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PAGE EIGHT ? NEW YEAR SEES LAST OF TWO WAR AGENCIES War Industries Ituard and Capital i Issue*! Committee Out?Many Offic ials Retire. Washington. Jan. 2.?With the ending of the year 1H18, a number of oflieials who have served the government during the war retired from office and at least two agencies -?me war industries Doaru and the treasurer's capital issues commit-! tee ceased to exist. Officials who ended their sirvices include Chairman Buruch. of the war industries board; Assistant Sec-| rotary of the Treasury hove; Hobert &. Lovett, director of capital expen-11 ditures for the railraotl administration; Director of Operations Gray. of , the railroad administration; Solicitor , of the Internal Revenue Bureau Ballantine. I William MeAdoo hail expected to end his duties as director general of|i railroads, but he will remain at his ? desk until next Saturday The ap- | pointnient of a successor is daily ex- j pected at the White House. I It has been generally understood , that Dr. Harry A. Garfield, who re- | signed as fuel administrator some time ago, expected to resume his du- , ties as president of Williams college j early in the year. While the war industries board ^ is dissolved, some of its work has al-i ( ready been turned over to the de partments of commerce. interior and agriculture and others will be taken over by the war trade board, which j will continue to function for the r present. The board's price fixing committee. it is understood, will continue , Its work until the prices on certain commodities expire by limitation by next July 31. But prices on steel, copper, pig ( iron, zinc, cement and other com t modifies expire. 1 T'nder the present plans of the a price fixing committee, existing fixed i prices would continue as follows: t sand gravel and crushed stone in the i Norfolk district, March 1; cotton r rnttt nrouc) rr TnKr 91 Kpl/>b ? Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash- ti inglon districts. January 31, and t hides and leather, February 1. t With the dissolution of the treasury's capital issues committee aii \ government Jurisdiction over private and public Issues of securities ends. * < F1J>RID.\ DRY. r Tampa, Fla.. Jan. 2.?The entire ( state of Florida became "dry" at f midnight December 31, when the ( constitutional amendment making { sale, manufacture or transportation1 i i of liquors, wines or beers illegal in this state. ! L/Ul Autorr We are beginning to get reg tomobiles from the factory in the fact that shipments of cai ; while, we are taking this opp< your order as early as possible i _ rr?i *i i ly. ine new cars just received up to the standard. City Mc D 1, U 1\ULK 1 1 Agents far Dodge ( a HE SI KK VOI R DOI RI1JOT ASSERTS GERMANY jP MUST PAY FRANCE FIRST,1 I Siiwe frunri' Whs HillIcticld It Has T< l'rior KIkIiI?Huns Should Help j Pay Kntontc War Kvprnses. ! :> i : <ii romrarts between railroads "" m<1 newspapers for the exchange of ntra-state transportation for ndver-; ising. I'nder the form of contract ?"1 lewspapers cannot charge for the "1<l ail road advertising more than their ommercial rates and the railroadsl ! mist compute the value of transpor- nii ation on the basis of the normal ter ariff fares for one-way tickets. i ve' . ________ V. M. PAl'h PASSKS AWAY ! Po AT A CHAIUiOTTK HOSPITAL "la i hoi Charlotte. Jan. 2.? W. M. Paul cor hampion golf player of the Caro- ; inas, died at a local hospital late mll Tuesday of pneumonia, which devel- jj() tped Monday night, after lie had suf- p(), ered several days from blood pois-' ining resulting from an abrasion on sa(i he face, said to have been inflicted suj vliile shaving. He was about 25 rears old. i pa NEXT CAB IS A (a )GE fn t h mi c? _ p.? ige roi in y _ for lobiles > Ma cal ha ___________________________ f.fl ; ro po ular shipments of Dodge An- f.K bo limited numbers. Owing to fn \s will be limited for quite a Pj ot! r>rtnnity to ask you to place nr 'h ! tr? in<lir<? ili>livor!iw nmmnt. " -V...V..W D8 pr are extremely neat and fullv ro Ir, t m th i rn >tor Co. I ill, s. c. rr rs in Lancaster County. t)| ri hf t i una, ?r ormer t-*reniter and Minister of Finance Alexdre itibot said that the financial situation ^01 of all the nations associated against ex the Germanic coalition, must, at the co end of their effort, be adjusted with no due regard for the efforts and sacri-| fices made by each, taking into ac- K? count their respective resources and t'1' their ability to pay. CO Germany and her associates in the war, said M. Kibot, must pay accord- 1,1 CO lug to their resources, in addition to their own war debts, a share (if the 1 1 CO pxpenditures of the entente coalition 1 2 aver and above the damages they have caused to the invaded conn- n . . civ tries. In view of the fact that France an OX i ivns the principal battlefield and that <he furnished by far the greatest offort and sustains the irroafout liwauo in proportion to her population, M 'U1 Ribot holds that she should have pri-' wi Dritv in the claims upon Germany for indemnity. am "That indemnity," he added, j 'must be considerable. But it ought ge lot to be so big as to place the Ger- wj| nan people in a sort of servitude or a prolonged period. That would; eventually engender further strife, Kr< vhich Is precisely what the peace ongress will aim to make unneces- cor tary and impossible." Regarding t.or he amount of the indemnity Ger-' Rrr nany may he able to pay M. Rihot pr, ieclined to make an estimate. i ,,,.r i no, <i:\vsi*\rr.it gontraots with j(jp It All,ROADS TO RK RKNKWHI) lik Washington. Jan. 2. ?Director leneral McAdoo issued an order an- *'os hori/.inu tin1 renewal for tin1 year but THE LANCASTER NE ERSONNEL OF PEACE CONGRESS TAKES FORM >tal of Over loo Delegates Will Kcprcscnt 27 Countries at Conference. Paris, Dec. 30.?The personnel of e congress gradually is taking rm, so that the American delegates I press the hope that the various untries' delegates will be anunced and the delegates arrive for e actual commencement of the negations soon after the opening of e XfiW Year A number of main details of the mposition of the congress are nou I irly well settled as a result of re j nt conferences. These indicate at the total membership of the ngress will be between 100 and 0. Twenty-seven countries will represented by delegations iniding those which declared war' d a number which have Come into istence as a result of the war. The great powers, notably Great itain, France, the United States il Italy, each have allotted five delates. while the other delegations II vary frcm one to four members, ording to the size of the country ii the Interests involved. Word has been received that the Igium and Portuguese delegations II soon join the representatives ofj > United States, who thus far are only members of the peare con-| >ss to arrive. The non-arrival of others has been the subject ofi isiderable surprise and adverse anient, the Americans taking thej ?und that they are here ready toi >ceed to business, but with the sonnel of the congress not yet anmced. It is understood that Presnt Wilson's visit to England is elv to result in conveying <iuite| initelv the view that it is highly irable that the congress should be, into motion wnn the least possidelay. IVhfle the personnel of few deletions liavo boon announrpil, uncial advices indicate that most of in will be formed substantially as lows: Belgium -Paul Hymans, foreign nister; Kmile Vandeveide. minisof justice: Varon Van Den Hcu. minister to the Vatican. Portugal?Senhor Kgas Moniz; reign Minister (Espirito Santo Li; Senhor Friere de Andrade. Senr Santos Viga and Augusto Vasicellos, minister of the colonies. Frazil?Nilo Peoanha, foreign nister; Huy Rarbosa. Admiral let Racellar and General Thomvsky. Japan Viscount Chinda; amhaslor to Great Rritain; Baron Mat. ambassador to France, and two ler delegates on their way to ris. Serbia Nikola I'. Pathitch. pre it . i >r. it. vesnucn. anil Dr. mbltch. ( dreece Premier Venizelos and M. litis. foroiRti minister. Italy Premier Orlando; Foreign nister Sonnino; Leon id a ftissoiaii-i rRamnschl, minister of military' I an<>" war pensions; tleneral Diaz,I iiniander-ln-chlef of the Italian ir-j Admiral Paolo Thaon di Hovel, tner chief of naval statT. (Ireat Britain?Premier Lloyd orae, Foreign Secret a y Balfour, drew Bimar-Law, chancellor ofl exchequer and (JeorRO Xichollj rnes. labor member of the wan Idnet, and one other deleRate whol S HOI VIM III (Ml (ICSIKIIHI'MI 1,10111.-' n. J. c, Smut and General Gotha. presenting South Africa. ire >\ctod to accompany the Hrltish did-' ation. (n which probably also will representatives of Canada, Ausllia and India. France- Premier Clenieneeau,j ehon, foreign minister; and three tiers who have not yet been an-! iiineed. although -the names of ose mentioned as probable tne:nim.l.l.lo 1 AO.1 IlA....?A?b. I |||? Iimr urun IMII1I MM 111?" I , emier; .Jules Cambon, general seitary to the foreign ministry nnu ipt. Andre Tardieu, high commisinor to the United States, or Foier Premier Arlstide Rriand. The foreign delegations eomprise ose of virtually all the Kuropean untries which have taken part In e, war. except Rumania and the inr enemy countries, whose deleites have not yet been announced, lina will be represented bv one perin. probably the ambassador to ranee Slam and Cuba and a num r of South and f'entral American publics liav n<>! been heaj*tl from, fin the whole the lists given above lontrh unofficial and subject to lange indicate that the delegates ivo boon virtually formed and that ey soon will be In a position to ke up the work of the congress. COM) W > \ ? i " I )l< l FT). Knoxville, Tenn.. Jan. 2. A cold five for east Tennessee Is predicted r Thursday, following a heavy rain mt has continued for 24 hours. All vers in tills section are rising. ^ -. y*?-v ? '* f WS, LANCASTER. 8. C 17r E5SSESE55 t i Lancaster Dep "THE BEST PLACE 1 Sa/e of ' I kio imnAvfonl' ooIA M a mo niiput iQiii saic u on floor coverings of the provides stocks that are si even the most critical houi The sale comes at a ti demand. The following b tured: $12.50 Fibre linns, size 11x12?S] st5!M? Wool Fibre linns, size 1) $12.50 Floor Kral't linns, size 1) $15.00 Value (irass linns, size lb $29.50 Velvet linn's, size 9x12? $22.50 Velvet linns, size 9x12?1 j $115.00 Velvet Kuj^s, size 9x12? $39.50 Wilton Velvet Rugs, sizi $42.50 Wilton Velvet Hugs, size $45.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs, siz? $52.50 Wilton Velvet Rugs, siz $39.50 Axminster Rugs, size 9x" $42.50 Axminster Rugs, size 9x $45.00 Axminster Rugs, size 9: diV) ',n A i> n. i\ lUJ^, M/if i'. $(>5.00 Seamless Axininster Ri $72.50 Seamless Wilton Hu^s, ! $25.00 Velvet Rilgs, size 8-2x10 4'4~>0 ' 1 1 \ 1 ) n#i'e o ?"/? Vi * tj'Mtai.'/V' a I A li I I I lOl t I I I i^k?A\ O $25.00 Axininster Rugs, size 8-1 $42.">() Axininster Rugs, size 8$52.50 Seamless Axininster Rn $(14.50 Seamless Wilton Rugs, s $20.50 Wilton Rugs, size 7-0x0$24.75 Velvet Rugs, size (JxO?\ $2(5.50 Seamless Axininster Ruj. $10.00 Value (Irass Rugs, size 8 $7.50 Value (Irass Rugs, size Ox $0.50 Value (Irass Rugs, size (>> $8.50 Floor Kraft Rugs, size (>> [ $10.50 Axminster Rugs, size 36 $5.50 Axininstr T Rugs, size 36x(; $5.50 Velvet Rugs, size 36xG3. . $3.75 Value (Irass Rugs, size 3( $2.5)5 Floor Kraft Rugs, size 36 $5.5)5 Wilton Rugs, size 27x54. . $3.00 Axminster Rugs, size27x; $6.75 Axminster Rugs, size 27x) $1.5)5 Velvet Rugs, size 27x54. . $1.25 Tapestry Rugs, size 27x5 $2.50 Axininstor Rugs, 18x36. . i o-io -.<? i i?.. Ti-."" > <mii" >1 <MM i 11 la > <1111 mi $ 11.25 Value Wool Ingrain Ifui $10.00 Value Wool Ingrain Hug $<>.2o Value Wool Ingrain Hug: s8.f>0 Value <irani1e Ingrain I* $7.">o Value (Jranite Ingrain U $(>.00 Value (Iranito Ingrain U $">.00 Value (Iranite Ingrain Hi ^ FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1919. E 55 ^ lartment Stores '0 SHOP AFTER ALL." Maav {*A*1/iVftirfP I IVVI VUl/Cf III^O ffers extremely low prices highest grades and it also ufficiently broad to satisfy lekeeper. ime when rugs are in high >argains are specially feain'cin 1 1 ' xl2?Special $12.95 xl2?Special .* $11.95 ;12?Special $10.50 special $25.00 j Special $27.50 -Special $29.50 e 9x 12?Special $35.00 9x12?Special $:>>7.50 e 9x12?Special $39.50 ;e 9x 12?Special $45.00 11?specia l $35.00 12?Specia l $37.50 <12?Special $39.50 <12?Special $45.00 itfs, 9x12?Special $52.50 1x12?Special $57.50 -(>?Special $21.50 *xlO () -Special $4>7 i ?xl(M>?Special $29.5( I 3xl0-(>?Special $37.50 <> < SLO v1ll.lL .Slinoinl vt 1 "? I W \ -* .. . .?ri....... ize 8-2 x!()-(> special I 0?Special $25.( )< > special $21 .50 ?s, size (>x9 $22.50 xlO $7.95 9 $5.75 c 12 $7.50 ;9 $(i.f)5 x72 .$8.9.7 >9 $2.95 ti? fl ?)" 5x72 $1.95 J x72 $2.2."j $4.7.") 32 $2.45 >0 $5.25 *1.50 4 * 95r $1.95 itfs 9x12 $9.50 ;s 9x1(M> $8.25 r? ?)v7-(J *ii"7 in l i N < 9x(>-0 jf' l.T") up* 9x12 $().!> ) Hps 9xKM> $~?.9"> u^s 9x7-(i ?4.2"> ip* 9x(>-0 sfc ?.."><) j ?^1 ^ ^^77 jfl