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'r ip 1 i I " -y 3 v y j ill ii - i . i RANKflN I I WADE RANKIN (Copyright, 1818, by The INTERNATIONAL XKW IU'KEAl", IXC.) THE HUN IN 1 870-1871 How Biamarrk Humiliated the French Delegates His Brutality "Unconditional Surrender or Die of Starvation," the Uenuan Chancellor's Ultimatum Neutral Appeals for Reconciliation and Magnanimity Were Brushed Aside by Itisiiiairk With a Conrempt bous Remark: "There is Xo Hurry to Answer That Rubbish" Other Tragic Incidents of 1870-71 Are Recalled.. Written by NAZARIENE DAAN KANNIBELLE. According to the testimony re corded in variou8f memoirs by men who played prominent, parts during the dark days for France) of 1870 1871, the German headquarters re peatedly received peace notes from neutral sources, nijpbisizing the ne cessity of showing an attitude of re concilliatioa and magnanimity to wards France. In these notes these neutrals repeatedly pointed out to the Qerruan Chancellor tho wisdom of not pushing things to extremes, and the good results that might ac crue from a removal of grevious mis understandings. But Bismarck, gnowing that the time had not yot arrived for the ingathering of the fruits of victory, arrogantly brushed the propasals aside with the remark, typically Teuton:. "There is no hurry to answer this rubbish." In view of the coming peace con ference at which the successors of mm m Wo) mm All Now in Pink Wrappers To save tin foil for Uncle Sam, WRIGSLEY5 is now all wrapped in pink paper and hermetically sealed in Wax: 1. The tangey flavor of mint 2. The luscious different flavor 3. The soothing flavor of peppermint All in pink-end packages and all sealed air-tight. Be Sure to get VRIGLEYS because The Flavor TV Ve have made an inspection of many different makes of Automobile tires, v and-regard the GOODRICH the best tire on the market at or near the price. ' We have added what I consider the best line of AutomobileTires,-Tubes and Accessroies on the market-the FAMOUS GOODRICH BLACK. SAFETY TREAD TIRES. If you need a new tire or your old one needs repairing, come to see us. Our vulcanizing plant is up-to-date and we are equipped to repair any injury to tires and tubes. Get our prices on re-treading, both smooth and non-skid. Your business will be appreciated. the "Man of Blood and Iron" will no doubi exploit this self-same ar gumnet to its fullest measure it is fitting that we recail the way In which the "Victorious Germany" of 1870-1871 treated the French peace delegates who sincerely wished to end the shedding of blood, a war for the "breaking out" and the "con duct" of which the French people were not one hundredth as much re sponsible as the German people were for the outbreak of the world carn age which has Just terminated by the utter defeat t)f the authors. The French peace delegates to the Ger man high command were Jules Fav re and Thiers, the famous French statesman and historian. France was not yet at the end of her ropes as much as Germany be came when she finally appealed to President Wilson, accepting in toto all his peace terms, when Favre first met Bismarck at Forrieres to- U Xiu i ft. ii m.mm mm Lasts! 3 VULCANIZING ''""';r!:'""':''"'''"!'''''''''"' wards the end of September, 1870. Blsmark received Favre in the most haughty manner, opened discussions n no mood for reciprocal conces sions, but in the spirit rather of a conquorer come to dictate terms. There was to be no disputing witk this bullying spokesman of victor ious legions, whose master had re- idved, it was already clear, to have x large slice of territory, as well as in immense pecuniary indemnity, ind to leave France, in case of re usal, no alternative but that of the Caudine Forks. He was bent upon ,a1linina fri ImnnrfltiAa a nnilnn V ii w I Cl""""6 w - u, had long described as their tradit- 'onal foe, and upon the ultimate con struction, as is now apparent, of awaB without the support, moral or aew Europe dominated by Germany, l-physical, of any powerful contempo Tiie Annee Terrible. j rarp nation. While the Geramns Bismark all along held out to j were approaching Paris Thiers made Favre the threat to starve thea tour of ttie Courts of Europe in French capital as a settled peice of Seramny policy. Hunger was the weapon on which he relied. Yet during the present conflict a nation of pirates and savages has whined at the very thought of being grought o book through a stoppage of its supplies, and has tried to make the neutral world believe that such ac tion is new to the practice of war. Parisians of the older generation, however, have not yet forgotten their experiences of 1870. Whole lamilies, indeed, can still recall the miseries of that Annee Terrible. When the poor of Paris were dig ging from under the snow potatoes that had been left within the range of German artillery Bismark, with Hunnish brutality, ordered his sol diers to shoot these famishing peo ple. The capital was girt by a ring of ;,teel, through which for weeks, dur ing an exceptionally severe winter, neither a scrap of food not an ounce of medicine was permitted to pass. As the wretchedenss of the two mil lion citizens increased and the death rate, especially among the aged peo ple and young children become worse, Bismark was of the opinion that the sufferings of the inhabitants were not sufficiently great. He sug gested that to the pangs of hunge there might be added some 'of the t'ctinements of torture. He said: If the Parisians first received a supply of provosions and then again put on half rations and once more obliged to starve that ought, I think, to work. It is like flogging. When it is administered continuously it is not felt so much. But when it is for a time and then another dose inflicted it hurts. I know that from the criminal courts wrere I was em ployed. The "Kultur" is Old as the Hun He regretted that prisoners should be taken at all and that it was not possible to shoot them on the spot. "We have," he said, "more than enough of them, while the Parisians hare the advantage of getting rid of so many mouths to feed." "If, he said on another occasion, garrisons could not be supplied for every, place within German occupa tion, "we should front time to time send a flying column wherever the poople showed ehemselvea recalci trant and shoot, hang, and burn." An officer having remarked that the mere appearance of a detach- ment of troops entrusted with the task of keeping order would be suf ficient, the Chancellor replied: "I am not so sure. A little hanging would certainly have a better effect, with a few shells throwa ln and a couple of houses burned down." The foregoing quotations are taken from, the "secret pages" of the his tory of Bismark by Dr. Morit Busch Busch had "official and private ipteturse-Ua-ih-rgr8at rhanrftlr.lngJtordesltiL.yhicJL-51aric .Invest;-'made lor" for a quarter of a century, which included the period of the Franco-Prussian war, and .being a Bismark worshipper, he may be trusted not to have set down aught in malice respecting his hero. "The Chancellor," says the faith ful Busch, "was guided by the prin ciple that the civil population must suffer by the war in order to reder them the more disposed to peace." Massacre and Plunder. The haughtiness of Bismark to- war(j8 Fayre wag ln n) gmajj measure to a knowledge that France the hope of securing somo sort of mediation by neutrals. But, while all were sympathetic, none would interfere, an attitude which isolated France. Of that the Chancellor took the moat merciless advantage and made the peace terms nothing short of an abuse of victory. Though It was apparent that the triumph' of Geramny was jeopardising the bal ance of power in Europe, it was im possible to enlist the interest of the Liberal government, which was then in power, against the despots who were menacing the very existance of France. The policy of the British government, indeed, was applauded by a few Teutonized Englishmen of letters headed by Carlyle. They praised German methods, German or ganizations, German culture, 'and German universities, making with these at the same time a deprecla tory comparison of the intellectual and oihojr activities of their own country. The gospel of Kultur was also preached to the detriment of France, whose learning was represented as superficial, its literature corrupt, and its society debased. But every thing learning, literature, society was otherwise ln Prussia, whose sovereign claimed to reign "by the favor of God and no one else." That aged hypocrite was not revealed to Europe In his true colors until he disclosed through Bismark the hu miliating eonsittohs on which his enemy m'ight obtain peace. The refusal, however, to end hos' tilities except on unreasonable terms put Germany ln the wrong, and pop ular feeling in England turned large ly in favor .of France. The conflict after Sedan had been waged on the part of Prussia with thatf diabolical f rightfulness which has been recal led during the present war by the martyrdom of Belgium. The Inher ent baseness of the Huns and their contempt for "scraps of paper" were in all quarters ln 1870 painfully manifest. ' Same Old Profession. Every village through which they passed became a scene of arganlzed pillage. Works of art and other treasures were stolen or wantonly destroyed if they could not be con ventently removed. The civil popu altlon was outraged, imprisoned and massacred in open defiance of every convention by which civilization had sought - to prevent excesses ln war. The words of milton were applicable, What dothese worthies But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave, - - . . . . . . . . Who leave behind : Nothing " but ruin wheresoever . tbey;rova?. ffivvr; The traditions of soldierly honor were disgracefully flouted.; The troops round Paris were In their ruthlessnesa worse thaa. the ff.aurad- : : ; : 130 SOUTH MAIN STREET J - ' ' - v.. i. ' " ill 3d Rome. If the American public had been onljr a little moro convers ant with the vandalism of 1870-1871 they would not have bcea quite so 3urprised when in 1914 the Apostles of Kultur opened theic rampaign at Louvaln, the Athens of Belgium, where the monuments cf piety and learning were" devastated in a man snr worthy of the blackest annals in the history of barbarlFiis. The atrocities of the bandiU were sup posed not only to crush those with whom they were at war, but to ter rify those with whom they were at present peace. Belgium was thus .n the : resent war at oqm a victim and an example. Neutrals were in tended to note the outrages that ac companied its conquest, the reign of terror that followed its occupa tion, the deportation of a section of its people, and the crutd oppression jf those who rem ilnnd. Alsace-Lorraine Annexaion. The opening meeting of the two diplomats having closed with a state ment by the chancellor that he was going to consult the king on some of hte points raised, Favre resumed proceedings next day with the re mark: "You have spoken to the king and I have come to ascertain the re sult of that interview." "The king," responded Bismarck, "accepts an armistice under the con ditions and with the object agreed between us. As I told you, we de mand tho occupation of all the for tresses besieged ln the Vosges and (hat of Strasburg, with its garrison as prisoners of war." At these words Favre could hard ly restrain himself and interrupted the chancellor almost impetuously: 'Monsieur Ie Comte," he said, "I have promised to report to my gov ernment all my conversation with your excellency; I do not know, however, that I shall have the cour age to convey to the mwhat you have jusi told me. Tho garrison of Stras burg have evoked the admiration of the world by their heroism. To sur render the garrison voluntarily as prisoners of war would be an act of cowardice which no man of spirit would in present circumstances ad vise." (Continued on Page 3.) 160 Hens-1,500 Eggs Mrs. H. M. Patton, Waverly, Mo., writes: "I fed 2 boxes of 'More Eggs' to my hens and broke the egg record. I got 1,500 eggs from 1(0 hens in exactiy 21 days." You can do as well. 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Or ask Mr. Reefer to send you you free his poultry book that . tells the experience of a man who has fortune out of poultry. ROADWAY Today Charles Ry, the Altogether Human Actor, in Hb Latest Paramount Success "Playing the Game" Alsoa Corking Good Two-Reel Fox (,omedy Tuesday The Sequel to "Tom Sawyer," and Even More Droll "Huck and Tom" FEATURING JACK PICKFORD. Of course it is a Paramount and one that children, young and grown-up, cannot afford to mils. THE BROADWAY. STATEMENTS ., THE BANK OF COMMERCE HIGH POIMT, N. C. NOVEMBER 1st, 1918. Condensed from report to State Banking Commission. RESOURCES Loans and discounts $465,991.19 Stocks and bonds , 4,600.00 United States Liberty Bonds, Treasury Certi- v fieates and War Savings Stamps- 93,230. 11 Due from banks . . , 1 93,286.28 Cash in vaults, checks for clearing 47,534.27 Building, furnitur and fixtures ..... . fc ... . 61, 1 78.1 5 Total LIABILITIES Capital stock $ 1 00,000.00 , Surplus fund 12,000.00 Dividend account 60.00 Undivided profits ......... v ....... . . , 7,4 1 3 00 Bills payable 75,000.00' Deposits 666.422.3 1 ' Unearned and accrued interest . 4,924.69 . Tetal :,........;.. $865,820.00 We beg to call attention to the above financiaf statement, , whicb indicates the xonfidence the public has in thia bank, . and desire to express our thanks to the people for their ; patronage and co-operation. ;" , t , ; -t , y We invite all those who desire new or additional banking -relations to see or write us. This Bank is able and willing to grant liberal accommodations and facilities, .; THE BANK OF COMMERCE ... . THE WELCOME BANK a EL KEARNS, Pres. . AM. RANKIN, Vice-Pres. , ,4.11. ADAMS, Vice-Pre. G A. POLLOCK, Asst. Cashier . H. A MOLLIS,' Cftahier. ' I .......THEATER $865,820.00
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