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KINGif MOTJWTAIN, N. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1919
VOL. 17.
NO. 18
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PERIL OF FRANCE
IS WORLD'S PERIL
THE 8UPREME COUNCIL HEARS
REPORT OF AMBASSADOR ON
r CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.
THE ENEMY OF THE ENTENTE
Tyranny and Ttrror 8hould Place the
Bloody Chiefs of Moscow and
Petrograd OuUde the IPale.
Porta. The 'two notable events of
the day were the meetntc lot the wa
iprame council to oonsdeir the Russain
Muailon and the gala luncheon to
President WKson at Luxembourg pal
ace. The luncheon, bandies bringing to
gether a brilliant assemblage, akw
brought out the declaration from Pre
. Idotit Wilson that "the peril of France
if it continues, will be the peril of
the world, and not only Prance must
orgmnilze agalnfd; the peril, but the
worM mut organize against It."
The meeting of the supreme coun
cil was attended by President Wttson,
Secretary Landing and representa
tives of the other four great powers.
Art hour wbb given over to hearing
M. Noulens, fbe French ambawsad'OT.
wlio has Just returned from Russia,
where he pereonnillv witnessed the va
rious chnnses which have been taking
Vlace in the government and condH
ttonis there. What he told the council!
was not ditsctosed. but an authorized
statement from M. Noutens sums up
his views thus: "
"The boJshevii power ,1s the enemy
cf the entente. It furnished Germany
vlth food during the war. It protest
ed against the terms of the German
fwmWice. These acts show an uncom
promising attitude of hostility against
the entente. '
"Tyranny and terror, which are in
creasing dally, should p'ece the bloody
idhiefs at Moscow and - Petrogmad out
side the pale of humanity.
"Until the reg'jne rams, a d'evedop
ment which I hope the alrte will aic
tively seek to bring about, Europe will
continue to be exposed to the severest
rtaks of agitation and war." :
ALL UNITED STATES TROOPS
TO WITHDRAW FROM BELGIUM !
Brussels. In order to facilitate the
revkituaWng and reconstruction of Bel
gium, which has been hampered by the
exclusive use of railways for military
purposes, Marshal Fwih, at the re
quest of the Belgian government, .has
Vx-tded to withdraw the British and
American forces now in Belgium and
employ them elsewhere.
DECLARES THE POGROM8
IN LEMBERG ARE TERRIBLE
Prague, A Jewish woman who bag
arrived here from Lemberg declares
the pogroms there are terrible. She
sal!d "When on December 28 the
Jews accompanied their dead to tile
tombs, the remains of the TaMes of
the Law which bad been buried in the
- synagogues were buried with them,
Pogroms were also frequent in Gro
, dek."
LABOR SHORTAGE AND HIGH
WAGES FOR YEAR FORECAST
Chicago. A continued labor short
age, with resultant high wages for al
least another year, was "forecast at a
conference between 75 men represent
log the various railroads centering in
Chicago and government and stats
employment officials. - -. -
Charles L. Boyd, general superln
tendent of the Illinois Free Employ
. ment off Ices, warned the railroad men
tbat,they were going to find it diffi
cult to get in competition with othei
.industrial demands, and advised them
It would be unwise-to advocate a re
duction of wages. s
San-ford H. E. Fround, director ol
tne clearance division of the United
States employment- service at Wash
ington,, D. C, declared that . the re
lief expected to follow the signing ol
the armistice had not materialized.
HEAVY VOTE IS REPORTED AS
. CA8T IN GERMAN ELECTIONS.
London. "The course of the eleo
r toms throughout the German state,"
says a German government wireless
dispatch, "has clearly proved that tha
government Interests the whole Ger
man nation. Participation In the elec
tions : was strong everywhere the
sharpest contradiction, to the indif
' r ferencs which vast classes, especially
fit Bourgeoisie, have shown on tb
occasion of former elections
MOUNTAIN VIEW MILL.
The annual meetings of the stock
holders and directors of the Mountain
View Mill van held last Saturday. Di
rectors were elected for the coming
year aa follows: 0. B. Armstrong, A.
K, Winget, C. C. Armstrong, R. O.
Rankin, George E. Marvin, A. C. My
ers and W. T. Rankin. Officers were
elected aa follows : C. B. Armstrong,
president; C. C. Armstrong, vice pres
ident; W. T. Rankin, recrelary and
treasurer. Thjs mill had a satisfac
tory year. The directors ordered a
Mix per cent dividend paid. This was
fonnerly the Anna Mill, located at
Crowders Mountain. A year ago it
was bought by the present owners and
reorganized. It makes coarse yam
from comber waste and card strips
fro other mills. Oaetonia Gazette.
FREE SEEDS.
Kings Mountain Herald,
Kings Mountain, N. C.
Dear Mr. Page:
I hare for distribution about seven
hundred quants of cotton seed and one
thousand packages of flower seed. I
will appreciate it if you wi! mention
j this fact in your paper, stating that
: I wiB be glad to distribute them to
any one upon request and thai suoh
requests should be In not later than
February 28th.
I Thanking you, and with best wishes,
l I am. Your friend,
t E. Y. WEBB.
OATES-8TEELE.
A beautiful home wedding was sol
emnized in the presence of a few
friends of the contracting parties hut
Wednesday afternoon when Miss Maud
Oates became the bride of Mr. Fiank
Steele of Charlotte. The happy event
occurred at the home of the bride on
East King street at 3:30, the couple
departing fortliu!). for a trtp to Sal
isbury and Lenoir and on to Charlotte
where they are making their home.
The officiating minister was Rev. Mur
ray of Shelby. The bride is the daugh
ter of Mr. Charley Oates and has a
host of admiring friends who wish
her the greatest of happiness. The
groom is a young 'business man of
Charlotte and ts connected with the
Royster Guano Company, :
The out-of-town guests were: Mrs.
Jim Hardin and Miss Rippt, and Mr.
Isenhour and Mr. Jennett. all of Char
lotte ; Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Oates of
G rover; and Mr. and Mrs. T. Frank
Dates of Rutherfordton.
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Mall' all orders to
The Herald, Kings Mountain, N. C.
Gaffney. The Influenza is still rag
ing in Gaffney and Cherokee county.
The schools, churches and theaters
are still closed and the prospects for
their early reopening are not bright.
Darlington. Lieut. Cornelius Kol
lock, who arrived in New York on one
of the first ships bringing wounded
soldiers from France, arrived In Dar
lington from Fort Mcpherson on a SO
day sick leave.
Ridge Spring. After being In a dor
mant state about six years, Hampton
lodge No. 134, Ancient Free Masons,
chartered 50 years ago, ma author
ized to be revived by the grand lodge
of South Carolina at the last meeting.
Fort Mill The reports which are
current in the daily press regarding
the Influensa situation in Fort Mill
ars erroneous as to a quarantine which
has closed the schools and chnrrkM
'Such a quarantine has not been estab
lished. At a meeting of the board of
health and the school trustees this
week It was decided not to close the
schools at this time.
Latta. There are many cases of in
fluenza in and around Latta but most
of the cases are -of a mild type. The
disease seems to be mostly prevalent
among the men and women of middle
age.. Latta escaped tightly until dur
ing the Christmas holidays, when
there was much business and visiting
and home coming.
Chester. Five of the Cheater coun
ty banks held stockholders' meetings
recently and all the 'reports read in
dicated the banks bars enjoyed a year
OT unexampled prosperity.
Columbia. Fire of unknown origin
considerably damaged rooms on tha.
first and second floors of the building
en Taylor street known as "tha annex
to the Baptist Hospital. '
Greenville. Hoflis Clapp, three year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Clapp of
the Mills Mill community, was fatally,
burned when ha ventured too near tha
lira in the Clapp lrae.. . V- V
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STATESMEN DRAWING TOGETH
ER ON STRUCTURE TO HAVE
SUPPORT OF ALL.
BRITISH LARGELY AFFECTED
Rejects Theory of Super-Sovereignty
of an International Police Fores;
Early Return to Normal State.
Paris. The plans for a league of na
tions have been reduced to very defi
nite form. The general Indications are
that the statesmen of the principal
nations are steadily drawing together
on a structure which will have the
support of all.
It is understood that the general
plan which is now moat approved in
substance by all the parties concerned
rejects the Uieoty of the super-sovereignty
of an international police
force. It also contemplates the work
ing out. as the development of the
league progmsses, of the most deicate
quelstion of all disarmament which
particularly affects the British navy.
The same principle, it is proposed
shall apply to the other nations asso
ciated in the war against Germany.
Such aplaii will delegate to various
commissions and committees detailed
problems which shall be reported
with recommendations to the league
Itself. The probability; of such a plan
being adopted Justifies previous fore
casts that the principal accomplish
ments of the peace conference as It
now sits in Paris will be agreement
on broad general principles, leaving
the details to be applied In accord
therewith and the making of a pre
liminary peace which will return the
world at the earliest moment possible
to Its normal status.
KAISER LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE
' FOR CRIMES OF WORLD WAR
Paris. Some points in the reports
to which Mr. Clemenceau referred,
when he sad he had consulted two
eminent Jurists on the penal respon
sibility of the former German em
peror, were made public. The report
was drawn up by Ferdinand Larnaude.
dean of the Paris law faculty, and Dr.
A. G. de Lapradelle, professor of
rights of nations In the' same faculty.
The object of the Inquiry was to
Investigate from a purely judicial
point If the crimes committed by the
German government and . army in
volved the penal responsibility of the
former German emperor, what tri
bunal should Judge him and whether
his extradition could be demanded.
The two French jurists prove that
the extradition of the former German
ruler cannot be refused, as he is rot
a political refugee. The report says:
:It fs anti-Judiciul to assimilate
war with conspiracy. Climes of war
are crimes of public law and interna
tional law, not political crimes."
KING GEORGE BEREAVED
BY DEATH OF H.I8 SON.
' Tndon. Prince John; the young,
est son of King George, died at Sand
ringham. He had been ill for some
time. .'-.-.
The prince was possessed of ex
uberant spirits. He was the prime
favorite of all classes and the idol of
the servants and tenants at Windsor.
It is said that he was the favorite
brother of Princess Mary who loved
to romp with him. The prince was
born at Sandrigham July 12. 1905.
TURKI8H LIBERALS SEND
DELEGATES TO PARI8.
, Geneva. The congress of Turkish
Ubelrals assembled In this city, dele
gated Chleflc Pasha to attend the
Paris peace conference and given
him full power to act. He has been
instructed to present the rights and
claims of the Turkish people and also
to take up the question of food tot
Turkey. At the opening of the Turk
ish congress telegrams were dispatch
ed to President Wilson and Premiers
Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Or
lando. CZECHOSLOVAK TROOPS
, WANTED BY RUSSIANS.
Seattle. Wash. If help is not forth
coming at once any government set
up In Russia wN fall, declared
Madame Catherine Breshkvskoyskjy,
known as the "Grandmother of the
Russian revolution," who arrived here.
Czecho-Slovak, rather than allied
troops, are wanted in Russia, she de
clared. "The coming of Cxecho
Slovak soldiers would be welcomed
by the, people as they would wel
come tie coming of Christ," she said.
WVlcSICAN FORCES
PRAISED Bf FOGH
RIVER RHINE MUST BE MADE
BARRIER BETWEEN FRANCE .
'. AND GERMANY.
HAVE DEVIL'S OWN PLUCK
Allies Were Magnificently Comforted
by the Presence and Virility of
the Amer'can Troops.
Treves It is the 'convictio'n of
Marshal Foch that the Rhine must be
uiad the barrier -between Germany
and France. He expressed thia clear
ly when he received American news
paper correspondents. The marshal is
here In connection with the meeting
concerning the extension of the Ger
man armistice.
Marshal Foch praised the work of
the American troops and said General
Pershing had asked that the Ameri
can forces be concentrated for an at
tack on one sector. The allied gen
eralissimo admitted that the Argonne
Meuse front, where the Americans
began their offensive on September
26. was a "sector hard to tackle." The
marshal said he had told General Per
siting: .
. "Your mpii havij the devil's own
punch. They will get away with all
that. Go to It."
The American attack succeeded, the
marshal continued, "and here we are
on the Rhine."
"This is for me,' Marshal Foch be
gan, "a happy opportunity to tell you
all the good things I think of the
American army and of the part it
played on our side.
"Your soldiers were superb. They
came to us young, enthusiastic and
carried forward with vigorous Ideal
Ism and they marched to battle wKn
admirable gallantry.'
"Yes, they were superb. There Is
no other word. When they appeared
our armies were, as you know, fa
tigued by three years of relentless
struggle and the mantle of war laid
heavily upon them. We were mag
niflcently comforted by the virility of
your Americans."
OR. LIEBNECHT, SPARTACAN
LEADER, IS PUT TO DEATH
Berlin. Dr. Karl Llebknecht and
Rosii Luxemburg have been killed.
When it became known that Doctor
Liebkneeckt and Rosa Luxemburg
were at the Hotel Eden, In the west
ern part of the city, a crowd rapidly
congregated and stormed the hotel
lobby to lay hands on them. , Both
were spirited, to a side entrance to the
hotel.' t
A few blocks down the street the
machine was halted by a second mob
and when the presence of Fraulein
Luxemburg became known a man
jumped on the running board of the
car and shot her through the head.
In the meantime Dr. Llebknecht was
hurried into another automobile by
officers and troops and the car was
headed for the Moabit prison.. While
going through the Tlergarten the ma
chine was halted by a punctured tire,
pr. Llebknecht was asked to get out
by the officers, who intended to hall
another automobile, and continue to
ward the prison. While waiting Dr.
Llebknecht made an attempt to escape
and was shot desd by soldiers who
had anticipated such an effort on his
part. ,- - .
GEttMAN ARMISTICE IS
EXTENDED BY A "MONTH
Paris. The German armistice has
been extended by one month by the
commissioners who have concluded
their session at Treves.
The clauses offered by the allies
concerning agrl-uUural Implements,
Russian prisoners of war. naval con
ditions and the restitution of material
stolen bv the Qirrwns from Inraded
countries, were signed by the enemy
delegates. -.
PADERWSKI FORMS NEW
POLI8H CABINET IN PART
Warsaw. Ignace Jan Paderewskl.
having reached aa agreement with
General Pilsudi, hat, succeeded partly
in forming a new Polish cabinet: Gen
eral Pilsudski will De foreign minister
under M. Paderewskl as premier
which will permit I'ilsudskl to retain
much of his power.
Three members at tha present cabi
net will be in the n w ministry which
will be constituted primarily of son
political experts. -1 ' . . : . i
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION ,
Epidemic of Influenza the Cause of )
Relatively 8r. all Attendance at
Very Interesting Session.
Greensboro. With a fair represen
tation the eighty-eighth annual session
of the Baptist state convention met
in the auditorium of the First Bap
tist church. Presidei.t John A. Oates,
of Fayettevllle, presiding. Frank B.
Hobgood. Jr.. of Greensboro, spoke
words of welcome and was responded
to by Dr. B. ('. Helming, of Elizabet
City.
Rev. B. W. Spillman. of Kiliston.
was elected president ; K. B. Hobgood,
Jr., Theodore B. Davis and K. F. Wat
son, vice presidents, and W. M. Gil
more, recording secretary.
During the day. preceding the meet
ing of the convention, the annual con
ference of pastors was held and in
teresting papers were read.
The small attendance Is largely due
to the fact that the convention meet
In.; was postponed a month ago owing
to the prevalence of Influenza and the
continued epidemic In many sections
of the state disturbed preparations.
At a late hour the Baptist state con
vention went on record and adopted
a resolution which increases the aim
for educational development, to 11,500.
000. This Is an Increase of $500,000
over the aim of the present campaign.
The convention was enthusiastic, and
will carry on an Intensive campaign
for 30 days.
The Baptists of North Carolina, in
a burst of enthusiasm following a
magnificent address by Dr. Luther
Little, of Charlotte, determined to go
until the campaign was over the top.
Reports from ,19 associations show
$573,979 actually talsed and $329,175
is said to be certain, leaving only
$96,846 to be secured from 27 associ
ations, including some of the strong
est organizations in the state, to make
up the original goal of $1,000,000. ',
A memorial from West Chowan as
sociation charges tha the state sys
tem of education offers advantages to
the students and graduates of state
institutions that are not given to those
educated in Christian educational In
stitutions, and asks that the conven
tion, through a committee. Investigate
this matter and take steps to stop the
discrimination against the Christian
educational Institutions.
v Convention Statistics,
Statistical Secretary E. L. Middle
ton submitted his report, from which
the following excerpts are taken:
"We have 2.191 churches In 65 as
sociations. The membership is 288.
970.; This is a gain of 28 churches
and 5,875 members. Several small
churches disappear from the rolls In
the association minutes. About 40 new
churches appear for the first time.
"This year we report 13,268 bap
tisms. In such a year when every
thing was at such high tension and
so uncertain this seems a good record.
This number. Is 696 fewer than last
year, 2,833 fewer than in 1916, and
4,635 fewer than in 1915. This year
'only 1.431 churches report any bap
tisms with 760 showing no evangelistic
work. This is over one-third of our
churches that passed an entire year
with no additions by baptism."
Contributions,
""The amounts reported for conven
tion objects are as follows: State
missions. $66,672.16: home missions,
$53,473.92: foreign missions, $69,
228.65; Sunday school missions. $5,
426.03; orphanage, $87,088.20; Chris
tian education. $25,500.28; minister's
relief, $7,747.94; total. $316,037.63.
This is a gain of $60 351.96.
Jan. 16. After a session throughout
which, from start to finish, the busi
ness was conducted with a rush the
annual convention of ' the Baptist
ctuiiches of North Carolina adjourned
hfs afternoon to meet again in No
vember, but without selecting a place
of meeting. - No Invitations for the
next session were received and the
state board of missions Is authorized
to name the place. Rev. J. Clyde
Turner, of Greensboro, will preach
the annual sermon.
Concerning the work of the Wo
men's Missionary societies the report
brought out the tact that the members
of the Women's Missionary societies
of the state contributed $2.52 the
member for missions while the Baptist
membership of the state outside oT
the societies only contributed 40 cents
a member. f
Report on Education.
The board of education, through its
corresponding . secretary. Dr. R. T,
Vann. made Its annual report. During
the- year, acting in accordance with
the instructions of the last convention,
the board launched its $1,000,000 cam
paign for the advancement of educa
tional Institutions. The report of the
board said, in part: 1
"The 14 high schools employed dur
ing the year 97 teachers, and enrolled
L86S students. The thrne colleges
employed 81 teachers and enrolled
Vt studsBoi. .' '
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BILL OF WAR DEPARTMENT TO
BE LAID OVER TO NEXT SES
SION OF CONGRESS.
(HE DECISION DEFERS DEBATE
! Military Committee of Houes in Con.
i ference With Baker and March
Practically in Agreement.
-Washington. The house military
committee ;-ractirally reached ail
agieemcnt in conference with Secre
tary Maker and 0ne.al March, chief
of staff, to postpone the war depart
ment reorganization bill until the next
session of Congress and with It a :
large part of the prospective debate
over the future military policy of the
country.
A suggestion by Chairman Dent that
a legislative rider on the army appro
priation bill continuing tho existing ,
war organization of the department
and the gular army for enottior year,
a substitute for tho reorganization
measure, met with the approvul of
of Mr. Baker and apparently with hat
of a majority of the committee num
bers. The proposal grer out of a confer
ence at which Secretary Baker and
the chief of staff explained the reor
ganization measure framed by the de
partment, providing for a regular
army of 500.000 men to be raised by
voluntary enlistment on a flat three
year basis. The bill also would have
made permanent the absolute control .
exercised by the chief of staff as a
wartime necessity.
Chairman Dent said it would be im
possible to get such a bill through
Congress in the present session. Com
mittee membeis agreed, pointing out "
that the war department bill on its
face appeared to be a military policy
measure which abandoned the theory
of. universal military obligation. Mr.
Baker insisted that this was not the
case; that no attempt ho fix the na
tion's policy as to a peace time army
was involved.
1 PRESS RELATIONS DELICATE
J WITH THE PEACE CONFERENCE
Paris. "The problems between the
peace delegates and the press, that is,
between the governments and pubHc
opinion is made particularly delicate," -says
The Temps, "by the following
considerations:
"On the one hand, equality of treat- '
ment for the press of all countries
must. be assured. As the United
States and Great Britain are reluctant
to impose restrictions on their news
papers, the only course is to allow tha
widest tolerance to all.
"On the other hand, It would be
harmful to lay bare to the enemy gov
ernment differences of opinion which
I inemiiauiy arise in aiacussions Detween.
delegations. The very essence of ev- '
I ery debate is that contradictions
i should arise. Such contradictions
will assuredly be reconciled, but It U
! would be very unfavorable if Ger 1
, many should know the details day by i '
I day and seek to make capital out of
them." i
NECESSARY THREE-FOURTHS
FOR PROHIBITION IS SECURED
Washington Ratification of the
ederatl constitutional prohibition
amendment made the United States)
the first great power to take legisla
ture action to permanently stop the
quor traffic.
Nebraska's vote gave the necessary
affirmative three-fourths, majority of
the states' , to make effective tha
amendment submitted by Congress (a
December. 1917. It was followed by
similar action in the legislatures of
Missouri i and Wyoming, making 38
states in all which have approved a
"dry" America. Affirmative actton by
some of the ten state legislatures yet
to act 1s predicted y prohibition, ad
vocates. ROUMANIAN GOVERNMENT
HAMPERED BY BOLSHEVIKI
Bucharest The neir liberal govern
ment which entered office under Ttr
atamu, after Marchlloman's fall, has
to cope with an extremely difficult
situation owing to a nhortage of fuel
and the activties of German and Rut
dan bolshevists who are 'taking ad
vantage of the presint economical
conditions and are trying to create
anarchy with, the object of frustrat
ing the anion o the stater provinces
with the mother eoanirr. ...
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