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THjK STJMTFJR "V&ATCH?EAN, Estab ^ed April, 1850. "Be Jost a Consolidated Aug. 2,188L SU1 Will Retire as Secrets ary of Treasury and Direc tor of Railroads January 1st. This Action Rendered Necessary By Demands of Private Busi ness?Mr. McAdoo Has Been Most Active Member of Cabinet and Has Made a Remarkable Record for Efficiency and Larger Achievement. 1 Washington, Xov? 22.?William Gibbs McAdoo, secretary- of the treas ury, director general of railroads and often discussed as one of the presi dential possibilities of 1920, has re-! signed his offices to return to privtae business. President Wilson has accepted his resignation. Mr. McAdoo will give up the treaury portfolio as soon as a successor has been selected. He wished to lay down his work as direc tot general of railroads by January j 1, but will remain if the president j has not then chosen a successor. Upon the new secretary of the j treasury, whoever he may be, will i devolve the task of financing the na- j lion through the transition period of' war to peace, which probably will in- j elude at least two mere Liberty loans | and possibly also a further revision of j the system ofv war taxation. Letters between President Wilson j and Mr. McAdoo, made public today J with the announcement of the resig- j nation, give Mr. McAdoo's reasons for leaving the cabinet solely as a neces- i sity for replenishing his personal! fortune and express the president's j deep regret at losing his son-in-law j from his official family. The following letters were made j public with the announcement: Mr. McAdoo's letter of resignation dated November 14, follows: "Dear Mr. President: j "Now'that an armistice has beer signed and peace is assured; I feel at I liberty to advise ycu of my desire to return, as soon as possible, to pri-l vate life. "I have been conscious for some time for the necessity of this step, but, of course, I could not consider it \while the country was at war. "For almost six years I have work- | ed incessantly under the pressure of j great responsibilities. Their exac ^iipns have drawn ...> heavily on my i strength. The inadequate compen-j sation flowed by law to cabinet offi cers (as you knew I receive no com pensation as director general of rail roads) and the very burdensome cost j of giving in Washington have so de- ] pleted my personal resources that 7 am obliged to reckon with the facts of the situation. 'T do not wish to convey the im pression that there is any actual im pairment of my health, because such is not the fact. As a result of long overwork I need a reasonable period of genuine rest to replenish my ener gy. But more than this, I must, for the sake of my. family, get back to j private life, to retrieve my personal fortune. "I can not secure the required rest nor the opportunity to look after my long neglected private affairs unless I am relieved of my present respon sibilities. "I am anxious to have my retire- J ment effected with the least possible inconvenience to yourself and to the j public service, but it would. I think, j be wise to accept my resignation | now, as secretary of the treasury, to! become effective upon the appoint- j ment and qualification of my sue cessor so that he may have the op- i portunity and advantage of partici- j pating promptly in the formulation of j the policies that should govern the ? future work of the treasury. I would! suggest that my resignation as direc- j tor general of railroads become of- j fective January 1, 1919, or upon the j appointment of my successor. "I hope you will understand, my dear Mr. President, that I will per mit nothing but the most imperious demands to force my withdrawal i from public life. Always I shall: cherish as the greatest honor of my{ career the opportunity you have so j generously given me to serve the j country under your leadership in these epochal times. "Affectionately yours, "W. G. McAdoo." j The president's letter of accept- \ ance dated November 21 follows: "My dear Mr. Secretary: "I was "not unprepared for your let -' ter of the 14th, because you had morel than once, of course, discussed with j me the circumstances which have long made it a serious personal sac rifice for you to remain in office. T knew that only your high and exact ing sense of duty had kept you here until the immediate task of the war should be over. But I am none the less distressed. I shall not allow our intimate personal relations to deprive me of the pleasure of saying that in my judgment the country has never had an abler, a more resourceful and yet prudent, a more uniformly effi cient secretary of the treasury: and 1 say this remembering all the able, devoted and distinguished men who preceded you. I have kept your letter a number of days, in order to suggest, if T could, some other solution of your difficulty than the one you have now felt obliged to resort to. But 1 have not been able to think of any I can not ask you to make further sacrifices, serious a3 the loss to the government will be in your refire ?.nrit t j?ceeot "^ur resignation, there fore, to take effect upon the appoint ment of a successor, because in jus-, tice to you I must. i "I also for the same reason accept | your resignation as director general of railroads, to take effect, as you j suggest, on the first of January next, I or when your successor is appointed.' The whole world admires, I am sure, | as I do the skill and executive ca pacity with which you have handled | the great and complex problem of j the unified administration of the rail- j ways under the stress of war uses, j and will regret, as I do, to see you j j leave that post just as the crest of its difficulty is passed "For the distinguished, disinterest ed and altogether admirable service ycu have rendered the country in both posts, and especially for the way; in which you have guided the treas-1 ury through all the perplexities and! problems of transitional financial con- j ditions and of the financing of a war} which has been without precedent i alike in kind and scope, I thank you \ with a sense of gratitude that comes from the very bottom of my heart, i "Gratefully and affectionately yours : "Woodrow Wilson." j Mr. McAdoo explained to the corre-j spondents that he had "absolutely no other reasons" than those specified in j his letter for the retirement. He said he realized that many varied rumors! usually accompanied the resignation j of an official, but he emphasized j again and again that he had no mo- J tive or purpose except those men tioned. He "said he had no ether reason "to quit the job" just at this time, and dislike personally to disassociate himself officially from the presidents but added that necessities of provid ing a living for his wife and family make this imperative. A. moment later one correspondent suggested: "Well, it i3 too bad. Mr. Secretary, that as a railroad manager you coulc not have shared in the wage im creases which you gave every one else." Then, for the first time. Mr. Mc Adoo brightened and explained his reluctance to take the action. He said he had not yet ^looked around for a job, as most prudent men do before quitting," but declared he felt like taking at least a three months' rest before "looking for work." He said he hoped to leave Washington soon after January 1. Mr. McAdco said he had no idea j who would be his "successor or sue cessors." It is entirely probable that the j president may fill separately the of- I tices of secretary of the treasury and director-general of railroads. There | was nothing official tonight on which j to base a statement of who might b< under consideration for secretary of I the treasury. On previous occasions { when a successor to Mr. McAdoo was; being discussed John Skelton Wil-: liams, comptroller of the currency j and W. P. G. Harding, governor of the federal reserve board, have most ; generally been mentioned. Paul War- j bugr, formerly a member of the re serve board and a prominent New i York banker, and Russell C- Leffing- ] well, assistant secretary of the treas- ; ury, also are reckoned among the | possibilities. j President Wilson is not required to j choose the new director-general o' ; railroads from among the cabinet; members and it is possible that the! place may go to some one associated j with Mr. McAdoo in the railroad ad-1 ministration. If the place should go! to some member of the cabinet. Sec- \ retary Baker of the war department, j Postmaster General Durleson and Sec- , retary Lane of the interior depart-j ment are likely to be considered. There was a possibility that the di rectorship might have gone to Mr.! Baker at the time the president de-! cided to give it to Mr. McAdoo. It: was thought that government opera-j tion of the railroads as a war meas- ] ure was closely connected with the: military program, but the president! chose Mr. McAdoo because of his j knowledge of transportation prob-! lems. Postmaster General Burleson al ready is operating the telegraph, tele phone and cable lines under govern ment control. Secretary Lane is inti mately versed in transportation diffi culties, particularly railroads, xn(l for years was a member of the inter state commerce commission and at one time chairman. Walter E. Hines, assistant director general of railroads, formerly a New York lawyer and chairman of the board of the Santa Fe, has been lnti- : mately connected with the develop ment of government operation and is among those discussed in Washing ton tonight as a possible successor to Mr. McAdoo as director-gon?ra!. Mr. McAdoo made the announce ment of his retirement at one of bi weekly conferences with a score of newspaper men tonight in his pri vate office at the treasury. The men for an hour had been discussing with him questions concerning future poli cies of the treasury and railroad ad ministration and were about to arise to leave when Mr. McAdoo. seated at his desk, remarked casually: ; "Now, gentlemen, I have just one od Fear not?Bet all the ends Thon AJ 1TES, S. C, WEDNESI Gen. Pershing Reports Units No Longer Re quired in France. Summary of Army Casualties in France Also Given in Re port. "Washington, Nov. " ;.?Gen. March announced today that Gen. Pershing is authorized to send home all troops not needed in making up the army of occupation. Gen. Pershing indicated that these units will not be required: Divisions, 31, 34, 38, 39, 76, 84, 86, 87; coast artillery regiments 45, 4 7, 19, 50, 75, 76; field artiiery brigades S3, 103; railroad artillery troops, army artil lery, gas tank corps and air forces will be returned. Tie total casualties of American forces to date are divided as follows:* Killed and died of wounds, 6,154; died of disease, 13,811; died of other causes 2,204; prisoners, 2,153; miss ing 1,160. The 31st division, designated for return is composed of Georgia, Ala bama and Florida troops. The strength of the American army to bo maintained in France is not indicated beyond the demobilization plans an nounced. ^ The demobilization of the forces a. home is proceeding steadily. Gen. March said that several of the present camps will be abandoned a soon as they can be cleared of its oc cu pants. Coaches Turn Over Mile From Dillon Dr. Stackhouse, Well Known Physician Seriously Hurt in Accident. Dillon. Nov. 24.?Thirty-two white persons and 23 negroes were injures? last night at 9 o'clock when J3$S coaches attached to Atlantic Cca^: Line train No. 7S turned over one mile from Dillon. The cars were moving at a fast rate of speed when the ac cident occurred. A broken or spread ing rail is supposed to have caused ihe cars to leave the track. A relief train carrying every avail able physician and nurse was sen* from Dillon to give first aid to the in jured. Later the passengers were taken to Dillon and cared for in r local hospital. The train was i: charge cf Conductor Phillips. Dr. Wade Stackhouse of Dillon wa a passenger on the train and sustain ed serious injuries. The passenger: were shaken up by the accident and many sustained bruises. Want Quick Action Hungarians Ask Allies to Set tle Peace Terms Immediate Base!, Nov. 23.?The Hungariar government has requested the allies to hold imtnediate discussion of the poace terms, according to reports reaching several Swiss newspapers. Him Hot Discovered Planned to Blow Up Palace o Justice m Brussels. Paris. Nov 24_The Germans ha' laid plans to blow up the Palace o: .Tustice in Brussels, according to ; dispatch to the Soir from Brussels in the cellar of the palace four in fernal machines, placed there by thv C-"rma:is. have been found close t< some gunpowder and am nunition. other little thing to say which may be of interest. I am retiring f**om public life." This came so utterly unexpectedly that none cf the men uttereo a word of comment and the little map and paper bestrewn ofliee which has serv ed as the secretary's workroom for more than five years was still until Mr. McAdoo, in his usual tone, ex plained further: "Copies of the correspondence with the president will explain the reason why ] have been compelled to tak< this action, and there isn't any oth- r reason why I did it."_ ncs't st be thy Oounsry'i?. Tby God'* ? >AY, NOVEMBER 27, 1$ 'Agreement is Reached; Between Soldiers and Soldiers and Work men - j Eun Revolution Seems to Bel Following Swiftly in the, j Footsteps of the Russians! and a State of Anarcny! May Be the Next Develop ? ment. Copenhagen. Nov. 2Z.?An agree ; ment has been reached between the German soldiers' and workmen's coun j cil and government, it has been offi cially announced in Bcr'in. The agreement provides first that ah : political power shah be centered ir. ] the hands of the German socialist re ' public and the soldiers' and sailors' ?j. council. Second their aim is to de i fend and develop what has been ? achieved by the revolution and *:o sup ; press all counter revolutionary activ j "Third: Pending the election oi ! representatives of the soldiers' anc j workmen's council to the executive ? council the German republic executive i council of Berlin is to exercise its j functions. * > Fourth: The appointment and dis j missal of all members of the variou' ; legislative bodies of the republic wil i be made by the central .executive I council. j Fifth: Before the cabinet appoint ' assistant ministers the executive coun i cil must be consulted, j Sixth: A convention of deputier ? drawn from the soldiers' and work j men's councils will be summoned a: ? con as possible. j Governors of the Cottoi States issue Procla ! mation to Farmers i _ i'The Recent Heavy Break ii Cotton Prices is Wholly Un justified by Existing Condi^ tions,"vSay Eight Governors. Atlanta. Ga., Nov. 23.?A join" proc lamation signed by the governors Oi eight cotton States urging farmers merchants, bankers and business me>. ! cO organize and hold cotton for no j :ess than 35 cents a pound, middling basis, was issued hove tonight through :. J. Brown, president of the Cotto; Sates' Official Advisory Marketin;: ;3oard. The proclamation, an in dorsement of the recommendations made by the board liere November 7, termed such a price "equal to tht cost of production plus a fair profit.' "The recent heavy break in cotter prices," the proclamation said, "h wholly unjustified by existing condi tions, and the great disturbance inci dent to the break in the market ha temporarily paralyzed the agriculture, and business interests of the South and entailed heavy loss to the cotter producer by reason of the price beim, below the co^l of production." Selling of cotton for 35 cents wa I advocated oniy "to meet pressing ob j ligations," and borrowing on cottor ! rather than selling it was urged Federst! reserve banks were called ( -ipon to "be just as liberal as con sistent with good business in redis ounting notes secured by cotton." The necessity for the South produc ;ig more food for men and animals vas stressed in another part of th >roc!amation, which urged smalle: .-?ottcn acreage next year and more Wanting of feed and food stuffs. The proclamation, signed by th~ [ governors of Texas, Georgia, South! Carolina, Arkansas, North Carolina | Mississippi, Alabama and Florida urged that county and school district j :n each State be organized. The advisory board added a state- : ment saying the bears in the market "are trying to frighten" the Southern j cotton holders, declaring that "feder-, al fixing of cotton prices is dead," and concluding: "Hold your nerve? , act as your sons did at the front in France?tell the pirates they shall net pass." San Francisco. Nov. 25.?Bound for Washington, D .C. with only two -tops scheuuled between Loughead., nnd its destination, biplane 102 left here this morning._ PEESHINS FOR PRESIDENT Ohio Republicans Are Early Birds m 1920 Presi dential Campaign, Columbus, Ohio, Nov- 25.?(pv Associate:! Press)?The cam paign for the election of Gen. T>orshing to the presidency in 1920 was formally launched in Ohio today by the incorporation of the "Pershing Republican League." Former Senator Dick heads the list of fifteen prominent re publicans who signed the articles cf incorporation by the Secretary of State today. 9? Tratet THE TRW SOUTHRON". E*tobHflb?d Sxm% W*. VoLXLVII. NO. 30. III NFFED STATES OF AMERICA HAS ; SAVED THE CIVILIZED WORLD Cardinal Mercier Expresses Grateful Apprecia tion for America's Service. Distinguished Belgian Prelate Has Little Faith in the Present German Makeshift Government?Burgomaster of Brussels Also Talks* Brussels, Saturday, Nov. 23.?(By the Associated Press).?Cardinal Mer cier and Burgomaster Max, two of the roost prominent figures of the war in Belgium excepting King Albert, re ceived the Associated Press corre spondent today. Both men are as dif ferent physically and mentally as the ideas, ideals and opinions they repre sent, Burgomaster Max being one of the leaders of the Liberal party, while Cardinal Mercier is the most prom inent Catholic in Belgium. "You have saved us," said the Car dinal, when asked what he thought of America's participation in the war. 1 "You have saved the world." Cardinal Mercier is tall and digni ; fied. He was garbed in a purple sou ; tane. He chatted with the correspond ent for more than half an hour, i "I never despaired, I never lost ; hope, although at times my heart was j j very full," the Cardinal said referring j to an incident in December, 1914, ; j when Baron von Bissing, military gov j ! ernor of Belgium, virtually made him \ I a prisoner in his episcopal palace. "I ' reecived a teegram then from the j Associated Press and have never been able to answer it. I wish to reply to it now. "Yes, Bissing treated me as a pris oner for four days." j Concerning the governors of Bel J gium during the war, Cardinal Mer ! -der said that Falkenhausen was more j cruel than Bissing and more perfidi ous, insidious and dangerous. "There was not much to chose be tween them, however," he said, j Referring to his quite recent birth ! day anniversary the correspondent j complimented the Cardinal upon his j robust 'appearance and health. The j Cardinal replied: "It is true that I am 67, but rather ! it is my 71st, because the last four j years seeuned like eight to me." ! Referring to the change in the gov j ernment of Germany, Cardinal Mer cier said: "I am no politician. However, the changes there seem too sudden to be lasting. The new government ap pears to be like a camouflage to th^ autocracy and the changes seem to have been made to order according to prearranged schedule. It is God'i justice and the public conscience is satisfied. ' The triumph of justice is complete; the barbarian device that ?night is right has received its death blow; the dream of pan-German dom : -nation has been shattered and evap I orated like noxious gas in the wind i and, thanks to God's justice, right ha j Triumphed and the Belgians once more are free and independent. We have won the war." On receiving confirmation of the rumor that President Wilson plannet: ?o visit.Europe, Cardinal Mercier said that he was a great admirer of the ?resident, adding: "Your president is a great states man, one of the greatest statesmen c: j all times. The German's dark plot ! ting and treacherous diplomacy were i completely foiled by President Wil | son's magnificently honest and im- j j placably just messages." j Burgomaster Max was more reticent and refused to speak concerning his treatment by the Germans, refusing even to mention the word "Ger- j many." "I don't wish to pose as a, martyr," he said. "I wish to forget1 the past and think of the future." The Burgomaster asked the Asso ? ciated Press correspondent to convey his thanks to America and Americans '"or the tributes of sympathy and of fers of said :from the United States. He said: "My country needed your help sore ly during the war and we need your assistance again now in work of re- j construction. Your admirable system of finances and business will find a great field of endeavor in Belgium." Burgomaster Max is already install ed in the city hall and has resumed the duties of his office. The little J couch where he slept during the dark j days of August and September, 1914. j is still conspicuous in a corner of his j office. The Burgomaster's appear-1 ance shows traces of the sufferings, hardships and the privations he en- j dured during his captivity, but his; indomitable spirit is unbroken. He is ' full of energy and radiates happi-! ness. : 'Referring to the more than fou: j years of war, ha 5:aid: "That has heen a long time, but ! we have not suffered in vain. Th: ? magnificent result is a great compen sation and reward for all our suffer ings." "x new era is dawning upon thr ! world; an era of freedom, liberty and democracy. Never again shall the powers of autocracy precipitate the . woilcl in another such horrible con-, flict. The blood of our soldiers wa?? : not shed in vain. We have won and liberty has triumphed." Furniture Restrictions Removed. Washington. Nov. 25.?All restric tions on the manufacture of furni ture were removed today by the war industries board. f FROM BERLIN Studied Effort to Try and Arouse Ameri can Sympathy Press Reports Sent Out of Ger many Have Earmarks of Carefully Prepare! Propagan da to Obscure Recollection of ! Crimes. I Berlin (via Copenhagen), Saturday, ' Nov. 23 (By the Associated Press)!? : Strange are the experiences of a j traveler who enters Germany after l an absence of several years. Former ; ly there were many and varied gov ernmental orders and restrictions to j be obeyed. Nowadays when you go I to a police station the desk sergeant ; will say sadly: "You are not requir | ed to register any longer." They do i not even look at your passport, j Another feature of the "new free ; dom" in Germany, which may sur I prise the traveler, is that the private : soldier no longer salutes his superior ! officer. The soldier calls his officer ' "comrade." 0 i Berlin outwardly is orderly as ever, ; but order is no longer maintained by j policemen, but by soldiers with ami ~ j bands as the badge of office. The pic | ture is familiar to those who saw (Petrograd during the Ker?nsky re | gime. Another sight recalling Petro ; grad are the military and royal auto j mobiles?the latter still sounding a ; musical call denoting the approach of royalty?which dash through the streets with loads of soldiers. The pre vailing tone in Berlin is still military, but it is a militarism of private^ and non-commissioned officers. Their sym bol is the red flag, which waves above every government building and from every automobile. As far as any par ticipation in directing the affairs of the government, the bourgeois citizens simply do not exist. Hunger has set its unmistakable j stamp on the inhabitants of the capi I taL Here and there hollow cheeks, sunken eyes and pasty complexions are evidence of the privation of the last four years. Similar conditions could be observed two years earlier in the city's poorer quarters, but to day they prevail among nearly all classes. Dilapidated street cars and cabs drawn by skeleton horses in tensify the picture of misyery. The United States is regarded not only as not an enemy, but actually as a friend. Berlin residents hopefully recall assurance of President Wilson that America does not intend to wipe cut the German people, j Berlin, crushed, broken and dis j pirited by * deprivations has accepted I defeat with almost incredible apathy. It is demoralized, listless and hungry, even abject. It is primarily this apathy and the feeling that nothing j matters which is playing into the hands of a few energetic fanatics who constitute probably the gravest men j ace to the immediate future of the I German people. Roumanian Parlia ment Dissolved Constitutent Assembly Elect ed by Universal Suffrage Kas Been Called. Paris, Nov. 25.?The Roumanian government has issued a decree dis solving parliament and convening a constituent assembly to be elected by universal suffrage, according to a Jassy dispatch. BOUND FOR KIEL Flotalla of Allied Mine Sweep ers Clearing Passage to the German Naval Base. London. Nov. 25.?A ^flotilla of mine sweepers left Firth of Forth this morning to clear the passage to the Kiel for a British squadron, which it is understood will disarm and intern the remnants of the German navy. The AHied Fleet In Black Sea Bosphorus Cleared of Mines and Warships Pass Through Paris, Nov. 2">.?The Bosphorus having been cleared of mines a squad ron of aUied warships have entered the Black sea and visited various ports from Varna, around the south ern coast to Novorossysk.