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1 THE' WEATHER Complete Service OF the Associated Press probably snow Saturday, colder with w.ive: Sunday partly cloudy, cold VOL. CI-NO. 98. WILMIGTOK, SATUKDAY MORmG, DECEMBER 29, 1917 WHOLE NUMBER 39,275 NATION'S RAILROADS HOOVER IS ASKED PASS INTO CONTROL Great Britain and France Make It Clear That Peace Terms Are Not Sufficient OF THE GOVERNMENT German Proffer Will Go to Naugb Unless Brought Into Line With the Demands of the Allies, Which Are Fortified by Terms pi Laid Down by President Wilson Turks Suffer Severe t)efeat atthe Hands of British that the United States and the entente allies have laid down as the concrete basis for the discussion of peace. Bolshevik! JVot Discouraged.

Nevertheless, the Bolsheviki element in Russia apparently has not lost heart that something may come from the Czernin proposal, for the Brest-Litovsk peace conference at which it was made has. taken a recess until January 4 and meanwhile Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, purposes to send a note to the entente allied embassies in an endeavor to have them participate in further peace parleys and also is drafting a note to the peoples of the world. Russian Situation Obscure. Inside Russia the situation still remains obscure, owing to the various reports concerning the movements of the Bolsheviki and counter-revolutionary forces. One of these, reports is to the effect that an armistice between the Kaledines and Bolsheviki troops has been effected at Rostov-on-Don, with a neutral zone between the fighting line.

Kaledines and his Cossacks were among the first of the Russian counter-revolutionary forces to. (Continued on rage Eight) SHOT THREE TIMES G. B. D. Parker, of Duplin County, May Die of Wounds Received Yesterday Morning HIS ASSAILANT SUICIDES Walter Cottle, a Sailor at Home on Furlough, Renewed Old Grudse, Shot Mr.

Parker and Then Killed Himself. (Special Star Telegram.) Wallace, Dec. 28. Walter Cottle, an enlisted man in the United States navy, this morninar iust before noon killed himself by sending a pistol tfeullet i ALLIED rMW TO AN ENDURING PEACE Lloyd-George's Statement Regarded as Great Britain's Reply to German Proposals LABOR SAYS TO FIGHT ON Pronunciamento by British Workers is Adopted by Virtually Unanimous Vote London, Dec. 28.

Premier Lloyd-George in a letter which he sent today to the special national labor conference declared: "Achievement of the purposes for which the allies are fighting Is essential to the future freedom and peace of mankind." The premier also asserted that a statement on war aims could be made only in agreement with Great Britain's allies. The question issuing a fresh joint declaration, he added, was fferng constantly kept in view by the entente allied governments. The premier's statement is regarded as the British reply to the German peace offer. The labor conference was convened here today by the parliamentary committee of the trades union congress and the executive committee of the labor party in the central hall at Westminster to consider a "memorandum on war A pronunciamento wasi adopted with a virtually unanimous show of hands declaring that in continuing the war labor is actuated by a determination to make the world safe for democracy hereafter. No sympathy was expressed in the text of the statement with attempts to convert the war into one of conquests, but it insisted that restitution and reparation and also certain territorial adjustments are necessary if the renewal of armaments and war.

is b--wi4edn, The conference was attended by 750 delegates and was expected to place on record an expression of opinion from British labor on the war aims of this country. Its adoption of the memorandum is considered especially significant in view of the peace negotiations between Germany and Russia. The statement placed at the forefront a demand for tne restoration and rehabilitation of Belgium at the expense of Germany. It also dealt with Alsace-Lorraine, Italy, the Balkans, J'oland, Turkey and German-African colonies on lines similar to those suggested in earlier documents on these subjects. The orLginal memorandum was dis cussed and adopted early in August at a special conference of the labor party and was a sequel to the abortive Stockholm conference of last summer.

Its terms have since been considerably amended by various stib-committees, but the main features had been retained in the memorandum discussed today. It had been confidently believed, however, that today's action of the conference would be taken notwithstanding amendments from the independent labor party and several radical proposals from the British socialist party. Mr. Lloyd-George's letter said that to his mind "the ideals for which we are fighting today are precisely those for. which the British empire entered the war." "We accepted the challenge thrown down by Prussia," the letter continued, "in.

order to free the world once and for all from the intolerable menace of militaristic civilization and to make possible a lasting peace by restoring the liberty of oppressed nationalities and by enforcing respect for those laws and treaties which are the protection of all nations, whether great or small." The premier concluded that he was never more convinced that the purposes for which the allies were continuing the war were not "imperialistic vindictive," but that their achievement was essential to the future freedom and peace of mankind. Joseph Havelock Wilson, president of the international seamen's union, characterized the memorandum as the most contradictory document he ever had seen presented to a trades union congress. "Until we have made the German nation feel that it has made a grievous mistake and it has repented of its crimes and foul murders our aim should be to carry on the war," said Mr. Wilson. James Henry Thomas, assistant general secretary of the amalgamated society of railway servants, saf3 that when peace was discussed it must be world peace.

He added that if Germany did not agree to labor's war tims, labor must fight on to secure what labor believed to be right. An attempt to amend motion to consider the memorandum was made by Stephen Walsh, parliamentary secretary of the local government board and a labor member of parliament. Mr. Walsh contended that as many branches of the national labor movement, have not had an opportunity to consider the memorandum further discussion of it should be adjourned for a month. The proposed amendment was rejected by a vote of 2,132 to 1,164.

AMERICAN COURIER REFUSED ADMISSION INTO RUSSIA Stockholm, Dec. 28. An American diplomatic courier on his way to Pe-trograd has been refused admission to Russia on the ground that his pass had not been vised by M. Boi'ovsky, the Bolsheviki minister, at Stockholm. This is the first time that a regular courier's pass has not been honored.

It is assumed here that the Bolsheviki hope in this way to exert pressure and compel the indirect recognition of their orfsiffn reprtatlves. IMPOSES SOLDIERS' LIVES SPENT FOR LACK OF PREPAREDNESS Gen. Greble Says Many at Camp Bowie Died Because They Were Not Provided For HAD NO WINTER CLOTHING Tents and Hospitals Were Jammed Gen. Wright Tells of Camp Doniphan Situation Washingto, Dec. 2S.

Disease epidemics and clothing and equipment shortages at Camp Bowie, Texas, and Camp Doniphan, Oklalioma, were described to the senate military committee the respective commanders of those national guard cantonments, Major Generals Greble and Wright. Both officers said the epidemics at their posts now were under control and that adequate supplies of overcoats had been received, but they gave- dismal pictures of earlier conditions. They told, too, of enormous shortages of rifles, machine guns and other equipments still existing. Food has been plentiful, they said, and of good qual-ley. Gen.

Greble's story showed conditions at Camp Bowie to have been the worse. He declared the lives of many men who recently died there would have beensaved had winter clothing, sufficient tents to avoid overcrowding and proper hospital facilities and sanitation been provided. He told how the war department twelve men housed in each tent where, he said, they were "so thick you couldn't walk between them." During NovemDer, General Greble said, 8,000 men, or about one-third of his command, passed through the hospital, with deaths from pneumonia, measles an dother diseases averaginj? 16 daily. At one time 1.800 men, (he stated, were crowded into a hospital built to accommodate 800 and that without a sewerage system. In September, the general said, ha protested against crowding 12 men into a and gave warning that sickness would result.

Before more tents arrived the epidemic broke out. Now, however, he added, there are only S00 men on the sick list. During the hearing the committee also received from Secretary Baker a letter in reply to a resolution requesting immediate action to relieve clothing shortages in the cantonments staling the necessary steps had been taken and that he would report fully as soon as all camps were heard from. Each of the camps investigated todaw nnn nas ahout 25,000 men, with Missouri phan and Texas and Oklahoma guardsmen at Camp Bowie. Health conditions at both were recently reported by Surgeon General Gorgas, whom.

General Grebel said, today, had made a correct report of confiitions at th Texas The two camp commanders were before the committee all day, testifying1 for three hours behind closed doors regarding conditions among -General Pershing's forces, whom they recently inspected. They said General Pershing is short of no supplies except motor trucks. NAVAL HOSPITAL SHIPS TO (HAVE WOMEN NURSES They Will Be Assigned to Two Vessels. the Comfort and the Mercy, Soon to Be In Service. Washington, Dec.

28. Women nurses are to be employed on naval hospital ships in this war for the first time' in American naval history. Je became known today that they will be assigned to two ships soon to. be ready for service, the Comfort, formerly the Ward liner Havana, and the Mercy, formerly the Saratoga of the same line. Both liners have been completely remodeled and fitted with accommodations for 300 patients each.

There will be special quarters for the women nurseg. Much of the refitting of the the last word In scientific arrangement for caring for the sick and wounded. Surgeon R. C. Holcomb, now assistant to Surgeon General Braisted, will command the Comfort and Medical Inspector Norman J.

Black now In charge of the hospital ship Solace, will have charge of the Mercyi AGED WOMAN AND DAUGHTER DYING SKULLS CRUSHED Dec. 28. An aged woman was found dead and her married daughter dying in their home at Kimberly, about twenty miles north Birmingham, this afternoon. The home was on fire when the husband re- turned home from work. The skulls of both women had been crushed and there was every indication that an assault had been committed and the house' set on fire to conceal the crime.

'Posses were organized this evening and with dogs have taken up the chase. Petrograd Banks Seized. Petrograd, Thursday, Dec 27. Soldiers acting under the orders of fl nance Commissioner Menshinsky today surrounded and seized all private banks in Petrograd, including the branch of National City Bank of Nqw York. The manager, R.

R. Stevens, was arested and detained for short time. TO TESTIFY ON EXT WEDNESDAY Food Administrator Failed to Appear Yesterday, Being in New York on Business COAL QUESTION UP AGAIN W. B. Colver, of Trade Commis-mission, Again is Heard by the Senate Committee Washington, Dec.

28 Food Administrator Hoover, now in New York, was requested by' telegraphs to appear next Wednesday before thorsenate commit-tee investigating th sugar situation. The telegram was sent by Chairman Reed after the committee had considered in executive session whether a subpoena should issue for the food administrator who had been advised last Saturday that the committee expected to hear him today. I Last week, when Mr. Hoover made several futile attempts to get a hearing before the committee while, it was said, he was delaying an important business trip to New York. Since then his statement on the sugar situation has been made public by the White House, and when the committee met this morning there was a letter from counsel for the food administration saying the administrator had 'been called to New1 York and vrpuld be there' several days.

v. In announcing the telegraphic request Senator Reed related rto criticisms of the conduct of the ifffetring and said that the i witnesses examined had been selected-at random fronya list furnished by the food administration. So far, he" said, two witnesses hadbeen heard favoring thts administration; and one opposing if. A. Wipnuo -jotflfte eiJKnc3ses aV.ail; able' tl-cm4fiiuee agSIn "upfthe coal investigation with' 4 Coiver, of the federal trade commission' continuing as a He disagreed with ichie statement' of FuefeAdministra-tor Garfield that there is a.1 shortage of coal, saying there ia plenty of it and the trouble is it cannot be transported.

Senator Reed tried to develop from-the witness that miners were making such high wages that they could earn enough in four days a week to supply their needs and declined to work six. Mr. Colver said he did not believe that to be generally the case and gave inability to get coal cavs as the reason for curtailed labor operations. L. A.

Snead. in charge of CTstributing coal for the fuel administration, sala one-third of the coal difficulty was due to hoarding or a "psychological shor-age." He said it operated like a run on a bank; that there would be enough money if withdrawn gradually, but a shortage if every depositor wanted his money in one day. Evils growing out of too many priority orders for the movement of freight, Mr. Snead thought, had been mitigated by the present plan of having the priority board pass on all requests for priorit5. Snead said coal was the last freight generally moved now by the railroads and gave transportation improvement as the only solution of the problem.

NIAGARA FALLS POWER TURNED TO WAR WORK Is Requisitioned by the Government. Canadian Demands Had Much to Do With the Decision. Washington, Dec. 28. To secure the adequate supply of electric power for establishments engaged in war work at Niagara Falls and Buffalo, the government today requisitioned the electric power produced, imported and distributed by the Niagara Falls Power Company, the Hydraulic Power Company of Niagara Falls, and the Cliff Electrical Distributing Company.

Canadian demands that approximately 100.000 horsepower of current imported from the Canadian side should be applied exclusively to war work were said to have been a determining factor in the government's decision to requlsitio nail power. Operation of mills is not expected to be affected materially by the new order as readjustment of the power supply had been effected previously by representatives of the war industries board conferring with the Buffalo manufacturers. Approximately 110 factories not working directly on war contracts wtfl! curtail their, electric power requirfe-ments somewhat, but will use power at times when munitions are maMng their smallest demand, and will substitute steam for electricity as much as possible. Fixed Prices Continued. Washington, Dec.

28. President Wilson today directed that maximum prices previously fixed on Iron. ore. coke, pig iron, steel and steel' products be continued in effect until March 31. They were subject to revision on January 1.

"No new contracts calling for delivery of any of the commodities on or after April 1 are 'to specify a price unless the contract includes a clause making the price subject revision by agency. Expels LaFollette. Madison, Dec. 28. Robert M.

La Follette. United States senator from Wisconsin, was expelled from membership in the Madison club tonight because of "unpatriotic conduct and giving-' -aid and comfort to the DECLARE WAR ZONE Bowles Says This is' One Authorization the Shipping Board Desires of Congress OUTLINES LAWS WANTED Board Wants Power to Commandeer Homes for Workmen Where Necessary Urges Modification of Excess Profits Lair. Washington, Dec 2S. An outline of legislation wanted by the shipping board to provide additional powers for speeding up construction of the new merchant fleet was given today by former Rear Admiral Bowles, assistant to the general manager of the emergency fleet corporation, testifying at the senate committee's inquiry into the shipping situation. Among other things, Mr.

Bowles said the board desired authorization to declare as a war zone the territory surpunding shipyards as well as to commandeer houses and local transportation facilities so as to better take care of workmen at the plants. He also suggested that congress should protect shipbuilders from the operations of the war excess profits law or at least modify its provisions insofar as it pertains to them. Operation of the law is now so uncertain, he explained, the board is having great trouble in placing contracts at a reasonable price as the builders claim they will have practically nothing left from the profits on the ships after paying the tax. Replying to Senator Jones, of Washington, the assistant general manager said fear of the tax law is general among builders and not confined to any one part of the country. Sena tor Jones said he had seen telegrams indicating that Pacific coast builders were anxious to get contracts.

"Yes, at very high prices," replied Mr. Bowles. "Their prices, are out of sight." Pacific coast plants, he added, have increased their demands from $15 to $20 a ton on steel ships. They now ask. he said, from $180 to $185 a ton, while some are demanding $200.

"Some contractors are acting in good faith, while others are trying to take advantage of the government," said the witness, in reply to questions regarding the general attitude of contractors. "I think we ought to know who is holding up the government." said Senator Nelson, but Mr. Bowles refused to give any names except In ex-, ecutive session. He added, however, that his policy has been "to deal pretty vigorously with those contractors who attempt to hold op the government and that if they are called by the committee he wanted to question them. Poor housing and transportation facilities near shipyards, the witness said, caused a tremendous waste In man power, because a steady pace could not be kept This makes necessary the employment of an excessive number of men.

A study of the subject is now being made by the board's industrial service department, the witness declared, and plans are being made to give relief to 50,000 skilled workers within a year. As an example of the delay in building ships now resulting from poor housing conditions, Mr. Bowles declared if 1,500 additional houses for workmen were erected at Sparrow's Point, Maryland, that yard's production could be increased by ten ships a year. Under the board's plan which congress would have to approve, land also would be condemned upon which to erect buildings to be rented at reasonable rates to employes of the yards. Mr.

"Bowles was questioned again to- jday regarding wooden ships, and, re plying to committeemen, ne mi" had not stated yesterday that th wooden ship program was a -flat failure. Mr. Bowles said he believed the shipping problem would be solved by building steel ships and that wooden vessels should be built only when tonnage can be increased most rapidly by that means. Questions by senators brought out that the shipping, board has adopted no program as to ships, but Mr. Bowles said any explanation of the reason should be made in executive session and the matter was not pressed.

Mr. Bowles told the committee that the independent pine growers wanted to charge the board $50 a thousand feet for lumber, $15 more than the price fixed In contracts made with the southern pine- association, but that this price was said the independents claimed that owing to the construction of a large number of army cantonments they could get higher prices for their product than the board was paying. "In other wards, they wanted to get ail thev could," suggested Senator Jones, of Washington. When Mr. Bowles left the stand, the committee adjourned hearings until next Monday, when Balnbrldge Colby, a member of.

the chipping board -wdU ABOUT SHIPYARD Jask of Operating Them for the present' is Delegated to the Re-ads" War Board jfADOO'S FIRST ORDER jelegrapiis All Railroad Heads to Hove Traffic by the Most Direct Route EAKLY RELIEF EXPECTED Director-General Has Made No Plans for His Staff 'Washington. Dec. 2S. The" railroads of the United States passed into government possession at noon today, as Secretary McAdoo, designated President as director-general of railroads, was delegating to the railroads war board the task of operates their, for the war board, comprising five of the lountrys foremost railroad exe cutives -who have been in supreme charge of the roads for the last nine months, were, called into conference II o'clock to discuss plans for weiding all transportation lines into a single government-operated system. They left the treasury department nvo hours, later under instructions to continue- their functions and submit immediate-ly a plan of operation to the director-general." Ise Most Direct Routes.

Tonight Ir. 'McAdoo issued his first formal order designed to spe.ed up freight movements, telegraphing all presidents and directors' instructions to move traffic by the most convenient routes." At the same time he ordeied them to continue operation of thur lines- in conformity with the! president's proclamation, putting them under government control. There was no indication tonight whether McAdoo intended even tually to displace, tne war ooara witn an organization of his own or to continue it for the duration of the war. It was made clear, however, that it will continue to function until the director-general decides that a better system can be devised. The order that freight move by the most expeditious routes opens the way for a pooling of traffic impossible heretofore by reason of statutes designed to prevent the practice by carriers operated under private direction.

It takes' from the shipper the right to route his freight as fee wishes and leaves to the railroad traffic manager the task of sending it most direcxW en! where there is least congestion. The- order follows: "Havins assumed the duties imposed upou me. by -and in pursuance of the iirc-vlamation of the president, dated Decf Tiber 26. 1317. you will until otherwise, ordered continue the operation of your road in conformity with said proclamation.

You ere re-iuesteT to raake! every possible effort to efficiency and to move traf-n the- most "convenient 'and expedition- I confidently count on your heartt- ro-operation. It is only tin oiiah united effort, unselfish service and ft active work that this war van So America's future tpe Inijirovemrnt Expected Soon. -UthouzrT Mr. McAdoo does not be-ti-. a complete unification of all rail ysrmS -an he brought about overnight, 'vet, with legal restrictions lifted, v.r.

fuiiy expects measures taken undrr jrovernment control will remove r.j the obstacles that now Iff-vert tlx-- rapid movement of freight. fmorrr; rr the war boaid were re- tnc-sriL to study the situation and report on sny measures to relieve contention th--y think might wisely be tt in'o oroe. Thus the director-general has -idf i3iis for a staff. He asked bo-irii trday for a complete -t it? organization, which wai i dra'tin? into service the war ard organisation the director-gener-takes ovf, the- services of all the "ard's commit tpp. tnrlnflinp' thp nn- "'-t'nar.

committee of eastern rail-'d-. headed by A. W. Thompson of Baltimore Ohio. He obtains services as w(-n of the board's car irr commission which now is as- -t the interstate commerce com-1 i in distributng cars.

Uvtend Poolng Equipment. Gf railroads equipment al-iCa'i started by the war board, will tarried much further under oreration. Common use espe-' will he made of terminal facil- a iid Mr. McAdoo asked the war today for a special report on facilities and the extent to wbb they may be pooled. An parly measure to relieve conges-T on, it was intimated tonight, will a denial of transportation to non--en-tial commodities.

Traffic that is unnecesary will be cut off, -'deluding both passenger and freight rvement. Members of the war board j-red strongly on Mr. McAdoo of cutting down on some forms traffic. This subject will-be left I rqoly to Robert S. Lovett, government director of priority, who attend-1 today's conference.

Priority ques-: generally will be given early Vnder AVhose Employment? There was a question tonight as -o whether the igreat mass of rail-viy employes nearly two million become government employes. "ne officials hold that they do not on the ground that the government in (Continued on Paso Eight). iiiiuusn nit, neau anei ne uau mree and Kansas national guardsmen corn-times shot and probably fatally wound- posing the personnel at Camp Doni- Great Britain and France, respectively, through their prime minister of foreign affairs, have made known to the world that the terms under which the Teutonic allies seek a general peace are not sufficient. And backing their prime minister, the British proletariat, represented by a national labor conference, has reaffirmed without equivocation, that it is the determination of labor to continue the war in order hereafter to make the world safe for democracy. Allies Demands Unchanged.

Fortified by the known attitude of President Wilson as to the requirements of the United States if the war is to end and a peace concluded, the utterances of Premier Lloyd-George and Foreign Minister Pichon and the almost unanimous sentiment of the British workers seemingly make certain that the Teutonic allies' proffer, given in reply to the Russian Bolshe-viki proposals, will go for naught unless it is materially added to and brought into line with the demands CLEARLY President's Messages Have Set forth Our Purposes in the World Conflict TO BE NO RE-STATEMENT Unless There are Flirt Uer Developments In Peace Propaganda Restatement by Some of Allied 1 Powers is Probable. Washington, Dec. 28. America's war aims are regarded by the administration as having been' sufficiently dis- i closed in President Wilson's reply- to the pope's last peace proposal and in his recent mesage to congress. Consequently unless there are further developments in the peace propaganda set afoot by the Germans and Austri-ans through their negotiations with the Russian Bolsheviki there is no Intention on the part of the United States government of attempting to elaborate or expand the statements of America's purpose laid down in those documents.

It is fully understood in Washington that there may be internal reasons in entente countries for making some concessions to certain' powerful political elements which are pressing for another statement of the entente's war aims. These considerations will be weighed and acted upon in the discretion of the governments of those countries. The question involved is regarded as of great importance because of the possibility that divergent statements might afford 'the German plotters opportunity to weaken the ties that bind the allies together. THINKS WAR WILL SOLVE PROBLEMS OF RAILROADS Predicts Government Ownership Or At Least a Fixed Policy to Determine Valuation. Philadelphia, Dec.

28. The war will undoubtedly precipitate a solution of the problems which so long have confronted theN government and the railroad managements, in the opinion of C. A. Prouty, director of valuations of the interstate commerce commission, one of the Epeaker today before the American economic association. He predicted that within the next ten there will either be government ownership of railroads or at least a fixed national policy to determine the value of railroads and to enable harmonious co-operation look ing to aaequaie service ana unuurm rates.

Mr. Prouty said that the valuation of the railroads of the country now being made would cost no more than $40,000,000, of which the government's share would be about $20,000,000. Prof. John Bauer, of Princeton Uni-vercity, said the co3t would approximate $75,000,000 and questioned the wisdom of spending so much money for the proposed valuation. REPUBLIC IN WHITE RUSSIA IS REPORTED ESTABLISHED London, Dec.

28. The establishment of a republic in White Russia has been announced, according to Petrograd advices today. A rada, legislative body for tle territory, has been, assembled at Minsk, at which place a decree will be issued proclaiming the independence ot the state. AMERICA'S AIMS i 1 1 '1 'I li 1 -iil iS i i 'f 1 fit ed G. B.

D. Parker, reputed to be the wealthiest man in Duplin county. Tht shooting took place at the Home of Mr. Parker, near Chinquapin, 14 miles from Wallace, and, it is stated, was the outcome of a grudge that Cottle had against Parker who had indicted- him two years ago for hunting on his posted land and killing tame squirrels. Cottle, who was a boy of the Chinquapin neighborhood, was at home on furlough for the holidays.

He joined the riavy last fall following a dispute, it is said, between the two men regarding Cottle's hunting on the Parker land, for which the young man was about to be indicted. It is reported that at that time Cottle cursed and threatened. Mr. Parker and then immediately left the neighborhood. It was thought he join--ed the navy so that Mr.

Parker would not again indict him. This morning, according to the report reaching here, as Mr. Parker was walking from his store to his residence, a distance of about 300 yards, he. was met by Cottle, who suddenly faced him with the words: "Are you ready to die, for I am going to kill you?" Mr. Parker told him not to shoot, but immediately, it is said, Cottle drew his 32 calibre pistol, sending one ball through the breast, and as Mr.

Parker turned, he fired two more, one going into the hip and another in the lower part of the back. Dr. J. F. Landen, Mr.

Parker's physician, reached him, and his nephew. Dr. Frank Quinn, of Magnolia, was sent for, as were also Drs. Carroll and Wil- vessels is modeled under the plans of liams, of Wallace. Dr.

Thos. M. Green, the new naval hospital ship now build-of Wilmington, was summoned to eith- i ing and which naval officers regard as er come through the country or, to have a special train put on to bring him. The extent of Mr. Parker's injuries have not yet been determined.

It was found that the ball in the back had entered near, if not through, the left kidney, but if is not yet known Avhether the lung was pierced by the ball which entered the breast. According to the version of the shooting reaching Wallace, as soon as he had fired the fatal ehot, Cottle turned the weapon upon himself, blowing out his own brains. Mr. Parker, who is considered the wealthiest man of Duplin county, lives 14 miles out of Wallace, Chinquapin being the postoffiee. He is exceedingly popular, being noted as a most gener- ous public spirited citizen.

He has proved himself to be a friend of tho Red Cross in a very substantial wav mor.s than once. Mr. Parker is well-known in Wilmington and has many warm personal friends in this city. He did the bulk of his large business through Wilmington wholesalers and bankers and frequently visited Wilmington where he always received a cordial welcome. He had large business connections in Duplin, conducting a large general supply business at Chinquapin and being also a member (Continued on Page Eight).

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