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GATEWAY TO EASTERN GER
MANY AND HUNGARY OPEN
Itardanrllr Open to Allied Fleets
Through VncoaditioMil Surrender
of Turkey More Than Fify Thou
sand IMxinrrs Taken bjr the Allien.
(By The Associated Press.)
Turkey Is out of the war. and Ger
many's remaining ally, Austria Hun
gary, badly defeated on the- field of
battle, her battle line rent In twain,
and with chaos reigning Inside her
torders. is pleadln for an armistice..
Thus tar, her Importunities have re
ceived no better answer than the re
doubling of the efforts of the Allies
to crush utterly her warriors, al
though a Vienna dispatch tonight says
an Austrian deputation has been per
mitted to cross the fighting line to be
gin preliminary pourparlers with the
Italian commander.
The capitulation of Turkey is be
lieved to have been unconditional. The
victories of the Allied forces over the
Austro-Hungarlans threaten to send
what remains of the enemy armies
reeling back to their border line shat
tered and completely vanquished.
" More than fifty thousrnd prisoners
have been taken by the Italian. Brit
ish. French, American and " Czecho
slovak fores, and everywhere, from
the mountain region to the plains of
Venetla, the euemy Is being sorely
tried. In the mountains, where stiff
resistance had been offered to keep
the foe from entering Austria's back
door, the enemy's front is racking un
der the violent attacks. To the east
of the Piave. the Allies have driven
in a sharp wedge to the northeast of
Belluno, some twenty miles from their
original point of departure, and se
vered connection between the armies
in the north and those on the Vene
tian plains.
DEBACLE SEEMS COMPLETE.
Over the plains leading toward the
Austrian frontier at the Isonzo Riv
er, the Invaders everyhere are in full
flight, with the Allied troops press
ing them hard'. Here the debacle
seems complete. The enemy in his
flight Is leaving behind large num
,bers of guns and great quantities of
war stores as he endeavors to reach
the passages over th&Tagllamento riv
er. It seems not improbable that on
(da nlnlna unit in the reelon east and
west of Belluno, large numbers of the
enemy are .destined to be capiurea.
On the western battle front there
i. m little flr-htinf of a violent char
a puii r -
acter. but the intensive operation of
the airmen seem to preiage an ear
ly return of battles of major Impor
tance. In Belgium, both the British
and Belgian troops have made slight
gains, while, the French on the south-oi-h
nart fif' the line In France have
advanced their line and taken prison
ers. Aside from reciprocal arcmery
duels and continued aerial raids by
thp Americana and Germans, the
a merino sectors east and west of
the MeuBe have been comparatively
nnlpt.
In the Serbian thenter,the Austro-
Hungarlan eastern srrny has succeed
ed in outdistancing the Serbians and
Inir their home territory. In
Merrr.otaiuta, the Turkish army.whlch
for so long held up the British in tneir
attempts to proceed up the Tigris
River which latalv has been suffer
ing severe defeats, has surrendered in
its entirety to the British commander
DARDANELLES OPENED.
Through the defection o( Turkey
the plight of the Teutonic allies De
comes a critical one. The gateway
to the eastern boundaries of Germany
and Hungary is opened by way of the
Dardanelles and the Bosporus, and
doubtless shortbr Allied fleets will In
vade the Black sea and begin opera
tions in this heretofore unattainable
region. Such warships as the Germans
have afloat in the Black sea, includ
ing the Russian Black sea fleet, will
prove no barrier to the mighty float
ing fortresses the entente can impose
against tnem.
shattprod little. Rumania hv the col
lapse of Turkey again is likely soon
to be Inside the entente fold and aid
ing in the operations against the na
tions which crushed her. Likewise
the armistice which lets Turkey out
of the war is a menace to the enemy
In RumIi and Ma IlkeJv to Drove Of
the greatest value in quickening a
return of normal conditions in mat
country. ,
Information Wanted.
Thera ia belnr nrAared at Raleigh
a State Service Flag upon which will
be placed a, gold star and the name
immMilatplv thereunder for everv sol
dier who has made the supreme sac
rifice for his country wane in me ser
vice. The undersigned Board has been
requested by the Adjutant General of
this State to furnish full Information
respecting anyone, giving name in
full, who has either been killed or
died from disease while In the service.
We would be glad for all those who
have & relative In this class to report
same to this Board at the earliest pos
sible convenience. L.ocai uoara vn
Ion County.
Watch the Garbage Can.
Waste no food fit for human con
sumption. Put less into the garbage
can; take more out. Keep BceBsary
garbage free from broken glass, dirt,
talking machine needles and. other
foreign substances. Clean s Garbage,
Reduced, Makes Glycerine for explo
sives, Fertiliser for growing crops.
Fat for soaps and oils and many oth
er valuable by-products. Clean gar
bage, fed to Hogs, makes Pork for
our Soldiers. ;
Keep your War Savings pledge.
Disorders Preval Throughout Austria.
Hungary.
London, October 31st. Disorders
prevail throughout Austria-Hungary
in addition to immense confusion. Ser
ious outbreaks have occured at Bud
apest and agitations are spreading ev
erywhere according to dispr.tches from
neutral papers.
The Beriln correspondent of The
Copenhagen National Tidendo says
that on the Hungarian Croatian fron
tier, thousands of dese iters are com
mitting outrages: railway trains are
being attacked and robbed. In Sla-
vonla several castles are afire and
towns are burning. Another dispatch
says that Austro-Hungarian soldiers
are deserting into Serbia. '
During demonstrations at Prague,
American flags were unfurled and
diminutive reproduction of the Statue
of Liberty were displayed. President
Wilson was repeatedly cheered.
Conditions in the interior of Aus
tria-Hungary virtually preclude a con
tinuance of fighting, according to
news reaching London this evening.
The railways necessary for the main
tenance of the military, forces of the
dual monarchy have become utterly
disorganised.
All communication, between Agram,
Flume, Budapest and Vienna has been
interrupted and the railway commu
nications between Berlin and Vienna
have been cut.
The monarchy is faced with com
plete internal anarchy.
THREE AMERICAN FLYERS
ESCAPE FROM FOE,
Forced Their Way Through Jail Roof
in Valenciennes and Reach The
Hague.
The Hague. October 28th Three
American prisoners of war have es
caped from Germany into Holland.
They are Flight Lieutenants T. E.
Tlllinghast of Westerly. R. I.. John
0. Donaldson of Washington, D. C,
and Robert Anderson of Honolulu.
They were captured between Sep
tember third and 27th. Tlllinghast
was forced to make a landing with
in the German lines near Cambral 5n
September 22nd and Donaldson had
to take the same course near Dourai
on September third. Anderson came
down near Arras on Septemtber 27.
In escaping from the prison at Va
lenciennes on September 27th they
forced their way through the prison
roof, scaled a wait and swam across
a canal. German sentries challenged
them several times but they kept on,
travelling - by - might . They".passed
through Brussels and for nine days
were In hiding close to Budel on the
Brabant frontier.
Flood Danger in Asheville Believed to
Have Passed.
Asheville, Oct. 30. A comparative
ly rainless day throughout this sec
tion fed local observers to state to
night that the danger of disastrous
floods has passed. A slight fall In the
waters of the French Broad and Da
vidson rivers has been noted at Bre
vard, 37 miles from the city. The
local situation is Improving hourly.
Traffic on the Toxaway division be
tween Brevard and Hendersonvllle Is
still suspended, several trestles hav
ing been washed away yesterday and
last week.
The power and light company sup
plying the city with gas and lights
has made every preparation to cut off
both light and gas If there Is further
precipitation and the riVer rises .again.
A big tannery employing hundreds of
people with a plant located on the
river bank here has dismantled all
tho valuable machinery on the first
floor, moving rt to upper floors and
have closed the plant owing to the
hlch waters. Rennrta trt-dav from
Penrose and Brevard section at the
headwaters of the French Broard are
to the effect that heavy rains are
again falling there and another rise In
the river is expected this afternoon
or to-night. While the damage to
the Southern railway here has not
been large all trains are delayed In
entering and leaving the city owing
to the small slides and other damage
to the tracks.
Efforts are being made at Brevard
and Pisgah Forest station to-day to
get food and other supplies to the
two thousand negro soldiers and offi
cers who are marooned In the heart
of the "pink beds'where they have
been getting out timber for use in
the southern training camps and who
were caught Monday when the high
waters and flood washed away the
railroad and dirt road. A large num
ber of the mules used by the soldiers
and their lumber operations were
drowned and this made K impossible
for the men to get in touch with the
outside world. Their efforts for the
next few days will be devoted to re
pairing first the dirt road to Pisgah
station and. then the railroad which
was completely destroyed.
English Have Their Troubles, Too.
Thd following clipping from an
English paper (Birch's Quarterly)
will find a hearty echo In nie hearts
of some who have endeavored to find
out what were the official rulings:
"I get my oil from Perry he send
me to the food controller I rote to
him he wfer me to oil and fat con
troller I Wrote him and he refer me
to oil eeed committee who refer me
to you. Christ Almighty who wilj you
refer me to?"
Keep your kitchen on a war basis.
When you buy food, count the war
cost. Eat as little as possible of food
which must be transported to you; eat
home-grown produce. Make your
neighborhood self-supporting. Rail
roads are war necessities. Your coun
try needs them.
PEOPLE BELIEVED IN CONTROL
OF THE ARMISTICE PROPOSAL
Another Note Front Rerlhi Rceeiv
ed la Washington President Wis
son Buy Working on Reply to Aus
trian Plea Latter Expected to be
Referred to Entente FoWem Ger
man Note Explanltory New Aus
trian Premier Reported to be About
to Sue Directly to Italy for Peace.
Washington. October 30th. The'
rpnaral nninion anient" officials and
diplomats here Is tha the German
proposal for an armistice ana peace,
while having Its origin in a plan to
vain time tnr atrenEthenlne the ar
my and restoring Its shattered morale,
has now gotten beyond me control
r thA military nartv and that the
v " v .-- - J I
German people are the force whiCn
is driving the German government w
make for ending the war.
Another note from .the German
exDlanatonr of the
changes that have been made or are
projected in the German constitution
and form of government, was receiv
ed to-day through the swiss lega
tion, but the State Department did not
make It public. This note was un
derstood to be supplementary to the
preceding German communication
saying to the President that he must
have knowledge of the efforts that
have been made to democratize Ger
many. President Wilson was at work to
day on his reply to Austria's renew
ed plea for an armistice and peace
and It was expected that It would be
dispatched before night but later it
was said that there would he no an
nouncement regarding the, reply to
night.
' AUSTRIA NEARLY DONE.
It was understood that In the note
the President Intended to-touch upon
the steps that Austria and Hungary
have taken In the direction or releas
ing subject peoples from political
bondage, but that the Austria gov
ernment's plea would be referred to
the Allied Governments. The admin
latratlon was said to be well con
vlnced now that Austria already Is
nearly out or me war.
The report that Count Andrassy,
the new Austria Premier, Is about
to sue directly to Italy for peace on
the ground that Italy is Austria's
"sole antagonist" Is generally regard
ed" as confirmatory of thlsNBUuatioil
in the dual empire. It was pointed
out that since Italy solemnly en gag
ed with the other Entente Powers not
to make a separate peace, If Austria
carries out this plait it naturally
would be referred by Italy to the su
preme war council.
There was no official Information
here today as to the progress of the
deliberations of the supreme war
council In Issuln any statements.
The Inference Is drawn that a definite
policy has been agreed upon to with
hold all information regarding the
discussions before the council of the
grave diplomatic and military ques
tions which now engage Its attention
in connection with the preparation of
an armistle.
. HOUSE REPORTING.
Colonel E. M. House, who is in Paris
as the special representative of the
American Government to the Euro
pean Governments, has been making
long reports to Washington, but it
is believed these do not relate to the
proceedings of the war council.
There has been much speculation
In official circles as to the probable
features of the armistice which will
be offered to the central powers, but
it is admitted that there Is no defi
nite knowledge on the subject One
comparatively new proposition relates
to the guarantees to be exacted from
Germany for the repayment of the
tremendous financial losses suffered
by the populations of those portions
of Belgium and France occupied by
the German troops.
The official text of the Austrian
note, which did not differ materially
from the unoffiial version, was made
public today at the State Department.
but there was no announcement of
the receipt of the communication from
Count Andrassy to Secretary Lansing
asking the secretary to use his good
offices with the President In behalf
of Austria's plea.
Seeking Land for "Our Boys" After
the war,
Raleigh,' N. C, October 30th Sec
retary of State J. Bryan G-rtmes Is
calling on the registers of deeds In
each of the countries of the State to
supply for the North Carolina coun
cil of defense detailed Information as
to any lands in the respective coun
ties that are suitable and can be ob
talned by the Federal Government for
locating returning soldiers when the
war is over. He tells the registers
of deeds that the Government will un
dertake to supply to the returning
soldiers farms or rural employment
that will include Installing them as
workmen on good farms now being
operated with modern equipment. Ag
liculture, horticulture, livestock and
other rural employment are to be es
pecially offered to any that may have
have inclination to' this work and il
Is believed that al through the State
there are large bodies of land that
will be Ideal for this federal utiliza
tion and thereby tend to swell the ag
rlculture importances of this State.
our War Savings Pledge Is the
Most Saered Promise You ever Sign
ed. Make It Good,.
Safe food reserves are the only In
surance against food disasters.
J. V. GRIFFITH THE THIRD
SHERIFF TO DIE IN OFFICE
Sheriff Wilson In 184:), Firm Sheriff
Slkes In 1836, Second A Complete
History of the Sheriffs of Union
County by Esq. C. X. Slmpwon.
Esq.. C. N. Simpson has prepared
for The Journal a complete history of
the sheriffs of Union county. This
history shows that Sheriff J. V. Grif
fith who died Monday "morning was
the third sheriff of Union county to
die In office. The first to die was
Sheriff William Wilson in 1843; the
second was Sheriff Sikes, a great un
cle of Mayor J. C. Sikes, In 1856.
The record perpared by Esq. Simp
son is the first one printed regarding
the highest officers of the county. It
is a valuable bit of history and should
be preserved. It follows:
At the organization of Union coun
ty at Le Batt's Cross Roads on first
Monday in April. 1843, William Wil
son was elected sheriff by the magis
trates of the county to hold office un
til first Tbursdr.y in August 1844.
and until his successor should be
elected and qualified; he attended Oc
tober term of county court in 1843
and went home sick and died during
that month. John Blount, who- was
coroner, served as sheriff ex-offlcio
from the death of Wilson until first
Monday In January 1844, when Alex.
W. Richardson was elected sheriff to
fill out the unexpired term of Sheriff
Wilson, and at the regular election
first Thursday in August 1844, said
Richardson was elected sheriff for a
full term of two years; on first Thurs
day in August 1846, Darling Rush
ing was elected sheriff and continued
to be elected for three successive
terms; on first Thursday in August
1854, Joshua Slkes was elected sheriff
and again elected on first Thursday In
August 1856; he died In December
1856, and Capt. Henry Long, coroner.
perfomed the duties of the office as
ex-offlcio sheriff until first Monday in
January 1857, when Culpepper Aus
tin was elected by the magistrates of
the county to fill out the unexpired
term of Joshua Sikes, and he was con
tinuously re-elected until first Thurs
day In August 1864, when Franklin
L, Rogers was elected sheriff, who
held office until about the middle of
May, shortly f fter Lee's surrender,
when a detachment of Union soldiers
under command of Col. Jones of the
Union Army, came to Monroe to re
establish civil government, and All the
old county officers appeared before
him and took the oath of allegiance
to the United States ar.d continued in
office until the next regular or special
election, except. Sheriff Rogers, and it
was reported to1 Col. Jones that Sher
iff Rogers had said that he would not
take the oath of allegiance to the
United States, and thereupon Culpep
per Austin was appointed sheriff by
Col. Jones, and he took the oath of
allegiance to the United States and
the oath of office required by law,
and performed the duties of ti c office
until the next election when he was
elected by the people as sheriff and
held the office by re-election until
July 1868, when John J. HaBty who
had been elected sheriff 21, 22 and
23 April 1868, at the time of ratifica
tion of the "Canby"8tate constitution;
John J. Hasty was re-elected over
Culpepper Austin on first Thursday In
August 1870; on first Thursday In
August 1872, A. Frank Stevens was
elected sheriff over John J. Hasty; ou
first Thursday in August 1874. John
Wilson Griffin wc.s elected sheriff over
John J. Hasty, Stevens declining .to
be a candidate; Griffin was re-elected
In 1876, and in November 1878, John
J. Hasty was again elected sheriff over
J. Perry Horn; at election In Novem
ber 1880, A. Joo Price was elected
sheriff over John J. Hasty, and again
elected In November 1882, over John
A. Blggers; and at November elec
tion in 1884, J. Perry Horn was elec
tod' sheriff over John J. Hasty, and
wts continuously re-elected until
1896; at election in November 1896,
Ben A. Horn (son of J. Perry Horn)
was elected sheriff and was continu
ously elected until 1908; at election
In November 1908 John Griffith was
elected oheriff, and re-elec'.ed In No
vember 1910; at election In Novem
ber 1912, Julian V. Griffith (son of
John Griffith) was elected sheriff,
and again In 1914, and 1916, and
died on October 28, 1918, being the
third man who has died In ofice.
Sheriff J. V. Griffith was the nominee
of his party for re-election the fourth
time for sheriff and would have been
re-elected on 5th November, 1918
This 30th October, 191?. C. N.
Simpson. .
Americans Still Find Hidden Enemy
.Mines.
(By The Associated Press.)
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, October 28. The
American troops are still finding mines
and hidden explosives - In Chateau
Thelry. The latest trap if this kind was
an Innocent appearing walking stick.
suspended at the entrance of a dug
out, as if It had been left by fts hur
riedly departing owner. Investlga-yl
tion showed that a nne wire ran from
the cane to a point in some nearby
r(fks, where it was connected with
a twenty-five pound charge of high
explosive.
Idle criticism. Nothing encourages
pro-Germans In this country more
than to hear Americans criticize their
government. Our ablest men are
giving their time and talents, largely
without pay, in a supreme effort to
win this war. Trust them. All Gov
ernment departments welcome con
structive suggestlons.lut when you
hear a man indulging in Idle criticism,
"Look for the German mark." '
Daniels Speak Thrice in and Around
Ronton.
Boston. October 30th. Se retary
Daniels, In a political speech here to
night, the third of the day in and
near Boston, declared that the repub
lians were willing, in hopes of party
advantage, to make Germany believe
President Wilson does not speak for
America in his fourteen principles
and terms of peace.
Urging the return of a democratic
Congress, the Naval Se retary said
that "outside of those measures up
on which public opinion was so cen
tered that opposition nient political
death, the local republican leader
ship of the Country has been, as the
President says, 'anti-administration . '
Secretary Daniels spoke optimisti
cally of the war situation and re
counted with pride the part the Navy
had played in making victory possi
ble. He said he did not know wheth
er the German fleet would come out
and try conclusions with the Allied
fleets before the war ends, but he did
know that every man in the Navy
hopes for that day with confidence
that knows no doubt as to result of
such a conflict.
"If it comes." he added, "it will be
another battle of Armageddon and
we will be fighting truly for the
Lord."
SUGAR ALLOWANCE IS
INCREASED BY MIL PAGE
Three Pounds Per Month for Each
Member of Family Now Allowed
Fulfills Promise.
Raleigh. N. C, October 31st
State Food Administrator Pace to-day
Issued a statement, authorizing an in
crease from two to three pounds of
sugar for each person a month, there
by fulfilling the promise made some
months ago.
Mr. Page's statement follows:
"The rapid manufacture of the new
crop of belt sugar in the west, and
the new crop Louisiana cane sugar in
the South, together with the freer
railway transportation conditions, the
reductions that we have made in the
consumption of sugar In the manufac
ture trades and the patriotic conser
vation In the past four months, en
ables us to increase the household al
lowance of sugar from two pounds for
each person a month to three pounds
for each person a month, with the
same ratio to public eating places as
from November first.
VThis makes good oar promise to
increase the household allowance of
sugar at the earliest possible moment
that our supplies would justify, and
nukes It possible for the household
er to more freely use the apple, cran
berry and grapefruit products and to
use the fruits canned during the sum
mer without sugar.
The regulations are also revised to
the extent that any person may pur
chase his whole month's allowance at
one time If he so desires a month's
supply for the entire family in one
purchase from the retail trade."
liigh School Debating Subject Is An
nounced. Chapel Hill, October 30th. High
Schools all over the State wil be In
terested in the announcement by Dr.
L. A. Williams, secrelaiy of the high
school debating union, that the ques
tion for debate this year wll be: "Re
solved That tho Government of the
United States Should Adopt a Policy
Requiring One Year of Military Train
Ing of All Able-Bodied Men Before
They Reach the Age of Twenty-One.'
War conditions make it necessary to
make some changes In the usual
methods of procedure, there being two
preliminaries this year before the
main event at Chapol, Hill and the
semi-finals at the collcce 'being con
ducted as debates, an affirmative team
meeting a negative team with
chance at rebuttal, and thus keeping
the spirit of debate alive throughout
the proceedings.
All students winning the right to
appear in the finals at Chapel Hill
will be awarded bronze medals, this
furnishing a new incentive to the pro
ceedings.
The finals will be for the Aycock
memorial cup and any school winning
the cup two years In succession gets
me cup xor its own property.
Following aro the winners of the
Aycock memorial cup during the six
years or its history, Grady Dowman
and H. C. Hodgln, Pleasant Garden
high school, 1913, Chas. Roddick and
Clifton Eaton, Winston-Salem high
school, 1914; Misses Lalla Rook
Flemming and Ethel Gardnes, Wilson
high school, 1915; Miss Mrytle Cooper
and Boyd Harden. Graham hlch
school, 1916; Vinson Smathers and
Hoy Francis, Waynesvlllo high school
1317; Thomas Burton and Will An
deifon," Wilson high school, 1918
Those "Bin Tater" Records.
(The Waxhaw Enterprise.)
This is a "big tater" year. A farm
er at Stalllngs sent one to the Obser
ver weighing nearly six pounds. That
wni a big one. Then V-. Mark Clark
of Union sent one to Waxhaw weigh
ing seven and one-half pounds and
we were just ready to mop up the
Stallings man with it, when here
conies word from Mr. Tom Wolfe of
.Mineral springs with a sweet tater
weighing ten pounds twelve ounces,
the biggest one on record. So far is
we know, however, Clark's tafer hill
holds the record, one hill vieldlne
something more than fifteen pounds
er juicy potatoes.
America and the Allies have pooled
food resources, and It Is now up to
every American to put more In the
pool rnd take le:: out no spillways
are wanted. ,
FOUR GIVEN PRELIMINARY
BEFORE COMMISSIONER FI.OW
John Green Bound to Federal Court
Under 9IOOO Bond Wltnewsea Teu
tified He Said Wilson Worse Than
Ralst-r Three Discharged.
Deputy Marshal E. S. Williams here
Tuesday arternoon and Wednesday ar
rested and arraigned three men on a
charge of failing to reenter and one
on a charge of violating the amended
espionage act and arraigned them be
fore United States Commissioner M.
Flow for a preliminary hearing.
Tan Alsobrooks. colored of Buford
township, arraigned on a charge of
falling to register under the selective
service act on Sept. 12. It was shown
at the preliminary that he had regis
tered with the local board on Sept. 26
after the warrant for his arrest had
been made and without the knowledge
of Commissioner Flow. Upon this ev
dence the negro was discharged.
John Green, Aged 57, of Goose
Creek townshop, arraigned on a
charge of violating the amended es
pionage act, was bound over to the
next term of Federal court in Char
lotte under (1000 bond. Mr. John
Austin testified in this case that he
called upon Green to request that
he buy War Savings stamps. Green,
he testified, told him that he did not
start the war and thi.t he was not go
ing to donate anything to carry it on.
Messrs. John Lathan. John Richard
son and Cliff Fowler testified that in
a conversation with them he said that
if he had reached his 45th birthday
before Sept. 12 that he would not reg
ister. Continuing, they testified, he
said that President Wilson was worse
than the Kaifer.
Brutus Wall, colored, arraigned on
a charge of failure to register, pro
duced a card to show that he had reg
istered at Morven in Anson county on
June 5, 1917.' He was discharged.
The negro was without dependents
and Deputy Williams will Investigate
the matter as to why he has not been
called for service when he reaches
Wadesboro.
Lee Tadlock of Lanes Creek town
ship, arraigned for a preliminary ou a
charge of failure to register, proved
by records in the family Bible and by
the word of his parents that he was
only 17 years old. He was discharged-
4,000 MILES IX 64 HOURS
Record of IA. Davlav-ot Ur-'B. Air Set-
vice Flying in Storm at 4,000
Feet He Drois to 100 Yard.
Washington. D. C. Octoer 29th.
Lieutenant John E. Davis. United
States Air Service, recently travelled
four thousand miles in the air in a
zigzag course from the Gulf of Mex
ico to the Great Lakes, at Mount Cle
mens, Mich., and return. He was in
actual flight sixty-four hours and had
many thrills and numerous narrow es
capes.
Nine days elapsed from the time
Lieutenant Davis left Ellington Field,
Houston, Texas, until his return. He
travelled without a mechanic, did not
change either plane or motor, and
carried an extra gasoline tank, giv
ing him a capacity of fiftq gallons.
He started from Ellinston Field
Friday afternoon at one o'clock, spent
the night In Dallas and from there
he flew to Memphis. Sunday night
at eight o'clock he made Indianapolis
by following the Mississippi north 1 1
St. Louis and twinging east by way
of Springfield and Rantouil, 111. There
he was forced to take the ground in
the dark without landing lights. On
Monday he flew to Cincinnati and the
following day to Mount Clemens.
On the return trip Lieutenant Davis
encountered a heavy storm over the
Mississippi Valley and fell through it
from an altitude of more than four
thousand feet to three hundred "feet.
His log contains the following entries
regarding the retrun trip:
"I climbed to five thousand feet and
flew over the storm for two hours.
At the end of this time I figured that
I was nearing Little Rock and dc-xfn-ded
Into the storm clouds to check my
course. I no sooner entered the clouds
at four thousand and five hundred
feet than my compass started acting
peculiarly. My ship was buffeted
around and I completely lost control.
I cut my gun and watched my altime
ter and noted that I was falling at
hLgh rate of speed. My controls were
absolutely useless, so I left them
alone, awaiting in readiness to right
myself upon emerging from the
clouds.
"I finally came through the clouds
in a steep nose dive and side-slip at
an altitude or three hundred feet. I
righted myself and looked for a land
ing place, because I feared that the
rain would stop my motor. Was un
able to find any place to land, the
country being covered with forest. I
flew along at three hundred feet for
some time and found that I had cov
ered only half of the distance I
should have been at this time, 1 climb
ed carefully through the cloud3 to 5
thousand ftct and passed the storm
in about one and one half hours. Ar
rived Eberts Field O. K. From there
I proceeded to Texarkana, over the
clouds again, because they were verv
low. Arrived there at five P. M. Left
for Dallas the next day against a stiff
wind. Left Dallas Sunday morning
8:30. arriving at Ellington Field at
one P. M."
Military Insurrectiona.
(By The Associated Press.)
Berne, October 31st. Military In
surrections occurred In both Vienna
and Budapest Wednesday, according
to the Berlin newspapers, t The peo
ple and troops acclaimed a republic.