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OL. XXXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4,1918. . No. 4 PRESIDENT WILSON L L[AES TODAY [OR PEACE CONFERENCE Mr, Wilson Does Not Expect to Be -Abroad Over Six Weeks-Land ing- Will Probably -Be at . Brest, France TO VISIT SEVERAL LANDS Before Peace Conference Meets Amer ica's Chief Executive to Confer - With Premiers of France, England, Italy Washington, Dec. 3.-President Wilson began tonight his trip to Eu rope to attend the peace conference, The President left Washington on a special train for New York, where to morrow he and his party will board the transport George Washington on which the voyage across the Atlantic will be made. No announcement was made as to the President's itinerary, but it wa: understood that the George Washing ton would steam from New York with her naval convoy some time tomor row, probably in the morning. About seven clays will be required for the .trip and the ship will dock at a French port, probably Brest. The President does not expect to be abroad more than six weeks whici would give him just a month on Eu ropean soil. Before the peace confer ence meets he will confer with Pre mier Lloyd George of Great Britain Clemenceau of France and Orlando of Italy, and probably with King Albert of Belgium, to discuss the salieni oits of the peace treaty. Big Chief Tumulty Jos. P. Tumulty, the President' secretary accompanies Mis. Wilson tc New York, but will not go abroad, ,. He will return to Washington to con duct the business of the White House and will be the eyes and ears of the President in this country. Mr. Tumul ty will be in frequent communication with the President by cable and will keep him fully advised of events at home. Just before the train pulled out ol the station, the personnel of the par ty aboard was announced as follows "In the President's immediate par ty: "The President and Mrs. Wilson Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the President's physician; George Creel chairmen of the committee on public information; Gilbert T. Close, confi dential clerk to the President; E. I Hoover, head usher at the White House, and Miss Edith Benham, sec retary to Mrs. Wilson. Others on the train were the Secre tary of State nd Mrs. Lansing; Sec retary Baker, who was to leave the party at Hoboken; John W. Davis, am. 'baceador to Great Ziutain and Mrs Davis; Henry White, a member of the peace delegation; Mrs. .Benson, wife of Rear Admiral W. S. Benson; Major and Mr.s Scott; Lieut. Commandei Hatch; Mrs. Harris, Mr. McNair, Mr. Welch, Sidney Smith, the French Am bassador and Mrs. .Jusserand; Couni De Celleri, the Italian Ambassador and Mrs. DeCelleri and two children and Col. R. H. Jordan, of the general staff, transportation officer. Only three of the five Americar representatives to the peace confer ence as announced at the White House last week will cross on the formei North German Lloyd liner. They arc the President himself, Secretary oi St:ate, Robert Lansing and lenry White, former ambassador to France and Italy. Col. E. M. House and Gen Tasker H. Bliss, the other two mem= bers, now are in Fr-ance, and will joir the President there. Rear Admiral IH S. Knapp and Capt. Wmn. V. Pratt arc -accompanying the presidential party nd will report to Admiral Benson naval representative with Col. Housc on the peace mission, as his assistants Admiral Knapp has been in command of the navalsforces in Haiti, and Sar Domingo, andt Capt. Pratt, who is as sistant chief~ of naval operations, has 'been acting hend of the bureau o: operations during the absense abroad of Admiral Benson. 'Dr. JTames Brown Scott and David Hunter Millerac will be technical ad visers in international Iawv and Dr. S. E. Mez~es, head of the State Depart. ment bureau of inquiry established; last year to study pieace problemns, will attend the conference as dlirecctor ol specialists, a large party of whom wvill go with hire on the George Washing ton. Army, officers accompanying the Presidential party include Brig. Gen. Churchill, chief of the militar-y intelli gence bureau. Other officers wvho will assist Gen. Bliss will be Major Gen. Francis J. K~ernan, and Cola. Van De man, Jordan, Ayers, H~elms, Furlong Fling andI Capts. Euohenclose and Childs. Brig. Gen. Wmn. S. Harts, forme: nide to President Wilson, will be ir command of the military aides and messengers of the conference. WILL SUBMIT QUESTION Amsterdlam, DeQc. 3.--A number oi the soldiers' and workcmen's council in Germany have requeated the Ger. yan government to have former Em p ror William tired by a German tri. 'banal, according to a news agency telt egram, from Berlin. The government, It is stated, will submit the questios ~to the national assembly. GERMANS OBEYING AMERICAN ORDERS No Display of Emotion as Sammies March By CHILDREN THROW STONES Discharged German Troops Busy Hunting Civilian Clothes to Replace Uniforms With the American Army of Oceu pation, Dec. 3.-Further evidence of the determination of the Germans not to be jarred out of their assumed role of indifference was hown in every village into which the Americans marched today. The long lines of 'rhaki clad troops resumed their move ment toward the Rhine at daybreak, .passing through dozens of villages until another twe~e miles had been covered. Farmers 'in the fields and residents t in the villages and towns glanced at the troops and went on with their work. Here and there Germans stared for a time curiously, but rarely was there a display of emotion or even of keen interest. With the exception of trifling acts by children the're have been no signs of, hostility reported. In a few instances children have shouted derogatory remarks, and . threw small stones, but there was riothing more serious than that. .e German troops are well back in their retirement, and aparently there is nc desire whatever to hamper the working out of the ,orms -of the arm iLtice. Prices Are High Germr.n business men, especially in 'Treves, have already begun to dis play more interest in the Americans, who, as is customary with them, are beginning to spend their money. The prices of both foodstuffs and other articles are enormously High, but the soldiers desire souvenirs and they are quite ready to patronize shops which are far superior to those in any town through which they have passed. It is understood that the American military government Intends to deal oternly with any ofefnders against the regulations the army may establish, but the Germans apepar to accepti without question whatever orders are imposed. A proclamation issued by Gen. Pershing has evoked a fe wexpres ::ions of appreciation from the Ger mans, and there is a notable tendency on 'the part of the people of Treves, Sarreburg, and other of the larger communities, to act on his -suggestion to resume their normal activities. -The towns are filled with returnin;g German soldiers discharged from service, who since the Americans have arrived, have been negotiating for civilian clothing to replace the uni forms which they are still wearing. W-S-S Spanish Ministry Remigns Madit, Dec. 3.-The Spanish min istry resigned today. W-S- s E'X-EMPRIESS AND) EX-K(AISER TlOGE'1'HER Amerongon, Holland, Dee, a,-T..he fromer German Em pres' has appar ently almost recoveredl from her re cent indisposition, and is occasionally seen with the formor German Emper er walking in the grounds of ei Cas ile here. The 'ex-Empress, according to good autuhorities, contributed large ly to the dlecision of her husband to 'ign'his act of abdication. Her confi (dntial informants have a gloomy ae count of the internal situation in Ger. many relative to the Ethrone. FOCH! SENDS) ULTIM ATUiM D~emands Germany Give Up) Rest of Iacomotives London, Dec. 3.-Marshal Foch has' rent a new ultimatum to the German armistice delegation demanding that Germany give up the rest of the loco motives agreed to, accordling to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen, transmitting advices advices from Berlin. Math ias Erzberger, leader of the German armistice commission, pro.. testedl that it was impossible and asked for a respite. The ultimatum expiredl Mondlay forenoon, with what result it was not learned. "Ten million people in occupied Bel gium andl France are kept warm with clothing gathered by the American Red Cross.". arry and oy C C Write Il ,omewhere in France, Oet. 27, 1918. 4y dear .Mother: Last Sunday slipped by me and I id not get you a letter as I always ope to do. One more Sabbath has ome along and I am still with them :id doing nicely. During the wee.< I eased Over my 25th birthday, without ny celebration whatever, save put ing in a hard day's work. There was othing in the mess hall beside my late to tell me that I was twenty-five rears old, as was the case at home, lue to the thoughtfulness of Jessie, miss all of those things over here, vhere it is look out for self alone and vhere one's ovwn individual wishes and astes are not respected. We seem co be no nearer an armis .ice than we were some time ago, and 'in sorry. I w$ah so much that this -ruel warfare could be brought to an mnd. I am very, anxious to get back nd live life all over again. I dc now that we are in the beginning of he end, but how much longer I can't ay. Our glorious armies are push ng the Hun back onto his own soil >ut we are having to pay dearly foi t-the lives of our own precious boys All of the.boys have gone, and this ittle French town seems like the ."De serted Village," this morning. I an emaining here until tomorrow in or ter to get an unfinished uniform fron: .he local tailor. If I were to go away nd leave it, the chances are I would never get it, and besides needing il iery badly, I have a goodly number o rancs in it. When I leave here I go straight into the line again, so my existencd ,or any length if time is not assured out I always bet that if any one omes out, I'm going to be one o hem. How I do long for the time tt ome when we can leave here and liv< i peace once again. All of the French nen seem to think the ,end is -near. :an feel assured of that much, but the remainder of the fighting, howeve nuch it is, I will have to take part is t. I have a horror of being knocket )ut at the very end. Some have to be mnd I can only hope it will not be I We have Germany alone to figh row, and she is (loomed. Just a fev more (lays and she will be pleading is Austria and Turkey did. At las he has been forced to bow down t Lhe Amedican sword, and she nov realizes that we are something afte 11 of her boastful victories. Our boy; will soon be coming home now, an' there will be so mny' glad heart! :ack at home. I am going from here to Paris Sun !ay night, and will spend Wednesdas here before joining my company. lave looked forward to the time whet I could visit this wonderful city am he time has most come. I know tha I will enjoy this (lay. Mother lear, besides a very -bat ED)MOND ROSTAND DEAD Frtuch Poet and Playwright Passe: Paris, Dee. 2.--.Edmond Rostand he poet and playwright, died this af ernoon. He had .been ill with grippe The famous French poet and play wright, before whose genius king were proud to bow, w " the son o Eugene Rostand, a not.d economist md was born in Marseilles, April 1 1868. He combined with high skil n stage craftmanship the idealism o. poet, dreamer and moralist. Ile first came into prominence a 'n author in 1888 when his "Le Gan rtouge," a vaudeville sketeh, was pro lueed in Paris. About that time1 ;mall volume of poems entitledl "Lei %Iusardlises" appeared and attractei 'ttention Subsequently Rostami wrote other compositions, always 'ii .erse, and was soon classed with suc1 F'uropean literary men as Mauric< M'aeterlinck. The more important of those plays n the order of their production, were 'Los Romanesques," (1894), "La Prin mess L.ointaine," $1895), 'La Samari nina," ( 1897I), "Cyrano (Ie Bergerac' 1897), "L'Aigion" (1901), and "Chan eelor" (1910). Rostand was at thi ieight of iis popularity when "Chan eecler" was prodluced in Paris. Seatf ;old for $50, and the American rightf 'or ik propentation cost a fortune. -W- S- 5 P'ROGRAM Noman's Missionary Society, of M. TE Cliiurch, South Subject,--"The War and~ the Sab Bible Lesson-"The A ttitude of Jo uns Toward Works of Necessity. If Nar Such a Work ?" - Scripture reading-by members of ociety. I Iymn. Prayer. Reports of Officers and Commit General Blusiness. Leaflet-"War Work and the Salb ~ath," by Mrs. R. C. Wells. Tropic-"The Effect of War on Sab )mth Observance in Our Country.' 'Questionnaire) by Mrs. J. F. Blrad-. mm. Solo--Miss Emily Geiger. "Missionary Outlook in Mexico," by "Irs. A.. T. Helms. Election 6f Officers, Collection of dlues. Prayer. urtis ome from France cold, I am getting on wonderfully well and will soon come ba,. . to you. Remember me to all the folks, and wish them all luck. Much love to you tll. Devotedly, your son, HARRY. Lieut. H. C. Curtis, 323rd Infantry. A. E. F. Somewhere in France, Oct. 25, 1918. My dear Mother: Just think, today five months ago, I entered the serviee of my "Big Un cle". I just wonder what you all are (oing tomght. We are just back from the front for a rest. We are billeted out in farm houses. I succeed ed in getting a real cozy corner, con requently, I sleep real good. Think I have gained a few pounds since I have been in France. I know your thoughts drift to your two boys "somewhere in France," but you need not worry, for we are get t ing along fine, pr at least, I am, an I as for Harry, he being an officer, I suppose he fares much better than I co. I haven't seen him for some time. And Alva thinks he will be in the ermy soon? Should he, you can raise quite a service flag, eh ? Suppose all the Paxville folks are going on with the same routine of work. If so, I can draw imaginary pictures and wish I could be with you all. The weather has been very dis agreeeable for the past few days. The var news seems to be very encourag ing, or at least every report we get, the Allies are making wonderful ad vances. So, I am inclined to believe that the worst is over, and that the war clouds iill soon pass away, and we can return to the greatest coun try in the world-America-and be gin life over again, although I am perfectly willing to make the sacrifice, ;end think the several varied experi ences will be of great benefit to me. Suppose the country is in a prosper our condition, judging from the way they floated the last Liberty Loan. The Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. are both doing wonderful work bver here, and should you or any of the family have a chance to help, don't hesitate or try to discourage it, Well, there is very little for me to wi -te, so will stop now. With much love to each and every member of the family, and to every - (ne who should care enough to in quire. I will write just as often as I can. You need not worry, for I am getting 1 along just fine. Has Doc entered the service yet? Your son, ROY. TO RCEPEAL POSTAGE RATES Senate Committee Approves Repeal of Increased Rates Washington, Dec. 3.-Repeal of the increased postage rate was approved - by the Senate finance committee. Amndments to the war revenue bill were adopted to abolish the zone in crease on second class rates, with a I proviso that the rate shall be one and one half cents per pound beyond a 200 mile radius, and .also for repeal of the extra cent per ounce postage on let -ters. The amendlment reducing the second class mail rates provides that upon icoactment of the bill the existing zone system, wvhich many publir.hers have attiked as unjust, would be abolished and that thereafter the second class rate shall be at the old scale of one cent per pound wvithin a radIius of 200 miles from mailing points anid one al cent -per Ipoundl outsidIe of the 200 m-ile .zone. .NO SUG(All ItESTRICTIONS War-Time stegulations Are Complete ly A bolished WVashington, Dec. :.-Restrictions <nl the purchase of sugar for con sumption in. homes andI public eating pilaces were removedl tonight b~y the food adlministration. Increase in the supply of Louisiana cane and Western Leet sugar and expectation that the new Crban crop wvill begin to arrive soon permit abandonment of the su gar ration system, the administration MUST HAND OVER FORMER KAISER London, Dec. 4.--It is understood that the representatives of the Allies ,n conference at the foreign ministry today were unanimously in favor of dlemandIing that Hfolland hand over to the Allies the former German- Emper or andl former Crown Prince. No official repor~t of the conference was issued beyondI a mere recital of the nlames of those attending it and a state'ent to the effectdthat Col. E. M. Hlouse, of the Anmerican peace delegation was prevented by illness froml attendingr. HlOl[NlOIL[RNS TO 4 QUIT FATHERLAND Former Princes Agree to Leave Their Fortunes TO GO TO DIFFERENT LANDS Prince August William and His Wife Propose to Go to Argentina London, Dec. 4.-The German Gov ernment has consented to permit a i.umber of the Hohenzollern Princes to leave Germany on condition that they leave their fortunes behind them, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam. They have accepted the conditions it is stated, 1 and expect to proceed to Switzerland, Denmark or Holland. Prince August William, the formr Emperor's fourth son, however, an]l his wife are going to Argentina as soon as possible, the message adds. No Decision Yet London, Dec. 4.-"The German Gov ernment is still undecided as to how to deal with the former Emperor and' the lohenzollerns," said Hugo Haase, secretary for foreign affairs in the German cabinet, to a c of the Empress on Sunday. "I think," he continued, "they may be sufficiently punished by the inter national odium they have incurred." Discussing the war, Haase said: "The guilt of starting the strug gle lies with both German and Aus trian militarism. The government is r.ow investigating the pre-war meth ods of the foreign office, particularly regarding , the handling of secret funds. The result will be pubilshed as soon as the investigation is com pleted." -W-S-S M'ADOO'S SUCCESSOR TO BE ANNOUNCED IN NEW YORK TODAY Washington, Dec. 3.-Just before President Wilson left Washington to night en route to Euroe announce ment was made of the appointment of a Secretary of the Treasury to suc ceed Win. G. McAdoo, will be made public tomorrow in New York. There was no reference to adirector general of railroads, and the inference was that this official has not yet been de termined upon. -W-S-S WOUNDED BACK BY XMAS+ Plans Concerning Those Located in CGreat Britain London, Dec. 3.-All American wounded, with the exception of about 500 of the most serious cases, will be back in the United States by Christ mas, according to present plans. Two of the lare g American hos pitals in London will be closed with in the next few days. Many nurses are being sent with the wounded, but all who are in England and are not reeded most likely will be sent 'home cient number in France. --W--S-a WOUld LD BENET'"S PAY Washington, Dec. 3.-Objection was made by Senator Curtis of Kan I as on two successive occasions todlay to the assage by unanimous (conseat of a resolution introdlucedl by Majority .Leader Martin, and rep~orted favorably by the committee on contingent ex pienses to pay former Senator Chris tie Benet of South Carolina, the sum cf $554 for twenty-seven (days froem November 6 to December 2, (luring which tinme he served as Senator. Senator Curtis read from the Stat utes to sustain his oint that salary shouldl not be paidl two men for sim .ltaneous service in the same senato l al position. The vice presidlent had r.reviously dlirected that the salary be wvithheld after November 6 in Senator Benet's case. TO( lHELP D)ECID)E EX-KAISER'S lFATIE Londlon, Dec. 3.--The British war cabinet and the French and ItalianI representatives in Londlon are in agreement as to the proposedl puish ment of William Hohenzolle-ai, the former German Emperor, TIhe Even ing News says it learns. The Allies are not willing to allow a technicality to prevent bringingJ William Hlohenzollern to trial. If Hlol land refuses his extradition without the consent of Germany,, the newspa per adlds, pressure will be brought to secure connent OTHAM DEARS FIRST SHOUTS OF R[TNMNC .I AMERICANM BOYS he Transort Mauretania, Carrying Over 4,000 Returning Soldiers, Passes Statue of Libperty Amid Joyous Scenes WOUNDED MOVED ASHORE tome-Coming Troops Must Undergo Medical Examination Before Being Allowed to Mingle With Populace New York, Dec. 2.-New York, em )arkation port of many hundred thou ;ands of American troops bound for var, heard today the first cheers of tomecoming men of the victorious ar ny-more than 4,000 of them from al nost every State in the Union-who oined in-it shout that carried across fhe watches and into the streets of owntown Manhattan, when their ransport, the Mauretania, passed the Statue of Liberty. With Mayor Ily an and a reception committee, ac ompanied by the police aboard, the 91dier-freighted liner steamed up the bay between lines of harbor craft vith the flags of America and the Al lies flying and with whistles shriek ng a welcome. Battery park and piers n the Manhattan cnd New Jersey shores were thronged with flag w-aving, cheering multitudes as the Mauretania moved up to her pier on the North river. Wounded Land At the same time, without clheers or an official welcome of any sort, 1,000 wounded soldiers, returned by way of hospitals in France from the trenches where they gripped with the foe and helped to crush him, were being moved ashore from the troop ship Northern Pacific at Hoboken. They were hurried to hospitals in Iloboken, Jersey City, and Staten lslond. To safeguard the public against possible infectious diseases, the troops from both transports were isolated as they came ashore. Both the well and wounded will be denied close contact with relatives or frienda until after they have undergone med ical examinations in camp or hospital. The units from the Mauretania, all from training fields in England, will be mustered out at camp Mfills. Fam ilies of the wounded will be notified within a few (lays of their wherea bouts and permitted to see them. Thankfulness at getting home was the prevailing spirit among the wounded troops. Many bore more than one wo'and, but few would talk of the incidents of battle that had sent them on stretchers from European trenches. At the pier severe discipline sue ceeded the freedom that had brought officers and men side by side to the rails for the first view of "little eld New York." Units were quickly formed aid after hot refreshments had been served by Red Cross work ers the conm.ingcnts marched aboard ferry boards which conveyed them to l.ong Island trairs. With the xc-eption of a few hun dred nien, the troops from the Maure tnia were in OVmation squadrons, No Parades In a letter informing Mayor Hyland that a parade of the homecoming so) diers would rot he permitted, Major (en. Bell, commanding the depart ment of the East, declared that "on the unanimous recommendation of the federal health authorities," the gov rnment had decided to keep return ing troops from contact with the lpub lic "u~ntil the" have undergone a san itation process." The senior army officer aboard the Mauretania .was Col. HI. C. Pratt, of Lhe air service. Wounded men brought home on the Northern Paci fic, it was. announced, Eneluded membe'rs of the F'fty- four th infantry, Tc nth enginee rsSixth field artilery, Se'condl mahenine gun, Recondu marine, I'iat cavalnry aind first qluartermaster' unit. P~assongers on the No 'thern~ Paciafic neluded Frederick R. KretelL thitrd assistant Secretary of WVar, tn charge >f army .morale, atnud thitrty-sve?n army officers, among them Brig. ?mens. Thomas II. Reese, and Chaarles L. Martin. QUJIETl UNDER AMERICANS 'lernmans in Tlreves A ppear Ouitwardly to Be Pleased TIreves, G;ermany, D~ec. 3.-T'lreves yent to sleep tonight with A merican ince mpossession of the city. 'ro 'uttward( ap~pearances the inhabitants v:ere pleased, in a way, at the coming f the A mericans. All the cafes an]1 estauranesic andiu those stores wvhich 'vore opened did an excellenit business ast Sunday. At first, early in the day', the popu.. ace regarded the A mericanas with ~reat curiosity, hut as the day passed he curiosity wore off. In the best restaur'ants there was nto ~oticeable lack of bread, butter and weets. Thle store' windows In Treves are ull of merchandise, but prospective urchasers were informed by the mer hants that most of the articles were or display only. They added that heir shelves were empty of many ar icles, as they had been for several