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‘The RnFFni IHE NEWS, Established 1871. WILSON WILL DEAL WITH PEOPLE 0 F ALLIEDjfIUNTRIES *Vthls millions will partici pate IN PRELIMINARY CON FERENCES AND MAKE THEIR INFLUENCE FELT. PARIS, Dec. 23.—President Wilson pursuing his policy of the freest dis cussion of peace covenants, will deal directly with the people of the allied countries. Thus millions will participiate in the preliminary conferences and make 'lthcir influence felt at the Versailles congress. / To reach this vast audience the president will make public speeches in England and Italy, in addition to speaking through the columns of the press. President Wilson believes such a f* course will clarify the American po sition and make plain America’s peace aims. sewIT W ■ CFEIBEB BI RULING Attorney General Walker Renders Important Opinion on Constitution al Amendment on Senatorial Districts. ATLANTA, Dec. 23.—1 n a state ment given wide publicity here be cause of the very great public inter est throughout the State, Attorney- FGeneral Clifford Walker has again cleared up the tangle resulting from )he formation of new State senatorial districts by a constitutional amend ment ratified in the general election November 5. The particular points vindicated by him are as follows: 1. Every State senator elected in the general election will serve the district he was elected to serve, re gardless of the fact (as’in some in stances) that the county in which he live? was placed in another senatorial district by the rearrangement. 2. Counties taken out of one old district and put into another old dis trict will be represented by the sena tor elected to serve the old district, and will not participate in any new or special elections by reason of their re-location. 3. New senatorial districts will ciect their senators on January 7, at a special election called for that pur pose, and these elections will be held without reference to the election of senators for the old districts. GIRROLLTON Mlllf BUSINESS DISTRICT ■ Al LANTA, Ga., December 23—The I paving- of the business district of Car- I rollton, which was started in Novem ' ber. is being pushed to completion un- ' dcr favorable weather conditions, ac cor ling to Knox T. Thomas, the At lanta engineer, who is in general charge of the project. Although this improvement was plained some time ago it was delay ed by war conditions .until the day the armistice- was signed. Since them all! restrictions on construction work have I bee- removed by the government, and labor conditions are showing signs of improvement. V> hen the work is completed Car rollton wil lhave a permanent pave ,m mt throughout her business section. The work should be finished by the ea Gy part of the new year. NEL SI’APER SUSPENDS ON ACCOUNT OF THE I LT ROCK HILL, s. C., Dec. 32.—Be cause the entire force is down with influenza The Daily Herald was forc ed to suspend publication today. The papiv- will resume as soon as its force ' rec perates. 'CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL BRIVE ENDS 3 WH 928 NAMES — CAMPAIGN HERE HAS NOT BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT SHOULD —RED CROSS HAS GOOD MEM BERSHIP-WORK CONTIN UES. The Red Cross Christmas roll call drive ends this afternoon with 928 names enrolled in Griffin and Spald ing county. There were 778 names reported enrolled Saturday and 150 more names were reported Monday, making the total membership 920. La ter reports will probably increase the * * - —“ivicaoc cue number. 1 he campaign here has not been as successful as the- noble cause deserv ed, still the Red Cross now has a good membership and the splendid work of the organization will be con tinued. Chairman Sammons, of the solicit ing committee, requests all canvassers who have not made reports to turn them in at once, so that the campaign may be finally closed. Chairman Goodrich and all those assisting in the drive extend their thanks to the people for enrolling as members. 08, Fill SEMS IMIS CBEETIMS TO FBIENDS Griffin Physician in Service of Uncle Sam Says Griffin News is Best Thing He Has Seen in France. n The following letter will be of gen ii eial interest to the many friends here I of Lieutenant A. H. Frye: Toul, France. i Editor News and Sun: Enclosed s you will find a clipping which I cut from the Griffin News, which by the i way, is the best looking thing that I , have seen since leaving the U. S. You don’t know how much one enjoys his home town paper when he is so far ; away' from home, I I have seen quite a bit of the big game since I left the States. I am in i the surgical service of U. S. Base Hos pital No. 82, which is now located at Tout. We have been .to several places since I have been over here. We I would go to the most active front. We > did work, mostly surgical and gas, fori the Verdun drive, St, Mihel and for the Toul sector near Metz. We have always been in the zone of advance and have had frequent air raids. The day before the armistice was signed a Hun plane was shot down while fly ing over our hospital ami I was one of the lucky ones to get a souvenir. 1 got a part of the propeller. (>ive my best to everybody in Gris -1 fin and wish them a merry Christmas < for me, and long live the Griffin News. Yours very truly, | AUGUSTUS H. FRYE, Ist Lieut. M. C. Surgical Service, U. S. Base Hospital No. 82, Amex. Forces. OCMULGEE OKHFLDWS, MING MUCH ■!([ River Still Rising This Morning But Believed Crest Would Be Reached About Noon. .MA’ ON. Dec. 23.—Considerable property damage is said to have re sulted from the Ocmulgee river ris ing above flood tide last night. The liver was stiil rising this morning but but it is believed the Crest would be reached by noon. The State fair grounds and Central City Park are flooded. W HEA TLESS AN D M EATI. ESS DAYS THING OF THE PAST WASHINGTON, Dee. 23,-Wheat kss and meatless days, together with other food restrictions placed upon eating places by the food administra tion. were declared off today. GOOD HONS FEAR CONFERENCE WILL FIND 'EM GUILTY RECEIVES RUDE SHOCK WHEN IT HEARS OF PRESIDENT WIL SON’S SPEECH IN PARIS FAV ORING PUNISHMENT OF WAR MAKERS. BERLIN, Dec. 23.—Germany re ceived a rude shock of' President Wilson’s speech in Paris favoring punishment of the war mak ers. The fact was made clear that good 5 Germans fear the peace conference i - will confound them with the guilty. I i Germans have been getting ready I to have their delegates at the peace conference and received President Wilson’s terms with enthusiasm, be lieving him the only man capable of saving the world from future wars. Hence the jar when he mentions pun ishment. German peace delegates, it appears, will object to any penalty for the kai ser which would make him a national hero. They do not want a ‘‘return from Melba” in his case. CHMMBNITISIIUIM TO EFMOMENTTBSOEOIEBS 6 Dublin to Combine Chamber of Com merce, City Auditorium and Y. M. C. A. as Memorial. DUBLIN, Dec. 23.—A community ■ building as a monument to the men from Laurene county who fought in the great war has just been projected by the Chamber of Commerce here which has had the matter under ad visement for some time. Under the plan now proposed, a Liberty Building would be erected combining three buildings which are now badly needed in Dublin. It would have rooms for the Chamber of Com merce, a city auditorium, which is al so badly needed, and a gymnasium or M. C. A. AU three could be ar ranged in one large building with I ease. In this building also, it is pro j posed to place tablets with the names ! of the men who gave their lives in the I service of their country, or who were wounded, and also a memorial to all the men who went from Laurens coun ty. The plan is regarded favorably by the Chamber of Commerce, combin ing a monument to the Laurens coun ty soldiers and a most useful building which will be used for community service and development strictly. THE FARMERS MUST GET PRTISH FROM IMEBItI Mar Trade Board Rules There Will Be No Shipments to This Country from Germany Until Peace Treaty is Signed. Al LAN FA, Dec. 23.—Farmers will; have to get their Potash for the com ing season entirely from American sources, as they have done for the past four years during the war. The war trade board has ruled that there will be no shipments to this country of German potash until aft-: er the proclamation of peace. While American supplies of potash ' will probably be considerably below the amount needed for fertilizer next) year, it is believed that they will ap-1 proach it more nearly than ever be fore. Last year the United States made approximately 60,000 tons of, commercial potash, and for the com ing season it is anticipated the pro-' duction will be double. There is at present only one con cern in Georgia making potash for , fertilization purposes—located at Portland, Ga. ■ss LJ/f [i '' : Jr. ■ \ \ \\N GRIFFIN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918. NATIONAL GUARDS ML NOW REVERT 10 CIVILIAN STATUS N IF NATIONAL GUARD IS TO CON .- TIME DECISION RENDERED BY GENERAL ANSELL WILL Ri NECESSITATE ORGANIZATION 1 OF NEW UNITS IN ALL STATES _ WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Mem f be-rs of the national guard drafted in- 1 s to army service by President Wilson’s . proclamation on July 3, 1917, will re- ’ veri. to civilian status when dismissed ' 1 from the army, according to a ruling 1 ’I by General Ansell, acting judge ad vocate, today. ' c ‘ . 8 borne questions have been raised as I to whether or not these men would revert to their former status as mem- c cvmuut btdius as niem bers of the national guard. it the national guard is to continue this decision will necessitate organi zation of new units in all the States of the Union. TIFTIENEMYU-BOSTS TO BE SUBBEMEBEO SOW Giving I p of Additional Submarines Mill Increase Total Surrendered to One Hundred and Seventy-Four LONDON, Dec. 24.—Fifty German submarines, including some of the largest types, will be surrendered soon, it was learned today. The surrender of fifty additional submarines raises the total given up to one hundred and seventy-four, 1 which exceeds the number believed to i be in Germany’s possession. CBOffIIBIESniBKUE j 1 LIQUOR FARM GUTTER: MACON, Ga., Dec. 24.—One hun dred and fifty' gallons of whisky seiz ed a few days ago at the local freight depot, being a shipment from Cincin nati which arrived here in barrels of tar. were poured into the sewer to day near the courthouse, the opera tion attracting a big crowd. As the whisky poured down the gutter on its way to the sewer, a crowd of negroes secured bottles and pans and scooped it up, despite the fact that the precious fluid had pass ed through the usual refuse of the gutter. It was finally necessary to call out out the fire department to turn the hose on the whisky to keep the crowd from rACPiiincr If SJMNIMH RIVER fIEHCHES MOD STRSE )i FEET Farming Sections Above and Below \ugusta Inundated and Ham burg, S. ( .. Stihmprcrpd AUGUSTA, Dec. 24.—The Savan nah river reached a flood stage of thirty-five feet this morning, but la ter m the day appeared to be slowly dropping. Large farming sections above and below Augusta are inun dated, while Hamburg, S, C., is almost submerged. cßLflliiisum TO SRGC-EEO li’IDOO * WASHINGTON. Dec. 23 -Ex- Prvs rte-fN* C fir l jy Gray, of the West ern Maryland railroad, is reported to be slated to succeed William G. Mc- Adoo as director general of railroads. I weekly news ; of fundamental purpose. i “It happens that it was the privi- I lege of America to resent chart for > peace and now the process of settle - ment has been rendered comparative ■ ly simple by the fact that all the na tions concerned have accepted that chart, and the application of these principles laid down there will be their application. The world will now know that the nations support this war as well as the soldiers who rep resented them, are ready to make good not only in the assertion of their own interests, but make good in the establishment of peace upon the per manent foundation of right and of justice.” IflTlHll GRIND NOT TO Os USED IN FUTURE General Staff Recommendations for Country a Future Military Prepar edness Favor Regular Army Regulation. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—General staff recommendations for the coun try s future military preparedness will not include the use of the na tional guard, is the belief of some of the war department groups today. General staff men favor regular army organization on a system which cen tralizes in the war department rather than in the States. However, it is felt here that political situations and local community pride will result in an effort to revive the guard in many place.,. Wilson Pays Tribute To American Troops; Leaves For England President Declares That He Does Not Find Any Differ ence of Principle or Funuamental Purposes Between American Troops and Great Leaders T™™ a readers— 1 roops Are Fold of Longing of American People For Their Return CH A nunvr rv.... .... ■ ~~ -— ~—■» CHAUMONT, Dec. 26.-(Havas).-) President Wilson reviewed the Ameri-i can troops at Langres, southeast of Chatumont yesterday afternoon, in I accordance with the pre-arranged pro-1 gram. The review took place on the! Langres Plateau. Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, the president returned here and took a special train of North Coast, whence he will embark for England. In his address to the American sol- diers, President Wilson said that he did not find in the hearts of the great ■ leaders with whom he was co-operat ing, any difference of principle or of fundamental purpose. President Wilson said in part: “General Pershing and Fellow com rades, I wish that I could give to each one of you the message that I know you are longing to receive from those ' at home wh olove you. I can not do ' that but 1 can tell you how every one 1 has put his heart into it. So you i have done your duty, and, something , more. You have done your duty and you have done it with a spirit which ’ gave it distinction and glory. ’ U. S. Troops Conquered. “And now we are to hail the fruits of everything. You conquered when you came over what you came over £ for and you have done what it was 4 appointed for you to do. ” t Everybody at home is proud of r you and has followed every movement r of this great army with confidence 1 and affection. “The whole people o f the United States are now waiting to welcome you home with an acclaim which probably never has greeted any other army, because our country is like this country, we have been so proud of the stand taken; (of the purpose) for which this war was entered by the United States. No Fundamental Differences. knew what we expected of you and you did it. I know what you and the people at home expected of me; and 1 am happy to say my fel low countrymen, that I do not find in the hearts of the great leaders with whom it is my privilege now to co operate any difference of nrincinU nr SUN, Established 18?*, TROOPS IN BERLIN . JOINING REVOLTING S AILORSJS REPORT DISPATCHES IN COPENHAGEN TELL OF CONSIDERABLE DE STRUCTION DURING HEAVY, FIGHTING. < OPENHAGEN, Dec. 26.—Troops, and civilians are joining revolting' sailors in Berlin, according to dispat ches from there today. Details re ceived here tell of considerable de struction during the heavy fighting. Rebels, it is said, are demanding the resignations of Ebert and Haas in fa vor of Lederbour and Liebknecht, rad ical leaders. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 26.—Street fighting occurred Monday and Tues day in Berlin, according to dispatch es here today. Sailors laid seige to the foreign office and other govern ment buildings in that vicinity. Many persons were killed and further dis turbances are feared. CHEERING CROWDS GREET AMERICA’S RETURNING FLEET In Swirling Snow Storm Specta tors V iew Victorious Ships ax They Pass Up Bay Past Stat ue of Liberty in New York. REVIEWED BY DANIELS ON DECK OF MAYFLOWER As Each of Incoming Ships Draw Abreast Mayflower Secretary Sa lute of Nineteen Guns Roars Forth. Greatest Naval Review in History. NEVt ORK, Dec. 26.—America’s battle fleet, returning victorious, waa. welcomed home today by cheering thousands. In a swirling snow storm w hich at times cut off the spectators’ view of the ships the fleet moved slowly up the bay past the Statue of Liberty, where Secretary Josephus Daniels, on deck of the Mayflower, reviewed the .. V -1 spectacle. As each of the incoming ships drew abreast of the Mayflower the secre tary salute of nineteen guns roared forth. The Mayflowers’ response sounded like a toy cannon. The aircraft assigned to the task of escorting the fleet had consider able trouble on account of the snow. One naval hydroplane was forced to land in Gravesend bay and coast guard cutters were sent out to look for it. The snow ceased falling before noon and by the time the sailors started the parade down town the sun was shining. Secretary Daniels reviewed the marching columns at Fifth ave nue and Fifty-sevohd street. PRESIDENT WILSON CALLS UPON PREMIER CLEMENCEAU PARIS. Dec. 24.—President Wilson called upon Premier Clemenceau this afternoon apparently to clean up cer tain matters before leaving for Lou don.