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ISON WILL DISCUSS
PEACE PROBLEMS WITH
THE OREATtST FREEDOM 1
Paris, Monday, December 16.—Aft. the people of the warring nations,
the conference he hma had in Paris
“al
j the personal examination he has
t i, into the situation here, Preal-
jnt Wilson has come to understand
L], w hy the peace conference can
't get under way before the first of
t year. The mere physical propo-
in of getting the American mls-
_ settled in its offices is a tre-
Eendous job. It night almost be
impured to the task of shifting the
intents of a building housing ons of
great emergency war ogrtnlza-
,, in America and setting it up
is new place.
I President Wilson’s visit to the
nurican troops at the front and his
riew of them in Paris that is plan-
d will be entirely out of the way by
. nrst of the vear.' Meanwhile the
{formal conferences which mean so
icii snd decide so much in laying
4 groundwork for inch a talk, at
i before the peace conference will
intinue to make progress. The
resident it seeking to get acquaint-
| with the men with whom he ia to
al so that he mav discuss with the
ntut freedom the nrobieme aris-
j and develop, the-value of tre per-
mal equation.
I Prom the presidente 'point of view,
)js indicated, there are plain thinge
i be said and he wants to eav them
davod antagonisms because not-
standing all the point! to bo
isred up and uport which wide dl-
rgencies of opinion have been ex-
ressed as representing public opin-
:n in England and France, the
resident ie confident that an accep-
|sble agreement will be reached be-
tre the peace conference. It is re
siled that diplomatic history shows
kit conferences of this kind usually
J not invariably, assemble without
leflnite programs to work with and
lit such a conference probably nov-
tccomnlishes precisely, down to
e last details, whet is expected' of
but that it always accomplishes
welling. The Americans -familiar
_! altendtop** (hi? conference arid
Eiivikcrd that it will be no. exception
It'the rule. > »» .
While “ <—>— —
Wilson Impressed Ley Reception.
Peris, Monday, December 10.—
President Wilton has been deeply
Impressed by the magnificent recep
tion given him in Paris, the more so
that assurances are declared to have
come to him from what was regard
ed as a dependable source that the
French people as a whole tre sincere
ln< their acceptance of his principles
and will uphold them. It is not nec
essary to assume, according to the
view of American official circlet,
that the French would go to the
noint of taking issue with their own
government if It were necessary to
support President Wilson, for ft is
the belief of the American represen
tatives that no issue of that kind can
arise.
' This view seems to hnve gained
strength since the first interview be
tween President Wilson and Premier
Clemenceau. There was no lack of
warmth in the French statesman'*
appreciation of the American peti
tion, it wai declared, it belhg Indi
cated on the other hand that his at
titude was thoroughly sympathetic.
GREAT STRIKE
Lanaing Gets Down to Work.
Peris, Monday, December 18.—
Secretary Lansing was. in conference
this morning with a number of the
members of the American delegation
to thp peace conference in an effort
to organiz the working force. The
secretary met each individual «ep-
ivrately and began the assignment of
duties to the various members of the
American croup.
Secretary Lansing said that it
waa clearly impossible to do any
thing mors then this preliminary
work, such as the organization of
separate units before the holidays al
though there might be and probab
ly would be informal conversations
between the 'American entente dele
gate! to the congress, os they met
socially and unofficially. .
Cerrottl. papal - , upder secretary of
stile ijrttr *■“ t '-
Mle things are. shaping up for state who islnjiarlson his wriy to
e rest>atheHng. ftSsident, WiH the UnUd»"gt54es to - psrtH^»teJn
5 evidently wojklfig opt h>s.o*p fjh*. JuWls<.!>sls^on >: ^ fridin||I
artths, moat .part keening .Gibbons, w>>1 cril-jm W-™' Hnn “
nsel. He was exceeding-, [today to make nfranget
with his visit to Premier trecefved by President Will
which war largely a, present the president wl
h is
i snd for the mo
.j own .'counsel, ! lie
r gratified
[lemenceau. , ,
•iionil affair. The nresident told
pe premier some of his belt anec-
‘tea ana it if said the French min-
ler formed a verv high Idea of the
resident's sense of humor.
President Wilson’s health contiri-
v good. He haa completely ihaktn
’ the cold which followed him to
Europe. With Mrs. Wilson and Rear
admiral Grayson, his medical advls-
Mmiral Grayson, hts medical aavis- ""T”" Er.crsaSt nrameements.
ir, he probably will take a turn of corilng to the wesent ararngemenuc
»\wW link.,.* y.ryaill.s ths .ftnG
Emmanuel and President Wilson st
dinner together on Friday but for
ceremonial ration* tt hit beeni rtj*
-Ided that this will not be Pr»«tl«We
as the dinner is to bo In tbs .king’s
honor and It is not customsry to
have two heads of states at s dinner
when one is the guest of honor.
UW1E0 IB
PM
ant morning that comes along
1 on which he is not too busily en
ured with his stenographers. He
i keeping in closest touch with af-
aha in the United Statei through
dricss from the White House,
trough members of the cabinets and
'e heads of some spselai war bu-
«ur upon whom hs Is depending for
curate information. , .
So far as is known the president
ii not vet selected * director gen
ii of railroads snd Director Gener-
McAdoo may hold over until the
|p:iident’s return.
. . Wilson Visits Versailles.
L Paris, Monday, December 16.—
President Wilson’s visit to Versailles
Ms» was unannounced snd informal.
Mr. Wilion’s idea srss to Inspect the
•O f course, which, on advice of Rear
Aimlral Graveon, his personal pnv-
ikisn. he will probablv visit as oft-
si tjme permits. The driver, who
*si unacquainted with the route,
■wed the golf course snd Mr. WII-
•o-i saw only the palace, returning to
Paris In time for luncheon.
Tomorrow night, the president will
attend th„ reception to be given by
Ambassador Sharp at the American
•mbaisy.
King Victor Emminuel and Queen
Plena of Italy will he received at th;
Murat residence between five snd
unn o’clock Thursday evening.
Today's reception was the jttt- of
Jc tiTsirs arranged wholly by th*
Jrrnch government. Hereafter all
Mr, Wilson a movements will be at*
«n*ed hy his personal staff. His
Conference with Premier wojjd-
5«r»e of Great Britain is still ln-
srjnite as to time, but It is not prob-
!**• that it will he before he end of
this week or the beginning of next.
Preiident Wllaon, who la a keen
[^server of nsonie and public opm-
Jon- ii said to have been irov^essed
•T the hearty welcome of the French
"“Pie as nn evidence of Interest in
urinciolea he has expressed for
concert of th® nation* inn to®
O'nervation of peace. He Is undsr-
•jood to be convinced that there are
differences in principle between
THE WEATHER
jS’iSSwEsSf’Jte
stass*"! -
nel House
„,jht*to he
sort: He wilt
- with an . auto
graph letter from Pops Benedict and
will discuss arrangements for the
visit of the pmldent to the pope
during the president’s stay in Rome.
Reception far Italian King,
Paris. December 18.—King VI
Emmanuel of Italy, who will r
Peris Thursday, will visit President
Wilson the following afternoon, ac-
Waihington, December 17.—Sard
uei Untermyer of New York, whose,
name has been mentioned in the in
vestigation of German propaganda,
appeared today before the senste In
vestigating committee to answer
wit he described as I«nu*nd6** onu
Implications whleh made it sppsar
that previous to March, 1918, bis
sympathies were pro-Gemsn.
Mr. Untermyer declared he had do
dined, after being adllcltcd to act as
counsel for the ^ e ™*"4«re*»oiici-
“I was, of course, always *on«-
tous, as were all of us, ks
•’that a conflict be avoided »nd tri®“
to do my humble dart in my infra
esssSsB
lS*thst n thay e wars Tn the wrong. • motor - mechanics
y “There U not a shred of bssis fot, uj, replacement
I felt deep-
Gemw^ntaS^l^ugMtls^l-
feeling in some qusrtsrs-_
They have sn sgrieultursl Cotieg*
way up In
Berlin, Monday, December 18.—
Several hundred boys and girls par.
aded through the streets of the city
today on their way to the reichstag
building, where the soldiers’ und
workmen’s congress is being held.
They, demanded, among'other things,
votes for persons 18 yesrs of age,
the abolition of corporal punishment
In schools and the
the children in the a<
the government and'
marcher* carried red flags and in
cendiary placards.
A 17-year-old-lad made an address
warning the ,executive committee,oi
"terrible consequences” if the jure-:
nils program was not carried out
The chairman of the executive com-
a lttee declared his sympathy with
e children’s demands. Later the
procession gathered in-the square in
front of the reichstag building,
where youthful orators demanded the
removal of Premier Ebert and Phil-
lipp Scheidemann from office, oppos
ed the convening of the national as
sembly and threatened a juvenile
Strike throughout Germany if their
demands were not immediately ac
cepted.
Central Congress Opens.
Berlin, Monday, December 16.—
The central congress of delegates
from soldiers’ and workmen’! coun
cils from many parts of Germany
opened today |n the building former
ly used by the Prussian diet. There
were three women among the 460
delegates.
During the organization of the
congress, it .became evident that the
independent socialists and the Spar-
taeps group were greatly outnumber
ed. -—A significant development: was
that H«il6 bF th* important posts in
the congress was given to delegates
frini, Berlin. “ - **
' The Spsrtacus group made s fit-
tOpC attempt to intimidate the con-
Eariy . in tbs' session, n reso
wedsubmitted'by Dr. Karl
-cht arid-Rosa Luxembourg,
of ! th*-Spartacus group, be
ing invited to attend the congress as
guests with advisory powers. Les»
then 16' percent of tbs delegates
voted for tbs resolution. . .
Presentation of the resolution
caused a great tumult , throughout
tho hall. The followers of Dr. Wsb-
knecht snd .spectaters in the gallery
joined in the uproar which lasted 20
minutes'and threatened to result in
various list fights. . . _ ,,
A contest it expected Tuesday
when the question of summoning n
national assembly comes up for dis-
cussion.
Later, while Herr Mueller, chair'
man of the workmen’s section of Ue
executive 'committee, was speaking,
the chairman of the congress inter-
rupted to say: “There is a comrade
present who wishes to submit a com-
unication.”
% newcomer reporteu that ho
rtprssantsd 260,000 workmen, who
then wars assembled outside the diet
building. He- rend a lief of demands
identical with the Spsrtacus pro
gram, Including retention o fai pow
er by the soldiers’ and workmen’s
couneils, no national assembly and
the formation of a red guard. This
aroused a storm ot protest end In
the general uproar the intruder left
the chamber. , ,
The 260.000 workmen who, be said,
were outside the building proved to
be about 7,000 from fiva factories,
who!
Alsatian Girls and Children Don National
CQstumes to Greet Their French Deliverers
Alsatians, have not
' ahd th
forgotten
France. No sooner nlid the girls and
children Seen in this .photograph
been relieved of the fear that Ger
man troops might entsr tbsir home*
than, they donned their. , picturesque
national costumes to await. Die ar
rival of their French deliverers.
After the signing of the armistice
this happsped in every village ana
town in northern France M well as
ir. Abcce-Lorrainc. -
3 Distinct Parties Are
frying to Gain Control
of Affairs in Germany
ielnber-i-li.—^ame Hghi* • Thu,“extreme left”. Is the myster.
fQtrs Spartncuf group formed-iri the
fdO bfMPlg: ,ft gets its-'-aaihe .froiif
Germany .trisy be gained .by npalysis
of the ^evolutionary--forces St Wovk.
1 — three distinct parties
whom the Liebknecht agents had in
duced to go on strike temporarily.
In the meantime Dr. UeWmseht sue-
needed in entering the building and
made • speech to the crowd from a
window.
PERSHING NAMES UNffS
December ...
etilled the war ds-
. HOME
17.—Gen-
AT WILL BE 81
Washington,
psrtmsnt today he’~h»d designated
for early convoy home’ a number bf
additional units. Including the 27U»
engineers and the 846th held srtll-
cry, In all about 4,600 officers and
m ** units named are the 153d,
,91st, 97th and 1102nd aero
J trench mortar bat-
of the fourth
lent ‘and Brit-’
number ons,
-...—....ig^for, supremacy, the'
ass
group.': :-W.f , <
The social democrats are tbs old
Scheidemann party. Throughout the
war they worked hand-in-hand with
the so-called “middle class,'.’ non-so
ciolist psrtlps. When the revolution
occurred they wished to continue
this cooperation and establish £
coalition'. .government representing
the old reichstag coalition majority.
They may bo called the “extrema
But owing tb tho opposition thsir
program encountered, s compromise
was m*de with their chief rivals, the
independent socialists, led by Hugd
Haase, Georg Ledebour and Cart
KgutSky. The independent* oppose
cooperation With non-socialists, but
they have' consented in the^r agree
mont with the social democrats to’
make the establishment of a social
ist state dependent upon > straight
“ |opity of the .psopis.-
emoernts they era in
vote of the mulority
Like the social dcmoci
favor of co
They may
P»rty, ...
constitutional prqeedurS.-
bs termed the “center”
anonyibous political letters -. signed
“Sfpartacus,” which were sent odt by
ICarf Licbknccht for the personal in
formation - of the radical'element
among the Asocial- democrats.--..These
Tetters, first distributed Ift 1915, took
the form a year later of an illegal,
secretly published. periodical, bear
ing tho name “Spartecus.” It de
nounces .both, the social democrats
pud the independent soeialist*: The
aim of the'Spsrtacus group is to put
nn end - tb the cdpltnlist system.
Liebknecht and its other lenders are
said to be .trying to.bring about *
dictatorship of the proletariat’by
force of arms. The group Is tho Ger*
right” or conservative element of the
revolutionary.movement. ,. S^lsts ^ “ fte Ru * ,lon , Bo1 '
. the “Internationale 1
rnatianal Sociolists of
fbriner, named after-a publi-
.'4AI ”
More or less allied with, the Spar-
taeists ace the two other extremely
radical groups “TnfAynnftnnnlft”
and- the “Intel
Germany. r
Tbs far .... .JB_
itlon which the party organizers
■icd to start in 1915, is fed by. Frans
[shring, a well known publicist, and
by two women, both orator*,' and
writer*, RoSa Luxembourg snd Klara
Zetkin. Julian Borchard is believed
to be the’ leader of the “Internation
al Socialists of Germany,” but the
r ip has not figured apparently in
revolution up to this time. .
EnSSstion of a rad guard. This DISCHARGED/NEGRO SOLDIER £
,routed ta storm ot .protest and. In HANGED BY KENTUCKY IIOH.
Hickman, Ky., December 10.—
Chas. Lewis, a discharged negro sol
dier, who is alleged to have attacked
deputy Sheriff AI Thomas, when the
latter attempted to arrest him yester
day, was hanged by a mob of mask
ed men at Tyler Station, near here
early today. Thomas was badly
beten. Lewis is said to have refused
to submit to arrest on the
that his army uniform made
mune from arrest by a civil Officer.
Ho
and
15.600 ITALIAN OFFICERS
KILLED IN THE WAR.
Rome, Saturday, December If.—
During the war the Italian army, lost
15.600 officers-killed, the minister of
war declared in the senate today.
Mote than thirtv thousand officers
were wounded seriously.
Italy, the minister. General Zupel-
li continued, had more men under
arms, proportionate to population
*han any, other nation.
The war, he said had cost Italy 64
billion, lire. The public debt at the
end of October was 65 billion life.
CARTER GLASS SWORN
IN TO SUCCEED McADOO.
squadrons:
talien; 16th
air service.
MONARCHISTS TRY TO
. .-s IN
H GAIN POWER IN AUSTRIA
Copenhagen. December IT.—At s
monarahist meeting in Vienna yes-
tsrdsy, which was attended by a
number of generals. Archduke Maxi,
milisn, brother of Former Emperor
Charles, was nominated as th* r—
cessor to the crown. The soetol
0 disnatch from Vienna adds. inL
to take sharp measures against the
monarchists.
■ ■"
When the cat’s away, the mice will
play—and senators will. discuss the
fourteen points. .
»nd a proUD of government
The bath was administered.bv. Judge
tarns? Hay, of Virginia, of tho enurt
if claims, for manv warn a rolloa.
us of Mr. Glass in the’house.
junior Red. Cross, ;
Redly at Normal
School Tuesday
There will b* a meeting of the Jun
ior Red Cross of tho State ■ Normal
Training School, in the Pound Audi-
torium, tt tares o'clock, Tuesday, De
cember 17. "
Tbs program will consist of a few
(opr minute speeches by some bf the
lupus of the higher grades on “why
** should, answer tbo Christmas Rod
BRITON SAYS GERMANS
MUST BE PUNISHED BY
NATIONS NOT JURISTS
London, December 17.—-(British
Wireless Service.) — Responsibility
for punishing the former Germab
emperor and other high German offi
cials for crimes Committed during
the war must rest with governments
and not with juries, according’to the
Marquis of Crewe, former- secretary
of state for the colonies, in a letter'
published in the Westminster Ga
zette. He writes:
“The atrocities in Belgium, the
ill-treatment of prisoners and the
executions of Captain Frystt and
Miss Edith Csvell, are sets that can
be brought home to the individual
persons concerned and punishment
can bs Inflicted by tribunal!. When,
however, he go beyond these per
sons, responsibility is altered. The
former German emperor and the
higher German politicians must be
S irrsndered first and then punished
executive acts. Far this procedure
ere are most cmp!e precedents.
These criminals Caif be put away
where they win have no furtUn
chance of bringing mischief on the
world, or they can be executed. Ia
other words, it is important that
legal technicalities must.not be al
lowed to divert the hand* of justice
ss they well may Co, in s field In
which there, is no basis of previous
law to govern porcedure. The re
sponsibility must not Test with Jur
ists, but with governments.’’ -
Ebert Talks of Former Kaiser.
London, December 17.—(British
Wireless Service.)—Frederick Ebert,
socialist premier of Germany, de
clared In an interview yesterday
“I cannot think of any provision
in law upon which the former em
peror would have to be given up,” he
said. “But that is not a question
which closely concerns us. Wc have
separated ourselves from him and
now desire only that guilt for the
outbreak of tho war should be final
ly fixed in order that he may be ex
posed once for all.”
Asked as to his view of the future.
Eliert replied:
“I am optimistic, hut you must re
member that our influence upon the
course of events Is limited. We can
not create bread for the Gorman peo
ple. If the nation is allowed to
starve, then the inevitable will fol
low. That a nation can be brought
to a desperate pass and burst
through all restraint has been shown
by the experiences of the past year.
! ur old system came to the ground
as a result of Russian events which
it, itself provoked. It Is poor conso
lation, however, that in foiling one
drags one’s enemy to tho ground. To
us any other solution would bo pre
ferable.”
12 U VESSELS
Queenstown, Monday, December
16,—Gloat crowds thronged the shore
bore today to bid farewell to tlie
fleet. of . twelve Ameircan torpedo
boats which sailed ' for home. The
crews of ships in the harbor waved
' tt and cheered, .the Americans as
y steamed slowly out'-of the liar-
bor, • **-., ,
It was a pretty picture that was
presented when the American war
ships moved from their anchorage.
The Stevens, the ^senior ship of the
squadron, led them, followed by the
Jenkins, Batch, casein. Terry, Pauiu-
ing, Ammen, Caldwell, Conyngham,
McCall,' Sterrctt *nd Tripp. The do-
wis'cimrgsd witli Tiavtng. held up .
robbed several other negroes. Cross Roll-Call.’’ Mr. Darnell, chair
man of the Junior Red Croa* of th*
Southern Division, will address the
ire will also be special
’to^nrdially invited to
etiag but to* people of
School community are
n Division, will
resting. There will also be sped
-immunity singing.
Th* public to coi
attend tbs meetli
the Normal Sc)
urged to be.prssnt, ns It is
that they unanimously ahs
Christmas Roll Call through th* Nor
mal Height* Chapter.
POLICE ASKED TO
SEARCH FOR MAN
(Special Correspondence.)'
Atlanta/Ga. December 18—Police
and private detective* of thia city
have been naked to maze a search
for C. C. Dukes, s prominent young
banker of Millen, Ga., arho came to
this city laat Monday morning and
haa Strangely disappeared. Hi* wife
received $ letter from him written
on the stationery of a local hotel.
She came here to loin him, found hit
overcoat and handbag and other per
sonal belongings .in hla hotel room,
but'he was nowhere to be found.
She raked to* police to aid her in her
search.
e short stay at toe A to res they will
aqmptste their voyage to -Amorioq.
Rear. Admiral Thomaa B. Howard,
still has scvtrbl destroyers here and
it is reported that Uiey, with the
guardahin Melville, will leave by De
cember 23. Othdr destroyers of the
American navy arc attached to this
base, but they are cruising in differ
ent parts 'of tho seas surrounding
Great Britain or are in French wa
ters.
SENATORS to , t
Washington, December 17.—In its
discussion of the war revenue bill
the senate today took up tho income
tax section, one of the schedules
>vr which controversy has dveioped.
(Then the senate convened there were
nrospccts that general debate might
be reopened as Senator Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, republican, waa said to
hav* prepared sn address.
Democratic and republican leaden
alike expressed confidence today that
th* measure will be enacted speedily.
DMIRAL CASTRO MADE
PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL
Lisbon, December 17.—(Haves.)—
Admiral Cento y Castro has been
elected president of Portugal in suc
cession to Dr. Sidonio Pass, who was
assassinated late Saturday night.
Burlington, N. C., December 17.—
Fir* here today thrsatened destruc
tion of the business section of> the
city. At 11 O’clock tot flames had
wrecked buildings occupied by the
M. P. Smith Furniture Company, in
which toe fin originated, the Bur
lington Hardware Company and th«
McClellan 6 and 10 cent store and
had spread to other structures. A
fire engine sent from Greensboro
turned over on the way snd other
apparatus was sent by train.' ^
200.00° men v N^ep nex ty EAR
Washington, December '17.—Two
hundred thousand men must bs re
cruited Into to* navy next year to
take the .nlsces of those demobilized,
Captain H. Lining, chief‘of'the bu
reau of navigation mad* this esti
mate today when asking.the house
naval nffalt* committee for an ap
propriation of 312,000,000 to cover
transportation and recruiting ex
penses for 1920.
WHITE BOOK OF
camber 17.—(Havas.)—
Germany's “white book" which wii\
contain official documents bearing
on the origin of the war will be
zeady_ for the printer in about three
weeks, according to advices received
here. It will be printed in there or
four volumes. Carl Kautsky, an in
dependent socialist leader, is prepjir-
ing.the data, having- unusual facili
ties for doing the work, being an
under-secretary in r.ie foreign min-
istry. It U said that many dispatch
es which were supposed to have been
destroyed have been discovered.
Reports that the notes exchungcd
before tho ultimatum of July, 1914,
was sent to Serbiu by Austria will
be printed in the first volume. Among
the more important documents to be
published will be the dispatches of
Count Tschirsky Bogendorff, German
ambassador to Austria nt the time
tho war began.
SURGEONS WILL DISCUSS
WAR TIME SURGERY
Baltimore, Decen.’.er 17.—War
time surgery wiil be emphasized du
ring the discussions nt the 31st an
nual convention of the Southern Sur
gical Association, which began hero
today. The session will continue
for three days. Some of the most
promiennt surgeons of the north and
south are in attendance.
NEGRO SOLDIERS WILL
REMAIN IN FRANCK.
Washington, December 17.—The.
assignment by General Pershing of
the 92nd division (National Army,
neeToos) for early convoy home, has
been cancelled. In making this an
nouncement todav, the war depart
ment gave no explanation, but the
assumption here is that the division
has been selected as a reserve unit
held to reinforce the Amrican army
of occupation in Germany.
BUSINESS MEN WILL
WORK WITH LEGATIONS.
Washington, December 17.—Pres
ident Wilson has approved the recent
-ccommendation of Secretary Re-
leld that business ndvisers be at
tached to American legations nnd
the
mint’s moves toward aiding Ameri
can manufacturers and merchants in
heir after-the-war campaign for
foreign trade. The president’s ap-
r-oval came in one of n number of
f xecutive business dispatches receiv
ed at the White House today from
Paris.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IN
•ARMY CAMPS ABANDONED
Washington, December 17—Among
war department construction pro
jects ordered abandoned today are
the’Ortillcry cantonments at North
Camp Jackson, R. C„ and a field ar
tillery cantonment at Camp Gragg.
N. C. The abandonment at Nortir
Csmp Jackson does not include aban
donment cf the lease for forty thou
sand acres of land there.
COTTON
29 1-8 Cents.