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NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA. DECEMBER 29 1914
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Met His Death : Last
Night On New
South Front Street
at the Hands of
Jesse Creel His
Slayer In Jail Af
: fair Created : Much
' Excitement. " v ;
"Gannon Fulford, thirty years - of
. age aud a sou of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Fulford who reside at No.
309 Spencor avenue, Ghent, was al
most instantly killed on New South
Front street at 8 o'clock lost even
ing when ho ' was stabbed with i
knife in the hands of - Jesse Creel,
sixty yews of age and whose home
is at No. .3 New South Front storet
The wound waa iu Fulford' throat
and the eartroid artery was severed,
; Creel was placed under, arrest by
: Chief of Police CLupton a short
time after the affait and incarcer
ated in the Craven county jail. The
; body of the slain man was carried
to the home' of his parents where it
will remain until tomorrow morn
- ing when the funeral service will be
conducted and the remains interred
in Cedar Grove cemetery.
' The Start. " .
There were, several versions of the
origin of the murder and rumors were
rife on the' streets last night. How-
., ever,' a Journal reporter was: on the
scene few minutes after the kill-
; ing and succeeded in getting an in
terview from each of the parties most
interested. W. Brock, outside
or the murderer, prob I ly tol X a
more comprehensive story before the
coroncr'irjury than did any of the
.-ouiers-'OxamiMia;-'
" Mr. Bto-k - sUtod that a--Hhort
" time before bight o'cloeK lwl even-
ing he was coming down New Bouth
. Front stree and when mv-noarcd the
. hdme of. Creels he saw Gannon Ful
ford standing on the sidewalk. Creel
and his daughter, - Lruira, wore also
on the sidewalk and. tilers, wfcs some
cursing going, on. Mr. Brock then
said that uo - went over; to Fulford
and said j "Come on away.", - He
. thon grasped Fulford's sleeve and
the two started on down the street
,; About. tuis time ureel broke- away
from bis daughter and called Fulford
, a vile name. When the latter heard
this he broke away from Mr. Brock,
saying that ho- would not take that
.from any man, and walked back to
Creel. As the two men met, Fulford
- struck at Creel but failed to land and
came near falling Again he struck
. at Creel and it was .then that the
latter struck the fatal blow with his
pocket knife. . Fulford fell, to the
ground, and lay there. Mr. Brock
said that he did not know at that time
that Fulford had, been stabbed but
that he had struck the pavement
suoh a blow that it had killed him,
'.. .' . .The Murder, v
'Mf. Brock then declared that he
walked over to Fulford, turned him
Tvr on his back and discovered that
blood was gushing out of a wound
in his throat. lie then ran across
Spring street to Ben Fonville, col
ored, plane of business and tele-
' phoned to Dr. Waltor Watson, the
coroner, and was back . beside the
body in about three minutes and that
at that time Fulford had ceased to
breathe.
Dr. Wajn.-r Watson soqured a Jury
of David Henry, J. F, Rhodes, D
Mi Roberts, E. K. Bowdon, H. K
Land 'and O, A. Kafer as secretary,
and at onen went to the scone and
viewed the body after which they re-
turned to tho coroner's office and held
the inquest.
The Inquest.
In addition to the examination of
Mr.. Brock, whoso statement ap
pears abovo, W. J. DiHOsway, who
connected with tho Homo liakery
was placid on the stand. Mr. Dixov
way said that ho Mas out di-livurin
orders and Unit ni lio rtmt down
Kprine street ami reached a point
just in front of Mrn. Clnirlottn
lionm, some one called d( hi in and told
him not. tn run over a (had man
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; in tlu- (litcli, Mr. uiHimwa
kIiiN .1 that lie K"t out of ll
hi ini'l luul.c cl ut til" Hum (itid dh-t'-l
that it wnt (liuiiion Fnl-
I ho . r:U (.
f Gannoflr Fulford, do lad that he
came to his death. at the band of
one Creel, by inflicting a ftab wound
at the junction of the neck aad shest.
dividing the' eommoa aartroid ar
tery oa the left aide, W reeommead
that Creel be held in the county
jail until the next term of Craven
county Superior Court without bond."
The Arrest. '-,
Following the murder. Creel, who
wielded the fatal knife wjnt in his
home. . As toon as Chief of Polioe
Lupton was notified of the affair
he hastened to the scene and went to
the house, intent on arresting the
layer. , A young woman earn to the
door and told Chief Lupton that her
father was not a t home and that the
did not know where he could be found.
However,, the chief was out with the
intention of arresting the man and
he was not to be bluffed in an; lueh
manner. He went around to the
rear of the house and finding a door
there standing wide open and a small
out house nearby, he at once came to
the conclusion that .Creel had sought
shelter here. "'Running over to the
door of this building the Chief threw
this open and stared down the bar
rel of a -double barrel shot gun with
Creel sighting at him from the oher
end.- The Chief realized that some
thing must be dne and done quiokiy I
no expected to : prevent anotner
murder, so' he quickly grasped the
weapon and jerked it from. Creel's
hands and at the same time grabbed
the man by the oollar and brought
him put on the street, - .
. To Jail. i
As soon as possible Creel was taken
to the county jail" and placed in a
coll.: A Journal man reaohed the jaili
few minutes after the ino&rcera-1
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tion and was allowed " to interview
the murderer. . Creel kdmitted kill-
ing Fulford, but claimed self defense,
He realizes that he is in a serious I
predicament ; but believes that' he I
will be able to clear himself, ) The
story he told the Journal man was!
simple and fall of interest, a story
which at times caused the old man's!
eves to fill with -tears and one whihklsmsle time to 'think over the' eriate
had the ring of -truth, in lt.'jv Creel
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Creel's Story. : " J
My name -is Jesse C. Creel. ... ij
oarae to New Bern a vear aeo last I
August from Seven Springs,' N- C.
M.'j.nii,u t - s.u 'J
UBvvM g.un witu iu
..j ..n 1....- i, .! u I
tTkhr 3 New Rmith :vLnt ."1
-T.i.'u .ut Tin 1 1 o
. Tonight about 7:30 o olook, Oan-
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non; Fulford walked into my home.
I was not acquainted with him and
so far as f know he had never been
there before; . I asked him what hoi
wanted ana ne tow me that t was
noiie of my business. ' I . ordered
him from the house and he said he
would lfULVfl' w1lAtl':-)ia ant: WAnSlJ rt
noticed .then' that : ha wan- nttflnc. thai
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Influence of Intoxicants and I start-i
ed to take hold of him "with the in-
tention of leadiair him out f th
buildingr and being a much stronger
man than I, he jerked me around the
room several times before he left and
then bulled me out of the door with
him and on to the ilwidlr ;
"After reaching the sidewalk we
had some arirument. ' : Then a man
(urocKj came along- and made an
attempt to get . Fulford to leave.
He started off and then came, back
1 -.1 Mn . n .4 1. .j. ,
bumiuu uio auu ruw av mo several
times. I do not remember striking
liim -n1 AiA nnl !,.' 1.-
dead until my daughter, called at
tention to the blood on my hands
J i..1J . a ii .aw a a
ana loia me 10 wasn n on. . a rewi
minutes after this,, Chief, of Police
Lupton came and placed me under
arrest.
Before the Journal man left Creel's!
cell he had unfolded praotioally , all
of the history of his past life but this,
aooording to his story, .has : been
fraught with but few incidents of
importance. Creel acknowledges that
he had taken one drink, and it waa
plainly evidenoe that he was not In -
toxioated and his aot was not that of
a drunken person. .... ...
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The killing of Fulford oreated a
sensation which was equal to the
killing of young Will Avory by Baker
Bryan three years ago during the
Christinas holidays, and within a
few minutes after the report had
reaohed the throngs on the streets, hd . been secured to furnish the
several hundred persons wers on thelinusio and singing and all. was In
scene and viewed the body. :
The affair Is a regrettable one, one
whioh has caused groat sorrow to
thf hnarts of a numW of mrinni and
has for thorn rulnod the holiday sea-
ion. Creel will be kept in the oounty
jiiil until the next term of eourt and
will at that time be placed on trial
for his lifo. .
COLD WAVE GIUM COVN
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CORRESPONDENTS WANTED.
I there a am letter from year eccttea la each Issue of
the SEMI.WEEKLY JOURNAL? If there U net. tbr should
he, and w want semeoae la every tewa. vlllsge and hamlet
la eastera North Carollaa te act ae reporter ta their particular
aeUhborhood for the JOURNAL. ?
Let the world knew what you aad your Meads are dolai.
There's hundred of persona
ceaaty, aad they are aaaloua to read aews from your sectioa.
""' Woa't yew help ua aa at the same time help your com
munity hy sending u the news each week?.' If you caa'f
write a load acwe letter, why write a ahart one, tell a boat the
cominaa and iotas at Mr. Smith and the aoial .fllvea hy
- Mrs. Drawn, or tho new hovae that Tim TompLuf I haMdiad
All af that would be read with Interest aad year town would
' set the heneBt. ' ; - : . , f
. Don't wait far someone else to da this, but ait down rldht
now sad mall we a short letter. Then when you come ta
Town, come around to the JOURNAL OFHCE. and make
this your headquarter, and net acquainted with -tho men
- who make the paper.' Let's work la unison ta make the SEMI
WEEKLY JOURNAL the very heat newspaper la the State.
FULFORD'S BODY
' LAID AT REST
Remains -of Murdered Man
Now Lie In - Cedar
Grove Cemetery
The funeral over the remains of
Gannon Fulford, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Fulford and -who waa
killed on New South Front street
on Christmas eve by Jesse Creel,
sixty years of age, was eonduoted
.
yesterday morning s. and the body
interred in Cedar Grove cemetery,
Greet, who was placed in the county
jail a short time after the killing, still
sticks to the story first told by him
to the effect that he committed the
not in self defense. A newspaper man
went to Creel's cell early yesterday
morning snd talked with him fer a
short time. . The old man har kad
(nd'tfc lad by ,0 ;mens.iUproye4
this 'tterVious eohditionT1 ? All daring
the conversation his body .trembled
as if he was extremely cold and his
voice was snaKy. ureei saia tnat ne
did not know wht would become of
Ws daughter, Laura; who was with
A.j,.., . .....
'uia viua t vfjiu uutiunu, , vut
thV tf puld probably remain in
.-j t.....lNew Bern until after.be had been
la fryer -but that -a gentleman (he
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did not know his name) who visited
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".. Christmas day, had assured
him that good legal talent would be
secured for him and that every effort
would ba made t0 elear hJm,u he wag
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,M0C!? m 01 1
innocent, -. When Chief of .
Wfl to arrest Creel, he.foirnd
61111
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liaing in 8pi (Bouse near hit
B'0 nd on throwing open tho door
ot this, he, ptarred down thu. barreU
gun. , wnen asicea
if ho intended shooting the officer,
tV.W a not realize wnai ne
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W not even know fte bad a gun
I However, there is a probability that,
b" for Chief Lupton s prompt ao-
" Hiring tne gun worn ws nanus,
that there would have been another
murdor committed. ,
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K A I N KK P V r N I
SUSS! S IIUIWIIW
THE CELEBRATION
,
JNo ExcrriscS Around Muni-
cipal Christmas
Tree -
The fates seem to decree that no
ceremonies shall be oarried put around
New Bern's Municipal tree. Last
I year the ' tree was erected several
1 days before Christmas and on Christ-
Day a storm oame and put an
1 I . . .1 : , fnV .- Al.
lenu w toe program.. iiis.year vuc
tree was erected in due time snd it bad
been planned to nave exercises around
1 it on Christmas eve and also on Christ-
Day. .A chorus or sixty cnild
I ran, ths Peoples Concert Band and
a number of well known vocalists
I readiness on the day before Christr
was but the weather became Incle-
ment on that day and continued so
I until Baiurday. This knonked all
plans in the bead and the City Beau
tiful Club have given up all hope of
holding the exorcises. However, the
tree will be allowed to remain stand
ing until next Tuesday.
Avon" e:gi;:e
nils ti
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Ati-biimon, Kan., Dee. 26. ThrK
mon were lilld nar f-(intion, Kan
today ! i i' ' " r i
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tatereated ta your tewa aad 71
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A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU.
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Christmas has come aad done
nil when tk Im.rnil I.
delivered to you, a ney year will
have been ushered to. . We sin
cerely hope that your Christmas
was a merry one, one Which will
live forever In your (memory,
and we earnestly hope that the
New Year will he ushered in to
you most happily -and that
throughout Its three hundred
and sixty five days, peace and
prosperity will be yours. ,
" The management of the Jour
nal U endeavoring to dive its
readers a newspaper that will
fill every want and w(ll prove to
be THE fcEST NEWSPAPER In
.the State. We are doing our ut
most to reach this pinnacle and
with your help we believe that
this goal will be reached. -.1
Recently The Journal has ad
ded new equipment end Is now
In better shape than f er before
to iet wot an up-to-date paper.
To add this equipment has cost
thousands of dollars and as If
is the subscribers of the Journal
' and Its Advertisers ho make
The- Journal possible, we are
taking1 this liberty of asking
them to favor us with a remittal
lor tbeir subscription . ..
There are two thousand sub-
scrlbers to Ue-. Sel-Weekly"
Journal and twelve .hundred to
The Dally Journal. If each one
of the subscribers to the Semi-
Weekly and the Dally were to
pay up now, It would mean that
we would have more than six
thousand dollars in hand. Your
dollar or four dollars would not
be a large amount but there's a
sond that sayst " Every Little
T B10 hdued to What You've Got
Makes a Little Bit More." and
so It will be with your dollar or
more. . , i v , .
If you send In a remittance
for your subcsrlptlon snd John
Smith and Rill Jones send in
theirs and all the other Joneses
: and Smiths do the same, you
can readily see what the result
will be. , ' T " . '
The management . of The
Journal feels that you will read
' ily . understand the ' situation
-and will put your shoulder to
the wheel and help along and
help to make the Journal the
best paper In the State, a paper
that stands for all that you
. stand for snd a paper that looks
' after your Interest In every pos
sible way.-;..,
DISASTROUS FIRE'
VISITS CHELSEA
Flames . Cause Ruin
In
' Massachusetts
" " Town
Boston, Mass, Dec,. 20. In bitter
zero cold, a fire in the yards of the
Pope-Cottle Lumber, .Company at
Chelsea today was fanned by a high
wind which spread it to such propor
tions that it was necessary to send
for help from surrounding towns.
. f iremen ngnting tne Dames were
benumbed by tho intense cold. . Water
was frown as soon as it hit a burn
ing building, forming cakes of ioe
snd making the fire-fighters' footing
treacherous,
The flames are under oontrol. The
damage is estimated at $125,000. ,
GRAVE FEARS FOR F.MfER-
OR'S HEALTH. v,
London. Dec 23. Accord'
ini to a dlmpatch from Berne.
Auttrlaa court physicians fear
I'm prror f'ranx Jorf Is on the
rr ' of ro"''t -!'yt-al
S-v n-K-, Kin
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CPXI REAPER ;
CLAMS CAPTAIN
-W. S. SIMMONS
Prominent Man Succumbs
to An Attack of t : '
" . '. Apoplexy
WAS WEU . KNOP
For1 Years He Was In the
United States Reven-'
, '. . ue Service
Shortly after noon on Christmas
Day Captain W. 8. Simmons suffered
a stroke of appoplexy at his home oa
rouocic street iron wnion be never
rallied and at 11:45 o'clock . tlfat
night he; answered the call of the
Reaper;. , - ;i :-
This attack was the third suffered
by the deoeased dunng. the past
two years, and since the first he has
been practically an invalid, his con
dition improving at times and then
again growing worse. '
Captain Simmons was one of those
men whom to "know was to his friend i
and his' death has caused much sor
row, not only among a large number
of relatives but also among a large
oh-cle of acquaintances. , ;
Born in Boston, Mass., seventy-
four years ago. Early in life he went
into; the government servioe. ' Dur
ing the Civil . War he saw service
as a soldier and later went into the
V. 8. Revenue Cutter Servioe. it It
was while engaged in .his duties'- in
this that he first came to New Bern
and was in fact lor a long time sta
tioned here on one of the outters. '
-Concluding his term in the govern
ment service Captain Simmons -was
retired and has. made his home here
ever since. He was an .active member
oi unrisc episcopal cnurcn, and was
also a Mason of high degree. -
He is survived by his wife, former
ly .Miss Lalla Roberts of this city;
two daughters, Mrs. Fred Quacken
bush and Miss Virginia Simmons of
Philadelphia, , Pa., two sons, Harry
Simmons' of . East , St. Louis,' III
and George Simmons of Penn Yan,
N. '.Yi-' A brother also resides in Illi
nois. , ' 1 . -
The funeral service wilk be con
ducted from Ohrisf EplstmeaT church
tomorrow afternoon at 3 .o'clock and
the Interment will be made in Cedar
Grove cemetery. Rev. B. F. Huske
rector of the church will conduot the
service. "-Vi " i . '
NOTE ALL OF
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YOUR OLD ERRORS
Some Suggestions for Start
ing Another Lap on
. Life's Journey
Although with most of us the cus
tom of making an elaborate set of
resolutions all of them to be broken
perhaps in a Week belongs to the
past, it is by no means a bad idea to
sit down and ' quietly think - over
their signifioanoe in calm retrospect.
Such a view is indeed to be commend
ed. Without making vain and foolish
resolutions one may carefully - note
all errors and evade as many of them
as possible during the next year.
If the past year has contained more
tears than smiles tear off the old
page, with its blots and mistakes, and
throw it away. A clean new sheet,
pure and wniMT lies before you. For
get to pity yourself so much and con
template the condition of those more
unfortunate. Cease your lamenta
tions for bygone opportunities and
plans for the future. '. Brace up!
the fates have been unkind to, you
during the past year, try to turn the,
tables on them now. Do not be dis
couraged with your., lot. Meet
and face it. It is not nearly so bad
it might be. v
It is a good thing at the beginning
of a fresh year,' with the slate olean
to make an effort to rid yourself of
that characteristic human-, mistake
of putting too great a value on the
opinions of others. , Much of the mis
ery, or imagined misery of human
beings has its origin 'in the most
trifling oircumstanoes. , A negligibl
incident will, 'if brooded over, induce
an attack of the blues hat may last
for days. Many women, and
peclally young girls just budding into
radiant womanhood, frequently work
themselves into a state of anguish
through worrying over real or fannied
wrongs, " - '
MUCH KISSING ON NEW YEARS
'.It was custom on New Year's day
for all the citizens, after they had
called upon ra'-h other during the day
to viiot the governor in the evening,
ni-n sml women together,' where it
u1 th custom of the worthy l'cter
to beslow upon each uf tho wives
snd maidens a Jiearty smaek, ' thus
setting a fnliion that was no doubt
r-rin Hilly followed l v the rest of he
CERi'IAM FORCES
-HEARING-WARSAW
SAYSAREPORT
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Dispatch From London Says
: : They Have Crossedv. .
. Bxura River- ;..
LONDON EXCITED
Has
Great ' Fear for A
Raid By Hostile -"
Airships
. ' London, Deo. 28. -(Central News
Cable) It is reported here- that the
(Jermans ' nave fought their way
across the Bzura river at one point
in front of Warsaw.
'Russians Repulsed
' : Vienna, Dee. 26. The Austirans to
day repulsed Russian attacks near
Magyaw, in the Lautoza region, with
heavy losses. ..Between Wislok and
Biala the enemy attacked throughout
the whole Christmas eve, and yester
day with great intensity repeated the
onslaughts. The Austrians' front in
Galioia remains unchanged. The en
emy s repeated attacks in Poland
were repulsed.
Fears Airships
Liondon, Dee. 2o. JSvery precau
tion is being taken to prevent a suc
cessful aeroplane attack by the Gerf
mans. - Orders have been issued for
absolutely every light unnecessary to
be extinguished tonight. r A constant"
aeroplane guard is being maintained
Along th,e ooast and the coast guard
vigilant against the approach of
hostile aviators. '- ' , ? ' "
' s Won't Interfere.' , - -London,
Dec. 26. The landing of
Italian, marines at Avlona, Albania,-!
is not expected to be followed by rep
resentations from Austria to Rome,
Italy has declared hr intentions to be
governed solely by a desire to pre
vent anarchy from; spreading along
the Adriatic shore. ' It is believed
Austria-Hungary will accept this ex
planation. , i.
. .. Assume Offensive. ' '
Petrograd, Dec. 26. The Russians
have resumed the offensive at a num
ber of points in Poland and have cap
tured
Mr;' and Mrs. Clyde .Morton, of
Morehead City, spent last night in
New Bern on their way home from
a visit to relatives and friendsat
Hubert,
GEORGIA WRECK IS
P" 5 " nntiii ntiAnnn
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Investigators Looking Into
Last Saturday s
Accident
Atlanta, Dec. 26 Officials of the
N. C. & St. L. Railroad today ag
gressively continued the investigation
to determine the cause of the fatal
wreck near Emerson lasi Saturday.
Attorney John L. Tye, '-of counsel
for .: the - railroad, has submitted
written report to the Railroad Com
mission, as required by law. Mr. Tye
who was present when the probe of
the accident was started by the Rad-
road Commission and officials of the
road, is strongly of the opinion that
the dropping or breaking of ..some
part of the engine was responsible,
although he said the exact cause re
mains a mystery. : "
The Kailroad Commission - Is ex
pected to make its report on . the
wreck within a day or two. " While no
intimation of the nature of this 're
port will be given, it is the general
belief that it will exonerate the road
of the' charge that rotten ties and
worn-out rails were In use at the
scene. -.v;": '-'
Mr. Tye, who took an active part in
the investigation, declared the reports
of rotten ties -and worn rails were
erroneous. '.-'.".?'.'-.
'"The roadbed wa in splendid con
dition," said Mr. Tye. '- "The ties, as
was explained by Mr. Wiggins, the
supervisor, were laid new last May
and were in good condition In every
respect. The condition of the rails
was not dasgerous in the slightest.
Every, clroumstanoe of the wreck
showed plainly that the cause must
be sought somewhere else besides in
thd ties snd rails, -
"While no one, of course, knows the
cause, It is likely that it was the drop
ping of some part of the locomotive
The - fntire roadbed is in ' splendid
condition;, in fact, it is one of the host
the South,''.'.'
NEW BANK CHARTERED.
Wahiniioo, I. C., IW. f..
The Comptroller )f 0 (.ur
rrnry today Issurd a ! nrtrr
to the National I" ti U ,f . r.
trr, ..(. I li i H. I I . '
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Tells In' Interesting I
ner of Conditions In
' . Europe
queer l;;cicz:.r
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Remarkable Teles A:
' ;; , Russians and
: '- y: Germans -
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(By Alfred H. Fletcher, Ountral Xws
. Correspondent. )
Petrograd, Deo. 26 (Central Ks
Correspondence) Authorilativs df
nial haa been given out by the de
puty governor of Warsaw to the faire
rumors spread by the enemies of
Russia that the views of the Ru stria a
eommander-in-ehief in regard to the -futute
ol Poland have ehanged. la -Warsaw
many polish organizations
have held meetings snd passed reo- -lutions
of protest against the in
struction of.' sacred monuments, ia
teresting from the point of view" of
culture, by the Germans.' '
J . ;;- v Geraaans Wander.' '
, In' the neighborhood of Ftm viysl, '
according to the -'Russky ViedaiOKti"
two' German corps ' which are sub
jected to severe pressure by the R us
sian" forces are wandering about i
all directions,-: trying to effect com
munication with the main army, .
"louvaining" -and iioting- ea- their
way. The eorps are split into de
tachments, which are- being actively . -pursued
by the Russians, and their
numbers are being reduced constant- -ly
as many have been made prisoners, ' .
Much Enthusiasm, -
One of the most prominent fea
tures of the present war is associated
with the enthusiasm of the youth of
Russia. Hardly a day passes with-
out a search being instituted by the
police for boys who have left their
homes surreptitiously and made their
way to the fighting line. In Petro
gfad ten or twelve of such inst'-oes '
are now attracting the atte it"
the authorities. In .'-'(iu"
the boys are restrain
-from joiuingr" t u at , la
Kieff yesterday fifty boys were ar- -
rested and brought back after they
had wandered many ; miles is ' ths
direction of Galicia. -, v - ' . '"
' Brilliant Exploit.
One of the most brilliant exploits
of the war was that of at boy of 14 i-
named Alexander Chesvalkin who -
has been decorated witku tha eroas
of St. George for bravery- 4 vi
Chervalkin, who is a native of
Tashkend, was wounded in the foU -lowing
oircumstanoes: He todk part
in a scouting1 expedition near the
enemy's trenches, which were situated
about four miles at the rear of the
Russian position. While feeling his
way in the darkness Chervalkin stum
bled upon the body of a Russian
standard bearer, who lay dead with -
the eolors of hif regiment beside him. ,
Cutting away 1 the eolors from ths
staff the boy 'wrapped them around
his body and then arranged his uni
form over them so that they could
not be discerned.
Chervalkin continued to make pro
gress toward the enemy s position,
but his venture ended badly for one
of the German search lights was
thrown full on him when he was '
within short distance of the trenches
and he was captured by a German
detachment. The boy - was placed in
charge of an escort with some other
prisoner, but one by one his oaptors
Went to sleep. Seising t,he first op
portunity that presented itself he
slipped silently past ths ' sentinels.
His attention was . attracted to a
sleeping standard bearer, 1 who lay
with the oolors of his regiment by his
side. ' Boldly ' advancing the boy
whipped out bis knife and stealthily
cut away the colors, which he wrap
ped overiihe flag of the Russian regi
ment. 1 Then he made his way ' to
ward his own trenches but Was again
discovered by a searchlight, and bad
ly wounded. He is now in the hospi
tal at Taganrog recovering from his
wqumis. , ;. -
1 Loose Many Mea.
It is stated, on high authority, hy
the "Russkiya Viedmosti" that up te
November 14th an Aunlnr-liua-
garian army bad lost in Servia 3.!:."i
officers and 145,470 men, or about
on third of the total number of troops
engaged in that part of the t'.
r ef
war. In Hungary 07 of! rs 1
killed and wounded eul 1.7
diers, and in Galieia the An '
garian army had lust 1 '.' I
and 7:i7,i:.B Men. Tl.m, if I' '
latioii be corrert, C i;' j l' i i
three tiuiiilbs of I ' - v ; r .
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