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ALLIES MUST MAKE QUICK PEACE IF THEY WANT INDEMNITIES GERMANY MUST HAVE PEACE AT ANY PRICE, DECLARES A PROMINENT SOCIALIST IN IN TERVIEW PRINTED TODAY. BERLIN. Dec. 24.— If the allies expect to collect indemnities from Germany they must conclude peace immediately so that the Germans can get down to work and earn the money, Emil Bartah, a prominent Socialist, declared in an interview given out for publication today. Bartha said he was convinced Ger many was the whole blame for the war, but it would be unwise for the entente to strangle its debtors. Germany must have peace at any price, declared Bartha. FOURTEEN MILLION BED CROSS MEMBERS WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.—Approxi mately 14,000.000 members had been enrolled by sixty per cent of the chapters of the country* when th«| American Red Cross’ annual Christ mas roll call ended last night, said to reports received at national head quarters here. If the same ratio should be maintained the total en rollment will exceed 20.000.000. Bad weather and influenza have so handi capped the roll call in many sections of the country that some chapters have determined to carry the cam paign through Christmas eve although officially ended last night. To furnish :.n idea of the extent to which influ enza had interfered with the work, na tional headquarters announced that in one State in the Middle West a stretch of territory with a population of about (500,000 was inaccessible as a result of quarantine regulations. Returns from all divisions last night were far from complete and officials said it probably would be another week before the final reports on the enrollment would be in hand. The central division continues its lead with more than 4,000.000 members and the Atlantic division was second with more than ">,000.000 members. Re ports from other divisions showed: ' Lake, 1.641,500; Southwestern, 1,- 228.400; Pennsylvania-Delaware about I, and New England 985,000. The Panama Canal Zone scored 100 per cent in the drive, according to a report received at the headquarters of the fourteenth division, which has jurisdiction of all Red Cross chapters outside the continental United States. J. A. COPPEDGE SENDS AN INTERESTING LETTER W. N. Coppedge, of Zetella, is in re ceipt of an interesting letter from his son, Private J. A. Coppedge, of Com pany M, 16th Infantry, who is now in Germany. Private Coppedge relates many incidents of the war and tells of personal experiences since enlist ing in Uncle Sam’s service. He was called from the plow handles last Aug ust, spent a short while at Camp Gor don in Atlanta and at Camp Merritt. N. J., and was soon in France. He participated in the last great battle on November 11th, and came through without a scratch. He is now in Lux emburg, Germany, for the Christmas holidays. BAGGAGEMASTER GRAY SLAIN SAVANNAH, Dec. 24.—Barney- Cannon shot C. W. Gray to death at union station tonight, both baggage masters on the Seaboard Air Line lo cal train from Jacksonville. Having quarreled all the way, upon the train reaching Savannah, Cannon pulled a pistol and shot Gray through the body just below the heart. Gray died ten .minutes after being taken to the Sa vannah hospital. WANTED AT ONCE, to learn of good Georgia farm or business for sale. Address, A. M. Denton, Hart selle, Alamaba. 4t Worth Attention of Women. When you feel too tired to work, when dark puffs appear under your eyes, when you wake up weary, with backache or pains in sides and loins, when muscles and bones ache, when you suffer rheumatic twinges, when lumbago puts you down, then you know the kidneys are weakened or disordered. Mrs. T. J. Bucknell, Route 1, Hardy, Neb., writes: “I am recov ering from an attack of lumbago, by the aid of Foley Kidney Pills. They surely have helped me.” Sold every where. —Adv. 'PRESIDENTIAL SHIP BRINGSBD2S MEN TRANSPORT GEORGE WASHING- TON, WHICH TOOK PRESIDENT WILSON AND PARTY TO EU ROPE, ARRIVES AT NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The U. S. transport George Washington, which took President Wilson to France, and the steamship Cedric arrived here yesterday, bringing 6,025 men from overseas in time to celebrate Christ mas in the United States. The Cedric, from Liverpool, with 65 officers and 2,168 enlisted men. docked first and was accorded a rous ing reception, but the welcome to the George Washington, which arrived an hour later, from Brest, was perhaps the most enthusiastic the city yet has given a returning transport. The big liner had on board 331 offi cers and 3,461 men, more than half of them members of the “Cyclone di vision” made up of Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia national guard troops. The George Washington’s 968 sick and wounded, contrary to cus tom, were in possession of their hon orable discharge papers when the transport landed. They received them with cigarettes and candy, as a novel Christmas celebration arranged by Chaplain P. F. Bloomhardt of the George Washington. BOMS TOPKniTi IUHKD IN H I INOIS SPRINGFIELD. 111., Dec. 24.—Illi nois is going to •‘kill two birds with one stone” by taking care of its sur plus labor resulting from the w ar’s end and at the same time building a $60,000,000 system of hard roads. State leaders foresaw that the end of the war would create a labor sur plus. At the same time there was an agitation on foot for a statewide sys tem of hard roads. The two propositions were com bined in a hard road bill and passed by the last general assembly. The legislative act immediately was re ceived with favor because it not only was planned to solve Illinois’ after the-war labor problem but at the same time satisfy the demand of thousands of autoists, farmers and manufac turers. The proposition was planned before the voters at the November elections 1 and was adopted with but little op- ■ position. It is planned to construct approxi mately 4.600 miles of hard roads touching every county in the State. The division of highways now is lay | ing plans for the opening of work I probably next spring or as soon there- j after as labor and material conditions I warrant. MORE WAR HEROES. DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 24.— Perpetu ation of the record of heroic service I rendered by American women in win- 1 ning of the world war, and founda tion of a huge industrial home for orphaned children of men who made I the supreme sacrifice, is the dual ob ■ iective of a plan launched here by i Texas club women. IN JiraOMV PLAN FOR PROVINCE OF CATALONIA BARCELONA, Dec. 24.—The Ca talonian deputies who recently with drew from the Spanish parliament have drawn up an autonomy plan for the Province of Catalonia which will be presented to the government, it was reported today. Cut This Out—lt is worth Money. DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Fo ley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chica go, 111, writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Foley’s Hon ey and Tar Compound for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and back; rheuma tism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tab lets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for constipation, biliousness, headache, and sluggish bowels.. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Colored Preacher Called Here. Rev. K. D. Kough, a well known colored minister of Lavonia, has been called as pastor of Heck’s A. M. E. church here. He comes will recom mended by the white people of La vonia as a worthy colored citizen who has been very helpful in war work and religious affairs in that citv. WILSON WELCOMED TO LONDON TODAY AMIO ENTHUSIASM President’s Arrival in English City is Heralded by Booming j Cannon and Cheering of Enor-| mous Crowds. KING GEORGE GIVES HEARTY HANDSHAKE Queen and Princess Mary Greet Mrs. Wilson Smilingly—All Along Route to Royal Palace President is En thusiastically Cheered by Throngs. LONDON, Dec. 26.—Amid the booming of guns and the cheers of I enormous crowds, President Wilson was welcomed to London this after noon. King George and Queen Mary met the president at the train. The king quickly stepped forward when the, president appeared. They shook hands ■ with great cordiality. Then Mrs. Wil-! son advanced, bearing a Hugh bouquet. ■ The queen and Princess Mary came! up smilingly and were introduced. Between the ranks of the United i States troops the president and party I passed through the station doors cur tained in scarlet, thence went to the court yard, entered the royal carriages j and started for Buckingham Palace. * All along the two mile route to the! palace the way was lined with deeply' packed masses cheering, the presi-, dent being given an ovation, the like of which has seldom been known in London. __ i CREEL KIGKD BECAUSE KIS MK IS FNISHED Persons in Touch With Relations Be tween President aad Chairman of Public Information Do Not Doubt Reason for Quitting. I .. - WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Persons in touch with relations between Pres ident Wilson and Chairman Creel of the committee on public information, said today they doubted if Creel re signed for any reason other than the lone assigned in published reports in > New York and Washington to the es- ■ feet that his work had been finished, land he was anxious to return to pri vate life as soon as the government work was completed. [ MR. .1. P. WALLACE WEDS MISS MARVIS L. FUTRAL Mr. J. P. Wallace and Miss Marvis Lillian Futral were united in marriage | [ Christmas day, the wedding taking; ; place at the First Baptist church at i , 1 o’clock. The ceremony was per-I j foi med by Rev. J. E. Sammons in the I presence of intimate friends and rela-j I tives of the contracting parties. The, ■ groom is a son of County Commission- i ler J. E. Wallace and the bride is al [daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fu-1 Ural. Immediately after their mar-1 , riage, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace left on al I bridal trip to points in Florida. OFFICER DOBBINS SHOOTS % NEGRO RESISTING ARREST | Officer Dobbins shot and slightly; wounded Henry Fuller, a Monroe! county negro, Christinas eve about; five o’clock. While Fuller was being' carried to the station house two of; I his sons came up and attempted to i . prevent his arrest. Fuller was in pos session of a gun and Was shot in the head by Officer Dobbins while he en gaged in tussel with Officer Atkinson and ready to fire. The shooting oc curred in front of the police station on East Solomon street. W. R. JONES DIES AT HIS HOME NEAR ORCHARD HILL W. R. Jones died at his home near ; Orchard Hill at five o'clock Wednes-1 day morning, age fifty-nine years. He' is survived by a seven-year-old son.) one step-daughter, two sisters and; three brothers. The funeral and in- I termenU took place at Bolton school house cemetery at 11 o’clock Thurs-' day, Rev. G. W. Wood, of Sunny Side, • conducting the obsequies. CONSUL IS DETAINED BY BOLSHEVIK I IN TURKESTAN WASHINGTON. Dev. 26.— State department advices today confirmed reports that Consul Treadwell is be ing detained by the Bolsheviki in Tur ' kestan. The department was inform . led that Treadwell was being confined jto his room but not ill-treated. MUTINOUS MARINES ARE ENTRENCHED IN THE ROYAL PALACE UPON RECEIVING ORDERS TO LEAVE SEA SEVERAL REGI MENTS REVOLT. KIDNAPPING MILITARY COMMANDER AND HOLDING HIM PRISONER. BERLIN, Dec. 23.— (Night). Mu tinous marines who revolted when or dered from the sea are entrenched in the Royal Palace here after a furious battle with military guards. Upon receiving their orders several regiments of marines revolted, kid napping the military commander am. holding him prisoner. FIVE PERSONS DEAD IN WESTERN WRECK ( Hl( KASHA, Okla., Dec. 26.—Five persons lost their lives and 27 were injured, ten of them seriously, when a St. Louis and San Francisco freight train crashed into a passenger train at Norge, Okla., six miles southwest of Chickasha yesterday. The passenger train had been at a standstill for some time because of frozen pipes, when the freight struck it, telescoping three of the coaches. A flagman, sent to the rear of the pas senger train to flag the on-coming freight, it is reported by the station agent, stoped to warm himself. Among the dead was Second Lieut. J. H. McLaren, address unknown. To Guard Against Influenza. Don't let the dread influenza get you. If you have even the slightest cough or cold, better begin using Fo ley’s Honey and Tar at once. Henry Willis, Sandy Point, Texas, is one of many thousands who consider this remedy “just fine.” He says: “1 suf fered severely with a bad cough; af ter using four or five dollars’ worth of different medicines divided to try Foley’s Honey and Tar. One bottle gave relief. Best -medicine I ever used.” Contains no opiates. Sold everywhere.—Adv. ' aißisms Gins® 6 % ' GjA ” jßn ♦ Ml;. MIN . i’. j W TfhArra What to give a man perplexes some people, though it should not, for a man almost invariably in clines to the practical and useful things to wear. Naturady you w ould go to the store for these things that the man himself prefers. The beauty about coming to this “man's store' for a man's gift is the fact that we study men’s wants and needs, you can be sure of the quality that gives long ser vice. In our Boy’s Department you will find a large se lection ot the most useful gifts for boys, the kind that will please him most. Byway of suggestion we give below a list of the most popular gift articles. NECKWEAR HOUSE SLUTERS HOSIERY BATH ROBES HANDKERCHIEFS SMOKING JACKETS BELTS PAJAMAS uirtivMv SWEATERS Mt IT LEKS FANCY VESTS SHIRIS COLLAR BAGS . ’ M BRKLLAS CIG A RETTE CASES CANES JEWELRY, ets., ets„ Slaton-Powell Clo. Co. MEN’S AND BOYS’ OUTFITTERS. gST X I \ A z i ,7» a g£* U C I .' ■</ \ n ! A.'... S*<or!rt:l Brsno Cflntbra Value Is The Demand Os The Day VALUE has been our creed ever since we opened our doors years ago. I his year we have made special efforts in our purchases to get for you clothes that have both of the essen tials of desirable clothing— Quality and Style ()ne without the other would be a mistake. Overcoats from $25 up Suits from $25 up Thomas J. White