The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-04-10
Washington

tration to the department of justice
against the alleged improper methods
employed by federal officers in the
state of Virginia in enforcing the pro-
hibition has been referred by. Attor-
ney General Palmer to Assistant At
torney General Frierson for investiga-
ton. 1t is alleged that the officers
violated a coffin containing a dead
body in their search for contraband
shipments of liquor across the state
| line.
The story of how President Wilson
broke diplomatic precedent on October
20, 1918, by direct parley with the Ger
mans was told in New York by G. M.
Ripley, a wireless. specialist of the
General Electric company. The presi-
dent by this method told the German
people in terse, plain English that no
peace could be expected until Will
liam Hohenzollern stepped down and
out.
There is no cause for alarm over
President Wilson's condition, who is
i'll in Paris. His appetite is good, and
he is doing well. Except on cues
tions of greatest importance no one is
permitted to enter the presidents
room.
Leading ethical, philosophical and
religious societies of Germany have adj
dressed an appeal to President Wilson,
giving warning against a disregard of
principles by which Mr.. Wilson has
pledged himself which they claim in
duced Germany to lay down her arms.
The appeal, in substances, is simple,
and goes direct to the point, and re-
cites that the German people had rath-
er be "Bolshevists than slaves" It
is maintained that the allies are re-
sponsible for the Anarchistic princi.
pies fast spreading over Europe by re-
fusing to Withdraw theb locKade.
Bishop William T. McMurray, a
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church, says that Japan is tending to
overthrow the peace of Europe and
therefore Of the world by her adher-
ence to paganism and Imperialism and
her ambition to rule certain peoples.
Bishop McMurray has just returned
from the Orient.
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the Philippine legislature in Washing
ton seeking independence for the Phil
ippine islands were told by Secretary
Baker that he spoke President Will
sons mind when he said he believed
the time has come to grant the COM
plete independence desired by the Fill
pino people. He told them that the
American people loved liberty too dear
ly to deny it to other folks.
The United States government has
withdrawn it's proposals to purchase
the British-owned tonnage of the inter
national mercantile marine.
Informally advising General Per-
shing that fifty thousand volunteers
are being enlisted to replace an equal |
to come home, the war department has
directed the commander-in-chief to re-
turn promptly for discharge selected |
meritorius cases as he receives these
volunteers.
Circular II to General Pershing pro- |
vides for the discharge of man upon
his application where there is sick
ness or other distress in the soldiers
family or where he is urgently needed
in the occupation from which he went
in civil life into the army.
The $4,000 volunteers called for by
the war department are to be assem-
bled in provisional companies at
Camp Meade, Ind, in preparation for
going overseas.
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France and twenty-five million to Italy
are announced by the treasury.
The national Olympic committee in
session in Rome, Italy, decided to &C.
cept the offer Of the city of Antwerp,
Belgium and hold the Olympic games
there in 1920.
The world is fast becoming repub-
Iican. Before the war monarchies and
republics were about equally balanced.
Now there are 20 republics as against
FL monarchies.
The largest republic in the world is
China with four hundred million in
habitants; the smallest San Marine,
with only one thousand citizens
A list Of officers who have been
awarded the distinguished service
ucUGA 1OA cAC0pI4ONHdAEy mC11IOIluS SER
vice during the war includes the
names of Major. Gems. Leonard Wood,
Hugh B. Scott and John F. Morrison.
A dispatch from Paris says that Fe-
tx Marcel was sentenced to two years
for stealing the automo-
pile of Brig. Gen. w. w. Hart, United
States officer connected with the peace
mission.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
lis staff will leave Paris for Italy,
where they will confer with Italian ma
raj officials