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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
Goodfllo1Us
Roll of Honor
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
BARUCH'S RESIGNATION

WASHINGTON Dec. 4,-Presldent
Wilson has accepted the resignation Of
Bernard NJ. Baruch as chairman Of the
war industries board, effective Jan, |,
and has agreed that the war industries
board cease to exist as government
agency on that date.
In the correspondence made public,
the president expressed the hope that
Mr.. Baruch would remain In washing
ton so the government might continue
to have the benefit or his advice,
After agreeing with Mr. Baruch as
TO when the work Of the board should
be discontinued, the president said;
TT Is with a feeling of very sincere
regret that / see this admirable ana
efficient agency discontinued, l have
constantly felt the spirit and quality
of the work 1t has been doing and II
has been a source of great confidence
to me In the prosecution OF the war
that the tasks Of the board were In
such hands"
MIR. Baruch gave as his reason for
resigning that with the signing OF the
armistice and the consequent cancel
latiofl Of contracts, there was no longer
q shortage Of materials, and the war
industries board Immediately removed
its curtailments In like manner, the
necessity for maximum prices Is dis
appearing, except In few ISOLATED
cases which can be best regulated
through the war trade board.
Mr.. Baruch said the facilities OF the
board had been put at the disposal or
the various contracting agencies OF the
government and that the hetlvltles Pc
lieved to be OF lasting value are being
transferred to permanent departments
Of the government where they may DC
carried forward.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
LONDON JOYOUS
OVERPRES|DENT'S
TRIP TO EUROPE

LONDON, Dec. 4,-President Wilson's
address to the American congress is
cordially commented upon by this
mornings newspapers, which couple
their commentator with the reiteratien
of sentiments of hearty satisfaction that
he is to attend the peace conference;
They declare the president VIII Tnd
the entente statesmen thoroughly in
concurrence with his Icealism and de-
NOTION to international justice.
There is manifest strain of anxiety
in the editorials, although from differ
ent angles in various utterances, with
regard to reconciing the president S
principles as embodied in his IA points
with the aspira tons OF the allies. The
Morning Post while paying tribute in
the warmest terms to the president
and to American cooperation in the
war, insists upon the Importance of the
exact relation of the IA points to the
peace settlement being understood. The
newspaper thinks the points were ac-
cepted too hastily by the allied gov
ernments. 1t relies, however upon the
presidents definition of them as an
outline of the basis of peace and re-
CARDS them as "a servlceable instru-
ment with which to begin the work of
securing peace"
The Daily News asks anxiously for
evidences of the acceptance of the
spirit of the IA points, the letter of
which was accepted, with one excep-
ton, by the allies,
"In all the world" it inquiries, who
are the statesmen who are backing not
the letter, but the spirit OF President
Wilson'S policy? The situation is full
of menace. II it is to be redeemed 1t
must be by the peoples of every coun-
tFy"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
Girl, Amidst SObs,
Relates Story OF
Trip With Woman

The doors OF federal court separated
two women WedDesday-two women
who, each in her own way. had SUI
fered. ,,,
a little, gray woman whose care-Worh
whose tear -dmmed eyes were express
sIve Of pain on the witness stand in
the big courtroom a lo-year"od girl
sobbed out the story OF her journey
from Memphis to Greenwood, Miss 4,
ana of her escapades in company with
Kenny McDade, who Is on trial charged
with the Mann white slave act.
With a pretty face. shaded by pert
little hat, the girl swaggered to the
witness stand But soon the bravado
was all gone and the states star wit
ness was inst a little. broken hearted
girl. who had done wrong and who
vas sorry and who-oh, so much
wanted the little gray. mother who
waited on the other side Of the door,
often her handkerchief sought her
eyes to wipe away the tears that were
making tiny furrows In the powder
and rouge, and in choked. aobbing
tones she answered the fire Of cross
questions that came from District At
tdrney Kyser and from Attorney ClaF-
ense Friedman. representing the Nc
Dade woman
The girl told of visits to dance halls
ana drink places, Of how she met the
McDade woman and OF how the trip
to Mississippi was planned, She said
that stories Of fine clothes and OF Jew
elry came from her friend the defend :
ant, who, she declared, paid part Of
her railroad fare to Greenwood.
The last question was answered the
attorney for the defense made his last
searching inquiry and, like a hunted
thing, the little witness fled from the
courtroom,
p The mother waited with open arms,
hut too shamed to look into those
pain-filled eyes. the girl hurried past
her and disappeared into the witness
rpDm
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
P. P.C.KNOWLTON IS
CALLEDBY DEATH
City's Leading Grocer Answers
Final Summons "Wednesday
Morning.

Death claimed one Of Memphis most
beloved citizens and veteran business
men Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock,
when p. Clarke Knowlton, president
of p. C. Knowton & Co., 1914 North
Second street, died at his residence,
1174 Poplar avenue.
His death followed an operation, He
had been i'll about 30 days, The end
came quietly and was not unexpected.
as he had grown gradually weaker for
Born IN Memphis, May 80, 1861, he
entered business life at the age of IA
years At that time he became con.
nected with the shipping department Of
the Oliver -Finnie retail grocery on
Main street He soon became sales
man, and in early manhood became
manager Of the department.
When the company changed from re-
tail to wholesale, in 1887, knowlton
formed a partnership with A, s. Bald
win and b. G. Lake, and entered the
retail grocery business as Baldwin,
Knowlton g. Lake, landmark in the
citys business circle.
Five years ago the present firm of
J. c. KnOwlton succeeded the older
one. Mr.. Knowlton' was a member OF
the Merchants Credit association and
the Chamber of Commerce. In his con-
neetion with the Second Presbyterian
CnuTCn IN llle CdpdElty VI i7lIehSuIelt ilo
often forsook his grocery affairs to at
tend to those Of the church, of which
he was a deacon at the church for rs
years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary
Abbey Knowlton, and four sons, Mai
Milton l.. Knowton, A. Il. F.; p.
Clarke Knowlton, Jr, also with the
A. T.. f.; Lieut.. Paul s. kDowlton, late
of Camp Zachary Taylor, but home at
prpGnnt and Percy KnDwltOn
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence Thursday afternoon
at o'clock. DR.. A. B. Curry, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian church, will
officiate. 1nterment will be made in
Elmwood cemetery.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
WOULD HAVE WILSON
DEFINE PEACE TERMS

WASHINGTON, Dac. 4.--General
discussion of President Wilson's IA
peace principles was started in the SEN
ate today by a speech of Senator Fre-
linghuysen of New Jersey, Republican,
advocating resolution he had intro
duced calling upon the president to
make a public declaration interpreting
the principles, Senator Frelnghuysen
said the presidents IA principles were
1pen to various interpretations, and
tdded:
THE president should not, on behalf
OF the American public, make radical
proposals until he is sure that they
are Endorsed by the people"
saator, Walsh Of Montana. Demo-
erat declared that lack of criticism
until recently of the presidents IA
terms had justified general belief in
their acceptability. Senators Knox of
Pennsylvania and Poindexter of Wash
ingtonI Republicans, sharply dissented
Durirs the debate Senator Borah, of
Idaho, Republican. introduced reso-
luton ppviding for publication of the
peace tens as soon as agreed upon,
and for oen discussion during consider
alton OF te treaty in the senate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04

A mother wrote that, a mother OF
a little family Of four Children the
Oldest a girl of 3, the youngest a boy
of 3, boy who has never walked.
Listen:
see II Santa Claus would visit our
little ones this year As VIC are poor
people and have nothing to spare, we
sure would appreciate anything you
might send them"
Not a word about her own needs;
not a plea for self, but just mother
request for her children. But read fur
ther: ,
girl of g. boy Of Z. boy of and
an invalid baby of 3, who can not walk
"Oh. how I have lifted him and
prayed to our Almighty God that ne
may walk some day. If l only had a
baby buggy for him,
My little girl is already so much
help to me that | don't know what |
would do without her, as we are too
poor to hire any help, and my dear
husband works hard to provide a living
for us He works sometimes on sun
day-which ] think is wrong, but sopie-
times a man cant hold a job unless
he will work once in while on sun
day: , -, H..
don't know about US.
my only girl asks me to tell Santa
Claus to bring her large doll.
Now, dear GoodfelloWs, | feel that
without your help their Christmas win
be as slim as ever. May God help YOU
in your undertaking.
II that letter don't meet response In
your heart you are indeed beyond re-,
demption Pause for moment and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
TALENTED WOMAN
GOES TO REWARD
Mrs, Harpmann, The News
Scimitar Society Editor,
Died Tuesday.

Mrs. Josephine Harpmann, the tai
ented and beloved society editor of The
News Scimitar, died Tuesday evening
at 7:20 o'clock at the Gartly- Ram :
say hospital after lingering illness of
several months.
a fault, Mrs, Harpmann had endeared
herself to hundreds Of readers Of this
paper. For the last five years she
had presided over the society desk
In a manner that won ner praise fronP
both pstrnrh 4apd, eEecutiyessa x.
Mrs Harpmafln was the widow OF ths
late SigntInd Harpmann, VINO precedeu
her In death by II years. Shortly after
her marriage in st. Louis, more than
80 years ago, she came to Memphis
and made this city her permanent
home. Entering the literary field after
the death of her husband she soon, be-
came widely known for her writing
Several magazine articies and fiction
stories she contributed under the pen
name of Caprice soon brought her to
the fore and gained for her enVious
recognition in the State Press and
Authors club, Of which she was an act
i've member.
In addition to being president of the
Salon circle, the leading Jewish women
club of the city, for almost seven con-
secutive years, she was editor of Club
Affairs, published monthly by the Nine
teenth Century club. AS a club woman
she was much sought for addresses and
never declined to give others the bene-
fit of her mature experience and keen
Judgment whenever her duties per-
mitted.
She was taken i'll last July and was
confined to the hospital for nearly three
months. Upon recovering she again
took up her work where she had lefl
off only to again be stricken. TWO
weeks ago she suffered a relapse anc
gradually declined in health She was
conscious to the last and suffered nc
pain.
With her at the time of her death
were her children, Miss Julia Harp
mann, of the Knoxville journal and Til
bune; formerly reporter on The New.
Scimtar, Sigmund Harpmann, a cadel
at Park, field; Fred Harp9mant,p Of the ar r
tillery branch of the u. S, military
forces in training in Texas, and Sau
Harpmann, of Memphis.
Miss Julia Harpmann was Ill II
Knoxville when news of her mother
serious condition reached her. Sh'
came to Memphis at once, but was i'm
mediately sent to the hospital and wal
near her mother when the end came
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence of Mrs. Sam Open
heimer, l61 North Bellevue boulevard
lifelong friend, Thursday morning
at 1890 O'clock. DR.. W. II. Fineshribe
will conduct the services. Burial will
| be in the Jewish cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Sam Oppenheimer
| S. M Williamson, Rnea p. Cary
\ Caruthers Ewing, B. l.. Cohn and Clar
| ence Henochsberg.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04

an army band played The starr
Spaugled Banner Army guards ana
girls OF the army transport service
we're drawn up in military formation,
Pass Un0er Flags.
"N
Accompanied by Gen. McManus ana
his staff, the presidential party moved
slowly under the arohway of flags and
between solid rows of soldiers, who pre-
scented arms as the president ana sec
rotary Baker passed
Admiral Albert Gleaves, head OF the
cruiser and transport division Of the
hoo AGS tCst H met n 1ne pfGsuent ths
to the gangway. The president satd
goodbye to Sen, McManus, and' ac-
companied by Admiral GleaVes, went
aboard the transport where ne was N
troducod to capt, McCauley; tne COM
nahaer OF ms torner NoFth neVniAh-
Lloyd steamship;
Secretary baker lett the Heorks
washington before got uhoer Wy:
Secretary TumultE, however. renaIh.s,Es
ou poaln luE y iin% SpLtnstei,Ss pL, a.. ,ms,..ssE
the president and 4 had been arrangen
| Tor tugpoat 20 take MN oIl y. 1uaE-
aiIlee ana nrlhg htn nhck Ioa.Ils s,sss s,sss
toaag L. became knoMn kn tngss. rgs',., ~ sgeS ss
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
MRS. HARPMANN WAS
MOTHER TO THE STAFF

The News Scimitar might'have spared
any member of its staff more conven-
iently than Mrs. Harpmann What the
mother is to the home she was to this
newspaper She was a mother to the
staff in the most sacred terms in which
the word is used
Mrs Harpmann reared a splendid
family of boys and a daughter that
proved a great comfort to her and never
a moment Of worry. The love and de-
votion that existed between them was
ideal. She lived to see all Of them
reach maturity and establish themselves
in the confidence and esteem of all who
came in contact with them.
When her little brood left its nest
and she was free of domestic cares, she
turned to other activities, and, following
her natural instincts, when she became
associated with The News Scimitar she
automatically became the mother of the
staff
Mrs, Harpmann possessed a natural
gift as a newspaper woman. As the
society editor, she was eminently sue
cessfu In a department requiring the
utmost tact, diplomacy and ability. She
counted among her friends everyone
with whom she came in contact and she
endeared herself to hundreds by sparing
neither time nor patience in an effort
to satisfy the most exacting, the most
critical and most eaptious. Few of
those who unwittingly imposed upon her
ever knew the trouble she took upon
herself or the laborious care she exer-
cised in the interest of accuracy.
She possessed a rare quality Of dis
elimination and good judgment, incal-
culable assets in the composition of a
newspaper writer and without which
there can be no success. She knew the
value of story when she saw 1t, and
after she appraised 10 she gave it the
prominence II deserved.
There were certain fixed rules for
the conduct of her department which
she made, and from which she would
not vary for anyone. She treated all
with the same courteous consideration,
but those who, thought to impose upon
her sweet and cheerful spirit soon found
that she possessed a will of her own
and convictions which she would not
sacrifice.
Loyalty was one of her most precious
Continued on Page II, Column ID
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
ALLIED INVASION
Of GERMANYL
PROOF Of DEFEAT
PeaCeabIe March Beyond
Frontiers Is Evidence to
World Of Collapse Of Hun
MiIitariStS' Ideas and Hopes
BY FRANK II. SIMONDs,
The News Selmltar'a Military Expert.

The News Selmltar'a military Expert
NEW YORK, Dec. Public interest
has been for the past few days so com,
pletey concentrated upon political ana
circumstances have escaped genera
comment. And yet, at least one mill
tary event is OF the utmost significance,
The real invasion OF Germany has be
gun. Belgian, British, French ana
American troops are all on German
soil, and an occupation Ia beginning
the end OF which no man can forecast
one year, two years ago, such an IN
vasion would have been at once un-
thinkuhle and of stupendous import
The prospect Of II would have shaken
the very foundations Of the German
empire. For We have always 70 re-
member that It was primarily for pro,
lection that the German tribes united
In 1871 and the cement OF national
solidarity was the assurance that IN
yaSiou was hcnCeforth impossible.
The whole mighty fabric Of the Ger
man empire, which dominated Europe
for almost half century, was condi
toned upon single fact The fact OF
military power with all its evils, once
recognized, later torgotten, PrusSian
domination in Germany brought some"
thing which the holy Roman empire
could not supply, or Austria, lnheriting
the estate dissolved by Napoleon l.
guarantee
And now yisibly, tangihly, the Prus-
sian failure Is revealed, The old roads
Of invasion followed by the armies OF
Louis XIV. and Napoleon are now
filled with new armies Of invasion.
Napoleon Ill. told his people that the
empire meant peace, when 1t proved to
mean unsuccessful war IT collapsed
almost in an hour. and to this day the
Napoleonic legend in France has not
revived.
The invasion OF Germany--un unreststed
though 1t be---is a fact OF enduring his
tori0al Importance, because 1t Is a final
proof that the whole theory and faith
Continued on Page 3, Column g.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
CASUALTY LIST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-A-Two army
SsstalSy ssstan l'sss total " Ss'SS 'SSiviGsa Hs
Killed In action, GsS{ps sEaln wpunasl
3S0 died accident ans, gaussk, ise
died az disease, bl7 sAss, 9ed severely
l67; wounded, degree t,ldatermlned'
264 wounded slightly, five; missing ~
action, 1858,
Included in the lists;
TENNESSEE,
Killed In action. Private Bob Adam
Died from wounds; Lieut. Baxter
Ware, l3A7 McLemore avenue, mem =
phis; Privates Thomas NJ. Phipps' Lul-
trel, Henry Lehning, Nashyliis' ,,..,,.
Chattanooga, Sergeant Peter I, whit
Well, r. f. b, Z, Mount Pleasant Cor
morals Edgar G. rurkey. Il, Y. D. ],
Mesheim; Henry NJ. Todd, $40 Jones
avenue, Memphis Privates. VII Paris
622 North Fourth street, Memphis 20.
HoWard HOW d. Chnders, Harris John I1 b;
G e Forrest, II. II. b. /, Denver, Clyde
r Hestand, X, y. ID, z. Moss Horace
Hickman, Il. T.. u, 10, Columbia; James
/. McGee. X. r. ID. ., Thompson; John
ii. Moore, K. +. u. !, Petersburg WI
liam E, Peeler, Il, II. d, J. DICKSON
1nhn II. NhTutH, " ~ ~
land civ, Robert r. Empson, r. y. ID.
l. White House; Waiter Hall, Walter
lin. John il. Morris. X. II. d. 9, Green
brier; Ashley Kimbel, Il; y D. l. LIN
den; James A, Waddle, \. y. p. 2, &c"
lima; Alexander Bush, NASHVILLE WI
liam W, Holt, II, + d. B; Smithyllle;
samuel G. Wilson, r. i, D. l, Obion;
Luther b. woodward Newbern; Dock
Thornton, r. +, d. /, Coldwater; JAP
per W Vanatta, SmithVille; Earl r.
Matney, Mountain city Major ~
stover, r. +. y. |, Allons; Mark Weieh'
Il. +. D, 3, Lexington
wounded severely; sergeants Edmund
w Maddox, 1885 South Orleans street,
Memphis; John =. Vance, 1850 Peabody
avenue. Memphis; Priyates William 4
Boyd, II. r. y. 4, Erin; George H.
Montgomery Knoxville;
wounded, degree undetermined Prt-
(Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
RUM CAR LEAPS
BARRIER: ESCAPES

Amid a fusillade OF pistol shots at the
hands Of Sheriff Perry and Capt. Ed
Pass rum raiding squad, two high
powered automobiles, travelling 30 miles
an hour smashed their way through an
auto barricade near the Wolf river
bridge on the Hindman Ferry road
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock with
cargo Of bootleg whisky estimated to
be worth 10000.
Upon receiving tip that the cars
were en- route to the city, the officers
took up a stand at the bridge. The first
car whixzed by, refusing to heed the
command to halt, About Is shots were
fired at 1t to no avail. When the other
car was heard approaching, Capt. Pass
placed his light car across the road as
a barricade.
without slackening speed the second
auto, driven by a negro, struck the po-
lice car, tossed II into a gully and kept
going. Several shots were fired at this
car. The police car was completely
wrecked.
In the mixup Sheriff Perry arrested
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4,-President
Wilson and his peace party aboard the
transport George Washington are net
expected by officials here to reach Paris
before late next week, probably not
until Saturday.
No official announcement OF the des-
tiration port has been made, but 1t Is
understood the George Washington and
her convoy are going direct to Brest:
France, enc OF the American ports OF
debarkation for the army and where
Rear Admiral Wilson, commander OF the
American naval forces in French wa
ters, has his headquarters. Among the
vessels to meet the presidents ship off
Brest will be squadron Of American
destroyers TO give adequate protection
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04

two mem. o. Blackwood. Of Osceola
Ark, brother Of Sheriff Blackwood. Of
Mississippi county, and Rush Holipeter
also Of Osceola, The two men were in
Joe Robllio's car coming toward Mem
phis and followed closely the ears Of
the alleged bootleggeTs
Four pints OF whisky were found in
the Robillo car, and they were arrested
on a warrant and released on bonds Of
$500 each
Robilio's car was sent to the Jail by
the sheriff and a search was made for
Robilio. He has been indicted and ar
rested before on charges Of violating the
liquor law. The men claimed they were
bringing the car into the city for Ro-
bilio, who broke down near MlllIngton
The sheriff alleges that the car OPP
Grated by Blackwood and Hollipeter was
merely a blind to cover the escape Of
the cars supposed to be loaded with
liquor.
The sheriff believes that the whisky
was landed at either Jeter's landing or
Richardson's landing and originated
In Caruthersville.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
PRESIDENTS DEPARTURE
FOR BIC PEACE COUNCIL
MOST IMPRESSIVE SCENE
Airplanes, Warships, Tugs and Small Craft
Take Part in Ovation as Transport Sails
for European Port.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4,-Woodrow Wilson, president OF the
United States sailed today for urope participate one OF
five representatives Of the United States the conference
be held in France The transport George Washington got
under way at l0I5
With the president waving his hat 10 cheering thongs
aboard river craft which crowded nearby waters the George
Washington turned her bow toward the shortly after lOO
o'clock As the big liner Strengthened her the presden
a salute of q guns hundercd from the transports guns
The big ship backed than half way across the river
turned and when desoyerS and naval tug took
for the trip down the bay the maneVer was wit
messed by multitude rowdng roofs and upper windows OF
New Yoks sYScapers and on both SIDES q the udson
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
GARFIELD RESIGNATION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.--The resig-
nation OF Or. Harry A. Garfield as fed
eral fuel administrator has been ac-
cepted by President Wilson. but no an
nouncement has been made as to its
effective date. Nor has there been any
indication that successor will be
named. It Is understood that DIR. Gar
field plans to take up again his duties
as president Of williams college.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-04
POLES SEND GERMANY
EVACUATION DEMAND

GENEVA, Dec. 4. (Hayas. 1.-The Pol
ish government has sent an ultimatum
to Germany asking for the immediate
evacuation Of Polish territory by Ger
man soldiers, who are said to have been
committing atrocities according TO
the Geneva journal II the Ger
man answer Is not satisfactory, 1t Is
added, "most energetic measures will
be taken by the Poles.