quitting
the war.
Another report says the Rusu'wa
peace delegates are returning to Pet-
i K"2iaL&3m&? ??ac!
....... uiu i.jct.wcu. j mo cturj. How
ever. mi'Ks conrirmation. Some hint
that the Teutonic offers were not of
the acceptable nature the BohshcviM
had indicated they were expecting,
may be found in a declaration by
Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreiga
minister, that the Russians would
fight rather than submit to objee-
tionable terms. Thte was coupled, how
ever, with what appeared to be an ad
i mission of Russia s present military
impotence and the assertion that if
i the Russians were thus compelled tem-
'porarily to submit, they would joia
lwith the Oermnn people in rising
a"8tn Pu?" m,it"tam7
miliar Ho sheviki prediction of a Ger-
,tian ,,,: iii .u "V" V
Divisions in Rawia.
In Russia the strife for control is
to Hie Bolsheviki a firmer hold on that
territory. The Petrograd commis
sioners themselves are considerably
worried by the spread of the separa
. tist movement, which prospectively' ia
Ukrainian rada and the Bolsheviki
commissaries continues unabated. The
rada. replying to an ultimatum of the
LIA L5T .f0.r.tll
self favorable to settling by peaceful
methods political and national quoe-
tions. bat asserts that if the commia
sarie assume the consequences of ciri
war. it will accept the challenge and
stop at no obstacle.
One reason for the quarrel is the
rada's refusaJ to permit breadstuff te
m senl " con'
jquenee of the refusal by-the commis-
saries to issue money to meet th
jhis stand, it is stated, threaten
eventually to starve the north, e-
Ipecially as General Du toffs Cossacks
ho,d Uiabinsk, thus preventing tha
SiTJ
in tne meantime, the Ukraine has b
, , . ?t.' Mm nn,..i
'. I" the midst of the peace pourpar-
Misa teumCe Roberts v is spending
'this week with her mother who is tak-
jng treatment in the aanitorium at
Richmond. Her friends will be glad to
fcnow that Mrs. Robert's condition is
much improved. ,
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