fOL. XLl
AtO. Itt
LETTERS OF INTEREST
FROM OUR SOLDIERS
Utttr from l.t. V»»« H»r««, d«w
ciiWag — itlitM of the haltle of
Si. Mibtel, written Hrpl. IS In Ma
father. Mr. C. H. Haynrn. "f Mwiil
Airy.
IlMr I'npa:
If only I coiihl ha wilh yon all to
night. t am aura I have many inter
acting things t<> tall anil how you.
Two night* ago I was planning In
take a night off ami go to the city,
•a I wa* about to.leave the officer in
rha>ge aul "llaynen ilon't lea^e, wa
Will naa<l you tonight or early in the
ir. ir- mg." Hp wan I ight. Our of
fensive had Juat lieg.m unit they want
ed all the pilota and machines imissi
ble. It ia about two hundred and
fifty miles to tha front. Th« clouds
wera dai* and low, also it waa
stormy and rainy in plw-e*. My mo
chanic had my .Spair''ready and at
tar a careful study of my map. I
undertook thia journey, which wan
altogether unfamiliar to me When
my voyage waa about half completed.
I landed tor gas and oil. after whirh I
resumed my iourney and shortly I
wan nearing the line-. My lin k waa
to run into a heavy fog and rain, im
mediately I began climbing until I
was above clouds, rain and all. here I
h.-id my difficulties just the name.
I had my map but what good i* « map
when you can't nee the ground. Th°
first clear spot I saw I dived below
the clouda, only to llnd my-elf over
the trenches. I wouldn't have mind
«d no badly had ( plenty of yn and if
I had known where I waa. However,
later I found my landing field with
onlv on* hole in my wing.
There are many of us here and we
are giving the Borhex mora than their
share in the air. Very well if you
are In formation over the linen, hut
when caught over alone it in best to
look for support from your formation.
When night falls most of our work ia
over, especially in the chanse (MM,
having nothing else to do. I decided
to take s trip to the trenches. (Jur
fellows a.< you know n.e advancing
very rapidly, so I went to the hospi
tal and Loid one of the ambulance
di .ii-u liiat iewaaiad. to jut wOh him.
jt «wrmm wwa Ym r. 1. He .aid
"T.ieut. ft* a long ride and we won't
return until morning, hut, if you wish,
you certainly can go." You bet I
went, for I have alwaj < wanted to
th" crop from the ground and the in
Kide. It was a long dark ride, dodg
ing shell holes without a rav of light
We reached the first aid .station right
in the gun fire. Light from the : r
uni reminded one very much rtf
i-lies of lightning. In the e
wounded stations, you could ,ee light
wounds, serious and fate I one Hem
let me .-Jiy I have never ■ *11 uch
high piritud men In RW life. The
i" >ra!e of our trjop* i -upeih. Not a
grumble, not a complaint. Kvery one
eager to do his part and more to the
In •. Papa it in jnst thts spirit that
makes on* realize that we are rn-ht,
iii ii that we can't loso.
In the midst of it all, I came to a
li tie low hut and when 1 peeped in a
ladies voice said "come in." Whr \ I
entered two V. M. C. A. men and
women were giving out hot chocolate,
bread, coffee and tobacco to nur ol
d I" . On entering. I a Ke) "how air
you all." The girl answered, "w; I!
thanks, what pert of the South are
you from?" After telling her I asked
now she knew I was from the South.
"How are you all," she said wu - a
southern expression. The c girls nre
very brave and are standing righ'
with the fight ng men, enduring l.ard
-hip» and are serving the cau a
much as any one.
I have collected maiv souvenir on
this trip. Have a Borh gas ma «k. a
treneh watch t found in one of their
dugout!, a gun and other relic of
the American drive. I will .-end me
soon with full details how and when
I found them.
f V »t.. — .11 •! .Aii
o'clock next morning, when we load
ed our ambulance »nd returned to the
hospital behind the line*. My ear*
rang for sometime afterwards my not
being: used to the noise of the big
Kjr.h at so close a range. As you
know, everyone but those actually en
faged in the trenches, is forbidden to
enter the trench tone, but when they
i<aw I was an aviator, they mora than
welcomed my aid and visit. All think
lota of we air men, and ! am always
answering question! about my exper
ience. For instance, when I left for
the front I carried some morning pa
pers. Made the 2S0 miles in less than
two hours. Howevur, was flying with
the wind- They could hardly believe
when I gave them a morning paper
in fact before they thought it wan
published.
I am enclosing a Both coin taker
while I was in the trenches, will semi
more relics later, some from dead
Bnrh, some from prisoners.
Write o/ten. With love.
Your son.
VANCE.
letter from Hyde Shclton to hit
father. W. M. Shrlton. Mount Airy
Somewhere in France
Sept. 10, 101*.
Dear Father:
I will write y.Hi a few lines to let
too know I am still living. Well I
bare been up the line again to set
Jerry and was lucky enough to gel
by him again. The boys are doinj
well I think. I don't think I ovei
mw • bettor bunch at boys for flght
w ■ "* -
in* in my Ufa, they* ara doing: th«lr
bU.
I would like to Im there to halp
von eat all thorn good ihinK* you will
have thm winter, hut I gue*s I wftl
have In feed with tlllM Mam thir
winter if Wf don't Ani*h with Jarry
Iwfnfr than. Well I haven't vary much
imwi for you tlika Uim, for I hav*
written about all I ran think of thin
t ime.
I hava written lung au I gu'** she
w II give you all tha naw«. We ara
hav nir iiiw iought we- tliar hare for
j i hi- |m t few day*. There ia noma
beautiful land here, just a« level and
I -li.-a, and thay rni«e more small grain
hare than any place I have «ii in
I the States. I will finish after I rat.
Well I havo flnuheil my supper *o
1 I will flnUh my letter. I have writ
re i about all I can think for thi* time,
i I *1arted telling you about what pret
ty farm* they have hen- and tha bant
rattle and horses and the largest. I
I never naw such stock until I iwne
over here. Well yo«i muit not worry
1 about ma, for I don't think the war
11'iin go on vary much longer th" U. S.
boys are making it to hot for the
Jerriea.
letter from Owen Redwine to hi*
Mother. Mr*. U. C. Redwiw, of Park
Mountain, X, C.
Somewhere in France.
Dear Mother:
Por Mime time I have bee.i very
busy. I have lieen in the front Unas
iind would like to tell you ahout the
•hellr, rax. and other excitement, but
I can't do too much of .hat, hut will
say ( haven't got even a binder on
m.- from being there. I will not be
able to mail you another letter po«
-ibly for two week*, however if 1 can
I will write you again Tuesday. Thin
i* Saturday. Tell all the kid* to write
some time, it ia impoaxibtc to writ*
for several day*, however thoigs ara
a* hrndy and convenient here an one
ean expert. I would like t > iret an
American paper to read the war dope.
Well in • short, time it trill alt be over
any way i ha ■ aim will all be •urpriaad
to know some of tha tJfTrir* th"t will
be revealed. I received your letter*
ye»t'.'rday, August Hi. that wn>- writ
ten in Columbia, g. c., no you can *ee
How slow mail travels.
I.rttar from Vestal Taylor, now in
France to hl» mother, Mr*. A. J. Tay
lor, of Ararat, V O.
Somewhere in France
Sept. 22. ltllfl.
Dear Mother:
We arrived here safely, it really
«eem< good to sleep in Vied without
be ntr rocked to sleep. Tho I was dis
appointed in not getting to see a sub
ma'ine. however there were several'
lurking around, they did not appear
to be wliere I was looking.
I am well and enjoying Ufa finn,
• an not sea. ick but very little; "fed
th» flh" only once. I enj.ivul the
trip most of the time, we had but
very llule rough «ea.
To mv urprise I met two Sum
boy * rhi ■ morning, l.onnie Wilmnurh
and TVron Snow. I find that there
are several boy from Surry here, al
ii Mime from Winston-Srlem. Arthur
Folk, a lliatt boy, and Koy Rroman
from Pilot Mountain are here. I have
not seen tl em yet, but they are com
ing over thin afternoon.
There ari several of us boys that
;' r' he 20 of July together yet. Snow.
Mann, Shacklefnrd and Shelt'w are
I .n'h me, *o you -ee we don't ,ret lone
some.
It ccrtainly is amusing to »ee the
fVonch as their customs are io dif
; feren*. from our own. It mske* me
I laufh to see two horse* hitched, one
in front of the other pulling a cart,
I had seen picture- of it but didn't
think I would ever get to ee such.
There are lota of other interesting
things but I can't write them all thi
tins
Write me renl *«on for I haven't
(heard from home in a month.
Letter from Kdxar Hdrk to hia
father Mr. (>. C. Wrlth of ML Airy.
Somewhere in France.
Sunday, Sept. 1, 1918.
Dear M~mma and t'apn:
1 have been expecting a letter from
you for the last week, hut so far none
naii com«. hut we have been on the
move for the last week ami I don't
rue« »iir mail ha* nad time to catch
up with u* yet.
We are near the front, but not in
real action yet. I rant nee much dif
ference in the front and any other
place in France. Of course we run
near the hi(r run*, but you know we
dont have any dew ing* with them.
Now Mother dont he the le**t hit
unea y about me, because I'm at the
front, for I am not in any more dan
rer here than I »«s hack, for you
know I hav» .t (rood place to work and
am not in any dr.at all.
I dont think it will be eery Ion* be
fore we will all be back together. I
r»f" you read in the paper* about
tne war and you all know Juat about
a* mucli about It aa we do.
Wr are having Iwautiful weather
althn the niirhU are cool. Juat about
like they are In Mount Airy.
Now Mother If you dont hear from
me as often aa you think you ought
to let m • know and I will write mora
often. Of course My latter* will be
abort for you know that I don't know
any nrwa to write, but m lone »• y°u
ran hoar from me ami know that T
am well I guess you aiw satisfied
Wall I will he having another birth
(lay bofore »»• 7 Ions, and whan I
think about it. I'm rotting pretty
old, too. Don't tho yaara fly.
MAther. you all write mo roal of
ten now cause I'm always ao glad to
hoar from yon. This laavoa ma well
and I truly hope it will And you all
wall. Supper la roady ao I guess I
will >ttop. Wi'h oceans of love to
everyone of you. I am, ate.
Support »ho President.
Now York World.
Twenty years .»gn, whan the'* wai
a republican administration in power.
And tho Unitad Stale* was «t war, tha
republiran leaden had (n.aiclve and
■leftnita opinion* aa to th« evil that
would nereaaaiily roault from a re
publican defeat in tha congressional
election* and tha choice of a demo
cratic congress.
Theodore Roosevelt, then a candi
date for governor of New Y-wk, et
preraed tha iaaue in thia fn*hi .r
"Rememlier that whether you will
or will not, your vote this year will
be viewed by the nation* of Rjrope
from one standpoint only. They will
draw no fine destinctions, A refusal
to sustain tha preaident thia year will,
in thair eyaa, he rend aa a refusal to
suatr.in the war and to nuatain the
effort* of our peace commission to
aorure tha fruit* of war."
Benjatnine Harrison, former presi
dent of the Unitad .States, was even
mora emphatic:
"If the word (roe* forth that the
people of the United State* are stand
ing solidly behind the president, the
task of the peace commissioners will
he ea*y. but if there ia a break in the
rank*—if the democrat* score a tell
ing victory, if democratic congress
men. senators, and governors, are
elected—Spain will see in it a gleam
of hope; she will take freah hope and
it renewal of hostilities, more war.
may be neresrary to seen re to us
what w« have already won."
If these arguments were valid in
lTOfl, they must b« a thousand t'mer
valid in 1918 whan the fate of tea:
world re eta upon the United State*
and ita government. Neither Mr
Harrison nor Mr. Roosevelt in 1HVS
raised any question as to the patriot
ism of a democratic congress. That
was not an i.tsue. It is not an issue
now. What they were concerned about
was the effect in Europe of a repudi
ation at the polls of the McKinley
».Immigration—for that i* w'uat tiie
•lircti/m of a liemorratw eongresut in
H'JH would hnve meant, just a* the
lection of a republican congress in
I91M will be interpreted cs a repudi
ition of the Wilson administration.
PRESIDENT GRAHAM
DIES FROM PNEUMONIA
One of the State'* Fineit Char
acters and Youngest Presi
dent* of University.
Ch ip*l Hill. Oct. 28.—Edw.'rd Kid
der G :.hnm. president of the L\.iver
<ity of North Uarol''i?i, prominent
lender in state. >ouUi*;n cm: national
i-durr. lioral affairs, died at his home
here tonight at H:15 w'.th p.teumi nia.
following influenza. Hi death, al
though not unutpeoted by U e who
woir acquainted with the ferious na
ture of hut illne-s ov "whelms .ie
j»i*;i.ity community with grief an.l
will bring sadness to v.ou nrd* of
former students snd friends through
out L':t tate a'.d natioi. The fureral
will lie held hv*i*e Monday st 2 o'clock
In the death of President Graham
the university loses a leader *'o in
th-> brief peiiod during which he had
bee-i at its head had b ought it into
intimate touch wi:h the people in a
stefulily increasing service and ut the
same Lime had focused tie attention
of the nation upon it as an institution
keenly sensitive to the educational
need > ef the present day.
Sincr America's entry into the war
Graham's qualities as a director in all
| fields of educational e ideavor had
' been cor.stantly sought and at the
I time of hi* death he wis serving as
i l>eetor of the student*' army train
ing corps of the south Atl.- -.tic sta es,
a* trustee of the American University
! union in Europe, as a member of the
; international committee of the Y. M.
1 C. A. and a* a member of the educa
Itionil committee of the council of na
Ition.nl defense.
Within the university circle Presi
dent Grahom was the irtimate, in
spiring friend of every member of the
faculty and student body. His person
ality was of the npliftinr. stimulating
sort that gave ne% ideals to men and
aa • result his death will he felt as a
deeply personal spiritual loas to thou
sands of university Man.
MRS. BICKETT IS BACK
FROM BATTLE FRONTS.
Much o# Hmr Tim. in Franc*
Wm Sp«nt is St Mikial Bat
tle Sector.
Raleigh, Oet. M,—Mm. Thomas W.
Hiikett, who ha* been since lata Au
gnat away studying Y. M. C. A. con
dition* for th* government, returned,
from Franca today and instead of go
ing immediately into the government
work for which .he had qualified, she
plant' d into the influenaa nursing in
which the women are nerving aa 10 to
nn« man.
Mm. Bickett spent from September
4 to October 1(1 in France. Hhe hail
the joy of occupying the territory
which hut lately had been abandoned
by the kaiaer on hi* grand rovers#
march to Pari*. A great deal of her
time ha* been in the St. Mihiel sector,
where the American* fought *o well.
Hhs retu-ned with a party in which
was General Kergemon. he of raiaing
the- Maine fame. The general declared
that these tfnopn, picked from the
good states »f North and oHuth Car
olina in large part with Tennessee
and others liberally represented ..re
the befit men in the service. In the
terrific fighting the casualties hava
been amazingly small, large a* they
are. Mra. Bickett eeing many of the
wounded boys whose spirit thrilled
her.
"The feeling throughout the camp*
over there la that the war la almoat
over," Mra. Bickett said. "*o nearly
over that many of our troops do not
hope to havo the chance to give Ger
many some of the punishment sus
tained by our allies. In France every
body ia confident that the war haa
been won, but there is so much of sor
row throughout France that you could
hardly say the French are overjoyed
They have suffered so much that they
are not even in position to be jubilant.
"Their spirit ia wonderful of coarse
and they are willing to Aght on until
feet-many la brought to her knee*. But
even that would not make France joy
ful. The French soldier* are ju*t as
sure of our early victory as are the
Amreicans, at leant, as well as I could
keep up with them in talking with
them I gathered that.
"Both French and American boys
tell of the atroritie* just as we have
read them. I heard one of the men
tell how several of his comrade - went
out to hring back to the lines a
wounded soldier. When they found
him he wo* tied down wi'h a hand
behind him. A* they released him a
ham! grenade burst, killing them all. I
heard another doctor tell hov a
wounded German who had been
nursed hack to health wnt leaving the
hospital and aaked to sea he man in
charge. Failing to see him, an the
German ««id, to thank !■ im, he called
for the nurse, took har 1 r the hand,
twisted hor arm and broke it. Tne sol
diers say the stories of brutality have
not been exaggerated.
-rne iieva-iion attenmng me vi<
toriou* march of -h«- ('.<■> man* ha,~
l>r«n correctly I w-m over many
of the villapos a^l winie of these are
town* say of the size of Louisburg,
2,000 or more people. In these villa
ge* often not a house is left standing
And the Germni's who blew up the
building* would take the material*
anal pot them on the system of road*
built behind the linen.
"The boys from our state, a (Treat
many of thorn, are right in the heart
of the fighting and they were where
1 could not *ee them We were close
enough to hear the guns and to exper
ience the sensation of screaming
shells. The presence of war was
brought near to us, too, by the targe
number of German prisoner* who had
been taken and were at that time be
ing employed on the road* of the al
lies. The allies treat the wounded
German prisoners as well a* they do
our own. Of course we aaw thous
ands of both kinds."
Mrs. Rickett came back and went
over under escort of fighting boats.
They aaw only cne submarine on the
trip, and it hadn't a c* ance to do
anything but to drive thw passengers
once to their belt* and to get ready
for attack. Mrs. Ricke.. came back
at the call of the government, whose
work is interrupted by the epidemic.
Die state law and many local ordi
1 nances forbid crowding theaters and
| public halls and require that aisles
' moat be kept clear. Furthermore,
that no more tickets mast be sold
than there are seats. Safety First and
accident prevention should impel au
thorities in aH towns to rigidly en
force theee law* and ordinance*.
V
AMERICA'S STRENGTH IN
AIR U GETTING RESULTS
How a Bombing 1i|wilnm ii
Started on a Raid Into En*.
my Torritory.
With American Aviator* in Franca
:Oet. 21.— D»« Mart of aa American
, bombing squadron un a raid into
\ German territory ia a spectacle to
«tir tha enthusiasm of an American
and inspire him with an appreria
tion of America's growing strength
I in the air.
The squadron already hail been
over the German line* twice that day
with fair success and the aviator*
loungwd in nhady -pot*, jibir.g one
another or idly commenting upon the
i evolution* of practice aeroplane ■
overhead, when the correspond ?nt of
the Aaaoriated Free* visited the fly
ing Held.
(hit of a concealed and camouflaged
office out there stepped suddenly the
flght leader, lieutenant Gunderlach,
1 who already ha* been named in the
official America c-ommuniqo* for pro
gem in the air.
The aviator!! xpraing to their feet
and gathered around their leader for
the final instruction*. H« had not
been at all satirfled with tBe two per
formance* of the day. TT»ey had
show a tendency to straggle over
much and had not kept sufficiently
"bunched."
Hot criticism poured from hi* lip.<
and the youngsters were silent in em
barrassment. The leador did not
spare them, but iterated and re iter
ated that "the formation is the tiling
the saquadro ia the thing." and Anally j
"God help a straggler."
Then, the ordeal over, the avia
tors went silently to their quarter*
for that great, heavy, Arctic cloth
ing. In the turn of a hand they were
back on the field swathing and
swaddling ihem elves to the eyes,
tucking chocolate into their pockets
(for they get l.ungry up in the air,)
or breaking open a frosh package of
chewing gum, which helps to alle
viate nervousness and ha* a steady
ing effect.
The last machine gun had been
tested, the last pro pel. er hail been
twir'ed until it revolving at lightning
speed. The commandc gave an al
most inperceptible wave of his hand.
Airplane number one. bearing the
flight leader, threw off it. restraining
mechanics and swept in a big curve
across the field, "taxing" clumsily
across the field with it* wei-'ht of
bombs to a position from which it
could rise at thel:er.d of the group.
One by one the ot'i ers followed
suit, taking up position just behind
anil to the righ. anil left of the lead
ed until they were spread out like a
huge covey of ungainly but marvel
lously colored bird*. As they waited
they tossed out rocket* which, do
spite the brilliant sunlight, flared a
blinding red and white. The te-t
was complete. They were ready for
the start.
Aga.n the commai.ler gav« a sig
nal. The noise of the motors rose
to deafening proportion*. The great
covey began to move, gained spewl
as they sped northward across the
field, then one after another "took
off' the ground. All the clumsiness
of the "ta*i-ing" was gone. The
machines had become graceful bird*
in fact.
Swiftly they rose, while still r ith-(
in sifrl I, to a great height, looking
for all the world like a flock of geese
with the leader at the neck of the
formation. Later on when about to
cross the line, they would draw clos
er together into a compact tightly
knit group, hut always following,
whether to left or right, the two lit
tle white pennants streaming out
■ from the leader's machine.
Wilton > Latest Note
Is Praised in Japan.
Tokio, Fridcy Oct. 25.—Unqualified
i administration of Pres. W.lson's atti
i tude toward Germany i» expressed in
| official circle:. The reply is praised
highly as deserving the moat pro
j found attention of all the belligerent
. nations fighting a common enemy,
j who ia a deliberate trangressor of
i the cauae of peace, justice and hu
manity.
President Wilson'a note is contider
j ed to be fully comprehensive. His
I refusal to treat with the Prussian
rulers of Germany, according to opin
ion here, is so sxplicity and unmis
takably expressed ss to sraoss ad
miration worthy of the leading cham
pion of tntsraatioael J—ties, at the
all whs stand for right sad Justice.
BREVITY Of GERMANY'S
REPLY IS SIGNIFICANT.
3mm» London Paper* Think
That PtwmI C*rnu>B Pa*.
Iur» Really Meant Peace.
London, Oet. "Tli* brevity of
the reply to Praaidant Wilson*-. laat
not* ia a manure of it* aigniftcar.ea,"
aeya the Daily Naw«. "President Wtl
son's noi« put an and to further argu
ment. It ii due to Dr. Solf, the Gar
man foreign secretr.ry. to nay that hia
nota it precisely what tha wvs ji« de
manded." »
"If parf, aa tha new posture of
Germany warrant* ua in believing !»
coming within reach," the new-paper
continue*. "there muat he no delay
in taking st»pa to and hostilities.
There ia no justification in fighting
on for what ran ha ha<l for the aak
inn. The term* for an armistice
must t>a rigorous hut must not ha
needlpr ly so."
Tha Kx press enumernt ng tha lat
eat occurrence* in Germany, including
the reply to the President, exclaim*:
"The sign* portend enough, p dining
to a *pe.-dy end of the nightmare and
indicating an aceptance of Jia term*
noon to ha dictated."
The Chronicle say*:
"The German reply ia. in effort, an
unqualified acceptance. Nothin" re
rpaina hut for the associated power*
to nnnouncc without delay the pro
gram of naval and mili*_-ry measures'
which the armistice nec •» itatc*. It
ia unlikely that Germany will object
to the detail* after agreeing to the
principle. If her situation were not
desperate she would never have gone
so far aa she ' a*. If any confirma
tionwere needed ax to the 'significance
of Dr. Sulfa reply, it would lie found
in G ?neral Ludcndorff's resignation."
Tlie Daily mail hopes and believe*
the allien "will not do anything so
fooltrh' as to immediately dircWne the
term* upon which they are willing to
grant au armiatice. The paper -ay*
the Ge- man reply doea n&t meet Pra*
ident Wilson'* questions and, after
summarizing the moat recant happen
ing* in Germany declares, in effect
nothiag is altered there.
"Tie sword ia still in the hands of
autocracy" the paper says. "It will
be time enough for Marrhal Foch to
tate the term-; when thct -word haa
been broken or surrendered."
"The promptitude of the reply ma7
e accepted aa convincing evidence at
iea.st of Germany's de*ir 1 and need of
an armi tlce." say* the Poafc. "Dr.
SolfV aj*urauce regarding far-reach
ing changes are rot ve>> satisfying,
however. Nothing has happened aa
yet to «ugge"t that anyti'ing furda
mental ha» been changed in Germany
except the expectation of victory.
* * • T!?e fir*t condition of r.ny
armi tice is thr.t Germany shall ha
ui.abte to break it or ref'ise the con
ditions the allien dictate. If the Ger-.
man government mean- bu.iine?* it
will av'id plenipotentiaries to Mar
shal Foch bu*. from p-e?ert indica
tions Germany'- mlcr* are iatent on
ly on gaining time."
The Times gr.yn:
"There i* no new yiewpoi- t in tha
German reply except t> at it sjek*
rather crudely to impose upon Presi
dent W'i-on and the allie-i the initia
tion of proposals for an armi 'ice. It
is for the Cerman* to npp ?aeh .ha
naval and military commander* wilh
their fotnal petition for a cessation
of w-r."
General Run on Bank* ,
in The German Empire.
Amsterilam. Oct. 2">.Public anxiety
over the solvency of th« empire ap
parently in becoming acute in Ger
many. The hoarding of money has
become so rampant as to cause great
inconvenience. There Han been a gen
eral run on banks to cloae account*,
ami the theift of hidden fund* is of
daily occurrence.
With ita depleted by the war
and grip, the German treasury is
turning out new currency at top
speed but, acording to The Lokal Aa
xeiger, of Berlin. H melt* like anew
when the sun shines and the cus
tomary backflow into the state coffers
haa reaaed completely. The retch -
sbank in the third quarter of theyear
issued the unprecedented amount of
four billion marks Tn new money, or
nearly twice the amount issued in the
same period last year.
The government haa been compell
ed to make war lean coupon* legal
tender. Pears are growing that If
the oOcial appears to rsftita
hoarding are Ml h*adsi< the
*t meter* nl