HlCKOI
DA1EY RECORD ;
III. NO. 112
HICKORY, N. C, MONDAY EVENING? JAN. 21, H18
PRICE TWO CENTS
f,0
iSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
DIDNT SUIT oULSHEVIKl
Aul Lenine Cut It Short in Little Time Not
Much Fighting Reported in War Sectors.
British Bombard Ostend German
Airplanes Lost
ociated Press.
i-iti!tituont assembly had
, vW'iu't only a few hour3
was dissolved early Sat
t'uo executive- committee
, .Miu'ivss of workmen's and
d. Vgatc. Hit is roport
: ,,. siuveedcd by the work
i Mildiers' congress, which
; .mpporting the Lenine gov
I i;-.-oluticu eanie after the
lv ;,,llif!vnts had been defeat
i attempt 10 organize the
vtiv trcons now iruard the
place, ami Premier Lenine
he will not permit the
. t ri assemble. Whether
'i-h'iiary Socialists wi'l at
tnee; is not known.
pan-Germans in the po-U-r.cy
in Germany, there
:s munition strikes in Aus
;! than 10O00 workers
V-'ennu as a protest to
!,:an. One German news
that the Austrian strike
.UmaiuU speedy peace with
has become too strong
- iintiunl by force.'
wa!shis finally have
th,. eore with the former
vvarships Cioeben and Bres
I:: an action at the entrance
I i,iv!aiH'll's Sunday, the
unk and the Cioeben.
-'ivous damage, was
The British 'oases were
n'.i..rs, one commanded by
. nf Ki'.rl Kitchetr, and
f..t- is not known,
f rni'T Gorman warships
- t i the mainstay of the de-
,-.f Constantinople since they
t'.i.e theiv at the beginning
w r. Much damage had
v to Russian transports and
. in tlif p.lack sea.
Italian front there has
.-.lv a-tillery fighting, most
. . . . i i
along tne nsoione u
W CM
E
MR. ROWE
GIVEN
ON
SUNDAY
SOUTH OBSERVES FIRST
ITS Fl RELESS ! I
MONDAY
mum
in
1 u
TO HELP US
SOME
By the Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 21. The first
heatless and workless Monday was
observed generally throughout the
south today.
In the Carolinas business gener
ally was suspended except in exempt
ed plants and manv business houses : the effort to supply homes and trans-
1 atlantic shipping with coal and were
moving ntae general treignt. me
Pennsylvania road went so far as to
instruct its agents not to receive
By the Associated Tress. !
Washington, Jan. 21. Genera' ob
servance of the first heauess Mon
day was reported today throughout
the United States.
Many railroads were sasisting in
E SHIPS PRESIDENT WILL OPPOSE
CREATION OF WAR COUNCIL
Wilson to Fight It to Bitter End Senator Cham
berlain Introduces Measure in Spite of Op
position Lively Contest Expected
Over Passage
The Rev. Walter W. Rowe, who
began his pastorate of the Reformed
.hurch here early in January, was
jiven a hearty welcome to Hickory
bv the other denominations Sunday
night and the large auditorium was
.-omfortab y filled with a represen
tauve congregation. The Rev. J.
G. Garth, the oldest minister in the
association in point cf service, pre
sided, and after the sermon the
Revs. R. N. Courtney, S. B. Stroup
ind W. R. Bradshaw extended a cor
lial welcome to Mr. Rowe. Mr.
Garth in his introductory declared
thru Hickory knew Mr. Rowe and
:veybody was glad for him to re
urn homo to succeed the honored
oast or of this church . Mrs J. H.
Shu ford and M r. L.t H. Warlick
ang beautifully a duet. "Why
Stand Ye here Idle?
Mr. Rowe took his text from one
t' Paul's letters, in which the apos
le t'eared up confusion existing
n the church in his day. He laid
.lown ihe proposition that the
"hurch was organized on the divin
itv of Christ, and that recognition
of this fact was essential. Mr.
Rowe insisted that both the Old and
N'ow Testaments have a golden
were closed for the first time in their
history. At Char otte, N. C, mer
chants and manufacturers announc
ed they practically would pay their
employes full time for the holidays.
Cotton mills which could operate
wholly with hydro-e'ectric power
were running as usual.
In Georgia there was no great dis
comfort, because of reasonable tem
peratures. Standard sunny warm Florida
weather came to the relief of that
state today and it was almost im
possible to tell that a fuel shortage
was on.
WEDS
freight for i
stations.
Coal and wood
only commodities movin
the small amount for
service.
meat at anv of its
were virtually
ir.e
aside from
government
By the Associated Press.
Washington,, Jan. 21. Chartering
to the United States government are
all Dutch steamers now bfing held
in American ports has been decided j
uponby the Dutch government
signed in Lc idon today. '
Th agreement provides charters '
for one round trip for upwards of
80 vesse's now in American ports.
The vessels are not to go into the
war zone, but five of the steamers
will carry material for Switzerland
and two wil" take cargo for the Neth
erlands Overseas Trust.
It is part of vhs agreement that
the ships shal" carry 150,000 tons of
fond for the relief of Belgians and
HICKORY CLOSES
The state fue' administrators re-; may be used for other voyages later
ported that mcst office buildings, al-!in the American coastwise trade or
though permitted tot heat certain be used in bringing sugar from Ja
exempted off.ces, were: burning en- , va.
ough coal only to keep the pipes from j
freezing.
ITS BUISNESS
HOUSES
IV the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 21. President
Wilson has served notice on Demo
cratic leaders in ihe senate that he
will use all his influence and power
to beat the bil' to create a war
council.
. "The president will fight to the
finish,' was the word brought to the
capitol today.
10 APPEAL CASES
OF NEWLY
By the Associated Press.
'Wasjiir ?ton Jan. 21 Govern,-
mnt appeal agents have been in
structed to appeal all cases where lo
cal draft boards have granted de
ferred classification in either
classes two or four because of mar
riage since May 18.. 1917, it became
known today.
Provost Marshal Genera Crowder
in a telegram to governors, saiu
this step should be taken to insure
uniformity.
YOUNG FARMERS FIGHT
PISTOL DUEL TO DEATjU
Stearns, Ky., Jan. 21. News has
reached here by telephone that Wil
liam Callahan and John Cody are
dead near the North Fork section of
the Cumberland rivcr,: as a result of
a duel with 'pistols, j According to
vhe information the two young men
both farmers, were in love with the
same young woman. ! Meeting on
the road they agreed to fight to the
death, the one surviving ha ng a
clear Mod for the hand of the girl.
It is reported Uiat the boys pulled
heavy revolvers, turned their
backs and fired stimulatneously, both
falling dead. According to eye
witnesses, Caiman and Cody met in
own yesterday and after a conver-
(MAINE 10 SIGN
TREATY
WITH GERMANY
FOR THREE MEN
DE!I OF MISS STARNES
aged
Miss Mittie Starnes,
2G
were
Brlt-
;ave.
German airplanes
Inwn bv French and
ti in France.
warship have bombard
, i.ne of the important Ger
i'arin' bases on the Belgi-
tVirp;id runmrar throusrh them em
i .: . U TTooioVi nn) Tlis di
vinity, and the Christian church was years, died Sunday morning at the
i . ..lh.u.j naynn fi rlivine I nome oi nt?r muiuti. wiuuw ui ic
, esiaoMM.u . p- late Wilson starnes and the fUT1er
pe;??"' I ilnstrations. al was he'd from St. Stephens Lu-
" rr i. I fi,. rintnres theran church at 2 o'clock this af
and othrs from Huss. Wycliff, Lu- ternoon.
ther and others, Mr. Rowe drove his
nnint. home and the other mir;ters
in the congregation thanked
koartilv fnr his message.
1IV...V..,. ---- ,. , , ,.
Mr. Rowe has a spenaiu aenvery,
vpllpnt command ot his tngwsu
and the earnestness to make
words impressive.
INCH ARTILLERY
DEADLY
ACCURATE
him
his
M'CUMBER WANTS
ALL MEN DRAFTED
MOUJE KING AND CKElumuA
HALE AT PASTIME 1UDAY
Bv the Associated Press
WashnlTton, Jan. Zl. A oiu to
authorize the president to order the
... -r- i . j j. n
ta-'4 n boo Mn ne ivintr anu irecrisiirationi anu ura.ii.iiiu ui ,dn
rii,tnn Tlaie in tne tn episuue maies Deiwtea io aim jcau u,
of the "Seven Pear's" at the Pas- to be used in the conduct of manu
time today. The following is
story:
Set. Rov Black, military instruc
tor of the Hickory high school ca-
. ri- Associated Presi.
! : , i, Front, Dec. 14. .( Corres
h -General Ludendorff, re
.! bv the entente allies as the
; t mil, 1 of the German army
- ;m unintentional compliment
. :;rriir:icv o f French artillery
i a mtrnorandum issued to
on October 4. which has
:. i m miiili' avau able to the
rilcn. of the Associated
! . 'v.. document he admits that
I r. m h gi ners by their counter
i v tire destroyer in one Ger
i ;lr:nv alone in the course of a
:.rh i ty-tHree Germaa field
st ;if!.l si vintv-two heavv cannon
thev seriously damaged and
i: of action also 282 field-guns
! Jl heavy cannon. as well as.
.. ty-on;- f'uld-guns and fifty-nine
v.y cannot slightly injured but ca
!' b.'ing repaired and used
-u'.m in a short time.
'!'o tru imposing figures of ar
i'cry losses caused by the French
r i- the same German army in
irnc period of time had the mor
i it un of suldine an almost equa'ly
number of losses brought
it ov the weanrr out or our&i.-
of guns. In this way seventy-
lidd-guns and twenty-one
r. v cannon were destroyed; 164
i I vu'i-i and 12!) heavy guns se
di.maged and 177 field guns
d ninftrj one heavy guns slight
disabled. 'Ih" memorandum Was issued to
i" German army by General Lu-
r'.V b-cause his artillery ffi
r, had argued repeatedly in favor
C .....L-in.r i.nnfor.hattprv WOrK SeC-
,-larv to attacks on infantry and
ommunications
the facixrine industries, was introduced
todav bv Senator McCumber. Ihe
. ... - . . . -i-i j-
A nr.r.1.- TinTTlPfl ?Si.aVne Steaia Hie I Ulll WOO xcitiv,v, w w.. j
. ., . ti i iionr Viqv'p rp-lfniro fnmmittee.
pearl tnat uma anu hji
;,rr,l After thrillinu- auveni.r
tvipv iret It back. Stayne and
Ml ..O, ' ,
riPnft: IT lan on the . edge of det corps, has announced the fol
httle point of land on tne eufc e lniBink, nnninhnpnts. Ernest Ab-
he Hudson. Harry sees some T . ?f "
Wcr Iritp Me anu inua n, iUv. ""J"
rab the kite string anu piuns i..
f v,o TIndson. Stayne
his men jump into a little boat, raise
.l. niiraiip. truns m
tne uii aii v-,
By the Associated Press
Amsterdam. Jan. 21. The negotia
tions between the central powers and manufacturer was determined
the Ukranian
Brest-Litovsk
adoption, of a peace jlreaty and the
war will be ended as between the
Ukranians and the central powers.
Mr
1 J.1. i. - 1,, ,-,4- '
sauon agreeu inat uie o.uy day at his home near the Hickory
of their affairs was to ugh,- a duel ana F iture Company, by which he was
that the meeting in the roadway , . t th a of 46 years and
was a.rrangeu
ALUKr EXPECT
iiLO
,iy the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 21. The allies
are maintaining an expectant atti
tude on the western front, Secretary
Baker said in his weekly interview,
while recent events in Russia have
greatly increased strategic freedom
tor the central powers.
RIGHT IS GIVEN KAISER
TO MAKE Fl-iACE OR WAR
In compliance with the fuel ad
ministration's order, Hickory stores
druggists and grocers excepted, were
closed good and tight today, and the
business section was holiday like in
appearance. Only foodstuffs were
sold, and one man, who ran out of
chewing tobacco, said none of the
stores would take his word for it
that he ate the weed, and he fished
out some cigars.
All manufacturing industries also
were closed and will be closed un
ti' Wednesday morning. There was
not the least criticism of the order,
even bv industries that used hydro
electric power exclusively. Every
to
"peop e s republic ' at do his part m the conservation oi
have resulted in the fuel and the relieving of the con
gestion at or near the Atlantic ports.
INews that the extreme cold in
the middle Atlantic stages had
hampered the clearing of freight
was somewhat disconcerting, but it
was good news that steamers were
being furnished coal in spite of cold
and ice.
The grocery stores closed at noon
and orders were not accepted for de
;ivery after 10 o'clock. Next Mon
day and every Monday thereafter the
grocers will be closed all day until
he ten weeks period has eiapsea.
DEATH OF MR. GOODNIGjHT
Edmond Goodnight died Sun-
e;i'ht months, and the funeral was
held this aernoon at 3 o'clock from
Lutheran church. The
Rev. John C. Peery, pastor of St.
Andrews Lutheran church conduct
ing the service.
Mr. Goodnight was a native of
Alexander county, is survived by
his second wife and a large family
of children. He' was industrious and
saving and had the respect of his
employers and friends.
MILITARY
GUARDS
BUSY
PORTO
I
NASH COUNTY LEADING AGAIN
Ernest Ab
and adjutant;
W'orland Eaton and Summie White-
and one of ner, cadet captains; George John
son, .Paul JJeaton, Ernest cumar
ner, and Thomas Hamilton, cadet
lieutenants. The sponsors have al
so been e'ected and will be announc
ed later.
vtu Mimlv nrrnin comes to the
front in progressive health legisla
tion A few months ago the coun-
i i e v,oaltVi nassed an orai
dnirino- all homes in
nmvk e sanitary C osets,
,.,v,;,.i rpnuirement had been ma
of the schools more than a year
previous now the board requires all
midwives to pass an examination
-TL. ipnae from the county
,inotmpTit bpfore practicing
fu;- nmfpss on. Dr. J. W. Speight,
fconlth officer, and the nurse
of the health department, will give a
course of instruciions, v...v...
phasi:l3 surgical cis'andin.e&s.,
of charge, to al midwves in
- i-. -
rh movement was deemed advis
,i i timo nrpnaratorv to a
auie ai tui- t"i , . ,
: f infant, hveriene which
:, " Uoltl, denartment pro
tViio cnrinfr. As tne
nnSPS UUlI'.li min l .
vonr of a baby's existence is tne
. .umo-prmis neriod of its life, and
a site care at birth diminishes or m
ooa this dantrer. the midwife
becomes the first factor to be reg
: wnvk for the better
uiaieu in "j
care of babies
DENIES SOME REPORTS -
TO ALLOW ALIEN
TOE
ERIENDS
Nl
T
By the Associated Press.
"Wlashirigtoii Jan. 21.
-iProvost
Washington. Jan. 21. The
of the German emperor to the ex
conclusive making of war or peace has
been reaffirmed in the Prussian cham
ber of ords in the adoption of a re
solution presented by Berlin repre
sentatives, said a dispatch irom
Bern. As quoted in the dispatch
the resolution said:
"'fiie chamber of Vrds firmly
hopes ihat when peace is concluded
the government would see that the
rights of the emperor of Germany
were safeguarded. These rights are
conceded to him by the constitution
and peace should be commensurate
with the sacrifices which have been
made for the political and econom
ic interests of jthe country."
By the Associated Press.
Ran Juan. Porto Rico. Jan. 21.
Military guards today were placed
about the federal building in which
are located virtually a"l the officers
of the United States insular govern
ment after information considered
minor. ant. Guards also were placed
rio-htl on the imPrtant road3 and
bridges.
on
YOUTHFUL CONSERVING
Sometimes a small boy is so pa
triotic he wants to observe soapless
days seven times a week. Galveston
News.
The eleventh snow of the winter
fpll Saturday niffht and it was fol-
Marshal General Crowder has noti-.lowetl Sunday night by a small-
fipd draft boards that it is custo- cirl cold wave that brought the
mary in the selective service regula- j mercury down to 16 degrees above
tions for Doards to issue permits
drafted men to go abroad to serve in
. . ci..l.
t-v,,, armies in otner nations. oucn m
I - , .. .. . 1 1
mits have Deen grantea in seveiai
cases.
lie
PYRO-MANIAC
CAUSE OF BIG
BLAZE
The forecast for today was fair and
warmer Tuesday. According to tne
old Dutch signs., there are to "be
three snows in this section before
the winter ends and it is freely pre
dicted that the white mantle will re
main unti;" the first of March.
Mr. John Miller has returned to
Camp Sevier after spending about
f-vo weeks here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Miller.
PORTO
RICO
NOT
IS
ONE OF UNITED STATES
Bv the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 21. Porto Ric-r.a-n
Hocrppo Vinldina- that is" and to
v.p nn ore-anized incorporated terri
tory of the United States holding
the federal constitution! ;in fo(rce
there were reversed by the supreme
court.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY IS IN
THROES GENERAL TRIKE
Thev arresited the
W jirtillerv directed their guns
...re genera ly against tne uernmi.
n !';intrv than against the artillery
i a cries. The figures collated by
In- G( rman general demonstrate the
f'ds tv of this argument and show
ih- French determination to prevent
. i' .., a far Ra nOSSl-
. from being used against
French infantry and lines of
,n'i'i;c itum and sunnlv. and
: 1 1 v do this successfully.
(icneral Ludendorff in concluding
M tiKmorandum points out that by
"iuilt r-battery work not only is tr
'tiiMiv-s artVlery destroyed or put
1.1.4- tho nnnnnei t if
the
com-that
London- Jan. 21. A general
strike is on throughout Austria ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
disrjatch from Paris which reports
100,000 men quitting wosrk in Vi
enna and Neustadt, closing down all
vunr factories. The strikers are
described as oper.fy anti-German
and the movement is both political
and economic and especially aimed
at securing, peace.
Pnhli." demonstrations, is is
KEEP RAILROADS
ad-
m wrus, Mav Concern:
X V Willful 1 i.
The report that has been circulat
.i Kf bavinc two thousand
($2,000) dollars in the . bank d";lBy-the Associated Press
Sfh aTd independent'' 1 amery, ashigton, Jan. 21.Frederick
very sorry"to say is untrue. 1 l. WToodward, a private in the army
Also the report that questions my uarter master's corps, confessed
loyalty to the .constitution oi toda that he the fire which ; brn heW ,n many place?
an k f meddlesome threatened the quarter master's store ai which hostility was voiced toward
lodafe?saanPdaCvagabonds, house last week and destroyed $50,- Berlin for ce Aus-
Tn nnprtion with this, I wish to ftnn wor of food supplies. tlian- t0 ccrtmae
say that should any man or woman An 0ffjciai statement issued here
be l8thSt ir0hVavebexlgg0errnated or says Woodward declared himself a WATHER FORECAST
ments that I nave exai vrn-maniaend said he had caused
i n fn s staiemem.3 m "j --
niauc c.ijr - ... . TO roc! , other n aces.
ITlluittw iuj ' - '
UNTIL AFTER
IHE WAR
By the Associated Press.
THE SOLDIER'S RETICENCE
This Wsar Altogether Too Serious for
Heroics
An American Chaplain in France to
the Northwestern Christian Ad
vocate. If it should be that in the order
of events American blood is to now
freely in France, 1 trust it may not
oremature to make a sugges
tion about the reception which win
be accorded those who are left to
come home. ,Let everybody turn
out to meet them with every mark
of appreciation and esteem. Give
them a public dinner in the best
place in town, but do not let any
speech-maker address them as heroes
and laud their glorious services to
humanity. They will like the tur
kev and ice cream but elaborate
encomiums will maKe tnem u" -
fortable. Winen it comes io uih
which will after a! be tne most
mportant feature of the reception,
. 4-V. it--i -rm ! j nv the
simply grasp j ;
hand, give them a steady look
straight in the eye ana say x .
,i bad luck." men uc
there are maimed and, broken men
and bv them ana tneir -r
ihe end. They win unust-
And some, time when
i : i - iri l Mini i.i iv, v '
is lust ris"1' uum j"-
be able to say morm
TW war has reacnea a ny""
where it, is fftogetheT too serious
for heroics. It tnere snuum ? "
.i. i KnooH pvamina-
man wno struts ,a
fion will probably aisciose timu
hs got no further than a mad bay-
onet charge witn a
veP upon unresisting dummy ti,C
iires defending a practice trench
Strutting and posing is
for the man who has had close
dealing with the vast . Pe"onal
of deRtruKTaon h-i
and found htmseit as
hlplss as an ant wore a w
wheo. ,
vovnrd soidiers are usub
not because they hope for fame in
war but because tney naxe w
a inntbiTiff hatred. And they
battling now that they may remove
the desecrating presence of ftnis
abomination of desolation which is
standing where it ought not so that
men may forget it and become decent
again. UH anybody dares to
speak to me about the glories of
war" said an officer returning from
a front the other day where
most bitter fighting had been
t am sure I should
very rude to him." In my judg
ment he expressed the well-nigh
unanimous opinion of those simple-mannered,
quiei, earnest men
who are lighting the battles of this
have suffered
By the Associated Press.
Vvlashing'jon, Jan. 21. E.stablis
ment of a war cabinet of "three dis
tinguish? i citizene of demonstrat
ed executive ability" is provided in
the senate military committee's bill
as introduced today by Chairman
Chamberlain.
The war cabinet, the bil' pro
vides, shall be nominated by the
president with the consent of the
senate.
A provision" limiting the life of
the war cabinet to six months after
the termination of the war or any
eajlier day after its close was in
serted. Dspite the president's announced
determination to oppose the bill
with all his resources, it was intro
duced in the senate today as plann
ed by Chairman Chamberlain of the
military committee with the approval
of practically all of the Dem'vrats
of the committee, who showed no in
clination to abandon the fight.
Members of the delegation in con
gress saw the making of a historical
contest between the executive and
legislative branch of the govern
ment. President Wilson told the leaders
with whom he discussed it today
that he considered the creation of a
war counci" an encroachment on his
authority and likely to take the con
trol of the war out of his hands.
FIVE BOXES OF CANDY
TO BE GIVEN AWAY
Don't fail to come to the Pas
time today to see the "Lonesome
Luke" comedy land Hearst Pjylhe
News showing the big automobile
races at Los Angeles and the Amer
;can birdmen getting ready for ac
tion in France. Five boxes of
fine Jacobs Candy made last night
will be given away tonight at 8:30.
Don't fai" to come and get your box.
Squire W. W. Aiken of route 4
was in the city today.
FUNERAL IS HELD
FOR LAWSON PETRIE
forces
warfare
Mr. Lawson Petrie, v:e-president
and lumber inspector of the Hickory
Nove ty Company for the past 30
years, and one of the best beloved
men in this community, died Satur
day afternoon at 12:S0 following an
illness with pneumonia. He was
born in Catawba county on March
28, 1855, and was G3 years old. He
is survived by his wife, no children
having blessed the union. The fu
neral was held Sunday afternoon
from the Methodist church, the
Rev. R. M. Courtney, conducting
the service, and interment fo'lowing
in Oakwood cemetery.
SMr. Petrie is described by his
friends as all gold. Quiet and un
assuming in manner;, paymg strict
:tDr,Hnn nf business, a eood neigh
bor, and one of the experts of the
ZtoSK rwlth KbeVtaM. he will be greatly
X v,ntrpd. And they are missed. He was looked up to by
verybody at the Novelty snops anu
president Lentz 'says he was, -the
the
in
be
best man he e-r associated witn.
I.'(r. Petrie through his indus
try and thrift accumulated quite an
estate.
war.
Furthermore.
men
..' i wt,Vi Thai.
W,a chine-ton. Jan. 21. uirector So aeepiy anu v
on told the sena-
oT-jt55to- enmmerce committee wuy assoc
. 4- to fia memories nave ucwu..
'.rti I c j i l 1 i.iiiii i. lie uxitii .... i
Ut i ti l
iotorl witb those precious things
inc na"- " i-;.i; tn tar
n-a ho thoue-ht the government oi me tnat wc n. V 'V - a
fho'ldreSTperation 5 the raU- a .ereat deal aW and that e do
f. enmo timft alter peace not care to uc -.. r
roads
com
and not return them to pri- we have reason , -
they
what
l n I Will W
juetiuiiitn ,i j ,
' i v,Q ,iitr pt board and vol
lip Itili tu t- - . .t-
nlP mv service at the
feet of Uncle Same within 24 hours
AT THE VERY START
'. a of action, but tne oppu. -1 . Domo uaa upen uroven
Im.c,,1 to a considerable extent w , -
turn his attention away from ,ivoaDdEUS C. CARPENTER,
d-ir.s of the enemy's infantry wb-h I Consolidated Trust Co.,
to manoeuvre
i Hickory, N. C.
Birmingham News.
If Ai;m had had a chew of tobac
co in his mouth when Eve offered the
apple the trouble would hav'e all
been avoided.
For North Carolina: Snow to
night and Tuesday, fresh to strong
northeast winds on the coast.
COMPARATIVE WEATHER
Jan.
H:gh
Low -
1918
33
25
1917
53
. r,o,,r unrl romnlete hw smai'l appreciation
vate ownfs u"' v ...n,. T came across a
McAd?0 JpW cjr ?i B.tish secant
tnat ne nau : '
J t i 1.1 i
-Vinnino- ordL Me aia ne ay- irom ins --
shipping oru.j. "c, ,. ;4. iai nnd I had sevfal long
oraer anu muugui
.....AWcntlATIC H I II 1 1 i 1 1 1 . X.V ' ' .
proved the
would do good
"It should be borne in' mind," said very first interview as a result oi
Mr McAdoo "that by the end of rather bold questioning I learned that
will he bad been a member of J?rencn s
the war tne puo ic.wiu 3" '-r;",Mft llltle army when
be assustomea to aeai m8 -:-'"l.tnLiet retreat from
ffJH Id been K I saw prospects of an ac
ihem before the railroads are turn- count from an eye-witojss
L . ' , . .v na-rf.ipinnnt and asked him to
M WIViJ'v.M-
33 ed back to their owners.
and a
tell me
about it. I was a litt'e surprised
when he turned me off by saying
lhat he did not t'k about it and
Lhat there was not much to tell any
way. I repeated my request two
or three times during later visits to
the sergeant's ward but always with
"he same result. On one of these
occasions, however, he gave me an
other lead. "The bugle boy, he
;aid, "who sounds the calls out here
-vas at Mons. If you get a hold of
him soma time and are a dil se
vere with him he will tell you. ri
naVy, one evening I met the ser
geant. He was not able to walk
bout the srrounas. . i am
;o England tomorrow," he, said
'and since you have seemed inter
ested to know, and seeing that I am
--o:n- away now, I will tell you that
I know about Mons." Then follow
ed a most interesting account of
hat unequal engagement when cooks
md officers' servants were called in
Lo the thin line thrown across the
advance of the German war mon
ster. Tiiis ir.riident is typical, J
Wieve of the reticence I should al
nost like to say the humility of
he soldier, at least at the point of
discussing his personal experiences.
'"' 'bus
greater
able
ease.