LETTERS OF INTEREST
FROM OUR SOLDIERS
HOW A SUMY MAN WOULD
DISPOSE OF THE EX-KLAJSER.
On The Front Linen, Oct. 22, 1918.
Editor Mount Airy News:
The following la a poem that I have written while
Hitting on the frv.nt linen with sheila falling all around me.
I wouhi like to have you print the poem in The Mew* an
my home ia in Surry and many of my people will nee
the paper. Your* truly,
T. 9. JESSUP.
Let Hm Kaiaar lire.
As long an the flower* their perfume give.
So long I'd let the Kaiser live.
Live and live for a million year*.
With nothing to drink but Belgian tear*.
With nothing to quench hi* awful thirst.
But the salted brine of a Schotchman's curse.
I would let him live on a dinner each day.
Served from silver on a golden tray.
Served with things both dainty and sweet.
Served with everything but things to eat.
And I'd make him a bed of silken sheen.
With coatly linens to lie between.
With covera of down, and fillets of lace.
And downy pillows piled in place.
Yet when Uf its comfort he would yield.
It should stink with rot of the battle-fleld.
And blood and bones and brains of men.
Should cover him. smother him. and then.
His pollows should cling with the rotten cloy.
Cloy from the grave of a soldier boy.
And while God's Star* their vigils keep.
And while the waves the whit" sands sweep.
He should never, never, never sleep.
And through all the days, through all the years
There should be an anthem in his ears.
Ringing, and singing and never done.
From the edge of light to the set of aun.
Moaning and moaning and moaning wild,
A ravaged French girl's bastard child.
Then I'd ahow him a ship from over the sea.
As fine a ship as ever could be.
leaden with water cold and sweet.
Laden with everything good to eat.
Yet scarce doe* she touch the silvered sands.
Than a hot and Hellish molten shell.
Should change his Heaven into Hell,
And though he'd watch on the Wave-swept shore.
Our Lusitania would rise no more.
In "No Man's Land" where the Irish fell,
I'd start the Kaiser a private Hell,
I'd stab him, jab him. give him gas.
In every wound I'd pour ground glass,
I'd march him out where the brave boys died
Out past the lads they crucified.
In the fearful gloom of his living tomb.
There is one thing I'd do before I was through,
I'd make him sing in stirring manner.
The wonderful words of "The Star Spangled Banner."
Letter from Clyde Sh.ltor to his
sinter. Mine Maggu- Shrlton. of Mount
Airy, N. G
Somewhere in France,
Sept. 14. 1918
Dear Sister:
I write to let you know that I am all
O. K , and am enjoying good hen 1th.
We luive been havrng disagreeable
weather. Magrie there is only one
thing the people do that we do and
that ia they walk with their feet and
look with tneir eye*. It i» a stranire
roontry and a funny people. Well
I guess people over there think we
boys over here are having a picnic,
but we are not. We are doing just
what people should think we are do
ing who Know anything about what
war is. It i* no play job, you bet,
but the boys are in good heart and are
trying to do what Uncle Sam would
have them do. So aiways remember
that the boys are up against a big
nropoaition. And i think they are do
ing aa well aa they could be expect
ed to do. All the folks back home
should write to the ooy* over here for
they do enjoy getting mail.
Letter from Thomas Lewellyn to
his Bother who lire* at Round I'eak.
American E F.. France.
Oct. 30th.
Dear Mother:
I write a few line* this beautiful
morning that you may know 1 nm BT«*t
ting alone allright. except I have
mump*. I cam* to the hospital Sun
day. Don't be alarmed at me being
In the hospital, for In the army if you
nt • IHnger mashed thev send you
t»ere. Probably you have read
the story of the soldier in theh»*pital
that didn't want to get well. It is a
nice place to stay, but I enjoy being
out and it agrees with me. Now you
must not worry about me. I haven't
a e<>ld or cough, except my jaws
•re puffed out like a wmxtchurk, so
don't worry. Mather, you must not
think strange if you don't hear as of
ten a* you wish to, for I will white
•very rhai.re I have. Well, you might
imagine t wm-ld like to have a letter
as it has been five weeks since I had
one. Hie weather ts getting cool
hare, see n little ice nudging about in
the mornings. Well you know that
makes me think o( hog killing time.
Guess it is not so cold there yet. We
are a little ahead in a few things, we
arc eating dinner when you all are
eating breakfast, I think six hours
time is the difference. Well. I guess
the boys are making preparation to
go to school, as it will soon start.
Tell John and Jim not to skate too
much on the ice this «tnter. if they do
I won't brini; them a thing when I
come home \mas. Well, you must
not worry about me, for I will be all
right. I thought once I would not
tell you 1 had mumps, it might worry
you. then I thought it best not to keep
anything from you so you may know
if anything happens I will let you
know. Hoping I m«y soon hear from
you all. Reme mber me in your pray
er* that I may return safely. Hope
this may find all well. My prayers
are that I may return safely and find
all well.
Lfllfr from H. G. Iturgeaai to his
father. Mr. W. D. Burgess, of Mount
Airy. Koutr 3.
Somewhere in France,
Auf. 11. 1918.
My Darling Mother:
1 know 1 should have written home
before now hut what I want to *ay.
I don't know whether it will (ret by
or not, but I am ruin* to tell you any
w»v. We hrve been at the front for
eight day* now and I was lucky
enoujrh to get bark to rest ramp with
out even a scratch, hut one day while
I win up in the front lines I saw
some of the N. C. boys from the In
fantry "go west" as thev call it over
here. No doubt you all have read
«»vernl times of the Western front.
Well 1 have been there. If you have
hoard anything from my allotment
yet, I wi»h you would let me know,
i am getting tired of tliem taking
twenty-two dollars from mv pay
eviry month and you not irettinir one
rent of it, and am g«ad to say I have
got one hundred dollar's worth of
I.ib«rty Bond'r paid for. The month
of July finished the payments, so
you see. Mr. W. P. ia supposed to ret
my bonds some time in the near fu
tm But I Mirn tkn wtU ba m
wtrrm •ending tbeon the hand* nut m
hM (na mm )■■■» >■
ton in r«f«rdi to mf
1 know by new it -ha
eetaed. f Mb the i
1»I7.
Ha« Ray MM what be la go lag
to dm* Wall my advice i« that ba go*
intn lk* Aviation <arnfca. I think ba
ia capable of ratting by with tba n
■ I triad getting wiula
Camp Sevier bat to my
tbara vara no taora atationn
for anamination for enliatad Man.
Rut I think I am In a vary good
branch of tba nervire. and juat Moot
aa nafe aa any, they are all danger
I -outd tall, I mnai m hook of
horribta things which happened, and
wbwb I aaw happen while I waa ap
in Flandora. Now [ muat tall you all
the condition of tba franrha*. thay ara
little narrow irenrnei. We wad ad
mud up to our knees m>mt ail tha
tuna wa warn up tbara in tha tranche*.
I taw Glenn thraa time* bafora ata
'"'t fW tha front, lie had not baan ttp.
But I can't nay whara ha ia now. I
bo pa ha ia getting along O. It. I am
well and in tha bant of haalth. and !
truly hope you all ara the tame. How
i" papa'-s haalth. f hope he ia getting
alnnir O K. 1 will give you my pr*
»ent add rax* and I want you to «end
it to all tha family. I would write
to ail of Ihoin but I hate to writ* tha
*me thing to mi many people. I owe
about a dozen letter*.
Letter from Jeaae Hedges to hi*
father. Wfl. Hodfn, of Mount Airy.
.Somewhere in Franee,
.Sept. 2M.
near Father:
I write • few tine* te let yam know
that 1 am wall, t have enjoyed my
trip well and have been over a good
part of France. W„ have been here
a week and ! gue .* we will noon leave.
We are very close to the (Iring Itne
and I guana we will soon go to the
trench«n.
v
/ •!.«■»ter trmm Rgbert H. Jowee te hia
Mother. Mr*. T. J. J one* of Mt. Airy.
Somewhere in France.
Aug. 8, 1918.
Dear Mama and Sinter:
Will anawer your letters received
today. Sura waa glad to hear from
IN all end hear you are well. I am
well ami getting along line, never felt
better in my life, have got several
letters from ynu all, but can't get
too many, for 411 of us boys are al
ways glad to bear from home. They
their language so we can talk to them
very wen. Some of them ran talk
English very good, dome of the girls
are very pretty, but give me the U. 3.
girla for mine. 1 have not seen Greely
vet. may run up on him any 0I1I day.
I met up with Mine of the Ik>v* I
know almost every day. Don't think
rt will he very long nef«>re we wil be
r oming home. There are a lot of
Americans over here now and they
are making good too, they are show
ing the people over here what they
.■an do, guess you read all about us in
the papers. Write often and tell me
evervthinr and don't worry about
me 1 am all right.
ounogll ob hm hmhm hmhm hhh
letter frem Frank P. Colsea te his
father. Sam t olsee M Round Peak..
Dear Father:
Just a line to let you all hear from
me. I am well and am enjoying my
trip. Have seen a good trip and have
enjoyed the sights across the ocean.
Hope you all are well and getting
along fine. Wish you all could have
been with me and seen for your self
just what it is to go across the ocean.
The Boys enjoy being here. They
sing and play games from morning
till night. They never seem tired
and in good hopes an,* hope to be Iwck
•oon. White me often that I may
hear from yeu all at least once or
twice a meek. Must close, hope to
get a letter from you all soon.
Food Saving Drive to
Be Inaugurated Soon.
Raleigh Nov. 21.—A food conserva
tion and war relief campaign Decem
ber 1 that is expected to arouse the
people of North Carolina and bring
to them a full consciousness of the
continued importance of food conser
vation ar. the activities of the food
administrr ion generally was planned
and outlii id at the conference of
county f xl administrators with
State Foot Administrator Henry A.
Page and hi staff, which ended here
this morning. The fact was empha
sized that with the coming of peace
the demand for food for export has
been increased instead of decreased,
the minimum expectations now being
20,000,000 tons instead of 18,000,000
tons, which would have been required
if the war had been continued.
It was emphasized by both Mr. Fort
and Mr. Tage that penalties for pro
fiteering and every disregard of food
administration rule* and regulation*
| that are continued in force will be
' pushed more severely than heretofore,
1 the voluntary contributions to the
i Red Cross and other lesser penalties
giving way to the revocation of li
censes or the blacklisting of dealers
who are guilty.
FIRST or THE GERMAN
SEA WOLVES GIVEN UP.
London No*. 20.—Tha following me
at lb* lumodtr of Ik* itit
batch at 20 C—rmmn Mubmannea which '
to given by M eye-witneae of ihe inci
dent. Mora thr.n M other German nub- j
■•nm m to be wdid over to the I
■Iliad navai command bafora tha and
F» —•
f A ftar *teaming una 20 milaa
prmaa tha North M. tha Harwich
(forra«, which confuted at live light i
brrui«i'r« »nd 20 dantroyerr wara nirht
j»A. Tha Itag "hip of Admiral Tyrwhitt
,tha riwn mender, wax tha Purr .ran.
Hlsrh above tha Mpadron hung a big
observation balloon.
Tha *quadrna. hnuM by tha flag
•hip. than itaamad toward tha Dutch
at followed bjr the Coventry,
Oraifon, Danal and Santaur. Other
ahipa followed in Una, with thair navi
gation light* nl.oaung. Tha picture
wan a nobla ona aa tha great vaaaala.
with tha moon atill chining, ploughed
through thair way in and took part.
Soon after the BritU'.i «qim<lmn
started tha "paravane*" were dropped
overboard. There devices are shap
ed like tope, an divert any mine*
which may be encountered, for the
vaaeela were now entering • mine
Almost everyone on board donned a
life bait and juat aa the red nun ap
peared above the horrixon the flrnt
German submarine appeared in light.
Soon after 7 o'clock 20 submarine*
were seen in line accompanied by two
German destroyer*, the Tibania and
tho Sierra Ventana, which were to
take the submcrine crows back to
Germany after the tranrfer.
All the submarine* were on the sur
face with their hatches open and
their crews standing on deck. The
vessel* were flying no flags whatever
and their guns were trained fore and
aft, m -accordance with the terms of
•title' soon (fed 'on tie Cerncao
and all the gun crews took up their
stations, ready for any possible trea-1
chery.
The leading destrcyer, in response
to a signal from the admiral, turned
and led the wny towards England
and the .•ubmar n« were ordered jd\
foil. w.
They imme.iir.tely did so. The sur- i
render had been accomplished.
Each cruiser turned and keeping a
careful lookout, -.teamed toward Har
wich. On one of the largest of the
submarines, which carried two 5.9
gun*. 23 »<Hcers and men were eouno
«l on her deck. The cr-.ft wa-i eati
matcl to he nearly 300 feet m ler.g-j.
Its number had been painted oat.
One of the submarinee was aecn to
send up a couple of carrier pigeon*
and at once a signal wu flashed
from the admiral that it had no right
to do this.
When the ships had cleared the
minefield and entered the war channel
the "paravanes" were hauled aboard.
On reaching a point some 20 miles off
Harwich the shipe dropped anchor,
and Captain Addison came out on the
.warship Mailstone.
British crews were then put on
beard the submarines to take them in
to harbor. With the exception of the
engine staffs, all the German sailors
remained on deck. The submarines
were then taken through the gates of
the harbor and the German crew?
were transferred to the transports
which will take them back to Ger
many.
As the boat* went through the
pate* the white ensign was run up up
on each of them with the German
flair underneath.
Each German submarine comman
der at the transfer was required to
sign a declaration to the effect that
his vessel was in running order, that
its periscope was intact, that its tor
pedoes were unloaded and that its
torpedo heads were safe.
Orders had been issued forbidding
any demonstration and these instruc
tions were obeyed to the letter. There
was complete silence as the sub-,
marine* surrendered and as the crews'
were transferred. So ended an his
toric event and the first portion of the
Qerman submarine fleet is now in, the
hands of the British navy.
Do not magine that because other
rough medicines failed to give you
r*IMf that it will be the same with
fhamberia in'* Cough Remedy. Bear
in mind that from a small beginning
this rtimedy hft gaineJ a world wide
reputation an* immense sale. A med
icine must ha v*'exceptional merit to
win osteetn Wliarever it becomes
known.
I
SHirmC BOARB ABLE TO
Haw York. Nov. 16.-Eriwart IV. |
Hurtay chairman of tba UnM Stats* ,
•hipping hnarri, announced Kara to
nlgkt on tka arg of Mi ilepflrtura fn»
Koropa, that tka fowammant inianria
to ratum to diti country nrvaeriily a,
larra part of tba Amariran a^ pari I .
tionary 'orraa. "Hia prrpoaa of St.- |
Hurtay'i trip to Cumpa U to arranga
tba riatail* for fhair •r*n«portation. |
To offbat (ha loaa of tranapot ttm
agw through tba with 'rawal of IJrit
iah ihipa MHarto iti(«k»I in carry
inw •' marican ••.!.*'ar. r.raraaaa. Mr
llnrlay h~ aa tr titlli- 10 Tar
man nna v «trtan Unar* with oataM
mnriattona for J 000 mar aa<-h. In mm-!
pan*atton for tba "loan" of Jtara »aa- -
aala, ha wid, foori would ba nant to
tha paopla of cantral Fur ope in their
raturn vayacaa.
Mr. Hurley wud the dipping board
would be abla to bring fmop* hack at
the rate of 30•,000 a month, "If th«
war department wants them return-!
ed aa fiwt aa that." lit would meet
General Perahing »' A meriran Held
headquarter*, ha addad. to discuaa the
detaill of thair home roming.
Whila ha will go abroad with Her
bert Hoover, to co-operate in arrange-1
marta for tha shipment ard distribu
tion of foodatuffa to region* liberated
under tha armi«tire terms and in a1
degree later to ha determined by Ger
many and Auatria, Mr. Hurley md
his miaaion had primarily to do with
"getting' the boya back home."
Cunvaleacent wounded, including
many man who would have returned!
to tha front had the war continued,
would be the drat troop* brought rnit
of Franca, ha aaid. They would ne I
followed by unita of varioua branch.■«
of tha aarvica, following plana al
ready partlr worked out by Secretary
Baker and the genaral staff.
Depesda m Development*.
On future davalupwaiUa in tha in-(
and their relations with tha allies, the
shipping officials added together with
the trend of European events in gen
eral, would depend the number of
troops to be brought to this country
within th a next few months, but he
was preparing he stated, to transport
largw contingent*.
There are TT transports flying the
American flag. Mr. Hurley said, and
it is hoped that these, with German
and Austrian liners which he anlici- <
pates using temporarily will suffice
to bring American soldier* home as
rapidly u the military authorities de
sire. If thair capacity proves inad
equate. he added, the shipping board
has 125 double deck cargo vestals,
some of which can be transformed for1
transport work.
Mr. Hurley said he would take up
with the allied maritime transport
council in London, which would in
turn confer with the German and
Austrian Maritime authorities, tiv>
question of utilizing some of the idle
tonnage of the central powers.
British transports he ststed. which
have carried BO per cent, of the Amer
ican troops bound overseas since the
military program wa_- increased ear
ly last summer, will be utilixed to
convey British dominion and colonial
troop- back to their country. Mr.
Hurley said that present plans call
for his return -*rith Mr. Hoover be
fore Christmas. They will said on
the Olympic tomorrow, going first to
London for a three days conference
with food and shipping officials, and
thence to Paris.
firrat Merchaat H«L
Commenting on the government'*
plan to continue the emergency nhip
building; program to help make up the
world'* deficit of 20.000,000 ton*
brought about through the ravages of
war, Mr. Hurley said American yards
will produce 150 vessels of 1.000,000
tons eggregate during November and
lJecember.
Mr. Harley declared that hir board
hopes to return ships in the service of,
the war department and vessels under |
its own charter engaged in govern
ment trade to the regular commercial
channels within a year. The shipping
board would continue, he asserted, its
policy of paying American wages and
would conduct a country-wide propa
gania to attract men to the merchant
atari to.
Mr. .Hurley predicted that within 5
years 1,000.000 men will be engaged
in ope;rating the merchant (left, in
cluding ofllcers and soamcn. shipyard
worker* ,and men and woaaem in fac-,
tories making marine equipment.
Washington, Nov. 18.—The war de
Aafced ^periArally tf aay * tha
l»T
iiHT '»*t *• MtiiMlM at the
GenanU Penhing tt >«
JU.JI jjjfjriHU A. a#
ronPMfi in* Taw? 'ju^Jinon nm
M »i»> hark How. bat it
in »M llui mnnjr factor* in Mi plaM
theee Ia 'he c—rtuw nt what propor
tion of th* imH Hnty til Kurupa
American force* will aaaome. Pre
imably the <upwnw war munrtl
fhmagfc Ma militai v H'ttlwi' at Vnr
•aillaa ia working thin r|<i»«tion with
r^rarri to ail the allied armiea a* wall
a* tha American.
Another element that ia expected to
iro far toward determining tba urn*
when many of tha A awnrin tmopa
ran ba withdrawn from Europe ia tha
turn of event* in Germany. [f a ■ ta
ble government ia «et up thara quick
ly antl rmier maintained, thara will
not ha great need for keeping a larva
American force avai labia near tha
German border, and it ia aaeumed by
many oflcera that only tha gBrrtaon
ing of varione fort* and 'ortreaaas
would ba required. Should tha perf
lation m Germany follow the rourae
of the Ruaaian upheaval however and
a conditio* of anarrhy and lawlaaa
naaa prevail, it ia impaaaittle to fore
ran tha extant to wfcirh military in
tervention might be required or tha
«ope of American ro-operation in
nueh an enterprise.
Mr. Raker ha* previously indicated
the fundamental desire of the war de
partment in mustering out the army
would be to releat*, first, those men
who had been longest in France and
the first in action. In that event it to
to he expected that the first and m~
rand Iregular) divisions and the 2Atb,
l New England). 42 (Rainbow) and 41
(Sunset) national gard division*
would be the flrst to be sent home.
Mr. Hurley's reference to employ
pedlte the return of the troops was
considered here as looking ahead sev
eral months. Undoubtedly the Ger
man ships will he used to transport
food to Europe and on their tripe to
this country coulii be used to move
tmnns. A< the ihip* have been idle
since early in the war it is thought
considerable tune will he required to
get them in condition for service.
AMERICAN FRONT LINE
IS NEAR GERMAN SOIL
Will Rest Three or Four Days
Before Takiag up March
Across the Border.
American Army of Occupation Sat
urday, November 23.—The front lines
of the American army of occupation
tonight rested along the Luxemburg
German border on the Sauer river
and thence along the Moselle river to
the region east of Remieh. The Amer
ican army will mcrk time until fur
ther orders. At least three or four
day are expected to pass before the
next move is nude toward the Ger
man border.
The German;; apparently are with
drawing according to schedule. Re
ports reaching the third army today
were that tha Germans everywhere
were whistling and singing as they
marched. The general line of the Ger
man withdrawal is along the Peri
Saarburg road. The sourthern limit
of the fifth German army is reported
to be the line Sierek-Thionville.
Several instances are reported
where Americans encountered Ger
mans along the roadways and each
time uie lierm^n* mowed the Ameri
can! every courtesy. While an Aof-r
can officer in an antoinobUe was rid
ing along the Remich Treves road,
east of the Moselle, he encountered
German troops marching northward
A column of German infantry and
some German trucks withdrew to the
■tide of the road in order to clear the
way for the Americans. Owing to til*
shortage of horses the German* are
using oxen to haul their supplies and
and some artillery.
500 Former Officers of
Russian Army Murdered
Stockholm. Friday. November 22.—
The bolshevik I have been guilty of
terrible excesses in Petrograd in the
last few days, according to a iiyi patch
from Abo, Finland, to The Aftonbladi.
Fire hundred former Rusaiae army
officers are reported to have been
murdered.