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THE PEOPLE, BARNWELL,-S. C.
MAJ. GEN. J. T. DICKMAN
.. RESULIOFliSULI
AMERICAN FLAG FIRED UPON
CAUSES BLOODY FIGHTING
ON STREETS OF POGEN.
CAUSED BY GERMAN OFFICER
Deleg 3 * 100 from British Miss<on Pro
tested to German Commander Who
Declared He Had No Control.
London Firing by (i* rman officers
on an allied automobile earrying an
American Hag was the cause of street
fighting in Posen late Friday, says a
dispatch to the (exchange Telegraph
from Copenhagen The Germans were
defeated in the fighting. About FIX
persons, including a number of women
and children, were killed during the
riot ing
The dispatch says:
“There was severe fighting between
the polos ami Germans in Posen Fri
day, whieh resulted in .‘iK women and
children and about one hundred Ger
mans and Polanders being killed The
affray originated as a result of a Ger
man officer firing on an allied auto
mobile whieh was proceeding to War
saw, carrying the American fl.ig
“The Germans insulted the flag ^nd
the. Polish guard was called out. The
fighting lasted several hours and the
German - were defeated
“A delegation fro rnthe British mis
sion to Posen protested to the Ger
man commander in the town General
Sohimmelfcng. hut the German officer
declared thaChe had no control over
the soldiers ”
EFFORTS MADE TO PROVE
INNOCENCE O' 7 EX KAISER
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Berlin A “league for the protec- 1
tion of the kaiser." has been formed
and will issue an appeal to the former
advisers of the ex emperor, a*' well
as diplomats with whom he was asso
ciatfd. to submit all possible doru
ments to prove the kaiser's innocence
of bringing about the war Prince
Henry, of Prusia. who was proposed
for president of the league, suggested
Von Hindenbevg for the post
WALTER HINES PAGE
£
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MILLIONS WAIT HOURS IN DRIV
ING SNOW STORM TO VIEW
THE SIGHT.
FLEET RPEIEMD Rt DANIELS
HORSE MEAT EXPERIENCES
ANOTHER ADVANCE IN PRICE
With the American Army of Ocru
pat ion.—Horso meat again has expo
rience<l another advance in Germany
Meatless days are being generally ob
served throughout Germany
In Coblenz, the week beginning De
cember If), was a meatless one The
ruling prices of horse meat in the
area occupied by the Amercian army
is at preesnt as follows per pound
Horse sausage, one mark. Xu pfon
nigs; horse meat, one mark f>0 pfen
nigs; horse liver, one mark 4h pfen
nigs
GREAT FIRE CAUSES LOSS
OF $1,000,000 IN PROPER'. Y
Bristol. Tenn \a Fire which orig
InatA^l in the five -tor\ building men
pied by Mitchell Powms Hjirdwarc
company in Stale strem. on the \’ir
ginia side, complctcl\- dcstr(>yc^l that
structure and four ofhei buildings in
the heart of the husim'ss district, at
an estimated loss of Jl.OoO AOn |)a”fial
ly covered by insurance. The other
buildings di'stroy* 1 were (Mcupicil bv
the Bristol Gas A- Fie, trie ,ompan\
offices, the Lynn Kaylor rompanv and
th<* other two by clothing ^tore-
Tlie fire, which was the mo<: dis
ftst rous in the history of 'he ,t \ v as
gotten umb*r control ■'hottly <iftcr
midnight when it reached the Domin
ion National bank building on the
north and the Strauss department
.store on the south, damaging these
buildings.
Lack of water and the explosions
of powder and shell in the Mitchell
Powers building greatly handicapped
the. flreinen and when the blaze began
to spread on each side of this building
an appeal was made for assistance
from Kingsport and Johnson City.
24 WARSHIPS WILL BRING
OUR TROOPS FROM OVERSEAS
Washington. Fourteen Inttleships
and 10 cruisers have been assigned
by the navy department to help bring
American troops home from France
The work o* altering the haftleships
to fit them for transport work is being
rapidly completed and several of them
already are in service. All of the 10
cruisers have been fitted up and the
navy department announced that one
had sailed from Brest with its first
lo«ui of troops.
BERLIN NEWSPAPER SAYS THE
EBERT CABINET HAS FALLEN
The Hague. — Brutus Molkenhuhr.
Liebknecht supporter and former lead
er of the executive committee in the
Berlin aoldtors’ council has been made
millfary commandant of Berlin. This,
of course, means a complete victory
for the Spa-rbacus group Herr Scheide-
mann ha* fled and Ebert’s government
rlrtually no longer exists. According
to a report, marine* and other troop*
wbo Joined them are virtually mastfrs
of Berlin.
The American Third army, desig
nated as the army of occupation, ii
under the command of Maj. Gen. Jo
seph T Dickman, formerly commander
of the third division.
REAR ADMIRAL PEARY'S PLAN
MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SER
VICE IS AWARDED TO A M E R*
ICAN COMMANDER.
Pale Handle From Thousands Glorious
Graves Reach Out the Laurel
Wreath of Victory.
Washington High tribute to the
work of General Pershing and the of
fleers and men who served under him
was paid by General Tasker H. Bliss
in conferring upon the American com
mander the distinguished service med
al at the direction of President Wil
son .
After detailing the work done by
General Pershing in treat ing and
training on French soil an American
army of more than two million men.
General Bliss said, in part:
“With your aid our ancient ally has
regained her former boundaries And
you and your army have played a
glorious part in a world event trans
tending, in its momentous importance
any other since Diaries Martel heat
hack the flood of Moslem's invasion on
the plains of Tours.
“And you have done it all with the
thorough devotion of the American
army, its officers and men, and of all
w’ho helped to make that army and
to get it here.
“Just as it is our President who
hands to you this medal, so 1 seem to
see from thousands of glorious graves
pale hands reaching out to you and
your comrades the laurel wreath of
victory which they did so much to
win."
ONE-SEVENTH POPULATION
DEAD IN ISLAND OF TAHITI
Papeete, Tahiti Influenza has turn
ed the island of Tahiti into a charnel
place. At the 1 rest of Papeete burn
Rugged, Weather Beaten Tars Headed
by Daniels and Mayo, March
Down Fifth Avenue.
New York. Riding at anchor in the
Hudson wire 21 superdreadnaughts,
(ireadnaughts and ships of the line
which, with cruisers, destroyers and
a host of smaller craft, made the
mightiest American armada ever as
sembled.
Ten of the floating fortresses steam
ed into the harbor after IX months’
service overseas with Beatty’s grand
fleet. The others arc* the flower of the
North Atlantic fb*ot. Grim guardians
of * great nation, they symbolized that
that the United Sta-tes has become the
second naval power of the world.
In the teeth of a northwester, in
the chill of a driving snowstorm,
millions waited hours until the 10 '
battleships of the home-coming ar
mada appeared. This was New i
York's and the nation’s tribute to the
ships, far more eloquent that the '
greatest' din of whistles, bells and
human voice's. The vocal welcome
came later when the rugged weather
beaten tars who xvere debarked, with
Secretary Daniels and Admiral Mayo
at their head, marched down Fifth
avenue
lyeading civilians in the cheering j
were wounded soldiers returned from
France.
Pa ssing in review before the sec- J
retary of the* navy, off the Statue of
Liberty, the* home coming ships loom
ed suddenly out of the mist and as
rapidly disappeared They seemed
almost like* phantom craft, grim,
gray, majestic in their silent might.
But as they dropped anchor the skies
cleared and they stood revealed in
holiday attire, ablaze from stern witlM
multicolore 1 pennanta. To many of
those who lined the shores this shaft
of sunshine symbolized the light of
peace which awaited the fleet after
the gloom of war from which it had
emerged.
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BK GEIEDAL BUSS
EXPEDITION BEING PLANNED ON
EXTENSIVE SCALE TO START
NEXT JUNE.
W,
This brilliant North Carolinian, Ex
ambassador to the Court of St. James,
recently died, at his home at Pine-
hurst, N. C.
WALTER HINES PAGE DEAE
FEDERAL STATE DEPARTMENT
REPRESENTED AT FUNERAL
BY SECRETARY PHILLIPS.
HE PLAYED A GLORIDDS RARE
Purpose of Enterprise to Explore, Sur
vey and Photograph Unexplored
Parts of Artie Regions.
New York —An expedition, to be led
by Uapt. Robert A. Bartlett, noted ex
plorer. will be sent to the polar re
gions next June to survey the North
Pole by airplane, according to an’ an
nouncement here by the Aero Dub
of America.
The plan, it was said, was conceived
by Rear Admiral Robert E'. Peary, dis
coverer of the pole*.
The purpose of this expedition, will
be to "explore, survey and photograph
the unexplored parts of the ArjLic re
gions and establish the existence or
non-existence of land or lands in that
region. It is also intended “to explore
the upper air and the bottom of the
polar vasin.”
14,000,000 MEMBERS ENROLLED
BY AMERICAN RED CROSS
Eight Nephews of Deceased Diplo
mat’s Four Brothers Act
as Pallbearers.
PEACE CONFERENCE CONTAINS
DELEGATES FROM 27 NATIONS.
great pyres, with a
ark. sheet ( ov
ered. of bodies of many natives wait
ing to he thrown into tin* glowing
jushes of those who have been con
sumed by the flames.
Fully one seventh of the population
of Papeete are d‘*ad In almost ever*
native home families alb* with no med
icme and little attention, while the
fever consumes their live.- They he.g
in vain for food Those Furopoans
and Atiier.eans who es. aped the dis
ease formed a voluntr.T rorp*- to earrv
food and nn'dieinr to the sick, hut the
siMiation grew seriously, and soon got
out of hand
INFLUENZA CONTINUES TO
RAVAGE MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Reports of influenza and
pneumonia reaching the state hoard
of health from S4 cities and towns out
side of Boston showed 1,794 new cases
and 29 deaths Officials pointed to
the low death ra.'e as indicating that
the present outbreak was not as seri
ous as the earlier epidemic.
RECONSTRUCTION IS NOT TO
BE TAINTED WITH SOCIALISM
Baltimore. Cardinal Gibbons in a
statement said that he had no fear
that socialism would become an Issue
to he dre-aded in the period of recon
st ruction. He said:
AYe ought to rejoice particularly
on this Christmas occasion, because it
is the first Christmas festival in five
years that we have had the happiness
of celebrating in the midst of univer
sal peace, either actually attained or
dawning upon us.”
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER
iS FOR WILSON’S 14 POINTS
Copenhagen.—Count von Brocks
dorff Rantzau. the German minister to
Denmark who has just been appointed
foreign secretary, interviewed by the
Berlin corespondent Qf The Politiken.
said he cherished no illusons as to the
difficulty of the task confronting him.
The count said hi* erarnest aim would
be to achieve a peace baaed on Pres
ident WIIsohV H pofnfs ihcT thereby
secure a league of nation*
Paris.— The personnel of the peace j
congress gradually is taking form, so |
that the American deelgates express
the hope that tin* various countries’!
delegates will be announced and the j
delegates’ arrival for the actual com |
menc-ement of the negotiations soon i
after the opening of the new year
A number of main details of the
r
composition of the congres sare now
fairly well settled as a result of re
cent conferences. These indicate that
the total membership of the congress ■
will be between 100 and 120. Twen
ty-seven countries will be represented
by delegations, including [hose which
declared war and a number whic h i
haw come into existence as a result*;
of the war j
AMERICANS GREETED BY SNOW
AT COBLENZ ON CHRISTMAS.
Golden? — Snow greeted the Ameri
can troops in the occupied areas on
Ghnstma^ P began falling after
midnight and continued to come clown
i until the entire di-irict around Treves
’ wa> coy.-red to the drp'h of several
i inches, and in the afternoon the fall
j w as still in p: ogress
On the* high lamp east of the Rhine
the snow was heavier
Along the outh.ng sectors of the
bridgehead, for instance, it reached
the depth of half a foot.
The principal religious services of
the American troops were held in
Coblenz but in virtually every village*
they occupied and in every camp «n
the region the day was begun with
services by the army chaplains. The
men attended the services in great
numbers.
PASSAGE ACROSS CHANNEL
QUICKLY MADE BY WILSON
Dover The steamer Brighton, on
which the* President crossed the chan
nel. had a quick and smooth passage
and arrived at l>over just about mid-
dav She* was met at Calais by Sir,
Charles Gust, the king’s equerry, and
Vice Admiral Sir RogeY Dover Four!
French dc-troyers escorted the Brigh 1
ton to mid c hannel where British de-
j
stroyers and a dozen airplanes took j
over the duty. The President appear
ed in splendid spirits.
SPEEDY AIRPLANE FLIGHT IS
MADE FROM CAIRO TO DELHI I
Pinehurst—In the absence of Sec
retary Lansing. William Phillips, as
sistant secretary of state, has been
appointed to represent the state de
partment at the funeral service for the
late Walter Hines Page, former am
bassador to Great Britain, held at the
Page Memorial church, Aberdeen.
The interment place is at cemetery
of the old Bethesda church, near Aber
deen. Eight nephews, the sons of Dr
Page’s four surviving brothers. ao< as
pallbearers
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Harry North, of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, presiding elder
of the Rockingham distxict.
Ac ting Secretary Polk sent to Mrs
Page the following expression of sym
pathy:
"ePrmit me to express my profound
sympathy and that of the department
of state in the death of your dis
tinguished husband We are grateful
to him for the* high standard which he
maintained i-n his representative ca
pacity in London and for his self-
s-ae riffeing devotion to the principle of
complete understanding between the
two Anglo-Saxon peoples. He gave
his life* to his country.”
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL
ASSIST RETURNING SOLDIERS.
Charlotte.- Organization was per
fected at a meeting at the chamber of
commerce for the purpose of making
a thorough canvass of all business
concerns in Charlotte with the idea in
view of taking su< h step- as will in
sure positions for all Charlotte hoys
who upon being discharged from the
service, return here to live.
Director V. J Brawley, of the fed
eral employment bureau office here
has asked that all Charlot.t"* men re
turning from the service report to
him at his office and Ikst their names.
When a man is discharged from camp
federal employment bureau officials
and representatives of civilian wel
fare organizations are expected to get
their names, learn if they wish as-*
sistance in finding employment on
their return home, and advise them
to seek some local organization in
their hometown who will assist them
in finding a position Thes-e lists of
name's are expected to be sent to the
local employment bureau and. as a
result, Director Brawley has the
names of numerous Charlotte boys
who have been discharged and those
who soon will be discharged. He also
has the names of some employers who
have signified their willingness or de
sire to give employment to men re
leased from the service.
Washington.—Approximately 14,000,-
000 members had been enrolled by 60
per cent of the clfApters of the. coun
try when the American Red Doss
annual Christmas roll call ended, ac
cording to reports received at na
tional headquarters here. If the same
ratio should be maintained the total
enrollment would exceed 20,000,000.
T
QVEB THRE.E. BILLIONSu IN
WAR CONTRACTS CANCELLED
Washington.—War contracts total
ling more than $3,000,000 000 have
been cancelled by the war department.
Secretary Baker said that while many
protests against cancellations based on
fears thiit unemployment would result
had been received, the number of com
munities where labor is greatly needed
exceeded by far those wher*-* there is
or may be a surplus.
AMERICAN PRISONERS’ GRAVES
IN GERMANY TO BE MARKED
New York—Arrangements for mark
ing graves of all American soldiers
who died while held prisoner by the
Germans have hewn made by A. C.
Harte, Y. M C. A. representative at
Berne, and Conrad Hoffman, the Amer
iean Y M C. A. secretary who waa
allowed to remain in Germany during
the war to aid American prisoners.
The plan provides for a central Amer
ican memorial as well as small memo
rials for each American grave.
TO ASCERTAIN WISHES OF
OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
Pairis—In order to learn what pro
portion of the American army in
France wishes to return home immed
iately, what wishes to remain in
France for a time and what intends
to remain here indefinitely, the Amer
ican army authorities are now di*-
tributin gcircukirs to tin* troops.
PRESIDENT PACK URGES *
PLANTING MEMORIAL TREES
Washington Charles Lathrop Pack,
president of the American Forestry
association, in urging the planting o!
memorial trees had this to say:
"How many ties in a railroad track?.
Did you ever ask yourself that ques
tion while riding on a train? North
.Carolina forests are to be tapped for
a new supply, says Crete Hutchinson,
“ ‘At the present time the railroad
administration is facing a shortage in
tie production. West of the Mississip
pi, 50,000,000 cross ties are required
annually for replacement; east of the
Mississippi SO.000,000, with approxi-
matedy 20,000,000 additional ties for
street railway-s and other industrial
needs. A grand total of 150.000,000
cross ties or 4,500.000,000 board feet
of timber ’ ”
10 PRESCRIPTK1
! FOR WEAK KIDNEYS
TTav» you ever stopped to reason why
it is that so many products that are ex
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
Df sight and are soon forgotten? The/
reason is plain—the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer. Thi*
ipplies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
rurative value almost sells itself, as like
in endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need ofeit.
A prominent druggist says, “Take for
example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, *
preparation I have sold fbr many year*
ind never hesitate to recommend, for in
ilmost every case it shows excellent re
mits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy that I know o!
has so large a sale.’’
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of Dr.
Kilmers’ Swamp Root is due to the fact
that so many people claim, it fulfills al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects ur
inary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcel Post. Addres*
[>r. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N, Y., and
snclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sal*
at all drug stores.—Adv.
U ■ -
Excessive Exercise,
“No.” confessed Aunt Fretty, “my
risit To Kansas City didn’t do me the
rood I expected it to. My niece and
:hc folks were real kind to me and
lid everything in tin* world that any
body could do to make the comfort-
ible. But it seemed like I couldn’t
ret rested at all, somehow. You see,
hey live on a pretty busy street and
'he house is right close up to the side
walk. and. I guess likely, running to
he window every time I heard some-
>ody going by gave me more exercise
ban was really good for me."—Kan
sas Citv Star.
It is not always common sense that .
•ounts—sometimes it’s the uncommon
find..
j Backache?
Rheumatism ?
Those of ns who are past middle age
are prone to eat too much meat and in
conseqnenLe deposit lime-ealta in the
arteries, vein* and joints. We often
suffer from twinges of rheumatism or
lumbago, sometimes from gout, swollen
hands or feet. There is no longer tb«
slightest need of this, however, as the
new prescription, "Amiric,'’ is bound
to give immediate results as it is many
times more potent than lithia, in ridding
the impoverished blood of its poison*
by way of the kidneys. It can be ob
tained at almost any drug store, by
simply asking for "Anuric” for kidney*
or backache. It will overcome such
conditions as rheumatism, dropsical
swellings, cold extremities, scalding and
burning urine and sleeplessness due to
constant arising from bed at night.
Send to Dr. Pierce’s Invalids’ Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y., for a 10c. trial package.
Fredericksburg, Va.—"I «ufTered with kidney
trouble for about four months. I would have
pains across my kidneys and* lumbago, and wh«n
I would stoop over 1 could scarcely straighten <it>.
Then at times it was impossible for me to stoop
at all, and I became so bad that I was almost
down and out. when I saw Anuric advertised and
decided to give it a trial.- Li waa oaky-»e«waifciy
for me to take one bottle to completely cure me
and I have not felt the sliffhtest trace of kidney
trouble since. 1 recommend Anuric to all thoee
sufferinR with backache or kidney ailments cX
any sort.”—L. R. Smith, 300 D Street.
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WILSON AND WIFE TO OCCUPY
“BELGIAN SUITE’’ IN LONDON
A*.V
Babies Smile
Dolhi —Time occupied in actual fly
ing hy the Handly-Page aeroplane
from Cairo to Delhi was 47 hours and
21 minutes for a distance, of 3,223
miles. The longest stage of the flight
was from Damascus to Bagdad, which
was 495 miles, and occupied 6 hours
and 53 minutes. The next longest wns
from Karachi to Nftgir.abaA, a distant*
of 485 miles, whoth was made la 6
*i/-tura and 35 minute*
OF HOSTESS AT ASHEVILlE.
OR HOSTESS AT ASHEVILLE.
Asheville.— Theodore Richards, the
young sailor charged with robbing his
hostess, Mrs. Charles French Toms,
of this city, of $750 worth of jewelry,
was held for naval authorities after
pleading guilty in police court.
Richards spent the night with the
son of Mrs. Toms, and lifted the Jew
elry the following morning
_ it was JMted hw court .J?in
has already been placed before naval
official* a—- * -*
London —The "Belgian suite,” re
served exclusively for royal guests un
til now, will be occupied by Pres i den I
and Mrs. Wilson during their stay
here. In the years of its interesting
history it has had within its walls
many crowned heads, one of the latest,
but the least mentioned at Bucking-
hum palare. being the former Ger
man emperor.
It was given its name during Quee®
Victoria’s reign.
when stomachs do thdr N.
work and bowels move naturmQy.
Fretful, cryteg babies need
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CHINA MAY SOON HAVE HER
OWN PROHIBITION PROBLEMS
Pekin. China - Having suppressed
the opium traffic China is alarmed at
the contemplated influx of American
brewers who plan to build expensive
plant* here. Public opinion is being
aroused in the hope that the Washing
Ion government will prevent such ac
tivities.
The government has virtually com
filrt^jreRArikUpn*
for tbe settlement of the trouble bo
twoen th* north and the south.
Itching Rashes
' Soothed ——
With Cuticura
AlldnKwtBUj Roap* Ointment2f>* 50, Talcum 2*.
IbmP »ach fre<« of "Ctrtiira. Dvpt K. Baton "
Coughing
is annoying and harmful Relie
irritation, tickling and get rid o
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