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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-19
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iNcufnA Monday. returning yraters
day. 90 be tho guest of her daughter
Mrs. William Ripley.
Mrs. James ID. Hogo left yesterday
for tho East, where she will be Joined
later by Mr.. Hoge.
have been spending few days In
San Francisco. Will return Friday.
Fozs left yesterday afternoon for
san Francisco where they expect TO
remain Tor two or three months.
Miss Elsa and Miss Lillian MI.
chaeila VIII arriv. Saturday from Vie
torla 60 be the guests OF Mrs. g.. H.
Nhltelaw over Thanksgiving. Later
they VIII spend some time with Mrn.
Farwell Putnam Lilly before return
ms 10 their home.
Mr.. Frank McDermott IL spending
few days at PARKWAY" his ooun.
Try place.
Mr.. and Mra Harold Purcell ar.
rived Saturday 90 be the guests Of
Mr.. purcolfa brother and aiater-in.
law. Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Purcell. for
week on their way 20 California.
Miss Dorothy Allen will return
"Wednesday. from the Annie Wright
seminary where she IN In school. 20
spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents. AFR. and Mrs. J.
Howard Allen. Jr.
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MIS-. w. III. Parsons left yesterday
tor Hoquiam 10 visit her daughter.
Miss Rosamond Parsons.
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turned from two months yislt 1,
Boston and New York. ACCOMPANY.
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Miss Cornelia Maltby. Of waterbury
Conn. who viii spend two montha as
her guest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-19
Wisterid Dancing Club

The next of the Wisteria clubs
winter series OF informal dances will
be tonight in Christensens Broad
way hall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-19
Dances Discontinued

The dances which have been given
Saturday evenings ut the Red Cross
Yea Itoom have been discontinued.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-19

Not single American movie film
could be seen In south America be.
fore 1914 They were mostly French
then.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-19
Mrs. Ldmson
Cues Luncheon

Mnoring Mrs. John Brandcr, OF
Aisan. who Is visiting her sister,
sp. J. Aaron, Mrs. Otis Floyd
was hostess at an interest
ruK luncheon OF twelve covers at the
womens University club this after
noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-19
Dinner by
Mr. and Mrs. Seeleu

Mr.. and Mrs, Claude Malcolm See
ley WHY be hosts at dinner fot
clghtee1 at their home this evening
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-19

CTo he continued.)
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
PIT II OF TIL E
VICT DRY NEW S

A group of 115 Belgian officers and
men, all bearing scars and decora
-tions, arrive in New York to heIr
the Victory Loan. .-.-..
Heavy fighting between Communists
and troops loyal to the BaVarian
government is in progress in Munich,
and the Reds have recaptured sew.
eraI important buildings.
Japanese are severely repressing the
agitation for independence in Corea~
but have needed the protest of the
American consul general in Seoul
against civilians carrying clubs,
e while they are sending six infantry
regiments to put down the disorder.
At special meeting of the State Coun.
Gil it Was reported that a magnificent
site on the shore of Lake Geneva and
facing Mont Blanc las been chosen
for the building which in future will
be the capitol of the League of Ma
tions. Residents of lie city are re-
joicng over the decision of the ccni-
mission on the League of Nations az
Paris. The decision has greatly ell
hanced the popularity OF President
Wilson and America in the Alpine
republic.
4 credit CT 2o,ooo,OoO in favor of Eng
land was Established By Tho treasury
department.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
A Summary for Busy Readers
of the Significant Doings
of the Day.
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST.
PROGRESS of the World In General.
Legislative Activities at the Ma
tion's Capital-News From Ev-
cry Corner of the Country.
PEACE BULLETINS

Stocks advance briskly on announce
ment of terms Of Victory Loan. HeaV!
trading in Liberty bonds. Independent
oils reach new high levels on. inc
curb. Hog products continue upward
movement on foreign needs. lncreas
ed demand in goods trade, both IN THIS
country and abroad, strengthens cot
ton market.
The Peace Conference officially set
ties on April 25 as the day German
peace delegates will be received u
Versailles.
Forty-two officers and 1885 men OF
the Three Hundred and Thirty-secohl
infantry, the only American unit thai
fought on the Italian-Austran front
arrive home on board the Duca
D'Aosta.
The Soviet Republic at Munich has
been overthrown.
Civil war in Munich Is regarded as
imminent following the action OF the
Communists in deposing the ReVolu
tionary Council Republic. Ihree
would be governments are now III ex
istence IN Pavaria. The first act OF tn;
Communists was the creation OF
Council of Te,,, which was proclaimed
tc be in power. Armed bands ther
stormed the police stations, disarmlns
the police and arresting several OH
Gals as hostages.
The Peace Conference has reached
an agreement on all Questions con
cerning peace with Germany, repara'
tions, indemnities and the frontiers
of the Rhine and Poland.
Bitter criticism has been aroused IN
French and Belgian quarters over the
choosing of Geneva as the capital OF
the League of Nations.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
GENERAL

Inauguration of Il new steamship
line from Montreal to Buenos Aires
and Montevideo was announced by
Mclean, Ltd.
Comptroller Of the Currency VIII.
liams announced resources Of national
banks March 4, 1919, amounted to
S2O,O17,O0OOO0.
Hours before scheduled time 109
ships of the "Victory armada" arrived
at New York and steamed up the Hud.
son river to. anchor.
Credentials Committee of the peace
conference held it's first meeting and
elected Jules Cambon Of France presi.
dent. =
Director General Hines of the rail.
roads announced that by May re.
uuirements of the railroads will be
met through issuance of government
certificates of Indebtedness.
A heavy fog which enveloped st.
Johns, N. f., and the ocean. delayed
the flight across the ocean of the Sop
with plane, to be piloted by Lieut..
Harry-Hawker.
Governor Smith signed the Welsh
bill providing $1,000 to furnish an in.
sigma for members Of the New York
National Guard WAC served on the
border In 1916
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
WASHINGTON

State department received word that
a general strike is expected in Turin
Italy, due to Bolshevist propaganda.
After a two weeks recess the SUI
preme court reconvened for its final
session prior to the regular summer
vacation.
The revised draft of the League OF
Nations has removed large part OF
the opposition to ratification in the
senate, says q special Washington dis
patch.
Col. William L. Kenly has been made
Companion Of the Bath in recognl'
ton of his services at the head OF the
aeronautic division of the United
States army. 1t is said other nations
will honor this officer, who has not
been decorated by the United States.
Rumored in Washington that either
Secretary Redfield or Director General
OF Railroads Hines will resign as re-
suit of steel price deadlock. .
Militant suffragists will picket the
White House for an extra session OF
Congress, believing extra session Of
Congress will result in passage of the
suffrage amendment.
Miss Anne Morgan announced her
cottage in Versailles, mentioned as q
residence for the German peace dele,
gates, "will not lodge Hum"
Walker D. Hines, director general
of railroads, announces a $65,000,000
wage increase for 100000 train and
engine men.
]. L. Ackerson is appointed to sue.
ceed Charles Piez in charge of ship
construction for the Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
The government will take out ST.
100000 insurance against damage from
hail on the wheat crop sown in Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
SPORTING

The Yankees shut out the Dodgers
by TO 0, Thormahlen and Nelson
pitching a one hit game against the
Brooklyn National Leaguers.
Sergt. Grover Cleveland Alexander
returned from war service abroad. He
went directly to his home in Nebraska
for a rest, preparatory to joining the
Cubs pitching staff.
Livingston Plat, Yale Club cham
pion, won a close squash match from
J. A. Victor in the Class A handicap
tourney. -
Mrs. Chambers, the titleholder, de
feated Miss Holman, 6-3, 6-3, in
championship round of British wo.
mems covered court singles tennis
matches.
Dissolution of the National Baseball
Commission, the supreme court" OF
organized baseball, is revolutionary
measure suggested by Ban Johnson
president of the American League, tC
safeguard against future legal attacks
The Giants defeated the Baltimore
Orioles by IL to 6.
Martin McVoy won scratch prize in
New York A. G. shoot at Travers Is.
land after a tie at 90 with A. L. Burns
Harry Parkinson, veteran barrier
won the CLARK House A. A. road racs
from big field.
The soccer players of the Clan Mac
Duff Football club defeated the eleven
of the New York Football Club by a
score of / goal to 0 In the Southern
New York State Cup tie.
Miss Marion Zinderstein, Longworth
Country Club, won the women'S sin
giles trophy in the north and south
tennis tournament at Pinehurst by de-
feating Mrs. Marion Vanderhoff Morse
of the West Side Tennis Club.
Captain William Washburn defeated
Stanley H. Doust of Australia three
sets to two in the covered court tennis
tournament at London.
Governor Beeckman signed the bill
legalizing Sunday baseball in Rhode
Island. 1t becomes operative at once.
Clarence Pitt says he'll be ready for
the major leagues In another year.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
VICTORY FIGHTERS 3.
WILL GET MEDALS
Trophies for All Allies to Be Alike.
Buttons and Ribbons Will
Show Service. /.

Washington.-After series OF con-
ferences the United States ana Tie
allies have agreed upon Il suitable
form of design for military cam
paign medal. The decoration Will be
knoWn>as the Victory Medal and viii
be given to every man who had at
least Is days active, honorable serV.
ice in the army during the war.
In addition, campaign Buttons VIII
be provided for every officer ana man
Those who were wounded in action
will wear silver buttons, all others
wearing bronze. The buttons Will he
worn in the lapel of civilian coats
These probably will be ready for dis
tribution by May |.
The Victory Medal will have on the
diverse side wing of victory anH
on the reverse will be the words
"Great War for Civilization"
While the general design will he the
same in all countries, there viii I've
differences in detail. Local figures
will be added. For the United States
this work already has been turned
over to tile National Art Society.
headed by Charles Dana Gibson.
For battle service, clasps will be
added showing the great engagements
in which the wealer participated
These are: Somme defensive, whicE
started March 81, 1918; Lys defen
siye, Aisne-Chemin des Danes de
fensive, Montdidier-Noyon defensive
Champagne-Marne defensive, Aisne
Marine offensive, S0mme offensive
0ise-Aisne offensive, Ypres-tys OF
rrnsiye, st. AIiheI offensive and Ar
%anne- MeuSe offensive.
General March was asked whict
American division broke the linden
burg line.
"A number of divisions, more espe
cially in the ArgOnne-Meusc often
sive, walked all over it." was his re
ply.
His attention was called to pub
lished reports in the late summer ant
early fall of 1918 that the Thirtictt
Division was first to break the line
while officers and men attached tt
New York's Twenty-seventh Division
after their return to this country
claimed that honor.
General March said he did not know
which division first broke through tht
Hindenburg line. 1--WE pierced thai
line at many points," he said.
In connection with criticism OF
heavy American casualties i'll the Ar
gonne-Meuse offensive, General Marcf
said he had had the casualties Of some
Civil War engagements looked up.
In the Argonne-Meuse offensive, he
said, our casualties were 1873 per cent
At the battle OF Shiloh in the CiHt
War the Union forces suffered casual
ties aggregating a per cent, while al
Gettysburg the casualties were 20 pei
cent. At Murfreesboro they were q
| per cent.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
WORLDS NEWS In
CONDENSED FORM

cHlCAGO.-Heads of the big five
packers gave assurance to labor, the
government and the nation, thai
there would be no reduction Of wages
in their plants for at least one year
after the signing OF peace.
NEW YoRK.-The President OF tnc
United States, the commanding gen.
era of the army and the admiral com:
manding the navy were pamed honor.
airy members of the Police Club OF
the city of New York.
BERLIN. The imperial treasury is
paying an average of 100,000,C0
marks, or about $25,000000 monthly
for the armies Of occupation
WAsHINGToN.-The state depart
ment was advised that j. P
Mennet, the neriCan who was
wounded in an attack on train near
Tampico last Friday by Mexican reb.
els, received a gunshot wound in the
shoulder. All other Americans on the
train escaped injury.
BRE3T.-Vice Admiral Moreau, CO...
ernor of Brest, reviewed the Forty
second Division and read letter IL
the assembled troops frcm Premier
Clemeaceau, in which achievements
of the division We're eulogized.
BAECELCf!A.-5trikc conditions IN
Spanish cities are much improved.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
VICTORY LOAN
CAMP AICN NEAR
Four and a Half Billions to Be
Goal Sought by Nation
al Committee.
INTEREST RATE 4s4 PER CENT.
Four Year Notes. With Right TO Re-
deem Them In Three, to Be Is
sued-TotaI Is Less Than
Financiers Expected.

Washington.-Ter of the Victory
Liberty Loan are announced by Sec
retary Glass. They are: Amount
S4,500,000000, oversubscriptions to be
rejected. Interest, AZ per cent. fol
partially tax exempt notes convertible
into 81 per cent. notes wholly, tax
exempt. Maturity, four years, with
the treasury reserving the privilege OF
redeeming the notes in three years.
The Az per cent. securities are to
be exempt from state and local taxa
tiOn, excepting estate and inheritance
taxes. and from normal rates Of fed.
eral income taxes. The 3% per cent
securities are exempt from all federal,
state and local taxes except estate
and Inheritance taxes.
The size of the loan was much
smaller than had been anticipated by
most financial observers, who looked
for an issue of about $6,000,O00,000,
particularly in view Of Secretary
Glass past statements that the loan
would be five or six billions.
This will be the last Liberty Loan,
Secretary Glass explained, although
there will be other issues Of govern.
ment securities to finance belated wal
expenses. These will not be foated
by popular campaigns.
None Of the past issues of Liberty
bonds are convertible into Victory
Loan notes, and there are no specific
provisions in the terms of the Victory
issue serving directly to maintain
market prices Of past issues.
In many communities the selling
campaign already has begun actively
without formal acceptance of sub
scriptions, although the official open.
ing date is April q. The drive will
continue three weeks, until May 10.
Terms of the Victory issue may be
compared wish the following terms Oh
past issues.
First loan, $2,000000,000, 31s pei
cent, tax exempt, maturity 80 years
Second loan. $3,000,000,000 offered
$4,617, 100000 subscribed, $3,S0S,00O,
900 accepted, 4 per cent, partially ta,
exempt, maturity % years.
Third loan, $3,00O,000000, offered
$4,176000,000 subscribed and accept
ed, Az per cent partially tax exempt
maturity 10 years. =
Fourth loan, $6,000,0O0,O00 offered
$6,993, 100000 subscribed and accept
ed, Az per cent partially tax exempt
with special conditional exemptions
for past issues, maturity 20 years.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25

Four American missionaries were
reported arrested by japanese at
Seoul, capital of Korea, according 10
information received at San Fran
cisco.
Every American in Odessa, members
of the foreign missions and about ~,
900 Russians got away safely when
the city was abandoned to the Bolshe
wiki.
Arrangements were completed
whereby 100000 pounds of frozen
beef, now in Canada, will be exported
to and purchased by Great Britain.
Secretary Baker, who is in France
has with him plans to convert the ole
Chesapeake and Ohio canal into rail-
road at the estimated cost of 10000,
600.
: Samuel Gompers, just returned from
France, where he served as chairman
of the Committee on International La
Dor at the peace conference, left New
York for Washington.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio accepted
the invitation to engage in a joint de
bate on the league of nations with
George Wharton Pepper, Philadel
phia attorney.
Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, retiring
commander of Camp Dix, New Jersey
suggested a national memorial park
in honor of American soldiers who lost
their lives in the war. {
/ The American Legion, newly formed
organization for veterans of the world
war, was officially indorsed by Major
General Organ, commander Of the
Twenty-seventh Division.
British firms which turned their at
tention to manufacture of machine
guns or parts have taken up the man
uture Of typewriters.
Transport George Washington sailed
for France.
l Speakers at an industrial confer
ence under the auspices of the New
York Business Publishers Association
say there is no hope for lower prices
New Jersey appropriation bill OF
s13,500000 was passed by the senate
Shipment of first cargo Of Ameri-
can machinery to Scandinavia since
the. beginning of the war is believed to
lnaugurate big trade between the
United States and Scandinavian coun'
tries.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
HIGHLAND COUNTY DIRECTORY

County and District Officers;
Henry W.. Holt, Judge Of Circuit
Court, staunton, Va.
Terms of Court-4th Tuesday IN
April, I'd Tuesday July, I'd Iuesoay
October. .... =.
Edwin B. Jones, Commonwealth Al
torney, Monterey, Va.
w. H. Matheny, Clerk, Monterey va
Hubert Smith, Sheriff, HightoWn' va.
Willis Gibson, Treasurer, Vanderpooi
Va. L
III. Pruitt, Commissioner OF
Revenue, Monterey, Va.
IL. Beverage, Co. Surveyor, Monte
rey, Va.
Walter Mullenax, Supt. of Poor, CRAB
bottom, Va.
Il. E. Mauzy, Supt. of Schools High
town, Va.
Blue Grass District
J. w. Hevener, Supervisor (Chrm.)
Hightown, Va.
J. c. Herold, oNerseer of Poor High
town, Va:
J. Il. Cola-v, Constable, Crabbottonl.
Va.
D. O. Bird, Justice, Valley Center'V
e. D. Swecker, Justice, Monterey,htI
G. D. Dudley, Justice, Hightown, Va
Monterey District.
4. J. Terry, Supervisor, Trimble' va
D. G. Samples, Constable, Monterey
Arthur Hevener, Overseer of Poor
Monterey. Va.
J.H. Samples, Justice, Monterey, va
d. Gutshall, Justice, Vanderpool,
Va.
J.H. Burns, justice, Bolar, Va.
Stonewall District.
J.H. Armstrong, Supervisor, McDow-
ell, Va. ~.
]. w. Simmons, Constable, IIeadwa-
ters, Va.
Chap. Pitsenberger, Overseer of Poor
Doe Hill, Va.
L. NJ. Pope, Justice, Doe Hill, Va.
G. A. Propst, Justice, Mcdowell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
SAYS WHITMAN SOUGHT
AID FOR TRACTION BILL
Senator Thompson Testifies al
Inquiry That Fund Was Offered
to Make Him Governor.

Albany, N. Y.-Charles S. Whitman
former governor of New York state
was named by Senator George +
Thompson of Niagara as one of thosf
who attempted to influence him iu
supporting the traction increase fare
bill before the legislature.
Senator Thompson, appearing before
the Senate. judiciary Committee, whict
is investigating the $500,000 slush func
charge, said that Richard FL. Burke o.
New York had told him that the
Bradys, the Interborough officials
John B. Stanchfeld, Morgan and al
of them" would back him for governor
and that there would be virtually ne
limit to the campaign fund and thai
up to $50O000 could be raised for hin
if he would support the Carson-MartiI
bill.
"You 60 back to those people anc
say no suggestion Of that kind can De
made to me-" Senator Thompson sale
he instructed Burke.
Burke testified that he never made
any suggestion to Senator Thompson
that he could get the governorship and
backing of half million dollars fol
his campaign if he would support the
bill
Burke asserted that as matter OF
fact Senator Thompson said he want
ed to help the traction people, and thai
it was at Thompson's own request
that he arranged to go with him to
Mr.. Stanchfeld's office and also to see
Mr.. Brady at his Fifth avenue house
Senator Thompson said that Burke
had taken the bribe offer to him OF
Sunday morning, March 16, in his
room in the Republican Club in New
York. On Saturday, March 20, Sena
tor Thompson said, he was asked te
60 to the st. Regis in New York, where
he lunched with Mr.. Whitman. They
talked about law business, and theL
politics, and the former governor tolt
Senator Thompson that he was 9Th
only upstate figure" who could be
nominated for governor next year.
Senator Thompson said that later
in the course Of the lunch Governor
Whitman confided to him that Theo
dore P. Shonts had asked him to talk
with the senator "ins relation to the
Carson Martin BILL
"He wanted me to vote for It," Sen
ator Thompson added.
Senator Thompson made 1t plain to
the committee that he did not think
there was anything wrong in what Mr.
Whitman himself said to him, but tina
"if the same man sent Burke that sent
Whitmap the whole thing was sinis
ter"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-25
FOREIGN

Poland has agreed to enter into
armistice negotfontions with Ukrainia.
There was rioting in Lahore and AL
lahabad, India, with some loss of life,
including Europeans.
A new Egyptian cabinet with Ruchdl
Pasha as prime minister was formed.
Liberal party, meeting in Rome, is
sued an appeal to the people to CO.
operate with the governing class in the
solution of post war problems and to
abstain from -Bolshevism.
H. B. Thompson of the Canadian
Trade Commission is leaving Canada
for London to. facilitate negotiations
now in progress for export business.
1T was learned at the foreign office,
Berlin, that DR.. w. s.. Solf, former
German minister of the colonies, would
be the next German ambassador to
the United States.
DR.. Bernhard Dernburg was appoint
ed minister of finance in the German
national government.
Herr Neuring, Saxon minister of
war, in dispute about pay, was drag
ged out of the ministry at Dresden
and thrown from a bridge over the
Elbe, being shot to death as he tried
to swim to the bank.
Japanese in Corea have arrested
three American Presbyterian mission
nries, but released two of them at once.
The third, Dr. Ely Nj. Mowry, was held
on a charge of permitting Coreans to
use his premises for printing Corean
propaganda.