1
bfcfl. fflAKlH lALfcS
OF NATIONAL ARMY
Eapwcte Return From Franc*
Within 4 Month* After
Peace Declaration
EIGHT DIVISIONS NOW
APPROACHING RHINE
Chief ef Staff DUciuim Dsaetlli
satin ef Farces at Heme
aad Other Matter*
Washington, Dee. 7.—Eight of the
thirteen divisions comprising the A
meriesn third array, now approaching
the Rhine, either ere aationni guard
or national army troops, and there is
every reason to believe that they will
be on American soil again by mid
summer.
General March, chief ef staff, an
nounced today be anticipated no diffi
culty in getting these units home
within four months after peace baa
been established formally by procla
mation. President Wilaon In hie re
cent address to Congress said the ses
sions of tbs conference probably
would be concluded by spring, sjnl
hosed on this estimate of the time.
General March's statement wee accep
ted to mean that these forces would
return during the summer
- Two national guard divisions, the
3 2d and 42d, end two of the national
army, the 89th, and 90th, now are in
the front Hue of Major General Diek
man’e army of occupation which was
within 20 miles ef bte Rhine last
night, according to General Pershing's
report.
is. ee.v. «• i ,i i_j
u4 ttu ftU national arpi; are m the
•scsod Una, constituting the reserve
which ia occupying Luxemburg and
’■•’lojj rail cectsri ia Francs, Inelo
amg Ifoatmady, Lsuxyw, Btain and
*t Mjhial. The lint, third, fourth
i nd fifth regulars c wnpriae ths ro
maindar of 'u advancing army, while
tto second and seventh divisions art
with ths resv-vc
. The aathcat." aj U Uis possibility
that all except regular divisions wifi
have been withdrawn from France
by midsummer U based on General
March's reply to a qaaetlon aa to
r***" ^“*7 U °”*in •*> esten
\ot »h* anllatmant ported for meo
the army of oecupattari.
Tk« Law aa Ia TTiifkaft
"The law about tbs men who were
raised ia the national army ia that
they must be discharged four month*
■'■-aftsssteSiA
voluntary anllatmaats is ths regular
' ' ' won't bav* any difficulty Is
months sflsr the d
It ia, entirely poasibls that w* win
has* to ask Congress lor some modi
fisatlons of ths law to provide a long
ss period for the unite which will
remain in Europe."
Thee* Scheduled fee Early Saturn.
A total of 6,818 oflloon and 1*5.
>16 man. General March said, have
saacificaUy assigned for early
return by fleuerui Pershing. Inelud
Cu IB the idditioaaJ onitA rooortAd to
day sre 1,428 officer, and zT»»i r»cD
ths largest organisations mentioned
being the field artillery brigades of
the 80th (regular) and 92nd (nation
al army—negro) divisions and the
>46th and 646th infantry regiments
from the 87th (national army) divis
ion. The remainder of the list con
sist* largely of auxiliary divisional
troops.
■ In* 848th infantry ia numerically
the largest unit yet ordered borne,
•bowing 77 officers and 8,182 man.
PeamfcMsnttoa «f Peruse at Hum.
Discaainf demobilisation of the
fores* at home, General March aaid
collage men other than thorn In offi
cer* schools which wsre being aban
doned, would receive no preference
aa to the time of their discharge. The
order of demobilisation providing that
combat division* be disbanded last,
ha said, has not been altered
"The system Is working at a vary
much greater speed,” General March
•aid. referring to demobilisation.
••ana 1 nave initiated a system by
which I get a daily record as to ofr
eon aad a weekly record as to officers
and a weekly record as to enlisted
men. The actual number of officers
discharged at the time of the last
announcement waa 111; the number
discharged last week, up to yesterday
waa 7,868 The number of man dis
charged In tba United States last
week was over *00,000."
Fla la Army Camps Coal 17,000 Urn
of Soldiers.
Washington, Dee. 10.—An official
summary of Uio result of the Influ
ence epidemic |n army camps and mil
itarr centers in tbs United Staton
made public by tbs War Department
today, shows that there ware 3*8,
*67 casts of the disease up to Dec
ember 1, with approximately 17,000
dstths.
Because deaths resulting from In
fluents sad pneumonia were not sep
arately grouped only approximate fig
ures were given for those duo to the
epidemic.
"Ton nuy break, yon may shatter the
▼am if you «A
Bat tbs scoot of the roses will hang
round H. still-”
—Thomas Moors.
AMERICAN TBOOTS
ARRIVE AT NEW YORK
Hew York, Doc. !•.—The British
transport Empress of Britain arrived
bora today with M» American sold
ier* on hoard, of whom 406 were
wounded
The wounded Included men of the
17th, 10th ttrd sad »7th divisions.
Serna had lost arms or tegs.
The other troops were from train
ing camps to England and included
mss of the 107th, Sdlst. 140th, ISflth
end 834th. SOTO squadrons, nad tha
10th. l*th, 14th, and 17th air service
eonstrnetion companies.
rKUlLAMATION BY
PRESIDENT WILSOD
Call* on American* To Joit
Rad CroM Christina*
Roll-Call Woolf
CHRISTMAS GREETING
WHOLE HUMAN FAMILY
T,lrt „of Pr«damat4os» Which W«i
Prepared 8«for« PrMidtnl
La ft For Franca
Washington, Dec. 8.—Prciidcnt
” 'won in a proclamation raiuif pub
lie today, call, on every American to
Join the American Red Croce Christ
mas roll call wcok, December 10 to
28, “and thus tend forth to the wholt
human family tho Chrictmai greeting
for which it wain and for which It
stands in greatest need." The proc
lamation, prepared before the Presi
dent departed for Europe, follows:
•sit ef Proclamation.
"Tha White Homs,
Washington, D. C-, Kov. 2«, 1918.
"To the American People:
“One year ago twenty-two million
Americans by enrolling a* members
of Red Cross at Christmas time, sen:
to the men who wore Ashling our bst
Ho to wage war with the instrument*
of cheer end good will. They made
t clear that our people were of their
own free choice uni tod with thsir
government In the determination not
only to wage war with ths instru
ments of destruction hut also by eve
ry means in their power t ore pair the
rsragse of tho invader and sustain
and renew the fplrit of the army and
komea which they represented.
Tha friend* of the American Red
Crot* in Italy, Belgium and France
hat ft tenl.l —i II a_tl _*_ .a
»tory of how the Rod Cron workers
restored morale In the hospitals, in
the ramps and at the cantonments,
and we ought to be very proud that
we have been permitted to be of ser
vice to those whoso suffer) ng* and
whose glory are the heritage of hu
manity.
"Now, by God's grace, the Rod
Cross Christmas message of 191* is
to be a menage of peace as w*U ss
a message of good will, But peace
doe* not moan that we can fold oar
baada. It means further ncrlhce.
Our memberahip must prove eoaelu
•iwly to an attentive world tint A
merica la permanently aroused to tho
need* of the new era, on rold indif
ference gone forever.
“The exact nature of the future
f iho BodCron win depend
dan and stlfl have duties to perform
of the highest rontrquenc* and that
the Red Cross Christmas membership
means a great deal to them. The
people of the saddened lands, more
over, returning home today where
there are no bo inn must have the as
surance that tile hearts of our people
are with them In the dark and doubt
ful days ahead. Let us, so far at we
can, help them back to faith in mercy
and in future happiness.
“Aa president of the Red Cross,
conscious In this groat hour of the
value of such a menage from the A
merican people, 1 should be glad if
every Americas would Join the Red
Crosa for 1919, and thus send forth
to tbs whole human family The
Christmas greeting for which it
waits and for which I Islands in great
est need.
(Signed) “WOODROW WILSON.”
RESTORATION OF NORMAL
TRAFFIC.
Director Conors! Ms Ad so leases
Ststomaat As to Pass—gar Service.
Washington, Doc. 10.—Restoration
of normal passenger service hat now
been undertaken by the railroad ad
ministration, said Director General
McAdon today in a statement address
ed to the American people, withdraw
ing hi* plea made last January foi
curtailment of passenger travel foi
u« war emergency.
A number of trains, ho announced,
will ba added to existing schedule*
within the next few wceki.
“Tho war now being practically
ovor," *aid the statement, “it will be
the policy of the Railroad Adminis
tration during the remaining period
of Federal control to giv* to the pub
lic the beat aarvic* *f which tha rail
road* sre capable. A* rapidly aa
poaaiblo aervice win be improved, al
though train* which were ran under
private control merely for competi
tive reason* will not be restored.
Such service was unnecessary.
"Plana hav# already been mad* for
service to California, Florida and tha
southeastern States during the com
ing winter. The public may be as
sured that the Railroad Administra
tion wDI do everything possible to
mast the needs of the traveling pub
lic." __
INVITED, BUT PRESIDENT
WILL NOT VISIT GERMANY
Pari*, Dae. 10.—According to a
wireless dispatch from ths u, >■ 8.
George Washington, says Marcel Hu
tin In tha Echo d* Paris. President
Wilson has bean informed that Pre
mier Ebert and Foreign Secretary
Haas*, of the Berlin government, and
Premier Elaner, of Bavaria, were »
bout to make an effort to get him In
visit Germany Tha President is
quoted as haring mad* this reply:
"Only by long year* <,f repentance
ean Germany atone for her srimaa,
and show sincerity. No true Ameri
can could think of visiting German/
unless forced to do so by strictly sf
Aeial obligations.
“That is ta say I daeltn* In advanr*
to consider any suggestion of the
kind."
It's on* thing to read your title
clear ta mansions In tha sky, but it’s
quits another Matter to pay off the
mortgage.
MEN SUGGESTED
FOR UNIVERSITY
______
Dr. Horn*, Dr. Hwdtrton, Dr
Rondtluler and Dr. Aldar
man Being Considered
WELL QUALIFIED FOB POSITION
Raleigh, Dec. 7.—Herman Harrell
Home, University of New York; Dr.
Howard E. RondthaUr. president of
Selcm Academy; Dr. Archibald Hen
denon profemor of mathematica at
the State University, and President
E.*T.'.n Ahfrrman, of the University
of V irginla. are the four figera.
!*5jS? b«,n« presented in
addition to the first group of likely
sur.sa.or. of the late Edward K.
Graham.
The distraction of university men
upon the death of 1>. Graham tended
toward an impatient choice for unl
verefty preeident. hut the alumni are
exceedingly careful now. Behind the
name of Mr. Home, who is a North
Carolinian and former teacher at the
university are some of the moat BOW
arfnl alumni Mr Horne was a
member of the 1895 claaa. and if not
the hurheet mark mas the Institution
ever graduated, was in the highest
company, and his claaa turned out
two Miami cum lauds men. Ha has
been talking philosophy in New
York university and never has been
wholly a New Yorker. Ha is a neph
■'» of the late Ashley Horse.
Then the name of Dr. Hondthalar
ia receiving a great deal of lateral
popularly. Ha i. accounted a man
personally very much like Dr. Gra
ham. one who would take the unlver
lo farthest paint. He la
bui,t He is a spontaneous
thought. There are many alumni
^ to ace him go to the uni
wra tv, though dosbtful whether ha
would exchange a rirl*. nlle. -
DO Vi.
Behind the suggestion of Dr. Ar
chibald Henderson la a powerful
•gvnry. He and President Graham
wsrs classmates, were first and sac
<>nd tn their classes, first and third
basemen on their bees ball team ware
grert college friends in their under
vrad lists work and seen greater as
members of the faculty. Dr. Gre
be m was brat man at Dr. Henderson's
wedding and la college relations the
two were exceedingly close.
Dr. Henderson In reputation is the
acknowledged big man of the untver
Jlty, He m scientist by teaching pro
sst *g ssnar'isvd
work of Dr Hsad.raea, But_ Dr.
urea l« it and those who are backing
him for the presidency are contriv
ing a way to prevent him aa a great
democrat, the exponent of a democ
racy of culture rather than an aris
tocracy of intellect. They feel per
suaded that one who has written such
essays and books on pure democracy
aa he has should be properly interpre
ted to North Caroline, for which State
hr has u pasaionate love.
Of course the probability of Dr.
Alderman’s returning to North Caro
lina has bean scooted by many whs
hart, an idea that Virginia's universi
ty Is more attractive to him.
Knowing people say now the Uni
versity of North Carolina la regarded
by Mr. Alderman as an ideal college
and going in the right direction. One
may draw hie own inference.—Ral
eigh Correspond once Greensboro
News.
SPRING HILL ITEMS. *
Mr. Ramsom Jackson left a few
days ago for Richmond, Va. where
he has accepted a position.
Wc are gw dto note that Mr. Nor
man Lee has moved to his farm in
Averaaboro.
Mr. Joe Lee moved to Duke last
week from Avoraaboro.
Mr. Hughls Traelovc has returned
home from Philadelphia and will
spend the Christmas TIoHdays with
hie parents.
Mrs. W. C. Barefoot, who has been
quite ill, Is improving ws are glad
fcv now.
Mr*. Vinson Moulton, of Richmond,
V*. is spending this waok with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Trnolove.
She arrived Sunday.
Mim Cara Fowler spent Sunday af
ternoon with M we Meta Lucas.
"DAISY."
"THE GIRL WITHOUT A CHANCE.
There ora more real thrill* taken
from real life, that will bring to our
own personal mind thing* that have
hknpcm*d daring our life time, that
will cause as to stop and think and
ssc where we were in the wrong mote
ways than one And the comedy sit
uations that ora dispersed throughout
the action of tho play ere situations
that ralisve the intensity of tho story
and each and ovary character that U
introduced in the action of the play
is taken from real Ufa, and they are
in the hand* of competent, artists
who make you feel that sou ora wit
nesting the real happening* of lift.
Mr. Sherman In producing this won
derful play, which deal* with the
struggle* of a poor working girl who
comae to an American City and en
counter* the** VULTURES WHO
PREY UPON INNOCENT CREA
TURES, hat spared no mtponea what
■never in giving it a mounting that
It in itaoH worth going n long ways
to too. Tho teetde affects or* all
new to the thootra going paMIc.
This irresistible story will etna* us
*11 to wonder, ini I* <>"• that every
mother should see end then will un
derstand how hard It It for an honoot
rtrl. who It thrown on her own re
source*, to (*t along.
Bo don’t foil to see tho dramatic
RED CROSS BRIEFS
Knitting $w«»Uri' ftrfci
W. her. be. tnf< ' ‘ „ Nation
«J Hood quarter, that re smdou
to act all knitted oompletn
by January 1st. I press epoi
yoor knitter* that „ leal relic
to our men who mast ia Franc*
eur knitted arklea i hare her,
in time to teach their ation dor
mg the preeant white,.1
Caopaism lav Th ash >blim Dta
Casla*ak>'
We have lost ' * rerd fro*
National Head i diaeon
tinue the camp and plati
num.
Na Mara Weiitdh Caflactad.
We ere ia roe* telegram
Iron th* Oaa Dade «n. which
reads ss follow*:
."*"«• tester,
si now on _ l instruct
ed to say in laataaeee
and to tars ahlppiaa
K3: ?’ -3
Conditioaa ia . haapttala
la Palehlna are I because
of tbo short to. More
thsa 10,004 — sts been
cared for hr the a a single
month, and tomobUse
•r» tranapo if wound
ed and sick hns|dls1«
•wry day. — 0 Aran
•»s refugees la
and 3,000 store
triet.
rw is. it__
<-.<j mm ha I oner, nJSBdi that the
American Rad CHbffiuI taro addi
tional hospital mKJk tha Holy
Laad a* anon ufcAfAle. Thia r»
ronupendation has^^A. aporomd by
Ganaral Allenby. ^■mhcU request
the British War bBlhi taken tha
matter up arMi Craaa.
Tha Bed CramCto {gr refugees
located near the^Kbmg tesrar of
Plea la arnactadjSjpia for IT.&OO
refugees Olio Tha aaat of
Jha nUHb^llb colony la cs
When tho Aia^^mdmy advanc
ed in tha 9t. l^^Bptlent, the A
merican Red Cn^^Rroraranl close
behind tbs troo^^^hen tha beys
stopped and daJ^V tbs Red Orosa
dug in else rained boose
bt l' Heat, gott^^bc coffee pota
mnfp Within . few
hours
Sum^.OO 0 wnvJBEwrtaaidlars hava
baan working Koeaty-three tone of
green teastsblap hnd a large crop of
potatoes nave hewn hervaeted.
Tha first A. K. C. Gas hospital has
baan started at BaDavoa, Franca,
This hospital enjoys the distinction of
bving tha only Institution Hi tha
world treating gaa cases exclusively,
vxt Is in lino wRh the policy of spec
■alisaton advocated by American
medical authorities Lieutenant
Wilfred Dae, of Viagra Falk, Vow
York, is in charge of the undertaking.
Lieutenant Day whs formerly a mem
ber of the American Rad Cross Mis
sion to Rouaianla.
MONTHLY REVIEW OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BOARD.
Washington, . Due. 7.—Confident
that the nation will go through tha
readjustment period without aarloui
difficulty is expressed by the monthly
review of the Federal Reserve Board,
made public today reflecting obeer
vat ion of tha board’s trained agents
The extrema scarcity of labor hat
been relieved by tha lessening activity
of munition and other strictly srai
work plants and by damebUisatioc
at tha armed forces tho report states
The general level 0f prices had be
gun to decline slightly even bet on
tha armiatiea was signed. Material!
now will flow freely to peace time la
dnatriee, credit will be released grad
ually for limited development pro.
{•ft*. And tho country's hnsinMt wfl
*oon find itaelf actively engaged.
"In wme dtotricto." aaya tha re
view, "it fa already, reported that ean
icllation of government contract* ha*
i Hared th* eommaretal a apart vary
profoundly, book)a* influencing for
tb* worse the ability of eoneoma with
high coot inventories to pay taxes.
On the other hand, readjustment of
labor. In a way that will restore the
employes in munition* and other war
finis in their eld line* of indortry.
regarded as eaeontial and will ba a
problem of the Immediate future,
whether it will he practicable to take
all of the floating (apply of tabor off
th* market a* faat a* it appear* I* now
admitted to ba a mrioaaa question.
On the other hand, tha opening of
new channels of civilian demand and
th* re!asm of staple materials eoek
e* wool cotton, rubber end other* to
believed likely to ra oetsbUsh old mar
keting methods almost without delay.
"Tha reedjaatmont period to ex
pected to he dbort fa the opinion In
torn# districts. It to, however, re
ported from important factions large
ly those engaged In agrienitural occu
pation* that comparatively little read
justment will h* necceeery and that
ample outlet ter everything that eaa
be produced fa already Men.
•The banks of th* country ate ad
mitted td be In a position which call*
for careful aad far-sighted handling
la order that mair resources may' not
he too rapidly absorbed In ceasection
with purely developmental work—
while on the ether hand, It fa admit
ted that they are now In n position
which calls for very cones nr aU»«
treatment la order gradually to re
dsea th* lease on war paper which
have been pOtd up In the peoreaa o<
•toeing th* veriou* liberty (sens. Tto
fatur* fa regarded with general eonfl
dene* and but little pessimism or feel
fa evident"
'MOST VALUABLE
CROP EVER MADE
. Total Value of N a bee’s Crop*
[ TUa Yaar Placed at Orar
Two hr* BiUioo Dollars
; »IC INCA EASE IN ACKEACE
Washington, Dec. 11—With a to
tal raise of »12,272,412,00«, the na
tion'i principal forte crops this year
want worth more, based on prices
paid to faneara December 1, than nap
pear in tha history 0f Amerieaa ngrt
c el tors. Decamber crop atiastasls
dnp •£ the deportment of agrcaltur*
that thk peers total exceeds that of
the former record pear. IHT, by
K14.2B0.00d. There nta> wai a
marked Increase in acreage, the 256,
895,722 total exceeding that of laat
roar bp 10,700,000 scree
These crop flgurso ware looked up
on with aakfaction by officials as
showing that the nation will be In
even a better position to fulfil Ha
PW*t of 20,000,000 tens of food
stuffs to Europe next yaar thu had
be*® expected.
Most of the crops are larger than
tha Ore-pear arerags and some of
them established records, particularly
•pin* wheat, barley, rye and tobacco.
Corn, bower**, fell below the fve
paar average. Todap's estimates
placed the crop at 166,884,000 bash
si* l«»a than forecast in November,
with • total of 2.682,814,000 bmshcU.
That Is almost half a billion hostels
tom than laat paar's record crap.
The wheat nap la larger than tha
fivsysar average, and almost 800,
000,000 baobab larger than last
roar's crop, bat H is mere thaa 100,
000.000 bushels smaller thaa the re
cord crop of 1015.
Almost all tha crops were worth
mors this roar thaa in sot orovioni
year because of the high price* paid
to producers. Cora's value was more
than three and one-half billion dol
lar*, wheat ala oat two biMoot, bay
and cotton More than a billion and
one-half. and oat* Mare than a billion.
THINKS EX-KAISER
SUFFICIENTLY PUNISHED.
London, Dec. —William
lollern' already baa I
punWwd, but It In
put hi muring tbe
jhnrfr
rotary of
the government
ha ha* tha confidence of Oreet Bri
tain and America.
The even teal government Germany
will have will be republican in the
form of "United Dtatae of Germany”
Herr Sckeidmann predicted.
A BAR TO BOLSHEVISM—THE
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.
(Bickett’* Addram at Charlotte.)
Raleigh., Dec. Id.—"The beat anti
dote for Bolshevini it an educated
Christianised ettisenship,” declared
Governor T. W Bickett lari Sunday
afternoon in a Mg mss* meeting in
Charlotte in the interact of the Mil
lion Dollar Campaign for the Begtist
Schools of ths State.
Continuing. Governor Bickett said,
“Ignorance i ribs mother of poverty,
and ths handmaiden of crime. An
archy and atheism walk hand in hand.
I want the man of means ts let this
statement soak la—Close down eith
er ths churches or the schools, and
your property will become to you a
liability Instead of an asset. In Rus
ds today the naked fact that a man
owns property snakes him n mark
for a Bring squad.”
Referring te tha Million Dollar
Campaign, ths Governor said. "TMs
million dollars will mean much to ths
State of North Carotins, and I da not
koow how I could at this time aarva
tha Stats better than by urging ths
people to respond te this call in the
denial that has characterised their
answer to every appeal made for the
winning of the war.”
"There is no room nor reason" the
Governor averred, “for enmity bo
tween the State and the Church
school. It would be the acme of un
wisdom for the Stats to undertake
the work of the church schools. It
weald bo the height of folly for the
church** to sssutni the obligation to
educate all the people. The two aya
totas supplement each other and both
an vital neeeeeitiea to a well ordaiad,
weH balanced eivUhstloa. Training
In the three R’s reading, ‘riting and
‘rtthaeetic, is wall, but ths fourth R
of Rigbtooinasas must be added to
make a fine aod firm foundation far
a prosperous and happy Stoto."
On * tenant of the taftoousa situa
tion ia Greensboro, the Baptist Stats
Convention which was to have met
there Doc. to, has been poetponed
tin Jan. to ll, and the time limit for
completing the million dollar drive for
the Baptist erhoola haa bean extend
ed to that time. Tbs campaign Is go
ing at a good gait now. Tbs WuatE
eeat gift lant weak of 126.000 by the
Afcmtoa family, of Colypoo, sad tbs
210,000 gift Of Hen. J. V/Alexander
of Forest City and the many branches
that are oversubscribing their allot
ment*, have given s great impetus to
the movement
WALTER M. GILMORE.
i'aria. Da*. S.—__a
Page, the American Ambassador to
Italy, visited the Vatican yesterday
and announced that Prealdsmt would
, pay an o Betel vlalt to Pops Benedict
and Cardinal Gasparrl, the papal sec
retary of state oa December ta, ac
cording to a dispatch to Urn Tsswps
frem Ram* today.
EFFICIENCY OF
MEN WTHE NAVH
Ad«hr*| May* Say* Tkay Caa
Do Aaytfcia*, AaywWa,
Aay 1W
TELLS ABOUT THEM IN
report to sec. Daniels
TW WHI Ratara, Th, At CJaaa
A* WW n* Left The
SWm W America
W■•hint-ton. Dm. 10-I« ■ «.
cial nport to Secretory Dentate, mode
today, Admiral HamyT Man
coataaaadar in chief of th* AthaUc
Amt, aold th* adoptability oad rAIrt
th*r “coo da anythin*, anywhere mTd
•t aay «**.” nywnera ana
"Thu lory* bad/ of atea aa a who la,’
udd^a report, which dealt with Uni
tod States noroi octivttta* la Karo a*.
uss'stsarssts 3
bUnshdJa •sk'.sz
they ore la so**- ft i* ba
1 lev ad that ft **y b* said that man
oa doty In Eareae, far aaray fra*
boaM uae and influence*. wflj retarn
to their owa country unharmed by th*
taaptatioas aad pitfall* which their
raialle** and friend* may hoe* fear
ed."
tmceu the American aad British naval
******"*• fie J2J
earned to SBch u extent la man*
e*Ef “ U hraoaat to practical bS;
yltdatioa However, ha added, that
K b pleasing to aote “that par own
naval forces have in every case pre
ferred to preserve their Individuality
of organisation aad admiabtraUea,
and m far a* poashla, of operations;
and that a healthy aad friendly riv
alry between them and their Britbh
ameebtof has rveuitad la much good
to the personae! af hath aarvbaa”
Delays and mistake* la the ship
raent pf aviation matarial was the
moat aerieas fault Adariral Mayo
foaad la the or erases activities aad
this was bleated largely on the diffi
ealtp of airmogiag foe coaatwba traa*
fwtslta* after the material waa land
ed.
NO SOLDIER PUT TO DEATH POE
MUJTAET OTFENIE.
eiul, declared i_
day to Beerstarv i
Crowder said thb last b the c_
tag feature of hb report.
“Vary few death sentences have
ben Imposed,” he said, “aad none af
.those imposed fbr purely adhgy
offense have base carried into exe
cution.'*
Record* of the judge advocate gen
eral’* office show that 1S1I7 effiesra
aad maa ware brought before general
courts martial, ef whom 1047*. or M
per cent, were convicted. More than
half the chargee against officers were
listed under thru* heads:
Aba*nt without leave, drunkennsee
aad conduct unbecoming aa officer.
Convictions at enlisted men for de
sertion, the general mid, war* actual
ly *bna in th* previous year, al
though the strength of th* army had
increased many fold.
The report shows that one enlisted
nma was tried end convicted on “he
,nc_? ."/ .'r1 that 77* assn wen
convicted of sleeping on poet.
FROM CRAVEN EZZELL.
Th* foDowlng is a Utter from Cra
ven Resell, who b with tha American
Expeditionary Force* in Prance, ta
hit mother, Mrs. J. D. Easel], ei
Dana:
November lffth.
Deer Mother:—
I have not written to yeu in about
two weeks and I expact you thiak
something is wrong, but there ie
nothing nt ell. only I haven't bed
time to drop you a line.
I know you all ate happy to knew
the war ie practically over. I cer
tainly am and am “rarisg” to get
back home Take It from me, last
Monday at 11 o’elook, when all the
Tima ceased firing, you could see
some of the Imppiest looking hoys yoa
ever aaw. It reminded me of the
day after Christmas when all the Art
works stepped shooting.
I am now In a little dag out with
a good Ato biasing away as it is hq^a
nlag to got a little chilly la tho so
csOod Sunny Franco. Am jast a few
miles from the German border, end I
believe if the arm lottos had ast been
signed we weald now have booa in
some of the eiemtae own towns. We
are situated at present In some of the
prettiest country yoa ever ay. but
tt doesn't look half as good ee Wilson
A Lee’s eonaer deea to me.
Of eeurse the next big goastlea is
when are you comiag home. I don’t
knew, but hope to he there soon,
maybe by Christmas and maybe not,
but If this Is really tho end of this
thing, you assy pick out my Caster
suit for I will be there after tt if
nothing happens. When I do get
beck I Mn relate seme of the greatest
experiences I ever had W aver will
have. I hope I sever again win have
to go through with what 1 have the
Mgt ilifft auBB *h+rm*n wm
Jmt heginalag to came when he said
War lg H«H
1 havea’t received g word from you
la aaartr three weeks. I know yog
havo written am hut tho letter awl
he loot. I sever give up hope fm
mafl. for semstiaee 1 get letters <i
days sad again Tt Is fatty. I
win write too again In a tow dam.
Lots of low to yeu and tha fed*
i AMERICAN SHIPS
TOOK NEAR MILLION
' U rinl”11' Our 4$
tteJW *
OU* NAVY CONVOYED
"** Tr. >^TW0m U* * >U~1
_N«w Tetfc, Dm. 10.—WIU the lb.
yggzm- ~
Svfft3(5Jt< *•
the nop,
coareyed ta -
Nk Of tha
toew At l-« per«m m'wiM
**.*** tatmt dPy* the ml
on gvEruBE eu Lmm fonnn *i>.
United Ate tee fnratafced H i*?1
cent. Greet Britain M I d niTcK
end France a 14 gar eMt ^
1(1 oetnnl noiabera of mm --
in other American aMpei lJMJtl
warn carried in Britiah tottnZT^Zh
M.J4* in BHtabZS ItoSZTtoW
and **,000 by Franch and iItoStoa
Yf - don, Dee. If—Wiinem HeBen
»ell/-"-«, the former German Bm—r
or. hi* attempted to commit MHI,
fo»p- of mental liiwalw, aitmd
ini 1« tie Let—k TageMett, wMcb
In q «od in a Co—ah«—adb*aheh
A t SSSSk
A in nDtf 0m {lit Iiiflitf HDMvn
rotin’O who preveeted Herr He—a
loD'iit from carrying eat Me Mm
‘<00. racelrod a wo—i. K lead
WORD FITLY HOKIH*
Or e cliff at the foot of Drake*
Mill la BrietoL Vt. ie tbe an ealed
Pre-'r Rock, wnicb Baa become wide
ly V -we baring (be peat II yeere
with the ineraaaed aae of motcc care.
It was la INI that Dr. Jeoaah C.
Orrc e. a former eitiaoa of _
VL. b.-tboagbt MmeeV boar he i
do f "tithing to
nao of f
exei--reted form ere aeelrlag te i
their r
£ la th
coin and
that rme
er I’mld b Me Beet
of r *Ve’a —
ardor *a a i_ _ .. _ —a
the I '• d’» ham apon the faea of
tbe riff. Aa the aaEma of the rook
dM pot bring eat the lotbertiff etaarly.
Dr. Orreae bad tbe tea
Krarr «—tag the _
now repaint the letter* \
pea.* l*r. Oreo— Meed In L„__I
ther- oeoired bee dr*da of Ubeta
front ioarlate, lepra—ag an—oral of
Me p-uyeen rook Idea. The earring
had fit effect Retired, fee few brim
■ea «• iM bat be pnHiat wH ha—te
of btr dea la the faee of the eeri-aral
qoo i’ am on that great kdbt
Cbri t ea fcleaee Monitor.
” Vuar Irnir h getting pretty Mm"
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