wm AjElran Hand VlmsmptT Jar All gfr Jantilg VOL. 17. NO. 42. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1919 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE E SOIL OF MEXICO A600 TROOPS 00 OVER IN TEN MINUTES AFTER ORDER FOB INVASION IS GIVEN. TROOPS PATROL WATER FRONT An Additional Battalion and Two Com panies Were Ordered to Entrain at Doug!- rlz., for El Paao. El Paso, Tex. Tho twenty-fourth In fantry, fourth battalion, crossed the lnternatlonad border to Juarez. Tbe Fifth and Seventh cavulry regiments crossod at three furds west of El Paso. A battalion of tho Eighty-second ar tillery crossed east of the stockyards. Thore were approximately 3,600 Am erican troops on Mexican soil 10 min utes aftar they were ordered to make the crossing. Troops patrol the entire El Paao water front to prevent Villa raids. An additional battalion and two companies of the Nineteenth Infantry, one battalion of which now is here, was ordered to entrain at Douglas, Ariz., and proceed to El Paso. Col. Selah II. H. Tompkins, of the fioventh cavalry brigade which cross ed at the fords and Colonel Hadsell was In command of the infantry. Two armored motor cars crossed the Inter national bridge at 10:55. The reason given at military headquarters for or dering the troops to cross was to "pre vent firing from the Mexican side on El Paso." AY8 EX-KAI8ER BELONGS IN PATHOLOGICAL WARD Berlin. Former Emperor William "belongs Id the pathological ward" and li not wanted in Germany, declar ed Herman Mueller, majority socialist leader and whip In the national assem bly, In a speech delivered before the majority socialist convention, Herr Meuller, who Is one of the most conservative of the socialists, re ferring; to the rumor that an attempt was to be made to bring about the re turn of the ex-emperor, warned the Prussians said to be interested in such a move that a majority of the German people would not permit his return. The speaker declared the former ruler was dangerous to the country, and blamed his verbosity for Germany's misfortunes. GERMAN RkTPLY IS LARGELY A LONG SERIES OF COMPLAINTS Paris. The German reply to the peace treaty submitted at Versailles on May 7 maintains that the enemies of Germany have forsaken the peace of Justice to which they bad pledged themselves in the armistice negotia tions for a peace of might. ; The reply protests against the pro posed terms individually and collect ively, and demands a return to the original agreements. It presses for verbal negotiations and states that Germany expects Justice on a basis of equality and reciprocity. (The reply follows the lines of the summary of the German counter pro posals given out in Berlin. at about the time they were presented.) The document covers 119 pages and includes a covering letter by Count von Brockdorff-Ranfzau under date of May 29, which has already been pub lished, and a second section of com ments following the main outline of the original draft treaty. Two sep arate papers on legal and financial questions are included as part of the general reply. 'VIL80N EXPECTED TO SAIL BEFORE JUNE 28 Paris. President Wilson probably will remain in Paris only three or four days after, his return from Belgium. He will then embark at a French port for the United States. AMERICAN ARMY ONLY TWOTHIpns DEMOBILIZED Washington. The army is only two-thirds demobilized, the war d partaent announced and it will taM more than three months to complete the work at the present rate of 357, 000 discharges a month. On June 10 the strength of the.army was 1,232.25 with 144,000 in France and Germny, 83.000 enroute to tbe Uni ted 8tatea and 404.000 In the United States. More than 1,500,000 men ha been-discharged, j MAJOR GENERAL' FLAGLER MaJ. Gen. Clement A. F. Flagler, who was In command of the Forty. tec end division, hat been assigned to command Camp Bowie, Texas. THEREWAS NOTHING IMPROPER Root Testifies That the Senate Was Within Its Rights In Making In quiry, Wilson Was Also in His. Washington. How the peace treaty reached private hands in New York and thus stirred up a sensation in the senate was established at a two-hour hearing before the foreign relations committee. Senator Lodge revealed that the copy he saw was shown him by Elihu Root, a former secretary of state. Mr. Root told the committee he got - it from Henry P- Davison, a member of the Morgan banking house and head of the Red Cross, and Mr, Davison In turn testified it was given him in Paris by Thomas W. Lamont, another Morgan partner attached to the Amer ican peace mission. J. P. Morgan and Frank A. Vander llp. retiring president of the Nation al City bank, also before the commit tee, said they never had seen a copy. With that the committee adjourned without setting a date to continue the hearing and with members on both sides of. the treaty controversy saying privately that the investigation ap parently was over, Mr. Davison said he secured the copy to clear up the status of the Red Cross under the league of nations, and never had used it in a financial way. He had shown It to no one ex cept Mr. Root, he continued, and had sent It to him because he knew the former secretary was being consulted by the American mission. Mr. Root gave It as his opinion that there was nothing Improper in the way the treaty reached him and that he was free to use it as he chose, There could be nothing secret about it, he told the committee, because the German government had made It pub- He.',.,; Under questioning, Mr. Root, who appeared In the Inquiry voluntarily, went on to say that while the senate was In Its right in asking for a copv after the treaty became public in Ger many, President Wilson also was with in his in withholding It if he chose. IRISH AMERICAN8 HAVE CONFERENCE WITH WIL80N. Paris President Wilson told rep resentatives of Irish societies In Amer ica that he would do what he could unofficially to bring tbe Irish question to the attention of the other peace commissioners. Anouncement to this effect was made by Frank P. Walsh and Edward F. Dunne, representatives of the Irish Americans, after they bad had a JO minute conference with the President. The promise made by the President was in rpiy to a question from Messrs. Walsh and Dunne ns to what the President Intended doing in view of the resolution adopted by the sen ate urging that the American delega tion take steps to have representatives of Ireland heard by the conference. LEAGUE CHARTER MODIFIED IN FAVOR OF GERMANS. Paris. The league of nations com mission completed and presented to the council of four a second report containing certain modifications of the league covenant in favor of the Ger mans, but the fate of the report is un certain. ' The first report was submitted af ter it had been adopted unanimously by -the commission. It was rejected by the council. It is said, and sent back to be toned down. TREATY REVISION WAS A NECESSITY MANY OF THE, CHANGES TO BE MADE OF MINOR CHARACTER BUT OF MUCH IMPC STANCE. WILL NOT JOIN IN BLOCKADE British Warships Are Reported to Be Bombarding Base of Bolshevikl at Kronstradt Paris.' The council of four devoted both of Its sessions to revision of the peace treaty, preparatory to its pres entation to the German peace dele gates. The rewriting of tho treaty of peace, as announced in Paris dispatches, was rendered necessary by the discovery of errors and inconsistencies: in the dratt as at first presented to the Ger mans. .Many of the changes to he made are of a highly Important nature. But most of them are of a minor character. The latter is particularly true of the reparations clauses, which will lie vir tually unchanged in the new draft But the financial provisions will he given discretion to allow Clerraany to gather a working capital tor the re sumption of her industries in order that she may, meet the requirements of the allies. Holland lias joined Switzerland. Nor Norwuy, Sweden and Denmark in re fusing to take part In a blockade against Germany should the latter re fuse to sign the peace treaty. British warships are reported in a dispatch from Stockholm to he bom barding the base of the bolshevik! at Kronstradt: The dispatch intimates that the bolshevikl are endeavoring to evacuate the base. SECRETARY OF LABOR WILSON COUNCILS AGAINST A 8TRIKE Atlantic City, N. J. Secretary of Labor Wilson, speaking before the convention of the American Federa tion of Labor, urged organized labor to refuse to support the nationwide strike which has been proposed as a protest against the conviction of Thos. Mooney. Mr. Wilson told the dele gates that the government was inves tigating the claim that new evidence justified a new trial and that he him self woe devoting much time to the case. But," he continued, "for organized labor to participate in such a strike as Is proposed would simply mean that labor was trying Mooney, without the benefit of evidence. Very few of us are familiar with all the evidence, yet every working man Is asked to make himself a Juror. Justice cannot be obtained In that way." - BRITISH EMPIRF IS SHAPING COURSE FOR SOLITARY TRAVEL London. From conversation with public men and a close study of what Is between the lines of the latest edi torial opinion in leading London journals, I opine that the British em pire, as far as America goes, is slowly but steadily shaping its course to travel alone In world affairs "as be fore." There is no doubt that such a course is being regretfully considered. Inas much as the British overtures for a great alliance of the Anglo-Saxon peo ples are being directly rebuffed In the American senate no other course would appear open. Great Britain went an exceedingly long way out of her habitual path when she extended her open and friendly band for future partnership to America in the sincere belief that her proffer of an English speaking alliance was reciprocal. It is still outstretched. 200 MEXICAN TROOPS ARE VICTIM OF RAIROAD WRECK : Laredo, Tex. Two hundred govern ment troops were killed or Injured when the train on which they were traveling to Chihuahau was wrecked by sinking of tbe track north of Aguas Calientes, according to a Mexico City dispatch to The EI Pervenor at Mon terey and forwarded here. The troops were under General Benteria Luviano. PREMIUM TO BE ADDED ... TO BASIC WHEAT PRICE New York. To nreserve a natural flow of .wheat from the farm, periodi cal premiums covering storage charges will be added to the basic price at various guarantee markets, according to an announcement here by Julius' H. Barnes, United States wheat director . , The premiums will not be inlrodiic- ed during July, when basic prices prevailing for the last year will re main In effect SIR GEORGE E. FOSTER Sir George E. Foster, one of Can ada's delegates to the peace confer ence, is a Canadian by birth, and is the present minister of trade and com merce. He has had a long and dis tinguished career in Canadian poli tics. CLEMENCEAU IS IMPLACABLE Peace Conference to be Notified of Opposition to Treaty in United , States'ln Its Present Form. Washington. Again come reports from Paris that all is not going smooth Iy in the council of four as regards the definite setlement of points under argument relatine to the German1 peace treaty. While it has been asserted that the flnol answer of the allied and associ ated powers to the counter proposals of the Germans probably would be ready for delivery to the Germans at Versailles this week, late dispatches declare that some of the larger ques tions at issue have not been solved and that considerable pessimism pre vails as a result of this situation. Notable among tbe points upon which no agreement has been reach ed .according to reports, is the Siles ian question and the matter of the Pol- ish western frontier. Added to this is , , ., ' . ' . '.. . the implacable stand of the French . Ul Ul UDI 1 , LllO UIUCIIU( Ul U premier, M. Clemenceau, against any cablegram to President Wilson to modifications in the peace terms, con-express their confidence In h"im at trary to the attitude of President Wll- the peace conference and the adop- son and Premier Lloyd George of I tlon of resolutions condemning bol , , . . iBhevism and favoring that Count von Great Britain, who are declared to : BerMtorft b, Drougnt , th9 Unlted have recognized the necessity of less-1 states for trial, were the outstanding enlng somewhat demands In certain features of the Travelers' Protective clauses of the treaty. In accordance with a resolution In troduced in the United States Sen ate the peace conference of Paris would be notified Of opposition to be to President Wilson offered ratification of the treaty if it .'"The Travelers' Protective Assocl should he submitted to the senate lnjatlon of America, representing 38 its present form. . states, by a rising vote, do hereby declare our supreme confidence In you SCARBOROUGH TO DIRECT CAMPAIGN FOR BAPTISTS I Nashville. Dr. J. L. Vance, corre- j sponding secretary of the Sunday school board of the Southern Baptist convention, received a message from Dr. L. R. Scarborough, of Fort Worth, Paris. Coincident with the renals Texas, accepting the position of dl-:aance of o)d political Intrigues In the rector general of the campaign to be chamber of deputies, there Is formld- pot on by Southern Baptists to raise $75,000,000. Dr. Scarborough will arrive in Nash - vllle Monday and the campaign will open at once, and associated with him ill be: James Anderson. Knoxvllle. Tenn.; Rev. George McDanlel. Rich-1 Today thev have got a doume nar mond, Va.; Rev. F. C. McConnell, At- reled gun with which to go sniping. lanta. Ga. ;Rev. George E. Hayes, Louisville, Ky.; Rev. H. L. Winburn. Arkadelphia, Ark., and Dr. George W. i Truett, Fort, Worth. Texas, The objects to whirh the campaign funds will be appropriated are: Christian education, foreign mis- sions, home missions, state missions, ministerial relief, hospital and the na- tional memorial. HOUSE PASSES RAILROAD BILL APPROPRIATING $750,000,000 Washington. By a vote of 305 to 4 the house passed thet bill authorizing an appropriation of $750,000,000 for the railroad administration's revolving fund. ; Democratic members urged a larger amount but d;a not press any amendment for an increase, while Re publicans declared the fund would he sufficient until later in the year when future needs would be known. The measure now goes to the senate. E ON ALL QUESTIONS TERMINATION OF THREATENED DEADLOCK IS GRATIFYING TO FRENCH AND AMERICANS. IT IS NOW "THE BIG FIVE" Admission of Japan to Inner Circle Based on Fact That Its Government Must Concur in All Matters. Paris. A complete accord has been reached in pr.'iu-iple mi ail q .lions connected with the reply to the Ger man counter proposals . French and American peace con ference circles are highly gratified at this favorable turn after the prolong ed differences of the past fortnight verging on a deadlock. The accord in cludes the Silesian question, the pro posed admission of Germany to the league of nations, and reparations, which were the chief subjects' of dif ference umong the delegates. No time has been tixed for Ger many's entrance, hut if she conforms to the conditions, it is expected that lie will he represented at the first meeting of the council. The Silesian settlement is based on a plebisite for Hie disputed I'olish German region. It has been decided to incorporate the reply in the treaty itself rather than present it as a supplemental document. It will contain about 25,- 000 words, Baron Makino, Jupanese delegate. jo;ned President Wilson and Premiers I.tnvrt flenrire PinmannDtiii unit Ohl.in. and the. C0Uncll, known as the "Big Four" will hereafter be styled tbe "Big Five." The decision adding Baron Makino to the council is explained by the fact that his government must be given an opportunity for full concurrence, if full adherence is expected. His en- ! try into the council meeting today ne cessitated rearranging the entire re- I ply, article by article. SISTER MONUMENT PLANNED TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY New Orleans Launching of a move- ent for the erection at Hampton Roads of a sister monument to the . ... .j., , Association of America In session 1 here. The following cablegram was adopt i ed by the association and ordered sent personally and also In the measures which will havo to do with eternal peace for the world. God bless you, Woodrow Wilson." . . FRANCE IS MUCH PERTURBED OVER ITS LABOR TOUBLE8 able activity being manifested by the socialist party, which has travelled far to the left since 1914 and which seeks in every incident, whether in- dustrial, military, or naval, an oppor- tunity of attacking the powers tnat be. Economic conditions thorughly Justi- jfv many of the demands made tor an increase In wages and nothing the government has been able to do yet has Interfered with the st-ady increase !in the cost of living. The application of the eight-hour act has also led te great friction. These two questions are the main sources of the labor dls- content. TO ACQUIRE AMERICAN CEMETERY IN FRANCE Washington. Without debate or amendment, the senate passed a bill authorizing appointment of a commis sion to acquire an American cemetery In France in which would be buried the bodies of American soldiers who lost their lives in that country during the war. The bill appropriates $500, 000 for the establishment of the ceme tery. Its maintenance will be provlo I ed for though not mentioned. OVER THE LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE iio:it on:s of iti:hkstto cahoi.imws. Hickory. II ickory musicians to the number of 36 met at the chamber of commerce Monday .night und perfect ed the organization of a concert hand. (iasf.inia. If is reported here that r.u or DO operatives ill the cloth room, weave room and dye house of the Mc. Aden nulls quit their work in conse quence of the refusal of the manage ment to grant un increase In watte. Shelby. A terrific rain, wind and electric storm occurred in the lower section of tins county. Trees were uprooted, crops were damaged, wheat shocks were blown down and laud was ImiIIv washed. Winston-Salem, According to a message received here from Roanoke. Va.. the strike of Norfolk it Western machinists continues without any in dications of a settlement. About liO men employed on the N & w. yard here have joine-l the strikers. Wilmington. Wilmington people next year will pay on r four per cent taxes, the new rate of the city and county together being $l,n:i on the Slim. The city rale is ?2.L'S. an in crease of 25 cents, and the county rate is $1.7$; an increase of .IS cents. Salisbury. Judge P. S. Cnrlton. of the Howan county court, lias adopted a new plan in dealing with flagrant and persistent violators of the auto mobile sped laws. He is ordering the license reyokeff for such offenders. Gastonia. While engaged in read ing the Scripture lesson Just prior to the sermon he expected to preach at Shady Grove church, a mile south of Bessemer City, Rev. Samuel A. Ander son, a negro preacher whose home was In Charlotte, was instantly killed by lightning which struck the churcb. Raleigh. Miss Ada Tyler, daughter of Bishop John Poynetz Tyler, of Far go, North Dakota, suffered a fractured skull in an automobile accident here and is at a local hospital in a critical condition. Asheville. The North Carolina Firemen's Association will meet in Asheville during the third week of July, ' Raleigh. It was stated here by a member of the hoard of trustees that Secretary of the Navy Daniels had not been mentioned for the presidency of the University of North Carolina. Wilmington. The Italian steamer Ansaldo V. cleared this port for Genoa with 18.000. bales of cotton, valued at $3,600,000, making the third vessel to leave here with cotton since the ar mistice. Rockingham. In view of the strong probability that all of the Eighty-first division will not have returned by July 4, the management for the cele- mratlon - has decided to change the date to two weeks later, to Friday, July 18. Charlotte. Members in Oiarlotte ot the textile workers' union and union operatives from various towns in this part of the state made merry at Elec tric park, when a big barbecue dinner was served to probably more than 1,000 people. Mayor F. R. McNlnch was among the Invited guests. Winston-Salem. In connection with plans to build a million dollar high school plant here, as a memorial to the late R J. Reynolds, Mrs. Rey nolds offered the city $50,000 to be used In purchasing a site and further offered to build an auditorium as a personal memorial to her husband. Bladenboro. As she was leaving the First Baptist church of Bladen boro, after having attended the fu neral of Mrs'. D. T. Palt, Mrs. Rob Brldger, Jr., was stricken with apo plexy and fell on the door steps, speaking only once afterwards. She died three hours later. Deceased was only 25 years old. Salisbury. This city has been the starting point ot numerous droves ot racing pigeons in the past but the largesMot ever turned loose here was liberated for New York. There was a carload, the numher of Individual flyers being estimated at 1.800. The start was witnessed by many citizens. High Point High Point has decid ed to forego her big Fourth of July celebration and Join hands with Greensboro in . celebration of tbe da at Guilford Battleground.

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