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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT." "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS HV E MONROE JOURNAL PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS VOL.23. No. 15. MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917. 1.50 PER YEAR CASA riacix THE XATIOX OX A WAR FOOTING On Sunday ITesldent Wilson took steps to place the Xation on war f (Milium. By executive order, he direct ed that the navy lie recruited without delay to full authorized war Mrength of 8?.(MM enlisted men. Taken in connection with emergency naval construction nl rendy orderel. this means that the ITesidcnt has exercised the full limit of his legal towers as Commander-in-Chief ti preiare the navy for war. For the army, the ITesident directed that two new military deartnients be created in the Atlantic Coast region. The or der means that the task of or ganizing whatever army congress may authorize will be divided among six deuirtment command ers instead of four, in the inter, est of seed ami efficiency in mobilization. H The third tep was to assume as n National duty the taste of protecting American Industries from domestic disorders in the event of hostilities. Fr this pui-Kise, 11 full infantry regi ments, two separate Imitations and one separate company of Xational Guards were called back into the Federal service to act as Xational police in imiort ant districts.. Supplementing these troops, a regiment of Penn sylvania Guard and two compa nies of Georgia Infantry en route home from the border for muster out, were ordered retain ed in the Federal service. (Jot Them All Mixed Up. Charlotte people have always been noted for their vivid imaginative pow ers, but the Observer reporter who wrote the story about Secretary of Agriculture Houston being in Char lotte Sunday overstepped the bounds of reason. It was not the Secretary, but was Mr. David A. Houston, Treasurer of the Columbia Farm Loan bank, who was on his way back to his work after spending the week end here with his family. It appears that the reporter, on see Ing Mr. Houston's name on the hotel register, and fortified with a Tew points from the hotel clerk's imagina tion, rapidly concluded that the great Secretary was paying the growing city of Charlotte a long-expected visit. However, the Observer gave the item a very small head and stuck it away In one of the back pages, as If the visit was not of much impor tance since the President himself had seen fit to visit the "commercial center" of the Carolinas. Perhaps the Item, If it had been true, would not have received a prominent posi tion for the Observer would have had to grudgingly admit that the Secre tary was born and reared in Monren Mr. D. A. Houston. It Is true, de served as much mention as the Ob server thought they were giving the Secretary of Agriculture. One im ngines that Mr. D. A. Houston had t hearty laugh when he read the Item, which pictured him as being a mem her of President Wilson's cabinet and a former resident of Missouri. The item in question reads: "David A. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture, in President Wilson's Cabinet, was a visitor in the city Sunday. He in company with Hon. Robert N. Page. ex-Congressman from the Seventh District, was the guest of Mr. Page's son, Thad Page, at his home on Hill street. Secretary Houston arrived In the city from Columbia, where he has been for the past week, organizing the Government Farm Loan Bank. Secretay Houston was born and rais ed in Monroe, later moving to Mis sourl from where he was selected by the President for the portfolio which he holds." Many Monroe people, who noticed the Item, commenced to enquiring around to see If Secretary Houston had come on to Monroe from Char lotte to visit his brother, Dr. W. B Houston. They found, after making due Investigation, that their well known fellow-townsman, Mr. D. A. Houston, had been mistaken for his kinsman, the Secretary of Agricul ture. Sikes For Mayor. Our town of Monroe, of which the possibilities of development are enormous, has in many respects been dead for several years. For the past year the younger business men have been taking an active Interest, an in telligent Interest, in its civic progress and results are coming, although the town is just waking up and there is much to do in the next two years. Why not let us have for Mayor a business man of brains and energy, one who can create system out or chaos, the quality to lead and the personality to enthuse into others the spirit to DOT We have in mind such a man, John C. Sikes, and we want and need htm as Mayor of the coming town of Mon roe. Lett have him! Many Voters. Monument to Dr. Weaver. (The Charlotte Observer.) The Methodists are starting a movement for a monument to the late Dr. James H. Weaver. The timely suggestion Is advanced In the North Carolina Christian Advocate by Rev. H. H. Jordon of Gastonla that the monument take the shape of a dor mitory at Rutherford follege, with which Doctor Weaver was identified as trustee, to be known as Weaver Hall. It is a sensible suggestion. Thl3 is a practical age and it follows that monumental movements are taking a practical shape. Talking About Marshvllle. Editor Zeb Green was in town to day talking about live stock, boll weevil, community progess, and such things. He thinks that every com munity ought to take up something and make a specialty of it, become famous for it. and thereby make a market whose products would alw ays be in demand. He also thinks that the very best way to prepare against the bo'l weevil is for the farmers to work lata the live stock business as fast a3 possible. Mr. Green said: "Communities are either noted for something of for nothing. What I mean by being noted for nothing is for a community to be content with being an average and not excelling in anything. When the Industrial agent of the Seaboard Air Line began look ing the State over for good types of the Guernsey cow for exhibit this week at Wilmington he came to MarshvlUe because that community is noted for this particular breed. There are about fifty registered Guernseys on three farms near Marsh ville while nearly all the dairy cat tle of the community are grade Guernseys, some of them high grade enough to be equivalent to the pure- breds for utility purposes. "The introduction of the better gradej of Guernseys tends also to de velop greater Interest generally tn the live stock Industry, and some farmers who don't like to milk cows are beginning to buy the pure-brea beef type cattle and It will not be long until Marshvllle vicinity will also be noted for pure-bred and high grade Herefords. "There is one other thing in which Marshvllle community excels. The shipment of butter by parcel post from this community amounts to twelve or fifteen thousand pounds a year. This from farm-to-table business is not excelled in volume in any oth er community In the State, If in the South. "The Idea of excelling In something ought to take root in other communi ties. A rival spirit is produced, and growth and expansion and greater ef ficiency are the results that follow." Hotel Will Be Six Stories. The directors of the Houston Heath Realty Company, in session yesterday morning, decided to erect five stories to their hotel building in stead of four as had been originally planned. With the basement, this new decision on the part of the hotel promoters, gives the building six stories. Dr. J. E. Ashcraft, president of the company, Btated this morning that orders for steel had already been given, and that In a few weeks con struction on the building would be in full swing. The contract for the brick work has already been let to Mr. E. C. Ingram, but he will not start on the hotel work until he has completed the brick work for the sev eral stores Mr. S. 0. Blair and the English estate will erect on Main street. This will requite only a few weeks, provided the weather is fair, and by the time the workmen now engaged in excavating for the hotel foundation complete their job, Mr, Ingrain will be about ready to Btart on the brick work. Orders for the granite and other stone material have been placed. Many applications to rent the hotel have been received, and also for the storerooms on the first floor. It has been stated, however, that preference will be given to home men in renting th hotel. Comes Rack to Monroe to Die After Kunming Fifty Years. "I'se come back home to die," was the unusual expression coming from William Hunnieutf, a half-breed, who arrived here Saturday after roaming all over the country for fifty years He was born and reared In this coun ty, and Is 89 years old. He left this section In 1866, and since that time he has traveled all over California Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and the Southern States. Although nearly 90 years old Hunnlcutt Is strong and active, and his statement that he has "come home to die" caused a smile to creep over the faces of his audience. He is staying with Esq. C. N. Simpson the only,man he recognized after be ing away from the county lor naif a century. The remainder of Hunnlcutt s days will be spent In this county, according to his statement. He is tired of roaming, and he expects to die in the section that he has always called home. He was reared by the late Mr, Tip Helms, grandfather of Mr. Tip Helms, who is In the employ of the Seaboard. Most of Hunnicutt's travel, accord Ing to him, has been done by foot His last trip, on his way to Monroe covered a distance of 975 miles. With the exception of Esq. Simpson, the only landmark that William recog nlzes is the old county jail. Death of Mr. F.dmund Privett. Mr. Edmund Privett of near Peach- land died last Tuesday at Lancaster, where he had gone to visit relatives, The remains were carried to Peach land Thursday morning and Interred at the Deep Springs church, of which he was a faithful member. Mr, Privett, or 'Uncle Eddy" as he was known by many, was nearly 73 years of age. Funeral services were con ducted by Rev. Tom Little and Rev, Tom Caudle. He has been a hard working man, honest and upright In all his dealings and will be greatly missed in his community. He Is sur vived by a large family of children His wife died several years ago. He was a cousin of Mrs. W. J. Trull of Monroe. ALL NEWS CAXXOT BE TOLD Government Itoquests Newspapers Xot to Iuhllsh Certain Things That Might Give Information to Enemy. Regulations for the guidance of the press of the United States In hand ling news in the present emergency, framed by officials of the State, War nd Navy Departments and acceptea by representatives of the principal press associations, have been made public. The regulations are as fol lows: 'In view ef the desire of the press of the country to refrain from the publication of information harmful to the public interest, and with the In tention of securing the maximum publicity, with the least Injury there to, the following regulations are hereby Issued for its guidance, which. it is earnestly requested, be closely observed : "Regulations. "1. No Information, reports or ru mors should be published which tend to disclose the military or naval poli cies of the government of the Inlted States. (This regulation is directed against the publication of any news or com ment which might reveal the strategic disposition or operation of armies or their sub-divisions or the fleet or Its sub-divisions; r.ny measures which might be adopted In consonance with the Department of rtnte for the fur therance of American defense, and, in general, any plans for the use of the army and navy during the existence of a national emergency.) "2. No information, reports or ru mors should be published which tend to disclose: "(a) Movements or employment of armies and their sub-divisions; fleets and their sub-divisions. "b) Movements of vessels of the navy or their arrival at or departure from any port. "(c) Departures of merchant ves sels should not be mentioned, and it is desired that the name of the port of arrival be ommltted. "(d) Assignment of movement, whether as groups or individuals, of officers and men of the military and naval establishments. "(e) Transportation of malls, sup plies or munitions. "(f) Information of any designs, inventions or test thereof; or of man ufacture, transport or distribution of Implements of war. "(g) Concentration of military o naval supplies or location of such supplies. "(h) Activities In or about arse nals, fortifications, army posts, naval magazines, navy yards, naval bases and radio stations. "3. Publication of any maps, dia grams or photographs which In any way might seem of military or naval value. "4. No moving pictures should be displayed which are of military or naval value. "5. Any doubtful matter should be submitted to the authorized repre sentatlve of the department con cerned, who shall give an Immediate decision thereon, and keep the in quiry made strictly confidential. 5. It Is requested that no Informa tion, reports or rumors attributing a policy to the government in any In ternational situation, not authorized by the President, or a member of h cabinet, be published without first consulting the Department of State "Note: The above regulations shall not be enforced in any matters offl daily given to the press by properly authorized officials." Death of Mrs. Enson. Mrs. S. W. Eason, a native of this township, died at her home In Char lotte Sunday at 5:30 In the afternoon after a long Illness. The remain were brought to Hebron church in west Monroe township, the native community of the deceased, and bur led yesterday afternoon. Rev. Mr Aycoth of Charlotte and Rev. Mr. Mc Cain of this county, conducted the services. Mrs. Eason moved with her family to Charlotte about three years ago and has since resided there. She is survived by her husband and seven grown children, and would have been 66 years old the 20th of next month The children are Mr. F. W. Eason of this county, Mr. T. E. Eason of At lanta, Mr, L. H. W. Eason of Char lotte, and Mrs. Eason of Jefferson Mrs. Yandle of Charlotte, Mrs. Ma nus of Charlotte and Mrs. Rltch of Charlotte. She was a faithful mem ber of Oak Grove Baptist church. Mrs. Eason was a sister of Messrs T. J. Gordon of Monroe, J. S., R. L and H. L. Gordon of Monroe town ship and J. F. Gordon of Arkansas Her sisters are Mrs. I. A. Clontz of Goose Creek, Mrs. W. W. Laney of Tlmmonsville and Miss Rachael Gor don of this township. Increase In Corn Yield During the past 15 years North Carolina nas increased in average corn yield from 12 bushels per acre to 21, in value per bushel from 57 cents to 77 cents, according to fig ures supplied by Major W. A. Gra ham. Commissioner of Agriculture He compares these figures with Io wa, where the corn yield has dropped from an average of 38 to 30 bushels in 1915 and an increase In value of from 27 cents per bushel to 51. Thar Now! (The Statesvllle Landmark.) The country Is safe. Mayor Kirk Patrick of Charlotte has issued proclamation calling to the colors all who will serve the men to bear arms and the women to nurse; and all clti tens are urged to display the colors, No discount on the patriotism o." the Charlotte mayor. WILL FIGHT GREAT BATTLE I V THE OPKX Correspondent Thinks That This Is What Germans lnte:il to Do, Be Hexing That They Arc Superior to French and English. The German Empire is preparing to stake its existence as a military power on a titanic pitched battle In the open country between Arras and Champagne, writes Lincoln Eyre, an American newspaper man In Paris, to the New York World. This is the conclusion I have reached from in formation reaching me from various sources, he says. As to the imn.ediate progress of the campaign, the French have already, It is annouiK?d tonight, car ried two of the cute: forts of the girdle defending La Fere, and far ther north l.ave pushed the Cermans bark "foot by foot" 'close to the out skirts of St. Quentin. Hindenburg'B withdrawal, which. It Is understood, is being carried out under the eye of the Field Mar shal himself, but under the Imme diate direction of Ludendorff, may already have come to an end. Its terminus is a battlefield carefully prepared week?, even months be forehand, upon which all that re mains of Germany's real fighting forces as differentiated from the graybeards and boys with which she lines heT trenches in quiet sectors will turn against the Entente armies in a last formidable attempt to ef face the disastrous results of the Marne and Verdun. The Germans will fall back, uot Into concrete trenches, but upon fully strategic positions, from which they will seek to sweep forward across the open fields upon the French and Brit ish hosts cautiously feeling their way toward them. No More Lingering in Trenches. There will be no lingering for days in underground bomb - proofs while the artillery paves a safe road to the enemy's parapets. The action will be begun by airplane reconnalsances and encounters of cavalry patrols, as It was in Belgium and at the Marne, and infantry will clash In charges and countercharges, much as they did at Gettysburg or Waterloo. Simultaneously with the com mencement of the grand battle there will be German diversions at Verdun and elsewhere, and possibly a strong offensive by the trench warfare method on the lines In the Ypres salient. The latter move would be undertaken only if the German In telligence Department reported a scarcity of British troops In that re glon, owing to a demand for rein forcements In the centre operations along the Somme and Oise Valleys. It would, of course, take the form of another drive at Calais. Thus the German aims may be paid to be two-fold. They hope to admin ister a defeat to the Allies as crush Ing as that at the Marne was to them and at th? same time, or shortly af terward, win through to the const of the English Channel, whence they can, of .course, strike at Great Brit ain with renewed vigor. In the event of the collapse of the!r plans for victory In open fighting they would retain all along their front from Flanders to the Woevre Plain and establish themselves In prepared trench fortifications on the line of the Meuse In Franco, and on the line of Ostend, Bruges, Ghent, Brussels and Charleroi In Belgium. Believes Schemes Are Doomed. Should they bo forced back to thts line, their military pre-eminence would be ended, for they would hsv lost forever the power of the Initia tive on the western front. Fre all I can learn, however, both Hindot- burg'sschetnes for victory and his al ternative of a further retreat to the Meuse, are doomed to failure. The success of the first implies that his troops outnumber and can out light the soldiets of Nivelle and Haig, and the second cannot be accomplish ed unless the pursuit by the French and British forces is amazingly inef fectual in turning the German's long and difficult retreat into a rout. In the operations following upon the present retirement the French, despite Illnderburg's comprehensive and minute preparations, and the dif ficulty of advancing over territory so thoroughly devastated, at several points pierced the German rearguards in such a manner that the Germans managed to extricate large bodies of troops only by a sharp speeding up of their northward march. Even now they are, it Is believed here, In imminent danger of losing both St. Quentin and La Fere, which was by no means part of their pres ent program. It is also remarkable that the French have been able to move forward not only their light guns, but their ponderous long range batteries as well, although the Ger man pioneers believed they had ut terly destroyed every railroad, Includ ing the ties, and even the roadbed of the main highways and streets in their wake. In the few days since the with drawal began, hundreds of miles of new railroad have been laid by tens of thousands of French military en gineers, many of them hastily drafted Into the army from the railroad em ployees previously released from service at the front. New Bonds Spring Into Being. In the same way new roads have sprung Into being as If by the wav ing of a magician's wand the magi cian in this case being Gen. Nivelle and his wand a fountain pen. There are enormous difficulties, of course, In moving forward adequate supplies of shells into what the Germans are pleased to call the "glacis" they left behind them, but the fact that trains for civilian passengers and freight have already begun to run several miles into the zone of devastation is evidence of the rapidity with which obstacles have been surmounted. Ludendorrff, who is credited In military circles here with being the real author of the new strategy, is supposed to believe that German armies are bound to triumph over the Entente in a campaign n open, because large portions of them oecause large portions oi inein. , . .... . . had experience with that kind I01112 Jffeun say? ,t would rfare. whereas the bulk of the "nI,'!ly?... flA have of warfa French and British effectives have never known any tactics except those of trench fighting. Divisions fresh from the victorious advance through Roumanla are being held In readiness by the German Quartermaster-General to show the Allies what the gray-green warriors can do in a war of movement; and most of the other units which will be engaged will doubtless have seen similar fighting in Poland or Serbia. In reply to this claim Gen. Mv- elle's experts say they need s!mply to point to the supremacy attained by the French cavalry and "flying de tachments" of infantry and artillery. In the numerous conflicts that have already occurred on the road to St. Quentin and La Fere, particularly in the small battle raging almost with out pause along the Crozat Canal. Late War News. War preparations by the Govern ment yesterday included calling in to the Federal service a score of ad ditional National Guard regiments for police service In the Western and Middle Western States and an order for the Immediate recruiting of the Marine Corps to full war strength of 17,400 men. With both the navy ana the Ma rine Corps ordered up to full strength and the only step remaining to In crease the navy personnel without ac tion by congress Is the colling out of the naval militia. It has been un derstood that the militia will be need ed to fill out crews for the many ves sels to be added, but no announce ment on the subject has been made. Secretary Baker said yesterday no further call upon the National Guard was In prospect. More than thirty- two regiments have been summoned to Federal duty to guard Industries or other property which might be threatened by Internal disorder grow ing out of the German situation. To give the navy 87,000 blue jackets and add the marines needed, more than 25,000 men must be re cruited. While Mr. Daniels was discussing the new order with newspaper repre sentatives, President Wil.-on walked Into the Secretary's office unannounc ed. He took a seat to await the con clusion of the newspaper conference and was an Interested spectator for several minutes before any one knew he wa3 in the room. The Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station at New Tort News has agreed to Immediately instruct 60 men for the naval reserve (lying corps, ac cording to announcement made yes terday by Cant. Thomas S. Baldwin. head of the Rtatlon. The men will be given the rank of ensigns as soon as they complete the preliminary fly ing boat course and first lieutenant when licensed pilots. American liner St. Louis, the first armed ship to crons the Atlantic, has arrived safely at her destination Sec- etary of the Navy Daniels was ln- formed vesterdny by officers of the line In New York. No details of. the trip were given. Democrat! Expected to Control House When it Meets Xet Week. Washington, March 26. Organiza tion of the new House by the Demo crats was declared to be assured to- niKht by Representative Randall of California, prohibitionist and one of five so-called Independents upon whom the political complexion of the House has seemed to hinge. Mr. Randall returned to Washington to night from Los Angeles. On reading a statement Issued dur ing the day by Republican Leader Mann, offering to retire from the rac for the speakership in favor of Speak er Clark If a bi-partisan or non-par tisan organization was agreed upon, he said Mr. Mann was too late, that he was in a position to Bay that enough of the Independents would vole with the Democrats to give the latter a majority and assure the ad ministration of control by its party of both houses of Congress. There have been indications for several days that the Democratic leaders had received satisfactory In formation concerning the indepen dents. Speaker Clark and othe spokesmen of the party have predict ed the outcome with apparent con fidence. Irof. R. W. Allen Re-Elected. Prof. R. W. All! was re-elected Superintendent of the Monroe grad ed schools at a recent meeting of the school board. He has given almost universal satisfaction to both patrons and the members of the school board. It is a satisfaction to many that Prof. Allen will have charge of the schools again next year, and the school board and patrons are again ready to co operate with him to the fullest ex tent In securing the best results from the children. Dr. J. M. Belk, who was elected Chairman of the school board to suc ceed Mr. D. A. Houston, who resigned some week ago, declined the office. Mr. F. B. Ashcraft was then elected Chairman, and Mr. T. P. Dillon Vlce-Chairman. WANTS TO GIVE FRANCE A BILLION DOLLARS Xcw York World Says This WouM Be Most Effective Way of Fighting and Would Only Bepny a Just Debt (The New Yoik World.) What would George Washington .say If he could read the terms of tho tUted in stiee.? WLa. woulj France, in the hour of her oeiuity, is compelled to pay n.ore thuu 6 per cent Interest and to deposit $120, UOO.000 in stocks and bonds as col lateral. In addition, the holders ot the notes have the option of collect ing their debt in francs at the rate of 5.75 francs to the dollar," "this being about 10 per cent below mint parity," accoiding to the advertise ments of the bankers, and that much additional load upon the French peo ple. In the darkest days of the Ameri can Revolution, when the colonies had neither security nor credit. France loaned money to the United States at 5 per cent, and then can celled the Interest for the whole period of the war as "a new proof of affection and friendship." Yet we are imposing pawnbroker's terms upon the French and squeezing the last possible penny from a sister republic that must have money or perish. When Congress convenes and for mally rerr,aize3 the existence of a state of war between the United States and Germany, the first military measure of this government should be to make provision f.ir the financial assistance of France. This is impera tive. We owe it not only to the cause for which we shall be fighting but t all the traditions of the nation. The United States ought to give France $1,000,000,000 without a day's unnecessary delay not as a loan but as a Rift as "a new proof of affection and friendship." We can well afford to do it, and it would bo the most effective war measure that could be adopted. A girt of $1,000, 000,000 to France would exactly equal the idemnity Imposed by Prus sia upon the French people in 1871, and the knowledge of such a gift would exeit a greater moral Influence In Germany th:in any army we could recruit or any other policy of re sistance to German rutl.lesr'icss that we could adept. We cannot be effective in this war except as we aid the Allies, and the way to aid the Allies Is first to put our financial and economic resources at their disposal. That would be tho hardest blow that we could strike ngalnst German autocracy, and the most telling blow. Giving $1,000,1100.000 to France means giving $l.O00,000,0o0 in Am erican food. American munitions ami American supplies for the French armies thr.t are battling in the trenches to drive out the Invader. Having given it. our next duly will be to employ all the power of tho navy to kep the sea lrin.es open and deliver the food, munition and rt:p plies to tli-.' French people, regardless of subiimi i:v-s and fright fulness. Every fchoolboy knows what France lm-mt to the United States when the f.r.e of democracy trembl.'d in the balance. We have no moral right to m:m Itvs to France in 1 9 1 T than Fraree t.ifs.r.t to our forefath ers In 177. We are the richest country in the world. We have every thing t!m th? French require, and we cannot rive it too quickly or too) lavishly. A billion American dollars are worth more to Franco today than a million American troops. The dol lars and what they will buy can bo mobilized at once. They will carry new heart and courage to the French people and relieve the French gov ernment of the gigantic financial bur den under which it is struggling. Our debt to France is not merely a debt ef Fcntiment. It is a material debt as well. The French govern ment expended hundreds of millions of dollars in helping the American people win their independence, and while the exact sum is still In dou not a cent of It was ever repaid. It should be repaid now, and we should repay it not meanly and grudgingly but generously and (.proudly and gratefully. We should regard the gift of $1, 000. 000. 000 to France not as an obli gation but as a privilege. Upon It would rest the benediction of tho Fathers. German Prisoner Passed Through Monroe This Morning. A special train of thirteen coaches, twelve pullman and two dinning cars, passed through Monroe at 5:10 o'clock this morning carrying 486 German prisoners to Fort McPherson. Ga., where they will be Interned pending the resumption of diplomatic relations with Germany. The train stopped here for twenty minutes. It was due to arrive at Fort McPherson, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Germans were guarded by sixty-one United States marines and fifteen officers and secret service men. The guard on each car was changed every four hours, and extra precautions were taken not to allow any of them to escape. These Germans were taken off In terned vessels around Philadelphia and nearby ports, where they had been giving1 trouble since the diplo matic break with Germany. Mr. Frank Limerick, operator at th depot, stated that the Germans who passed through this morning were fine looking specimens of humanity, and looked as if they were as strong as bulls. They seemed to take their confinement good-naturedly, accord ing to Mr. Limerick.
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