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MONROE, N.O, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1917.
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TWO IIOHENZOI.l.HKNS
Frederick the ;reat mid the Present
kaiser a Counterpart In lions
Hyiiorrisy ami Contemptible
Treachery Mr. Pint I Funis In,
McCaiile' lcscriptioii . Hw
file Striking Paralcls to t. . i har
acter and Ail ion of William II.
(By W. J. Pratt. (
While rereading Macauley's essay I
on Frederic the ureal rececuy. nas
impressed with the many joints of
resemblance between the character
of that King of Prussia and that of
the present King of Prussia and Em
peror of Hermany, Kaiser William II.
Frederic was the first of the house of
Hohenzollern to make much of a
figure in the history of the world aud
it was he who started the Kingdom
of Prussia on its career of power.
Bora in 1712, Frederic became king
in 174M. Maeauh-y says: "His habit
of canting about moderation, peace,
liberty ami the happiness which good
men derive from the happiness of
others, had imposed on some who
should have known better." But
"nobody had the least suspicion that
a tyrant of extraordinary military
and political talents, of industry more
extraordinary still, without tear,
without faith, and without mercy,
had ascended the throne."
"A few months after Frederic's
accension, Charles VI. Er..poror cf
Germany, the last descendant ia the
male line of the house of Austria,
died. He left no son, and during the
latter part of his life his principal
object had been to Becure to his de
scendants In the female line the
many crowns of the house of Haps
burg. With this view, he had pro
mulgated a new law of succession
widely celebrated throughout Europe
under the name ol the Fiagmatic
Sanction. By virtue of this law his
daughter, the Archduchess Maria
Theresa, wife of Lorraine, succeeded
to his dominions. England, France,
Spain, Russia, Poland, Sweeden, Den
mark, the Germanic body and Prus
sia had bound themselves by treaty
to maintain the Pragmatic Sanction.
That instrument was placed under
the public faith of the whole civiliz
ed world. "But from no quarter did
the young Queen receive stronger as
surance of friendship and support
than from the King of Prussia.
"Yet the King of Prussia, the Anti
Machiavel. had already determined to
commit the great crime of violating
his plighted faith, of robbing the ally
he was bound to defend, and of
plunging all Europe into a long and
bloody war; and all this for no end
whatever except that he might extend
his dominions and Bee his name in
the gazettes. He determined to as
semble a gnat army with speed and
secrecy, to invade Silesia before
Maria Theresa should be apprised of
his design, and to add that rich pro
vince to his kingdom. The Austrian
envoy at Berlin apprised his court of
these facts, and expressed a sus
picion of Frederic's designs; but the
ministers of Maria Theresa refused
to gie credit to so black an imputa
tion on a young prince who was
known chiefly by his high professions
of integrity aud philanthropy."
Frederic for form's sake had set up
an antiquated and absurd claim on
Silesia in his manifestoes at.d public
uttrrr.Eccr.; but in his conversations
and Memoirs he took a very different
tone. His own words are: "Ambition,
interest, the desire of making people
talk about me, carried the day; and I
decided for war." The violent ego
mania of the present representatives
of th Hchenzollerns 13 plainly an
hereditary taint in the blood.
"In the meantime the Prussian
forces had been assembled. Without
any declaration of war, In-the very
act cf pouring forth compliments
and assurances of good-will, Fred
eric commenced hostilities, any thou
sand. ol his troops were in S,l t'.a be
fore Mai la Theresa knew that he had
set up any claim to any part of her
territories. Before the end
of Janua-y, 15.41, Frederic had biiu
Jtu'aied .Silesia and returned to re
ceive the congratulations of his sub
jects ;it Berlin."
'This act of Frederic's led to a war,
in which, as Macaulay phrases It,
"The whole world sprang to arms."
And then he goes on to say: "On
the head of Frederic is all the blood
that was shed 'i a war which raged
during many years In every quarter
of the globe, the blood of the column
of Fontenoy, the blood of the moun
taineers that were slaugntered at
Culloden. The evils produced by his
wickedness were felt In lands where
the name of Prussia was unknown;
and in order that he might rob a
neighbor whom he had promised to
defend, black men fougnt on tne
coast of Coromandel, and red men
scalped each other by the Great
Lakes of North America."
The European war lasted till the
year 1748, when it was terminated
by the treaty of Alx-la-Chapelle. "Of
all the powers that had taken part
in It, the only gainer was Frederic.
Not only had he added to his patri
mony the fine province of Silesia; he
had, by his unprincipled dexterity,
succeeded to well in alternately de
pressing the scale of Austria and that
of France, that he was generally re
garded as holding the balance of
Europe, a high dignity for one who
ranked lowest among kings, and
whose grandfather had been no more
than a Margrave. By the public the
King of Prussia was considered as a
politician destitute alike of morality
and decency, Insatiably rapacious and
shamelessly false; nor was the public
much in the wrong. He was at the
same time allowed to be a man of
parts, a rising general, a shrewd
negotiator and administrator."
Now, let us consider briefly some
of the history and personal charac
teristics of William II, King ot Prus
sia and Emperor of Germany. At
ten years of age he was a lieutenant
in the foot guards. All his youth
was consecrated to the army. When
he succeeded to the throne In 18S8.
all Europe believed that war was
near; but Europe was deceived In
that belief for a long period of time.
From the first days of his reign the
young Emperor was profuse In pacific
assurances for outside consumption
only. T!i"y at;ti'ute to me," he
said, "a vain des-ire for war; God
pro;evt i:.e from such a culpable de
sign!" tT'mt sentr.iient was uttered
some tim- bttore he publicly and
LlasphfTieusiy assumed the senior
partnership i.i the firm of "Me und
Gott."( With England the Emperor
affected the most equitable and
friendly sentiments When the Prince
of Wales, afterwards Edward VII,
visited Berlin in J the Emperor
said to him: "I sincerely hope1 that
the friendship of our two countries
will continue for t', . :un and that
the English fleet ad the German
army will hold together for the bene
fit of the peace of Europe."
The Kaiser repeated these pacific
declarations in his speeches from the
throne to the Reichstag, and in nu
merous harangues at inaugurations
and on historic occasions. But at the
same time he was industriously pre
paring to make the German Empire
the gteate-t militaiy force in the
world and constan'iy increasing the
strength of his navy. And he reveal
ed his true character wuen he har
angued his troops at Bremershaven
before they embarked for China to
chastise the Chinese for the Boxer
uprising: "A thousand years ago
the Huns, under King Etzel, acquired
a renown for frightfulness which
still exists and which fills with ter
ror; so Germany in China will show
herself so violent that never again
will a Chinaman dare to look a Ger
man in the face."
The events of the present war are
too recent and too well impressed
upon our minds to require more than
passing mention of them to show the
many resemblances between the char
acters and the deeds of the two Ho
henzollerns, Frederic the Great and
William II: the same shameless dls.
regard of solemn treaties, the Inva
sion and subjugation of nations who
were at peace with Germany, and the
hypocritical expressions of peaceful
sentiments by both at the beginning
of their reigns. Many of Murauley's
statements concerning Frederic apply
with equal truth to William !! -
The house of HoL-enzollern began
its career of power under Frederic
it is very likely that it will meet its
downfall under William, which Is "a
consummation devoutly to be wish
ed."
It seems to the writer that a good
deal of bosh and nonesense is being
talked in this country, even by some
in high places, about the German peo
pie being deceived and forced into
this war. The German people are
with the emperor to a man and to a
woman. For half a century the peo
pie of Germany have been educated
to the belief that they tire a people
peculiarly chosen by lod to rule the
world; that their kaiser Is not only
the ruler cf Germany by divine right.
but that he is also called of God to
rule the world, and that their laws
and customs and institutions are in
finitely better than those of other
nations, and should therefore be Im
posed upon other nations whether
they want them or not. To suppose
that the German people are capable
of being deceived by their rulers and
forced into this war without knowing
what it is about, is to suppose that
the Germans are the stupidest people
on earth. Their history does not by
any means prove them to be such.
"Member of Chamber of Commerce."
The Secretary of the Chamber ol
Commerce has sent the following
notic to its members who advertise:
"Y' U can do yourself a lavor. your
ci.y a . civlee mid tile Chamber of
Commenc lots of good if you will
piu the wording 'Member of Cham!.
.it' (,'e! ia: ice' ill till local newspaper
advertising, as well as on posters, let
ter heads, etc. D" 'his that the Peo
pie of Monroe and . .don county may
know the firms and individuals who
are supporting the organization In
building a better and greater Monroe
and Union county."
That Monroe and Union county his
developed more sinco there has been
a Chamber of Commerce in Monroe
is a fact that cannot be denied, and
for that reason the citizens of Mon
roe and Union county should appreci
ate the Chamber of Commerce and
stick by the firms and Individuals
who have given so liberally of their
time and money to make It a success.
The credit does not belong tr any
particular person, it is simp', the
Chamber of Commerce spirit tha. has
enabled Monroe in the last ten
months to get a hotel, hospital, sheet
asphalt streets and various other im
provements. Wild Hose and Farm IJoy to He
Married.
Mrs. W. A. Kez.lah of Unlonville
announces the coming marriage of
her daughter. Miss Betilah Helms, to
Mr. John Bunyan Richardson Wed
nesday, August 1st, at her home in
Unlonville. at 2:30 p. m.
. Miss Helms Is the daughter of the
late Sidney A. Helms and is a young
lady of many attractive qualities.
She Is well known to Journal readers
as "Wild Rose."
Mr. Richardson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. J. Richardson of Wet
Monroe township, and has a noble
christian character. He Is nlso one
of The Journal correspondents anrt
enjoys the non de plume of "Farm
Boy," from the Corinth community.
The fool with money to burn may
drive an ash cart In after years.
DELIMITED WITH CANADIAN
A.NII ENGLISH INSTKl'CTOKS
Mr. Houston, Who Is nt the Uni
versity or Toronto, Write That he
Like That 1M iff and That the
Folk Are Very Cordial.
Mr. Itobt. Houston, who was one
of eighteen American cadets to be
selected for special training In the
school for the Royal Flyl"1- C rps at
the I'nixersiiy of Toronto, i as just
wiitten his mother in Monroe that
h? Is highly pleased with his situa
tion. He says that the University of
Toronto is the prettiest place he has
ever seen. It is situated across the
lake from Niagara Falls. . and Just
act oss the river from Buffalo. His
instructors are Canadians and Eng
lishmen. He writes that he Is seeing
some of the results of the war in the
men who have returned from the
battlefields. Some of them appear to
have been hurt none at all, but some
are in bad shape indeed. In speak
ing of the st lection of the Americans
for this school, the Chattanooga
Time said:
"A detachment of eighteen cadets
of the reserve officers' training camp
will leave tonight for Toronto,
Canada, where they will enter the
school of the Royal flying corps, at
the University of Toronto. There
they will he trained in the ground
work, and under officers from tht
fighting front, and It is probable their
later training will be abroad.
"The cadets weie selected from 41
applications, and their selection is a
splendid testimonial of the progress
they have made on the road toward
their commissions. The opportunity
for expert training Is an excellent
one, and the latest word in aviation
from the front will be given them by
the men who have been through the
fire. The cadets will leave at 9:45
o'clock tonight, going by way of
Cincinnati and Detroit, crossing the
river there on to Windsor, Canada
and thence on to Toronto, where they
will arrive at 10:05 o'clock Wednes
day morning.
"The departing cadets for Toronto
will dine this evening at the Hotel
Patten, this being the parting fes
tivity in Chattanooga, and at the din
ner they will have Activity Secretary
J. A. Morrow, of the training camp
. M. C. A., as tneir special guest.'
Marshville .News.
Correspondence of The Journal. .
-"Marshvih: July 23. Miss Minerva
Garrison of Charlotte is the guest of
Mrs. H. T. McBride this week.
Mrs. J. T. Williams and daughter,
Marie, spent the week-end with rela
tives in Wingate.
Prof. Roy Marsh Is at home from
a month's stay at Juliet. Ga.
Mrs. Irene Marsh returned Satur
day from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. J. C. Little, at Raleigh. Miss
Irene Little accompanied her grand
mother home for a visit.
Mrs. R. M. Vaughan and daughters.
Carrie Belle and Jennie, returned
Friday from Rock Hill where they at
tended the summer school.
Rev. S. Taylor. Messrs. L. E. Hug
gins and J. T. Green attended the
district conference at Wadesboro last
week.
Messrs. Oscar, Horace and Wallace
Abeinethy, William Austin and Stan
ford Harden of Monroe visited friends
in town yesterday.
Mr. Kemp Armf.eld has returned
from a trip to Hamlet, Columbia and
Charlotte.
Mr. T. J. Barrett of Hamlet spent
a couple of days visiting relative
here this week.
Mif-s Alice Lee rf Lanes Creek N
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ernest Bar
rett. The Hasty Cash Market expects to
lie ready for business this week. Mr.
J. W. Hasty has renovated and paint
ed the room formerly used as a caf
an 1 will conduct a mniket which we
truly need.
Mr. Clevo Davis of Atlanta is visit
ing the home folks in the Olivt
Ilrrneh section.
Mr. Ell Nance Is placing the brick
pi i pa atory to re-huilding the store
uctupied by the Cash Market and
Grocry Co., recently destroyed by
tire.
Mr. Ell Marsh has added to the
appearance of his residence by hav
ing cement walks laid recently.
Misses Rerr.ice Phifer, Kate Bailey
and Floy Myers visited friends in
Charlotte today.
Mrs. H. B. Marsh chaperoned her
Sunday school class on a picnic out
ing to Ashcraft's Mill today. Every
one reported a pleasant time.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harrell returned
Sunday from a week's trip In the
Western part of the State, including
Hendersonville, Asheville and other
points of Interest.
Mrs. Jas. Marsh and Mrs. L. E.
Hugglns returned from Gastonia to
day, where they were called by the
death of the Infant of Dr. and Mrs.
McCombs.
Little Miss Frances Bailey suffered
a painful Injury by tearing the palm
of her hand over a nail today. Two
stitches were necessary to close the
wound.
Messrs. Fred and Lee Hallman of
Charlotte visited their parents. Capt.
and Mrs. J. F. Hallman, Sunday.
Make Your Seclal Tax Lists.
Committeemen in special tax dis
tricts who have not already made out
their special tax lists. Mill please do
so nt soon as possible. The Register
of Deeds says he must have liats not
later than August the 10th. R. N.
Nisbet, County Superintendent.
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday, July 29th. Sunday school
10 a. m. Worship and sermon at
11 . m.
I.HTTEK FKOM THE t.OVIKVOI.
Assures the leople of This County
Thai They Will Get a Fair Ileal
and Over Telephone This Morning
Says That Another Commissioned
Oitucr Miall He Given the County.
Lieutenant F. B. Ashcraft on last
Saturday received the following let
ter from Governor Bickelt:
"Your telephone messaee in retard
to 'the commissioned officers in the
Monroe section of y-ur Battery has
been under consideration, it Is my
earnest hope to straighten out this
matter in a way tl at w ill be entirely
satisfactory to my good friends in
Union county. I want to make a spe
cial request of my friends in Monroe,
and iu Union, not to allow themselves
to become excited about this matter.
as it will be my constant purpose, and
pleasure, to serve them in every way
possible that is consistent with my
duty in the office. I believe In the
wisdom and in Hip patriotism of the
Union county folks. It Is my pleas
ure to b lieve that the Ufcioii county
folks believe in me. I do not know,
jut-t now, what can be done, bui
whatever can be done, will be done."
This morning Lieutenant Ashcraft
called up the Governor and talked
about the matter. He informs The
Journal that the Governor assurec
him that another commissioned offi
cer should be given this county.
Litutenant Ashcraft also says that
all the men from this county will be
required to report at Wadesboro tor
mobilization, and will go down on
the afternoon train tomorrow at six
o'clock. After mobilization he ex
pects to bring the men from this
county back here to be drilled until
about August 6th, when they are to
be mustered into the national ser
vice. BILLY KIVEXS HAS THE BIRDS
His Little (iiil is Raising a Corey
Under a Bantam Hen News From
Wingate.
Co.respopndence of The Journal.
Wingate, July 24. Our corn crops
are looking exceedingly well. If we
can have favorable seasons the re
mainder of the time while the crop
is growing, we are going to make
enough corn to. furnish the Allies
some.
Prof. F. P. Hobgood was in Wiu
gate last Friday looking after the In
terest cf Oxford Female College. All
ot our female colleges have had rep-
rfrwtatlves in our community this
summer.
Mt-3. E. C. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs.
Myers Medlin went to Georgia last
Friday evening. Mrs. Snyder has
gone to join her husband. Rev. E. C.
Snyder, who has been there for the
past week holding meetings. Mr.
Medlin and wife have gone to visit
relatives and old friends.
Rev. R. M. Haigler returned from
Creedmore Friday night where he
lias been aiding Rev. H. C. Bryant in
a meeting. He reports good nieet
intrs, and a good time in general.
Mrs. B. Y. Tyner is in Wingate for
the present. She has been away
visiting her husband's people near
Lumberton for several days, but has
come back to her father's to spend
more of her vacation with him.
The choir at Meadow Branch Is
coing to met at five o'clock the fifth
Sunday afternoon for practice. Let
every member tuke notice and try to
be present. We want to get things
in readiness for our meeting the
-'cond Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sim D. Mills are en
joying a new visitor at their house,
li arrived last Tuesday morning und
a kind providence would have it, it
Js a girl.
Messrs Steplv ?i Little find Vandtr
Kennedy f 0.il:!)oro visited at Mr.
1 lee Austin's last we k.
Our hoys are somewhat a"ousel
i.ver the war at present. ' vera! of
them were ei'ioan t!i lucky, or un
l .cky, la; t 1 riday. It is beginning
to look like i! did in IStil. lint we
ai" glad that since we have to flghi.
il is not brother against brother as
it was in the late war between the
-tates. Let us all hope that the worst
s over, and that our boys will not
have to do anything but take a lit
tle training.
Miss Thelma Austin visited her
sister, Mrs. Blair Bivens, of Monroe
last week.
Miss Annie I.ovvery of Wadesboro,
a niece of Mrs. J. A. Watson, his
been visiting in Wingate for a few
days.
One of Billie Bivins' little girls hp."
itiite a curiosity for us. Some tim
ago the found a partridge nest near
iier home. For some reason the old
mother bird left the nest of fourteen
eggs and did not return. The little
girl had a bantam hen wanting to
sit, so she took the partridge eggs
and set her on them. In due time
they hatched, every egg. and now she
has a bantam with fourteen nice
birds. She has them in a pen. They
are all living and doing well. The
funny thing about it Is her father Is
very fond of bird hunting and Is
raising a covey In his own yard so
that he will not have to go far to
hunt.
Mr. Spurgeon Black came home
from Badin last Sunday to spend a
few days with home folks.
Mr. John BIggers' mother of the
Hopewell community is spending a
few days with him.
Little Miss Josephine Sturdivant
of Mar8hville is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. H. A. Hedfern.
The protracted meeting began at
Union Grove last Sunday. An enor
mous crowd attended on Sunday. The
interest is fine, and the prospects
good for a splendid meeting. We
need good ones all over this country,
and hope that we may have them.
The meeting Is going on at the
Methodist church here this week.
Rev. S. Taylor began the meetiug.
but Rev. Walter Stanbury of Wilson
came to him Monday and is doing
the preaching.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Green and
children visited Mrs. Green's mother,
Mrs. Pounds, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Hope Watson came home last
Friday. She has been teaching in a
summer school at Mulberry, near
Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Horace Polk was taken seri
ously ill last Saturday end died Sun
day. Her funeral was conducted at
Faulks church yesterday by Rev.
Walter Edwards and her remains
laid to rest in the cemetery at that
place. She leaves a husband and
several small children to moutn her
departure. These have our sympa
thy.
Mr. Boyce L. Griffin moved to
Badin last Saturday. He has a good
position there.
Mr. Fred Helms of the Fairfield
section was in town Sunday.
There will be no prayer meeting at
Meadow Branch Wednesday evenir-.g
as a meeting is in progress at the
Methodist church. Gleiialpme.
Mr. Scales in W inston.
Winston Journal. July IS.
Mr. Key Scales of Monroe, presi
dent and manager ol the Shoaf-ScaKs
Company, arrived In the city Sunday,
and at once took up his duties in the
office of his company in the Masonic
Temple. This new firm for Winston
Salem will do a general brokerage
business in groceries, feeds, flour,
seeds, etc. The office of the company
was opened in this city a few weeks
ago and has since been in charge of
Mr. D. H. Shoaf, who is now saies
manager for the Scales Motor Com
pany which concern just opened this
territory for the Maxwell Automo
bile Corporation.
The Shoaf-Scales Co. has leased a
part of the new Liberty Storage
Warehouse, now being constructed on
South Liberty street, and in addition
to their up-town office In the Masonic
Temple will have four floors in the
new storage building, 25x90 feet
each. This new firm sells direct to
the wholesaler and jobber.
Mr. Scales, the president and man
ager of the new firm,' though com
paratively a young man, has had a
life-time experience In the wholesale
and jobbing business. At the age of
fifteen years he entered the whole
sale and Jobbing business at Monroe
and for five years prior to coming to
Winston-Salem was general manager
of the big wholesale house of Heath
Morrow Co.
Mr. H. E. Shoaf, a native of this
county, but for the past fifteen years
a resident of Lexington, will also be
actively engaged in the affairs of the
brokerage firm.. Mr. Shonf has nu
merous business Interests In Lexing
ton, is a man of sterling qualifica
tions and is numbeied amoDg North
Carolina's most successful business
men.
Both men are well and favorah'y
known and will be given a hearty
welcome to North Carolina's best
city.
Crop He-tort.
Monroe. N. C July 24th, 1917.
The Commercial Appeal,
Memphis. Tenn.
Dear Sirs: The entire cotton crop
has grown rapidly since last report,
in fact, rraetieally its whole attain
ment as to stature has been accom
plished since the first of July. But
the status to date, leckoniug cultiva
tion, size, and fruit setting as cardi
nal indexes, is that status whien
should haw obtained on the first of
the prts.r.t month to have auL.iivd
anything like an average crop. Ex
cessive lains duriuE the past furt
ni;;!it have badly eroded ul! telling
lands, kaciied the fert;!:;:t ; s. an.i
neiitrali:'."d loiii li of the recent cul
tivation. The early cnt.on. ;:'.)' u:
J.V, of the crop, is ! ::i:ini::!.r to
bloom, but its sunk of i'mit is po.,r.
The h.ter plantings are sappy it 'id
wt ed like and have set coirp ir,.' !:
lit 1 1 o fruit to dale. So, it would
scTi, that late cultivation, period
Masons1, and summer tciiincnitiirtu
otiiidiitg far into the aiitu on, are
the imperative requirements of !''v:
poition of the crop. There will be
little or no re-fertilization because ol
the unprecedented and dizzy heithts
to which even the inferior grades .:
that commodity have climbed. No
complaint a to labor or insect dam
age. Condition, by consensus of
opinion, to date. 4r,. Very truly
yours, Geo. E. Flow.
Typhoid in Monroe.
There are now several cases of ty
phoid fever In Monroe. Under the
Influence of excessive rains, her.t,
vegetable decay, bad drainage, bad
sanitation and flies you may develop
the disease before you know it.
One town in Tennessee had 10n
cases almost before they knew it. It
cost them about two hundred dol
lars a case, and commerce was prac
tically stopped for several weeks.
The odor from some of our sur
face closets in Monroe Is terrible.
The city Is grievoitr'y in need of
an efficient health department. Ten
thousand doses of typhobacterin!
given within the next thirty days
would probably save ten lives worth
five thousand dollars apiece. H. D.
Stewart.
A small hut very black r.egro was
standing very erect at one side of
the 'door i f a bouse whe- a negro
itinn h id just died. The services were
abor-t to begin, when the negro cler
p can sppeared at the door and said
to ti e little fellow -Jhc services arc
a.ievt to begin. Aren't you com!n
ln: i,!i " "I wou o if I could." said
the small boy, "but you se. l'se de
t-are."
WOMAN MIAKI.V ;oT
TO THE TKEXCHES.
Mrs. Carter. Dist-oiervtl in Kegimont
Aboard Trans-tort, Tells IIm Her
Object Failed.
Transformed from a khaki-clad,
short-haired, slender Sammy (or at
least a near enough approach to one
to deceive the causal eye I into a
smart-looking ultta-feminine voungr
matron. Mrs. Hazel Blauser Carter,
the Girl Who Nearly Got Into the
Trenches, will start today or tomor
row from this city to her home at
Douglas, Ariz., says the New York
World.
Mrs. Carter, who smuggled herself
aboard a transport with her husband.
Cond. John Carter of an infantry
command. was sent back on a trans
port which arrived at an Atlantic
port several days ago. A World re
porter talked with her last evening
at Police Headquarters in Hob" i.
where she was a guest of the m;' - .-
She wore a blue n!k skirt, a white
silk waist, a white satin hat and
white silk hose and pumps, beside a
wis of long black hair.
"I nearly got away with being a
soldier." she laughed. "I marched
aboard the top train at Douglas
without my husband's knowledge aud
to the port from which we sailed
without being detected. If I hadn't
raised my voice when an officer wax
around they might not have found
me out at all. It was very pleasant,
but tame, on the transport. We
didn't see a single submarine. They
would not let me land. But from
deck I could see the camps of the
American soldiers. I begged them
to let me stay over there as a nurse,
but they refused, and so here I am
back again."
Mrs. Carter insisted that her hos
band knew nothing of her acts untif
the troop train was near Chicago
Then, she said, he wanted her to re
turn home. But she kept out of his
sight, she declared, until she was
aboard sip and the vessel was a day
or two from port. Despatches from
Douglas, however, say that her hus
band got the uniform and rehearsed
her two weeks in the manual of arms.
The despatches added that other sol
diers of Corpl. Carter's regiment
knew of her presence. The husband's
stripes were taken from him on ship
board, Mrs. Carter said.
Mrs. Carter is small, vivacious and
twenty-two years old. She was mar
ried at Douglas In December, IMC
TO HELP THE SOLDIERS.
Committee in Each County, to Look
After Personal Affairs of the M
Called to the Colors.
Plans for the organization in each
county in the State of a Soldiers
Business Aid Committee, to render
assistance to soldiers, sailors and
marines in managing details of their
private business while away from
home and to render assistance in ob
taining employment when they re
turn, are announced by the State
Council for Defence. The county
committee would Include on its mem
bership one banker, one lawyer and
one business man.
In a communication sent to the
chairman of the county counril of
defence, the State council declares
the details of the business especial
ly to be looked after for the soldiers
are:
To render, without charge, any le
gal service desired from the time of
cull to the colors until the end of the
war; to see that during the absence
of soldiers there will be no laps in
his insurance policies, no failure to
pay tax on propertj, nor interest rv
liMrtg.tge indebtedne: :. mil to make
Is'r.'h lenal transler of r-vc.pcrty a
i the soldier or his family may desiro;
t si e that no iul'.ant.r.e ! taken of
lan.v soldier in lecal proceeding?
1 v, 'licit lie may be a party to or in
'which he may have i"!i!v..i; to look
ja'tir and assist in carim. lor all rK-r-.
sons who may be o1' may In rva'.'t'M
become dependent it!. 'i the soldier
for sttppott; to aid s hiiets in set wr
ing employment on iioir return: t
arrange for special training or P'li
cation of soldiers partially ,j, ,),ti
by wounds or disease; to see Ilia' all
soldiers who may bo called to tbc1
colors are promptly registered so thry
can vote during their absence; to
perform any other service for the
soldiers when necessity therefor arrfs
es during his absence at the front..
Monroe's Idea of It.
Wadesboro Ansonian.
Monroe, the Janitor and ook nt
the jail, was overheard conversing
with one of the colored prisoners a
lew days ago. His purpose was to
console the prisoner who had Just
drawn a road sentence.
"They've got an automobile now
and you don't have to ride out to the
gang in a wagon. You just get la
that automobile and "zip," you're
right there. No, sir, no more riding:
to the gang on a rough wagon. It's
a long ways out there, too. Yes, sir,
you'll git a nice long ride In the au
tomobile." The prisoner was pleased with the
prospects of riding about in an auto
mobile and asked Monroe If they
would bring him back in the auto
mobile when his time was served.
"Gracious er live. man. W'firn
your time is out you'll be so glad lo
get back you won't mind watkinc.'
"Ma." said little Tommy Slathers,
"I wish my pa amounted to something
In the world."
"Why, Tommy, your father fa a
millionaire."
"That ain't nothin'. ma, HcjnrT
Fenken's pa is a bandmaster that
leads all parades."
Fortunate Is the man whose tastes
are similar to those of his coolu-
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