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VOL. 7. NO. 2.
FAYETTEniXE, N. C; DECEMBER 22, 1915.
m EBSflE
TO ILfmVE 1I0L1E
Do Not Like Treatment
Accorded Them in
England
TheFujjithes Were Very Well
Treated in England. But They
Were Disliked Because
of Their Behavior,
(By JtMtptt IfrrriaoO
Kotlcrtam, Doc 2.L Erey a'-ramer
t'om Erg; '.had br,rsr hundred of
Belgian fji'iSr whj rf returning
to thPtr Tat: :a!Jii. l-lw? f the jit''- '
5f IT
tun fr the aaRtJ7 whs.- feeewed
tf.em wrh upen am; wh t e?5 .
--r-"-. tfc t hat-aci fifwen Bi'ths j-.,
Wt .
w rf trraea jb r.rfcfV
ft hr: they f.rst ar'nt-.! n Lr-r''"
hjr vr T!'t-fi '-vd hitfn
aad- o.tsii'ru.),'.e nr. 'y .!.!
ay, t-jt thy ciR.:d-rtj thj rr.fct-r '
tr iute tu f hn and tnnny r-f.i '
e vlMaa they re 3Mrf to
-ler'ad that they would have t ..
U,Mnae!-s j Dardanelles hadliandcmd the Cal
Soni cme hitiy indiirr.fctt. ; cawipatifc jd eva-vated aS
IwrauM they were ffrd laUer' j x pitiont, apaia vm barking r
jt n-ht-a thjj; ported to be ff" ; tranaporta.
t Jkaat foremen in factoriea ,. ', .
Th Bntimb were atttiihed hnt ;
the anr mm ar O
-t-jb WJUFC UWi wri f-t-.TWi Mi-.'" - i
d irrcat karte - eet marnel. . . The
Rertn ardewtJ paid ciit t Erjf-
kp (rr! and won many tf them.
Ther waft no arruws f)iictic tft
tWt mrriaew untd the Beirut n rv
rrnvr.! announced that men mamed
F.nrind after hottmher 34. S?K,
would not be exempt frtas mihtary
duty. Then ix brcn.ta clear that many
if the Belfias had oly takea wives
vrrto- themaehres because they did not
want to pi Vj the front U ttrbt tot
their country. When they were called
to the color, deptc their marrir,
they had, ct rowrsse, to leave their
wtvea, wh with their babiea are now
a harden for Fr.ehh cflmmankiea.
Ob fhjir amva! in Ktsjr'and a larre
na.kHty 'ef the fure claiRMsd a
I Witboiat j ry mwr., but when the
Hritih K0Vfmmerit' at.nourw ei that
all B?iri. paper rcorcy wttiJd fee re
dfmJ m fpM r Bot! f the Baak
f Kcrlii iBaisy a 1 Senly became
ftste proepereoa. They prewntd Bel
r an bar.k ft 'ta U'c .qiactti
aid rwetvesj r jpwnd in rold cr ood
Ena-'wh bttia fee every 25 franc.
The Back of Kr. gland ' npvl
with Belrian paper monry r?4 the
rfverr.ir.er.t fsnally started sn inve.tt
r3t'B. Th reylt w astonishing.
I)etxtivM acertani;l that H'!gjsn
fe;!!s t the entount uf many miiiiuriji
f franc had bern Kfnu(ftfiei arrx
the channel to le exchari(red for Eng
lish money, Suh thrift ws natural
ly not to the likine of the English
people. .
Ore of my English frund, whom
I recentiy met in H'.!land, told me
f the vpeiienre f a weitthy Im-
4m huainea man. Thin rntlemn
had irranted an ayhtm "to high Bel
rin oflVlal who nut only mmle him
adf at hynw at once and "boHned' the
sTVBiif, b-.jt also ifcm.'if. i-1 ime
P'wnd a day "upcmlinjr ni'tney."
"How enn I do mgbt :cc;ri; iis I on
d 'ii, if I do nt have miey in my
P'rt fcetT' th ' Belftian ,aid isvbstrunnt
ty, when hi ht iijt'mated bi him
ihnt ha wm BsMr.ir a little too much.
Tha Englishmiin, who are always
correct, also acctise the Belgian of
I l manners and lark of t t. .11) cy
rhnrpe Sk ISdian men with annoy
ing HritUh women and iii'rls jtnd ar
fuse the female fu'p-itive of atiUKin?
Fn.v"!th (h-irity by appeariiir in ra'sfs
t thp relief .hiircnii ml t Vl infr pt
f d storiea of stiff cring anil misery
!t.hmijfh they often ' "jmsw iwllv
dre-es and much valuable jewelry on
whih thi-y easily might ru ne loans to
carry Ihcm through.
A well known Irfndin physician rn
eently expressed the opinion of a
good majority of tha Enirlish people
hen he nid:
"If the German bad committed no
I other v flense they would deserve pun
ishment for burdening us with the
Belgian. That is about the worst
j'rU.nff they have done to ."
Xeutral Party Wins
In Greek Elections
Athens, IV.-. 20. The neutrality
party, led by e-Prmier CournarLs. I
appears from the tet.rt thus far j
available to have been triumphant in j
yesterday election. According to j
u'rvr here, this will result in 5
Greer majntair.uig iii pr-ent atli- (
tdde unchanged. !
Though followers of ev-Premier j
Vetoielba, who favors the ahie and !
aants Greece tsi take an a'-tr.e part;
a the war, had been uri to refrain
'rum voting, r.everthcoe thousands
f them took part in' the election,
"tw-y were far outnumbered by the
i-natan fteutraJifrt. however, jp the
I strict which have tlm far reported.
Italy to Get.SQ.000
?
Balkan Prisoners
th un Cite a2ftl( atrf Wa At-
. ., ., , . ,,
Oa. e Frsaeo-Brit.'A rt. ljh fv
Up, Germany ifear.- .
... Fk-si 'livenia to Gal.eia, 150f.vOO.
Urlav. IV. '.2LJCeprt rbadhed
jraan military irck yeatertiay
-N.hat tbe Ado-FfwS tnou at the
jj.000 BHtlsh IXSt
Recently, Say Turks
riitantii5vl.!.e, Dwt. 21.-Britih j
laea duriB.it the receot Turkiah t-
tacJut at Kut-l-AiDra ainrrryated 1
1,000 men, accordinit t AoaJ re-1
pert received by th war 6Ve y-!
tarday.
German Warship is
Reported Blown Up
IjmiUm, il. Ae l.nh&nf
Tei-(fraj.h 'mpany dipath from
fopnihajrea yaa a tlermaa wartiup
jrua.rdwg the wetbre .Uace to
TfcA Beit, in- reported t have bwn
!.l-n up and a;f mmbert f the
crew ' tout.
British leases
Were Heavy
txiastaJittnopSe, Dec. 21. British
i-yse duriRjr the recent Turkish at
tack at Kul-ei-Amara a:r''ejrated
IJMHU men, accurdsnjf to official re
(H?rtA rti'eived by the ws; dlTice yes
terday. Massacreed Serbians
In Great Numbers
-London, . Dec. 21. Bufganan and
.met ' Mussulman tribesmen massa
cred Serbian in y;rv:-.t number dur
'ng the revciit retreat of the Serbs,
according t astatement given out at
.be Serbian legation ' here yesterday
.lulgariari ami Auara-Hungarian
trKips furnkhed the Mussulmans with
rifles find ammunition and inoitcl
h-m to violcni-e against the Serbians.
The .urbar:t:e eumroittod were wore
;han ever known before in the Bal
kan, it is S!iiJ.
rarylantl Vice Com
sion Issues Two Keports
l!ii!t;more, Md., Dec. 21 -The mi
nority element of thn Maryland vice
commission filed a dissenting report
n w huh Uuy take Ispue with the ma
ioritv reMirt that segregated district
should be alisjished.
The minority made it report Unlay
to Governor Guldaborough.
DESPERBTE DL017
It & Thought the Blow
Will Be Made For
Favorable Peace
"Germany Wants Victory and
Peace hnmedialelv, Savs
flahriel Har.otaux. "Other-
wise She is Ruined."
Fori?. Per. 21- The imminence of
another ,Oermsm tfffensive conducted
on both ef the wain .fronts is fully be
lieved fcy hiphly p!ace-i J"r-ni.liintn
havinj; access to the best sources for
iisff.Tmsrtian. Ih's, thw are eonvinced.
wU!'teGermn-vs last f'perw V,
or death Uxm and it .U be a:m.-d,
ikjI with the .hffjK' vf 'r..oh n h,
! Russian &B1 jSritiisfs r-.Pt 'n e. bui tf
nd f.tvur-
Srin m terr v I At
...sajr
.4
i')l Tu
1 .
t-lifstyifeuttsd . the
.various frcr
Akiig the Ishmsi and in Trenfno,
35000.
j Prom the Dsttabe to the ardar
350.000. .
Germany want Victory and. peaceiaraln.st the submarine for the first
immediately," says Gabriel Hanotaux.
Otherwise she plunge into utter
ruin. That ia why I believe that she
the iron circle which is atrangrling.tacalar attack by E-abmarines
her.
German Smupiers
Caught; Rubber
Worth $15 Per Pound
New York, Dec. 21. The Federal
authorities have unearthed a plot to
mujrgle rubber out of thi country
to be sent to Rotterdam. Evidence
ha been obtained Connectir.gr the gov
ernment directly with the plot,
Heimrick Albert is the head of the
ajrency ia active service of the German
povemment.
One Mis Decker was caught in en
attempt to smuygle w00 pounds of
crwie rwbber by means of trunk and
.private baffrst'e ta be sent 'to Rotfer
dm. '
. A.'!crt was t supply the funds to
pay for the rubber ad agent were
engaged to make regular trips .be
tween New York an j Rotterdam and
to carry at least 1.500 pounds ea. h
trip.1 The funds were supplied from !
the Dutches Bank of which Albert
was a director.
Kubbcr-I selling m New York at
78 cent per pound, while it i bring
ing $15 per pound in jperlin.
Germans Plot to De
stroy Panama Canal
New York, Dec. 2. An intimation
w a given out todav indicating that
German, agents in shia country bMUf
designed upon the Panama Canal aa , 1 ,000.000 thought sufficient by the
well a ammunition planU. general bosrl. As to total ependt
(ioremment officials, however, id :iUrey for the five yesir program, the
thru, they were in totah with all t-he -t:matos are not far fimrt, ?fr. Dan
jdattcr or had then, under surveiL- : wrv, a!xiut $5O2,50O,SrtO, .as
0, iwJ that tiicy could put their against the genera! board's estimate
hands upon them st any 1 l;me they J.'.f jf,oo,Oi'Kl,000.
wished. The story was denied from j ;
wohington. ThrPP r?r?is!i
li .-s.i' mt.. un .r'.. ..... j
nut I arie-tcd for the present, 'as tf,? j
government has him shadowed, ' mi I -
if he was arrested that some one !.- '
would take his place. j
Democrats Kncouraired;j2nff3ncj Knlist 1,000,000
Washington, Dee, 21. Democratic
politicians are greatly elated over the
Gary dinner and say that it is too
good to be true that there is a pos-
sibilitv that Mr.1 Roosevelt ia to be
nominated by the Republican. . ; just enlisted an additional 1,000,000
They say that tho nominatbin. men, making 4,000.000 British sol
would lose the party 150,000 of the diers. v
itand-pattcr variety. i The premier praised Lord Derby for
LIT POVERFUL
HAVY I1ITREVQRLD
Report of the Genera!
Navy Board; Signed
George Dewey
j "The Navy of the United Ktates
i Should fee Equa! to Any Nation
of the World, the Re-
port Says.
Wsahinrton, Dec. 21. "The navy
the I'mted States shou'd oltjnate-
c-oual to the
most pt'WertBl
r-f .".iinf
j -he rld,
vfci liai d
nett lv try 'Other nsit:fn of
in the opiMiwi tho rt:m-
' " Af'mlr.il J trv IVwey
P'.l';c lo-'ay.
b i'ir-it n pade
il bi'i-ii in i fcwfi,fi t
1a , " .- 1 -, , : ?
n "ft tt v. i. - x',v n "
"
1 I K- t
r a
I
in
"1 a '
! t f- 1
mat fe i. 1 ;3t n f-r.oui
) p- r of pny r.'al poucr tx
w
'
yef..r Iv vs-'ir a may beif,!USe' th war off, announced yes
'r," i. (f .j,,, ; '-'day. AritHery duels were reported
Ut the 'l.m.t f'-c-d rhAild V0" tk entire front.
,t'.
! The jrtneral board
expresses re-
uewed faith in the battleship a?
line of defense. "The battleship is
itii! the principal reliance of navies,
' it has been in the past, nays the
!v;vrt, which points out that apee
J
. , . , ;
!7 'Ven ff lB,porUn; ""y
..-baerver. of the war m Europe.
.'.A 10 the .case of eubmarine, 1
'he renor continues, "so in .the case
of battle criser. the particular ,
wur..i ti uw fireiReni war ooem twri
justTy the prevalent exaggerated idea
of heir importance."
Zi9 genera! board, therefore, in ft
ree mmendation to Secretary Daniel
for continuous building program
covering the next five year advocate
he cor.strucuon of ten dreadnought
nd ix battle cruisers. Mr. Daniels'
recent recommendations to Congrea
imbrace the ame number of dread
noughts, battle crv'sers, ecouta and
-iestro;. r aa the board' report.
The general board, however, -recom-
nd that wo.k be commenced im
mediately upon the construction of
iu,r battleship' and three battle
- user On account of cramped con
ations in ..rhipvards throtehovt the
sttfstrv, Secretary DanieJa decided
hat the first year's proersm should
nclt'de or'y two battleships and two l
"ruisers. Action to be taken on thejca!Jy Jija!- she had been quilty cf dis-
n year program has yet to be de-
termined.
However, Mr. Dswe and h: jrn-L-rai
board lire far from accord a to
? number of submar-nes to he ii
I'jded in th Pre
proerom. Mr.
-'elt askel for fifteen ficet K ;bna
"nes where the Dewey hoard asked
for or'y nine. The ssraiwi isptuitv 00
:r in the recommendation of Dan
e's and his naval board as to coast
submarines. Danit-Ss asking Coneress
r 85, while tb Dewey board thinks
fiftv eight enough, -s
For reserve ammunition. Secretary
Daniels recommends n appropriation
$:5.o)n,000. more than twice the
Shins Are Sunk
London, Dec. Jl.The los ofthcee
more British strps have been sunk,
presumably by German' submarine.
Additional Ulcn,
Making 4,000,000
London, Det 21. Premier Asqniih
announced today that England had
lis efforts in behalf of England in
retting so many enlistments.
. Sir 'William Eolx,-rtsn, chief of the
eneral staff, has bej recalled and
fill he succeeded by Sir A. J. Murray.
It is said that Sir William may be
ent to Egypt to take charge there.
The Dardanelles' attack has beea
dianslonwd under the advice of Lord
litchoer awl General Monroe.
Germans Claim
Successes at
The Dardanelles
Berlin, Dt. .21. Constantinople im
nouncas thr.t the allies have retired
from the Dardanelles and that they
were Stacked by the Turkish troops
who ere compelled to retreat.
ilia Quit and Will
Live in San Franeisa
aiiinuiiaa, Dec. 21, 0.beral ' Villa
announea .that, he will retire imm
'he rainy and .sttle Lo Anreles,
Cz.
lAustrians Itepulsed
By I talian Torres
? Rum.. IHsk. St. Austratn at
itak, supparted by bavy artillery,
: again tt Italian, positions we-re .-
Several German
Have Been Sunk
London, Dec. 21. A dispatch from
! Reuters Telegraph Agency, it ia learn-
VJTTi CUIUS UAV-V
been sank in the Sea of Mormora, by
' e
. ; !
"A, jne IJ g CltlZenS
Died on the Ancona
Washington, Dec. 21. The Sute
Department yesterday announced the
receipt of a cablegram from Ambassa
dor Page, at Rome, saying that it ha
en definitely establiKhid that twelve
Americans were aboard the Italian
iner Anccca, sunk ity an Austrian
submarine. The cablegram stated
"urther that only three of hteae were
saved.
Mrs. AsQuith Denies
Playing With Germans
London. Dec. 21. Mrs. Asquith
ef the Premier, denied emphaii-
jioyaity to the governmep. t or had ever
i played with German prisoners.
Ford to Stay Until
Peace is Declared
Christians, Dec. 21. Neithed tnc
iack of hospitality nor illness can
shake the faith of lienry Ford in h.s
peace plans and he has announceu
that he will remain in Europe una.
peace is established.
Heflin Charges Con
spiracy of Spinners
and Speculators
Washington, Dec. 21. Kepresenta
iVe Hcilun,. of Alabama, barge t ha
bere is a conspiracy between tlu
pinners and the spinners and tin
pu. uiator to ueprc-s the price, u.
.otton.
lerce Artillery
Duels in the West
Pari;!, Dee. il -'-bieree artjllery
lueis havtf iieu rag.r.g, but are dimta.--h
list. Our arn.i.w h ive stopped uli
JSermans attacks alcng the western
ffolit.
Major General of
German Army Killed
Amsterdam, Dei.-. 21. aMjor Gen
eral Stockhausen, if the German
army, ha been killed in action.
HOUSE TO SO'dNO
praieiT
New York Man Will Go
To Europe in the In
teretrt of Peace. '
Story Is Denied by Secretary
Tumulti. But if Is Believed
That Mr. House Will Rep
resent T. S. in Europe.
Washiiit.n, Der. ii. Tiw report
3 current that Col. E. M House, of
Tew York city, will make a trip to
Europe to tound ptace &timnt.
The story was deRied by KtereUry
ftai;iti. In this connection the'
letter of Pr eaaient Wiln to the
League fur World Peace was recalled,
nd it iw known that the Fre&tdvnt
3 keopiiig a cl'jse waU4i upon' Euro
;.an affairs.
It is Knoan, however, that Color!
Howe has a large iniiaetu.'e with the
'rir.hident, lK,(.ih in atsr private and
;tiblk, aad if any one " to be ae
jcted for tmh a wiaaifwi it will- be
aitiel Bouse.
He is the premier rf the cortex of
aon ktwwa as the '"Si'eBt Ctibinet."
The President and6
Bride Take Lonjr Walk
Hot .Springs, Va., Dec. 1. The at
tendants of the President would not
iisturb him in his hwicymotminr
long enough to inquire if there was
my truth in the statement from
R'ashinfrton ,
The President and bride took a
a-alk of several miles today, starting
1 little after sunrise. Mr. Wilaoa
took the lead and seemed to be ia
her jvilieet mood, running on ahead
several ateps and then turning and
walking back to meet the President.
The.two had intended to play golf,
but the ground was tie soft and ti
vaiked out to ' Deer Lkk Mountain
before returning to their apartment.
Mr. Wilson was dressed in a btoe
walking akirt, high boot and a tur
ban hat.
. As soon a, the couple returned the
"Vesider.t sent wor 1 to the photo
graphers that they had jut as wet'
'tave Hot Springs; that it wa oat
of the Question for Mrs. Wilson and
himself to pose for them.
On the trio the President and Mrs
Wilson were followed by secret ser
vice men w..o were at no time more
than 50 yards away '
U.S. Munts Other
War Conspirators
Washington, Dec. 21. A. Bruce
lietaski, thief of the bureau of inves
igation of the Department of 'Justice,
i in New York direeti; g the search
'or more conspirators in the plot to
e troy the We'hmd Can?l. It wa
tated by the Dvpar.mei.t t Justice
:f:cia's here .yesterday afternoon that
tore arrests will be made in the case
.t once. v . .
rwo .More Americans
Killed in Mexico
I'unrca, Mex., Dec.- '21. George
'forrow, a saloon keeper, and an un
iMtti'iel American, were killed lure
!;'.;,- iiy Mevican- so'diers who were
! ;T hi-" 'laee.
Morrow u-i - t.yi":;. to close his
oar when killed, . '
A street c4.r containing several
nieruans and o'lier foreigtier was
tt.ii-ke-l a;-J several pcrsutss injurcl,
he Sght kop.t up f-r lonsrdt-rabie t.m
ul iou'lv :h eend-.dor and p;t..-n-rers
beat 'off the aniiants ar'd the
trm c:tr csf!peii .ivr the b.ter a
onal line into El Paso, Tev.
fikials More Opto-.
misjtic Over
Austrian Reply
Washington, Dec. 21. State Ie-
.tartment 'official are more optum'sti
ver the Austro-American crisis. It it
'xdieved that Austria will make con
essions and the United States will
accept them.