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i i t 1 ? W .. . '" ' t SEND E DA'LY SUN AT END FOR A CHR.STMAS gD TONO MWW OF DECEMBER ONLY IT LASTS THROUGHOUT $ 4. 4 4- 4 . a a A . . -4- -j T r r Li Li ..OJJ" A.i L Ygs) kJJ .LxV VOLUME 1. NUMBER 229. GREENEVILLE DAILY SUN, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 20. 1918 : ' . , -v u, iats. FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK V 1 - m 117 1 in ii n umm w oramen and Soldiers Council Have Declared For A Peoples-G overn ment W orkmens' and Soldiers Council Has Decided in Favor of a Constitutional Form of Government for Germany (By The United Press.) BERLIN, Dec. 20. The Workmens' and Soldiers Council has decided in favor of a constitutional form of government. Jan uary 10th is fixed as date of the meeting of the national as sembly. Count Bernstorff, it was stated, is likely to become foreign minister in event Count Brookdorff declines the post. Six Million People Join the Red Cross During "Roll CaF Extravagance in Expenditures in Building of Hog Island Shipyards Not Satisfactorily Accounted For (By The United Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Through gross mismanatremen extravagance has permeated the affairs of the American Na tional Corporation in the building of the Hog Isalnd shipyard at Philadelphia, according to findings of the Department of Justice investigators made public to White House today. Recommendations made for examinations into the corpora tions, expenditures wil be made by board of experts. Report says officials attempted to justify their position by saying they were forced to sacrifice economy for speed. Increase from $21,000,000, the yard's first estimated cost, to $61,000,000 was noc accounted lor to the tull satisfaction of the investigators United States and Allies Harmouions Thus Far in the Peace Preliminaries (By The United Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The Allies and the United States are harmonious thus far in the peace preliminaries, the State Department assured todav. This word act known German propaganda which seeks to spilt the nations by discord. It is admitted that certain differences of opinion are destined to develop as the peace session develops, but State Department believes that such differences will be an honest var iance of opinion which would prevail in any group withvaried interests. New Appeal From Germany Considered Ruse to Stir Up False Sympathy for Huns (By The United Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Germany has addressed the State Department with another series of appeals for American aid. The department is not making the messages nublic inasmuch as tney contain no new facts. The general feling here is that the message is a part of German propaganda designed to stir up itlse suympathy for the Teutons. Strike of German Newspaper Workers Suspends Publication of Dailies (By The United Press.) BERLIN, Dec. 20. A strike of newspare workers has forced more than a dozen dailies to suspend publication and efforts to effect a compromise with the workers has failed. Among the papers unable to publish today were the Tageblatt, Lokal An zeiger, Vossiche and Morgen Pest. Enormous Increase in Cotton Ginned As Compared to Amount Last Year ... (By The United Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The cotton ginned from the 1916 crop to Dec. 13th was 10.252,402 bales, the department of com merce announced today. ' This represents an increase" of 131,000 bales over ginning for same period last year. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Six million persons have joined the American Red Cross since the begin ning of the Christmas "roll call", Monday. In making this announce ment tonight, Red Cross headquar ters said leports from all states indi cate that the campaign now is go ing at top speed and steadily1 gather-, ing a momentum that will continue until the close of the drive next Mon day. Of the six million new members, it was said, practically all were obtain ed up to Wednesday, as few reports were received on today's results. The Atlantic division, comprising New York, New Jersey" and Connecticut, continues to lead in number of mem berships, with 2,250,000 enrolled up to late yesterday. The southwest ern division, including the states of "Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kan sas and Texas, was second today, with 914503 members. Ohio, Ken tucky and Indiana composing the Lake division, reported 809,000 mem- Red Cross headquarters received a report from Argentina saying that the Buenos Aires chapter had enroll ed 2,000 Americans, practically the entire American colony," and twice that number of persons of other na tionalities . : GREAT BOOM II AND BU1LDI1 Naval Men Interested Pain to Sink German Ships Under Discussion. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Press dispatches from Paris saying that the American peace delegates, with British support, will urge the sink ing of the surrendered German war ships as the solution of the problem of their disposition, led to initiation of steps today in the senate to obtain an official statement of the facts and to wide discussion in naval circles. At the state and navy department no information was available. Secre tary Daniels repeating his previous statement that he had never heard the suggestion officially, while at thf state department it was said that so far as knownno such project was in cluded in the American peace pro gram." . , . The first published suggestion that the ships be sunk came from London several days ago, but even before that it was learned, this had occurr ed to some naval authorities here as one possible way of settling a vex ing problem. NEW INDUSTRIES 1G TRADES EXPECTED FORES. Boom in Building and New Industries Will Soon Carry the United States Into Period of Great Prosperity (By The United Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The resumption of peace time pur suits, with the addition of new industries such as dyemaking- and a boom that is expected in building trades will carry the United States at once into period of great prosperity, accord ing to reports gathered today by the United Press. When the restrictions on building trades are fully raised and the need for manufactured and raw materials in Europe be comes keenly felt, the business depression which may result from the stoppage of war work will be rapidly overcome, it is believed. t Italian Leaders in Conference With President Wilson Today (By The United Press.) ... PARIS, Dec. 20. Italian leaders went into conference with Wilson today, Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino called at Murat palace at eleven o'clock and were closeted with the President for some time. ' Greece Confer Honors on Several American Officers WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Min ister Eoussus, of Greece, informed the state department today that the king of Greece had conferred decora tions upon General March, chief of staff; Col. Constant Cordier, liaison officer of the general staff, and Lieut Col. Edward Davis, military attache of the American legation at Athens'. Upon Gen. March the king conferred the grand cross of George I., Col. Cordier was made a grand officer of the order of George I. and Col Dav is an officer of the same order. "German Republic" May Elect President 0 By the "United Press.) BERLIN, Dec. 18. (Delayed) The national workmens' and sol diers' councils have received propo sals that the "German remilic" elerfc a president Sunday. Prompt action in this connection, it is pointed out, is necessary to give the allies guaran tees that Germany will have a respon sible government when the peace conference begins. Germany Is Ruined Many Generations By Calamitous War Great Grandmother Weds at Age of 70 (By the United Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Mrs. W. W. Loring, 70, a great grandmother, today is the bride of Lewis A. Art- falk, 66. They are the oldest couple ever mawied in the office of the city 'clerk. LONDON,, Dec. 20. "Germany is ruined forgenerations, politically, in dustrially and economically," Dr, Walter Rathenau, president of the General Electric company, is quoted as declaring to the Berlin correspon dent of the Daily Express. "It is the greatest calamity that has ever happened t'o any country in two thousand years," added Dr. Rath enau, who is one of the largest em ployers of labor in Germany. "If the indemnities ate high wtf sfrafl have, nothing with which to expand our industries and there will be a great tide of immigration, probably to South America, the far east and certainly" to Rusaia; The1 result will he the Balkanization of Europe." Five Germans Subsmarines, Including The Famous Deutschland Have Arrived at Cherbourge (By The United Press.) " '' WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Five German submarines 'includ ing the famous Deutschland, have arrived at Cherbourg, din- pomatic advices stated today. ; , - . . ' Weekly Report SIows Influenza and Pneumonia on Decline in Army Camps , 4 (By The United Pres..) 'f- WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Though influenza MnftmiM f practically all large army camDs in this COUTlfrv. WPoVIv ronnrfa I today showed that it is apparently on the decline again. Pneu monia cases also were iewer for the week than previously. If League of Nations Is Created by Peace Conference, First Work Will Be to Keep Peace Between Italy and Jugo-Slavs. Lettish Republic Asks Allied Assistance in Fight Against Bolsheviki (By The United Press.). WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The Lettish government has ask v Allied assistance in fight against Bolsheviki. The request came to this government through the Stockholm legation. 2 Scark J Chevrons Discharged Soldiers WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Secre tary Baker today directed that each soldier honorably discharged be fur nished with two scarlet chevrons to be worn 'on the left sleeve as a rec ognition of his service to the coun try. The chevrons will be of the same size and shape as those pre scribed for service abroad. Joy is killed imt of our lives' when we forgot ami lose our head, and rather than feel happy we chose t shed tears instead; when we are slay ing our good cheer we are not pray ing for our good here and now. . U.S. Lieutenant Is Shot Dowh By Germans COPENHAGEN, Dec. 20. The killing of Lieut. Coheeney, an Amer ican airman, in the German prison camp at Stralsund, Dec. 5, is report ed by three British officers who have arriver here. The American lieu tenant, the officers say, went outside the barbed wire for a moment' and the German guards fired three times at him. Lieut. Coheeney was killed by a bullet through the chest. A British officer was seriously wound ed by the shots. "The guards refused to allow Co- heeriey's comrades to remove his j body. ' By J. W. T. MASON Written far The United Press. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. If a league of nations is created by the peace conference, its first work may be to keep the peace between Italy and the Jugo Slavs. Danger of a belligerent clash between the two nationalities of the eastern and western shores of the Adriatic is becomincr increasingly possible. Premier Orlando is showing an attitude of undisguised opposition to the establishment of a strong Slav state across the Adriatic and he apparently is preparing to ap peal to President Wilson to put a limit on the principle of the self-determination of nationalities. Orlandd will' arrive in Paris tomorrow with the king of Italy. and it is then that the first serious obstacle to smooth workinir of the peace conference will develop. The French have given various indications that they do not sympathize with imperial istic ambitions on the part of Italy. The Jugo Slavs mean noth ing to Franoe, but it is not to the interest of the French nation to see Italy, another Latin country, develop into a greater power than France herself I Premier Orlando, therefore, in going to Paris, will enter into an unsympathetic atmosphere as concerns a trans-Ardiatic ex pansion policy by Italy. Nevertheless Italian sentiment is still very strongly united in support of this ambition. Both Premier Orlando and the king of Italy will be forced by public opinion at home to do all they can to win over President Wilson and . r - . Premier Clemenceau to their side. If the peace conference fails to endorse the rights of Italy as superior to those of the Jugo-Slavs, it is very possible that the Italians will not acquiesce in the decision. Premier Orlando has intimated the Italian army can not yet be demobolized. If Italy were to attempt to possess the eastern shore of the Adri atic Ij.v force of arms, that action w ou.'d undoubtedly come up for action by the league of nations. - i 4,