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PEACE LEAGUE IS
PRIME NECESSITY
SOME i TRIBUNAL MUST LIMIT
c SCALE OP INTERNATIONAL
. , ARMAMENT.
MUSI GIVE MEN UNO MONEY
With Completion of Now Thro Year
Building Program America Will
Still Rank 8eeond.
Washington. Unless a league of na
tion or other tribunal that will make
certain the limitation of International
armament la established, the United
States must build the greatest navy
in ,the world. Secretary Daniels told
the bouse naval .committee, -
"It Is my firm conviction," declared
,. the secretary, "that It the conference
t Versailles does not result In a gen
wal agreement to pnt an end to naral
building on the part of all the na
tions, then the United States most
bend her will and bend her energies,
must give her men and ' give her
money to the task of the creation of
Incomparably the greatest navy In ths
world." -
With the completion of the propos
ed new three-year building program,
adding 10 dreadnaughts, S battle cruis
ers, 10 scout Cruisers and 130 smaller
craft to the fleet, America still will
. rank second In naval strength to
Ores Britain, said th secretary, who
appeared before the committee to
make his final recommendation for
the 1920 naval bill.
THE MOST ACTIVE DAY IN
PEACE CONFERENCE CIRCLES
I Paris. This baa been the most act
ive day's discussion in peace confer
, once circles since, the American dele-
cation arrived, as the declarations- of
Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Min
ister Pichon In the chamber of depu
ties gave a rallying point In the form
; of the first official announcement on
' the plans of the French government.
t The statements : disclosed that
France had determined, upon Its line
of action on practically all' the ques
tions Involved, Including a society of
nations. J--"". :;;;: '
Premier .Clemenceau'a statement on
the freedom of the seas was the first
announcement from . a high authori
tative source.- This was accepted as
bowing that the .British and French
viewpoints were In accord. M. Clem
enceau's reference to bis talks with
- : President Wilson indicated that they
had tended to bring out the elgnlfl
.. oance of the French premier's pre-
,. Ttoua conversation with the British
! prime minister' regarding the "action
of the British fleet i during the-rwar,
- -without which lie : admitted France
could not nave, continued the war, as
well as his favorable attitude toward
: . the future British, fleet. . .'. v ,.'
- The sentiment prevails in confer
enoe circles here that the American
attitude will not "become definite until
further knowledge Is ' obtained con
r cerning the conversations between
, President : Wllsonr Premier Clemen
': oeau and Premier, Lloyd George.
M. Clemencean's overwhelming ma-
Jority In the vote of confidence in the
'. chamber" of deputies' makes him a com
. manding figure In France, similar to
that of Lloyd George as a result of
' its British elections. .-' . ; .
CAMPAIGN SOON OPENS TO ' '
. SELL $2,000,000,000 STAMPS
Washington: The Mil! war savings
campaign will be opened actively by
a nation-wide celebration on January
, 17, the . adversary of the birth of
' Benjamin Franklin-1 District war sav
ings directors in conference here were
, so informed b.yi Harold praddock,, the
sew national dlrecto? of the war saV-
Idgs movement; 'J'XV'-' '
"-The day will be devoted particular
ly, Mr. Braadock 'saH.' to he eifesjkii
' aattori "of ' thousands of war savings
societies to systematise the preaching
-of .thrift ah promote', the sales of
$3,000,000,000 worth ot-s tamps, during
. the, year.:' ..'-' Vif-"--!v:-'z -:'"
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NORTH CAROLINA DOCTORS .
" TO BE KEPT IN SERVICE
' Waihfngton.-'-Tbe: serrlcee oi North
Carolina doctors' arc so badly needed
by the government that they will not
nbw b released from the army for
health work in the state, The surgeon
general, holds, thati becanset jtb? ,
large number ot, ..reurnimr soldier
who must be examined and treated, it
la necessary- retain th expert forj
ibis work; l -i4
Miny .fommiinitfes "in-'Norti; Oaro
!i !- Ms for their doctnrs.'. .-.-j
MA; GEN, J. T, DICKMAN
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. The American: Third ai-tpy, deslg
aatea as tn army of occupation, Is
under ths eoromanoV sf MaJ. Gen. Jo-
ssph T, Dlckmsn, formerly eemniandef
of the third division.
FLEET REE1EWED RY DANIEL
MILLIONS WAIT HOURS IN DRIV
ING SNOW STORM TO VIEW
. : THE 8I0HT..
Rugged, Weather-Beaten Tar Headed
by Daniels and Mayo, March
. i Down Fifth Avenue. -'
New York. Riding at anchor in the
Hudson were 21 superdreadnaughta,
dreadnaughts and ships ot the line
which, with cruisers, destroyers and
a host - of smaller craft, made the
mightiest American armada over as
sembled.
Ten of the floating fortresses steam
ed into the harbor after 18 months'
service overseas with Beatty's grand
fleet. The others are the flower of the
North Atlantic fleet Grim guardians
of a great nation, they symbolised that
that the United States has become the
second paval power of the world.
In the teeth of a northwester, in
the chill of, a driving snowstorm.
millions watted hours until the 10
battleships of the home-coming ar
mada appeared. - This was New
York's and the nation's tribute to the
ships, far more eloquent that the
greatest din of whistles, bells and
human' voices. The vocal welcome
came later when the rugged weather
beaten tars, who were, debarked, with
Secretary Daniels and Admiral Mayo
at their -head, marched down Fifth
avenue.
. Leading civilians in the cheering
were wounded soldiers returned from
France.- -j .'.- f ; ' r '
i Passing in review before the sec
retary of the navy, off the 8tatue ot
Liberty, the home-coming ships loom
ed suddenly , out of 'the mist and as
rapidly -disappeared They seemed
almost like . phantom craft, grim,
gray, majestic in their silent might,
But as they, dropped anchor the ektei
cleared and they stood revealed in
holiday attire, ablate from stern with
multicolore! pennants. ; To many ot
those who lined the shores this shaft
of sunshine symbolized the light ot
peace whl" awaited the fleet after
the gloom . . war from which it bad
emerged. .'''. ;'.-,,'''.,''. V
PEACE CONFERENCE CONTAIN
DELEQATE8 FROM 27 NATIONS.
: Paris The personnel of the peace
congress gradually Is taking form, o
that the, American, deelgates express.
the hope that the various countries'
delegates will be announced and the
delegates' arrival for the actual com
mencement of the negotiations soon
after the opening of the new. year. ;
A number, of jnain detail of the
eompoAion: of the.-ongres are' now
fairly well, settled as a result of re
cent conferences. These Indicate that
the total, membership ot the congress
Will ce between 100 and ' 120. Twenty-seven
countries .will be represented
'by delegations, including those which
declared war and a number which
have come into existence as a result
of the war. ;-' t ' -.' ':'. , . j'v,V
PASSAGE ACROSS CHANNEL. ,
rff-fr jjOUICKLy, MADE, BYS' WILSON
r Dover. The steamer Brighton, oa
which' the President crossed the chan
nel, bad a quick and smooth passage
and arrived at Dover Just abbot midday.--
She was met at -Calais by Sir
Chmriee ,Mt, tte :kine, "VMrry, and
Vice Admiral Sir Ror Dover. Four
French destroyer escorted Ob B deb
ton to mid-channel where British de
troyers and a dosen airptanea took
over the duty. Tlie President appear
ed in splendid t I.
SERIOUS RIOT IS
RESULT OF INSULT
AMERICAN FLAG FIRED UPON
CAUSES BLOODY FIGHTING
ON STREETS OF POSEN. '
CAUSED BY GERMAN OFFICER
Delegation from British Mission Pro
tested to German Commander Who
Deolared He Had No Control,
London. Firing by German officer
on an allied automobile carrying an
America flag was the cause ot street
fighting In Poseo late Friday, says a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
from Copenhagen. The Germans were
defeated in the fighting. About 111
persons, Including a number of women
and children, were killed during the
rioting. - ' -'
The dispatch says:
"There was severe fighting between
the poles and Germans In Posen Fri
day, which resulted in 38 women and
children and about one hundred Ger
mans and Folander being killed. The
affray originated aa a result of a Ger
man officer firing on an allied auto
mobile which was proceeding to War
saw, carrying the American flag.
"The Germans Insulted the flag: and.
the Polish guard was called out. The
fighting lasted several hours and the
German were defeated,.
"A delegation fro mtha. British mis
sion to Posen protested to the Ger
man commander in the town. General
Sohlmmelfeng, but the German officer
declared that he had no control over
tbe soldiers."
EFFORTS MADE TO PROVE
INNOCENCE OF EX-KAI8ER
Berlin. A "league for the protec
tion of the kaiser," has been formed
and will issue an appeal to the former
advisers of the ex-emperor, a well
a diplomats with whom be was asso
ciated, to submit all possible 'docu
ments to prove the kaiser' Innocence
of bringing about the war. Prince
Henry, of Prusia, who was proposed
for president ot the league, suggested
Von Hlndenberg for the post.
HOR8E MEAT EXPERIENCES
ANOTHER ADVANCE IN PRICE
With the American Army of Occu
pation. Horse meat again has expe
rienced another advance in Germany.
Meatless days are being generally ob
served throughout Germany.
In Coblens, the week beginning De
cember 16, was a meatless one. Ths
ruling prices ot horse meat In the
area .occupied by the Amerclan army
Is at preesnt as follows per pound:
Horse sausage, one mark, M pfen
nigs; horse meat, one mark, SO pfen
nigs; borse liver, on mark, 40 pfen
nigs, '
GREAT FIRE CAUSES LOSS
OF 11,000,000 IN PROPERTY
Bristol, Tenn.-Va, Fire which orig
inated in the five-story building occu
pied by Mitchell-Power Hardware
company In State street, on the Vir
ginia side,' completely destroyed that
structure and four other buildings in
the heart ot the business district, at
an estimated loss of $1,000,000 partial
ly covered by Insurance. The other
buildings destroyed were occupied by
the Bristol Oa ft Electric1 company
offices, the Lynn-Kaylor company, and
the other two by clothing stores.
-The Are, which waa the most dis
astrous in the history of the city, was
gotten under control shortly after
midnight when it reached ths Domin
ion National bank building . on the
north and the ' Straus ' department
store on the: south, damaging these
buildings. -!..'., , -, ,."
Lack of water and the explosions
ot powder and shell in the Mitchell
Power building greatly handicapped
the firemen and when the blase began
to spread on each side of this, building
an . appeal was made for assistance
from Klngsport and Johnson City.
M WAR8HIPS WILL BRING
:, OUR TROORS-FROM OVERSEAS
', Washington. Fourteen battlashtas
and 10 cruiser have been assigned
by tn aavy department to hen; brtns)
Amerieaa droops homo from France.
The work of altering the battleships
to fit them tor transport work is belng
rapfdly completed and sevoral Of them
already nr m service. - All of ths 10
cralsers.hav been fitted up and the
navy department announced that one
had sailed front Brest with its first
lo t of trcofs. - i - - ; '
WALTER HINES PAGE
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This brilliant North Carslinlan, Ex
ambassador to the Court of 8L James,
recently died, at his home at Pine
hurst, N. C. . ':
HE PLAYED A GLORIOUS PART
EXPEDITION BEING PLANNED ON
EXTENSIVE 8CALE TO START
NEXT JUNE.
Purpose sf Enterprise ts Explore, Sur
vey and Photograph Unexplored
Pert of Artie Regions.
New York. An axoedition. tn h Iw4
by Capt. Robert A. Bartlett, noted ex
plorer, will be seat to the polar re
gions next June to survey ths North
Pole by airplane, according to aa an
nouncement here by the Aero Club
of America. ' . .
The plan, It was said, was conceived
by Rear Adklral Robert FJ. Paarv. dim.
eoverer of the pole. .
Ths Durnosa Of this flTneriltina will
be to "explore, survey and photograph
the unexplored parts of the Artie re
gions and esUblish the existence or
non-existence of land or lands In that
region. It is also in tended "to explore
me upper air aa4 the bottom of the
polar Lasin."
14,000,000 MEMBER8 ENROLLED '
BY AMERICAN RED CROS8
Washington. Approximately 14,000,
000 members had been enrolled by-60
per cent of the chapters ot the coun
try whea the American Red Cross
annus) Christmas roll call ended, ac
cording to reports received 1 at nsv
tloaal headquarter here. If the same
ratio should be maintained the total
enrollment would exceed 20,000,000.
OVER THREE BILLIONS IN '
WAR CONTRACTS CANCELLED
Washington. War contracts total
ling more than $3,000,000 000 have
been cancelled by the war department.
Secretary Baker saM that while many
protests against cancellations based on
fear that unemployment would result
had been roceived, the number ot com
munities where labor 1 greatly needed
sxceedsd by tar those where there Is
or may be a surplus.
AMERICAN PRISONERS' GRAVE8
IN GERMANY TO BE MARKED
' New York. Arrangements tor mark
ing graves of all American soldiers
who died while held prisoner by the
German have been! made by A. C.
Harts, Y. M. C. A. representative at
Berne, and Conrad Hoffman, the Amer
ican T. M. C. A. secretary who was
allowed to remain. . in Germany duriag.
the war to aid American prisoners.
The plan provides for a central Amer
ican memorial as well a small morris
rials tor each American grave. ,
WILSON AND WIFE TO OCCUPY
"BELGIAN SUITE" .IN LONDON
London. The "Belgian suite," re
served exclusively tor royal guest un
til now, wlll be occupied by President
and Mr. ,WUson. during their stay
hero,'. In the year of it Interesting
history it ha had within It wall
many crowned heads, on ot the latest,
but the least mentioned at Bucking
ham paloe,i being the .'former Ger
man emperor. -'.
It was given It nam during Queen
Victorias retn.
STATE BANQUET IN
PRESIDENT'S HONOR
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A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING
MEETS HEAD OF GREATEST
REPUBLIC ON EARTH.
WAS CHIEFLY A WORKING DAI
After Lunchson, Mr. Wilosn Unveils
Portrait of Washington Present
ed by Lord Albemarle.
London. The environment of Pres
ident Wilson's second day In England
waa quieter than that of the first day.
The only ceremonial even was a state
banquet In Buckingham palace which
waa notable not only as a spectacle
such as probably no other court In
Europe can provide the setting for,
now that the thrones of Russia, Gar.
many and Austria have disappeared,
but from the representative character
of the men summoned to meet ths
head of the American government.
Besides tbe members of the royal
family, the official world was repre
sented by the foreign ambassadors to
the court ot St. James, the heads of
the government, present and past
chiefs of the army and navy, colonial
officials and members of the royal
household. There was also present
dignitaries of the church of England,
representative of universities and
men high in the world of literature,
art and Journalism.
President Wilson escorted Queen
Mary into the banquet hall, while
King George gave his arm to Mrs. Wil
son.. The day, however, was chiefly S
working day with the President FivO
hours were taken up by two confer
eace with Lime Minister Lloyd
Georgo and Foreign Secretary Bal
four, on peace problem. .'
For three hour in the morning
President Wilson sat with Lloyd
George and the foreign secretary be
fore the open fireplace in the Presi
dent's apartment in Buckingham pal
ace. The second meeting waa in the
sablnet .room of the premier's resi
dence in Downing street The two
sessions were broken by a luncheon
at which Mr. Lloyd George gathered a
doien leading British statesmen of the
conservative, liberal and labor par
ties. There . was a picturesque incident
after the luncheon" 'when President
Wilson unveiled a portrait ot George
Washington, presented to the pre
mier's residence by Lord Albemarle.
TART INVITATION GIVEN BY
HOOVER TO PAIR GERMANS
" Washington. Food Administrator
Hoover, m Earope, arranging relief for
the psoptss of ths war-devastated ter
ritories, has refused In emphatie
terms to discuss German food condi
tions with Baron von dor Lancken and
Dr. Rieth, who sought a meeting with
the food administrator..,,.
. A message from Paris said these two
German officials, who were prominent
In the German administration of Bel
gium, wired tram Berlin to Walter' Ly
man Brown, director ot commission
for relief In Belgium, that they bad
been appointed by the German gov
ernment to negotiate with Mr. Hoover
tor food supplies. In answer to the
request for a conference, Mr, Hoover
sent thjs message: "
' "You can describe two and a halt
years of arroganoe toward ourselves
and crueRy to the Belgians In any
language you may select, and toll, the
pair personally t go to hstlj with: my,
compliments. It I do hav to deal,
with Germans, it win not; b with that
pair." , s, ,-, ;. f,f '
MORE THAN HALF MILLION :
: SOLDIER UUlTPBSn MIT
- Washington. -Sixty-eight thousand
American soldier had bees returned
from oversea December tl, tand
slightly more than ISO .000 in 'this
country had been mustered out of ser
vice, members of tiis nous mrlttary
committee were told at their weekly
conference1 af. the war department -
HIGH PRAISE GIVEN GENERAL -"
MGARTHUR BY FORMER CHIEF
Washngiton A. striking tribute to
ths courage and skin of Brigadier
General Douglas MacArthur, com
manding th 4th brigade of the 42nd
(Rainbow) division, was given by MaJ.
General Charles T. Meucher, .formerly
In command ot the division, In a let
ter to General Pershing, urging for the
seebnd time the promotion ot General
MacArthur to the rank ot major gen
eral. A copy' ot ths communication
has lust reached Washington, j 1 -R
OVER THE LAND OF
THE LONGLEAFlNE
SHOUT NOTES QF.ITEJt8T TO
: . . CAROLINIAN'S. r- ,.
Greensboro. It Is generally'TiBder.
stood that the chamber o commerce
committee favoring a manager plan ot
government for the city will start the
machinery early In 1918 necessary to
have a vote on the. question. 'A peti
tion signed by 20 per sent otti vot
er Is necssary. ' - ' y. .
GoHsboro. Millard L. Park, of
Raleigh, a a. well-known professional
baseball player, was shot and killed
here. Ashly Southerland, an automo
bile driver, is being held, charged
with the killing, pending a coroner's
inquest.
Washington. A list of soldiers who
have been reported prisoners of war
in Germany, Issued by the war depart
ment, include the following: Report
ed to be at a hospital, Lieut Alfred H.
Walker, Durham; at- an - unknown
camp, Corp. KlutzB. LlDDaKd. Maiden:
Puriey J. Taylor."- Stecoah;' Robin
Walker, Weane Fenl; Bamfier Win
stead, Spring Hopev, v j. , c
Wilmington. R. H. Dorselt-one of
tbe beet known of the city's business
men and ' a Mason ot state-wide ac
quaintance, died at hi horns here. He
was a past grand master o( the grand
council of North Carolina, being a
ScctUsHpttfe-'Mawm.-'1 - K1
Charlotte. The' health department
gave out Christmas peeiings'-ln the
announcement that only seveo'casps ot
influenza were reported- during! tn
day, this being the- smallest number
reported In, many.dys,-v.iji,,.t .
Greensboro. fA Curtis airplane was
wTocaeu nere wnen it struca a tree
at tbe faif grounds. Lieut J. WAant
well and Sergeant B. Van Aker, la
the machine, escaped, injury.
: Kineton Astounding harvotwNs ex
hibited by moonshiners who located a
still on the, farm of Dr. J., M- Hodges,
a prominent physician' of trie1 La
Grange section, and within 400 yards
ot his, residence at that, - -y't
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Raleigh. Deputy; Sheriff J Ernest
Raines, Deputy; SharinT.: Stoae J and
Chief of Police Smlth.-of Apex, cap
tured aa illicit distilling' plant near
town. No one was found at the 'plant
Wilmington. EnfteBi Harrys Shaw
was buried hers .with mon.and,oKlcer
of the naval reserve stationed hero
acting as pallbearers. He died In New
York, during the week, of pneumonia.
Ralelgb. Air. J. F. Stan back has
received a letter from bis sn, Lieut.
Jeffrey -K Stan back, stating that' ho
Is at La Moo, , France. Lieutenant
Stanback. is f bacteriologist with ths
American forces. - -
' Klnston Mrs. Mary Moody j and
John K. Moody were married recently
In Trent township, Lenoir county.
Each is 72 years of age. Magistrate
J.;G. Whitfield performed the:. cere
mony, -.The bride was ths widow of a
nephew ot the bridegroom,
Bowden. Ed Cooke, the 28-year-old
white man who eloped with 18-year-old
Gladys Basra, daughter of Mr. and
Mr. Daniel Baars, has been arrested
and placed In Jail at Goldsboro to
await trial on the charge of seduction,
Wilson. The town of Stantonsburg,
bin miles east of Wilson on the Nor
folk Southern railroad, Is forging to
ths front. -Besides several large enter,
prises an oil mill to cost between $75,-
000 and $100,000 is contemplated.
.' Washington, N. C A letter receiv
ed from Reg. Fulford by hi parent
intimates that Battery B may soon be
on the way home. '
1 Wilmington. Wilmington achieved
her goal of 6,000 member for the Red
lTJBS R11U wilt UO mwiv w - wu, v
when all reports are in. i The Ussagc
sent to Atlanta headquarters anaounc-'
ed, l,000 memberships and the win-.
nlng ot the goal fixed.
i Hickory. Mr. Matt W. Ransom,
widow of the late Senator Ransom,
died at her apartments In Hotel" Huff
ry following an attack of brohehial
pneumonia at the , age of ,8$ year, t, '
; Cbarlotie. The ' committee ths
western North Carolina Conference X
ih3 African Methodtst'jirJIIpMcopal
Church, in charge of preparation for
the celebration of the third centennial
of the arrival oi tb.e first ot the neera
nue in America ha decided toierect
a memorial tablet at Ktttrell callers,
t Klttrell, to commmorat this event
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