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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05
Huns to Ask Allies
 t0ReLease Prisoners
Eisner Orders Arrest of Large Number of Offi- cers In Munich On Charges of High Treason
 Against Bavarian Republic
By Associated Press

London January 4-The German has ed its armste commission Spa the allies lease all nterned Germans, according Exchange Tee graph dispatch from Amsterdam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05
INCREASED STRIFE
 IN RUSSIA OFFERS | FURTHER PROBLEMS
SemenOff Orders Forces to Capture Strategic Center of Verkhne Udinsk and
 Depose Officials
By Associated Press

Irkutsk, Siberia, Wednesday,
 January I.--New Year finds Rus
 sia's industrial strife accentuated
 and offering additional problems
 to the allies and the United states.
 General Semenoff, stung to action by the attempt made on his life at Chita, immediately ordered his forces to cap- tGrel tie important strategic csn tss' of Nerkhne Udinsk, midway between IT, kutsk and Chita. and depose the offi- cials. The correspondent on his arri- val at Udnsk found two armored trains at the station and the Cossacks 5 in complete control of the town.
 Among those arrested at Udinsk and ordered to report to Chita were Colo mel Baronofsky. the military command = CT in the region, and his chief of staff, the commandant of the station and the telegraph operators. The reason ad. vanced by the Cossacks for the arrest was that the officials were pro- bol- shevik
 NO INTERFERENCE
 A large contingent of Japanese troops. which was camped six miles from Verkhne Ulinsk to guard the ture of the city by General Semenoff. which assures him the domination of the railroad and telegraph lines in this section as well as control of the great caravan route from China by way of Mongolia.
 Friends of Colonel Baronofsky suc- ceeded in capturing him from the Cos sacks. They then began a wild dash toward Irkutsk across the frozen Lake Baikal, 300 versts away. The sleigh in which the party escaped was last seen leaving the suburbs, the driver lash ing the horses furiously. The comman- dant of the station and the telegrap ph operators also managed to escape from the Cossacks.
 The correspondent talked with some of the officers in General Semenoff $ force Some were mere boys but all said they were glad America was talk ing an interest in Russian affairs.
 It is reported that General Semenoff recently ordered that General Talsti- kin and Colonel Romanovsky, the Rus sian leaders in this region. be arrested and shot for recognizing Admiral Kol- chak. The officers escaped to the bor- der of Mongolia where they are pre- pared to flee into China if Semenoff pursues them.
 The operators on the Siberian rail- way continue at work but continually complain of conditions.
 American army officers are station. ed' at important points in eastern Si- beria observing conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05
ORDERS OFFICIALS ARRESTED
By Associated Pres

Londcn January 4Kur Eisner Bavarian premier has ordered the of large officers to charges of high against the Bavaan republic according Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05
PRESIDENT OWN sPOK ESMAN


 MT. Baker said he had no intention of speaking for the President whose state ment had been explicit and in whose hands the case of America was now placed~
 He stands with head erect" said the secretary, ''in the ancient places of the old world where other kinds of treaties used to be made, and represents a great and free people. He is the advocate not of form but of a principle Tt may be there are voices in this country which culver with hesitation. and here and there timorous uncertain Der are the voices of the democracies of the world of the men who labor and the women who sacrifice. He is by force of events the spokes- ! man of the democracy of the world, and the compositions of this war will be |. new Mana Charta. new bill of rights to libertate the children of the future from the burdens of the past" As to the proposal for a league of na- tons MT. Baker said it was not such a scheme as the Holy Alliance suggested by some of it's critics.
 UNIVERSAL DEMAND Tt is not proposed out of cabinets of 3 bsolute ministers. he said but is rather the passionate demand of the man in the street, the simple and lre unsophisi- cated. who know little of the intrigues and wiles of statecraft; but who know a Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05

The officers include five coloneIs and 17 captains. They will be tried by special court.
 An Associated Press dispatch from Mu- nich under date of December 30 reported that F prominent men were arrested last Sunday willie engaged in a conference
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-05
PEACE CONFERENCE CERTAIN ID PROVIDE
 FOR NATIONS LEAGUE
Baker Says It Inconceivable That Conference Would Make War an Insup-
 portable Tragedy
By Associated Press

Buffalo, N. 4., January 4.
 Speaking here tonight before
 the Buffalo Chamber of Com
 merce, Secretary Baker de-
 clared it inconceivable that the
 peace conference would make the world war an insupportable
 tragedy by failing to provide for a league of nations or some other arrangements to prevent such disasters in the future.
 We here in America who nave worked and paid, he said, the fathers and mothers who have given their sons.
 surely have q right to some high assur- ances of future peace as consolation for their sacrifices One cannot close his eyes and think of the peace conferences at Versailles without feeling that there hover over it the spirits of millions of
 dead men demanding that their sacrifices be not in vain, that the statesmen of the world now secure to mankind the bless ings which they died to obtain
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
Mrs. Hervey B. Coppedge.
fContributed)

On Thursday night, July 3lst,
about $50 o'clock, death claimed
the young life of Mrs. Estelle
Hurley Coppedge, wife of Hervey
B. Coppedge, after a brief illness
of about nine days, at their home
on Anne street.
She was the daughter of MIR.
Nathan H. Hurley, and Mrs.
Laura, Blake Hurley, of Wade
vile, both of whom survive her.
She is also survived by three
brothers and five sisters, and by
her husband, and infant daugh-
ter Estelle, only four days old at
the time of her death.
In her girlhood she united with
the Methodist Church at Wade
vile, and served with marked
efficiency as organist in the Sun
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
A Rockingham Interview.

The following brief account of an in
terview with Rockingham man three
years ago, and its sequel, will be read
with keen interest by every citizen.
E. J. Hale, retired farmer, says:
'Doan's Kidney Pills are a house
hold remedy for kidney disorders
in my family. | take Doan's
occasionally when my back
bothers me and my kidneys
aren't acting as they should.
have found them to be all that is
claimed of them. Weget Doan's
at Fox's Drug Store, and keep a
box on hand"
The above statement was given
March 26, 1915 and on May is,
1918, Hale said: 4 still consider
Doan's the best kidney remedy
on the market. What said in
my former statement still holds
good
COG, at all dealers. Foster.
|Milburn Co, Mfgrss Buffalo, N
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
Kill The Cockroaches.

Raleigh, N. c., August 18th.
Cockroaches hide by day about
sinks, kitchen pantries, store
rooms and moist places. At night
thay are active. The German
cockroach "croton bug" is a light
brown with two dark brown
stripes on the back, is fully wing
ed and about ) inch long. The
oriental cockroach BLACK beetle
is shining blackish, short winged
and over an inch long Another
species, called the America cock
roach is still longer, is light
brown and fully winged.
The Division of Entomology of
the Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice has found the busting of sod
ium floride powder about their,
retreats and hiding places the
most successful treatment. 1t
acts both as a contact and stom-
ach poison. Reaches take it into
their mouths when cleaning their
antenna and legs. Fresh, pure
pyrethrum powder made from
heads is also an effective cock
roach remedy paralyzing the in
sects almost Immediately, and
causing their death in 48 hours.
Cooperate.
The average Agricultural bust
ness requires more capital than
the ordinary man can swing SO
farmers must get together. / do
not mean to have them sacrifice
individuality and initiative, but
simply to avoid undue compost
ion and needless duplication of
expense. A $4,000 bull will pay
for Itself in one crop of calves vet
unless the farmers can buy him
together, they will probably have
| to do without him.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
Seventh Group Bankers
Hold Meeting At Hamlet
((sontributed)

(t,ontributed)
The bankers comprising group
No. 7, which is covered by
the banks in theseventh congress
sional district, met at Hamlet
Wednesday night for organiza
ton.
David Easterling stated the
object of the meeting and was
elected chairman. c. H. Morrow
as secretary and treasurer.
The following were elected ad'
visory committee: A. B. Carmi.
chael, C. T. Hicks and N. H.
Jenerette.
Bylaws were adopted and gen
eral discussions for the good OF
the order lasted until a late hour
Chairman Easterling reported
every bank in his district a mem
Der of the North Carolina Bank
ers association and called the
next meeting at Winston-Salem
August 81, and during the ses
sions of the coming convention
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
day school at that place for sew

day school at that place for sew
eral years.
She always helped in the Sun
day school and church work in
the several communities in which
she taught school, and was uni
versally beloved among all her
acquaintance wherevershe lived.
After completing the courses
in the public schools of her coun-
ty, she took a course in Elon Col
lege; and up to the time of her
marriage, in October 1917, she
was one of the most popular and
efficient teachers in Richmond
and Montgomery counties.
She bore her nine days of i'll
ness with Christian fortitude
and although everything was
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14

done that medical skill could de
wise, the Great Master claimed
his own and took her gentle spirit
| to be with him where sorrow
nor suffering ere shall come"
Her remains were laid to rest
in the cemetery at VAUDEVILLE,
meath a .profusion of flowers,
sent by loving friends to await
the resurrection of the just.
Gods flower blossomed here below,
A life so tender, sweet and rare,
God gently plucked it, took it home
To be with him forever there.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as executor of the
estate Of J. Ps Covington. deceased, late
of Richmond County, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having claims
against the estate Of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned at Rock.
ingham, N. c., on or before the 30th day
Of July, 1920, Or this notice will be plead:
ed in bar of then recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please make
w. S. THOMAS.
Executor Of j r. Covington
This July 3Oth, 1919.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
H. P. Mil Items.
tContrIbutedl

Mr.. E. c. Davis, from Lilesville
was in our village Monday. shak.
ing hands with his old friends.
Mrs. S. E. Kelly, from Raeford,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives at H. P.
We are sorry to state that Mrs.
j. w. Smith is on the sick list.
Several of H. P. folks will go
to Wadesboro Sunday to hear
Rev. McLendon preach.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
Application for Pardon.

Richmond County. North Carolina.
All persons are hereby notified that the
undersigned will apply to. Hon. T. w.
Beckett, Governor Of North Carolina for
q pardon for John McGinnis. who was
sent to the roads from July term Superior
Court for Richmand county, 1919. All
opposing said pardon are hereby notified
to forward their protest 70 the Governor
at once.
This Aug. End. 1919.
William Patterson
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
Judge" Brown Resigns.

Judge" R. Lane Brown, who
tor several years has presided
over the Stanly county court
has sent his resignation to Gov
Beckett, to become effective Aug
10th. He will return to the prac
tice of law.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
Service for Odd Fellows.

Next Sunday morning, Aug.
18th, the Odd Fellows of this
community will worship, in body,
at the First Baptist Church of
this city. The singing class from
the Odd Fellows Home, Colds
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14

boro, will render special songs
on this occasion. The public, as
well as all Odd Fellows, will re-
ceive a cordial welcome to the
special service. The program
begins promptly at IL O'Clock
Sunday morning.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-12-12
CHAPTER Xxx.

When the great Anderson estate
went into court for settlement, there
wasn't any," George Anderson said
that is, when the settlement was con-
cluded there was no estate. He re-
preached himself bitterly for not hav-
ing long ago discovered that his IA
ther had never given Isabel deed to
her house. "And those pigs, Sydney
and Amelia !" he added, for this was
another thing he was bitter about.
"They won't do anything I'm sorry
I gave them the opportunity Of making
a polished refusal. The estate was bad
ly crippled. even before they took ou;
their third and the third they took
was the only good part Of the rotten
apple. Well, didn't ask them for res
titution on my own account, and ut
least 1t will save you some trouble,
young George. Never waste any time
writing to them; you mustn't count on
them"
II DON'T" George said quietly. II
don't count on anything"
"Oh, we'll not feel that things are
quite desperate" Anderson laughed,
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-12-12

that his health would suffer. and he
had been downtown only in closed
carriage. He had not realized the
great change.
The streets were thunderous, vast
energy heaved under the universal
coating of dinginess. George walked
through the begrimed crowds of hur-
rying strangers and saw no face that
he remembered. Great numbers OF
faces were even OF kind he did not
remember ever to have seen; they
were partly like the old type that
his boyhood knew. and partly like
types he knew abroad. He saw Ger
man eyes with American wrinkles at
their corners; he saw Irish eyes and
NeapoIitan eyes. Roman eyes. Tuscan
eyes. eyes of Lombardy. OF Savoy,
Hungarian eyes. Balkan eyes, Scandi-
navian cyes-all with queer Ameri-
can look in them. He saw Jews who
were no longer German or Russian or
Polish Jews. All the people were soil
ed by the smoke-mist through which
they hurried. under the heavy sky that
hung close upon the new skyscrapers
and nearly all seemed harried by
something impending. though here and
there woman with bundles would be
laughing to a companion about some
adventure of the department store, OF
perhaps an escape from the charging
traffic of the streets-and not infre-
quently a girl, or free-and-easy
young matron. found time to throw an
encouraging look TO George.
He took no note OF these. and, lenv-
ing the crowded sidewalks, turned
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-12-12

north into National avenue, and pres
emily reached the quieter but no less
begrimed region of smaller shops and
old-fashioned houses. Those latter had
been the homes of his boyhood play
mates, old friends of his grandfather
had lived herein this alley he had
fought with two boys at the same
time, and whipped them in that front
yard he had been successfully teased
into temporary insanity by Sunday
school class of pinky little girls. On
that sagging porch laughing woman
had fed him and other boys with
doughnuts and gingerbread yonder he
saw the staggered relics of the iron
picket fence he had made his white
pony jump. on dare. and In the
shabby. stone-faced house behind the
fence he had gone to children's par
ties, and, when he was q little older
he had danced there often, and fallen
In love with Mary Sharon. and kissed
her, apparently by force, under the
stairs In the hall. The double front
doors. of meaninglessly carved walnut,
once so glossily vanished, had been
painted smoke gray. but the smoke
CRIME showed repulsively. even on the
smoke gray; and over the doors n
smoked sign proclaimed the place to
be "Stag hotel"
This was the last walk home" he
was ever to take by the route he was
now following: up National avenue to
ANDERSON addition and the two big
old houses at the foot of ANDERSON
boulevard for tonight would be the
last night that he and Fanny were to
spend in the house which the Major
had forgotten to deed to Isabel. To-
morrow they were to "move out" and
George was to begin his work Ia Bron-
sons office. He had not come to this
collapse without fierce struggle-but
the struggle was inward. and the roll
ing world was not agitated by 1t.
and rolled calmly on. For of all the
ideals OF life' which the world, In it's
rolling. inconslderately flattens out to
nothingness, the least likely to retain
profile is that ideal which depends
upon inheriting money. George Am
berson. In spite of his record Of fall
ures In business, had spoken shrewdly
when he realized at last that money.
like life, was like quicksilver in a
nest of cracks" And his nephew had
the awakening experience of seeing
the great Anderson estate vanishing
into such a nest-in a twinkling; 1t
seemed, now that It was indeed SO ut
terly vanished.
On this last homeward walk Of his.
when George reached the entrance to
ANDERSON addIton-that is. when he
came to where the entrance had for
merly been--he gave little start.
and halted for a moment to stare.
This was the first time he had no
ticed that the stone pillars. marking
the entrance, had been removed. Then
he realized that for long time he had
been conscious Of q Queerness about
this corner without being aware Of
what made the difference. National
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-12-12


1 did the only right thing You think
I was wrongl"
I'm not saying So" she said.
you did at the timer he cried.
"You said enough then, think. Well,
what have you to say now, II you're
30 sure was wrong?"
Nothing. George"
'It's only because you're afraid tor
he said, and he went on with sudden
bitter divination: you're reproach-
ing yourself with what you had to do
with all that; and you're trying to
make up for 1t by doing and saying
what you think mother would want
you to. and you think couldn't stand
It II 1 got to thinking might have
done differently. Oh. know That's
exactly WHATS in your mind: you do
think I was wrongl So does Uncle
George. l challenged him about 1t
the other day. and he answered iust
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-12-12
CHAPTER xIx-continued.

month after her death he walked
abruptly into Fanny's room, one night,
and found her at her desk, eagerly
adding columns Of figures with which
she had covered several sheets OF pa
per.
"Georgel You startled me-"
Il beg your pardon for not knock
Ing" he said huskily. IT didn't think" !"
She turned In her chair and looked
at him solicitously. ."Sit down, George,
won't your"
mo. just wanted"
Il could hear you walking up and
down in your ROOM" said Fanny. you
were doing 1t ever since dinner, and
1t seems to me you're at 1t almost
every evening. I don't believe it's good
for you-and know 1t would worry
your mother terribly If she" Fan
ny hesitated.
See here" George said. breathing
fast. Il want to tell you once more that
what I did was right. How could 1
have done anything else but what 1
did do?"
"Oh. don't pretend to Judge" Fam
ny said soothlngly, for his voice and
gesture both partook of wildness. ''I
Know you think you did. George"
"Think did r" he echoed violent
ly. "My God in heaveni" And he
began to walk up and down the floor
What else was there to do? What
choice did have? Was there any
other way Of stopping the talkr he
stopped, close in front of her, gestic-
ulating. his voice harsh and loud :
WAS there any other way on earth
Of protecting her from the talk2''
Miss Fanny looked away. "It died
down before long, 1 think" she said
nervously.
THAT shows / was right doesn't it?"
he cried. IF hadn't acted as did,
that slanderous old Johnson woman
would have kept on with her ISLANDERS
shed still be-"
NO" Fanny interrupted "Shes
dead. She dropped dead with apoplexy
one day about six weeks after you
left. I didn't mention it in my let
tegs because didn't want-I
lhssght-"
"well, the other people would have
Kept on, then. They'd have"
81 don't know" said Fanny. still
averting her troubled eyes. "Things
are so changed here, George. The 9TH
er people you speak of-one hardly
knows what's become of them. OF
course not great many were doing
the talking. and they-well, some of
them are dead, and some might as
well be-you never see them any more
-and the rest. whoever they were. are
probably SO mixed In with the crowds
Of new people that seem never even to
have heard of us-and I'm sure we
certatnly never heard of them-and
peop'e seem to forget things so soon
they beem to forget anything. You
can't imagine how things have changed
hereW
George gulped painfully before he
could speak. "You-you mean to sit
there and tell me that II I'd just let
things go on Oil" He swung away,
walking the floor again. II tell you
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-12-12
By BOOTH HARRINGTON

@8@9988@8898888@8888
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-08-12
OHIO CROPS HURT
BY JULY DROUGHT;
CORN TO RECOVER

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 12.-Without
exception, Ohio crops dropped in con-
dition in July, as shown in the August
report.
The chief cause was the drouth. It
Is believed by agriculturalists, how
| ever, that the condition of corn was
somewhat restored by general rains
since August 1, which will not show
| until next month.
The winter wheat crop is not meas
| uring up to expectations. Returns
from all sections indicate an average
yield Of 1911 bushels to the acre, which
| means a crop Of 49,766.000 bushels.
On the basis OF 100, representing a
high medium grade, the quality of the
crop for the state as a whole is S5.
The quality last year was 95 and the
1O.year average Is "a. The reduced
yield and quality may be attributed
largely to the extreme hot, dry wealth
er during q part Of June, and to the
prevalence Of smut and scab.
Spring Wheat Drops.
The condition Of spring wheat fell
from 88 to 65 during the month, and
the present forecast is for a crop Of
| 459 900 bushels as against 100000.
Corn fell OF three points. and at the
present condition of SO the forecast is
for a crop Of 143,590, 900 bushels from
| 3,625, ,S61 acres.
| Drouth, blight and insect pests re-
duced the condition Of the potato crop
J from S5 to g., and the present out
look is for crop of only 9,4S6, 900
bushels, about 100000 bushels less
than the poor crop Of a year ago.
| Dry weather reduced the condition
of pasture during the month from
95 to 85 per cent; tobacco fell from
80 to 70. apples dropped from 40 to
S3, peaches from 20 to 28, pears re-
main the same at 81, while grapes, the
most promising crop of all, declined
from 80 to S5.