The Greensboro patriot [November 21, 1918]

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GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918.
VOL. 97-NO. 93
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^7^X^^ZTmiWILL THEY RETURN
'•*" - civilians in Virton and other
,es tell stories of German arro-'
, „,i| i r,K UHKRV VKT- **»*• and oppression, but tales o:'
,H VVriTlES OF atrocities are few. Apparently those
, Germans who were in power in that !
'part of Belgium ruled sternly but
an Army o; Oecu- no: rtctomrty after the early part of'
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STORE* VOINP.
TO TBETC OLD HOMES
SOME MUST STAY OVER TO GAR-RISOX
GERMAXV—OTHERS
WILL BE SEXT HOME.
PRESIDEXT WILL ATTEND
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Washington. Nov. IS.—President
Wilson will attend the opening ses-sions
of the peace conference. This
was announced tonight officially. He
will go immediately after the con-
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hours' march
the war.
ot St. Leger is one of the places that
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on the sooth] feM :'!e terrible grip of the German
Ickman'a amy gath- hand in :ne fir** year of warfare. It
tor another jump wa* tnere thsU 0I*e hundred civilians
....,...., .were executed.
unchanged. In ac- x«*hiiig Too tiood For X. S. Troops.
the march has' WIMB the Americans began pour-
-.tort time, while in? int0 "*■< the largest of the
supply service re-occupied towns, the population
can be brought had nothing too good for them.
Flags of the allied nations flew from
eraians withdrew, the a'-most ever>' house front, side by
the army of occu- iide witn :he Belgian colors, while
and not for a mo- 'ff|>men' aspecially the younger ones.
been relaxed. , appeared in their Sunday finery in
ia> of :he advance hoaor °- th* occasion. The mayor
a the belief at the haJ_a bui>" r°le as official host.
lartere. however. Women and children gathered
thought of treach- about the men in khaki, regardless
- ! the German gen- of racb- the enlisted men receiving
che terms of the aImc,st as much attention as he who
faithfully carried wore the Insignia of rank.
Old women cried while they
sen a tew Isolated smi!ed and choked over expressions
I - rendered materials ot Sreetings and thanks. Aged men
.-- : but it is not spent the day in the streets in shak-was
wrought ':3£ hands with American soldiers
comman- '-v-iiIe children followed about eager
for a glance or a word from the
ammunition strange beings whom they addressed
Longuyon alternately in German and French.
not comprehending why they were
net understood. But they did com-bov,
v«ning of the regular session of Con-gress
on December 2.
Washington. Nov. 19. The
are coming home!
BUt you mothers, wives, sister* I ™" omc,al *tatmet was issued at
and sweethearts, to say nothing of|the WMte House:
brothers, fathers and uncles need be ' "The President expects to sail for
in no hurry about putting clean F"ace imB,edl»"ly after the open-sheets
on your boys bed and dusting I*"* of
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the reSuIar session of Con-out
his rotom to prepare for his re- 'sress' to* the PurPose of taking part
turn. Because they're likely to get '" the dfscU96ion and settlement of
BELIEVE HIGH NOT
<JITLTY OF THE CRIME.
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The electrical
ine shops was
tools were o: the
dusty again.
I'd like to be able to bring you
the good news that your boy will be
home from France by Christmas. But
I can't. You may as well prepare
yourself for.a long wait, writes X
E. Geldhof.
It took more than a year for
Uncle Sam to get 2.000.000 soldiers
to France.
It will take much more than a
year for him to bring them- back.
That's the fact the women of
America must face, and face with all
the brave courage and patience with
which' they sent their men to Runt
the Hun.
01 course, it is likely that a large
number of our boys will be back long
before a year is over, but that is ab-solutely
no way of telling how long
it will take to bring them all back.
Everybody Working on Problem Now
The war department is right now
engrossed in the problem of bringing
Qtamidc- m •tores Abandoned.
. :i- ..: Montmedy
>ng the line that
'."-- as one of their
:.:...:'....-.'.ion were
:-..:• ives and cars
the boys back. General Penning
pre..end the unusual and unheard- himself—the man who
ot manner of their own reception, over—is wrestling
American soldiers lifted the little matter
ones to their shoulders, brought has been
them chocolates and did their best to
took them
with it. As a
of fact, the war department
struggling with the prob-lem
ever since the first regiments
were sent to Fiance.
War department officials are au-thority
for the statement that not a
single soldier has been sent abroad
without some consideration being
given to the question of bringing
him "back after the mar.
Secretary Baker and the general
staff are engaged in mapping out a
of the great old man bore the flag of his countrv VOgnm of demobilization. When
entertain them.
Great Welcome.
i: Two tots, ct' abdut four years.
- ..rat c/jactities watched the marching troops from
: mentioned in the seat of a motorcycle side car
armistice had been which was parked by the roadside.
At St. Leger all the civilians
- left behind on gathered in the main street an hour
Ich the Americans before the troops marched in. One
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and behind him was a small, hastily
and .-. great sal- recruited brass band. When the
- tons of clothing. t-oor>s arrived the crowds shouted
;elmets had been themselves hoarse.
lerman troops, who The old man's flag was saluted by
■ for 'hem. the officers of the American govern-
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Leger. over which men:.
: ve just behind Children began to race after the
• was - thick- marching columns. Crowds gathered
iron German about every detachment. The mayor
they Interfer- opened h's mouth and insisted upon
: :.:; auto- serving wine and offering his hospi-
■ "•"- the lit- rality to,'any American who would
ne saw. or lodge with him.
Repatriated Men.
There a= in towns farther back.
was met the unending stream of re-patriated
men. prisoners of war. sol-ieirs
of almost every allied nation,
•ramped toward advancing Amer-ican
line. Most of them were in fair
Americans physical condition, even if grotes-
"-. most o; Quely clad.
irfare. Here The Germans had one hospital in
showed ev- Virton. When they left they found
- " the time It inconvenient to evacuate all the
heck the natients and some were left, the civ-
- Belgium. In ilians agreeing to care for them.
■ every house was
: iei .;■ retreat un-
• he evi ier.ee
tired, disheart-
- .;.-- home.
; 1 ontrast.
■ rally presented a
that fought
The
over
that program is completed the pub-lic
will be informed of its details.
Until then the war department will
say nothing of its plans.
British Transports to IK- Withdrawn.
Large numbers of British ships
were used in transporting our army
to Europe. These ships will revert
to commercial uses and will not be .
available for the return of our
troops.
It would be an utter impossibility
to find barracks room in the United
States tor 2.000.000 soldiers if they
were all brought back within a few
months.
So it will be necessary to bring
them back in small detachments.
which will be sent to the national
army cantonments and regular army
posts and held there during a grad-ual
process of mustering out. It
would never do to turn all these men
lacse on the country at once: to do'
so would swamp ihe labor market,
and the re;u!t wculd
the main features of the treaty of
peace. It is not likely that it will be
possible for him to remain through-out
the sessions cf the forma! peace
conference, but his presence at the
outset is necessary in order to ob-viate
the manifest disadvantages of
d'scus^ion by cable in determining-the
greater outlines of the final
treaty about which he must neces-sarily
be consulted. He will, of
.course be accompanied by delegates
who will sit JS the representatives
of the United States throughout the
conference,
"The names of the delegates will
be presently announced.''
How long the President will re-main
abroad he himself probably
cannot say now. The time for the
convening of the peace conference
has not yet been announced, but the
geer.il belief here is that it cannot
be assembled before late in Decem-ber,
at the earliest. If such proves
the case, the President Will be ab-sent
from the country for at least a
month and probably longer.
What plans the President may
have for his trip other than to at-tend
the opening of the peace con-ference
and to participate in the
discussions among the representa-tives
of the associated nations which
will precede it. have not been re-vealed.
He undoubtedly will be ac-companied
99tn. Wilson, and it Is
expected hero that besides visiting
Paris, where the peace congress
probably will be held, he will go to
London and possibly to Brussels and
Rome.
Biji Reception Expected.
Mr. Wilson is expected to receive
abroad a reception such as has been
accorded but few men in public life.
He will be welcomed not only as the
President of the United States and
the (ommander-in-c.j:e: of its army
and navy, but also as the champion
of world democracy. In visiting Eu-rope
the President will establish two
precedents. He will be the first
chief executive of the United States
to participate in a peace conference
for the settling of issues growing
out of .1 war in which this country
participated and likewise he will be
the first President to leave North
American soil during his tenure of
office.
LUTHERAN CHl'RCH IS BOTH
AMERICAN AXD PATRIOTIC.
th= Ameri-s
ell ;nt candi-
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and the
• enemy o:
' ;ng army
ns 0: steam
" 'irking al-
- ieparture.
Obtainable.
.- of the war.
:•'■- in this quar-
■ :•" than the
'- ■ miles back.
Advance of French Troops.
Paris. Xov. 19.—The war office
tonight describes the ODeratior.s
along the rronch front r? follows:
'Our advance continued to-day
without in^iden* other than manifes-tations
of joy by the civilian popu-lations.
•Tho material abandoned by th;
enemy is Accumulating as well as the
.timber of liberated prisoners who
be mat many
of the soldiers would be idle i.-r
months.
This, in i very superfl •:..: way. ;»
the basis ,•: tit? problem which the
•war department is working out.
There le another bitter pill for
American women to swallow who
are yearning to see their soldier
boys. Xot all our boys will come
back, even after demobilization be-gins.
Several divisions will be kept
in Europe to occupy that German
and Austrian territory on which the
allies are going to hold a mortgage
until Germany's tremendous indem-nity
is paf.1. How many will be used
New York. Xov. IS.—Assertng
that "some of our officials at Wash-ington
believe that to be a Lutheran
is to be a foreigner." Rev. Dr. Theo-dore
F. Schmauk. of Lebanon. Pa.,
in an address here to-day at the
close of the convention of the United
Lutheran Church in America, de-clared
that the churdB was not only
American but thoroughly patriotic.
Reviewing the history ot Luther-ans
in this country. Dr. Schmvhik
said "had it not been for Benjamin
Franklin and the German Lutherans
of Pennsylvania, the combination*
Winston-Satan, Xov. 20.—Local
officers this afternoon announced
that after a thorough investigation
they are fully convinced that Rus-sell
High, the negro who was rush-ed
to the state's prison Monday af-ternoon
and for whom a mob sought
here Sunday afternoon and night
believing him to be the one who as-saulted
and robbed Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Childress. and also 6hot Sheriff
Flynt. is not guilty of the crimes
committed. Sheriff Flynt. who was
shot in the hand while endeavoring
to arrest a negro after the assault
and robbery Saturday night, con-tinues
to improve.
Description of the negro wanted
have been sent to all of the princi-pal
cities and. towns in this and
other adjacent states. Solicitor
Graves is still here and will con-tinue
his invse.tigation of parties im-plicated
in disturbances here Sunday
afternoon.
Five more arrests were made to-day.
J. L. Mabe and Chris Chappel.
two white men taken in charge, are
accused of attempting to break into
the city prison and do violence to a
prisoner. Bynum Vest, after his ar-rest
delivered to the officers a large
supply of cartridges and other arti-
PRESIDENT BIDS NATION
RETURN THANKS FOR PEACE
THIS YEAR WE HAVE A SPEtlAI,
CAUSE TO BE GRATEFUL
AND REJOICE.
Washington. Xov. is.—President
Wilson to-day issued this proclama-tion,
designating .November ;s as
Thanksgiving Day:
By the President of the United
States of America.
A Proclamation:
It has long been our custom to
turn in the autumn of the year in
praise and thanksgiving to Almighty
God for His many blessings and mer-cies
to us as a nation. This year WP
have special and moving cause to be
grateful and to rejoice.
God has in His good pleasure
given us peace. It has not come as
a mere cessation of arms, a mere re-lief
from the strain and tragedy of
war. It has come as a great triumph
of right. Complete victory has
brought us. not peace alone but the
confident promise of a new day as
well, in which justice shall replace
force and jealous intrigue among the
nations.
Our gallant armies have partici-cles
which he admits having taken jpated in a triumph which is not mar-from
the store of Dalton Bros, on |red or stained by any purpose of self-
Sunday night. Levi Hairston. col- !isl' aggression. In a righteous cause
ored. the fifth man is charged with
the larceny of knives, bracelet* and
other valuables from the Southern
Loan office.
Solicitor Graves announces that
as soon as the investigation is con-clude,!,
all of the defendants, now
numbering fifteen or more will be
given preliminary hearings, though
under the state law the regular trial
of these held for the higher court
must be transferred to another
county.
PRESIDEXT TO REMAIN
IX FRANCE INDEFINITELY.
Washington. Xov. 19—Democratic
senators who conferred with Presi-dent
Wilson tonight for two hours
left the White House with the im-pression
that the President now
plans to remain in France indefi-nitely,
or at least until the major
portion of the work of the peace
conference has been completed.
The President was understood to
oe especially interested in the appli-cation,
in the framing of the treaty,
of the principle of the freedom of
the ?eas. which he enunciated in his
fourteen terms, and on which the
allies, in agreeing to discuss peace
with Germany, have reserved the
right of freedom of action at the
peace conference.
The plan for a league of nations
was another subject to which the
President was said to have given
much study. He was understood to
regard this as essential for the main-tenance
of the peace of the world.
During his absence from the
United States the President plans to
continue to exercise all the functions
of his office. He will keep in com-munication
with Washington by j
wireless while at sea. and by cable.
and if necessary by dispatch boats'
while he is abroad.
CovM Be still -on American Soil." i
While in France, the President |
wva said to plan transaction of any I
necessary executive business in the
they have won immortal glory and
have nobly served their nirtion in
serving mankind.
God has indeed been gracious. We
have cause for such rejoicing as re-vives
and strengthens in us all the
best traditions of national history.
A new day shines about us in which
our hearts take new courage and
look forward with new hope to new
and greater duties.
While we render thanks for these
things, let us not forget to seek the
Divine guidance in i lie performance
of these duties. an<! Divine" mercy
and forgiveness for all errors of act
or purpose, and pray in all that we
do we shall strengthen the ties of
friendship and mutual respect upon
which we must assist to build the
new structure of peace and good
will among the nations.
Wherefore, I. Woodrow Wilson.
President of the United States of
America, do hereby designate Thurs-day,
the twenty-eighth day of No-vember
next, as a day of thanksgiv-ing
and prayer, and invite the peopj^
throughout the land to cease uponi
that day from their ordinary occu-pations,
and in their several home*
and places of worship to render
thanks to God, the Ruler of nations.
In witness whereof I have here-unto
set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af-fixed.
Done in the District of Columbia
this sixteenth day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eighteen, and of
the independeco of the United States-of
America the one hundred and
forty-third.
By the President.
WOODROW WILSON.
ROBERT LAXSixa. Secretary of
State.
l'OUTH LIBERTY LOW GOBS
"OVI1R TOP" BY GOOD SI'H.
hare rejoined our lines.
In Belgium we have reached the 10r th-5 purpose cannot be guessed
line of Bour=e!r;ne-Viellerienne. at: undoubtedly there will be British
"In Lorraine, in the meantime, a a;i'd French units in the force, too.
ntered detachment has pushed forward on Bu; there will be no more fight-our
left 8s far a? Sarral; our ad- *""• no m°re trench warfare, no
ranee rnards established their front more of the horrors of actual war-along
Kierberg. Hemmorreing. Sa- lare—and ,!lat will have to be our
verne. Allenvillers and Wangen. consolation 'till the boys come home.
"The entry of our troops into Sa-verne
under command of Gen. Ger- Foodstuffs For Austria.
as made amidst great enthu- New York. Xov. 19—Preparations
cf the United States colonies into ,,,e other allied capitals, the embas-the
United States wculd have been'*'*8 there would become bis execu-
•Impossible. It was the Germans of.:-ve headqnartew.
America standing behind Franklin '
who enabled the Revolutionary w
Washington. Xov. lf>.—Total sub-scriptions
to the fourth liberty loan
American embassy. Technically he jwere $ft-9S9.047.000. the treasury
then would be on American soil, department announced tonight after
Should be visit London or any of final tabulations had been complet-ed.
The oversubscription of $989.-
We are not a foreign
being oper-
' ee brought
Qmodity, but also
■ ith it. Meat
:- ■' lealer told
"• "^red his shop
and threw part
the street. But
luding smoked
'" ■ ■■'■' ns ontered.
■" stocked than
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to succeed,
church."
A resolution to place the church
on record as against the liquor traf-
KOUTHERX STATES WERE
THE FIRST "OVER TOP."
slasm at 1.30 o^clock in the after- to ship at an early date
noon.
approxi-
0-17.000. was 16.48 per cent. Ever"
federal reserve district exceeded it»
allotted quota.
This makes the fourth liberty
loan by far the greatest war loan
ever floated by this or any other gov-ernment.
For the fourth COMorn-
Xew York. Xov. 19.—Southern tive time in the last eighteen months
fie was referrel to a committee on states nere thc first "over the top" of war the American people have
temperance. .with their quota of funds in the given more than the government
! united war work campaign. Over- asked to finance the war program.
... .. T , _ _ ... . !night returns of $6,831,441 from
Inuhng Jobs ror War Workers. seventeen states, rt-Mft- a| ^^
Washington. Xov. IS.—In Ohio.'al headquarters here, brought the
11.000 men released from nitrate contribution to the fund from the
"Marshal Petain made solemn en- from
mately 250.000 tons of foodstuffB P'ants at Toledo and Cincinnati and entire country to $93,483,560.
Recruit ing of Porto Riran Lnb-.>r
Stopped.
Washington. Xov. 18.—Recruiting
.ante cm- troops of the tenth army command. Au6tria pow are M
omen-3 ed in the absence of Gen. Mangin. learned here to-dav
7; lacy and who had suffered an accident.
i.oreu gar- through a fan rmm k;. *- u.. i»a3 man<^,ia/i in ■
the United States for the re- MOO released from an airplane" Southern states- subscriptions now of Porto Rican labor for service In
-I".10 -M!tZ at l.he head of the lief of the Bilrtltan population of Plant at DaTton not only were found total 102 per cent. Eastern states the United States has been stoppeL
under way. it was new employment but were distrib-. were reported at 50 per cent; west- The employment service announced
-day. uted by ihe employment service from ern at 63: norfliwestern at 71. and tonight that two transports carrying
the gates of their former plants. Six central at 73. 250 men had been turned back on
tnrough a fall from his horse, by has manifested in a never-to-be-for- thousand workers from Camp Jack-: Millions of dollars are expected to their way to Southern ports.
■ Gen. Leconte. The entire population gotten way its love for the mother son. at Columbia. S. C. were imme-V added to the fund by provisional Approximately 10.000 Porto Ri-cases
well filled "^T °Ut l° me6t °Ur tr0op6, loudly country- diately upon release eent to new'subscriptions from boards of direc- cans, it is estimated, have been
have not such • acclaiminS them. The old city of "In Alsace our soldiers received work, and a large number of canton- tors of national ba/rts pending the brought into the country for war d--
Prance but iufit^- Lorraine' caPt|ye for forty-seven yesterday the same moving welcome ment workers from Camp Polk. Ral-' anticipated passage by Congress of partment construction work in the
just as years and finally reunited to France 'n the loyal town of Colmar." elgh, X. C, similarly were replaced. ' legislation making such gifts legal. South.
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