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GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS,' SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1921 ediLicflaoini IF WfflaFdl EaitiLerfe Fair B (Effective December 15th) eldw Pre-War .Prices The same high standard of material with the latest improve ments in construction. Lower cost of production and greater de- -mand for Willard Batteries have made the decline possible. Since January 1st, this year Willard Batteries have been reduced ; ,N as shown here . Franklin, Dodge QO Buick, Hudson, Studebaker, ' Essex, Chandler, Nash, Lex ington, Cole, Chalmers, Pack ard, Wyllis (tIC OA Knight .... MU.&U American, Auburn, Chevrolet, Hupmobile, Mitchell, Pied mont, Dort 4fcicon Overland ....... OlO.U Greensboro' Storage Battery Company 117-119 East Market Street Greensboro, N. G Garland B. Clary, Manager. ac "THE ROAD Ofr OHAIN" Br Geora. C.rbh. The Ufa of Napoleon covert more7! pagei of the world's history than does the life of any other man that ever lived. The history of Europe from 179 to 1816 is a' record of the deeds of this man. Born In an obscure quar ter ot the world and left an orphan, ha rose by the powers of his. own genius to the pinnacle of earthly great ness, and carried the other members of his family with him, as sharers ot nil glory. Napoleon possessed the rare gift of judgment and perception, which enabled him to overcome seemingly In surmountable obstacles. At the aelge of Toulon: while traversing the desert of Egypt, when the direotory was overthrown, and on various other occasions, these wonderful powers 'were In evidence, but like all earthly things, these powers were in the case of Napoleon imperfect. There were occasions when they failed him and those failures wrought his downfall and ruin. These failures, ' however, were not the result of judgment on Napoleon's part, but rather because of the part played by unknown, factors, which lay beyond his power ot per ception, reasoning .from known causes, the result he could always fore see, but all things seen and known are interlinked with the unknown and unseen, hence, even In the case of Na poleon there came a time when he failed. Passing over the minor events of this character we come to the su preme event of his life when ha stood with his back to the wall and faced an opposing world on the field ot Watter loo. ..,(. Of the decisive battle of the world Waterloo Is probably In a class by It self. "It marks the culmination of an upward step In human progress and for a time thereafter, the old forces resumed the reign of government and directed the course ot world events.. Historians differ as to the cause of Na poleon's defeat at Waterloo. Lockhart, Scott, Hadley, Thleres. Abbott and others lay stress upon different factors. It remains for Victor Hugo In that ad mirable work "Les Miserable" to stress what seems to us, was a very Import ant factor In bringing about the result of that memorable battle. One ' his torian lays stress upon the fact that Napoleon's army was .weakened by contract with the Prussians at Llgny, two days before Waterloo. ., Another says, "The emperor himself had not fully recovered from an attack of the malady which finally caused his death," and various other causes are given, which when combined brought about the defeat ot the French. Victor Hugo In his word picture of Waterloo makes' plain the primary cause of Napoleon's defeat. It was the Road of Ohaln. It should be remembered that Wellington himself chose the 'po sition of the allied armies at Water. loo, behind the crest of a long ridge with a forest In the rear. 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Greensboro Bank & Trust Co. crest of another rldge a mil or more away. On this ridge was encamped the French, army on the night of June 17. The allied armies being advantage ously pasted awaited the attack of the French, which .began at noon on the 18th. For four hours the battle con tinued without any advantage to either aide. Napoleon, expecting the aid of Grouchy, and Wellington ex pecting the aid of the Prussians under Blucher. Standing on an eminence in the' rear of the French line. Napoleon with his glass took In the whole field. Calling an aid to his side, he asked If there was any obstruction on the right; which would impede the ad vance of his cavalry. lie was told there was none, and Just here the fatul error was made. Along the front of the English line near the brow of tho hill ran the Road of Ohaln, which in that quarter was an excavation it) feet broad and 12 feet deep and sev eral hundred yards In length. From the French position, this could not be seen, and its existence was unknown to them. Napoleon ordered up the Cuirassiers, that splendid body ot cavalry which had so often ridden to victory on European fields. On they came, like an avalanche aoroes the ravine, both armies turned tor a mo. ment to witness the magnlfloent speo tacle. Aaaendlng the rldge they - ap proached the English lines, when the horses of those in front were seen to leap Into the air and disappear from view. Those in front were foroed on by those In the rear, batalllon after batallion , disappeared in this living grave, the Road of Ohaln, until It was filled to the surface with a third of their number. When the remainder crossed over on this struggling mass of men and horses and, continued to the Ena-llsh line, which, however, did not yield, more than half of this splen did body of men were left on the field and In tha Hoad of Ohaln. . The psychological effect on both ar mies was great, the BngliBtt were en couraged, the French were depressed. For more than an hour, there was a lull in the struggle, before the final effort was begun. At 1 o'clock as the sun approached the horizon, bringing to a close this eventual summer day, Blucher with his aO.OUO Prussians ap peared In the distance. Napoleon real ised the necessity of a supreme effort, ordering up the Imperial Guard and placing Marshal Ney, the "bravest of the brave" at their head, he ordered the charge. The hour had struck. The fate ot Napoleon was sealed and the Imperial Guard, the creature of his hand expired with the emperor. Thus, ended the campaign of Waterloo which cost the lives of a hundred thousand men and closed the career ot "The Man of Destiny." It seems to me that the experience of Napoleon In the Road Ohaln has a parallel In the lives of other celebrities, and Indeed In the lives of all of us, of all who seek to attain to eminence in earthly things as a goal and not as a means to an end. Take the case of our own James O. Blaine, the "Plumed Knight," who as a statesman and politician had few equals. - He was nominated for the presidency and making a successful canvass the prize seemed within his grasp. . Returning from a canvass of the west to New York, he was given a reception by a number of admirers. In the assem bly was a minister by the name of Ourchard, In the course of his short address, while enumerating the poli tical enemies of the candidate he used the words, "Rum, Romanism and Re bellion." Many present saw the fatal error. It was carried far and wide. Blaine was defeated In the state of New York by the narrow margin of 1100. and Cleveland was elected to -the presidency. For 80 years William II was the directing genius and head of the Ger man nation, the most powerful na tional force on the globe. Choosing the sword as the means to conquer the world, he stood ready1 to meet all comers. The calculation was adroitly made, and scientifically worked, but Just when success seemed sure, this same Road of Ohaln, In the person of President Wilson, with six million Americans stood In his path. In place of a world conquered, the house of Kohenxollern ceased to reign and the Lkalser saws wood near the border of the North Sea. Julius Caesar, "the greatest Roman of them all," also met his fste In the Road of Ohaln. Like Alexander he had arrived at the point where there were no more worlds to conquer, but the Roman political system was rotten to the core. A conspiracy was formed and Caesur was assisslnated by those, who had been recipients of gifts at his hands. We mar rest assured 4hat this "Road of Ohaln" lies across the path of each and every ons of us. no matter who we are, what we are, nor whence we .came, nor wtiat our purpose in life, nor how well equipped in art' for the Journey, nor how well forti fied we may be against failure. Alan, the majority realise this tact too late. They, like Napoleon's cuirassiers ara forced on by tjie surging mass be hind, forced Into the depths and dis appear forever. The thoughtful mind at this point asks, "Is there no way to avoid this dark ending of what was such a bright beginning?" We say thoughtful mind, because few think of these matters, until the shadows begin to fall, and the waitings of those lost tell them of their own impending fnte. There Is no valid reason why this should be so. It la the part of wisdom to search until the means Is found which leads us either safely around or safely across this Road of Ohaln. We may be sure there Is . a means and while we peer Into the darkness which surrounds us an every side, we catch the faint glimmer ot a star, It Is tha star ot Bethlehem and while we look, we bear the voice ot the Nazarene which oomes down to us. through the ages "1 am the way, the truth and the life.' This la a sure way, and there le no other, except Him, an elder brother, as one whs baa solved this problem ot the ages and who may be safely followed. Toung man, young woman, would you so live as to get the most out of life and at Its close have no regrets? Learn the lesson early, begin now, on this day the world has set apart to commemorate His birth. The star of Bethlehem shines tor all who would walk by Ha light. It will lead you safely across this Road of Ohaln. Then with a firm step, you may reach the summit, and In confidence enter the shadows beyond. ENGLISH PHYSICIAN! HAVB FALLEN UPON LEAK TIMES tCsmspsednej Aamditod PneO London, Deo. !, Physicians and sur geons have fallen upon lean times, and complaints ot dwindling practioes are widespread. The other day a doctor from the fashionable Harley street dis trict was sued In tha oourts for a small debt which he declared he was unable to pay because his practice had "drop ped almost to the vanishing point" Fashionable doctors say that so many ordinary practitioners have had. war time experience with surgery oases that, in thousands of Instances, they now do their own operating Instead of sending tholr patients to specialists. Another reason la that many formerly well to do people who would In other circumstances have consulted a prom inent physician now go to hospitals whsre they obtain treatment at much lower cost. Others say that women now prefer to be attended by doctors of their own sex and that psychoanalysis and various other forms of faith heal ing account for the falling off la the number of patients. HINDBNBVRO MAKES ATTACK ON NBW OK.RMAN COLORS (CamttttOCfcBel AmotLI.4 Ptmi. I - Bsrlln, Nov. 10. Field Marshal von Hlndenburg aald in a recent Interview that the new German colors, black, red and gold, ought never to have been adopted, as to him they symbolised the fratricidal warfare of 18M between Prussian and other German states. -' A historian In the Vorwaerts defends 'the colors of the republican flag on the ground that they date back to medieval times. The emperor Ludwlg of Bavaria, it appears, made black, red and gold the colors of his army as tar back as mt. RADICAL LEADER ELECTED GOVERNOR OF YUCATAN STATE (CxxTtKKmdMM AMorltud fms.) Merlda, Yucatan, Dec I. Felipe Car rlllo, leader ot the radical movement In this state, has been elected governor by an overwhelming majority. Hie alee tlon on the socialist ticket was se as sured that the Partlde liberal oenstt tutlonal , party, the dominant group In Mexloo, declined to nominate a can dldats. ' For the past two yean Carrllte baa. dominated the state ot Yucatan and hag represented It as deputy In the national congress s SERBIA PRACTICALLY FREE FROM EPIDEMIC OF DISBASB (Cwmmenct AnorUud Fra.) Nlsh, Jugoslavia, Nov. 11. srbia today I praetloally free of pldemto of disease. The population never en- .... health a mnra ..niilna contentment The hospitals never held rewer panning. wem-rwv. -dom has baen lower. Dootora have rarely found It so difficult to make a living. This Is regarded as remark able In view of the fearful scourgea which olalmed half Its population dur ing the world war and the post armistice period. Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllll '.. New Series Building and Loan Opens Saturday, January 7th Begin the new year right by joining the happy throng of savers in. this new series. ' ' ' - ' During 1920 more than $250,000.00 has been accumulated here by this systematic plan of weekly and monthly saving. This money is not be ing spent, but is set aside for a rainy day. This association has grown steadily during the past 18 years. It is . three times as large as it was three years ago. This speaks for itself. 25 cents a week per share on the long term, and 50 cents per week per share on trie short term series. Payments may be made monthly. If 7 you prefer we will make draft on you once a month. This relieves you of the trouble of coming to our office to make payments' ' Make yourself lay away a certain amount each week or month and come in and subscribe to the number of shares to fit this, and start on the road to success. Gate City Building and Loan Association I: S3 7 sEs Office 102 Banner Building W. G. Balsley, President J. F. Stevens Secretary 11a,
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