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AYETTEVILLE. N. C. FRIDAY MORNING. NOV. 26. 1915.
I'KK'E, $1.00 PER YEAR
German Deserter
Arrives in New York
MERICANIZE MAKES MINE .
Dockuments Found
on German Soldiers
THE ALIENS
LIFE SAFER
MAY BE SENT BACK Greece WiH Never
TO GERMANY Raise Hand Against
ANDSHOT i AlliesSays Premier
He is Physical Wreck Hisj Athens, Nov. 25. "Greece will
Escape Read Like An An- 'never raise a hand atfainet the allien,"
dent Romance Girl As-
. j . c
aisled Him UEcape.
(Nw York, Nov. 25. The first
deserter from the German army
to reach New York arrived this
norning from Rotterdam.- He
is Carl Schatz. and belonged to
the Kinjr of Saxony's regiment,
lie in a physical and mental
Wreck and Was taken to Ellis
Inland, from which he is likely
to be deported to Germany and
be shot for desertion. His es
cape reads like some ancient
romance. He was enabled to
make his escape by a French
lielKium tfirl with whom he fell
in love. She loaned him her
clothing by means of which he
made his escape through the
lines as a laundress and - then
tailed to America from Holland.
' lie Kays that he never would
have come to America if he had
understood pur immigration
laws. 'His statement is that he
was compelled to desert to keep
from starvation.. He had jfone
for days without anything to eat
and all the time the whole army
kept in the dark as to where
they were the sin post were de
stroyed, and they were told that
they were near Pari. He says
that 1 10 men deserted with him.
"I know it is contemptable
and cowardly to desert, and if i
had known that I would have
been deported from this country
I would have accepted death in
stead of desertion.
"Our regiment was ai i.ietse
and participated in its rapture,
but this is the last victory that
we ever won. Discouraged and
hungry we otherwise would not
have deserted."
Peace Rumors May End
Way by Christmas
Washington. Nov. 2.V Keoortu
here aay that a meeting for the
u ltlement of the r is tu be
heM at Zurich. Switzerland. Sev
eral prominent German are there
to take part in Ihe movement
started by the Women" Peace
Movement in the t'nited Statrtf.
It l reported from London that
the meeting will lake place in
Heme. Switzerland, in I'ccrmhcr.
with the hoe of endinir the war
hy Christmas.
President Still Work
ins: on His Messajre
"W afhir,1rt..n. Vv. Pre-K
Wilson is still i.Hirj away on
antiquated typewriter t:nio; to
his.
his messare ready for hie V.
JMIC
Pru ter by tomorro.v
The President n.nM i late !at
rh'. and ail tht mvrr.ii?, ..iiiy stop
ping this afternoon l- tae an auto
mobile ride." This wn made peec--ary
a he decided to c-.-ro-!e!e!y re
draft the mcsKicc
The Czar Promised
Serbia Help
Kaioniki, Nov. 2.Y. - Telegram have
i received by the tvn Prince
of Serbia from the iar hir,K that
within a week an expeditionary force
would be sent to the relief of the Ser
bian armies.
Nothinsr Known of
Peace Meetings
I'-ndon, Nov. 2V-Rumors of peace
awetmjra to take place November 2S
re heard here, but nothing definite
known.
Minstir Capitulates
To the Italians
Home. Nov. ?!i An Athena dia
patch reports that preparation are
win made for the capitulation of
Moniatir to the Italian army.
ddred Premier Mtouloudm tn an in-
terview toaay. r insuy. ureece is
..,, ,, ..,,
spite all pressure, no matter what the
source of it. , Scrondy, Uiis neutrality
will be maintained in the most friend
ly way."
It its rumored here that Germany
has asked Greece to demoboliie, but
it is unconfirmed. In that event the
cabinet may be obliged to resitrn.
In such a rase M. Rhallia W'ould
probably be asked to form a new gov
ernment Weather Report
Says Fair
A ashmcton, Nov, Weather
forecast for North Carolina- Kridny
and Saturday, fair with exception of
rain in extreme western part, Light
variable winds from the southeast.
Captain Boy-Ed
Chief Conspirator
New York. Nov. 25.- Evidence in
the possession of the jrovernment
(hows that the operation of the chips
to furnish the German commerce raid
ers with supplier was directed from
froom sol. No. II, N. Y., being iIk
ofl'ae of Captain Hoy-KJ, the naval
attache of the German embassy.
Karl Ruen7, and three associate de
fendanta ore being prosecuted by the
Itovernment on the charge. of forget y
and issuing raise clearance paper iu
aid the German ca 'raiders, will be
returned tomorrow, at which time
even more Martlirin cvidiiece is ex
pected to I- produced against Capt.
Hov-Kd
A Good Specimen of
Gothic Structure
lloston, Nov. 2f. The beautiful old
Got hie front of the Second church
which for years attracted visitors to
Copley Square now is the' front of
the new Church of All Nations on
Osborne Place. The Second church
was torn down a few years Btfo to
make room for office buildimrs, but
'.lie front was preserved The front
has been put together UKc sections of
a picture puzzle anfl is said to be
one of the best specimens of Gothic
ructnre in N't rlrglund.
Wants Site to Erect
Mammoth Tabernacle
Huston. Mas-. Ncv. 2.V- John II
Speice, Hilly S.n-Uu s official carpeii
! r, has ju t t:ti:-.lii'.i a tour about the
fashionable Hack Pav district of IVs
tj:i "lookunr for a si.e cli whuh' t
-t the mammoth tjibeniado to be
for the vanjidist's meetines
here next fait .Sunday already h,.s
announced he wilt open his w'n-.t-'r
eaen hee m tictoiff-r. The metinir
is planned as one of-the tijrjre.t ones
he ver has attemftid
Things lxokinsr
Better in Mexico
W ashliiitton, Nov. i.Y 1'is
patrhen -av that (ieneral Obre
non. the Cjrrnav leader, han
advised the mner oh t4ve west
ern coast of Mexico that they can
now safely return to their work.
The trouble grew from half-breed
Indians who are working inde
pendent of both Carranra and
Villa factions.
Opposition to Prepard
ness Gaining Strength
Washineton. Nov. 'Jo. The oppo
nents of the President's preparedness
program are trathenmr strength and
hope to dffeat the measure. Repre
sentative Walter Henv aaid that the
opposition to the President's plans
would wipe out the Democratic ma
jority of 34 and that the President
would nave to rely upon Republican
support to pas the measure.
Han Has , Met Wide
Spread Approval in .
This Country
To I'se the Public Schools in the
Education of Candidates for
American Citizenship To '
, Open Classes
Washington, Nov. 24. The plan to
use the public schools in the educa
tion of candidates for American citi
zenship,' is meeting wide-spread ap
proval throughout the country. the
Bureau of Naturalization, Depart
ment of Labor, announced today, i
Approximately 4W) cities and towns
hive joined in this movement to
Airirrkanize the aliens who come to
the United States and more tre being
added to the list daily.
The plan of the bureau is to ifet
:n touch with applicants for natural
ia'ior( wherveer they are to be found
and to arrange for opening classes
for them. S-hu!s are held both day
and nit'l-.t to suit the convenience of
the scholars.-
Wives of all applicants also are
advised to attend school because they
receive American citizenship when
their husbands obtain, final papers.
It has been found, 'the bureau says,
that such instruction aids the foreign
er to live as Americans demand help
improve the home iife and condition-'
of the ahena. . '
To Teach Mothers
English Language
Ito.i. yi, Nov. At No. 3S Church
jstre- t there has leu opened a school
to if a. 1 foreign born v.o-n n the Enjr-P.-h
I.: i. .xl. a to and Ami i lean ..tuii'iards
of liv: the first school of its kind
in the country. . Complaint has been
made :liat American born children of
foreign horn parentage have leen
ind i ( n.lent fit their parents in many
Am : i. :ii;ized and made superior and
instances. The idea of this institu
tion i to correct the evil. The new
school is conducted under the direc
tion of the Hoston school committee.
ELEVEN PERSONS
KILLED IN CYCLONE
l ittle Kock. Ark., Nov. 2S.-r-lilcwn
persona were killed and
several injured when a cyclone
sirnck Little Kim k today. A
train on the Hock Island was
bliovii from the track, and the
bmUlinu of the Hot Springs Coun
try ( lub. valued at .!IU00. and
other important buildinns were
demolished. . a,.
Gentians Rush Drive
In Central Serbia
l-Vr:.:., Nov. ' US.:- Mitroviua. to
whuli tho Serbian capital was mvtsi
fn tii h. has bfr'n taptured hy Aus-tru-li.incaru'.n
troops' ami ' Prt'.tma
h:i hv :i uv'tHipit-.l by iho (lerntans, it
was oiVM-ialiy annouticfil toiiuy. Pris
tina is :'S miSc ntirthwest f Yranio,
on tbo t'i'ati from l.ok'xat2 to Vv
rpr I. M.trvit7. is the rttithorn tcr
miiWN tf the railway running Hi a
nfPllit'ii.-torly tiirect f rtm ' I'skuh.
Thf rrptirt shows that the Austro
Gormr.ti forces art maki:i; rapul
protrros in theii" drive through Cen
tral Serbia. - j
German Guard Ship
Is Sunk hy Russians!
Pctrograd. . Nov. 25. A Russian '
war.-hip in the Baltic has sunk at
aOoi'-ton licrmun puardship near
Windau. The guardship was armel
with o.5 and 4 inah puns. and. car
ried a crew of about 300.
The guurship sank after a short
tii-ht at- close quarters.
It is believed this dispatch refers
to the sinking of a patrol in the Baltic
on Saturday.
The Petropra.l official communica
ion of Monday announced that in the
Ba'tic Sea on November 20 Russian
torpedo beiats near Windau (which
e to the north of Libau) sank
ilerman patrol steamship.
The communication added that one
'T:cer and nineteen soldiers were funeral music. Hillstrom was exe
iken prisoners, and that the Rus-jcute4 for the murder of two persons
nan suffered, no lowsee. i in Utah.
Fewer Men Killed in
Mines in 1914 Than
inl913
The Nation-Wide Safety Cam
paign Conducted by Federal
and $tate Authorities
Decrease Death Rate
Washington, Nov. 25. One man in
every 3,000 working, in mines and
quarries in the United States in VJlt
was saved, through the nation-wide
safety campaign being conducted by
the Federal end State authorities us
well as the miners and operators
themselves. ' ''
Van H. Manning, director of the
Federal Bureau' of Mines, announced
today, that 543 fewer men werfc kill
ed in the mines and quarries in 1914
than in 1913. More than a million
men. were employed in these mines
and quarries, yet the death rate for
1914 was only 3.10 for each I.OOo!
employed.. In 1913 it was 3.49. The;
total number killed in 1.914 was 3.193!
as against 3,fir,l in 1913.
"In other words," said Mr. Man
ning, "in nearly every mining camp
of any size in the country there is one
miner spared to his family, he would
have been killed had the same fatality
rate obtained in 1914 as in the prev
ious year."
Mr. Mannink gives full, credit for
this work to aid. the State rnine in
spectors and the miners and opera
tors themselves lent to the campaign.
It has taken the combined efforts of
thf ic men, Us well as those of the
Bureau of Mines, to accomplish the
result, he says.
Villa Engaged in
a Bloody Battle
llouglas, Ariz., Nov. 25. The forces
of General Francisco Villa reported
recently fater a bombardment of Her-
mosillo. to have resumed the attack
on the city and encaged in a bloody
battle in its suburbs with the forces
of General Iiegue2. the Cat-ran. de
fender. Wirelss repcrts of the at
tack, dated yesterday, were received
by General Obregon, commander-in-chief,
today. The outcome of the en
gagement is not known.
A readjustment of the campaign
plans for General Obregon in North
ern Sonora was evidenced last night
when it was learned the Carranza
chief had established headquarters
at Santa Cruz and ordered reinforce
ments there.
The whereabouts of, the forces of
General Jose Rodriguez, who eluded
Obregon in this attack on Cananea, is
still a my st rev, but reports have been
received of Villa detachments at dif
ferent, places in the north.
General Calles, reporting. from
Santa Crub, today said a force of
Villa cavalry, encountcrc 1 in' that
vicinity, had been put to fiu-h:.
presence of other Villa t 'op
ported near Agua Pe Hoed 12
The i
, re-
! miles
in the
south
; south of Navoj'zari. r --- .htvd i
cancelling of trains i am
of Asun Prieta.V
Three troops train- of Cirran.'A re
inforcenier.i - fr m Picdras N'egras
passed through pouoe-'as today en
route to N.i.-o.
The body of Fdward Bean, an
American oririneer. murdered by- Villa
troops, brought from Cananea today,
is being held here pending instructions
from Bonn's parents, who live " in
Three Town Corners, N Y
Joseph Hillstrohi .
Buried hy I. W. W.
Chicagei, 111., Nov. 2.Y Joseph Hill
, strom, widely known as the industrial
poet and V. W. W. worker, was 'buried
here toelay. A large number of Nihil
ist, Industrial AV. V. attended the
funeral. Bill Billliaywood, I. W. W.
leader; .Tas. Larkih, of Dublin, Ire
land, who led the dtvk strikers in
England, made speeches.
On Hillstrom's coffin was inscribed:
Joseph Hillstrom, who was judicially
murdered by the authorities of Salt
Lake City, t'tah, Nevember. 1915.
He died that men might live."
I. W. Band from Rock Hill played
IT. S. Lieutenant
Wins Honor Cross
In French Battle
Paris, Nov. 25. Ijeuwnant Charles
Sweeney, of ijan Francisco, w-a
awarded the Cross of the Lemon of
Honor yesterday for "exemplary
bravery" in leading the gailant charge
of hte Foreign legion of the French
army at Naval in farm in one of the
engagements that opened the battle
of Champagne.
- The commander of the Paris frar
rison pinned the crops on Sweeney's
tunic at the Invalides today, while
French tnops lined up. to render
honors to the American hero.
Sweeney was injured in the battle
of Champagne, but is how conva
lescing. He also won another decor
ation, the War Cross, in that conflict.
British Losses. in
Turkey About 2.000
London, Nov. 5. After the cap.
tu:e of Ctcsiphon, 18 miles from Bap
dad, and the repulse of a Turkish
countre attack, the British forces un
der General Townsend were compell
ed retire three or four miles, in order
to secure water, according to an offi
rial communication issued today. The
British losses in the fighting for Zeur.
whrTh also was taken, and Ctesiphon,
are calculated at 'J.iMO men killed or
wouniieil. The communication fol
lows: After a. night march from Zeur,
w hich had ler, occupied on the 18th,
General Townsend's division attacked
the Turkish position at Ctesiphon, 18
miles from. Bagdad, on the 22nd.
"After severe lighting all day.. the
position was captured, together with
about 800 prisoners and large quan
tities of arms and equipment, our
own losses being calculated at 2.0l)0
killed or wounded.
"General Townsend's force and the
general headquarters bivouacked in
the captured position that night. On
the night of the 23 and 21th heavy
counter attacks by the Turks were
successfully repulsed, but on the 24th
want of water necessitated the retire
ment of our forces to the river, three
or four miles below the captured posi
tion "
Four More Transports
Arrived at Saloniki
Paris, Nov. 25. Telegraphing from
Saloniki. under, date of Novemlvr 23,
the correspondent at Saloniki of the
Ilnvas News Agency says:'
"l-'cur more transports heavily load
ed, with troops arrived in port this
morning. Aft r the, occupation of
Pristira. tbe Bab-artans attempted a
lurire turning movement to envelop
the Serbians in the KatVltanik defile.
The
th,
de'iie had been re-
f rhe Serbian troe-ps
mforee-d by -part
in Albania.
"Am .titer
violent 'r.eeav.'emorit took
lay on th northern front
am! resnlteM in the repulse of the Bul
gaiians for the third time. Hundreds
of iHilirarians, who had K'en taken
prisoners l.y the- French troops, ar
rive! here (Saliiki ye.sier.lay even
ing." -
, I)eSperate Serbia OS
j .-
j. Shatter Bulgarians
'
Paris, Nov 25. The Serbian I.e
iration ann'.unce.l teilay that a severe
defeat had been Inflicted upon the
Bu"(g:irians in Southern Serbia.
A state metil issued r the' I erat:on
tol.l of renewed tig?,e:n!?
North-
eastern Serbia beten the Morava
and Muiva riveri It hail been pre
viously reportel that all Sorb lroe;ps
in this district had been driven out.
Increased 200,000
Since Last Census
Boston, Nov.. 25. Althouph loston
proper has no room to crow announce
ment has just been maiie by Charles
Gettemy, chairman of the Hemstead
Commission and director of the State
P.oarJ of Census, of an increase of
more than 200,000 inhabitants in ex
cess of the f pure of 1910. The pres
ent population, he says, exceeds 725,-
000.
PATHETIC APPEAIi?
TO GOD TO SAVE
BOYS AT FRONT
A Synopsis of a. Few Letters
VA'tf.n it,- I?,..c, U'L A
Now Serving on the
Firing Line.
London,. Nov. 2b. There was made
public here today a pathetic collec
tion of letters, postcards and other
documents found in the possession of
German soldiers kilted on the western
front. The dead men belonged to a
Bavarian division.
The reservist Wiesmann carried
about with him a picture postcard of
a pretty Sylvan scene near his home
until its edges were frayed and torn.
Joseph Mehhng eviilently treas
ured a card, signed by his parent
and sisters, and on the buck of it the
history and production of the "Wonder-working
Picture of Maria- Kuch
en." The Mehlinp family commend
Joseph to the care of the Virpin, and
his "faithful sister Fupenie" longs
for his home coming.
Of like character js the card sent
to the volnunte'er, Karl Preacher, by
his parents. There is a picture of a
sorrow-laden old man an(t womaa
with furrowed faces before a road
side crucifix. Under the picture we
read, "Protect and shelter him, O,
God, in the land of the. enemy !"
"Liessel," a Bavarian pirl with ex
cellent handwriting, sends a letter to
her sweetheart, a very modest little
production, hoping that her "Lieber
Se-hatz" well, and forwarding a sheet
of notepaper that he might write to
her.
A !ttfr fnm WhiiP7li!iro it u rtl.
dier ut the front in signed "Your
Parents," and thrown a world of light
on the thoughts at the back of th
minds of millions of (iermans. It
is as follows:
Beloved Karl: Today t last 1 am
able to fulfill your'wishen after the
house has been cleaned. Kor me, with
my one arm, it- was a terni-h -
Kveninjrs 1 waA so tired that I could
riot moe. We are sending you a
pair of sock,- "foot-clothes, inject
powder, and ointment: also some writ
ing paper.
I have wit-htni for a Ionf time to
send you a nice hard sausage, but,
dear Kar!. such' thintrs cannot be paid
Tor by poor devils like us. It would
nisi mre? mar his. diosl ui an, we
would rather not live any lonper. We
c a, n 4 h a rd ! y buy a n h'S n . B u tter.
ejrjrs, iar,i can only ih; h:ut hy rich
" j ie. If this state of things con
tinues we shall see something hap
pen. Ah, dear. Karl, with the deepest
-o'rrow in my heart, 1 think "of yoe
having to bear the witkeI winter. If
only peare wtmld a:un return! Other
wise no news. With hearty trreetinea
from all relatives and acquaintance,
and k re t i m; s and a kiss from yon r
I uvi.ii parents
One of ihe m. st interesting papers
is a tiayexi cony of No. 115 of the
"Parole." or the "Jorman Soldier
Journal." the onVial weekly orjran of
the German" Veterans' AUiance. The
Journal has a circuiation of oO'T(UX)
copits. It contains a concise nr-um
of tl.e niot .nipt-r:;iri war ielctrrams
t f :hc utv'-i, and a vt-ry car fuHy se
!tt,"t"'l ctuieci:on of intvreMln news
tfnis frm aII war fronts.
There is a ckar map of the prof:
res f ("JeTn.irj arms m Russia, and
'a S'.-r.t of mapaine pairet with jokes,
j otTuradrum.s and "probiem.-" $roo4
i oiid, useful read in p. moH of it- An
jo'.he' interel;nji thinp is an official
?on Kiok in a paper cover, cirna
irptTjtvd with the national - colors and
the r!c. Eatc'.e. The soldu r buys
1 covecuctn oi sonps icr iwo cents.
! and an aomiraDie collection it i.
I There is hot a scng in St of a rubbishly
character nothing that does nvt ap-iH-ai
to the F-.:-::fr ;ts patriot and
hf tittin? im ' the Fatherland
Powder Mill
Is Blown Up
Kast Alton, 111.. Nov. 25. Tw
w heelhous-s at the plant of the Equit
able Powder Company here exploded
this aftcrooon. The houses were
wrecked, but no one was injured. The
plant is making powder for the allies
and is (cuarded, also surrounded by a
l'2-foot fence. The cause of the blast
ia unknown.