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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1919
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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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.