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New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Whole Range of German
Propaganda Likely To
Be Investigated
Committee Receives
Sensational Data
Military Bureau Presents
Important Evidence That
Is Held Secret
tSpecio, Dispatch to The Tri6une)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.--An inquiry
INTO the whole range of German prop
aganda in this country is likely to de-
velop from the investigation by a-Sen-
ate committee into the purchase of
"The Washington Times" by Arthur
Brisbane, Hearst's man, with brewers
money.
A sensational memorandum on the
German propaganda prepared by Cap
tain G. B. Isster, of the military inte'
ligence branch of the army general
staff, and presented to the committee
to-day, will lead to the widening of the
inquiry.
The memorandum was read and com.
mented on with surprise by the mem.
bers of the subcommittee of the Sen
ate Committee on Judiciary, which is
put into "The Record" nor made pub
lie The Senators felt that to give il
out at this time would put certain per
sons on guard as to information which
tnS COUmlClcS eNprCtS " SSC 1IOI
them, but Senator Overman, the, chair
nan, said that it would be made pub
lic later.
George Creel, chairman of the, Com
mittee on Public Information, it seems
certain, will be called and asked to
give an accounting. Captain Lester
has been subpnnaed to appear at the
next meeting of the sub committee, and
he whole memorandum may go into
he record at that time.
To Produce Evidence
Whether other charges made in the
memorandum will be taken. up by the
subcommittee depends on the decision
of the full Judiciary Committee as to
how wide the scope of the inquiry shall
be. There has been much discussion
of limiting it to the brewers Brisbane
deal, and the question will not be de-
cided until the evidence which the COM
mittee has asked for has been briefed.
Senator Overman announced to-day
5hat the Department of justice has
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Farley Club Is Opened

The Cardinal Farley Soldiers and
Sailors Club, at II East Thirtie+h
street, was opened yesterday with an
entertainment and reception.
The club, occupying four floors, will
be open to uniformed men of all creeds
1t has accommodations for 25O men
and includes dormitories, pool rooms
bowling alleys, writing and lounging
rooms, library and shower baths. Jo.
seph j. O'Donohue, ir., said a nomin al al
fee would be charged, so the bows
would not feel as if they were objects
of charity. Tvs
The club WAS named after the late
Cardinal, who several months ago gave
the property 20 the New York Catho.
lie War Council, it having been given
to him several years previously. The
building wes once q stable, but it has
been renovated and made one OF ths
most attractive "war clubs" in New
York. @''"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Board to Eliminate
War Housing Faults
Living Conditions at Munition
Plants Cause Migration
and Hinder Work

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Living con-
ditions of war workers have reached
, the point where the War Labor Policies
Board has found it necessary to recon-
mend the creation of commission on
living conditions Of war workers.
Production is actually being leopard
lied by the conditions under which
workers in many war industries are
living. Every war industry is suffering
from the shifting of it's employees. Liv-
ing conditions are blamed
The new commission will be branch
of the Bureau of Industrial Housing
and Transportation. Its purpose is to
eliminate the circumstances which have
caused the huge migration.
Secretary of Labor Wilson will ap-
point the commission, consisting Of a
chairman and four members. The COM
mission will have on it's staff special
lists in recreation, education, public
utilities, public safety, health and sani-
tation.
The commission will be charged with
building up sound and democratic
social life in the new industrial COM
munities, as one way to keep the work
ers satisfied.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16

Germany convinced him the devastated
regions of his country would soon be
redeemed from the invader. =
On behalf Of the fourth ally repre-
sented. Captain Giuseppe Bevione, Of
the Italian army and member Of the
Italian Parliament, said:
"The first thing of capital interest
that l wish to tell you for Italy this
evening is that my countrymen rejoice
at President Wilson's decision to re-
fuse the demand Of armistice and peace
advanced by the Central Powers. Italy
is in close union with America, with
Belgium, with Great Britain, with
France, in judging necessary that the
invaded provinces, contaminated, dew
astated by the enemy, be redeemed
through the force of arms and not
through covenant with q government
that has demonstrated itself unworthy
of negotiating with civilized nationss
Says italy Is Ready
"To-day Italy is seemingly inactive
at her front because she has not yet
received from the Supreme Command
of Versailles the order to initiate the
offensive and the means for it. But
the menace alone of the Italian army
arrayed from the Alps to the sea is
Su1lc1enC TO prevent AuSCrla from Sen0-
ing the smallest reinforcements to try
to save Germany from the desperate
position in which she finds herself.
"When the order and the means will
come from Versailles to initiate the
last great offensive Italy will know how
to keep pace with her splendid allies
and her ardor will be redoubled by the
certainty of fighting not only for the
liberation of oppressed italians, but
also for the liberation of all the races
martyred by the Hapsburg.
To-day what Italy confidently ex-
poets from her allies, and especially
from the President of these United
States, is chat no special regards be
shown to the court Of Vienna, that has
done nothing else through many centu-
rles but imprison and execute the cham
pions of national liberties. Italy expects
that together with disposing of the Hob
enzollerns there shall be put among the
conditions of peace the abolition of'the
yoke of Hapsburg over the Rumanians
over the Czecho-Slovaks, over the Jugo-
Slavs, over the Poles, over the Ukrain-
ians and over the Italians. In other
words, what Italy expects, gentlemen,
is the dismemberment Of Austria"
Anna Case, Yvonne de Treville. Nor
gan Kingston and Ricardo Martin
sang the national anthems Of the four
Allies.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Dual Monarchy Held
To Be Grave Menace
Must Be Broken Up to Stop
German Domination,
Saws Serbian

Austria a-Hungary must be broken
up completely if German domination
of the Dual Monarchy is to be ex-
cluded," declared vladislav B. Savic
formerly of the Serbian Foreign Office
in the Horace Mann Auditorium, 120th
Street and Broadway, last night while
speaking under the auspices of the
Institute of Arts and Sciences Of
Columbia University on "Conditions OF
Permanent Peace in the Balkans" Mr.
Savic continued:
ut is quite impossible to deprive the
Germans Of the controlling position in
Austria Hungary. They are, numer
ically, the greatest among her nation
alities. They occupy the leading po
sitions-politically, financially, com
Imercially and scientifically. They arc
better organized than any others. The,
are as trained to rule as the others art
trained to obey. The preservation Of
austria Hungary is the last chance fol
Pan Germans to see their dream
realized at another time"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Constant Par for
Liberty Bonds
(specsaI Dispatch to The Tnibune1


ALBANY, Oct. 15.-Jesse S. Phillips.
Superintendent Of Insurance Of the
State of New York, announced TODAY
that in auditing the annual statements
OF insurance companies transactinR
business in this state, it has been, anc
vii continue to be, the policy Of the
New York Insurance Department to
value all Liberty bonds held by such
companies at their par value, provided
the same were purchased at par and
that said bonds will be similarly val
ued for examination purposes. Super
intendent Phillips further stated that
1t was his intention to present the sub
jecttothe committee on valuation Of
securities in the National Convention
of Insurance Commissioners, Of WHICH
he is chairman, at its meeting to be
held at the Hotel Astor, New York
City, on October 80, and urge the COM
mittee to adopt the policy Of the New
York Insurance Department in valuing
Liberty bonds.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Newberry Decision
To Be Made To-day
Judge Clayton Will Announce
Result of Witnesses Habeas
Corpus Hearing

Judge Henry D. Clayton, in the
United States District Court yesterday
announced that on account of delay in
the handing up of briefs in the habeas
corpus proceedings instituted in the in
terest of Frank W. Blair, Allan A. TEN
pleton and Thomas P. Phillips, of De-
troit, who managed the primary cam
paign for Lieutenant Commander Tru-
man Il. Newberry, Republican candi-
date for United States Senator in
Michigan, his decision would not be
given until 10:3O o'clock to-day.
Some of the witnesses were excused
yesterday, among them Paul King
chairman of the Newberry campaign
committee; Robert Oakman and Paul
r. Daley, Others who were told to
remain in New York for while were
Milton Oakman, former Sheriff of
Wayne County and prominent in De-
troit Republican politics; II. A. Hop
kins and Grant Hudson, state super
intendent of the Michigan Anti Saloon
League.
One of the Michigan delegation, in
commenting yesterday on the situation
said:
while Commander Newberry and
his friends are being hauled over the
Goals in New York for campaign ex-
penditures in Michigan, Judge William
Connolly, Of Detroit, candidate fol-
Mayor and backed by the Ford inter
ests and Michigan member of the Dem
ocratlc National Committee, never has
MED campaign statement, as the law
directs. Connolly refused to file a
statement of his campaign exbendi-
lures. He asserts that the primary law
is unconstitutional"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
"Staats-Zeitung"
Sees in Democracy
Germany's Hope
Only Alternative Course Ia
Complete Annihilation,
Says N. Y. Paper

The New York "Staats-Zeitune.~
which, during the early days Of the
war in Europe was one Of the KaiseY's
stanchest American supporters, Pub
fishes an editorial to-day declaring
that democratic Germany is the In
dispensable condition for peace. The
only alternative for Germany, accord
ing to this editorial, is for the mill
tary party to take charge Of AFFAIR."
once more and to wage war until the
complete annihiiation Of Germany is
accomplished. (Which way will ths
German people choose?" inquiries the
"Staats-Zeitung."
The editorial follows:
"If there still could have been doubt
regarding the over-shadowing i'm
portance of the issue Of autocracy In
Germany, the latest statement of Presi-
dent Wilson to the German government
dispels also this doubt. It is the lass
definite word-a Misunderstanding is
no longer possible. A democratic Ger
many-democratic in all vital question
touching war and peace is the indis-
pensable condition for peace. The
Agrarian and militaristic junkers muss
Internationally give their power to the
people-and that in strictly consti-
tutional way, so that nothing ever can
be changed in this fact.
Reform Not Permanent
The governmental reform brought.
about in Germany during the last
week is not based upon fundamental
change Of the empires constitution
It was brought about by a resript Of
the emperor, ad it Is clear that it can
again be retracted by another rescript
of the emperor The criticism Is, there-
fore, justified that the new order of
things is not Of permanent character
"The indispensable condition for
peace demanded by President Wilson
is an absolute guarantee for real and
permanent peace with a government
that truly represents the will Of the:
people.
Up to the People
1It remains to be seen whether the
German people will comply with this.
fundamental condition Of the Presidents
in order to bring about in this manner
the peace it desires. To reach this goa.
a man of the most liberal mind would
have to head the government. a man
who represents truly the interest OF
the people, and only that. The other
alternative for the German people
wonld be that the military party would
again take charge of things, to continue
the war that would then be waged until
the complete humiliation of Germany
is accomplished. Which way will the
German people choose?
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. Oct. l5.--A moderate disturb
ance Is centred OF the mouth OF the Mississ,pp
apparently moving northward It has not been
attended thus far by winds of dangerous velocity.
The depression central Monday evening over the
Dakotas has advanced to the upper lake rerion
and has greatly diminished in intensity. Pres
sure Is high over the Middle Atlantic States
Ihe weather has been fair In practically all
parts OF the country except In Florida and along
the guh coast and In scattered localities through
out the plateau region and the Pacific coas.
states.
Generally fair weather is indicated FOR ths
next forty eight hours for the WASHINGTON forecast
district, except that rain Is possible in the east
gulf and south Atlantic states
1t will be somewhat warmer In Northern and
Eastern districts and the changes elsewhere Will
be small and unimporant
Storm warnings arc displayed on ths enlf cos,,
from Pensacola. Fla. to velasco, Tex
Eastern New York. Eastern PENNSYLVANIA N.u
jersey. Delaware: Fair and slightly warmer
Wednesday: Thursday fair
Northern New England: Fair and warmsr
Wednesday: Thursday fai.
-. Southern New England: Fair Wednesday and
Thursday ~.'o
Western Pennsylvania Western New York o,,o
Probably fair Wednesday and Thursday: NOT much
change In temperature " ~
Local OfRcIai Record. Tho following Official r.no-d
the last twenty-four hours In comparison with the
corresponding Sdate Of last year:
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Syrians in Near Riot at Word
OF Cache Of Persian Tobacco
Devotees of Weed Who Want Their Own Brand Find
Rumor Is Unfounded After Fellow Countryman Is
Given Severe Scare-Supply Nearly Ex-
hausted in New York

cool. blue smoke. such as has wreathed
the sombrc fancies Of his fathers, en-
circles the smokers head
To the Syrian the narghileh is still a
potent token of amity. No home in
Washington Street is so poor as to be
without one. No guest is unworthy to
be offered a tasselled tube and amber
or ivory mouthpiece.
But the Syrian host now is torn be-
tween his inborn sense Of hospitality
and his own comfort every time guest
darkans his door. For Persian tobacco
is most priceless in Washington
Street. Formerly to be had for from DC
to 60 cents pound. the war has driven
it up to SO pound. and, worse yet, has
set an absolute limit on the number OF
pounds in New York.
Little, if any, of the cherished stuff
now is imported. Many shops have nc
more in stock. A rumor Of the exist.
ence of whole hogshead of it is
enough to set all Washington Street by
the ears. Nargilehs, too. are no longer
imported, and those made in this coun-
try, by no means so satisfactory to the
Syrian smoker. have increased in price
from $4 to $40.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
British Losses 100000
Casualties for Year Up to Sep
tember Reach That Total

1t was announced at the Office of the
British Bureau of Information, 511
Fifth Avenue, yesterday afternoon,
that according to cable message re-
ceived from London on Monday, the ap-
proximste British casualties from +ha
beginning Of the year 1918 to the end
Of September were more than 700 900
This, 1t was stated, is for thirty-,,ine
weeks OF fighting. The lowest figures
FOR one week were 4,126 and the high
est more than 10000.
These figures, it was explained, do
not include the casualties suffered dur
ing~ the recent continuous heavy fight
ing, as up to the present time these
have not been totalled.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16

An mportunate crowd Of dark
skinned men who jabbered in strange
tongue in front Of one Of the Syrian
shops in lower Washington Street yes
tcrday was evidence Of the straits to
which smokers Of the Syrian colony
have been reduced. The crowd gathered
in response to rumor that the shop
keeper had whole hogshead of Per-
sian tobacco secreted in his shop. 1t
took all his Oriental diplomacy to per-
suade the throng that he possessed only
the small amount which was plain for
all to see.
The broad-leafed Persian tobacco is
used almost exclusively in the nargi-
lehs. without which no Syrian can attain
contentmcrt. The tobacco, which is ex-
tremely dark, is ground in the hands
soaked in water and placed in the bowl
Of the nargileh. A bit of charcoal is
placed on top and kindled, the smoker
sighs in anticipation of delight, the
water IN the bottle bubbles, and the
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Germans Quitting Finland


WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Tbe Ger.
man troops are evacuating Finland
according to the "Nya Dagligt Ale
handa," of Stockholm, says diplo-
matte telegram to-day. 1t states that
the general situation in Finland re-.
mains very confused, "but it appears
certain that the Prince Of Hesse, al
though elected king by the Diet, will
never 60 to Helsingfors.''
The Stockholm advces quote the
"Dagensnyheter" as declaring that the
reestab!ishment of the Russian empire
may originate in Kieff. Reports from
Kieff, it states, agree that separate
Ukraine state cannot last, but that
while the Soviet terror rules there can
be no attraction for the Ukraine to
reunite itself with Russia. the over
throw OF the Soviet power being neces-
sary first.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16
Humidity

hsset Temperature yesterday, 81 degrees lat 8
p N; }: lowest 43 at IN average. 50: aver
ago Tor same date last year. s.: average for Same
date last thirty-three yearY, Sc, '~-A'
Humidity
a. m,....67 p. m......4s D. AZ
Barometer ReAdlnss
m so.ss p. M. .ao2s lsn 50 A
New-York tribune., 1918-10-16

from the Weather Bureau shows peratures d,,rin
the last twenty-four hours In comparison with n.
corresponding sdate Of last year: -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-17
Pennsylvania Loses $4,000 With
Spanish Influenza

A friend Of DR.. Cliff Whitehead
told him a few days ago that the
state Of Pennsylvania had lost fiji
ty thousand people through the in
fluenza.
This man lives in Philadelphia
and said that on one day he saw
five hundred corpses to be buried
and could not get graves dug and
were paying men a dollar per hour
to dig graves. He knew Of sever
al cases where husbands buried
wives and brothers buried sisters
One Of his engineers lost a little
girl and had to keep her on ice fol-
eight days before he could get {
coffin. It was impossible to &C
any embalming fluid. This party
lis a very wealthy man and h
could only get his Doctor fiv'
ldays after taken. He didn't thinl
| fifty per cent Of the people VIII
died ever saw doctor.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-17

Dickinson and Jones are now paya
BILE to W. G. Dickinson, Jr., and all
bills due by Dickinson and Jones
are assumed by W. G.. Dickinson
Jr.
Thanking patrons and customers
for all past patronage and asking
that a continuance Of the same be
extended to w. G.. Dickinson Jr.
Ashley Jones
w. G.. Dickinson, Jr. ;.
1913 St
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-17
state Ct Ohio, City OF Toledo.

Frank 7. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm Of F. ].
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
Of Toledo. County and State aforesaid.
and that said firm will pay the SUM Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
ana every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
ourad by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th Gay of December,
4. D. 1856. A. W. GLEASON.
(SaaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
The Mucous Surfaces Of the System. Send
f0r testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-17
Protect Your Chickens

and sure enough it does. A rat Will
leave all other food to get RAT-SN Az
and it s the last he eats. RAT-SNAp
chemically cremates the carcass
bosn t have to be mixed with othe,
food. Won t blow away, dry up, soil OF
decay, Surest, quickest, cleanest, safest
10 kill rats, mice and reaches. Three
sizes. Soc, 81. 90 and $500. Sold By
Il. j. Madry Jobbers Scotland Neck n I
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-17
Notice of Dissolution

The partnership heretofore exis
ting under the firm name Of Dick
inson and Jones, Plumbers, is this
18th day Of November, 1918, dis
solved by mutual consent, and the
said w. G.. Dickinson Jr., takes full
control Of the business, which will
hereafter be known as w. G.. Dick
inson, Jr.
All accounts due the firm O!
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-17
Card of Thanks

| wish to express my deep graf
ltude to the people Of Scotland
Neck for their kindness and dur
ING my sickness and the death OF
my husband.
Mrs. John Rouse.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-17
PERSONALS

f.
Row, NJ. Y. Self left this morn
80 for Suffolk.
h0
Mrs. B. G. Neblett left this
morning for Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrell ar
;,,pd on the morning train from
Oak City.
Mrs. T. c.. Mathews arrived this
uorning from Robersonville t.
snend few days on visit.
Mr. Carter, with Kingam and
Company, left this morning for
Richmond Va.
Miss Jennie Sumrell returned
this morning from Greenville N. G.
where she has been for a few days.
~ Lieutenant Elliott B. Clark left
q ~ +he morning train for his home
II Weldon.
Mrs. n. B. Tucker the trained
,urse who has been here for the
mast week left for her home In
Iollisburg this morning.
Mrs. Henry Register left this
morning for her home IN Norfolk
after spending few days here on
visit to her parents.
y
Mrs. Edward Tillery returned
last nicht from Whitakers and En-
field where she has been visiting
for few days.
Mrs. J. E. Rouse and children
LETT this morning for Louisburg
with her mother, Mrs. r. r. Harris
with whom she will in future live.
=
Mr.. Norman Howard, who was
taken down with the flu couple
If DAYS AGO. rested we'll last night
and did not seem to have any fever
this morning.
Master Landon Whitehead, VIII,
uas been down with the flu for {
few days. is now practically wei
and would be out but for the yer,
jnc.ement weather.
y y ):
Mr.. c. Frank Burroug hs sat III
for two hours yesterday and III
friends are now able to get IN tel
pphone communication with hin
This is good news as Mr.. Burrou
chs was very sick at one time.
Mr.. W. B. Strickland Jr., VIII
has been seriously i'll with the IL
is considerably better, having Ii
tie or no temperature. The res
of the family are also getting ;
long nicely. -.---.
Master Joe Whitehead has bee
sick for couple Of days and it W.
thought that he had case OF II
fIuenza, but no fever has develol
ed and he is already much bette
so that it is thought he has escape
the disease.
= Mr.. 7. 3. Wheeler is so much IL
proved that he would have bee
down today had the weather bee
suitable. but he is wise enough n
10 take chances while the wealth
is so inclement. His friends w
certainly be glad to see him wal
mo around again.
4 y
Mrs. Arthur Wright, who w
in very bad way last night.
now considerably better, havll
rested we'll during the night al
the fever being reduced to 1C
Every hope is now being held o
that she will be saved from pne
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-17
X X X X X X
OUR CASUALTIES

Washington, D. c., December 1.-THE
two lists issued by the War Department
for today's casualties are 4,745 for the
entire country and of that lis are Nor
tn Carolinians.