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YANKEE CAMERA 1 iN CONQUERS ALLJByUROPE Uttle Kansas Photographer Is Arrested Eleven Times, but - Keeps on "Snapping." FOOLS FRENCH AND GERMANS Makes Plcturea In Trenchea During Uii Deaperate Battle at Mona, With ■ulleta Falling Thick—Mar velous Adventures of Don ald C. Thompson. By K. ALEXANDER POWELL. Antwerp—A little man wearing an American army ahtrt, a pair of British •Cher's breeches, French putteea, and m Seaforth. Hlghlander'a helmet, and carrying a amera the alte of a parlor phonograph blew Into the American consulate In Oatend. tie announced that hla name wee- Donald C. Thompaon, photographer, from Topeka, Kan. Kurope la chocka Mock with war photographers, but Thompson Is the only one I have come •cross who haa aeen war aud actually photographed It. No one but an American could have accomplished what he haa done and no Amerlcap but a Hansen' The little man la built like Harry louder. He Is hard aa nalla, tough as rawhide, and hla face la tanned to the 4-olor of a well smoked meerschaum His face la perpetually wreathed In what he calls his "sunflower smile." Arrived on Tramp Bteamer. Thompaon reached Europe on a tramp steamer with an overcoat, a toothbrush, two clean handkerchiefs, and three of the largest sized cameras made He expected to have some of them smashed, he explained, so he brought along three aa a matter of precaution Ills papers consist of an American passport, a certificate of membership In the Elks, and a letter from Sam Hughes, Canadian uilnlster*of militia, authorizing him to take pictures of the Canadian troops These ami his un til!'lgated nerve have taken him where no other civilian has been. * Arretted Nina Thompson made nine attempts to get from I'arls to the front, was ar rested nine times, and spent nine nights In prison. Each time he was taken before a military tribunal. Utterly Ignoring subordinate officers, j be would demand to see the officer commanding He would grasp the as tonished official by the hand aud near- Ly wring it off, meanwhile Inquiring solicitously after the general's health and that of his family. How jnany languages do you apeak?" I asked Three," said he. "English, Ameri can and Kansas " On oue occasion he commandeered a motorcycle standing outside a cafe and rode It until the gasoline gave out. 'Oa another occasion he explained to a iKrench officer who arrested him that We was in aearch of hla wife aud daughter, who were dying somewhere €>n the Belgian frontier. The officer waa so affected by the pathos of the story that he wept on Thompson's neck and aent him forward In a Red Cross automobile. .Whenever he was •topped by patrola he would flourish his letter from the Canadian mlulstef of mllltla and say he was tryiug to overtake the Canadian troops "Vive Canada," the French would ahout. "Hurrah for our brave allies," •.nd permit him to proceed lie did cot think It necessary to Inform them that the nearest Canadian troops were at I name of the place censored). Threatened With Death. When he was within the Bound of* the German guns he waa arrested for the ninth time, tried by a military tribunal, and told he would be ahoHt were not out of FranceTn 21 hours. He waa aent back to I'arls in a motor guarded by two gendarmes, who ac companied him to the station and saw Mm buy a ticket to London. He dropped off the train, however, at Amlena Shortly after midnight a train of flat cars loaded with wounded pulled Into the station. Thompson cttmbed on tbe top of an American refugee tralu •standing on the next track aud made a flashlight picture A panic ensued lu the station, as everyone thought a Oer wan bomb had exploded Thompaon was pulled down and roughly handled, but the British-sol dlerg Interfered and said he belonged to their regiment, ao he was released. Shortly afterwards a train loaded with artillery being ruahed to the front pulled into the atatlon Thomp aon crawled under th) tarpaulin cov erlng a field gun and fell asleep When he awoke next morning he waa at Mona Goes Into Trenches. A regiment of Highlanders was pass ing. He borrowed & helmet and fell In with therm. He marched four hours tinder a scorching HUP and then went Into the trenches with the soldiers All through that terrible day Thomp son plied his trad* as the soldiers did theirs. Men were shot dead on either aide of him. The British were so hard pressed fie was disregarded, so * lis dashed forward and lay down im mediately la the rear ef ths British He said that the leruiaa Are wu wonderfully accurate and rapid Tbe Teutons would concentrate their entire Are on ono battery and when that waa out of action would turn to another. When the British retired before the Oerman onset he remained in the trenches so aa to get plcturea of the charging Germana at close quartera. He snapped plcturea until the Ger mana were within a hundred yards of the abandoned trenchea and then ran for life. He aald the storm of bulleta waa ao thick he waa afraid the Kanaaa undertaker would never get tbe job of burying him. He aaya the Brltiah be haved with the greatest gallantry and retired In perfect order, buT" they would have been wiped out If they had remained. Fad by French, That night he bivouacked with a French line regiment, the men giving htm food and a blanket The next morning fie *as arreated for the tenth, time and taken before tbe general commanding the divlalon and stripped and aearrhed and aent to Amiens tin der guard with orders to leave lnstant ly for England. * • At the train for Boulogne waa pull ing out, packed to the doora with refu gee*. lie noticed a flrat-claaa compart ment marked "reaerved" and occu pied only by a young woman. The train waa moving, but Thomp- Hon took a running Jump and dived .through an open wlndojfHnto the lap of the "Astonished woman. She was considerably startled until he ex plained he waa an American. The woman, who waa young and good looking, proved to be a Ruaalan of high family leaving I'arls for St. Petersburg. The government had given her the compartment, but ahe had' loa,t hey maid and all her money. Thompaon told her the Scotland Yard detectlvea would search him when the train reached Boulogne, \ and aaked her If she would conceal\hls films on her person \ Paid In Cigar Coupona. She consented, but aaked for the danger ahe waa Incurring to be paid S2OO He had only 950, ao he paid her the balance In cigar coupona, which he explained waa American war cur rency She aeemed quite satisfied Thompaon said he i«ld her almost enough coupons to get a briar pipe. At Boulogne, he was arreated, stripped, and searched, but nothing was found. He was permitted to con tinue to London, where he went to the countess' hotel and recovered his neg atives An hour later he was on the way to the continent agnln. lie landed at Ostend and managed to get a train as far bh Mallnes, Tlier. he started to walk 20 miles to Brus sels, carrying a huge camera, and over coat. Held glasses, a revolver and 300 ill m a When he was ten mlleH from the highway a dozen uhlans suddenly spurred out from a wood and covered him With their pistols. He pulled an American flag out of hla pocket and shouted "Hoch der Kaiser," and "Auf Weldersehen," which was all the Oer man he lenew. Upon being examined by the Ger man officers he explslned that his "a nadlan credentials were merely a bill, d to get through the lines of the allies, and that he really represented a syn dicate of German newspapers In Mil waukee, whereupon he was released and sent Into Brussels In a motor car. Taken as Spy. Next day a German officer saw hint chatting with an English girl In front of a cafe and ordered hla arrest as a spy Thompson said: "All right, I'm used to being arrested, but Just wait until I get your picture." The officer was so furious he smashed the camera with his sword. The Germans destroyed all the films and ordered him to leave the city In an hour or be shot. He left and walked 50 miles from Brussels to Ostend, where 1 met him In the consulate. He said he had been there over night, was tired of the quiet life and wanted to see some excitement. So I brought him with me In our car to Antwerp. The last 1 saw of him he was wring ing the hand of the chief of the gen eral staff and asking permission to take pictures from a Belgian aero -plane ..Thgy might nwll five him I>ermUslon. because he will do it any way Wish to Fight Barefoot Paris— The Matin relates that on the arrival of a train bringing wound ed Senegalese riflemen nearly all were found smoking furiously from long porcelain plpeß taken from the enemy and seemingly Indlfferant to their wounds The Senegalese complain of nothing except the obligation to fight with shoes on. Before going into bat tle at Charlerol they slyly rid them selves of these impediments, but came back shod In German footwear to avoid punishment for losing equipment. Kaiser Rips Off English Medals. Loudon. —Tb« Express publishes thh follow In* which, however, la not con tinued elsewhere: "When Sir William Edward Ooschen went to Bay good hy to Emperor William the Utter stalked into the room where the British asv bassador was waiting. The was wearing several British orders and medals on his breast and these he tore off, saying: 'Tell your king that that Is what 1 think of him and hit medals.' Whereupon the emperd* marched out of the room." '■? Picked Up His levered Arm A French colonel had his srm shot away at the battle of Charleroi. Ha could not bear the thought of leav ing it on th« field and he picked It up. running several yards before he was overcome. * ...... , ■ , j ~.n i, , TBI ENTERPRISE, WHLIAMBTON, NORTH CAROLINA. FOR ALL WE HAVE AND ARE By RUDYARD KIPLINO. (Copyright, I*l4, by International Nswa Service. All rights reserved. , For a 11, we have and are. For all our chlldcen'a fate, Stand up and meet the war— The Hun la at the gate. Our world haa panned away, In wantonneaa o'erthrown; There's nothing left today But ateel and Are and stone. Though all we know depart. The old commandments stand. In courage keep your heart. In strength lift up your hand. Once more we hear the word That aickened earth of old: No law except the aword, Unaheathed and uncontrolled Once more It knlta mankind. Once more ths natlona go To meet and break and bind A crazed and driven foe. WHY NAME UP Fell Because Allies Failed to Help the Belgians. Withstood Tsrrlflo Firs of Oerman Batteries Until Thsre Waa No Hops of Rsilsf by the Frsnoh Troops. Ixjndon—The Dally Telegraph's Parts correspondent gtves a story of the earlier flghtlng at Namur aa de scribed by August Mellot, Belgian dep uty for Namur. M. Mellot says that udtll August 13 the citizens of Namur had hopes thaf the Belgian army would be joined by the French and Kngllsh and would meet and rout the German forces be fore they reached Namur, but on that day a detachment of Belgian horse men met a detachment of uhlans and engaged In a smart fight, in which tie Germans were smashed up. "Thla incident," M. Mellot aald, "left no doubt that the Germana would re turn In greater numbers The follow ing duy, while we were In Namur busy completing the defenses, the first threo shells fell In the town One shell struck the bridge at Salzlnnes aud killed Ave persons. 1 was stand lng 20 yards away and must say the Impression was a disagreeable one. "From that moment we were shelled dally and numbers of persons were killed and great damage done We still hoped, however, that the allied armies would drive the Germans out of Belgium, but the German cavalry came ever nearer, and on t.he 18tb we felt that we were being surround ed "Then on the 20th we heard the news of the occupation of Brussels and gave up hope of a decisive battle north of Namur. The cannonade in creased during the night and on the 21st the battle around Namur became general. It lasted all day. "While eleven German army corpa were passing the Meuse coming from Vise a powerful force was detstled to mask their march and kept up a heavy Are on our position. The German at tacks were multiplied all the time and their ttre extended over a line of some ten miles on the left bank of the Meuse and over the Htmslar line or right bank. "During this time the Freuch force sent to meet them tried to check the German advance. (Here portions of the atory were cut out by the censor ) ~ "Namur was the center of all ttala fighting Toward noon of the 2lst a German battery was hurriedly placed between the Interval of two forts and began to bombard Namur. The Are waa kept up for a long time, doing material damage. "At 10 o'clock that-night I succeeded in getting out of town. During tbe time 1 was there the town was defend ed by Belgian troops. I do not know what became of them. I cannot aay whether they beat a retreat or Joined the French forces." BRITISH CAUGHT BY A RUSE Cavalry Regiment, Trying to Surprise > German Battery, Falls Into Barbed Wire Entanglements. Londoh. —A private letter received here from a British officer front tells how a British cavalry reg iment suffered fevere loss through a ruse of the enemy. The regiment. It seems, sighted a German battery not far off tiring a reverse direction and the British of ticer decided that the battery was un aware of their presence, whereupon he ordered a cavalry charge down Into the valley which lay between them and the battery. Unfortunately the bottom of the val ley had been very cleverly studded with concealed barbed wire into which a great portion of the regiment rushed before the front rank could give warn ing. Immediately the German battery turned Its guns around, inflicting heavy loss. kWir Prevents Polar 1 Trip. Captain Amundsen has postponed his trip to the North Pole until the spring of 1916, saying the war will make it Impossible for him to Start MOMT. Comfort, content, delight— The aunt' nlow bought gain— They shriveled ID a night. Only ourselves remain. To face the naked days In allent fortitude. Through perils and dismays, Renewed and atlll renewed. Though all we made depart. The old commandments stand In patience keep your heart, la strength lift up your hand. No easy hopee or lies bring us to our goal; Dut Von sacrifice \ Of body, will, and aoul. There's but one task for all. For each one life to give. Who atands If freedom fall T Who dlea If England live? CANADA IS ROUSED Citizens Are Eager to Fight for the Empire. Extreme Orsvity of the Wsr la Fully Realixsd —Business All Ovsr ths Dominion la Par alyxsd. Quebec. —Canada at last fully real izes the extreme gravity of the war, both from an Imperial and a domes tic standpoint A steady flow of vol- \snd British army reservists •jare da 11 y, pouring Into Quebec snd are almost dally leaving for Knglasd. South African volunteers, smooth faced boys, stalwarts from the west ern plains aud the camps and mines of lirltlsh Columbia and tbe less robust but equally game loyalists from the eastern cities, all are eagerly swarm ing to the colors and asking only one favor —to be ruahed homo as soon as possible. Men Mho hold commissions In the Dominion forces and who can obtain no commission with the expeditionary forces, are cheerfully resigning their commissions that they may re-enllat as privates. All ranks and grudes are equally enthusiastic, but with all Jhe prevail ing military enthusiasm, the gravity of the situation is fully appreciated and men go about their business with sober, anxious faces. business Is dull all over the Domin ion aud trade, especially in tbe east ern cities, is practically demoralised. That 'things will steadily grow worse Is the firm opinion of the man In the street, and the belief that the war will be a long deadly one Is sbared by all. Canada la determined to fight to the last for her parent country, and la confident of ultimate victory. A pleasing feature of the mobilisa tion la the readiness of the French- Canadians in volunteering-a readi ness that »ai not quite ao marked at the time of th« South African war. An officer who arrived here with a 2,000 strong contingent from Edmon ton aald there waa no danger of loaa of cropa through lack of harvester*, aa the labor deficiency would be filled by Folea and Italians, who would oth erwlae be without work, on account of the acute trade depreaslon. DEATH CURRENT IN WIRES How Clsctrlcity Was Utilised by De fenders at Liege, German Attack ers Being Electrocuted. Paris—The -Petit Journal^ pub lishes' the following details of the fighting around Liege, obtained by it from a Belgian officer: German troops .rushed on the barbed wire defenses before the forts of Liege in the darkness of night. A very strong current of electricity waa be lng maintained in these wires, and as a result the first ranks of the Ger mans were electrocuted. Unchecked, the sssallants followed In masses, but they w»ce blinded by the glare of powerful searchlights. They hesitated and started to retire. At that momeut a heavy Are of rifles and artillery waa concentrated oo the mass of German troops and they were cut to pieces. The mass of bodies formed a mound. In some places many feet high. To drown out the groans of the wounded, the German bugles sounded martial airs, aud the troops still alive united in cheesing, s Near one fort two columns of Ger mans, blinded by the glare of Belgian searchlights, attacked each other. This Incident was seen from the fort. Wh«fn one side seemed to have the better of the struggle, the Belgian officer goes on to say. "our artlUftry Bred into both sidea alike, thus making the struggle more even." Bibles for England's Fighter*. British naval and military missions are distributing Bible* to every man In the army and navy. They bear the following Inscription, written by Lord Roberts: "I ask you to put your trust In God. He will watch over you and strengthen you. You will And in this little book guidance when yon are In sickness and strength when yo» are la adversities." UNWERSiTY OPENED SPIRIT OF NEW PRESIDENT. E. K. GRAHAM, ONE OF SERVICE AND BENEFIT ENLARGEMENT OF VISION Administration le Sacked Sy The Hearty Co-operation of the Stu denta—Several Faculty Changes. Chapel Hfll.—Strikingly vivid was the glimpse of the spirit with fhlch the new president of the University, Edward Kidder Graham, takes the leadership of that institution given to the large audience Tn Memorial Mall, when he presided over the form al opening of the 120 th session. Mr. Graham In hit short talk had referred to the lately published statement of Thomas R. Marshall, whish quoe- the vice president aa Baying: "I am nc upllfter," and expresaes the view that every man should clean his own door step and let others do the aame. This view, contended Mr. Graham, Is good so far as it goes, but. he declared that while he believed In cleaning one's doorstep aijd also the yard, as he looked out beyond the yard he aaw "the road and this lead* to the end of the world." That the whole world Is related closely so far was driven kome by calling to the attention of his hearenp the effect of the European war upoi everybody In the United States, the Inference beJnic that it may at times be necessary to help your neighbor clean his doorstep, lest your own be come covered by the overflow of his trash. Mr. Graham's characteristic breath of view fits In especially well with the widening horizon of the University. With s registration of nearly 1.000 Student* there Is a general enlarge ment of vision and a confident hope for greater things here In state's lead- Inn Institution of higher learning. Dignity no lean impressive because 'f its simplicity marked the opening exercises. Called upon by President Graham Rev. Mr. Moss of ""the Presbyterian church of Chapel Hill offered a sim ple prayer of thankfulness for the Divine guidance which had brought within the grasp of the University such an opportunity for great work. This was followed by "The Univer slty Hymn." Then President Graham announced tbe opening of the 120 th session of the t'nlverslty of North Carolina The opening, said he Is happy In all par ticulars; with the largest registration on g similar date in Its history, the prospects are brighter than ever be fore and opportunities greater. Faculty changes and additions were firat taken up. Dr. #Francls P. Vena ble. for 16 years distinguished in the service of the Instltotlpn. had resign ed the presidency, said Mr. Graham, but. he was glad to say, would atlU be connected with It and'would have a chair of chemistry, a work In which he has for years been one of the fore moat tnen of the nation. Additions, before snnounced were mentioned. Profs. E. C. Bronson and Z. V. Judd have new chairs, those of rural economics and sociology and of rural education, respectlvley. Tobacco Prices Hiae Warsaw.— The news that the Export Leaf Tobacco Company has resumed buying after taking their buyers ofT the South Carolina markets when the European war b*nan will be gratify ing to the many tobacconiata through out the state. o - Stanley Wall, the local represents tire of this firm, is on the market nnd this fset. together erlth the fact that the l«af, brought slightly higher prices, has done much to encourage the tobacconists In this section, x Green Cotton Worm in Iredell StatealUe—The green rotton worm -YHICH HONIIN' BO prevalent through out -North -C*roJln* and other South ern statea a few years MO. has put in its appearance again. Supt. F. Mear ham of the Iredell test farm found the worms at several places re cently. The worm la not the regular arniy worm, but la a plant-eating cat erpillar. Styles to Manage dudger Campaign Scroop Styles, a mem ber of the Ashevllle bar. was named as campaign manager for Congress man Jamea M. Gudger, Jr., and chair man of the Tenth Congressional Com mittee of the Democratic party. Mr. Styles will assume his new duties im mediately wlth*-the opening of Demo cratic congressional headquarters 1n the Library building. Congressman Gudger expects to return to the dis trict the first of October when he will wage a vigorous campaign in behalf of his candidacy. Wheat Crop Saves the Day Raleigh..—"Our bumper crop of wheat is what is saving the day for the farmers In Davie," said Mr. W. K. Clement, of that eotinty, who was her«t recently. "The corn ' crop is short, cut ofT by the drought fully a third, 1 should aay. Cotton is fairly good, somewhat better than com, but tbe low price, or rather no price at all. for ther* is no market, a severe blow for ».he farmer. But the wheat yield is flue and la tha bright spot In the situation. Some of the yields were forty bushels to tIM acre and over. After dreaming they were sonl-mates an Ohio couple got marled. May they never wJfce up! u_ Cleanses the Wounds. For injuries from rusty nails or any other external hurts, spply Hanford's Balsam. It should kill any germs, cleanse the wtfiind and remove sore ness Then quick healing will follow. Adv That Dark Brown Taste. Yeast—They say that dark brown !a one of the fashionable shades next fall. Crimsonbeak—Well. I can't say I like that taste. No. SIX-SIXTY-SIX This is a prescription prepared es pecially for Malaria or Chills Fever. Five or six doses will break iny case, and If taken then as I tonle the fever will not return. &c —Adv. Mer Fear. ' Why did Maud choose a single life?" "She was sfrsid of getting a hus band who would lead a double one.** PIMPLES ON SCALP ITCHED Lewlsburg, Tenn. —"Four years past I had a very bad scalp trouble that commenced with Itching. Later my hair got thin and my scalp sore and I could not sleep for scratching at times. I did not get the sleep that was restful and refreshing. I was los ing my hair farft 1 had pimples on my scalp which Itched and burned so that I scratched and irritated them. I had dandruff which scaled off and showed on my clothes "1 tried almost every noted scalp remedy and hair tonic without suc cess. Then I commenced using Cutl cura Soap and Olntmsnt and was re lieved of the Itching and aore scalp after three shampoos and applications of the Ointment. After uaing both the Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three months I was completely cured." (Signed) F. B. Lewis, Jan. 1, 1914. Cuticura Soap and Ointment aold throughout the world. Sample of each free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post card "Cuticura. Dept. U Boston."—Adv. Filial Sollcitud.e. "When I was your age," said Mr. Dustin Stax, "I did not stay out and dance all night as you do.'' "I know it," replied his sociable son. "And I'm mighty sorry about it. That's why I'm trying to get you to come along and make up for. some of the chances you've mlfcsed.'' A Grateful Parent. "How do you like your new son-in law?," "I'm reconciled to him," replied Mr. Cuinrox. ''even If he is' a duke. I'm 1 thankful Clayds Ann didn't marry somebody that 'ud compel me to make a bow to my own daughter an' call her your majesty."' ~ ~ Acquitted. Ex-Repreeentative Eddy of Minne sota never resented the title of "the homeliest man in congress." In ths opinions of his opponents, Mr. Eddy had "wabbled" on a certain lssuo in the campaign. Some time later, on an occasion when he was billed to spvak. he found that one of the newspapers had announced his coming in s head line reading: "Two-Faced Eddy Speaks Here Tonight." That evening, when Mr. Eddy stepped before his audience, he said: "You muat know, ladles and gentle men, that I am not the man referred to in this paper. It must be someone else, for there la no one here who does not know that, had I two tace% 1 would not wear this one." LEARNING THINGS We Are All in the Apprentice Clsse . When a simple change of diet brines back health and happlneaa the story Is briefly told. A lady of Springfield, lIL. says: "After being afflicted for years with nervousness and heart trouble, I re ceived a shock four years ago that left me in such a condition that my life was despaired of. . "I got no relief from doctors nor from the numberless heart and nerve remedies I tried, because I didn't know that coffee waa dally putting me back more than the doctors could put me ahead. "Finally at the suggestion of a friend I left off coffee and began the use of Postum, and against my expectations I gradually Improved In health until for the past 6 or 8 months I have bean entirely free from nervousness and I thoee terrible sinking, weakening | spells of heart trouble. "My troubles all came from the nse ' of coffee which I had drunk fro as childhood *and yet they disappeared when I quit coffee and took up the use of Postum." Name given by Poetnm Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Many people marvel at the effects of leaving off coffee and drinking Postum, but there is nothing marvelous about m—only common sense Coffee Is a destroyer—Postum Is • rebuilder. That's the reason. Look In pkgs. for the famous uttle book, "The Road to Wellville." Postum comes In two forms: Rsgular Postum —must be well bod ed. 15c and 26c packages. Instant Pftatum—ls a soluble pow der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage Instantly. 30c and 60c tins. The cost per cup of both kinds Is about the same. „ "There's a Reason" for Postum. —sold by Grocers.
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