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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-28
SPEECH Of MR..
WILSON IN LONDON
M 49,
Wants to Organize the Moral
Forces of the World to
Preserve Peace
FOR RIGHT AND JUcTICE
FOR RIGHT AND JUSTICE

1 AohuOhb DOS' HO'-lSOpiyAh6 w
the Kings address last night, Pres
ident Wilson Said:
II am deeply complimented by
the gracious words which you have
| uttered. The welcome which you
have given me and Mrs. Wilson has
been so warm, so natural, so evil
IDENTIFY from the heart, that we have
been more than pleased. We have
been touched by it and believe that
I correctly interpret that welcome as
embodying not only your own gener-
Gus spirit toward us personally but
also as expressing for yourself and
the great nation over which you pre-
side that same feeling for my people,
for the people of the United States.
"For you and l, sir-I temporari-
ly-embody the spirit Of two great
nations, and whatever strength I
have, and whatever authority, I pos
sess it only so long and so far as l
express the spirit and purpose Of the
American people.
every influence that the Ameri-
can people have over the affairs Of
the world is measured by their SYM
pathy with the aspirations Of free
men everywhere.
America does love freedom, and
I believe that she loves freedom un-
selfishly. But if she does not she
will not and cannot help the infiu-
ence to which she justly aspires.
II have had the privilege, sir, of
comforting with the leaders of your
own government and with the
spokesmen of the governments Of
France and of Italy, and am glad
to say that I have the same concep-
tions that they have Of the signifi-
canoe and scope of the duty on
which we have met.
"We have used great words; all Of
us have used the great words right
and Justice and now we are to
prove whether or not we understand
these words, and how they are to be
applied to the particular settlement
which must conclude this war.
"And we must not only understand
them, but we must have the courage
to act upon our understanding.
"Yet, after l have uttered the
word courage 1t comes into my
mind that it would take more cour-
age to resist the great moral tide
now running in the world than to
yield to it, than to obey it.
"There is a great tide running in
the hearts of men. The hearts Of
men have never beaten so singularly
in unison before. Men have never
before been SO oconscious oftheir bro
therhood. Men have never before
realized how little difference there
was between right and justice in one
latitude and in another, under one
sovereignty and under another.
"And it will be our high privilege,
l believe, sir, not only to apply the
moral judgment Of the world to the
particular settlements which we
shall atempt, but also to organize
the moral force of the world to pre-
serve those settlements, to steady
the forces of mankind and to make
the right and the justice to which
great nations like our own have de-
voted themselves, the predominant
and the controlling force of the
world"
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-28
WILSON AT GUILD HALL TODAY

London, Dec. 2S.-Speaking to-
day at the historic Guild Hall at
ceremonial gathering Of Great Brit
ai1's most no longer be a balance
of power which might unsettle the
peace of the world, but that the fu-
ture must produce concert OF pow
er which would preserve it.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-28
SHIFT TO FRACs IN ALsACE

Paris, Dec. 2S.-An Increase Of
750 900, 900 francs I'm advances to
the Government is shown in the.
weekly report of the Bank Of France
made public today.
An official note issued gy the Min
istry of Finance says that this I'M
crease was due to operations n
progress in exchanging German
marks for francs IN Alssce lorraine.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-28
7,468 Wounded Landed Last Week

Washington, Dec. 2S.-During the
week ended Dec. 20, a total of 7,46S
wounded and sick soldiers were land
ed in the United States from the
American Expeditionary Forces. This
is the largest number received in
any single week. OF this total 5,82S
were landed at New York and the
BALANCE of 1,64O at Newport News.
The men are being sent to various
army hospitals for physical recon
struction and to convalescent camps.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-28
TODAY IS WILSON'S BIRTHDAY

London, Dec. 2S.-King George
called at President Wilson's apart
ments at 10 o'clock this morning
and wished him many returns OF
the day. 1t was President Wilson's
sixxty-second birthday.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-28

Germany Delivering Rolling Stock
Paris, Havas Agency, Dec. 2S.-
Armistice conditions relative to the
delivery of railroad rolling stock are
being carried out satisfactorily by
the Germans. In single day $500
cars and 200 locomotives were turn
ed over to the Allies.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-28
LLOYD GEORGE
WINSI N ELECTIONS
BRITISH PREMIER AND HIS
PARTY SUSTAINED BY
LARGE MAJORITY

London, Dec. 2S.-All indications
at 3 o'clock this afternoon were
that Premier Lloyd George and his
government would have an over
whelming majority in the house of
Commons.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-28
M A R X E T S
COTTON

New York, Dec. 2S.-COtt0n fa-
lures opened steady. Jan. zs.S6,
March 28, May 27.15, July 1852,
Oct. 24.20.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY IS HEAVY SUFFERER FROM FLOOD

Bristol Tenn, Va, Jan. 29-No trains can be operated on the Ap- palachian division of the Southern Railway for at least the remainder of the week, according to reports here tonight, on account of the washing away of more than fifteen bridges and trestles and numerous slides and washouts, following heavy rains and the thawing of snow on the mountains
 This division operates into the coal fields and is the main fuel feeder for the Southern system.
 More than 500 feet of trackage through Natural Tunnel was washed away. Two trestles at this point also went down.
 The Virginia and Carolina railroad operating from Abingdon, Va. to Boone. N. C., it was reported here, has suspended operation on account of the washing away of two bridges.
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AMERICA HAS LOST
 SIXTy-NIKE VESSELS

New York. Jan 29-ln the twelve months of unrestricted warfare launched against American allied shipping by Germany one year aeo Friday there have been sunk by sub- marines, mines and raiders sixty-nine American vessels totaling 171.O16 gross tons, according to careful compilaton of records of sinkings which have been made public during the period Offsetting this loss of American vessels, most of which were sailing ships the United States since February l has added to her merchant marine by the seizure of former German and Austrian owned ships q total of l07 vessels having a gross tonnage of 6S6,i9l, leaving on the credit side of the Americans in the account with the central powers net gain of 5l5,433 gross tons.
 The loss of life caused by the sinking of the 69 American ships was more than 300 persons, however.
 Records of the department of com merce show that for the period be- ginning with Feb |, 1917, and ending with December l. there were cleared from American ports in tho foreign trade ships aggregating 17.73S,9 900 net or approximately 24,S3f AGO gross tons. The number of ships making up the total of tons was not made pub lie by tn department
 Further offesting the loss of ton mage occasioned by the submarine warfare the Unitea States through the shipping board requisitioned in American shipyards more than two million tons
 In addition the shipping board on October 15 last placed under gov ernment acquisition 392 American vessels of over 2,500 tons dead weight capacity which were already afloat and immediately assigned them to the task of carrying supplies fer the ai- lies and the American forces abroad.
 The announced sinhngs of British ships for the year up to and includ- ing the week ending January g have been ,033 vessels of which 763 were over 1,600 tons and gro. were under that figure The joint losses of France and Italy have been ayerag ing three 10 four large vessels weekly
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-30
Freight Congestion inN
 the East ContinueS
Administration A Officials Announce # Cannot Be Cleared Up Be-
 fore Last of March.

Washington Jan. 29--F'reight con- gestion on eastern railroads probably cannot be cleared up before the mid dle or latter part of March, railroad administrator officials announced to- night Bad weather this week has provided the eliminating misfortune on which is based the conviction that it will take at least six weeks more to set hal traffic moving normally. Even without the expected thaw which may send rivers flood ng above their banks, officials say recovery from the ln- precedented period of blizzard weath- CT would be slow
 Floods would make conditions far worse. Preparations have been made to flight high waters which are feared throughout the east and which already have developed in the mountains of Virginia. West Virginia and Kentucky with serious cpnseduences to coal ''ao- daction and transportation.
 Because of this situation bosa he
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ND HEAVY GUNS 0R
 ARMORED CARS ORE LEFT
Population of Petrograd is Being De - ceminated by Disease-The Epi- demic Is Attributed to the Extreme Shortage of Food and Extremely  Unssnitary Conditions.

London, Jan 29.-The Bolsheyiki foreign minister, Leon Trotzky. an nounced to the congress of work mems and soldiers deputies at Petro- grad Saturday night the decision of the government respecting reprisals against Rumania These include the breaking off of diplomatic relations. the seizure of l%umanian gold reservee in Moscow and the outlawing of Lieu tenant General Stcherbateheff, for mer commander in-ohief on the Ru- manian front
 Trotzky said that the Rumanian gold reserve amounted to 100000 rubles and that the custodian of this fund mad been placed under arrest
 It is understood that General Stcherbatcheff has been cooperating with the Rumanians in disarming Russians in Rumauia and Bessarabia
 According to reports received from Berlin by way of Amsterdam peace negotiations will be resumed at Brest-Litoysk Tuesday Count Czer- min, the Autsor- Hungarion foreign minister, and pr von Kuehlmann. ths German secretary of foreign affairs, arrived there Monday and M. Trotzky is expected at an early date Later dispatches, howeevr. denied that tha Russian foreign minister intended e proceed to Brest-litoysk.
 Before leaving Vienna Count Ger min had an audience with the em- peror and he is quoted as saying that he might be compelled to return short ly on important business.
 A Reuter-, limited, dispatch from Petrograd says on the authority of the commissioner of national ai airs that the commissioners vii not ne- got ate further with Ukranian rada and that nothing remains but a re- lentless struggle until victory has been obtained by the Ukranian work mems and soldiers deputies.
 The bourgeoise rule of Ukraine continued the commissioner, must be completely liquidated and replaced by new socialistic rada. the basis or which has already been formed
 Almost three quarters of the Ger man troops have been withdrawn from the Russian front, according to the newspaper Nashy Vedomesty.
 No heavy guns nor armored cars a.. N while the number of light
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abroad and fuel administrstions planning a continuance of uuusla8 8 measures to keep coal moving to con- suming points. It is possible that no general embargoes will be declared by Director General McAdoo although in- dividual railroads will be given free hand in refusing shipments whenever local conditions make this course ao- visable.
 Word reached railroad headquarters today that railroads already have ta- ken steps to discharge a number of attorneys maintained in various loca.- ities where the need for them is small in comphinee with Director General MeAdoo's order. Employees listed es "business agents" but actually servng as lobbists before state legislatures also are amoung those whose diainis- sal Is looked for. Traffic soliciting agents will be dropped as fast as rail- roads can arrange the changes in busi- ness systems or will he transferred to other work.
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REGISTERING WOMEN
 FOR WORK ON FARMS
THROUGH THIS METHOD IT IS HOPED TO SECURE ENOUGH
 LABOR FOR ALL SECTIONS

Washington. Jan. 29.-National reZ1 isiration of women available for work on farms is planned by the depart ment of labor as one of the advance steps in a campaign to secure suf- ficiency of farm labor for every sec ton of the country during the coming season
 A. l.. Berkman, chief of the division of farm service, announced tonight that every effort would be made to meet the expected shortage of farm labor by a plan to mobilize the avail able men and women in every com munity in the country Heavy snows in the middhwest. he said, should mean a large wheat crop and if the favorable weather continued one of the biggest yields on record may be expected
 A special farm service man will be stationed in most of the ninety four federal employment agencies of the country. Mir Berkman said and in addition. postofnces in the small farming communities will be Used as recruiung staaons, the postmaster or some other representative citizens .ctlh@ as labor agent.
 The most serious farm labor shortage last year was in the east, said Mir. BeTkman "The industries there were filling their war orders with men who otherwise would have aeen available for farm work by the offor of attractive wages The farmer win have to increase wages much more than they nave to get men to come from the cities They have not raised wages anywhere in proportion to their increase in profits
 Women, Mir Berkman continued will be needed for truck gardening, fruit gathering. dairying and other light forms of labor. but they will not be oaled npon for the heavy work 30 long as men are available.
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guns has been greatly reduced Youno soldiers are being removed daily and their places are being taken by old men and semi-invalids. The German northern front is strongest There are no Germans on the southwestern front and although the Austrians there have not been reduced, their heavy artillery has been withdrawn.
 The Petrograd correspondent of the London Times referring to the civil war in Finland says that Sweden's assistance seems to have been asked by the Finnish senate and adds that doubtless many Films, or at least Fin nish Swedes would welcome the in teryention of Sweden An evening paper announces the arrival of Swa- dish troops at Tornea and says thai clash has already occurred between an advanced guard of Swedes aad the Finnish red guards
 A Stockholm dispatch co tue lost says that the Swedish government on Friday decided to propose that Nor way and Denmark invite Finland to cooperate with the three Scandlnav- ian countries resarding legislative questions
 Confirming the outbreak of diseases lt Petrograd the Times correspondent says the population is being decimated thereby The epidemic is attributed to the extreme shortage of food and adulteration with all kinds of injuri- ous admiXtures. Various forms of ,yphus as well as smallpox are ram pant Moreover, extremely unsani- tary conditions now prevail in the city while all the organizations con cerned with the public health either have been abolished or have yirtually ceased operations owing to the reyu- lution There is no sanitary com mission there are no great special ists and there is no registration of diseases Very few doctors are in practice and some of these threaten to go to Germany if the ignorant Russian proleiariat doing meniai work in the hospitals are permitted to continue dictating 10 medical off cers and trained nurses.
 According to Berlin adyices re- ceived via Amsterdam the Russo German commissioners at Petrosrad have reached a substantial agreement concerning the exchange of invalids  and the dispatch of men boMeWarl has begun to a rstricted extent
 But the question of the exchange Of civilians and the treatment of un- wounded prisoners of war has not been settled
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Paducah, Ky, Jan 29.-7iore than a dozen steamboats, a number of small CT craft and at least two docks varl- ously estimated in value from 5000. 900 to $1,0OO,O00 were torn from their moorings by ice gorges at lower Ohio and Tennessee river points early to- night and either have been sunk or are floating in immense floes near the junction of the Ohio and Mis- sissippi rivers in imminent danger of destruction. A majority of the pack cts and tow boats believed safe with n the shelter of the Paducah harbor parted their cables and. swung out nto the rushing flood.
 Vessels such as the Spread Eaglc anu the Grey Eagle of ;ne Eagle Packet line of St Lounis. each valued ar
 1000o0 and among the largest 'team4oats on the Ohio, were churned by the ice and finally sunlt neal Metropolis IT,, approximately fifteen miles from their starting point
 Meanwhile reports from up-riyer points told of melting snows, swell ing tributary streams. the formation of other ice gorees and the probabil- fly that when they broke they would release a flood of water that was ex- pected to cause still further damage.
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New York. Jan % Notwithstand- ing the fact that deep snows still cover the grounds the Italians have carried out successfully a spectacular drive against the Austro- German lines in the moutain region of north- ern Italy and captured strong posi- tlons and more than 1,500 men.
 The blow was delivered on tho Asiago plateau sector and the enemy positions penetrated were tenaciousIy held, notwithstanding tsorng counter attacks in which the Austro- Germans were repulsed with heavy casualties. The Berlin war office in admitting the reverse 10 the Teutonie allied line asserts that the Italians repeat edly tried to bring ID endorsements to widen the breaches that they had made into the enemy front. but that their efforts failed and 3G0 Italians were made prisoner. That areoplanes aided materially in the fighting, full details of which have not been re- ceived, is indicated in the Italian off cial communication which asserts that during the progress of the battle the enemy lost twelve aircraft The vic- tory Of the Italians st this particular part is of considerable significance because of the fact that lately since the enemys strong attempts to break through from the hin region to the Venetian plain failed around Monts Tomha and sectors west, the Austro- Germans have been bringing up rein- forcements iii the Asiago district pre- paratory to further series of attacks to reach the lowlands around Bassana and Vicen2a Aside from thit battle no important infantry operations have been recorded, although the Germans have been appearing with their artillery on somewhat exten- siye scale on the Arras front and have carried out raiding operations on several other sectors of Field Mar shal Haig's line.
 Monday nights aeroplane raid, the first of the year on London, and ad- acent territory resulted in the largest
 CONTINUED ON fpACE SEVEN
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WARNING ISSUED RULERS
 BY GERMAN PAPERS

London, Jan. 29.-The Korre- spondenblatt, the organ of the general commission of trades unions of Germany, says that the trades unions demand as a reply to Premier Lloyd Georges speech a definite statement of Ger many's war aims in the west.
 Voerwaerts, under the heading. Germany, take heed,' says:
 "The movement going through the masses rests on deep moral grounds; 1t is born of the fear that they have been mlsied."
 The Voerwaerts adds that they will not let themselves be per suaded that their happiness is to be sought by defeat and civil war, but it continues:
 "They want food and peace and Germany free outwardly and in- wardly. And any attempt to hold them by force is dangerous. All thoughts of an attempt to force on the people aims which prolone the war, aims for which they never fought, or to keep from the people their promised rights can only work as disntegrating factors. That today is our greatest dan ger"
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Strikes in Germany
 Becoming Serious
Workers in Torpedo Factory Strike and Many of Men Are Called 70
 Join the Army.

at the head of the movements, but sev eral trades ere almost completely at a standstill. The independent social ists have carried on an active prona eanda during the la { few days. tae dispatch says and the movement ap- pears to be very serious and in indus tral eenters meetings are prohibi ed.
 1t is particularly grave in the su- hurbs Of Lichteilelee e, 'HeringsdoTf and Johanisthal. where electric works anl aeroplane factories are sit ated.
 $ rikes also have broken out in Rhineland and Westphalia
 The F,ankfErter zetung says the movement is a2a'n tle delay i'll pas sing the piussian resoTm bill and the agitatiaon conducted by the fatherland party The same naper adds that the strike had spread to the Bochum min ing district Line miles from Essen.
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London Jan. @. dispat h to he Exchange Telegraph company under date of January 2S says that a tho- roughly trustworthy report from K el declares the workers in the torpedo factory at Friedrichspor struck 3n Friday afternoon In conseq ence of this number of the men leaders are be ng called to join the army. The employees at the Germania dockyards struck Ffday the dispatch adds
 Dispatches rom S@itzerland and Holland des cribe the general strike in Berln and other parts of Germany as much more seri5is than indicated by the official dispatches sent from Ser lin. According to Central News ad-- vices from Amsterdam nearly all Of the workmen of the Daimler, Boersig. Ludwig and general electric works are on strike Trades unions are not
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FERRY BOAT LIFTED CUT
 OF THE WATER AT CAIRO

Cairo, Ill., Jan. 2a.--Although the ice gorge descending the Ohio river carrying with il craft and other prop erty stopped it's forward movement here late this afternoon. river steam CTS and barges battlcd for life to- night in the treacherous Hoe The Iron Mountain steamer Henry Mar quard was picked up by the ice and 1er wheel placed on the wharf to which it was tied The boat is badly damaged and is in a precarious con dition tonight The ferry steamer Three States was set adrift but later was rescued
 The Sprague one of the largest and most powerful boats on the river. is in imminent danger and the safety of several barges loaded with govern ment goods is dependent upon it's se- curiy as they have fought all day under the Sprague's protection.
 According to reports received here tonight the gorge has been blocked at Columbus Ky Reports from down stream indicate river property is in much danger although the amount of damage sustained thus far has not been estimated Numerous boats and barges have passed this city today caught in the ice. No loss of life has been reported.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-30
GERMANS MAKE ANOTHER
 RAID OVER ENGLAND

London, Jan. 3o.-N:3s a. n.. Wednesday, y)-Another hostile air raid over eastern England beaan at e:3o o'clock last night and up to the present hour is still in progress, according to an official communication Just issued. None of the enemy machines has yet been able to penetrate the London defense although there are re ports that bombs have dropped in the outskirts of the city. The communication says:
 Hostile aeroplanes crossed the coast Of Essex and Kent a5out 9:30 p. m. Some machines at tempted to penetrate into London about an hour later.
 Up to the present hour none of them have succeeded in penetrat. ing the London defenses, Some bombs are reported as having been dropped in these parts. The raid is still in progress.