ERE SCHOOLBOY
VMS RUSSIAN
CRQSSST. GEORGE
o.rosrad. Nov. 20 (By MaU to
pei --This is how Nicholas Or-
, , ifi-vear-old schoolboy won the
t- -t George me most nigmy
JIU5510H ""'"-V ,
ir 11' beginning of the war young
rnlOI'S uium.c:ti. uiiM, uuic
f An firo in nn notion near
TgS UHUCi. mv. ""
f ,j company was surprised on
rencn-
of lead, and soon
bv large bodies of Aus-
Bullfts rained thickly on the
The Russians returned fire,
riiv teeblv as compared with the
P amiiiimition was exhausted. They
, flrp,i with the choice of surren-
tPT'J m-tu . ......
. r iivins ore by one. At last the
ctl ,nnirmsioiied officer in command
i'ed fcr a volunteer io anempi 10
eak through the Austrian lines to
isk tor
f-e Austrians were snooting irom a
iist"te r . . .. -e
who instantly nau sprung ior-
.j jn answer to tne can, a-ppeareu
l! hir IllC UpUil mill, lie nos UUUU-
i hur ce lliaiiageu iu imuugu
. 'Qi'usn UIllll He icatucu w-ie uiaiu
WsiV position. Strong reinforce-
4c:s were immediately dispatched to
on,? in nn hour the whnlp
.ailey
cleared of Austrians.
0Ee of the striking results of the
ironi is the large number of 16
L iT-vear-old boys found dead on
f? battlefields.
" bis Russian guardsman was about
to nit down one of these German
vouiu when he changed his mind,
jnocked the rifle out of the boy's
jd. and caught him with a paternal
cf the ear. saying, "Lad, it's a
-,!rv to kill thee.'' He then gave the
German's ear a vigorous twist
55(5 let him go.
Madame Koudachef, the famous Rus
eis'a explorer, is one of the very few
men who in the present general Eu
ropean war is attached to an army on
in equal footing with the men. Mad
ie Koudachef is a member of the
Koctiiio- corps of General Rennem
iipf s army and has already ren
jpred services of the most daring
valuable description. In her new
of work, Madame Koudachef is
:se the same horse, her constant com
anion, with which she made her fa
ixs exploration trip from Valdivo
uck to Petrograd.
in possession. The latter were too
busy examining the machine to notice
the arrival of the owner, so Maris and
his marines were able to take up good
positions before opening fire.
The Uhlans jumped on their horses
and Tode off, with the exception of
their officer, whose horse had been
shot through the legs. He bolted, never
theless, oh foot, and Lieutenant Marix
gave chase. The German drew his re
volver and turning, fired. Then the
German's wind and ammunition gave
out, and he surrendered. Holding his
hands above his head, he awaited the
approach of Marix, and bowed. v
The Britisher replied with ceremony.
"I am your prisoner," said the German
in excellent English. Marix bowed
again, wondering what to do next. "Do
you mind if I drop my hands? I'd
like a cigarette," said the prisoner.
"Certainly," replied the captor, "I'll
join you.' The German offered his
case, and the two lit their cigarettes
from the same match. They walked
back, chatting amicably until they
Teached the spot where the Germans
horse was shot.
Then said Marix, "Suppose we put
that horse of yours out of its pain."
The prisoner agreed, and the two walk-,
ed towards the wounded animal. Marix
reloaded his revolver, and offered it
to his captive with a bow, "Perhaps
you would prefer to do it yourself."
The German thanked him, shot the
horse and returned the weapon with
another bow. Before parting the two
officers exchanged cards, and the Ger
man proved to be a Frankfort baron.
On hearing of the encounter, Lieut.
A. F. Wilding, the Australian Davis
cup tennis champion, who is at Dun
kirk declared "Baron von ,
why I was his guest at Frankfort for
five weeks this spring."
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"Our marines played the Germans a
good trick the other day," writes a
wounded French Ejpldier from a field
hospital. "During the night the Ger
mans opposed to us set wire entangle
ments in front of their trenches, hung
with bells, which at the slightest shock
were to give the alarm. But our ma
rines had got wind of the idea, and at
nightfall several of them armed "with
string, crept up to the German lines
and tied some lengths of string to the
wire, without the enemy knowing any
thing about it. The marines then cam
back to their trenches and pulled the
strings, whereupon the bells began to
tinkle. Immediately there was a hail
of bullets and machine guns also join
ed in. This lasted part of the night
and the 'Boscher' wasted a large
amount of ammunition without any
loss to our men. On the - other hand
several Germans were killed by their
own comrades in the panic which followed."
' Among the young women who are
arving in the Russian army in the
pie of men is Mllefl Tomilovsky, the
.1-year-old daughter of an infantry
colonel. Accompanying her father to
the front, with her hair cut short, and
Tearing regular soldier's uniform, she
ias taken part in a number of engage
nents, including that in the woods
i Augustoff , in which she had com
rand of a platoon. On other occa
sions she had served as orderly, scout,
and telegraph operator. In the latter
capacity she succeeded in tapping Ger
iriu staff telegram relating- to a plan
3 break the Russian center, and as a
result the Germans were repulsed with
reavv losses.
Aiier the German retreat from Au
taioS. a rather striking example of
te enemy's generosity was found by
the Russians on the corpse of one of
their officers. His face had been cover
Li with a handkerchief, and on his
breast were lying agold watch and a
silver cigar case, while to his shirt
r; pinned a note reading:
Highly respected foes: From this
officer we took away only his book of
reports; his watch and cigar case we
cave, as you will see, left entirely un
touched and uninjured. To our regret
re were unable to take this seriously
'ounded man along with us and care
for him, as we have a large number of
our own wounded."
Corporal Icanoff, although only 10
'tsrs old. lias served seven years in
'i East Siberian regiment. At the
m of three, a destitute orphan, he
r?5 picked up by a soldier outside the
arracks one day and quickly became
e regimental pet. Four years later
2p learnied to play the flute, joined the
regimental band, and was formally
en the honorary title of corporal.
Tn. expressing his desire to become
'real soldier, he was presented with
J miinature carbine. On the outbreak
the war the boy accompanied his
f?irnent to the frontand actually
ok part in a number of outpost
femishes in which he was permitted
use a tppI rifio TTo -was wounded
11 a recent engagement, and a member
if t'ne royal family hearing of his
"P'oits ha3 decided to educate him.
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TESY ME
NU. AMENITIES
iff THE FRONT
iEy a United Press Staff Correspond-
p ent-) ' '
arts, Dec. 1. (By Mail to New
'or,-That there is always time for
Curtesy and social amenities on the
aJefield, was demonstrated recently
4 JIl?hl-Lieutenant R L. Marix, of
t: British Royal Flying Corps (Naval
''nS, according to a story told in
aviation camp near Dunkirk.
-iariXj -so -was the oflioer'who
m; d bombs on the Dusseldorf Zep
tip Saeds' was reconnoitering orer
Ue,emy's country near Ypres, when
iefpT t0 descend owing to some little
lood 1 ln his macninery. He chose a
li's 'andlng spot hut -on examining
?p1.ac?ines he found he would have
get help. Leaving his machine he
C?6! t0 the Sritist lins and se
On t: li?e assitance of four machines,
len la.chmS the place where Marix had
"irnr; S.aeroplane' th6 little Party was
rD-ied to find half a dozen Uhlans
In the market place at Alfort the
other day a number of fat pigs had
come up for auction and for one of
them the auctioneer started the bid
ding at 100 francs; "105," "110," came
the bidding, and "130" and then, to the
amazement of the company, a stentor
ian voice shouted "3,600.' Every one
held breath, and then there came from
the same voice "Fire!"- It was an offi
cer at the adjoining barracks instruct
ing a squad of artillery recruits in
range-finding.
philosPherTn
lome is quite
UliPHILJOPHIGAL
(Copyright Paget Newspaper Service.)
This mere extract from a letter
of enormous length (dated 1757), is
remarkable as showing how extremely
unphilosophical a philosopher can be.
Moreover, there are well informed
persons that doubt if the great Rous
seau, whose writings gave him the
name of Father of the French Revo
lution, actually was the recipient of
all these glowing favors. He had
something of a name, not only for
losing his balance, but for drawing
on his imagination.
-
You know whether your person
was sacred to me. Never did my ar
dent desires, never did my tender
supplications dare for an instant to so
licit the supreme happiness that, l
felt was forbidden by the inward
cries of a distressed soul. That ter
rible voice did not deceive me: it
made me shiver at the very idea ot
sullying by perjury and infidelity her
whom I love, her whom I would wish
to see as perfect as the very image
of her which I bear in the depths
of my heart, her whom for so many
reasons I would hold, involable. 1
would have given the universe for a
moment of happiness but I spared
you, oh, Sophy! I am guilty; i
feel it too much, but . I console my
self with the thought that you are
not. It was- all indifferent compli
ance on your part, an act of pity and
sympathy yet how dangerous to ex
press to one less considerate than 1!
Oh, Sophy, after such sweet mo
ments the idea of eternal deprivation
is more terrible than if one had never
enjoyed them. What, your expectant
eyes will never droop again with that
sweet purity which blinded me with
passion? What, are my burning lips
never again to imprint my soul upon
your heart with my kisses? What,
am I never again to experience that
celestial spasm, that rapid and de
vouring fire which, quicker than light
ah, inexpressible moment! What
heart, what man, what god could re
nounce you after having felt your
body's palpitation? v
Ah, bitter and delightful memories,
shall you never leave my, senses and
my heart in peace? Ah, Sophy, they
were the sweetest to me because they
were a pledge. There was a time
when my friendship was dear to pou,
and when you knew what it meant.
You said nothing to me, you bestowed
no caress that did not show me that
you understood. My heart sought
yours, and yours did not say me, nay.
Tender expressions of love did not
repel me. They spoke of your desire
to see me, saidtthat I failed you when
you had not seen me; your eyes did
not turn from mine, and their looks
were not cold. You took my arm as
we walked together, and you were
not so careful to conceal your charms
from me. When my mouth dared to
touch yours I sometimes, at least,
felt it resist You did not -love me,
Sophy, but you allowed yourself to
love me and I was happy.
S- All is over. I am no longer any
thing. I am a stranger. I am not less
miserable in regard to my past hap
piness than I am on account of my
present torments. Ah, if I had ever
seen you moved, I would console my
self for your indifference, and would
be content to adore you in secret.
But to see me with heart torn asun
der by the hand which made me
happy, and to be forgotten by her
who called me her sweet love !
Oh, you, who know me through and
through, teach me how to bear my
dreadful state or how, to change it
lest I die. , v
I felt the blows which fortune dealt
me, yet consoled myself in seeing you
happy. I larned how to brave the
outrages of fate, but who will teach
me how to bear them? The valley
whither you fled to escape me, the
approaching return of your lover, the
intrigues of your unworthy sister, the
winter which separates us, my mis
fortunes which augment, my youth
which is vanishing, while yours is
still in flower, all these things com
bine to rob me of hope. There is
nothing too much for my courage
but your contempt. With the com
forting of my heart I' would forego
the pleasures of the senses, and if
you complain I shall no longer plead.
For pity's sake rescue m me from my
self. My afflicted heart asks noth
ing else. I seek in vain to make you
show me- a tender interest which
you ho longer have. I interpret
everything you say in my favor, and
1 congratulate myself when my suf
fering semes to have touched you.
In the impossibility of drawing true
signs of attachment from you, a
mere nothing is sufficient to create
a delusion for me.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE PUBLIC f
And many, many thanks for business this year, given me either direct
ly or indirectly. Business has been good with me the people of Char
lotte made it so some by kind references others by actual dealings i. e.
Jan. 1st, 1914, I advertised IN THE NEWS stating then I proposed to
"pull off"' 52 Real Estate deals during the year one for each week. Re
cords in my office show that I have "put through" 78 deals (Any calam
ity howler, or pessimist, can verify these transactions by Court House re
cords). And I now wish to thank everybody for any business, or kind
words relative to my business, and to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS.
JONES, THE REAL ESTATE MAN & PUBLIC NOTARY.
I Advertise in THE NEWS EXCLUSIVELY.
M
ONEY TO LEND
On business or close in, high grade residence property in amounts from
$3000 to $10,000. -
.xCraig-LittI Realty' & Irk Co.
Phone 1436.
Office Trust Building.
THE
Selwyim
l Hotel
J Charlotte's Only
1 , Fire-proof Hotel
2 Every convenience and sup-
plied with pure artesian water
from owi well 303 1-2 feet deep.
S Located convenient to business
section and close to all railroad
S stations.
5 European or American Plan.
Cafe Open Until
i ' 8:30 P.M. j
I EDGAR B. MOORE f
For Rent
Eight-room house, 1004 West
Second street. Large rooms,' all
conveniences, cement walks,
close in,
$20 Pet Month
J.H.McAden
200 South Cedar St.
Phone 350.
N. & W. Railway
Effective Nov. 2, 1914.
- Leave Winston-Salem.
6:30 A. M. daily for Roanoke and
intermediate stations. Connects with
Main Line train North, East and West
with Pullman Sleeper. Dining Cars.
2:00 P- M. daily for Martinsville,
Roanoke, the North and East. Full
man " steel electric lighted sleeper
Winston-Salem to Harrisburg, Phila
delphia, New York. Dining car north,
of Roanoke.
5:00 P. M. daily7 except Sunday, for
Martinsville and local stations.
B. B. BEVIL, W. C. SAUNDERS,
Pass. Traffic Mgr. , GenY. Pass. AgL
Seaboard's Xmas
Holiday Rates.
For the Christmas and New Year's
Holidays the Seaboard Air Line will
sell tickets between all stations at
greatly reduced rates om Dec. 16th to
25th, inclusive also Dec. 31 and Jan.
1st, good for return trip until January
6th, 1915.
Take advantage of these low rates
during the Holidays. For further in
formation call on your nearest Agent
or address the undersigned.
JAMES KER, JR., T. P. A.,
Charlotte. N. C.
JOHN T. WEST, D. P. A..
Raleigh. N. C.
'v, FOR RENT
1 Store Room, E. Trade street $65.00
1 Store Room, S. Poplar street 35.00
1 Store Room, S. Poplar street. 20.00
FLATS.
5-room apartments in the Elmore, apply at office.
RESIDENCES.
7 rooms (modern), 601 Elizabeth avenue 37.50
6 rooms (Modern), 415 North College street . ... .... 31.00
6 rooms (modern), 4 Park Drive 27.50
7 rooms (modern), 712 E. 4th street - 25.00
7 rooms (modern), 716 E. 4th street. 25.00
6 rooms (modern) Bungalow Beaumont avenue 25.00
5 rooms (modern), 312 Polk avenue 22.50
6 rooms (modern), 225 S. Cecil street 20.00
5 rooms (modern), 313 N. McDowell street.. 17.50
6 rooms (modern), 709 E. 9th street. 14.00
0 rooms (modern), 202 N. Allen street 10.00
4 rooms (modern), 1009 E. 4th street 10.00
5 rooms (modern), 916 E. 7th street 10.00
4 rooms (modern), 1217 N. Davidson street.. . 7.00
Browi
Cempaw
Phone 535.
Clayton Hotel Building
For Rent
Splendid 7-room modern home, Pied
mont, cheap at $25.00 per month. Our
price $17.00.
W. G. SHOEMAKER
Office Room To Rent.
Attractive office room 16 E. Trade
St- 100 feet from the square, ground
floor, heat, lights, janitor service, $10
and $15 a month.
COLONIAL TRUST CO.
16 E. Trade St. Phone 1061,
Insurance ! Insurance ! Insurance !
Fire, Steam Boiler, Auto Liability, Burglary, Plate tllass, Physi- I
cians Liability, Accident, Health, -Druggists Liability, Theft, Lire
Stock. , I
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Agents for Fidelity and Casualty of New York. g
MILLER OATES REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE CO. '
Phone 1011. Basement Trust Building 1
99
172
1
Acre
arm
10 1-2 miles from Chnrlntto. 1 1-2 mile fmrn eta
pasture and orchard. Water on place. Price per acre, $27.5.
Farm 6 1-2 miles from Charlotte, 100 acres, 6-room house, barn an
crib, one tenant house and barn, 20 acre pasture, wired.'running water,
price, per acre $57, worth $100. - -
. J. CRO WELL
Garibaldi Building, 12 1-2 S. Tryon.
Phone 2011
FOR RENT
12-rOOm house. 312 Nt.Tt.h P.revnrrT
5-room house, '520 North McDowell.
Nice 5-room apartment. Gas range
and water heater furnished.
5 rooms, 403 South Cedar.
8 rooms, 206 South Myers.
5 rooms, 821 North Church-
1 Store 311 East Trade.
1 Store 34 West 5th.
FOR SALE
One 5-room houstj, modern.
One S-room, modern. Including hot
water heat.
One 8-room house, modern, 'including
iot air heating.
HACKNEY BROS. CO.
Plumbing, Steam and Hot -Water Heating, Dairy Supplies, Cream Sepa
rators, Stanchions and complete set of supplies. Gasoline Engines, Pumps.
Terra Cotta ipe, Flue Lining, Wall Coping, etc
6 and S West Fifth Street Charlotte, N. C
Phone 293-294. '
FOR RENT
APARTMENT 6 rooms, bath,
steam heat, sleeping porch,
$40.00
HOUSES
705 N. Tryon $75.00
311 N. College $70.00
709 S. Tryon .... $65.00
404 E. Park Ave $60.00
207 E. Morehead.... .... $30-00
606 Lillington Ave $30.00
303 E. Boulevard $27.50
9 Park Court $27.50
E. C. GRIFFITH
American Trust Co. 'Phone 3200
Why Not ?
ort Fisher
c
B 41 Beat
One 10-room house on North
Tryon St
rr - tt. &
0 vjuo t -room uouse uu &asi
Stonewall St
One 6 room house on East Lib
erty St i
fOne 5-room house cm West i3ti.
One 5-i oom house on West Pen-
man St
One 4-room house on East Oak
I st
One 4-rocm house on TTement
Ave., Dilworth. .
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No. S3 E. , Fourth Street
j Phone No. 604-J.
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Beach
WILMINGTON, N. C
The finest Eeach on the Atlantic
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, Highest elevation be
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The best Investment proposition
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Handsomely . "illustrat
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asking. Don't delay.
Write for it TO-DAY.
KURE LAND & DE
VELOPMENT CO.,
Wilmington, N. C.
CALL ALLISON, 2012. ,
City Farm for rent 36 acres one mile from Independence
iif1-111 Piedmont just across th creek between Seaboard and
10th St. Rent this place and you have your own garden do a lit
tle trucking raise potatoes and corn this spring I know of one man
who cleared $700 on two acres of potatoes since the war started
If you are a hard working man and lost your job, come to see me at
once. You don't feel like taking your family to the country to go to
mrimiig, so rent a nttie house. over in Piedmont, and go to r
nn till a front r$ a . J l . . . ut
- "-- yj. loiiu, au.u jxiatLtj mure money man von pvpr mrnr-'Tn
jour me. iou can do odd jobs in town in the meanwhile, fjit run
ning around with a hard-luck story, and smile while the other fel
low worries. Remember, this is the only farm in town for rent, so
rent it before the other fellow get its.
4-room apartment for rent upstairs 608 E. 4th St. gas elec
tric lights bath sleeping porch private entrance .... ..$20.00
Farm for Sale about 50 acres about 3 miles from square
nice cottage fine frontage on macadam and belt roads party has
good reason for selling, price attractive this will soon be city
property and you should double your money within a few years.
CHAS. W. ALLISON'
18 S. Tryon St
Telephone 2012.
a m
.Mcas Apattments I
We can offer two very desirable apartments of 3 rooms and f
bath. Steam heat, hot and cold water, and, electric lights. Apart
ments will be rented furnished or unfurnished. Jrf
PATTERSON & GLASCOCK, Inc.
200 COMMERCIAL BLDG. 'PHONE NO. a.
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BEST BARGAIN YET. -
275 acres, 3 miles from Chester, S. C, a city of more than 7,000
inhabitants.
9-room house, in good repair, that cost to build $5,000.00; 3 ten
ant houses and barn, 100 acres of woodland. Price only $20.00 per
acre.
7 " JNO. P. LITTLE
Phone 21 204 N. Tryon Street
! FOR RENT I
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Beautiful seven-room home, elegantly furnished.
Located in Elizabeth. . ,.c. . . .$40.00 per month
THE SIMMONS COMPANY.
45 N; Tryon Street-
LEE KINNEY, Rental Manager.
Phone 466.
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OFFICE OF
echanics Perpetual
Building & Loan
Association
Charlotte, N. C.
The 64th Series
of the association opened 'up Very auspiciously
with 2,500 shaares for September and the selling
of additional shares will continue through Octo
ber and November.
- ' We want your business and can promise you
prompt and courteous treatment we are glad to
explain our methods and systems as we wish our
customers to understand thoroughly;,, our con
tracts. - - . . . .
Make a Start and do it now. There isroonv
for everybody in the 64th Series.
R. E. COCHRANE, J. H. WE ARN,
Secretary & Treasurer. President
I ; FOR REOT. ; -
Seven-room house within walking "distance of square, good
. neighborhood, rent reasonable- -
GEa E. WILSOC Jr.
GENERAL INSURANCE
j Phone 751, " 10 East Fourth St.