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WILSON, N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 7, 1918
VOL. 15 NO. 155
ENGLAND FEELS THAT
THE WAR IS ABOUT OVER
SENATE DOUBTFUL
HOUSE REPUBLICAN
THE NINTH TO FALL
BUT LONDON IS AS UK 10 AS QUIET AS PEACE DELEGATION
IT IAS BEEN FORM MS. FOCH LEAVES Oil
House Will Probably Stand 229
Republicans and 196 Dem
crats with Senate
tils i am peace delegates
WHERE TO MEET HIM
mav nn n in
MUX V N lir
IIIMimiUf IM (11
ABOUT EQUALLY DIVIDED
Boise Idaho, Nov. 6. With 74,000
votes counted of an estimated total
For the Western Front For the ' of 95,00, Senator John F. Nugent,
Purpose of Concluding j Democrat, leads Frank R. Gooding
an Armistice. Also jby 332 votes.
WILLIAM ERNEST ROBBINS
Son of
MR. AND MRS. TCM ROBBINS
of Gardner's Township, Wilson County
He fell in France while fighting for his County
September 29, 1918
"That Liberty Might Not Perish From the Earth."
- . TRY TO NEGOTIATE PEACE
PEALS TO GERMAN PEOPLE TO BE QUIET
mm HAS BROKEN OUT IN HAMBURG
AND THERE IS FIGHTING IN THE STREETS
Ford's Chances.
I Detaroit, Mich., Nov. 6. Wayne
Delegation Leav-Big j county gave Ford a majority of 27,-
128. The 350 missing precincts,
scattered throughout the State, are
normally Republican.
German Peace
E. O. S. Amsterdam, Nov. 6. A
German armistice delegation left
Berlin this morning for the western
front.
EMPRESS MA A PHTE1IZEN
London, Nov. 7. Marshal Foch
kaanotluod the German High Coni
naud that if the German army dele
gates desire to meet him that they
must
along tha Chimay, Fournleres, Li
Oupollo and the Guiso roads. From
the town where white flags had been
placed.
Officially Announce!
Berlin, E. O. S. Nov. 6. An offic
ial statement was issued this morn
ing as follows: "A German delega
tion for the purpose of concluding
an armistice and taking up peace ne
gotiations loft for the westorn front
this morning.
CASUALTY LIST 1SSLE1) TODAY
Washington, Nov. 7. The follow-
advance to tho French lines ag cttBualty Bt was reported today:
Died of accidont and other
causef; 8
toe French outposts the pleulpoten- Aoropiano accident ...1
tiarles will bo directed to a place de
cided on for the Interview.
OuLnoelicw Appeals U Gornmn Peo
ple Amsterdam, Nov. Chancellor Max
ImllHan says a despatch from Ber
lin has Issued an appeal to the Ger
man people as follows: "In order
to make an end to bloodshed a dep
utation has left for the front and
the negotiations will bo seriously Ros,;hUl, N. O. 1 1 i Atfl
cngangered by disturbances and lack 0l,,onii Albert Lincborger, Shun
OH discipline. 0yf N. O.
, William Kdwiirdrf, Scotland Neck.
Died of disoase 244
Wounded severely 118
Wounded, dogree undeter
mined 230
Wounde slightly 45
Missing in action 123
Prisoners 3
1189
Killed in action:
Lieutenant Raymond Fussell,
Now Mexico in Doubt.
Albuquerque, N. M Nov. 6.
With not a single county having re
ported complete returns of Tuesday's
election in New Mexico, and some of
them failing to report at all, the out
come of tho contest was In doubt to
night, but it was apparent that the
Republicans had taken control of
the House of Representatives by a
small majority, of perhaps eleven.
The Senate was very close, with
msterd.im. Tnosrtnv Vnv r. Rn- the outcome depending on unai re
vere rioting occurred at Kiel after a I turns in Michigan, where Henry
mooting of sailors and laborers who! Ford was running a close contest
had been addressed by a socialistic with Truman H. Newberry, mid in
speaker. Tho sailors disarmed a Idaho and in New Mexico.
'WHAT REPUBLICAN WITH WHAT
MAJORITY MEANS AUTHORITY
military patrol and made their way
to tho barracks for tho purpose of
inciting the soldiers to mutiny. With
great difficulty the disorder was
suppressed.
The military guards fired on tho
( mutineers killing 29. The military
commanaer was snot dead.
' NORFOLK SOUTHERN
Not (Vibrating in Ijuaidon
lxmdon, Wednesday. Nov. Gh
The report that German peace dele
gates have started iroin be.i... r
the front to enter Into negotiations
for peace and tho end of thfTwar has
caused a feeling here that the fight
ing is about over, and the war will
ad in a few days.
James Ellis, Robbinsville, N. C.
John Melton, Lenoir. N. C.
Kvin Riggs.Ki nston, N. C.
Samuel Wlnstead. Spring Hope.
Thomas Sadler,, Fairfield. N. C.
Chester Williams, Hickory, N. C
Preston Rhodes, Rock, N. C.
A. Davis, Ashevllle, N. C.
Died of wounds received in ac
This has caused a quiet satisfac- tjon: ,
tion everywhere, but thero is no cel
ebration but in London is as quiet
mil dark as it has boon for the past
four years.
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Rioting in Hivmburk, Germany
Copenhagen, Nov. 7. A revolt
lias broken out in Hamburg, accord
ing to the correspondent of the Po
Jltiken at Verbramp. Violent light
ing is in progress in the streets of
the city when tho informant of the;
correspondent was deported the lat
tor declares,
Samuel Hardin. Fleetwood, N
Louie Case: .
Major Ellison. Yanevillo,. N. ('.
Willie Livingston, Livingston, N.C.
William Lowe, Farmville, N. ('.
Clayton Aubrey, Autryville, N. ('.
Samuel Forest. Spencer, N. f,
Wounded severely:
Albert Miller, Asheville, N. C.
Marino Corps Casualties:
Killed in action 16
Died of wounds 14
Died of disease 22
Wounded In action severely 11
The KmpmsK An Ordinary Citizn
Zurich, Switzerland. Nov. 7 Km
perss Zita of Austria has asked per
mission of the government at Prague
to be allowed to go with her chil
dren to Brandeis Castle on tho Elbe
In Bohemia, according to the Prague
Tageblatte which hays that the gov
ernment gave permission to the Em
press to enter Bohemia as a private
citizen.
The Knemy Communication "uf
With the American army on the
Redan front, Wednesday, 1:45. p. m.
American troops today entered
that port of Sedan located on the
west bark of the Meuse. Tho bridge
over the river side on which the en
emy fled has been destroyed and the
river valley flooded. The prineinal
line of communication between the
fortress of Meta and Northern
France and Belgium are now cither
cut or are unavailable, for the use of
the enemy.
Wounded In
Wounded in
termined ,
In hands of
Miss'iu;
action slightly
degree undo-
CHAXOES PERSONNEL
Four New Officers Aw Elected to Fill
Vacancies Caused by Resigna
tions. Raleigh. Nov. 7.- Owing to the
changes in the personnel of tho offi
cers of the Norfolk Southern Rail
road Company, caused by the resig
nation of Captain M. Manly, treas
urer, and Mr. Morris S. Hawkins,
secretary, and b ythe death of the
late James T. Avery, assistant secre
tary and assistant treasurer, tho fol
lowing officers have been elected:
C. I. Millard, vice president and
treasurer.
.1. C. Nelms, Jr.. secretary and
auditor.
W. E. Nicholson, chief engineer.
G. E. Christie, assistant secretary
and assistant treasurer.
On the returns available, 25 Re
publicans had been electel to seats
i nthe House now held by Democrats
and seven Democrats bad been
olected to seats now held by Repub
licans. In the Senate ,one Democrat had
been elected to a seat now held by
a Republican and six Republicans
had been electde to seat3 now held
by Democrats.
On the returns at hand, the House
figures wore Republicans 229; Dem
ocrats 196; Socialists 1; Doubtful
9. A majority is 218.'
Iu the Senate, tho returns showed
Republicans 47; Democrats 46.
A Change in the Important
Committees of the House
in Settling
QUESTIONS OF THE WAR
Washington, Nov. 7. Tho politi
cal overturing which takes from the
Democrats control of the Houses of
eprosontatives foreshadows an up
heaval in national digestive affairs,
'changes in powerful committee
chairmanships, and a situation con
fronting President Wilson which, in
a measure, parallels that confront-
Do They Come? This the Ques
tion Agitating Minds of
Official Washington
REGARDING EMISSARIES
Amsterdam, Nov. 7. :(By the As
sociated Press) President Wilson's
noto to tho German government
reached Berlin yesterday. Offiqlal
announcement of this was made at
the 'German capital and it waB add
ed that the text of the note would be
published yesterday evening.
London, Nov. 7. The Daily Nows
gation has reached tho Wester
front and been permitted to cross
into the allied lines.
Washington, Nov. 6. Armistice
prevails in the Supreme War Council soon , will be
The regisnation of Messrs. Manly
and Hawkins wore accepted with
great reluctance by the dIrictors in
compliance with the ruling of the
United States Railroad Administra
tion to the effect that federal office! s
cannot serve the corporation.
Mr. Nelms was included in the or
der, and resigned as Foderal auditor
to accept the offico of secretary and
auditor of the Norfolk Southern Rail
road Company.
Tho general offices have been os
tablished on the third floor of the
Spratley building, corner of Granby
and Tazewell streets, Norfolk, Va.
ing President Taft in the raidBt of says it learns that the German dole-
his administration. The situation
also is analogous to that faced by
President Cleveland at the begin
ning of his first term.
Since, by the .system of commit
tee control which
House, all legislation and the virtu-j in die hands of German emlBsarias
ally unlimited powers for investiga- now ou their way from Berlin to
tion of governmental affairs lies (t Western front, but the time thai
within the initiative and control of must elapse before there is a decis
the majority, tho possibilities are ion as to their acceptance or rejec
obvious. They will be increased if 'lion probably will depend largely
the linal returns for the Senate as- upon the. powers with which tne
sare the Republicans control there. Germau delegation has beeu cloth
( First, comes the question of the ed. i
jSSpeakership. a place which many There is nothing here to indicate
(statesmen and politicians have dr- just what authority has been con-
jelared is second only to the Prisi-hei-rod upon these representatives of
dency iu importance. Representa- ( the German government. The offic
tive Mann, of Illinois, the Republi- j.il announcement from Berlin via
can leader, would on the basis of his , London yesterday said "A German
position, be the logical candidate of -delegation has left for the Western
the mapority, but that is complieat- front,," but the language employed
ed by several factors, one of whica may or may not be significant.
Officials here have assumed that
.he German H presentatives, after
has been Mr. Mann's continued ill
health. There also are some fac
'tional differences to bo considered.
enemy
. . .8
. .4
.11
Total 89
Wounded severely, William H.
Campbell, Tarboro.
MARKETS
COTTON'
New York, Nov. 7. Cotton fut
uroj opened steady with December
29.90 to 30.10, January 29.37. Mar.
28. no. May 29.50, July 28.25.
Tho Germans Very Considerate
On the Belgian front la France,
No. 7. -A wlrelesB despatch has
teen received at the bendqonrters of
General Beaurans from the Germans
flaying that thev had decided to
abandon Ghent and asked the Bel
gian! not to Are on the suburbs of
STOCKS
New York, Nov. 7. Further in-
tl licences of early peace were the
c! Ii f asset at tho opening of the
stock market today. Buying was
again general, the rails of the bet
ter class recording gain of a point.
The oils, motors and coppers and
some of the specialties rose from
one to throe points. Marine preferr
ed waws the only stock to register
a loss.
THK WKATHEK
FFor North Carolina fair tonight
and riday except rain Friday In tho
extreme portion. Warmer Friday
with fresh winds on tho coast.
THE WILSON RED CROSS
IS READY
TO HELP YOU SEND CHRISTMAS GIFTS
TO OI K BOYS IS FP.AXCK
ALL SHIPMENTS MIST P.E IN THE HANDS OF THE
WILSON RED CROSS OX OK BEFORE NOVEMBER 13TII
RI LES FOR MAILING CHRISTMAS PARCELS
Only one package may be sent to each man, enclosed in a
standard carton furnished by the Red Cross.
The label issued to the man overseas by the Army authorities
and forwarded by him to somo relative or friend in this country
will entitle the holder to apply to tho local Red Cross organisa
tion for one shipping box.
The shipping box must bo packed by the relatives or fricnas
and delivered, unwrapped and unlabeled to the Red Cross to be
weighed, inspected, wrapped, labeled ar.i delivered to the Post
Office.
No package may weigh more than three pounds.
No written message may be enclosed.
Each parcel must bear the label received from abroad with the
name and address of the soldier and tho Inspection label of tho
American Red Cross.
Thi Rod Cross has opened a branch office for the Informa
tion and the handling of Christmas packages, next door to Her
ring's Drug store, the store formerly occupied by J. W. Jones.
Obtain regulation shipping boxes at this place.
ecu ring the terms from Marshal
Representative Qillett. of Massachu- Foch, will transmit them by teln
setts, actually Mr. Mann's senior ii: I graph or convey t!;em personally to
point of service, has been acting lie-'tho German high command in the
publican leader and is to be reckon-1 field, for it is understood to be tilt
ed within the calulatious for the purpoK". in the present case, as was
Speakership. There also has been done with Austria. Bulgaria anil
somo talk of Representative Long-1 l ui key, to deal with the armistice
worth, of Ohio. Coloiel Roosevelt's 'as purely a military measure bo-
json-in-law, as a candidate upon tweon the military commands.
I whom the Republicans could unite. Should this procedure be follow
Next in importance is the leader-ed. It is regarded here as probable
ship of the Democrats when they be- that several days may elapse while
come the minority party after March the German delegation, now nomi
3 next. As chairman of tho Ways nally, at least subordinate to the
and Means committee Representa- civil government, can consider t na
tive Kitchln, of North Carolina, uow conditions laid down and reach a de
jis the Democratic floor leader. He eiBion. There can heno argument us
lis expected to be supplanted in both to t luieniis. no matter how harsli
places by Representative Josehp W. they may appead to the Germans.
Fordney. of Michigan, one of the old The only course I 'ft to Germany is
Republican wheolhorses, upon whom to accept or reject them. Meantime
will fall a very important part in Marshal Foch is expected to contln
carrying out with the Treasury De- tie the pressure on the Teutonic ar
partment the government's financial niles. which now threatens their
program for tho remainder of tho safety along a 200-mile front,
war. This will present a. situation No announcement has yet been
where the Republican House, and made when the terms of the armis
prohably Bcnate, will bedealin; with tice will be made public. Their
a Democratic Secretary of the Treas- publication very probably will bj de
ury on immense linaucial questions layed until Germany has reached a
in which they fundamentally may be decision with regard to their accept -in
disagreement. aneo or rejection.
At least two more great Liberty German forces in their retreat
Loans are to be provided for and no from Belgium iUv bombarding de-
one can estimate the need for I'urth- fenseless towns using especially gus
er war ta:;atlon after Hie end of the shells, and devastating the country
fiscal year which the pending war. side, according to an eye witness ac
revenne bill Is framed to cover. count made public yesterday by the
Speaker Clark was minority lead- Belgian legation,
er before tho Democrats came into "The Belgian government has
control. A question to be decided Is been informed," said tho statement
whether Mr. Kitchiu is to step down "by a reliable eye witness who foi
from that place in the now Congress Iowa closely the operations at the
to give way for Mr. Clark or wheth- Belgian front that, at the very mo
or the speaker will bo obliged to ment that the Gorman government
take place In the usual run of com- has announcod her protest against
mittee assignments. ' inhuman acts and whilo Germany of-
There are In the (House severa' fers to stop aerial bombardments iu
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