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THE PEOPLE, BARNWELL, 8. 0. m it', COMMANDER P. W. FOOTE HCONFEH FLOYD GIBBONS mi M« WORK ON SEA, BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MUST BE PROVIDED FOR. m IELIS NAVI'S PAAT Hi WAR IL 8. Committed Itielf Three Years Ago to the Building of World’* Greatest Navy. '3m ML wj % Wi DELIBERATIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PERIOD OF. - FOUR MONTHS. ■' ' ’ <• KEPT ADVISED BV WIRELESS / , WILL BE SHOWN SOME OF THE DEVASTATED DISTRICTS ON THE WESTERN FRONT. ■ — m mm ■ ■ ;■; tVashinKton —WUh a atory of bril liant achievement« of the American navy in the war. Becretary Daniela tjouplea, in his tmnual Tei>ort, an ur- •» n t recommendation^, for continued naval expansion -to meet the demands cf peace for national and international work on the sea. Through nearly all of 144 printed •ages theAecretary tells in brief phrases of the navy's part in the war, *f the doing of the seemingly impos sible through teamwork. He speaks «>f the mighty accomplishment of transporting 2.000.000 men to France, Without the loss of an eastbound troop •hip through enemy action, and b •evotes a graphic chapter to the ma rine brigade, which as all the world knows blocked the last Prussian ad vance on Paris, and started the Ger- Aian retreat that ended with the war. "Inasmuch as the Tnlted States Is rhe richest of the great nations and has suffered less in war than any of the allied powers, it will devolve upon ihta country to make a contribution to the navy to preserve the peace of the world commensurate with Ita wealth. Ita commerce, its growing and expanding merchant marine and Its leadership in the council of free p*o» pla. It la therefore, our duty now not. Indeed to enter upon any new and ambitious naval program, but to go forward steadily upon the lines of naval Increase to which the country committed Iteelf bjr the adoption tiree years ego of the first far reaching ronem* uv* navel program to the his tory of the republic “I have recommended to this Coo- frees the adoption of another thrwe- year program substantially like Lbe oee authorised in 191L Mr Daniels shows flat the new Moo 000.900. three >»ar building pro gram he has proposed will provide 1M additional naval ship*. 10 of them dreednaugbls and sii battle* r wiser a. and the others to be In such dlstrtbu tioo of approved types as the depart ment may deem mm 'mm; President Has Not, So Far, Approved of Anything Done at Supreme War Council at London. RASY RATE DF' FIRAL PEACE > * l i ■ - mM A North Carolinian by birth, a sailor by naturo and oapabio officer by ax- porlence and training. Foray W. Foot*, naval aid to tary Daniela, la the typo of men who la helping make the American navy famous. Commander Foote wuo In of the President Lincoln was tor>sdasd and eunh by a submarine. Hie conduct an that of the navy department, particularly because he saved ouch a high par of hie FOR FUTDRE WORLD-WORD WILSON IS SPEEDING ACROSS ATLANTIC UPON A SOLEMN AND MOMENTOUS ERRAND. Ill Paris.—Thr opening of the peace conference at Pari# has been set for the first week In January. It Is ex pected here that the peace delibera tions will last about four months. Un less-unforeseen obstcales arise the be lief prevails in well-informed quar ters that final action will be reached toward the early part of May. President Wilson, will be informed by wireless of the plans for the as sembling of the interallied conference and the meeting of the peace confer ence. He will also be advised con cerning the recent gathering of the supreme wax council at London. In the meantime, reports that the* Presi dent has approved of anything done at the supreme council are premature. The plans concerning the 'peace meetings are the results of Colonel Rdward M. House’s long talk with Premier Clemcnceau. following a con ference with Ba’ > on Sonnino, the Ital ian foreign minister, and the Earl of Derby, British ambassador to France. £100.000,000 STOLEN FROM RUSSIA HAS BEEN RESTORED London —Tb# afternoon newspapers In London make a special feature of tbo Impending demand for tbe extra dition of tba ei kaiser apparently aris ing out af an Interview with Premier j <Temenreeu la Parts. It la declared President Wilson Is being kept la*' form ad and roasulted. AleS* la featured tbe fart that Oer- ■may la begiaalag to surrender bar lent having already handed over to * tbe alllee for aefa keeping three hun 4red mi 11 toes poeads la gold exacted from Russia . m No Real Fear of Outbreak By. the Bolshevik in Germany But the - . ■ 'ft - Present Regime is Unstable. Floyd Gibbons, a Chicago war cor respondent who was wounded In Franco wfillo going to tbo aid of an of* Boor, and was decorated by the French government, has returned to deliver a eeriee of laaterea. Me la tolling of what he saw over there end is “waking uo America" to the boot of hie ability. President ^Wilson is expected to ar* rive v Jn Paris on the morning of De cember 12f.J It is likely, before any meeting of t)ie allied delegates, he will be shown some of the devastated districts on the western front. It will certainly not be before the middle or the end of December that he will meet his fellow delegates. December 16 is mentioned as the probatrle time for the first meet ing. but December 20 is the more likely date to be agreed upon. The peace conference proper prob ably will meet in March or April. U is possible *dow to give a general out line of the. prqbable course the peace negotlattyna. although naturally at this early stage, no definite pro gram has been established. The prob lems are too vast for any immediate peace to be fixed without the greatest danger to future peace and. even with the coat of maintaining some armies in the field. It Is well not to hope for a final settlement for many months. There are many far tort in this da isy. While It appears there is na reason for fearing an outbreak of bolshevism in Germany, these is abun dant reason to suspect the . present regime Is unstable and at the mercy of any absolute coup d'etat. THE MAKING OF A FAMOUS MEDICINE How Lydia EvPinkham’a Vegetable Compound Is Prepared For WomanVUse. ' *. —- ' A visit to the laboratory where this successful remedy is made impresses even the casual looker-on with the reli ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness which attends the making of thia great medicine for woman’s ills. , ‘ ' Over 360,000 pounds of varioua-herbs are used anually and ajX hayiP to bs gathered at the season of the year when their natural juices and medicinal sub stances are at their best ■ • The most successful solvents are used to extract the medicinal properties from these herbs. * Every utensil and tank that comes In contact with the medicine is sterilize*! and as a final precaution in cleanliness the medicine is pasteurized and sealed in sterile bottles. ^ It is the wonderful combination of root* and herbs, together with tha •kill and care used in its preparation which has made thistfamous medicine so „ successful in the treatment of female ills. The letters from women who have been restored to health by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham’a Vegetable Com- , E und which we are continually pub- hing attest to its virtue. BE PREPARED TO COMBAT THE Influenza Germ by putting * littl* Drane's V»pe- neatbi Salve up your noathla each morning bafora going out and each night bafora rati ring. Prica 26c. 60a and f LOG For sala by all daalara or diract upon racaipt of phot. CB.. Na. Wtotsbara, R.C» REIMS ARE UNDISCLOSED LARGE FIGURES SHOWN IN BURLESON'S ANNUAL REPORT WANT iOLDISRB' KIN TO HELP MAINTAIN MORAL! OF ARMY TONS OF RECORDS INCLUDING MAPS ARE TAKEN ALONG BY THE COMMISSION Liat a# pa«y IK# CLEMCNCEAU MAY BE LEADER OF FRENCH PEACE COMMISSION Faria - Premier Clemenceau may art as president of (be Fran* b dele gation to the peace conference. It la reported that the prraen* e of Presi dent Wilson, as heed of the American delegation. he» led to thla decision on fbe pen of the Prenrh premier It is said that he may select as hia collabo rator* Captain Andre Tardleu. heed of the grorra! commleeion for Franra- Amerlran war mattera. and high com* mlaaloner to the United Statea, Jules Cambon, general aecretary to the min istry of foreign effaira and former am bassador to the United States. Mar shal Foch and the French ministers of the navy and labor, Georges Ley* guos and M. Colllard, respectively. TOO QUICK EXPANSION WILL PROVE HAZARDOUS TO BANKS Washington—In cautioning banks against seeking great business expan sion and profit making following the •war, tbe federal service board, said these activities “musl for some time to come be subordinated to the gen eral welfare. “Some banks, the state ment said, recently had drawn too heavily on the reserve banks for redis counts to cover promotion or business expansion which really were not es sential to the community welfare. Conservation of bank loans, their restriction to necessary enterprises, and the liquidity of banking resources must continue, the board declared. NINE FRENCH PRISONERS ARE SHOT IN PRUSSIAN PRISON Paris.—Nine French prisoners were shot by the Germans, and 15 other flrisoners seriously wounded at the prison camp in Langensalza, Prussian Saxony, the Spanish ambassador at Borin reports. The behavor of the prisoners did not in the least justify Ihe severity of this act of repression It was decided. The French government, it is indi* rated, is resolved to demand repar# tIon for this act of the Germans. New York- Hound am a ■iMlea. Ike principal objects af which are tftMf ah In ion of militarism and the aitaia meat of a Just world peace. Woodrow WtleoD first president of the fatted States to visit Kumpe while la oBIrw. Is speeding across t.te Atlantic toward Fran* e to attend the greatest interna tional conference in history On the transport George Wpahtng- ton. one time German passenger liner, manned by n navy rrfw and with deck guns ready for action, and accompa nied by a naval convoy, the President left New York harbor nn^d a demon stration without parallel la the htw lory of the port. Mr Wilson left his native shores, according to persons who conferred with him before the George Washing ton sailed, determined against mill- tariem In any form He feels that the crushing of Prussian militarism la part of his plan for the future peace of the world, these Informants said. In emphsis. It seemed, of Amer ica's part in bringing about Gertaany's downfall, tbe presidential party, out bound. met some of the American hosts returning from overseas. The liner's pasaenger list contains a group of prominent names, prob ably without parallel for any single voyage in the annals of shipping. With the President are two of his fellow delegates to the peace conference— Secretary of State I^ansing and Henry White, former ambassador to France. Mrs.' Wilson, together with the wives of Secretary Lansing, Ambassa dor Davis and the French and Italian envoys, are members of the George Washington’s company. B New York#—The week of Decs 16 has been dealgmated by tbe war do* part meet commie sloe oe framing camp activities as a time for special letters to he wHtte* hy mothers, fathers, slat era , wlvee and sweet hearts of the men now overseas. Thl week haf been railed "Lettera-From- Home" week, and the purpose la to the "home touch" to a broad- military program for main the moral# of the men who themeelvee Idle after weeks of fighting The war depart* | through these letters, to keep the men contented, "straight.** sad ambit Ions to live np to the high Ideals of American manhood A model letter nach as the govern- it wants the mother* and fathers to write has been prepared I# the war department This with letter* from Secretary of War Baker Fondirk. chairman Indorsing the plan, mailed to newspapers the country. The letter aska that the men over- their attention to whole some recreation and actlrltles. Instead of to the unwholesome influences that might result from the enforced period of Idleness wherever large bodies of troops are awaiting orders to return hame. BUSINESS SENDS COMMISSION TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE Atlantic City. N. J.—Appointment of a European commission representa tive of American business to go to France and be available for any aid to the peace delegates from the United States in considering economic prob lems that might enter into the peace negotiations was decided upon at the final session of the reconstruction con gress of the industrial war service committees, , • " Mere Thee 190 Peruona the Paraenel af Investigators Who Worked Out Data. of the has throughout particularly sees direct Now York—Striking evident o of tho pr**p4u<*dueao of tho Amoncan govern- moat to oator iato poaco negotiations was given bar* la an announcement that 21 members of an advisory com mission of experts wbo bavo made a year * study of political aad economic condttons la Europe and Asia will sail with Prealdent Wilson aad his follow delegates on the George Waahaigton With them will go several tons of documents aad maps, which, together with other records of their in vestige Gone already la Paris or on tbe way. comprise a collection of international data said to be without parallel In history. % . These advleera to the peace com mission, who have conducted an ex haustive inquiry into foreign affair* by authority of the presiddbf and un der the direction of Col. E. M. House. Include experts In international law, college professors, rated na specialists in the history and politics of various nations, and officers of the military j^telligence division of the armyi BASE HOSPITALS AT NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPS Washington —Telephone aad- tele graph lines of the country, now un der government' control, should be come government owned at the con clusion of pence and the ex pi rat loo of the provisions of the act under which tbe utilities are bow controlled. Postmaster General Burlesoa declare! In his annual report made public. Operations of the postoffice depart ment for tbo flsca! year ending last June 30. resulted la a surplus of re ceipt a over expenses of fll.tT9.79S. according to the report. Approxi mately I44.S90.000 additional was paid over to tbe treasury from tbe Increas ed postal charges imposed for war -revenue Total revenue# of tbe de partment from all sources during the year are given as 93SI.97S.M2. against 1329.720.119 for the 1917 fiscal year. , Total expenditures are reported at f324.S23.72t. airainst 9219839,719 in 1917. Disregarding tbe Increased pow tal rales effective November 2. under the war tax bill, the actual increase in postal service business during the year Is placed at 4.47 per cent, while expenditures increased 1.60 per cenL Mr. Burleson, for the first time, of- i finally reports upon the use of air planes for transmission of mail, and governmentowned trucks for the op eration. of rural parcel post routes, , disclosing plans for wide extension of both facilities. He also renews his previously made recommendation that postmasters now appointed, by the President should be selected undert i competitive civil service examinationa. AS SHE FELT JUST THEM BUSINESS INTERESTS APPEAL FOR GOVERNMENT RELEASE Business. The iieacon—It Is mi id that Yhe priMiclicr who inlx»»s business with hie religion.never succeeds. The Itoiniuie—Well, we’ll go on push ing the plate a little longer, anyway. Washington.— Plans under which | all wounded men returning from France will go to hospitals within 300 miles of the hometi of their near est relatives were announced by the war department. To this end base hospitals at train ing camps have been turned over to the surgeon general, providing^75 hos pitals wtih facilities to cafe for*10,4231 men. Fifty thousand men are expect- ,ed to be sent to these institutions wtihin the next four months. MORE THAN 5,000 RETURNING SOLDIERS GREET PRESIDENT NOMINATION OF GLASS IS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE BATTALION OF AMERICAN INFANTRY GO TO COBLENTZ American Army of Occupation —A battalion of the Thirty ninth infantry left Trove# by train for Cobleui. The prdmature occupation of Ooblenx if due to tbe request of the German as- rho are appreheasve of tho alter (B* wlffidmwal of New York^—More than 5,000 Amer ican soldiers arriving here from Eng land on the transports Lapland and Minnekhhda, shared as a part of their home-coming reception the tremen dous ovation given President Wilson as he sailed for France to help seal their victory at Gie peace table. The Lapland, bearing more than 2,000 of ficers and men. came in just as the presidential ship was about to sail. APPALLING AND INCREASING . TOTAL OF DEATHS REPORTED Washington.—Between 300.000 and SSO.OOnO deaths from influenxa and pneumonia have occurred among thf civilian population .of the United States since September 15. according to estimates of tho public health ear Washington.—The nomination of Representative Carter Glass, or Vir ginia to be secretary ofvthe treasury to succeed William G. MvAdoo was confirmed by the senate wtihout ob jection. Mr. Glass immediately will resign from Congress and will take up his new duties on December 16. Mr. McAdo will continue as director- general of railroads until his suc- ceseors for that position shall have been appointed. < v LONDON TO GIVE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO WILSON London.—The city of London will present President Wilson with a free dom of the dtp similar to that given to Ulysses 8. Grant in 1217 and to Mr| Roosevelt In 1910. The cotton spinning profits In Lao the year ending Novem- were greater than ta aay a quarter of a cm a awe preAt ef 24 par PRESIDENT WILSON BEGINS TRIP TO PEACCONFERENCE Washington^—President Wilson be gan his trilTto Europe to attend the peace conference. The president does not expect to ne abroad for more than six weeks. Before the peace conference meets he will confr with Premiers Lloyd Goerge of Great Britain; Clemenceau, pt France, and Orlando, of ..Italy, and" George also declared himself in favor probably with King Albert, of Bel- of the expulsion of all enemy aliens, gium, to discuss the salient points of His remark* everywhere 'Were re- Atlantfc CKy, N. J.—It was apparent from the action taken by groups repre- | senting hundreds of industries and businesses that strong appeals will be made to tbe government to loosen the hold it took on business during the war emergency. There seemed to be almost a uni versal demand for a greater merchant marine. Many groups passed resolu tions for less control of business and removal of restrictions and regula tions governing production and distri bution. CANNOT ESCAPE BECAUSE THEIR HEADS ARE CROWNED London.—David Lloyd George, the British prime minister, in the election campaign, gave a restatement of his policy. In it he declares that the men responsible for the war cannot escape because their heads were crowned, but that they must be tried by an international court. Mr. Lloyd Finance. Fnthcr—Cnn you support her In the '* to which she has been accus tomed? . »r—Er—there will have to be a transitional period. Woman Had Ne Occasion to Smile, and Wouldn’t Do It to Please Photographer, The village photographer waa hxdng patience with his lady (istron. “Just a little smile, please." he sal<L dwelling somewhat on the last word. "A smile adds so mueh to the artist it* effeet.” The lady slosik her bend. "Of course. If you’d rather—" cotn- niem'ed the art«*t. "I Mould that," came from the direc tion of the head rest, "tiur one taytn* hen died this momin’, Imeon s .gone up tup|»etire a pound, mother's had h couple of fits, my I my George has Just g broke a plate glass window, and my husband Is In a military hospital with four of five pounds o’ lend Inside him. If you think Fm goin' to l<M»k like a Cheshy cat when I'm tip against that shower o' hlessin'M you’re scrntchlu* the wrung pig. You git on with It Batura), mlater."—I*ondon Tit-Bits. o ■ J the peace treaty. AIR MAIL ROUTE STATIONS NOT YET BEEN SELECTED Washington.—That Charlotte will be a station in Postmaster General Burleson’s aircraft .mail aervice Is promised by officials. Second Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Otto Praeger told Frank A. Hamp ton. of 'Senator Simmons* office, that no deflmJtt understanding had been na to ateqa. Ha thinks that rtn undoubtedly be a ata and h# tools corf* that <W win ho eeived with marked approval. CHARLOTTE PERHAPS ONLY AERIAL STATION IN N. C. Washington.—Charlotte. It is under stood. Is the only stop thus far chosen In the state for ears!! malls to bo de livered. Its •election baa virtually been assured In tfee preliminary plant for n roate from Washington eto Rich mond to Atlants. A rainy station may Ifiereal food elements of wheafc and bar ley so made as^ to be rich in su jar, and ready to eat from package with milk or cream. 7fof/s GrapeM A Substantial rVQQ