VOL. X.
NORTH SFMtlCIDEilT.
The Verdict Hangs on
Torpedo Boat.
THE FIRST PUBLIC . SESSION.
Rutins Still Affirm the Presence
of Jap Boats, and. Claim That
an Attempted Attack
Was Made,
Paris. January "19. The international
commission appointed to . inquire, into the
North sea incident Degao lis puoiic sessions
this afternoon. The meeting of the com-
: ,. ,waa hplH tn the fitatft diniricr hall of
DUS31" "
the D'Orsay palace (foreign office), which
was crowded with high officials, diplomats
and representatives of the navies of the
principal maritime powets, including sever
al staff officers of the Japanese navy.
Several members of the staff or the
Jepanese legation were among the "diplo
mats present. , A
Admiral Fournier. of France, presided
with Rear Admiral Beaumont, of Great
Britain, and Admiral Von-Spann, of Austria-Hungary,
at bis right, and Vice-Admiral
1) ubassoff, of Russia, and Rear
Admiral Divis, of the Urited States, on
bis left. :
A. large force of British counsel and ad
v'wors were at the right of the court. Baran
Taube. the Russian judicial adviser, and
other Russian?, were in the left part of the
hall. '"" - .
RritUh Charge Bead. -
Hugh O'Berne. ot the British embassy,
agent of Gieat Brita'n before the interna
tional commission, read the charges, which
ro isist of seventeen specifications, minutely
setting forth the attack on the Hull fishing
fleet. It was specifically declared that no
Japanese torpedo boats and no warships
whatever were among the fishing fleet, and
that no Japanese war ships were snywbere
Iu the North sea. A
Raroa Tauke read the Russian reply,
which specifically declared that two strange
boats approached the Russian squadron,
which the searchlights disclosed to be tor
pedo boats. Thereon fire was opened, the
torpeao boats moving off and later disap
pearing. Tne Russian statement further
asserted that Admiral Rojestvensky was
absolutely obliged to act as he did in order
to destroy the torpedo boat which had at
aeked his squadron.
The principal charges of the .British
ftatement follow:
'On the night in question there were not
aDy warships whatever in the neighbor
hood of the fishing fleet except those of the
Russian navy. A..-
"No warships had been seen by the fish
ing boats since a long time previous. V
"None of the boats making up the .fish
ing fleet carried any kind of material of
war. "-- ' -:A'':.--
"Nil Jananese warah'o' of any kiud
whatever was at that m iue H in the North
&ea. .
' There were not a-iy Japanese upon the
fishing boats. - ; :
"The Russian fire continued after their
searchlights clearly showed the vf gels were
peaceful fishing toat8.
"None of tbe Russian ships gave r even
offered assistance; ,; r
'The fire killed two men, woui dedsix,
sank one boat and damaged five other?.
The statement concludes that the attack
was without any' provicatin upon pacific
finhing boats, pursuing':- their - usual and
rightful avocation. " l '
Reply Made BaMiaw. ,
The following are the principal points ol ma(je t0 " fasten a dispensary upon Hen
the Russian reply: -"'. AA I- : I dersonville. The very same arguments are
"At about midnight the flagship Kniaz
Souyaroff saw the outlines of two umall
ooats which approacuea wiin great Bpeeu
with all lights extinguished directly toward
the battle ship. :-"
"When the two suspicious boats- came
withiu range of the Bussiau searchlights
they were recognized as torpedo boats.
Thereon the battleships opened fire. 3 A-
"Thereafter a number "of ' small fishing
boats not showing the required lights, were
observed. Precautionary measures were
adopted nevertheless. There was a strong
feeling of danger upon the batileships and
the duty of rprotecting themselyes against
the attack of torpedo boats1 obliged a con
tinuance of the fire, despite the evident
risks of hitting not only the shipping boats,
bat also the ships of the
squadron itself
ulMn f fire,
which had arrived witnin the zone ;ff"flre.
r . . 7
"in the meantime the two torpeao .noars
drewbff and Portly after disappeared;
Faring that some ot the fishing Ws were
damaged, yet being certain that all danger
from the two torpedo boats, or possibly
others was not completely removed, Ad-
miral Rojestven6ky. considered it indispen
sable for the entiie squadron to continue
its route without stopping.
"Admiral Rojestvensky,- while takiiig
into account the damage caused to inoffen
sive fishermen, subjects of a neutral power,
was nevertheless compelled to use all the-1
means iu his power to destroy the torpedo
; boats which attacked his squadron.'' :
"Will Ruin The Democratic Party."
"It will rum the Democratic party." was
tbe warmngof
the men who tried to kill
the Watts law two years ago.
A
The warnings were -not heeded. .The
Democratic party is' a very live corpse,
iuu'jk you, anu win uve- ami uounsu as
long as it stands true to the best moral
sentiment of the State. '
We again hear the same "warning"
when a plan to strengthen the Watts law
1 i j in n i I
and hold to the anti-jug law is suggested.
lncsc who utier inese warnings are
sincere or rather some of them arebut
The Democratic party took a long stop
forward lwo year3 ago jt lo8t Miaa voUs.
it gained some others. The good men who
were misled will come back into the bid
ship. There can b nothing gained for tbe
party or the State by lister ing to those
who would sa ve the party by steps away
from sensible and, progressive legislation.
Those who are honest in their warning?
are mistaken. The others are influenced by
their own interests or are paid for express
ing their opinions, aud no attention need
be paid to them. ,- s .
Let the Democratic majority of 1905
hold fast to all that was done for tem
perance in 1903. Take a conservative
step forward, and it will strengthen itself
and bless the State! News and Observer.
The Fortress of Gibraltar,
The fortress of Gibralter ia the subject
of an instructive article io a rt rent num
ber of tbe Outlook. The writer points out
that Qibralter is valuable to England for
three reasons, and says they are its im
pregnability to withstand assafcU, : its ef
fectiveuefs In controlling the straits, and
its usefulness as a: coaling-station and a
base of operations," andv he says: "Since
Great Britian's occupation,her ablest engin
eers have spared no thougnt or pains to
perfect its elaborate - scheme of batteries,
galleries and intricate subterranean works.
Besides British workmen, several thousand
Spaniards from Algeria land . Linea are
imployed daily on new works or improving
the old, and the lighter guns if former
fays have given way to heavier ordnance.
The expenditure for military protection
alone, in a single year, has reached nearly
a million and a half dollars."
He points but, too, that tin one condi
tion of its . weakness is met by the fleet
which England always keeps in the
Mediterramen. He says: .. -
It seems to me" thereis a fair pos
sibility that vessels at full speed, hugging
close to . the African shorer might get
through' with comparative satety, even in
clear weather, while in dense fog3 or
storms they could go through unseen. Then
again, the heavy dark mist-cloud, Which so
often envelops the upper half of the rock
for days at a time, would make accurute
aim exceedingly difficult and uncertain. So
as Great Britian could not mine the straits,
but one thing, remains to make Gibraltar
really the "key to the Mediterranean,"
and that is, a strong . and effective
squadron acting in conjunction with tbe
land-batteries. This Great British ba, and
I believe her control ; of the straits cannot
be reasonablly questioned." A,
Ei-gland has had possession of the fort
200 years. She has made it of great service
to the commerce of the world as . a coaling
station, and as a base of supplies, and this
is one reason, possibly, ; that other powers
are ; content for its ownership to stay
where it is. Nashville American. A
We learn from the): French Broad
Hustler that there is an attempt being
beiDg used by those favoring the dis-
pensalythat ' were used here when the war
wag on l0 ipogea dispeueaiy upon Frank,
ttn. A. 0nr town has had some experience
alone that' line: 'iThe.dispensa
for a time and proved a curse, and the
firet opportunity the people paa xo voie ou
it, the thing . was buried beyond - xesur- ,jais tc) avoid " gathering as the authorities
fection under a . mountain j of ballots, and eefmined to.break up and disperse meet
the curse was removed." Heudersonville . imncrilline -public safety.' The proc-
1 8houid profit by our experience. We ' are
glad note that the Hustler is on the right
if thft onestion. anoVODDOses the dis
OIUV W m, W .-j w
pensary. Franklin Ytbos. ;
1 The alarming reports of the unrest . in
Russia indicate that there is a point beyond
' I . iIl .An nann1a noor) ti hrinc rnlfid with
wnicu cy r-r - "
an iron hand will not go in the surrender-.
I e - f thtAr -libaities. Whatever tbe out-
-T i " A u A. a:va a fonr
coB, the Stetersburg
ble omeu. Like al reforms
ed character, .however, the price will
doubtless be more-or less bloodshed.-
Charlotte Observer, j - t
CZAR IN DANGER.
Darkness Peryades: The
Russian Capital.
SITUATION GROWING TENSE.
jne Authorities are Taking Drastic
..' ' . n - , .
wiil Kt . IMVI l VIUul
and to Prevent Rioting..
St. Petersburg, Jan. 21.?2:30 a. m.
With the Russian capital seemingly bo the
verge of an incipient revolution, thousands
of workmen parading the streets, agitators
and fanatics sowing the seeds of disorder,
half the city in darkness and without fire
protecteon owing to walk-outs, the situa
tion was hourly growing more tense when
the authorities decided tonight to adopt
energetic measures to preserve ordor, riot
ing and over-awe the violent minded, at
the same tine seeking to placate the strik
ing workmen by offering satisfaction of the
demands in so far as they are just and rea
sonable, thus acting with combined firm
ness and moderation. " A :.-;;?':.v;;;"AA.
The government toiight augmented the
garrson of the city with 8,l00 cavalry and
1,000 infantry from Tsarsko Zelo fortress.
The refusal to permit a delegation of
workmen to present a petition to the
Empero1 at the Tsarsko Zelo has made it
known that the great demonstration plann.
ed for Sunday with its unlimited possibili
ties for an outbreak will cot be permitted
to take place. At the same time acting in
conjunction with a conference of, employ
ers, it has been determined to offer con
cessions in the terms of employment,
which the employers declare that the
great majority of the workmen would be
inclined to accept if they were guaranteed
protection on returning to work. -
vlIter:--tonight-:: it was reported that the
leader of tho workmen had been quietly
spirited away and taken into custody in
furtherance of the plan to disorganize the
elements that are threatening the peace of
the city. The authorities" believe that by
these steps they have the situation ,well in
hand and announce that they expect peace
ful solution of the problem. ;
The feltutionhad entered an acute stage
today and the strike had assumed an open
political phase. The day was one of in
tense excitement. Mill after mill and
factory closed. Throngs of workmen
paraded the streets' and when their col
leagues refused to join them broke down
gates and forced out the men. The whole
industrial centre lis idle. All . the textile
mills and every printing office J n St.
Petersburg are closed. One electric light
plant and one water plant have shut down
and 100,000 men are out. -
Throughout the day workmen's meetings
wereheld at which incendiaiy speeches
were- made, the wildest threats being
uttered as to what would come in the event
of the authorities and employers falling to
meet their demands.. The nervousness and
dread i of i what the next few days might
bring forth was increased by reports that
the workmen of Mosoow, Kieff, Kharkoff,
Kischineff. and other large cities in the
interior might join the movement. While
the government and employers the teleg
raohers and railroad employes threatened
to join the walk-out, paralyzing the com
munications of the comntry. Many foreign
ers are preparing to send their families
abroad. Every newspaper in St, Petersburg
has been forced to suspend publication ow-
ing to the strike; -
- The suddenness of the strike and the far
reaching 'nature - of .. tbe workmens'
. c . ..- - -
organization was largely a surprise to the
government and employers. Starting with
the -walk-Out of: a few thousand employes
ot the Putiloff Iron works, due to purely
industrial causes, it spread as rapidly as a
conflagration through the laboring classes.
. . - ..' A
Rt petersbuff: Jan. 21. a. m. A
cation has been issued this morning
-gtFatjon8Jin the city, and warning well dis--.
l posed workmen and other private Individ-
J iamatj0n i8 printed in the Police Mes-
senger, wnich is the only publication ap-
bearing this merning, tne ponce naving
tnmA the nrlnters to remain at work until
the paper appeared.- - .
i St. Petersburg, Jan. 20.In the midst of
the fever of excitment today over the
strike situation, the incident at the Winter
Palace on Thursday is attracting secondary
eonsideration. Bensational . reports of a
widespread censpiracy. and wholesale
disaffection in the army seem to be abso
lutely without foundation.- Grand Duke
Serhius Michaelovitch, InZiis preliminary
report ehows that the sessionof the battery
contained charges of grape in readiness for
a possible emergency such, as to rake the
streets in case of rioting, one of whom was
introduced into a gun in front of the salut
ing charge,' The gunners are under arrest
and their antecedents are being examined,
but it ilimposssble to learn 'whether any
thing important has yet been discovered.
The nilllitary . authorities are inclined to
believe that the incident was the work of
two men, one of whom inserted - the mis
siles, while the other trained the gun.
An eye witness has reported that he had
seen a cannoneer carefully training the
gun, but this does not agree with the slate.
meDt by Grand Duke Sergius to a promi
nent military attache that the- gun must
have been pointed downward, as the charge
struck the ice, riccochetting and two balls
entering the imperial pavilion. One ball
also pierced a palace windowothers sink
ing the facade of the palace, or actually
flying oier the palace and dropping around
the stal ie ot Alexander II., in the palace
square beyond.
ST. PETERSBURG IN DREAD.
The Crisis is Near at Hand and
. Revolution Iminent.-
St. Petersburg, Jan. 22., 1:03 a. m.
De8pi;' official assurances at midnight that
the sitijition ,waa well In hand and that
ample steps had beh taken to protect the
vast industrial" reacllon of St. Petersburg"
and Iniure the safety of the city, the;
greatest uneasiness for to-daj pervades the
en i ire population. ' .,'- '. ;
c Pickjd troops are stationed at various
points in the city, and each house contains
a mina;nre garrison, with gendarmes in
the court yards and machine guns ready
for the first emergency. The Winter Palace
is, strongly picked with Grand Duke
Vladm in commands Final instructions
were iseued to-night. .
The plan of the government is to prevent
the workmen from coming to the center of
the city to-cay by guardiog gates and
bridgei. A colli sisn, therefore, is belieyed
to be more likely to occur in the outskirts
of St. Petersburg. Meantime the strikers
are ceding out their onginat programme.
The few mills 'and factories remaining
active in the city were closed during the
day, one of. the last of them being the
government powder mill. Strike leaders
visited every shop In the city, and all of
tbein, even those nt butchers and bakers
and laundries, were closed Traffic was
stopped oa the street car lines, the men.
having joined the strikers. A
Preparations for a big. demonstration at
Winter Palace square at 2 o'clock to-day
have not been suspended, a'though the
eaders have been warned that it cannot
take place and the Emperor will not be
there. The workmen are convinced that
his majesty will appear and listen to the
grievances set forth in the petition ,
Tne deputation winch on Friday took
the invitation to Emperor Nicholas to at-
end the meeting having failed to gain
aceess to his majesty, Father Qepon to-day
sent it by his secretary to Interior Minister
Sviatopolk-Mirsky.
During the day, Antcnius, Metropolitan
of St. Petersburg, formally excommunicat
ed Father Qopou, on the ground that he
was causing the people to rise r against the
Emperor, the head of the Church.
'Rumors that the troops have . plainly in
dicated their sympathy with the strikers,
and if it comes to a collisskm they will re
fuse to fire upon them, are eyery where rife
aud the workmen themselves and thorough
ly convinced that such is the case. But
the authorities maintain that the loyality
of the troops is beyond question pointing
out that the only time the Russian regi
ments ahowed treachery was in' the De
cembrist revolution, of 1821, when the
guard regiments participated, but they
say that the troops then were practically
soldiers of fortune returning after the
Napolenlc wars, imbued with the revolu
tionary ideas of France. It is fully realized
however, that if the troops mutiny : or
actually Join the workmen that the govern
ment will be faced not only with "riot but
with. revolution..! ' v. a :-:;ij.'';:
Father Gopcm, at the request of Minister
of Justice Jtfuravieff, went to therMinister
of Justice to-day and had a long interview
Vith M,vMuravieff, at which ; the-Minister
tried to dissuade him from hisprogramme
f or;.Suhday'A'-:5?A:
A Fatner Gopon, hiwever, could ; not be
budged, and at the end ot the interview
left, saying.- "We must each'do our duty
according to the light given us." ; - '
TONIC TO TDE SYSTEM.
.For liver troubles and constipation there
ia nplhing better DeWitt's ', Lktle Edrly
Risers, the famous, little pillfiC- They " do
not weaken the stomach. f TheU action np-
nn the svstem is mild, pleasant and harm-
less. Boh Moore, of LaFaVelt e, Ind,1 says.
Nose talking DeWitt's Little JEarlyf Ris
ers do their work. A AH other Spills I - have
used gripe- nii niade nie sick in the stomach
and never cured me. - Dewitt's Little Early
Riser proved the long sought relief. They
ftrftRimDlv rerfecUw Sold by W. H. Jus-
tus. - - , .
TEMPERAMCE
Splendid Session of Anti
Saloon League. .
,J : " - '.. .- .-. " ! .. - .
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
Many Practical Speeches Made-
Important Resolutions Passed a
; A Number of Recommen- .
dations Adopted. :
The committee on recommendations to
the General Assembly reported, through
Hon. H. A. London, the following, which
was adopted by sections:
"First. That the. manufacture, sale and
rectifying of vinous, malt 4or spirituous
l'puors be prohibited in towns heretoforef
incorporated, or that may hereafter be in
corporated with less than 200 qualified
voters. - - - . "
Second. That the Watts act be rigidly
enforced by appropriate legislation, and
especially that the duties of the county and
municipal officials be more specifically
described in the execution of temperance
laws,
'Third. That we heartily favor an anti
jug law.
"Fourth. That a committee on legisla
tion be appointed by the president of this
convention to aid in securing the legisla
tion above recommended." A
. The report of the committee on princw
pies and policies was presented by Dr. A.
J. McKelway and finally after exhaustive
discussion as follows:
"i. Recognizing that the liquor traf
fic is the source of disaster and crime we
reaffirm the principles of . state regulation
now contained in the Watts law. Holding
that the liquor; traffic should not be forced
upon any community against its will, we
also hold that on account of the nature of
the traffic and especially its debauching ef
fect upon the fountain of govern meat, the
suffrage of every advantage should be
given the cause of temperance consistent
with the rights of self-government. While
the sale and manufacture of liquor is allow
ed now only in incorporated towns, it is
the privilege of the : governing ; bodies of
both counties and towns . to refuse license.
We advocate the extension of the same
principle of police power, so that where
no. incorporated towns, through the sale of
liquor, becomes a nuisance to neighboring
counties, such sale shall be prohibited by
legislative action. A ' a
2. We recommend that the legislature
pass a state anti-jug law.
"3. . That no liquo? shall be sold, recti
fied or manufactured in a town having less
than 200 qualified voters. 3 A
"4. That all saloons should be requir
ed to close their doors between the hours
of 8 p. m., and 6 a. m; -"':;. -l-AA
"5. ; That no spirituous vinous .or malt
liquors shall be shipped into or out of
prohibition territory. .
; "6. That the JWatts law be amended so
as to forbid the rectifying of -liquor wher
ever its manufacture and sale are forbidden.
A "7. That" in any . prohibition or dis
pensary territory the : possession of any
person of a license to sell or manufacture
liquor shall be considered prima facia
evidence of guilt. - .
"8. That the laws be so amended as
that where a person has been convicted
once of the illegal sale of liquor a second
conviction shall be punished by imprison-
mentAt A A ;. A" ,.""'-r A" 'r.:-:;":': ..:,;':-:"?
"9. That our representatives in Con
gress be ' urged to , support the Hepburn
Dollievr bill, or . some - other ,: similar
provision, to prevent me snipnient oi
liquor from one state into the prohibited
territory, of another state.
"10. That whatever public sentiment
shall support the action, counties having
prohibition shall be taken out of the opera
tion of the Watts law by legislative enact
ment and prohibition made permanent.
"11. That the sale or distribution of
liquor by a club to the member should be
forbidden. . - -
; '12.T,"That the drinfcing or handling of
liquor iirrestaurants in towns 'where pro
hibition or dispensary prevails should be
forbidden . : - ' . . . ; - ':
13, That we recognize the dispensary
as an alternative to : the saloon and the
temperance people are justified' in support--
ntr it. when; iu" their judgment it is the
only means in destroying the saloon with
prohibition as the ultimate goal. -
"14U That a committee be "appointed
consisting of Mr." James H; Pou, Jr., Mr.
Stepheli'Mclntyre and Mr, W. C Douglar
to embody such of these principles as call
fnr legislative action, in a . bill to be
presented to this legislature.
Constipation and piles "are twins, . They
kill people inch by inch, sap life away every
' , .-ft.--. Ml
day. -Hoi listers J&ocisy mountain a ea wu
nAcittvpIv wire von. Ko cure no pay. :- 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. J ustus Pharmacy
. r Reverie. , -
It was' in the summer ; of 1915. That -was
plain enough, because I knew I left
Asheville in 1905, and I had been gone
just ten years.
: I looked up and saw a sign" in large '
letters, "This . way for Electric Cars
Over the , Great Scenic Railway to
Fruitland, Fair View, Bat Cave, Chim
ney Rock, Rutherford ton and All Point8
East." I stopDed In amazement and ;
ahho ugh my destination was Hender-
sonville. 1 decided that I could ero there
some other time. When I entered the
station and called for a ticket to Bat
Cave, the agent ; asked if I wanted to
travel in the Palace or open car, and
I said I wanted a Palace- car by all
means. 1 seemed to be lost somehow.
I couldn't convince myself that this was
the Asheville I once knew. A Palace
car to Bat Cave and Chimney Rock!
How strange it sounded! Could it be
possible? Think of such a thing flying
down through that rugged country!
The rustle and bustle around the de-
pot was just like that at St. . Louis or
Cincinnati. Passengers were hurrying
to and fro. it was midsummer and the
traffic was heavy, . "Yours is the rear
coach on first track,' the gatekeeper
said as he handed back my ticket and
reached f orvthe next " one coming be
hind. Sure euough, there they were,
three open cars in front and two
Palace cars . hooked on behind . 1 got
aboard . Elegant carpets on the floor,
wiadows like those in the parlors of the
wealthy. . .1 '
The cars were all full of happy tour
isjts who were just out for atday's pleas
ure down at Bat Cave and other places.
We started. On we sped faster and
faster, until -the mile-a-minute rate was
reached. At Fruitland , a number got .;
off to change cars for Hendersonville,
but my destination was Bat" Cave. On
we went, through tunnels, , around the
sides of huge cliffs, over gorges so deep -that
you got dizzy in - spita of all you
could do and down- narrow .valleys. A
fellow taveller remarked that it was
wonderful what changes had : been
Wrought by thb application of "electric
ity that some ten years ago he had
jogged along in a hack over the Hick- '
ory Nut Gap road, taking almost a day
to go from Asheville to BatCave, and .
that he had never dreamed of ever go
ing over the same route in a Palace car
at the rate of sixty an hour
I could hardly realize it myself. -All
the once small . towns of the famous
'Land of the Sky'' had become popul
ous cities of wealth and influence, Hen
dersonville, Brevard, Saluda were man
ufacturing and distributing points as'
well as resorts of health and pleasure.
Bat Cave and Chimney Hock had be
come the most famous resorts for pleas
ure loving people anywhere to be
found. Thousands had to ' be turned
away every year for want of accommo
dations. Familiar names as proprie
tors, could be seen in New York papers
advertising their hotels and; Inns. In
summer they were crowded with visi
tors from the coast, who sought fresh,
cool air, and in winter thousands flock
ed there to escape the blizzards, ice and
snow of the bleak regions pf the north.
The beautiful Broad river Valley pre-.
sented a- view never to be forgotten.
and one which Tdecided could never be
reproduced on canvas. It was evening
and the hot summer's sun had just hid
den itself behind a towering peak that
looked as if it might have been . left
.there by the kind hand of nature pur
posely to give the little' city a shade in
the afternoons. ' The river crept lazily
along through the narrow, shaded val-'
ley. Hundreds of visitors and. tourists
in evening dress were walking and chat
ting pleasantly.; Others of a' mere ro
mantic nature whizzed by in automo
biles, while children just like children
always did and always will do, : played
in the sand near the ; river's .edge and
preferred to be barefooted and dirty to
automobiles, model playgrounds, or any
thing else that 20th century civiliza-'
tion could offer. . A'A "A :; A iAi" -:-Looking
down the river; I could see
beautiful residencesj large hotels . with
pretty, .vine-clad porticos, the moun
tains towering .heavenward on either
side were now tinted . in golden hues
from the setting sun. -Farther on down
right at the point . where .the Joarfow
vale spreads out into the hyi of Ruth
erford, could beTseen the far-famed, na
tural curiosity and wonder of the" cen
tury, Chimney Rock. ; C '
While contemplating all this, shak
ing hands with old friends And meeting
new ones,my bunkie punched me on
the side of the head, and as I woke, up
he shouted: . "For Christ's sake get' up
It's three bftlow zero and the snow is
Ltwo feet deep.1, : Just then half a'dozeri
trumpets blared 'out that hateful! call
known In the Army as f 'reveille.', v -
' : ' N. B. HUGGiNS
" World's Fair Grounds, -
SU Louis, Mo. ... - ,-"