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VOL. 7
Likin, N. C, Thursday, Feb. 13, 1919
No.GJ
HIT .!'t LINKS HF MA IN
FOR 'III 1 1 LFAGFF PLAN,
SOCI FT Y OF NATIONS IS
RFING RAPIDLY FORM FI)
Paris. Saturday. Feb. H,--(i:.v
Af-oeiatcd Press.) "The most
GFRMANY PLANS SI-PARA-HON
OF Al l II S AT 1WMS
London, Feb, s. Tlic govern
ment department ; in Rerlin arc
working hard on tin1 picparatioii
of material for tin1 peace confer
ence in Pari-. The fnrcij.ru offi
ce has general charge of the var
ious questions which Germany
hopes to negotiate.
' At an official conference! held
10 (lays ago the various depart
ments reported on the large
amount of material they have
prepared and it was arranged
that there should le a daily i (in
ference of secretaries of state in
order to secure co-ordination,
partly hut not entirely for do
mestic purposes. The "democra
tic" press maintains inct-aiitly
that Germany will by no means
fail to play her own part in the
negotiation.- and that there are
ample possibilities of separating
the allies. Heir George P.ern
hardi, in a characteristic article
in The Yossisehe Witting, .-ays:
."Anylrtxly who even superfi
cially roads the Fnglish. Ameri
can, French and Italian new. -papers
during recent weeks has
I' noticed with astonishment the
amount of discord t ha exists
among the entente governments.
First, there is a struggle he
tween the Italians and the sou
thorn Slavs alxiut what are sup
posed to I if vital interests; then
there is friction between France
). and Fngland that turn. upon
, the fact the Premier derm nreau
k and all the Fremh imperialists
rely upon the old .secret treaty
with Russia of the year sl7, by
which Fiance was strengthened
in Asiatic Turkey and Ftiiop.'
and wa given the Saar basin.
"But, in particular. Fiance re
sists the F.ngli.-h plan ly which
4 her dominant position in Syria is
to he threatened ly tin separa
tion of Palestine from Syria.
F.ngland did not light this war in
order to put up a strong France
or a strong Germany. Fngland
Heeds aj1Lsl Ftnope. She
Aovjp united I.tirepe
waiT any jnwer
n the continent. It
.gh for Fngland to bo aide
fnigh the French pos-- s,on
ol Alsaco-IiOiTaine to inflame
the hope of revenge in German
hearts.
'"On top of all the.-.f ditrer
ences, come the diffemiees in
opinion let ween F.ngland and
the 1'niled States. President
Wilson wants a league of nations
in the interest of the American
people because the league- is ex
jected to banish the danger of
fi!ire wars for America. Iut the
Fnglish rulers want a league of
nations only as an ethical cloak
for England's absolute domina
tion. It is obvious fiom the gi
gantic American plans that
America sees through this
F.ngSUh ruse."
After several quotation- fiom
Joscphus Daniels. American sec
retary of the navy. Brmhanli.
proceeds :
"We note these things not in
Viler to resume as the idea of
'erman policy at the peace
iifeifnce the stupid at tempt h of
the German war policy to play
otT the states of the entente
against one another by petty in
trigues. Our object is only to
pnne that Germany need have
no fear of being in Paris simply
to object to an international pol-
icy, for there is no uniform .sub
ject for this policy. Germany
needs only to pursue her own
calm, clear policy uhu the prin
ciple of the right of peoples to
self-determination and the .sup
plementary principle of associa
tion. Then various interests in
the entente countries will of
themselves draw near to Ger
many. I'ut alnrve all Oennany
need only, at the moment when
unworthy proposals are made to
her, declare she w ill not sign a
peace treaty which is a prepara
m
J J
tion for new wars. At that mo
ment the conflicting interests of
individual allies .simply must
-f show themselves clearly, for
' fear of their own weakness will
dominate the allies at the con
press and all the dignity and
gravity in the German negotia
"tkais will win its regard. So it
i- supremely necessary for Ger
Tnany to send to the peace con
gress men who have the will to
make such a policy of dignity
with resolute strength."
Bernhardt is particularly an
i
Pari . Feb. '.) It w a., aunoune-
ed on Saturday that (''.) pages of
the e;;Mie of nations const itu-j
t ii ii had b- 'ii drafteil and t hat :
ojiiy :'.'.) line; remained to he
done. The plan probably will be
completed and presented in full
at the m'smoii of the conference
caiiy this week and pi'cl.ably
adopted, since only a single draft
h being prepared before Presi
dent WiUon's departure on Feb
ruary 1G.
Iay and night sessions are be
iiijr held on the league of nations
p'am. for the Pre-ident is parti
ulaiiy anvioiis to bring home
uiis achievement. Pre-ident
Wilson is cpe(tei to return
here in April.
'egotiatiotls have been open
ed with the P.ol.sheviki to end
hostilities on all allied fronts in
llu -ia before holding the Prin
ces island conference, and it is
intimated that this may delay
the conference beyond the date
previously .set.
William Allen White has re
ceived hi, instructions, but the
American envoys are unlikely to
sail for a fortnight. Anti-Pol-sle-viki
groups in Russia are
still hostile to the conference,
but among Americans little at
tention i being paid to their at
titude. AMERICAN SHIPS
TO GO I P RIIINK
Pa i is 1 Vb. American .-hips
w ili oni steam up the Rhine l .
mg Rotteidam a- a ba-e accord
ing to information made public
le'le today.
It is announced that the trans
poit of Americans to their
home- is progre ,-ing as rapidly
as po-.jble and during Fchruaiy
the number of men to ! taken
to America will be c oiisidei ably
aiijrmeht.sl.
The health of th America!'
soldiers in France i , excellent
and their moiale is at a high
point. Tiny .-how willingness
demands, there being a feeling
app.ut iitly th.it the war lid. d
too .m il for some c f the more
adeiitiiioiis ones a!tho all are
content to accept the situation.
The niniber of cases of in!lu
eiia among the tioops i., ineli
gible. The excellent physical
standards set by th,. American
army guaranteed the men
against disagieeabli' elfects
from the climate and the hard
ships of the campaign.
imis that Germany shall not
-cud anybody l.ke Prime l.ieh
no'vv;y, "who misunderstands
Fnglaiul better than anvliody,"
and w hn oppose- th- ire hiioti of
German-Au stria in Cennany.
The idea of omployinj; Prince
I.ichnow -ky a - a bait seem; real
ly to have been considered.
In one of its e h.ii ai tei i-tic de
nunci.tt imis of th" eniploymeiit
of th. German mercantile ma-
coti-j"1"' 'ecuing i.ermany an.l
the i, t f Furope. The llambur-
ger Naihrichteii points to the
preparation of a gioat Germany
pi opa'Muda campaign in Ameii
ca. It say-:
"We ought no longer with Ull
seeli ly submission to toll l ate
this wrong which cries to heav
en. 'I he propaganda service
whiih, during the war. was n, v
ei !,. to work the light way for
Germany, ought to be re-umed
in an a-ccnttiated form. Above
all. we should cry aloud again
and again and again to all the
peoples of the earth that now,
after almost three months of the
armistice. Fngland is still every
day exposing thousands of Ger
man children a. I women to
death by starvation because she
still forbids flee importation.
I'.-peejajly in North America we
could begin a stronger and more
aggressive propaganda for Ger
many, for there in spile of war
like developments we still have
friends and in America there
still is a proper appreciation of
the importance of the German
people ns to culture and jus an
economic factor. We ought to
use our wireless stations ruth
lessly because they will bo the
only means at our disposal to
give expression to our indignation."
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f -r . v i "j ' ' v i
- t... ) y,
1 -V.-M-n'fiih-! nf il,.- Mil'i-r nn-1 HMfkin-n't '..iiricll ..n.icflnK tln-lr hlHllicsx In the relelmini; loiiM-
ivs lii li r!.:, L' Km- ii'ii el ..ni.-i. In-llii 1i:ilni'l its riltc lnt In" fri-i- iliii eslulillsi.-i tty IIih novlct
t ' i'il '.:! I'f 1 .'ii'. Iii lb- ..Mi ( tl Kr-n-h hiiiostrjf nf r.in i.-ii iiffnlr, w lil.-h who n
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IIAIAIM RTON IS
ACCORDFI) HONOR
Washington. Feb. S.-Thc
Amei ic an Red Cross tmlay paid
Sergt. Fdjrar M. Ihilyburton.
wlioc home i- Stony Point Alex
ander county, North Caiolina. a
handsome compliment by .-eliding
bioadca.st the .story of his
splendid wink ii- American pris
oner of w ar in !ei many.
"file-ted by the Vote, of hi
2. J"' fellow Ana lie;. ii-. who
were ri-niieis at the German
prison cai ip at Ra-tittt, as i.en
t)..nda'i'." the R-d Cross say-,
"Sergeant 1 1 ah li;i ton. v, ho i" r
iv.onth- biUj'ht t .-ecilie decent
trei'tmi-nt for tlie Amei ieaM c;qi-
lives, is re"(n:m.'.e(i as an
au-
thority on their expei i.-m es.
"Alt! ough cert.iiu rights weie
l':ft'iMi- .t rnnr r.f,.ii lit.. I!, riii.ill
.......... ... -
mihtaiy jailers. Sngcai.t Il.!y-.
burton says the Germans v.vre
guilty ( f many offen -es against
the pri om is, in jiailii-ular the.
regular pilfi ring of American
Red Gloss food and clothing Ikx
fs cut to the Americans.
'"Serjreant 1 1 al y I mi tn has
I. ....I .. -. ..... .1 ., i( ll.( IKtrel-.l'
. .
ai ir.v nine ears, and was a pi is -
,., ., i
one r in Gel manv I . months na -
mg ben captured ia a trench
laid in NovcuiIm i', P.UT. not long
after his unit, the Sixteenth in
fanlry. one of the first American
legitnents to enter the trenches,
readied the front. Hi- work in
hi haif of the other Amei ieah !
pri-oneis so impressed Col. V. i
II, II. ..'"I-'MI, IV". IH.UI I"".....,.
attache at Rome, that he an
nounced hi.- intention of recom
mending the sergeant bn' a com
mission. 'Sergeant Ma!.burto: v;i;
ll... I . .ilC i.a .i t-i ..a... f. iinn ,tf
m.-l .-.rill ,. 'ii ...tel. .u , . , ..a ,.
' . . ,, ,'wti't to work with the result
I.IIO'I. ' el 1 1 i a 1 1 . .lll'l .U III. II!
time the
. Mil i ,i ,1'I.Hl. .11-111 .'I km: MMM'II
American prisoners,,. ......,., ...
a , I , .
nrir ooi in 10 1 1 leu in i in
touch with Ameri'-.in Red Cnv-s
representatives at P.ei lie. On
I...,.,..,. -1". lots il,.. I'..,,,
,f,.IIVI.1l . llil ... I.......
, , t
commander received from the
,, , - ,
Red ' lo-s a message tlemanding
the names of captuiol Aim-i i-
cans and the ht compiled by
Sergeant Ilalybui ton wa.s per-i
mitted through.
" "Within a month after that.'
said the sergeant. 'American
Red Cross Imixcs began to arrive
regularly about every w eek. Ap
parently the Huns stole a shu.'
percentage of each shipment, as
there were always several miss,
ing. and each time they were the
boxes of different men. Out of a
reserve supply of loo pairs of
shoes sent by the Red Cross at
one time '.MJ pairs wire stolen.
and the American boys were
able to prove the German sol
diers were the guilty ones.'
" 'The American lied Cross is
wonderful.' exr'aimed Sergeant
Halyburton, suddenly. 'It sup
plied us so well that a prisoner
receiving his regular weekly
Imx never had to touch German
stuff.'
"Before being sent from Tuc-
hel to Rastatt. the sergeant said, , King as a brilliant editorial par
he and other Americans were agraph w riter. Mr. King's style
forced to do draft horse work
drawing wood, there being no
mules or horses in the camp."
The Red Cross bulletin issued
today carries a picture of scr
pe.nt Ilalyhurton.
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TWO 1M.OCKAI).; STIFFS
DKSTROVKl) IN YADKIN
Vadkiuviile, Felt. 7.- ( jutte a
stir has been created in the Ral
tiniore section of this county,
which begiin Tue.-ihiy night
when iw 'rule olilcrr.s de-troy-ed
a (ot:n!e of blockade stills in
j th.it i'ej;'!ihorhood and ending
e.-t.Tilay when linn Caiter was
bmin I over to upeiior t unit on
a (li.llg.' of bin nil-;' the feed
bun of Mr. John Phillips.
I- ... t . .
i i U"mu . aiiei ii'ion late liie oi-
Mi- eiS ueeied a I'epol t tll.lt t(
'iaicil til'eiie were being op
( cited im'..c P.altimoiv church
i ;i'id the;. -. eiit after them. The
o 'i r- wi .' head, d by Deputy
Coliecter 1'i.iiik Folj'cr, and
when thev arrived thev found all
,-,s i ejue ( e ;cept that one still
w;isin. in ojierat ion. One large
lJ(-g;.i;..n outfit had been in full
b!a t in. til a few mimite.s before
I In otJiciis ariivid. N'ews of
h rnr-.in- hl1 Vrtd-'ntlv pre-
, ... 4l ... , '
n w i i , ,i- ioe " a i.ik - i
en out. and when they arrived I
two m. n were in ti e act of load-
iior III., si ill iiti ?i lu.li. I'm- ! -ilL-
, ' i
The walk was abandoned and n
run si;b tituted. but th.- still was
dropped when the chase became
too hot lor a load, even if -tili ;
!are hii'li. I v. o men w ei e lound
' ... . . . , ,
at the oiace w ho d d not run and
: . -
tin's,, w ii pi ob.ably b. take n into
custiMb; later. At the other
place the still was hidden among
honeysuckle vines and wa.s a
;.mall one. but with it wa.s found
tw enly-eijrht gallons of new
win-key. which the officers say
they ilevt roved.
On the same nijrht the large
f , a , , a , ,. ...
i . ,-i .mi. ,i''i.ii i eiinj's
;was totally ih-troyed by firr and
sit wa- veiieiallv .simxi-eil til at
'the lire grew out of th- officers'
jiaid. H.ciid Zachary was .sent
. lor and, acting on this theory, he
1 1, ... .. r .,, .., . ,i' i. . . ... i ;. .,,
,l,l!'l St.ll'l, lUirs.lll, .
wa- given a hearing before jus
tice of the peace at Frnm ye-tcr-
idav and in default c f a lond of
, , . ' I a
I,(HM was sent to j ' 1 to await
1
the Mairh tei in of ( c it.
;
j , K,N(; -;7,AMi
. IKS ,.:AU,iY Kr-rKKI).Y
. ,
Durham, Feb. .i.- .foe King,
well known editor and until re
cently h;.!f owner of the Durham
Morning Herald, died this morn
ir.g at !;' ; home in tins city fol
lowing an ilines.-. of pneumonia.
Mr. Ki..g wa- one of the foun
dcr.s of the Morning I b raid and
until he disposed of his interests
in the paper mi:h" months ago,
w a ill c h;il ge of the editorial po-
i liey of that paper.
.Mr. King 1 years ago was re
cognized as one of the most bril
liant editorial paragraphers not
only in the slate hut in the
south. His best paragraph work
probably was done on the Her
ald during the period that the
late Joseph P. Caldwell was edit
ing the Charlotte Observer, and
Mr. Caldwell looked upon Mr.
was pointed but at times he had
a quaint humor that attracted
and held attention. lie was in
dependent in his editorial work,
particularly with reference to
public men and political parties.
C3j 7,j.
1 t Nipf 1
SYSTEMATIC ROP.BKUV
OF RXPRFSS I NKARTHFal)
Faurinburg, Feb. S. A clever
piece of thievery has just been
unearthed here during the hist
three days and a story stronger
than oVtiv .nines to light show
ing how two Scotland county
county negroes while in the em
ploy of the Southern Kxprcss
company at Norfolk. Va.. in the
fail and w inter of 1017 and RUS
systematically robbed the com
pany of hundreds of dollars of
property. Special Agent F. R.
Pond, of Charlotte, representing
the express company, came here
a few day., ago and in company
w it'u Policman I-,ank R. Smith,
of Fauriiiburg. has combed the
woods in a search for loot, which
ha- been rewarded handsomely.
The two negroes, Dock McMillan
and F.d. McFarhmd charged with
the thieft, are in jail here.
The story is iliat Mc.Millian
and Mcrai land went to Norfolk
in the fall of 1017 in the employ
of the Southern Kxprcss com
pany, one as driver and the other
as porter. In J.uiuaiy. P.1S,
their wives joined them theie.
This wa- during the bu-y
months of the war and war pre
paration and there was gieat
congestion of express shipment.
Norfolk and Portsmouth xere
green pastures to tnese thrifty
negroe- and they voik-d the
game for all it was worth. In
.Iun. lOl. they returned to
Scotland county with great
quantities of merchandise and
wares stolen during their em
ployment at Norfolk. The cx-pii-ss
company was aware of the
thefts, but could not locate the
guilty parties. Following a clue
Mr. Pond came here this week.
He and Policeman Smith found
the negroes and their folk at a
neighbor's house killing hogs.
The women were gowned in silks
and satins and wore fur-trimmed
coats of fine fabrics as they
tended the la'd Juts and made
"sossages." A search of their
homes revealed collections of
jewelry, clothing and other
goods. Fxpeiisivo evening gowns
worth not less than $100 at pre
sent prices were said to be nu
nerous, as well as men's suits,
overcoats, sweaters and shirts.
From this as a beginning the
search has lieon continued and
pieces of the stolen property
have been located in Hoke and
Cunibeilrind counties where they
had been traded and bartered
from negro to negro. Thus far
it is estimated not less than .1
jfl.Ooo worth has been n-covercd
and it is thought much more will
be found.
In the collection is a line gold
watch worth $7.". a suit of
clothes, belt and belt buckle,
baseball mit. baseballs, etc.. be
longing evidently to a strident at
Trinity college in 1017. The
watch is engraved in the back,
"To Fail from Mother." The belt
buckle has the Trinity mono
gram and other marks .serve to
identify the goods. Another
watch of catchy design evidently
struck the negroes' fancy. It
was found in the possession of a
Cumberland county negro who
was reluctant to part. with it.
"I declar, Boss, T'se jist offered
1" for dat watch yisti'dy." The
watch is said to be worth aliout
$5 in real money.
I nl.rfl 4
important part of the prelimin
ary work of establishing a mi-(ii-ty
of nations has been con
cluded," said Prof. Ferdinand
Lainaude, dean of law faculty of
the University of Paris, and,
with Leon Bourgeois, a French
ilolegate on the commission on a
.ociety of nations, in discussing
the work of the commission to
day. "We have reached the 1 1th
article." he continued. "And we
expect to conclude preliminary
discussion- early next week.
The articles which have been
adopted deal with the desire of
the1 society to prevent future
wars. What remains to be in
vestigated concerns internation
al transportation, commerce and
financial affairs, and we expect
the delegates to agree prompt
ly." Asked if the departure of
President Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George and Premier OrlanJo
would affect the continuance of
the commission's work, Profes
sor Lainude replied. "No, the
woik will go on. Colonel House
will represent America on the
commission, Lord Cecil will ap
pear for Great Britain and Pro-fe-sor
Fhiloga will take the
place of Premier Orlando, of
Italy."
Late r in the convention he
said :
"Newspaper men need not im
p' e-s on the masses that we w ill
succee d in immediately eradicat
ing the germ of war. This will
have to In; done gradually.
".My idea is that when ilis
.tutes arise bctweei two nations
they would be referred to an ex
ecutive assembly to be formed
by the delegates from all nations
which are members of the so-
iety of nations. This assembly
would, after investigation, de
cide which of the nations was
right and international forces
would, if created, be placed at
the disosition of the country
in the right. In some cases the
e xecutive assembly might not
act beyond giving a decision and
would allow the disputants to
settle matters U-twccn them
selves by force, if so inclined."
Professor Ijimaude alluded to
the "calm, perfettly natural and
agreeable' manner" in which
President Wilson has presided
over the discussions of the com
mission. "Had we at times been impa
tient," he said. "I am sure the
dignilieel attitude of the Ameri
can Pie-si. hut would have been
sufficient to quiet us."
Referring to the probable cap
ital of the society of nations, he
aid that he preferred Versailles
but added that this was merely
his personal choice for the rea
son that Versailles is so cIosp to
the great telegraphic, postal,
railroad and diplomatic center of
Paris.
NORTH CAROLINA IS IN
WITH OVKUSKAS TROOPS
New Yoik, Feb. lb The I'nit
cd States cruiser North Carolina
and the French liner France
docked here today, debarking
ti.170 officers ami men of the
American expeditionary foire.
The units returning on the
North Carolina included two of
ficers ami 110 men of the 11th,
and b'i officers and 726 men of
the PJth battalions, "JOth engi
neers; three officers and 116
ine-ii of the IGlUh ca-ual com
pany Georgians ; two officers and
116 men of the 333rd casual
company, Pennsylvanians, two
officers and 17S air service cas
uals trained at Camp Kearney
and Meade, and one officer and
3'J men of the fifth and sixth re
giments, marines.
On Ivoard the Fiance were
3o7t'i infantry complete; the
third battalion of the SGOth in
fantry; the machine gun com
pany of the 3C8th infantry; 378
casual of Heel's and 300 casu.d en
listed men. All of them, except
some of the officers, were ne
groes. Lieutenants Zenos Miller, of
Kvanston, 111., William II. Pylcr,
of Kershaw, S. C., and C. A. Mc-
Elvain. of Albany, Wis., who
were among the returning air
.service men, all had stories to
ITNFRAL OF KLLVKN
AMFRICAN .SOLDIFRS.
Daily Sentinel.
.Mrs. Mary .McDat ied, of Be
low.; Creek st'eet, ha. received u
leltcr fiom American Red Cross
Chaph.in Arthur P.. Rudd,
clergyman of the F.piicopal
church, telling her of the fun
eral of eleven American so'diers
which he conducted in one htr
vice at St. Sever cemetery, Rou
en. France several weeks ago one
of the soldier being her hus
band, Private Joseph .McDaniel,
of the .lu th engii eers. The
cemetery is near the ily of I'oq
en where Joen of Ar" was mar
tyred. The letter follow-,;
"This afternoon as chaplain of
this hospital it was ny duty to
bury eleven Americn:i soldiers
side by side, and I am now writ
ing to te'll you something of the
service in the hope that this let
ter may bring to you a little con
solation in your great grief, from
the assurance that all that hu
man power could do for your
loved one w;is cheerfully done by
his friends here. These hospi
tals have the very finest doctor.-J
and nurses to be found anywhere
and everything possible was
done to save his life, and after
death his body was cared for
with love, reverence and honor.
"He was buried in the beauti
ful cemetery of St. Sever in t!ii:5
lovely valley near the old city of
Rouen where Joan of Arc wiu
martyred. It was a wonderful
autumn afternoon. In tho ceme
tery, the air was heavy with the
scent of sweet alysium growing
on the neighboring grave:., for
here sleep many of hu comrades,
as well as thousands of the other
allies who have given up their
hes in the same heroic way.
"The fiuie ral procession wa ;
impressive. The clergyman in
his vestments first then tho eh v-
en oak coffins, each covered with
the H.ig for which the man did
and carried on the shoulders of
his comrades, then the milituvy
escort. Nurses from tho hospi
tal try very hard to be present
at these services, and there aro
always beautiful flowers frem
the American Reel Cross, sent a.
a tribute from the great Ameri
can people to the men who haw
laid down their lives for the eev
fense of the home land.
"At the grav.' I used the bur
ial service from the yrayer look
of the Fpiscopal church, and as
the last volleys were lavd and
the notes of the bugle .soutulinfr
taps" for his hot j-h-ep died
away, our thoughts went out to
you in love and sympathy. You
have the great loss to !enr while
oiir lod one sleep hero in
this beautiful land of Fiance
that he died to deliver from the
hand of the oppre s:r, anei h?
knew that in helping France he
was sieving you in America.
"Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his
life for his friends." He did
that and tho no word of mine
can assuage your grief, yet I
hope that the realization of the
esteem in which his country'
holds him may in some slight
measure lighten the great sor
row that has come to you. The
full military honors accorded his
funeral testifies to the apprecia
tion in which such men are held
here.
"His IkkI.v rests ir, gi-ound
that 1 blessed, (tho I feel that
all Franc has been consecrated
by the blood of our boys) and we
trust that his soul in in that
bright land w here all .sorrow and
sighing are done away.
"May God help you to be..r
your grief bravely and proudly
he would have you do. Not all
are called upon to give up so
much, and we, who are as yet
untouched by so great a sorrow
and affliction, cannot realize the
greatness of tho self-sacrifice, or
the magnitude of your grief, ti
the cost of such an offering. Wc
can only lift our eyes in rever
ent admiration and wonder, lend
thank God that America has
produced such men and women.
"I have the honor to remain in
deepest love and sympathy."
tell of life in German prison
camps. Shot down and captured
on different fronts, the three
met in the officers prison camp
at Villingen, where they were
held until the armistice was
signed.