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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1918
VOL. 17. NO. 10.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
THE CONGRESS IS I "JJ:'-,A"S
MININSESSlif
PRESIDENT GIVES FORMAL NO.
TICE OF HIS INTENTION TO
GO ABROAD
DECEPTION MESSAGE MIXED
Wlison Reviews Accomplishments of
War, ind Pays Tribute to Army
and Loyal Workers at Home.
Washii gton- Congress In Joint sos
ssion heard President Wilson an
ununcc formally his purpose to attend
the peace con Terence and give his
veiws on (lie part tht government
should piny In dealing with reconstruc
tion problems.
iH'tuocrats of the house received the
announcement wlih cheers in which
Rome senators Joined ; the Republi
cans wore silent almost throughout
I h address, except when the, president-referred
to the valor or efficiency
of American soldiers and mentioned
the names of 1'ershlng and Sims.
Threatened Inlerruptions by nienihers
who disapprove of the trip and of the
president's failure to include a sena
totr among the peace delegates, how
ever, did not materialize. '
During the first hour of the now
sessivii. Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
Heptiblicnu, introduced a resolution to
Rend a committee of eight senators to
Paris to keep the senate advised of
the progress of the peace conference,
and In the house. Representative Ro
denburg. of Illinois, Republican, had
offered a resolution proposing that
the vice president take over the func
tions upon the departure of Mr. Wil
son from the country. Senator Sher
man, of Illinois. Republican, announc
ed later that he would submit a reso
lution similar to that of Representa
tive Rodenburg. except thnt It would
declare the office of president vacant.
The president's annual address was
read before a crowd that filled the
house chamber. He reviewed at length
the country's accomplishments In the
war. paying tribute to the armed
forces and to loyal workers nt home.
He disclosed that he thinks the prob
lems of readjustment Is . taking caro
of itself without government aid.
Of the railroad question, Mr. Wil
son said that he had no solution to
offer. ; '
Recommendations included a re.
newed appeal for woman suffrage in
recognition of woman's work In the
war; a request for early and favor
able action on the unratified Colom
bian treaty, and a suggestion that
authority should be given the war
trade board or some other body to
continue control for a time over ex
ports. The president concluded with the
announcement of his forthcoming trip
overseas. He said since the associat
ed governments had accepted princi
ples enunciated by him as the basis
for peace, he regarded It as his para
mount duty to go.
REGULAP ARMY OF HALF
MILLION MEN PROVIDED FOR
Washington A regular army of
approximately half a million men is
provided for specifically In estimates
submitted to congress for the fiscal
year 1920, beginning next July 1. De
tailed items on the pay of the army
show that in the total of $1,920,000,000
asked for, exclusive of the fortifica
tion estimates, provision Is made for
the payment of only 21 .259 officers and
382.667 men of the line and approxi
mately 130.00 non-combatant troops
with the requisite staff officers.
The inclusion In the estimates, how
ever, of Ave items of pay with a nom
nal appropriation of $100 each asked,
shows that the whole question of the
strength of the army after the con
clusion of peace has been deferred
and that supplemental estimates are
to be expected under these headings
when It Is possible to present a com
pleted protect! The Items thus held
In suspension are those providing for
the pay of reserve and national guard
officers and men,
UNITED 8TATES DIVISIONS
EXTEND MARCH INTO GERMANY
American Army of OccuwHon.
Three or four days will be required.
It was estimated, for the four first
line divisions to complete their cross- j
1ng Into German territory, although !
he start was made soon after day-
Jlirht. Clouds threatened rain, hut later
the sun broke "through the haze, hut. i
hardly long enough to relievo the dis-1
mat atmosphere of the German vil
lages through which the Americans
(MMed. J
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The heavy increate of our army that
Is now being worked out hat created
such a demand for engineer officers
that the army engineer examining
board started on a tour of alt the
large cities of the country to ex.ynlne
young engineers for' commissions.
MaJ. Edward H, Williams of the en
gineer corps is president of the board.
Young men who pass preliminary ex
aminations are commissioned and sent
to Camp Humphries, Va., for a three
months' course of training before go
ing to France.
ITEM FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS ARE
CURRENT AS TO FALLEN
MONARCH'S MOVEMENT8.
entente Allies Have Decided to Make
Demand That Holland Surrender
Former Emperor Up to Justice.
London. Some newspapers are
making a conspicuous feature of the
Dutch prime minister's warning to the
kaiser not to so conduct himself as
to make his sojourn dangerous to Hol
land, The reports of his movements
are contradictory, some saying he
docs not go outside of the castle gar
dens; fearing an attempt on his life.
OtherB describe his motor trips.
The afternoon newspapers state the
position of members of the Hohenzol
lern family is a specific item for the
consideration of the peace conference
with a view of bringing them to trial
for breaches of International law dur
ing the war,
The entente allies have decided to
demand that Holland surrender the
former emperor of Germany to justice
according to The Dally Express.
MORE THAN 1,500,000 PRISONERS
ARE RELEASED BY GERMANY.
American Army of Occupation.
1 More than a million and a half pris
oners have been released by the Ger
mans, according to estimates based
! upon reports received by the Ameri
can third army.
Of this number, approximately 250,
300 .will pass through the American
lines and will be fed by the Ameri
cans. Most of the quarter of a million
prisoners are French, English, Italian
and American Boldiers. The army, as
sisted by the Salvation army, the
Young Men's Christian asociatlon and
the Knights of Columbus, is shoulder
ing the bulk of the task.
FIFTH LOAN DRIVE BEGINS
THE LATTER PART OF APRIL
Washington. Notice that the coun
try must prepare for another inteulvo
war loan campaign, probably in the
.titer part of April, was given by Sec
retary McAdoo in a letter to bankers
explaining the treasury's program for
floating certificates of Indebtedness
bonds during the next six months.
ALL IDENTIFIED BODIES
WILL BE SENT BACK HOME
Washington., Thousands of queries
are being made as to when the bodeH
of soldiers, killed in action abroad,
will be brought home.
Secretary of War Baker, in reply to
questions, said that there has been no
change In the plans of the war de
partment to ultimately transport to
the United Statos the bodies of all
American soldiers, who were killer! or
died1 in France and whose identity has
been established ,
CHIEF CRIMINAL IS FORMER
KAISER IN THAT HE IS MOST
HIGHLY GUILTY.
MEAN, CONTEMPTIBLE FIGURE
Respect for International Law Cannot
Be Maintained if the Chief Crim
inal Is Declared Immune.
London. DiM-u-Mints plans for
bringing to jti ti. e former Kniperor
illiatu, of Germany, The Times as
serts that "if we h;el to .s.hKle on?
culprit for punilisni' -iTi. he would be
the person."
The paper adds that Hi" argument
that he cannot be punished b -cause
there are others who also are guilty
oantiot be ad.aittcd.
"By that argument.". The Times
continues, "a felon i-aus'il in the act
would escape punishment beeau.se
mere are other felons who have not
yet been brought to judgment, and
neither law nor common seti.se would
listen to such a plea.
"Besides, It is proposed to punish
the kalesr alone. There are others,
too, who will be placed on trial, but
he is the chief because most highly
criminal.
"The one argument against doing
what we can to bring this arch crim
inal to Justice is that at present he is
a mean and contemptible figure, hid
ing his head from the ruin he brought
on bis country, and that If we proso
cute him we may somewhat impart
dignity to hlra.
"On the other hand, how can re
spect for International law in the fu
ture be based on the immunity of the
principal offender against Its provi
sions in the past?"
AMERICAN ARMY IN PRUSSIA;
CTY OF TREVES OCCUPIED
With the American Army of Occu
pation. American troops croFsed the
frontier Into Prussia at daylight -behind
the German rearguards. Treves
is the most important city thus far oc
cupied. General rcrshing Is in the Imme
diate vicinity to cbserve the opera
tions. Ills advance headquarters will
be established at Treves, where Gen
eral Preston Brown will bo military
governor and General Harry A. Smith
in charge of civil affairs.
Treves Is situated on the right bant
of the Moselle river, 57 miles south
west of Coblenz. It is perhaps the
oldest town in Gormany and is rich In
Roman relics.
UNITED STATES PAYS HONOR
TO DISTINGUISHED GENERALS
WaaMne-trm. General Pershing has
been directed by President Wilson to
confer the distinguished service medal
on General Bliss, Lieutenant Generals
Liggett and Bullard and Major Gen
erals Dlckman, McAndrews ana War-
bourd.
100,000 CASES OF INFLUENZA
IN ISLAND OF PORTO RICA
San .Inan. P. R. Governor Yager
has ordered all schools, churches and
theaters closed and placed a ban on
public gatherings because? of the in
fluenia epidemic. It is estimated
there are 100,000 cases of influenza in
the island.
The lnhnr federation has requested
eid and has asked that the United
States public health service be placed
ki charge of It. '
BERNARD BARUCH RESIGNS;
TO TAKE EFFECT ON JAN. 1
Washington. Bernard M. Baruch,
chairman of the war Industrie board,
has forwarded his resignation to Pres
ident Wilson to take effect January 1.
Mr. Baruch's decision to' resign is In
itna urith his known belief that tho
affairs of the board can be cloeed by
the first of the year.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS TO
INVESTIGATE OWN CRIMES
London The German government
Is stairtlng an investigation into the
German crimes In Belgium.
Among those held responsible, ac
cording to an Amsterdam dispatch,
are General von Saubcrzwegl, the
former military governor of Brussels)
General Baron -Kurt con Mantenffel,
military commander at Louvaln, and
Baron von der Yancken, civil governor
of Brussels at the time of Mils Cav
ell's executloB v
MAJ. HAROLD E. HARTLEY
5,
Maj. Harold Evans Hartley, one of
the American aces. It a Cahforman,
hit home being In Pasadena. He has
made a fine reputation for skill and
bravery in fhtmn fie Hunt in the air.
WIGKERSHAM PUTS TQ LAW
ABSENCE FROM THE COUNTRY
MAKES AUTOMATIC VACANCY
IN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE.
President Must Be on Hand to Give
Congress Information an1 Advise
It at to Necessary Legislation.
New York. Geo. W. Wickersbam.
formerly attorney general, in an ad
dress here before educators, law
yers., bankers, and merchants engage I
in international trade, who are mem
bers of the council on foreign rela
tions, advanced the opinion that the
constitution makes it mandatory upon
Vice President Marshall to assume
the oftVe of President if Mr. Wilson
leaves the fulled States to attend the
peace conference.
The former attorney general quoted
section one of article two of the
1'iilt.ed States constitution, which, he
said, prescribed lie mode of' proced
ure in event of the President "re
moral from office, his death, resigna
tion or Inability to discharge the du
ties of said office.".' He maintained
that absence of the" President- from
the seat of government and the coun
try "constitutes on inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of his
office." within the meaning of the
law.
According to Mr. Wickersham, the
most important functions the'-. Presi
dent has to perform in connection with
a session of Congress, nt which time,
he held, "it is the President's duty to
be at the seat of government," are:
"First, from time to time, 'to give
Congress information of the state of
the Union and recommend to their
consideration such measures as ho
shall judge necessary and expedient;"
and. second. , 'to consider bills which
shall have passed the house of repre
sentatives and the senate, and, if he
approve; to sign them. and. if ne dis
approve, to Veto them.' " .
CAROLINA TROOPS EXPECTED
TO EMBARK IN A FEW DAYS
American Army Headquarters In
France. The 76th division of the
American army, reduced by replace
ment drifts to 61 officers and 1,000
men, has arrived at the port of St.
Nazaire and is embarking for home.
The 27th division (New York troops)
totalling 484 officers and 12.HS1 men.
have been withdrawn from the Lem
ans area and probably will embark in
a few days. .
The 27th division is the New York
National Guard division commanded
by Major General John F. O Ryan, the
only National Guard officer to have
served through the war with that high
rank.
The 30th division was composed of
the North Carolina and Tennessee Na
tlbnal Guard.
BRITISH TRANSPORTS TO
BRING 400,000 AMERICANS
New York. Although the Brtllsh
government may be compelled to use I
virtually all its available transports !
for the 'return of Its own colonial!
troops, arrangements for the early
transportation home of approximately
400,000 American troops on British
ships Have been ell octe-d, It. was learn- !
ed in authoritative BriUsh quarters.
This Includes 12.000 who have been:
training In 'Kngland and who havei
already embarked. . .
THE PRICE OF VICTORY NOT
VENGEANCE, RETRIBUTION,
BUT PREVENTION.,
i THE LfiW PLAINLY LAIJ DOWN
Intimation Given That the Man, or
Men Who Caucsd the War Must
Meet Merited Punishment.
London. I'avid !.!o.l (Ji-orce, the
lirri-h ni:i' :i..ii;.jtiT. in u p.e' 1) at
.New r.t.-:ie, ...id the i.tory of the
en'ente alii.-.-, h;td le-cn due to the
ee;i,-i .-- v.iinr of llli-ir inch ;n:d ;i')at
it would in- u l.-snii to iinyliu'Iy wiio
in tii t.r-.ire "i:-.in that tliey. ,1.-, tiie
l'ni--.-;;m -,,.): i-.nj hop. d, 'Vuiiid over-
; look litis l.fie ,.and in their re.-l.un-
.in);."
; "We are row apnroiii hitiL- tile peace
confer. -h. -,-.'' lie- pn mi'-r routviiiied,
'Tile pri. .- nf vi, 1 ly i. liol vi lli,-.-:illi e
' or retnimii'iJi. It i,- pievention. Kirst
i of all what aimiii ' linr-e people whom
i vi- have r t - iv (1 without r.i--t:un ior
years to I'm' s'a.ei's; ni whom we t-vf
etpial nii"- wttli our .wi sons and
; daughters, and who abused lliui lios
' piiiiiiiy in ie-.iay the land.
I The .serond uues-tion was the ques-
! (Ion of indemnities, the premier add
led, in every court of Justice tlirounh
jouL the world lie- ia!-fy which lost has
lin.l In h:ir tli ., T .if tin. til i L'.'i I ion .
I When Germany defeated France she
established the prim ipic.
"But I must use one Word of warn
ing," said Mr. Lloyd George. Ger
many is not to be allowed to pay the
Indemnity by dumping cheap goods
upon us. That is the only limit in
principle we are laying down. She
must not be akwed to pay fur her
j dumping cheap goods and wrecking
: our industries.
f "There Is a third and lust point. Is
, no one to be made responsible for
. the war? Somebody ba been respon
sible for a war that has taken the
' lives of millions of the best young
men of Kurope. Is not anyone to be
made.re-potisilile for thai,? . If not. all
,i can 'say io that if 'thai' is the ease,
, there is ope justice for the . poor
wretched ciiininal and another fur
, kings and emperors."
A NUMBER OF TENT CAMPS
SAFE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
; Washington. The It sD-called tent
camps originally constructed as train
j Ing centers fur national guard divi
sions will be abandoned as soon as
practicable. General March, chief of
'staff, announced in a war department
'; circular.
' The only exception will be the base
i hospitals at the camps, which the cir
cular directs to be maintained.
The camps are Camp Greene. Char
1 lotte. N. C.; Wadsworth. Spartanburg,
1 S. C; Hancock, Augusta, Ga.; Mc
iClellan. Annistoii. Ala.; Sevier. Green--,
I ville. S. C; Wheeler. Macon, Ga.;
i MacArthur, Waco, Texas; Logan, ,
'Houston!' Texas: Cody. Demlng. K.
,M.; Fort Sill. Oklahoma; Bowie, Ft,
S Worth, Texas; Sheridan. Montgomery,
Ala.; Shelby. Hattieshnrg, Miss.;
i Beauregard, Alexandria, La.; Kearny, ;
Linda Vista, Cal.; Fremont, Palo Al-
! to. Cal.
EX-SECRETARIES BRYAN AND
M'ADOO MEET AT ASHEVILLE
' Asheville. Despite the fact that
I William Jennings Bryan does not
' Bmoke, he was wearing a smoking
, Jacket when Secretary W.' G. McAdoo, j
r of the United States treasury, called I
on him.
j Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Bryan feltci- '
i tated each other, and Mr. Bryon Jok- '
, ingly remarked, tluit in spite of their 1
former titles, each has one now that
no one can take from them, that of :
'"ex-secretary," . '
Mr. McAdoo stopped over to inspect j
this city, with a 'view to spending his
vacation here when he gets free from i
his political Job.
ULTIMATE FUTURE OF CAMP I
GREENE DEPENDS UPON EVENTS I
Washington. Camp Greene- is to
be use d for many mouths for the der
mobilization of army forces. Its fu
ture depends on future plans.- This
was staled by government officials..-'
Secretary Baker announced as ' a
"policy that all tent camps will be
abandoiud us soon as practicable No
inorn tuns nor supplies will be sent
to these camps, upr will 'any further
improvements be made other than
those necessity, tor care of garrisons
OVER THE LAND OF
THE L0NG1EAF. PINE
SIlOKr NOTI'S (II 1M I HI SI III
CAMH.IMWS.
Asheville, llnigliaiii and '"t; bo'.'S
..-igTo-d an ariiil.-tne and vt m i --,( to
"peace without vn tory." and sie. k
bands, ther.-by terminating It'e le el
tli.it lias i'xisli-,1 between the li'iys "
tiie s, bool and the town buy fin. u
last Halloween.
Italelgb. On Hi-count of Hi" c -n
tinned severity of the influenza snni
ton here, the nieetur of the N'rrth
Carolna brain h of the l.-a-im t en
forc 0 peace scheduled to 111 el here
December il. has been can' eil. d
Wihninr't"!! A big teiiimr --ir ear
ryifiir two unidentit'i d men. cone ait
t-siies an hour, iie'-etdin tit uitt.i- ses,
htnn k John Bunuin. a wliit.- man 25
years old. llonuin was badly mjur- d
and died before reaching the lii'pttiil.
Tin- car i:i not .-1: . :,. n t's terrilie
sp'-ed allliongh the hotly of the victim
!va thrown ut n ntbe rudiiitor an 1 car
ried some distance, rolling off to the
;... -:ir-i;t u- ill iii.i.-iiui' sp d on
Charlotte. - The dale for Hie cele
brainon here of llritain liay was
ebanged to December lfi. Iiein ad
vanee. 1 from Dei-ember S to al'owr
more time for preparations
Statesville.-News has been receiv
es: by the family of Janic Henry He
driek. of Statesville, from the war de
partment, to the effect that he was one
of the soldiers who lost his life on the
Ill-fated Olranto
Raleigh. A letter from a nurse In
a base hospital In Bngland informs
Judge James S Manning that his
son. Lieutenant Fred Manning died In
the hospital and not on the ship.
Judge Manning, however, thinks, his
son fell victim to Influenza and pneu-,
monla while on the boat.
Luuiberton. Around 20 merchants,
some from Ki be-on and others from
Hoke and Scotland counties, were Riv
en n hearing before H- A. Page, state
food administrator, on the charge of
violating the food regulations here.
Mr. I'ai-e withheld bis judgment in the
cases.
Wadesboro.--A white hoy named
David Llles. the otvrt son of John
I, lies, who lives at tiie Wadesboro
cotton mill, was Instantly killed at
the mill when a wire of the electric
elevator broke and threw part of the
elevator structure upon him. breaking
his back and badly Injuring his head.
Wilmington. Pr. Charles E. Low,
health officer, states that there aro
fron 100 to 150 cases of infleunza in
the city now. Not all these are re
cent cases. , hut most of . them have
appeared since the celebration, Mon
day the 11th.
Camp Greene. Private W. H. Vann,
son of Dr. A. T, Vann, of Raleigh,
has been added to the educational
workers of Y. M. C, A. hut No. 10S
at Camp Greene. Private Vann is a
graduate of Wake Forest College and
Columbia university, and formerly was
professor of F.ngllsh at Furman uni
versity, Greenville, S. C.
Washington. Removal of all "re
maining restrictions on non-war con
struction by the war Industries board
was announced by Chairman Baruch.
AH building operations of whatever
character may now be proceeded with
without permits. .
Kinston. Federal and Lenoir coun
ty officers have raided four moonshine
stills during the past 48 huors. Three
were destroyed In the Sand Hill sev
tlon of Ienoir county. The fourth, a
lOO gallon plant, was located near Pink
Hill. It had not been useJ, but appa
rently was about ready for operation.
No.arre.-tt was made.
Raleigh. Effective December 1,
Geo. B. Justice, for several years as
sistant commissioner of labor and.
printing, retires from that position to.
take a most attractive post with the
Commercial Printing Company.
Middlesex.--CorpoTal James O. Drl
vr. of Nash county, was killed in ac
tion in France on September 29. 1918.
He was a member of Co. D, 119th in
fantry. .-.;'
Camp Greene. The last of this
week or the first of next it Is expected
that the actual work, of discharging
the troops in Camp Greene will bejtin.
In speaking of the matter Major Hau
mcister, camp adjutant, stated that
they had orders to first discharge the
development battalions and then the
810th Pioneer infantry.