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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
LEADERS SOUGHT PROMOTION
Immediate and Thorough Investiga.
ton is Made Because of Refer
ences to Mons and cambrai.

Toronto.-All Canada has been
stirred by charges made in the house
Of commons by Sir Sam Hughes, for.
mer minister OF militia. that officers
commanding the dominions forces in
France had needlessly sacrificed the
lives Of their men in order to advance
themselves.
Sir Sam opened his attack with the
announcement he had protested sew
eral times to Premier Borden against
the waste OF the Canadian boys
lives in unnecessary stunts on the bat
tlefields." He then read letter he
had sent to Sir Robert protesting
81 INST Ew,Iav-.-l ne = teii.,ss de6dles5
slaughter at Cambrai and stating he
had drawn attention of the prime min
lister on previous occasions to the
"massacres at Lens, Passachendaele,
etc. where the only apparent object
was to glorify the general in COM
mand and make it impossible, through
butchery. to have afth and sixth di-
vision and two army corps"
He declared any general who would
undertake the attack at Cambrai by
suburban or street fighting should be
courtmartialed. The same was true,
he said. of the officer who had order
ed the storming OF Mons four hours
before the signing Of the armistice.
Some Of the newspapers hint-Sir
Sans attack was Inspired by chagrin
at the failure of his son. General Gar
net Hughes. to get to France as the
commander OF fifth brigade Of Ca
nadians, but all are unanimous in
their assertion that the charges cal.
for an immediate and thorough inyes-
legation.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
PLOT TO DESTROY
j. S. GOVERNMENT
ANARCHISTS, TOGETHER WITH
!. w. WIS AND OTHERS, FORM
AN AMALGAMATioN.
OBJECT, BLOODY REVOLUTION
Radical Elements Of Country Think
They Have Found Common
Cause Upon Which to Unite.

Washington.-Mail matter seized
since the signing of the armistice has
disclosed that the I. W. w. anarchists.
radical socialists. and others are per
fecting an amalgamation" which has
for its object the overthrow of the
American government through a
bloody revolution" and the establish
ment Of bolshevik republic, accord
ing to memorandum sent to the sen
ate propaganda committee by Solici-
tor Lamar, Of the postoffice depart
mert. The memorandum was made
public by the committee.
Declaring that in bolshevism the
radical elements OF the country had
for the first time found common
cause upon which they can unite" Mr..
Lamar said his information showed
propaganda against the government
was being conducted with great regu-
larity and its magnitude could be
measured by the bold and outspoken
statements" found in the literature.
Accompanying his memorandum were
several hundred excerpts from maj,
matter showing the trend of the prop
aganda. These will be made public
later.
Particular reference was made by
the solicitor to the activity of the dis
satisfied foreign element in the coun-
try, but he said perhaps the I. w. W.
was the most active in the dissem.na-
tion Of the propaganda because il
has at its command a large field
force known as Eeclpiting agents.
increasingly in the furtherance of the
cause"
"This organization publishes at least
fve newspapers in the English lau-
guage and nine in foreign languages.
This list comprises only official pa
pers and does not take into account
the large number OF free lance papers
published in the interest of the above
organization"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
NONE LEFT TO FARLEY WITH
Preliminary Terms Of Peace Should
Be Submitted to Germany BY. Last
Week of March at Least.

Haris.-The news from Germany
continues to become increasingly dis.
quieting and will, it is hoped, have
the effect of speeding up the peace
conference. OF course it has to be
rememh lsnIt at each moment. os
vg-isis between the allies and Ger
many. since the signature of the first
armistice. the Germans have broken
oIt in more or less spontaneous popu'
lar semi-bolshevist agitation.
The renewal Of Spartacism. on this
occasion. has been heralded by VIC.
lent campaign Of the press against the
terms which the allies now have pre-
pared for inclusion in the preliminary
peace treaty How far the fresh dis
turbance is prompted by the require
ments of the German peace policy
cannot. of course. be judged with any
degree OF accuracy from Paris. But
one thing is certain, that unless rapid
steps are taken to supply Germany
with food. on larger scale than is at
present being done. there will he the
risk that negotiators here may find
there is none left in Germany with
whom to sign binding peace.
Apart from certain reservations OF
some Importance. made by the Amer
lean admiral as regards naval terms.
there is complete agreement on the
general terms OF military. naval and
aerial nature to he imposed on Ger
many. Such being the case. in the
orinion Of Marshal Foch at any rate.
the preliminary terms OF peace ought
I, be communicated to Germany be.
fore the end OF the month so that he
Germany delegates may br abls-to
come to Versailles. il Versailles he
SPOT chosen for the meeting on
.aarch 90 aud so that the actual IA
ture of peace might be fAcd { he
beginning of April.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
SENTENCE OF DEsS TO TEN
YEARS IN PRISON UPHELD

Washington.-Convictions under the
espionage act OF Eugene Debs, social
ist leader and Jacob Frohwerk. a
newspaper editor OF Kansas City.
were sustained by the supreme court
In unanimous opinions delivered by
Justice Holmes. Both men were sen.
fenced by tn" lower courts to 10 years.
imprisonm Vt.
While not nassing directly upon the
constitntionality Of the act. the court
in effect did declare valid the so-caIled
enlistment section and reaffirmed its
opinion that The espionage law is not
an interference with the constitution
al right Of free speech.
Debs was convicted on three counts.
but the court passed directly on orlv
one Of these. that charging him with
Obstructing recruiting and enlistment
through statements made in a speech
At Canton. Ohio. last Juue. The other
two counts charged him with attemnt-
ing tn incite INSTRUMENTATION and dis
LOYALTY. and also with utterine Ian
Guage intended 10 provoke and en-
courage resistance to the United
States government.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
First peath From Small pox.

Fir the first time in three years.
death has occurred in South Carolina
from small po1. according to a report
which has reached the Office OF DR..
James A. Hayne. State health officer.
The victim vas negro living near
Johnsonville. in Williamsburg county.
DR.. c. S. K,nznr has started a cam
pa:cn OF vaccination IN the cGnmun.
ity. and rigid quarantine will he on
forced in order to protect the people
Dr. Hayna said that .his death from
small pcx Is the first that has hAeD
reported % his Office IN :hr"e yeare
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13

Geneva.-Whila Germany has brok.
en- off official relations with the allies
at Spa over the question of food sup
plies, travellers arriving in Switzer-
land recently from across the Rhine
report food conditions in central and
southern Germany are not critical
and do not demand immediate relief.
The travellers say the statements OF
the German government are only q
bluff in order to get better terms
from the allies.
Travellers from Austria and Hun
gary declare the populations there are
really starving and need immediate
help. These reports are confirmed by
British and American commissions In
ihese countries.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
AMERICAN SHIPS NOW CARRY
PRODUCTS To<ND OF EA7ri

WaShingt0D.-For the fret time
since the days OF the famous clipper"
ships. American merchant. craft now
are plying the seven seas. carrying
products cf the United States to the
farthest corners OF the earth and
bringing home both essentials and
luIuries.
The shipping hoard announced that
the American merchant marine feet.
built up under the spur Of wars ne.
casSity. now represented nearly one
fifth ot the entire saa-gopg tonnage
Of the world and comprised IS per
cent OF al! ships clearing from United
States ports. as compared with 81
per cent before the great war.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
STEP TOWARD FORMATION
OF PEACE TREATY TAKEN

Paris.-.A stop toward the formation
NJ a treaty OF peace was taken by the
supreme council when Il adopted the
proposal OF the American delegation
% have tie varicus commissions pro-
sent 20 the council their reports a?d
conclusions IN the form OF articles to
40 inserted in the peace pre.iminarieS.
The council also discussed the mil.
.tary. nava! and aerial conditions to
cs imposed on the enemy.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
URaENT NEED OF 8 bPPIYlNe
GERMANY WITH Foo4 Fully
REcoeNIzEp,
ITALIAN BOUNDARY question
Lloyd Georges Plan invei1ss Aband.
onment of Military consesiption In
rs-cc--euvred Terrspry.

Paris.-Stephen Pichon, .he French
foreign minister. in his tai with the
correspondents. discussed Me bearing
OF the food situation in Gkrmany on
the speedy conclusion Of beace. He
said that the urgent need q supplying
Germany was recognized Paris.
In signing the armistice Hast Janu.
ary. Germany agreed to land over
her commercial fleet. to be bsed in re.
victualling Europe generally, and Ger.
many particularly. Yet. coftinued the
minister. at recent meeting at Spa
the German delegates declared that
the arrangement was unsatisfactory
and that they would "ahsoilIlely refuse
to part with their shir :"
The allies were " ing. Ifr. Pichon
went on not only to supple food. int
to accord credit to Germany, but Ger.
many must first declare hAr willing,
ness to live up to the coalitions OF
the January armlStlce.
As soon as the terms d the Ger.
man peace have been concluded, Mr..
Pichon said. the council Would take
up the Austrian peace which would
involve the future boundarits between
Italy and former AustrofIungarian
territory. The subject has already
been discussed recently.
The council has adoptes Premier
Lloyd Georges plans for regulating the
future military strength ofiGermany
according to the ministef Bso eonfirm.
ed the fact that this fgl|olyes the
abandonmentzet eonssrip = sayor
Of sman profe essional arc
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
WILSON AGAINST SINKING
OF SURRENDERED SHIPS

W-ashington.--Presidrnt Wilson has
written Represen atve Fuller, OF Mas
sacilusetts. that he opposed the sink
ing of the surrendered German war
ships. hut that his Judgment wlS 7ot
final because he had not yet hal the
opportunity to discuss the matter
with authoritative naval mon.
The Presidents letter said the pro
oosal to destroy the warshirs seemed
like the counsel OF those who do no.
,,aow what else 20 10
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
CHAMBERLAIN SAYS CROW0Ea
MADE FALSE STATEMENTS

Washington. chapter in
the controversy between congress aat
.;ie war department over the general
question Gf military Justice was add
ed by Senator Chamberlain chairman
Of the military committee in the last
senate. who ISSUED statement declar'
ing erroneous and false" statements
were contained in reply OF Major
General Crowder. judge advocate gen
e,al. 10 the senator's address in the
senate last December.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
PORK ANo PORK PRODUCTS
TAKEN OFF EXPORT LIST

Washirgton.-Remoyal of pork and
pork products from the export con-
servation list was announced b. the
war trade board. effective at once. At
the same time the board rescinded
the regulation by which all applica-
tons for licenses to export these
commodities to European destination
were required to hear a certificate
from the food administration showing
the administration had approved the
sale price.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
BANKERS TO ESTABLISH 4
TO FINANCE THE RAIL ADS

Washington. Director General
Hines determined to cal! conference
OF leading bankers and railway cor
poration representatives in Washing
ton to discuss possible solutions OF
The problem created by a failure or
Congress to appropriate funds for the
railroad administration. The persons
to he invited have not yet been select
ed.
Reports reached Washington that
snveral bankers since Adjournment of
Congress- had discussed -" ad' iSaa'
'litr ri establishing Il hlnkarS' pool
80 larI as much IS siGo .Ooo .9nJ ta rail.
rD,i i:.trrrStS
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
AUTHORS OF GREAT WAR ARE
TO BE SEVERELY PUNISHED

Paris-Njlile it is impossible to
give any forecast Of the terms OF the
report Of the commission on responsi.
bil;vt for the war. which report is
about completed. It may be said that
those who have been urging that
drastic action should be taken against
tha principal authors CT Germany's war
crimes will not be disappointed in
the conclusions OF the commission.
The report will inctlde general
historical survey OF events.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
SERIOUS BREAK IN
SPA NEGOTIATIONS
SATISFACTION EXPRESSED BY
HUN PAPERS IN COMMENTS
ON THE SITUATION.
A BLUFF FOR BETTER TERMS
Conditions In Central and Southe n
Germany in Respect to Food Are
Not Bad IL Correctly Reported.

Weimar.-The negotiations Concern.
ing shipping and food at Spa were
ruptured with the support Of the rep.
resentatiyes OF the German shipping
interests. including Director Heineken
OF the North German Lloyd. who de.
clared that il the Germans met the
allied demands it would mean the
ruin Of German mercantile and sea
trade interests.
In commenting on the news, the
Deutschland expresses satisfaction
with the attitude Of the German rep
resentatives and says that the Ger
man people will endorse and support
their attitude.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
NO RADICAL CHANGES IN
CONSTITUTION OF LEAGUE

On Board L. S. S. George Washing,
,Da.-.The impression gathered by
those who have come into contact
9TH President Wilson is that the op.
position which has developed to tho
league ot nations cnvena mt has not
caused him to dec!d" that any radical
ch,nses are necessary. IT is recog-
1izad changes in phraseolDgy and mi
nor particulars are possible. but Pres
dent Wilson is not looking for any
fundamental alteration.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
lust CATS APE sFLLlNG ~
RUSSIA AT THREE DOLLARS

London Starvation prevails thru
N,it h1l>hn,:k Russia ana is killing nT
III popuialiom By thousands. NS-
a9&n aa rampant and sHod is 30
scarce IN nrtrpSrad ard MaScnw tha:
r.ts sci! ren!ilr Ter s. each. The un-
dar.akers cannot cope with conditions.
as thcr" is rot enough wood for cot-
Tns. These rorOr'S have been
brought 10 the attention OF tha
n-:.i$h government within the last
week
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13

London. has been given IN
the house Of commons CT the lnten'
ton OF Ronald McNeill to ask the
secretary Of state for foreign affairs
whether re has any official informa'
tion OF the report Of the resolution
having been adopted BY the Amer'c'n
house of representatives on the sub
iart OF ireland. and < 40. will 4"
make formal protect against the
irterscrcnre Of foreign Legislature
in tho domestic affairs OF the United
Kingdom.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
OF BELGIUM
WILL BE ELIMINATED

-
sion on Belgian AFFAIRS, charged vita
investigating the differences betweea
Belgium and Holland. was submitte 4
TO the council of the five great powers
It advises the three treaties OF 1899,
cst ablishing the status Of Belgium
AMI Holland, he revised by the coun'
oil as they are now useless and dis
advantageous to Belgium"
The proposed revision Of the trea'
les will restore Belgium's comple1'
sovereignty and eliminate her neutra>'
i:y, which afforded no protection In1
is now distas.efrl.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
WORK on NEW sATTI ESHIPS
HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED

WaShinpton.-PosS that the
hattIe cruiser Dro~ram Of the navv.
involving on expenditure OF nearly
half n billion dollars. srill he aban-
doned in favor Of a now tvpn Of cruis-
or battlegh;p was irdic'ted bv an an
norncnmert that Snrratarv Daniels
had o~de"oi sIS0onsior OF work on
the s;y 2Sl'rnt crr;serT already Ar-
thnri7ad Until decision aS to the fu-
ture tvnn OF capital ship could be
reached.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
RAILWAY SHOP EMPLOYEES
ASKING FOR -HiGHER WAGES

Washington. Several hundred
thousand railroad shop employees have
asked the railroad admir- 'tration to
increase their wages about % per
cent. The board OF Taii,oad wages
And working conditions mas agreed
tentatively 10 hear their rase
The shop trade employes wlJ were
given one wage advance last year in
addition to the general iincreaes in
pay. now as! that the basic rate per
,iour be changed from 68Ito IS cents.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
Rush Order Quickly Filled.
VIM. Banks on Commission.

William Banks OF Columbia accept
cd position on the public service
commission. thus completing the per-
sonnel of that body. The commission.
composed of three men, is as follows:
9. B. Earle. acting president OF Gem
son College; w 3. DeLoach, an at
torney of Ca"!4aT, ana William
Banks. former editor OF the Columbia
Record. and lately government inspec-
tor Of explosives in this State. Mem
hers OF tho commission are appoint
ed nv the governor. by and with the
consent OF the senate.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
FRANK MORRISON TALKS
OF PRICE READJUSTMENT

Washington labor will
refuse to share in the result" Of pr!cs
readjustments IL its living standards
are to be endangered" Frank ". Nor.
rison, secretary Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. said. Mr.. Morrison
criticised the declarations BY the fed,
aral reserve board in recently pub
!ished review OF it's forthcoming
bulletin that all factors in prediction
should bear their share In the gen,
raj process OF readjustment."
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-03-13
INSURcrMr DEMOCRATS APE
MAKING FIGHT ON CLARK

Washington. fight is being made
on Speaker Clark by insurgent Dem.
ocrats who claim that he should not
be the minority leader OF the house
under the Republican regime soon to'
be ushered in. Indirectly Representa-
tive Kitchin, of North Carolina, aud
Representative Dent. of Alabama. ara
involved. 1t was asserted that 20
Democrats had been pledged to over
throw Mr.. Clark.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-10
DIR. ALBERT NAMED
FOR HIGH POSITION
German Plo.ter Was in Washington
for Two Years as German
Attache.

Weimar, March S.-Dr. Heinrich l.
Albert, Privy Councillor and formerly
Commercial Attache of the German
Embassy in Washington. has been
appointed an Under Secretary Of
State aud given the direction Of the
Chaucelery.
Many Of the German plots melted
in this country from 1915 to 1917
were traced to DR., Heinrich F. Albert
who was declared by the Secret Serv.
ice to be the financial agent OF
schemes involving destruction Of
property, agitation for strikes. prop.
aganda, and the lloatation of Ger.
man financial schemes He went
back with Won Bernstorif in Febru.
airy, 1911
DR. Albert came to America in 1915,
ostensibly to collect funds for the
German Red Cross. while serving as
commercial attache OF the German
Embassy Using the Red Cross as a
mask, he Is reported to have spent
$SO,OO0OO0 in propaganda maintain
ing New York Office at liza
Broadway. While he was at the
height of his activities the Secret
Service obtained a brief case full OF
his plans and from that time until
he returned to Germany his every
movement was known in Washing
tor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-10
GERMANY To GET
CHANGE To PAY
|NDEMN|T|Es
Americas Peace Delegates In
sist Upon II
BRITISH VIEW is SAME
They Want Germany to Get to Work
on Paying Up Its War
Damages

Paris, March S.--The American
peace delegates and their expert bust
ness advisers have at last taken the
definite stand in the lnterallied nego.
tiations that It is more essential to
universal prosperity and happiness TO
get the world to work than to seek
to devise means of making Germany
yassal nation. There have been
blunt suggestions heretofore that this
was the American policy. 1t has
taken definite form nova circum.
stance due to several reasons, among
them the belief that the present dc
lays in arranging the preliminary
peace terms bring danger of wide
spread disorders and possibly anarchy
and the desire to have some definite
peace program outlined before Presi.
dent Wilson returns to Paris next
weei.
The American representative as
scrt that the measures already decid-
ed on or in course OF decision will
make Germany impotent In military
way and render her unable to be a
formidable industrial competitor for
some time TO come with the Euro.
pean countries which she sought 10
destroy. These things being so. the
pressing essential is TO fix Germany
status by treaty arrangements i'm
mediately. to furnish food sufficient
, to overcome the danger of anarchy
in Germany and to provide means OF
, letting Europe return to normal con
Cition'
To their allied conferesthey have
pointed out that the American Gov
ernment and people are opposed &c
continuing a policy of advancing
largs sums out OF the Federal Treas
ury to meet expenses incident TO the
maatenace oi othefs sGovermnents or
war footing when the war Is over
They have contended that Continent
al Europe should seek private loan:
and have indicated how this could bt
done with the best results
Assurances were given by our rep
resentatves that American private
capital would be forthcoming prompt
ly IL guarantees were furnished tina
it would be used TO rehabllitate in
dustry and to put people to work
thereby showing an earnest intention
to produce income, which could b.
applied in part to reimbursing Ameri
can investors
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-10
TIME TO BUILD CANALS.
American Waterways Of Great Value
IA Nation.


Washington, March Canal con
struction, and the development Of
water powers. are no less important
than the building of roads, public
works, and necessary buildings dur
ing the reconstruction period, In the
opinion of officials of the Depart
ment of Labor who are urging inter
nal development OF the country in or
der to add to its permanent resources
and TO utilize the labor power that
win be lost irrevocably II workmen
are idle.
Should the Government retain con-
troll Of the railroads for the next five
years, IL is suggested, the develop
ment of great canal system supple
menting rail transportation will mean
lower prices on great many articles
not of perishable character into the
cost OF which at present transporta.
tion enters heavily. Moreover, the
canals will be able to relieve some
what the excessive strains imposed
on rail lines at certain times.
Germany developed inland trans
portation by canals to a great extent
Many authorities declare that the
wise use of waterways will lead to
the greatest economic changes OF
modern times.
Secretary Wilson. Of the Depart
ment Of Labor, Secretary Baker OF
the. War Department, and Secretary
Daniels, OF the Navy Department
have declared strongly in favor Of the
development of American waterways