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' a V c i t ,Pub!iW Tiody and Fridays;: !'- j;LENOIS, N. Ci TUESDAY, -NOVEMBER 27, -191X c.u i No 43 . - vjfi EEE0 UmC t. STATE D'.PTISTS Km irly 300,000- Whito nfombora. North Carolina Riuiad ToUl f $168,315.12 R.port by ScrUry i 't BecreUry? out th following ; t sUtement u to the Baptist' work in Worth Carolina forthis kr, "which will b made by hini to' the ifaptiat V State Convention in parhaoj'DecT:!. ' i" The fiscal year eloaed on Tuesday; " V atoT," 20. " The report, of 'Treaaurer T altera Durham for..thfa year will - pV thi f oHdwinjr Bure ffk? era. a. k.s Bit nrra v m-.m i vU is4ions, $85,554,37 r eiucationJ - m,738.5;; ponaay .,;ecnooia, 1 - Si.09; J B,' Y JMU51d.48: mln vt' : hter"telief;;tMmt; 1r - r, eat, '2,60ff.25 Jua&n centenhia ; 198.01;' chtlrch, luildiftga, $1,217.28 ; : ' . libjea; ' ;iisi4?:' Uargaretv Jund, V $81.7 r total ior al object,' $169.- ' 1 -. i f ."'I'- VfA o-',' '-iv eertajnly lack'', lew " than two ttou- ' j;BUii uuuotb vi . cumiuy uj w; um v r: highest mark they have eyer reached. Tor .theregular objects of,, the' con ' Tention they "hjive given over $11,000 V '. ahead of alT formerreeorda.'-' X' A small, debt on state, missions: Is ' veportetLr This work was Maid 'or , tii eay'Vn TaaTspr$?T0fl, not iacludiaffassociational miBaiona. "The '.IP 1. ' T ' WJd : 0 OAA KtLU j,WHB, UUWU mi UUUk k ,i,iVV. TiU 1 droV iia. state " missions ' is - a ' rreaiiSurj)rjseror xqur , aays . do-fore-thebooks .closed thejweri a :th9(Bpand. ahejd, of all -former '.years fpr thUobject;ri)ttt in tha last , few v Veuts. Jo,ritrJbuJions,'Jf orthin 5 cause - fopped; over 4 six thousand dollars ' ? ,aelow receiptafor the corresponding 4 week of last year4.; i T ri-V ' . v7'K ia. good,' aays - Mr. Johnson, ' 'i ' "that we hadtte pne-missiondrive - last -spring and(,th"at( ter e . has .Wn s eennhasia' nut on regular' systematic giving in our thurchesf for we had .: i'v'yfciett as dependent' y upbn the final V are we should now be forced to take l u the work if another year with a yaralyzing debt upOnJue As it now. ' stands,- instead of being discouraged by, large debt, we vare stimulated by a small onKiih:: ; "It has, been a year, ef wonderful ; ; achievements i ott-the' nelcU'Many ' ' v hundreds, have been baptUeuV ' En- ,ft("-: Matment revivals havei 'Occurred in v 7r many 1 churehesj There . are nearly tfarea hundred thousand-white' Bap )4 tbtf. In North Carolina. At an early , day the bulk oftem are"going to i . get Into action for, aggressive move v y v ,; aaeni! ISo far we have' only touched RAISES MORALE OFC - .f ... AFRICAN SOLDIERS v.' Something of the lighter aide of . - life In the American army In France k ' that' feveala' the "high morale of the soldiers waa told to Bed Cross work- en' in, Washington byCharles D. Nor ton of the ' Red Cross war council! who Eaa. Just returned from France, y i "Ova troops la, France' are' In high spirits," Mrt Norton aald. 'They are keen to fight ' A group of Santa Fe railway: t engineers got laG a - hot euarrel with group of' Union Pa ' 1 , eific men &nd the Red. .Cross nurse ' i v whd took them. fl to .the hospital in ' 'an ambulance said: "Why do ,709 ' ''I tght1 each xrther! Why Vonft,' you ; ; , . wait and.fight the Cermansjl',, a ' ; ' is just the. trouble, miss; there am" ' any Germans here,., was the reply. T they inave had little occasion to laugh during the past j three .years.- All . : v along the line I heard French oiucers 1 t'i laughing at the antics of ; the meh, in "U one ot our regiments.' 'fv . V 'y; "On leaving their ships,' Instead . ' ., . ef Pullman " tarsi or -comfortable ' American day coaches, theyfnd " , Ten 'the dock .freight "cars marked , 'For "twenty, men or 1 eight -beasts.' . instantly. eacn canoaa , or troops V r adopted the character of an .animal, .and s they passed .through the sta , 1 1' Frenchmen' one'car would burst into ,. .. bleating like sheep, another ' would . whinny like horses or moo like cat- i.V. About 00,OOQ, , miinufacturers. wholcftiors ana ouier aislributors 0 staple foods are now: under the censing provisions of the food control Tf:;KSS!:lSHEQ-K!i:OEfInIiQBTfii:C)iHOUW;DJy,'. BUBS LII.E FOH BH1TISH ttv'':'-.-v v r Tho Sarpruod Cinnui Wm .Fiw; ' tn ' Stan';. flo"' Oa .. . slnught of tlM Bit lrs-J V" .. : Mom ten gan on Tuesday morning have served to revolutionize all previously exist ing theories; as to' .the 1 possibilities that may be developed 'from' trench warfare: fit 'has always been cons sidered that only . by the weight of artillery eould ,T any- impression be made on the German trench system wesPcuIariyas'ihis tone ' of the J so-iallect. pindenburg Une, n 'selected with' th utmost care; with particular'referetiee tothj adaptability of the terrain for def en- 17 ij-:Z$:!,Mm;: I This linej -alfea3y "trongi'by: vn- tie' of its topographical features,' was greatly J,, strengthened t by .""artificial means, ita entire front being covered with dense wire entanglements "and nized' way -of' breaking 'such a lin'ei 'and' that" waa ly lieavy artiffery VP- wire entanglements and ( so give the infantry' h' chance.1 1 the process was Blow, expensive m men nu nmicrioi and the Individual gain In any one attack tnsigniftcant vIt' moreover made the disadvantage of serving no ti'eiupon the , German "commanders of, the fending attack and4 permitted tnem.tomass troons.to meet it. ; , The British,' therefore, tried. "an experimenbf of jt Vas nothlag more than 'ani eipefiment-having'f orbits object the breaking 'of the line solp- ly through the element of surprise. reliance oeuig j)iace vu. ui. vau&a to open gaps in thO wire entangle ment, through "which, the 'Infantry - " ...f '-V ..T,,"-.V-s,.-t...,4li fi.l ; Accordingly, there was massed be hind the line from 'the village1 of. Le utaeiet to ne Qoarpesvaiiey a.nura-., ber' of - tanks, , which '.were T mostly mpvsu m atltigI'' aauu(uuy eamouflaired.' ' Artillery Was simi- arly. moved upt at night and, placed so that it was .completely missea Dy the German "airmen A a matter of fact this 'particular section ,'of ..the front had been quiet so long that it was prooaoty xree irom onservafion. .Early Tuesday morning the tanks mqved ou$ acrpas ' No lean's Land, and befor,thapermanstin iheujh poseqly impregnable . trejicnes, anew that a,n attack, was", pending these Machines vlv were 'straddling r their trenches and the entanglements were gone. Through the huge gaps in the wire t the. British , infantry, poured. The rf "re whicb had beenlej' in the spaces between the '.anks.. was use less, thV general f ffect being that of a sieves a great, many of, the tanks V:tl M it4 Jones, tfarahaw, ana Squiro to Ezomption 6oar4 in Draft Mature Othor Noar- , Intrpretaon of hev jseTective draft' ,awt in such,,. manner Mt(td safeguard , 'he interest of! .both" gpyT ernment. apdregistraijts ,has.'rbeen provided in the fullest sort of man ner ' by .fcov.v Tfiickett,': who ;Fridy named legal ) advisory' boards Tn - all Jhe countieSj Mjhe state v These, wil erve" local txemction boards ; nri- marily. but" iiollows that they iU render, ( no ( small amount of service to the. registrants at the' same time. ; ;Tbe three'attprneys e.ppoiute4 .b'y Govi Bikett fof, the " advjsoryoard in Caldwell are Capt. Edmun Jones, M N''Harshaw and. Mark SquireaV) ! 7 Vnv AfflTandpr-U' .H. Rurke. J. L. Ashe-Ui. ,Park,jT. " C. Bcjwl? and, W. R BurgW.' ,T , . Avery-pi.wttagiano i vn Burke John M. iMuil, BfI Huff man and Eiil. Hairflejd, ' ' . i- Wilke-1-T. 'FlnleJohn Jones and,E.-C. .Willia,-,-wiy. i, I ' Watauga Frank A.'LinneyJohn E. Brown and W. E. Lovilfv 1 ' ': Catawba W.. C. Feimster, B. Uwaltney, VV Bpgie., x j.; . -;AUeghany B.'AyDoughtonC;,yl'? Higglns and, Georg Cheek." ' : Gfi DECEL!EER 14TH Dr. Jojmr Says to Ue Day to Dia ; t ' MmliUU Information About - v 1 the "Watw. Arraatod Pa . t. Dr. J.' i Y.t Joynerlfteperui- tehdent of public '"instruction ia is suing to the Caldwelf couh schools and all other schools tn North Caro lina eoprei Sf - the North', Carolina Day' program contained in bpklet ol thirty-two pages' of selected mate 1 ria Friday,' T)ec l4,'is, by; law North." :Carplin; Day, iand ttaby servanceTii the-schools' of the state is urged'" witbr greater insistence this year than .ever before. ' , ' V- "There Wever has been a lime 'In thTe history; of our sUte,"; says Dt. Joyner rn his preface to the- panV phlet, that called r grekter loyal ty'to ouif countrjr iuract! and 'word, from everv man. woman and child in Nortti Carolina." r Our7 lives,r but liV- erpes, our sacred honor, our all are JUYVIVCU iu Wl 1B1C VI who wide "war" and dependent?'i'pon "the winning of the 'victory, by our' eoun- try and ner allies."! nereiore, ! nave deemed it proper and profitable that North Caronna" Day 'should be -utitj ized 'this year for the ' dissemination of 'information amonar the thildren and their parent! in every "school dis trict about the war.'the issues involv ed in',it the 'position bf our country and our state' in it and the reasons therefor and about the state and na- tionat" organizations' and ; plana, fo belting to'wid it ' - 1 'N -J '"It is the patriotic doty of every teacher to .use every -effort t ' se cure the largest" possible attendance ofchildren' and adults af every school house: oil. North' :i CarolinaDay,' to have the Jirogram Icarefully prepared and well ptesented, 'and to make, the day a splendid patriotic rally for in-' creasing the loyalty;' waf nd enthu- active.co-oneration m: the move- ments. state and national,' explain ed in this pamphlet for helping to Kill Wit ITMi . ' i C r "Lit every feachef begin at nce to prepare the 'prdgram Assign the parte1 with . vise, d'aeredon' and, "drill th rtiitdwn 1n their1 Darts. Adver tise 4the' meeting' thoroughly through tne cnuaren. . riiuist ui vy operationl Of Tfiie 'school' committee and the patriotic women of .the com munity v in preparations for the, day. Ilave your schpol room decorated, n national jsolorsusfng freely United . - 4. -: - .W .?:it-iA Jil. - KUtes nan, ana.ni possioie. w" o our'"alliesll" IftheseHags', cannot beconvenientlynurchased at : small cpst they can be made' with the aid of the girls f the school and I the of the community. In accord- ance wita um uuetuyiu . chart in this'' pamphlet V'.-V ' .'"File and preserve for future use these WmphletsJr Drill the ' children of the entire School in the responsive readings and' use the contents of this nt.iro namchlet for sneciai stuny oy your' classes in, history and your ad- variceq reaamg, classes. f ; -y ; ;1Graleful acknowledgement Is made to" Dr. b! Hill,' chairman of the State council of defense; Mr Henry A.' Page; State food1 adminis trator, and 'Mr.toD-'W: .CoAlion secretary 'of the 'North Carolina His torical Commission, for ,henr ; valu able contributions to this pamphlets iThe program arranged for North Carolina Day follows?, t - y nit fi 'Program m Bong America.' svj'i f. ffavocatJon. '5 Pt k " ' Greetings from'SUt Superintend eftt (to "ba read by' teacher). t:t i Pageant Liberty and- Her. Allies. ;c Responsive Beadtag Why,, we Are at WavConnor). -Teacher nd pupils., ..ivvJ. ? s-Sbng Old North State. ' . w Reading Thrift Proclamation Gov. Bickettl --, , Bona Red."1 White nd Blue. , A i f Rding-tWhatNorth Carolina, is '.XJeclrimatin-r-Why we. ;iAr, at Wer With Germany-(Lane), ",r t,Becitation Old ' Flag Forever (5tant9n4 . , 1.,, r , t Declamation 6ur ' .Country JV Ac- cepts the Challenge; (Daniels). Reading Makers of the , Flag (Lane) """v V Song Battle Hymn of the Repub-, lic'THeweT; J j V,; ; r?M Benediction, If tt'e PRINTING yo "want m4 BEliiliWfiBTSI oimmd Wathiagfoa'-' Roeofaizoshe . Urgoa V. "'v for Fall Effort of Amorica" ' Premier Llovd-Geonre's utterances I ------- 9 - w before the American war mission and the, British war cabinet, "impressing the urgent need for rushing Ameri-' can troops' to 'Frahce? and hurrying the 61000,000 tens bf shipping' prom ised by1 America", rdld not create -any surprise 'ia'flflcial quarters The' ne-J cessiiy iot gewng men w k ranvo um been realized , by the adminlstrafion ever jineeftiie 'day thktt'AlHerica weiit'. to iralrrEdually has 'official dolbT recognized flie urgency -of 'get ting Bie tonnage fcrrth transporta tion,' not only' of the soWieTS,'but of food fbfftem and for the allies ' t ' The.admlnistratidii lias been exert ing eyefy; energy- for' tha lastl six months upon getting an army 01 at east :1.000.000 men1" Frande- in the iauickest possible time, and also pf: pu&ng upon'tt ways the.DOO,- 000 tons of shipping '...that . America has promised jis her part in the ship program for 1918.- i - T ; r It is) difficult to give an' accurate idea' of the precise umber of men that will be $ut upon the - fields of France within .1 the hext -twelve months. Administration officials are not . inclined to jrevea their, military plans, and vill enter into no discus sion of the actual preparations under ay. In some quarters, the, opinion is expressed . that ,thewar depart-, meat will be able to , take t enough men over to France by the middle of next summer to make up the quota 9f '-l,000jl)0d; , But this , opinion is not generally, shared , by, army offl-' cialst moat, of ,wbom ; believe it will b welKinto next .winter bef ore the ,000,00(1 will be on-French swKrv, J. Aa .Armv Already There Ao Not alone is there .the problem of turning' out Jthe necessary tonnage to take the men 'over, but there has, to be considered the training and equip- ment ottw sowiers. iAne,ww uo partment Jhas.already ent, to appre ciable j number o .men. .to Fjrance. 6ther "willVgo" as sopn : as they, are trained and equipped kit, i not go jlng.too' far to; say that America's tontingent npon , the, battlefields of France is already a substantial army. . When the, French, mission ..visited America iast, summer, no4 hesitancy waa felt Jy. them in.impressing the necessity for "getting .aa many fight ing Americana to France as quickly as they ould be made ready. 4 The French mission ipoke' of the moral effect, of sending a big, army over, as vwelll is the actual .military aid they wottl dgive upon the finng lme Not lowr afterward the Pershing ex- nedition aaued for trance. severai Other tsoptingents ,have jgone- since that tim.-r v- v. .-.t (J - f Aa to tonnage . administration has-exerted, Its full energy, inthe last siximonths and tengible results are already, at Jiand. t Aswe, ,rrom thework going on In -the jarious American shipyards the. government ha sentered into . negotiations with japan for : as much tonnage M can be spafed.f ,More than r;50,000. tons f American shipping is jteing moved from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and otnertonnage leaving u Atlanticland Great tak,'yiardi tffl swell the'aggregltte, Of tonnage apl 'i . . tit. : .4 preclably witnin tn eext.iew wees. With amtole konnaee available the itnkrt.miin wilf send 'Over Wore men as fast' ai Iwssible.' With them will go food for .their own sustenance WOllO UU VU uitiiuciiviua. y . " lto.Mnt New Ships. , . The most determined efforts '.are now beinsr made'bv Chairman " Hur ley of the shipping board and other officials pf j&at organization and the emergency fleet "corporation4 to "atb pass if possible', the' 8,000,000 mark set for the' end Of 1918. ' It is be lieved that at least 1,000,000 tonS O hew shipping will Be on "the seas by March 1 ready td "carry soldiers, mu nitions and 'foodstuffs. I'I'jV ' The ; orgamzatiOh Of the 'emergen cy1 Beet corporation, 'which brought into the service Charles Ai'PieVthe pew vice-president; Henry Ford," and other1 organizers " and feffictency r ex porta, wai "accomplished because the need; of rushing 'ships Vtas realized more 1'" keenly as 4 result of develop ments in Russia and Italy. 'U; , A number, of theahipe "contracted SHIPS LOGALEXEUFTIQHBQARDJ E AJvumg lfvory Soldier Boy "t Toko -.- MTuup ot ,tb rrotoe V t Hon Offorod ly tho ' " ' " Covommont -. If embers of the local exemption board "are strong In their advice to soldiers' to take advantage of the war insurance Veing placedt their disposal by' the government "They arer not advising1 the soldiersthem servebut 'are advising the parents and dependents' of any 'man , fn the service to have him take advantage of this' protection.'' r -J" ?: f , TThe plan of payment 'of "the 1 mluins ! 'is! - on a 'monthly basis: Th'e grtefnmentvtakWTbut''of the insured soldiert 'pay the amount'of this pre mmm whichf wflT rangevfrom ; U cents to $ir2d, according to the age of tte insWed. ',--t.!' t' ' f 'A stateihenf settmg' out 'thl plan has'1 just. 4heen issued by Secretary McAdbb to the officers" and enlisted men of this army and navy and their relatryes.-'It'readsf;; ::rf:' : "lrhef secretary of te twasury, through' the bureau1 of 'war riik: ln sursnc11 has 'been charged . with the administration1 bf the war insurance Law enacted by the Congress' as' a measure. '6f justice , to the men and women Vho have been called to give their' lives, if need be, in the service Of Ae'.eiitttryyf "I wish to acquaint you with the benefits' f andV privileges which your government has placed at your dis posal;. It is essential that ybu and your; families" al,vhbm4 'ehbdd 'know of .your and. their rights under this law in urder ' that' full '.advantage may be taken of them. -' " "To care for the" wife and children of thev enlisted man 'during his" ser vice, 'the Var 1 insurance law 'compels hfm' to contribute, upto one-half of uis jut iuc urcir support.' i no gyy ernment,' on1, application,1 will gener ously add to ' this an ''allowance of from'' $5 to '$50' a "month, 'according A. ' .v. aA.tt r., . ra we size 9x uio lamuy, , juuiwver, if the enlisted4 man (will make some further provision himself for' Inde pendent1 parent,' brother, sister, or grandchild," they may, be' included in the government allowance) : . "Is. as a result of Injuries or dis ease contracted in' the line of duty, an officer or enlisted man or hnarmy or nayy nurse "should ' be disabled, provision is" made for compensation of from '$30 to $100 a month, and, should he die, compensation, of from $20 to $7 month will be paid,' to his -wife," his child, or his widowed ' tal4 .erder,'hbwever lutly, to pro tect each person and family! . Con- Soldier, sailor and purse to obtain life and total disability insurance. This insurance applies to injuries r 1 1 .Jiv W UlTy.'flF GE1BBAI Garnkaa ' Throw VoitTroo'pa Against ' - ' Eag tUh-It waV Do W Dio - - With Britiai W Thoy '. ' 'V Swopt Cannon Out -v After ardwfighting;;in;,Whchuthe troops came!: Into' hand-tb-hand''c0n-tact VithVarying'resultsi jField'ifar: al Daig's forces" are oW in" posses sion' of e1 town of Bourlon and the greater pari' 'of l"the .iBburlon "wood, west of CambraL "gMbg them a dbin-l luawujj. , yvsiuvu over uja , mucn- tought-f or - railrbad ' center and ' th surrounding country. , " . ' J : English; Wtlish "and; Scottish" UU talionsVaidt'Jy ffie cavaWlnow iiis- mounted, Vlicompassed 'the defeat of the tiermanSl 'who had concentrated fresh rese'rvesmen'of 'extreme val. oiwto'face the British Jn'the 3k br-die efforts tb. win "the 'positiohs which mean so muchtoward the ulti- i so depehdent'for support,: ? Little else except the"' 'gaming of 'this town Llll.V.1il.itli"'iii w ... fiuu vu wuuu nu naa a piace in tne strategy" b the British 'commahde iiwrhief 'since Ifiis'ilasK 'of last week placed his forces wesi end 'southwest PBEAGHINrT BRITISH HOLD I leading in "all " directions rt ana 'on I Which Field Marshal w'n' ef Cambrai virtually upon the thres- )t yAx Continued on page two) ' SATi'JBISTESlS FAVOR KIISER A MummU , Mia Whu Ftm I .. Writing Satir m Knuov . v Wilholo Many Ro- )usta for Copy . Louis Syberkrop of Crestonl Minn., v.; has acquired much fame, in recent ' i , weeks as a aauthor of a satire . ea Kaiser j- Wilhelm,. Requests have.- V" come to. him from Secretary to the - .v President Joseph F.. Tumulty, Secret ' r: tary Daniels, from Col. Roosevelt, , ; and people Jav. every; state of the ' union and in Canada have asked f or . ' copies of -Mr. Syberkrop's article, V ! aaya the St Paul Dispatch." : Jtt is as fonowsV..';'5f J , N - ifThe . Infernal Regions,' ;Jnn 2'T.'r "To Wilhelm von HohenxoHern, King: , " of . Prussia, Emperor 1 of all Ger ' '. ,;.ni,anyiand ,t Envoy J, Extraordinary of Almighty- Go,Ui: ; My Dear, Wimelm"i;l'cant eall , ' -you by that familiar name, for have ' . always been very close to you, much closer than you could ever know. -' 1 ' : .."From "the time previous to your birth-1 have shaped your destiny for my ownjBurpose. . x I r v ' , "In the days of Rome I created a , roughneck known in history as Nero ; ' he, was 'a vulgar character and. suited my purpose at, that j?axticulax time. V Ia these modern days a classie demon and efficient super-criminal was need ed, and a f know th 'HohehzoIlern blood I picked you aa my special in-: strument 6 place, on .earth an annex . ' 9&3gicvt. jpu'normal .iumbv-, tions, likewise an oversupply of ego- ; ' tisra . that you -.might taoti discover . your own, tailings; t twisted your mind to that of a-mad man with cer tain normal tendencies to earry, you by,L va4 most dangerous character placed in power I gave you the pow er oz a nypnonst, and a certain mag netic force that you f might sway your people. Iam, responsible for the deformed arm, that hangs help- -less ' on "your left, ' for your crippled condition embitters your life' and de stroys all noble "imputes that might ' otherwise cause me anxiety1, but your strong "sword-arm, ia driven by your ambition" that squelches' allsenti-, ment and 'piety J I placed in your soul a 'deep hatred for all "things English, ' ivr ux, u unuuus on earu i naie . England most wherever England " plants her flag she ' brings order out ' of vhabs and the liated Cross follows thotJnibtt'JacV'under her1 rule wild tribes become "tillers -of the soil and ' mdue tfme 'practical citizens; she ia the' great civilizer of the-globe and ITiateher. ,' V ' t i yi planted 'In your soul a cruel ha- : tredfor your mother because "she a was English and left my' good, friend ' . Bismarcic to fan the flame, I had kin- ' died Recent ' history proves" how " well bur"' work was done. . It broke ' your "royal mother's heart, but I gained my purpose, , , ' , v "The inherited disease of the Ho- '; : , henzollernai killed your father," just as' if will 'kill you, .and 'you became . the ruler' of Germany' and a tool of r. .v mine sooner than i expecteL " To assist you and 'further hasten my work I sent' you three evil spirits" . Nietzsche, Treitschkie 5 and, later. ' Behhhardi, whose teachings' inflamed the youths of Germany, who in good time would" be willing arid loyal sub- , jectsj and eager to spill their blood N. and pull your chestnuts yours 'and -j . mine; th' spell has been' perfect you cast your ambitious eyes towards, - the' Mediterranean, Egypt, India anl the )Dardanellea, and you began four great railway to Bagdad,. but the V ambitious archduke and his more am- s, -bitiotis wife 'stood in'' your way, . 'It . was then f that t aowed,, the seed i -your "heart .that blossomed into tho;,'. j assassinatio ' of the "dulfe . and :hia v wife,, apd all hell smiled when it saw, " ' how cleverly you saddled the" crime (! ba to' Serbia. I saw you set sail fo: ' A the fiords of Norway and I knew'V- ' you' would prove an aUbi How elev- J erly. done,' so' much ,lik your nobler ' grandfather, who also secured an asr saasin to remove' old King Frederick bf , Denmark , and later: robbed tiiats country of two provinces that-gav ', ' Germ any ( an opportunity to become ' a" faaval poweri Murder is dirty ' vrprk, but iff takes ia Hohentollern to make wa? and get by. t N . ! '"yow opportunity was; at hand ;f oa set the world on flre; your at ' tion in Belgium caused much joyv It was the beginning, the foundation act- " GaiUier and W A. Self. - t t to &e flows e'ao. (Continued on page four) 1 1 (Continued on paga three)
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