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STORY OF NEWS STORY
United Press Explains About tbt
Armistice Word
HOW THE BIG MISTAKE WAS MAOf
Some Facte and Comments That Art
of Public Interest About What
Would Have Been a Remarkable
News Beat, Except for Circumstances
That Conspired to Make It an
Historic Fluke.
The Yorkville Enquirer, discussing 'hat pre
mature peace story with which the country wa>
fooled last week, aays 'There was no good ex
ruse for not believing it because it was giver
out on the authority of the two great press associations.
the United I'ress and the Associated
I'ress. that are almost universally regardtd a>
infallible." The Enquirer has been seriously
misinformed. The Associated I'ress did nol
send out the premature dispatch, nor did il
"pick the story up." as another news association
did. Furthermore. The Enquirer will find
if it investigates, that while the Associate*.
I'ress has never made any pretense at infalli
:. i? .k? ,.nlv news association in this
Dimy ii m ,
country that hn* ever enjoyed a reputation foi
accuracy, because it is the only association that
has ever earned such a reputation. News anil
Courier.
VV'c did not intend to get into any
quarrel about this thing and we arc
not going to. We not our Impressions
that both associations were responsible
from the New Vork World, which takes
the service of both, and the afternoon
edition of which helped to spread the
false news. The World seemed to treat
the affair as if one association was as
much to blame as the other; but maybe
that was a way it took of defending
its own reliability. While we do not
subscribe for the service of either association
we do not hesitate to say that
if we were going to take one or the
other we would take the Associated
Press rather than the United Press, hut
because of its greater prestige rather
than because of its greater reliability.
It is a fact that the United Press frequently
curries important news ahead
of the Associated Press, and the Associated
Press frequently carries important
news ahead of the United Press
Sometimes, too, when the Associated
Press is scooped by the United Press,
. icnorcs the news
me Assuciaicu * iv?
involved on the very correct theory
that hundreds of thousands of people
will discount it as untrue or unimportant
because it is not eonllrmed by the
Associated Press. Hut spcuking of the
"infallibility" of the Associated Press,
which the News and Courier does not
uphold, we remember how on one occasion
our contemporary had to pay
damages because of the publication o(
a libelous story it published on the authority
of the Associated Press about
one Annie Oakley. Of course the tlrst
story of the signing of the armistice
was a mistake; and the mistake ought
not to have been made; but really and
truly we do not see any good ground
for the crowing of competing news associations.
All of them make mistakes
and when they denounce the other for
speaking "falsehood" for making a
mistake they are only denouncing
theniselvea But in further support ol
what we said originally we beg to submit
the following on the authority ol
the International News Service of New
York:
New York. November 8. Your attention it
hereby called to misleading statements in con'
nection with the negotiation* for an armistic*
which have been sent out by the Associate*)
Treas. That organization has carried the report
that an order to cease firing was issued
yesterday afternoon and that hostilities ceased
at 3 o'clock. That statement was not true
There is nut a single word to indicate that an)
order to cease firing was issued. Paris dispatches
carried by the International News Service
say that orders to cease firing were issued
by the Germans in the sector where their plenipotentiaries
were scheduled to cross the French
lines. The armistice is not signed, terms b)
the Allies have not been accepted by German)
and the war is not over. The intimation that
the Allies have so far accepted Germany's position
as to cease firing is calculated to defeat
the pressure of the United States and its asso""
'" 1 '? "nor attention
cinUtl nation*, inn m ?
because it i* believed important.
The Associated Pre** yesterday at 1.34 p, m.
sent out the following bulletin:
"New York. Novemer 7.?New York newi
bureau, which is affiliated with the Centra
. _ New*, sent out a dispatch on its financial tick'
w er this afternoon under a London date lim
reading as follows:
" 'At 3.30 o'clock this afternoon the foreigr
office announced that It had no confirmation ol
the report that Germany had accepted the ar
mlstlce conditions. "
This cablegram was the property of the In
ternational News Service. It was the first of'
flcial statement that no armistice had brer
signed which was received in New York fron'
abroad, and it was hours ahead of any othei
dispatch to that effect.
Since the foregoing was written tht
United Press has given out the following
statement, which was also carried
by the Associated Press on last Thursday:
Neither I. myself, nor the United
States Press, has any apology to offer
for giving to the American i>ow>U
as news a statement of the signing ol
the armistice announced as official and
furnished in writing for publicity b>
the vice admiral in the United States
in supreme command of the naval forces
In France. Were the same identical
proposition presented tomorrow
we would act exactly as on Nov. 7. N'c
newspaper man could or would do otherwise."
Hoy \V. Howard, president of tht
United Press, made the forvgoiny
statement upon in.-? mmu iV m .. ,?lr
today, after having spent yesterday Ir
Washington, where he con forte I with
Secretary of the Navy Daniels am'
other government officials, following
his return from the United States or
a government transport.
"The bulletin which Admiral Wilson
gave out. and which the Unltei'
Tress carried, was not a "rumor' or n
"report. It was a bulletin furnishec
to the admiral as official and so giver
to us." continued Howard.
"It was given to us for publicatior
by the ranking V. S. naval officer ir
France. There was no more groum
for doubting Admiral Wilson's souro
of news than there would have beet
for doubting the statement had it com<
from Marshal Foch.
"It was about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing (French time) when I first heard t
rumor that the armistice has beer
signed. The report was current ir
both France and army circles in Bros
when I arrived that morning to emiwirl
for the United States.
* "I put In the entire day endeavor
Ing to confirm the report. But it wm
not until about 4 o'clock in the after
noon that Admiral Wilson was notitiet
on what he stated was official author
tty, and on what I know he had ever:
reason to believe was official authority
that the armistice had been signed.
'The announcement had been made
I by the local Brest newspaper and the I
civilians, soldiers and sailors had their
celebration under full headway before
I was able to g' t from Admiral Wil;
son personally a ropy of his written
' annouiici ment of his i*TM>nnI assurance
that the bulletin was official,
i "The admiral then sent his personal ,
, aside with no- to assist me in filing
the dispatch as I do not speak French
1 fluently.
'It was the fact that all .'.rest, ?ni
eluding operators and censors, accepted
the news as official and was cob l.rating
at the time that caused my
, wire to pass French censorship at
Brest unchallenged.
"l*i?on tny return to the I'nited .
I States I learned that no news had been (
' published here of tin- fact that < < le'
brat ion of the signing of the artnistiei
tool; olace Nov. 7 at practically all the ,
amiy and naval bases on the French j
oast.
"I was also surprised to learn that (
i nothing had reached here l>y cable
1 concerning the fact that all I'aris hail
j the report of the armistice being sign- ,
?d. At the American luncheon club
meeting in I'aris. on that day. the
toast-injister arose and with Admiral
Iietison seated on one side of him and
American Consul Cent ral Thackera on
i the other, announced on what he said
was the authority of the American cmbassy
that the armistice had been j
; signed.
t "All the celebration on that day was '
l?y no means on this side of the Allan
tic. 3
I
"Nothing much has yet been said
its to the source of Admiral Wilson's
information. This is not for me todis.
cuss. Nothing has been said as to the
I reason for the report current on that
day throughout France. No cxplana
tion has yet been offered of how the
report reached the American embassj
in I'aris as official. Neither has any '
I explanation been offered yet as to what
became of tile lirst (Sennan armistice
delegation headed by von llint/.e which
was rejortcd to have reached the '
, French lines on Nov. tl and which then
disappeared from the news, being sup- '
i planted by the Krzbergcr plcnipoten- 1
ti.fi vs.
"Some of these matters will boclenr.
cd up after peace is signed."
Howard called upon Secretary Dan- 1
O.nrcw his RDDrecla
, H'lS > l'?u iua.>
tion of ilir courage und squareness ot '
Admiral Wilson in furnishing the
Cnitcd I'ress with a signed statement '
. assuming full responsibility for the '
' liulletln which started the wonderful 1
American celebration of Nov. 7." is
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AMERICAN SLANG. '
I,
British People Find It Wonderfully (
Interesting. <
"Sammy's" appearance, social con- '
t duct, und conversation, to say nothing
of his military prowess, have endeared
him to all classes in France and Eng- 1
. land. French newspapers tell of his '
. chivalrous attitude toward the fair sex :
generally, and his kindly, paternal way *
> with children in war-racked villages; !
, the English dailies print columns about '
his alert, military bearing, and the 1
, charm of his native slang. This last 1
. characteristic draws forth the follow- 1
' ing letter on "What Sammy Says,"
' which is taken from the London Daily 1
[ Mail: 1
I Sammy is in my ward, und 1 like '
him. His face he describes as "one of I
. the sort that only a mother could '
. love." but somehow, lantern-jawed and
' high-checked as it is. it appeals to me. '
' Even more than his face I like his
f conversation. His experiences during *
r the war are, I suppose, much the same "
us those of other men; his mode of re- 1
lating them is peculiarly his own. The
ueini-omiup imagery with which he
' adorns his speech may be an old story
in "Hod's country"?to me it is a thing
of wonder and a joy forever.
> He caine over "the big drink" some '
1 months ago. He had a pleasant voy- 1
| age, saw no "tin lish," and had plenty
to eat?"six meals a day, three up and 1
> throe down." On arrival at the port
r they got into "the dinkiest little train
ever." Before it started, the captain 1
usked for a key to wind it up with.
Sammy says that personally he intends
1 to take one home as a charm to hang '
- on his watch-chain.
They went into cainp, where they
spent their time "hiking" about the
' countryside. The "eats" here were not
overgood. They were given tea "which 1
I tasted like the last water Noah kept
afloat in" and fish "that was never
caught, but must have given Itself up."
I However, they made their motto,
"Work like Helen B. Happy," and
stuck it out bravely. The one thing 1
' that really "got their goat" was having |
I to sleep on terra flrma. That, Sammy
says, 1b Latin for "terribly hard."
Ultimately he and his companions
crossed to the front. Tho country
pleased Sammy, but he found the language
difficult and the French people
> slow of comprehension. On one occa
sion he wanted a pair of duck shoes,
so he went into a bootmaker's and
- quacked?but he couldn't get the old ,
: dame "wise" to it. ,
"* * * ?4 ?* Atit of no.
; For tne ngni mai cut v,-. ?
t tion Sammy says his lieutenant was re- (
t sponsible. "Ho was sure tired of his
I position and crazy on becoming a cap:
tain or an angel." Sammy was ready
i enough to help, but a Boche shell intervened
and insisted on sending in his
name with an application "for immeI
diate transfer to the "Flying Corps."
i Hence his presence in the hospital.
1 It is my duty to give Sammy his leti
ters, and today, as he read a volumln- ,
ous epistle his face brightened to such
i an extent that I was forced to inquire
> what good tidings had arrived. He
I hesitated, then grinned. "I don't mind
* telling you. nurse." he said. "It's my
? wife writing, and from what she says
> I calculate when I get home there'll be
something besides a fence running
around my little place In Seattle."
' Sammy goes tomorrow, ar.d I shall
> miss him badly. He himself is all anx?
iety for an early return to a front
i where he anticipates a real good time
? for the Yanks and a correspondingly
bad one for Jerry. The latter i? assur
edly up against the "straight goods" at
* last. Anyway, whatever happens to
- the English, for the U- S. A. forces It is
1 going to be "heaven, hell, or Hoboken
-1 by Christmas."
f' Sammy says so. I
TRUST OF THE NATIONS
Palestine Sbould Be Under international
Control
rUE VIEW OF PROMINENT EDUCATOR
John H. Finley, Commissioner of Education
for the State of New York,
Just Returned From Palestine, While
Not Opposed to Zionism, Says No
Risk Should Be Taken.
"Palestine should not be intrusted to
iny single nation, race or creed, but i
should be preserved by International J
Agreement and by international guar-!
xntees. It is too precious a conquest.
- > riqkfl "
So said John F. Finley, state com- 1
missioner of education of New York,
ivho has just returned from four months
in Palestine as head of a commission
t>f the American Red Cross, in an interview
in the Century club of New
i'ork. one day last week.
"Do you oppose the principles of
Zionism, then?" Mr- Finley was asked.
Not Opposed to Zionism.
"No." was the reply. "As outlined to
tie in London by Dr. Welzmann, head
)f the Zionist committee, I believe in ,
;he principles of the movement. I un- ,
ierstood from Dr. Weizmann that they j
tontemplate self-determination. To that |
I subscribe. But my opinion?and II i
un only giving voice to my own pri- |
fate opinion?is that it will be some j |
rears before any such government will i
ae set up. i
"And I believe that if such a governnent
is established it should be to hold i
the sacred land in trust for civilization, j
is I have outlined. That is. this land \
>vas the cradle of three great religions i
?Christianity, Mohammedanism and i
that of the Jews. As I see it, no one i
A them has exclusive title to it." 1
Let British Manage It.
Telling what proportion of the in- t
labitauts were Jews and what propor- i
lion Moslems and Christians, Mr. Fin- I
cy said 100,000 were Jews and 500,000 ]
\rabs, and that only a sprinkling of I
the latter were Christians. I
Asked if that would not Indicate that <
lis idea of self-determination?a i
'working out of the form of govern- j
nent from within," as he expressed it i
?would result in a Moslem republic at
the very least, Mr. Finley said:
"I would prefer not to draw any deJuctions
or to make any prophecies. |
r* 1 ~ ''? V*of Tirnn In ro_
LI 13 IUU cat Ijr IV UV MiMk. *M?.v ..
luired, and meanwhile Jew, Gentile
ind Moslem may be very thankful that
:he British arc in occupation. I be- <
lieve the administration of the coun- <
try should be left for an indefinite '
time to the British, at least until re- <
.onstruction is well under way and the 1
vorld has taken thorough council as <
to the future- <
No Flags are Floating.
The administration now is in the >
lands of a remarkable group of Brit- i
sh scholars, whose academic ability <
ind administrative genius everywhere <
ire apparent. General Allenby's assist- 1
mts arc men selected from England's <
Pest. Most are men without military I
training, but they are Just the kind t
that I imagine Christianity is glad to :
tie represented by.
"The fine attitude of the British is I
represented in their official and unof- 1
flcial acts. They refer to Palestine not 1
is a conquered country, but as 'occu- <
pied enemy territory.' Xo British flag <
floats from any building. The only I
British flags visible are small ones on I
officers' autos. When we had our 1
Fourth of July celebration we were i
isked courteously not to fly the Stars <
ind Stripes. The British were not flying
their own flag, so we found it easy
to obey, and the only flags we had 1
were indoors." i
said the letter, which pointed out that ;
there Is a world shortage of cotton,
and asserted that the only excuse to
the attitude of the cotton market is the
result of domestic consumption being
unequal to the quantity of cotton on
hand.
"If the various agencies of the government,"
the letter continued, "were
in a position to give assurance that the
through bill of lading is to be restored,
that the reserve banks shall continue a <
liberal attitude In the matter of redls- <
count of cotton collateral, that ade
Good Work of Red Cross. f
Mr. Finley said Gen. Allenby was so
Impressed with the work at the Amcr- '
lean Red Gross, which, with about 75 <
men and women, cared for 10,000 na- >
tives in its dispensary in Jerusalem in I
[>ne month, that through the British
war office he had asked the American I
Red Cross to send over 200 more work- I
ers. Mr. Finley said the plan is await- 1
Ing approval and that in case it should I
be approved he will recruit the men
ind women necessary. 1
He said the Turks in their retreat I
had not destroyed any of the historic
buildings or sacred landmarks, and ]
that the British had entered Jerusalem I
one day later than they might have in '
order that thero would be no 3treet
fighting.
Mr. Finley entered Palestine i.i June,
left there October 15, and arrived in
N'ew York November 5- With him as i
commissioners went Solomon Lowen- 1
stein, head of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum.
Theodore Water of the Christian
Herald and E. St. John Ward. '
LEVER UNDERSTANDS.
?? i
South Caro.inian Writes Pointed Let
ter On the Cotton Question.
Removal of restrictions placed by ,
governmental agencies on the move- i
inent of cotton is urged by Representative
Lever of South Carolina, chairman
of the house agricultural committee, in
letters to the heads of tho several ,
agencies. Mr. Lover asked that the
government authorities agree on a programme
that "will remove the restrictions
which at present shakle the
free movement of cotton and other ,
farm products.
The letter was sent to Chairman Baruch
of the War Industries board; to
Chairman McCormick of the War
Trade board; Director Rosseter of the
ship operation bureau of the Shipping
board; Governor Harding of the Federal
Reserve board; Secretary Houston
and Director General McAdoo, of the
railroad administration.
"The price of cotton has been forced
down twenty odd dollars a bale, as the
11 cnn"1? nt a nnneerted effort."
AMERICAN NUF
American Red Cross nurses arrlA
fighting front in France.
uiaifl Lmaagfl La ha nrnviriorl nnt
<UUIV kvi"'?bv - - r - -
Inconsistent with the military needs of
the government?and that restrictions
upon the exportation of cotton are to
be removed, as far as safety warrants,
it is quite clear that the price of cotton
would reach a point commensurate
with its intrinsic value.
"This is the harvesting season with
the cotton producer. Delay can only
serve to give the benefit of normal
marketing to those who do not produce
the raw material. Every day's
delay in restoring the normal movement
of cotton entails a loss upon the
producer.
"You will pardon me if I suggest
that these departments of the government,
including the war industries
board, the Shipping board, the Federal
Reserve Board, the Federal Trade
Doard, the railroad administration and
the department of agriculture, together
frame a programme which will remove
the restrictions which at present
diaekle the movement of cotton and, I
may say, all other farm products "*
CRITICISM OF REPUBLICANS.
President Vigorously Attacked for
Taking Over Cables.
1'resident Wilson's action in taking
>vcr control and operation of marine
cable systems and express agencies
were vigorously criticised last Thurslay
in senate by republican senators
who said it was part of a plan to esabllsh
permanent government-owntship.
_ . I
^he spe'akers were Senators Watson,
of Indiana; Kellogg, of Minnesota,
md Sherman, of Illinois, and in the
course of the debate the president was
criticised for his decision to go to
Burope, and George Creel, chairman
>f the committee on public informa:ion,
who, it has been reported, is to
lccompany the president, also was
ittached.
Senator Watson denounced the presdent's
action in taking over cable
ines as a breach of faith and charged
;hat their control was inspired by a
icsire for government censorship of
iispatches during the ponce con'erence
so that the representatives of
Ihe European natives at the peace
table may not know what is being said
In the American congress about the
conference.
Lewi* Fails of Recognition.
In the midst of the debate. Senator
Lewis, of Illinois, the de.nocrt c whip,
sought to reply to the republican seniors
but he did not get recognition.
He, did, however, offer a resolution
ivhich would put congress on record
is favoring government-ownership of
railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines.
In declaring his belief that the president's
action was a breach of faith,
Senator Watson said congress voted
this extraordinary power for war purposes
only.
"Why is the step taken?" asked the
senator. "In my belief it is taken simply
because of the fact that the president
is loath to give up any of the
power we have clothed him with, and
that these subordinates about him, including
those of the cabinet, do not
intend to relinquish that power unless
compelled to do so.
"We are left to the vide field of
conjecture as to why the president
saw fit at this particular time to take
over the cables.
Not a Necessity of War.
"Certainly no one will claim that he
is taking them over as a necessity of
war. I take it for granted that when
the president leaves these shores to
all intents and purposes the cable
lines will be cut. I take it for granted
that he does not intend that any man
at the peace table shall know what is
being said in the house of representatives
and on the floor of this body, and
I take it for granted that we are not
to know on this side what they are
tloing.
"With George Creel at that end controlling
all of the messages and infor
mat Ion and with Albert Burleson at
this end controlling all of the sources
of Information, its very verbiage in
fact, the country may well be warned
that it may take at least with a grain
of salt whatever is published as to
what happens on the other side."
Sherman Criticises Wilson
Senator Sherman said there might
be some necessity for the president
going abroad but that he could not see
it. and added that no provision is made
In the constitution for the absence of
the president from the territorial limits
of the United States. The white
house, he said, will be moved to Paris
and added:
"We are left to the tender mercies
of the censored cable; passports denied.
cables controlled and Creel sits
as imperial director at the source of
action."
Senator Kellogg said that there was
no war necessity for taking over cable
lines and express agencies as the
armistice has been signed and added
that in his opinion the action "is part
of a plan to fasten government-ownership
to telegraph telephone and cable
lines on the country."
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tSES ARRIVE AT EVACUA
Int; at Evacuation hospital No. 110, whl<
FOCH'S THEORY OF WAR. i
I
It la a Matter of Moral Force Rather I
Than Military Science. 1
"One Who Knows Him," gives a
sketch of Marshal Foch In the London
Sunday Pictorial, which explains why
the retreating Germans were unable <
either to understand or withstand the
attars of the great French commander.
It reveals a character rather dif- ,
fer^nt from that which the newspa- ,
pers have impressed upon the public .
mind, but the picture is none the less
interesting and soul-filling. His theory ,
of war. translated into American ,
terras, seems to be that the army
I that "never Knows wnen u is iimeu ,
will always be the winner. To quote: ,
"A battle won is a battle in which |
one Vir "ot admit oneself vanquish- ,
ed."i;
Tttb author of this aphorism was a
slimly built man of middle height, who |
had been quietly smoking cigars ,
throughout a memorable February day (
Just three years ago. ,
"And a battle is lost?" I ventured. .
The gray-blue eyes twinkled into a
smile.
"A* battle lost," he said, "is a battle i
which one believes to be lost, for bat- |
ties' hre not lost materially." I
( My friends," he continued, "it Is <
therefore true that battles are won |
morilly."
It^vas General Foch who addressed (
us?General Foch, who is today in su- ,
prerhe command of the Allied armies, |
the fleeted champion of civilization ,
agtJt?- ^lndenburg- and his Hunniah (
hordes. (
"That is Foch all over?Foch always,"
said an old and Intimate friend |
when the general had left us for a few ,
minutes. "He was born a mathematl- |
cian, but he has the temperament of a ,
philosopher."
And this idle, smoking-room descrip- ,
tlon adequately fits the man to whom (
the world In its hour of agony today \
looks for victory. He has always re- t
garded with philosophic doubt the',
wisdom of applying to war the exact |
science of mathematics.
At the battle of the Marne, which his |
brilliant Btrategy did so much to win, j
the forces of General von Hausen |
smashed in both wings or focn s army, j
By all the rules of military mathemat- ,
ics he should have withdrawn his cen- |
ter. Instead, with Instant decision, he |
struck at the enemy's center, and von (
Hausen's legions fell back in dismay. ]
When three years ago I had the hon- \
or of staying with General Foch at his
northern headquarters?a delightful
old house, built by some old Flemish
architect for the arts of peace rather
than the arts of war?he frequently {
elaborated this view.
War, he told me, was not an exact
science. The developments of science
had. Indeed, but increased the mental
and moral effort required of each participant.
It is only in the passions
aroused in each man by the conflict |
that the combatant gains strength of j
will to face the hell of modern war. In |
the end the more enduring passion prevails.
i
The man who talked like this in the)
old Flemish house in the winter of
1915 has studied the mere mathematics
of war all his working life. About
the same age as his chief mental antagonist,
Ludendorff, he was as a youth
a gunner.
At the outbreak of the present war
Foch, although already famous as a
writer on milita-y strategy, was simply
a corps commander at Nancy. Then,
as now, a great German army of maneuver
under the eyes of the kaiser
was seeking a swift decision. Foch's remarkable
strategy cheated the Germans
then, and he awoke up one morning
to And himself in command of an
army.
Afterward came Ypres.
It was 2 o'clock in the morning of
November 1 that Foch met French
when the tide of battle was running
lotwinrw onimt im it was suggested,
for .the sake of prudence, that the British
should retire. The development of
this suggestion was scattered by Foch's.
Interruption, uttered In those stirring, |
machlne-gun-Uke sentences of his
which I know so well. This Is what he
said:
"The Germans have sixteen corps.
Very well. We have only ten, with
yours. If you retire I shall remainRemain!
The British army never drew
back In Its history. As for myself, I
give you my word as a soldier that I
will die rather than retreat. Give me
youra!"
Th* niriiera round him listened In
silence. It was Lord French whol
stepped forward and grasped Foch I
firmly by the hand. In that handshake
the doom of the Germans at
Ypres was sealed.
A single lncl'dent will often Illuminate
a character more than pages of
description. That memorable Incident
at Tpras explains General Foch.
"Gentlemen, you have a great general."
said Lord Roberts to the staff of
General Foch when the British veteran
visited the front after the battle of
Ypres.
I believe that Britain, France, Amer&
TION HOSPITAL
h was erected In seven days, near th
cannd Italy will vie with each other
n echoing Lord Roberts's words wher
he full story of the greatest battle 01
ill time comes to be written.
THE FLEET GIVEN UP
merman Warships surrendered according
to Armistice Terms.
The German fleet as .specified In the
terms of the armistice with Germany
ivns surrendered to the Allies last
Thursday.
This announcement was made officially
by the admiralty during the
ifternoon:
The commander in ehief of the grand
licet has reported that at 9:30 o'clock
his morning he met the first and main
Installment of the German high sens
fleet which is surrendering for internment."
One German light cruiser while on
its way across the North Sea with the
ither ships of the German high sea
fleet to surrender to the Allies struck
i mine. The warship was badly damiged
and sank.
The German fleet surrendered to the
British fleet today, it became
mown this evening, consisted of nine
battleships, five battle cruisers, seven
ight destroyers and 50 destroyers,
The surrendered German fleet will be
taken to the Scapa Flow tomorrow.
The Scapa Flow is in the middle of
the Orkney Islands off the northeast
^oast of Scotland. It Is a small inland
sea, with an area of 50 square
miles. It contains many small lsftnds
and has numerous good harbors
ind road leads.
There is good anchorage in the Scar>a
Flow, for a great number of large
ressels. Before the war it was the
tieadquarters of the British home fleet
luring the naval training season.
Describing the surrender of the German
warships to the command In chiei
of the grand fleet Sir Edward Beatty
today correspondents say that after
ill the German ships had been taker
jver. the British admiral came through
the line on the Queen Elizabeth, every
Allied vessel being: manned and greeting
the admiral and the flagship with
loud and ringing cheers.
The British grand fleet, put to sea
in two single lines six miles ai?rt and
so formed as to enable the surrendering
fleet to come up the center. The leading
ship of the German line was sighted
between 9 and 10 o'clock in the
morning. It was the Scydlitz, flying
the German naval ensign.
The British grand fleet and five
American battleships and three French
warships in two long columns escorted
[he 71 German vessels to their anchorage.
THE CASE OF MOONEY.
Convicted On Doubtful Evidence; Bui
Can Be Saved Only By a Pardon.
A letter from Judge Franklin A
Griffin, who tried and sentenced Thos
J. Mooney, to Governor Stephens, ask
lng that Mooney be given a new trla
because of evidences of fraud consplr
acy against him, has been made publb
in San Francisco. The letter was writ
ten November 19. Mooney was con
victed of murder in connection with i
bomb explosion in San Francisco, anc
is to be hanged in San Francisco oi
December 13.
Commenting on his previous plea t<
U. S. Webb, attorney general of th<
state, that Mooney be tried, Judgi
Griffin said in the letter:
"I believed then that simple Justic<
and fair play demanded such actioi
and from that position I have nevei
for a moment receded. On the contra
ry that stand has been by later devel
opments greatly strengthened."
tr. th> lot tor Judge Griffin character
Ized as open to attack the testimony o:
Frank C. Oxman, Durkee, Ore., cattle
man, Mrs- Mellle Edeau, and hei
daughter, Sadie, and John McDonald
Defense attorneys had contended tha
the testimony of these witnesses waj
subject to impeachment and In Ox
man's case perjury had been commit
ted.
"The situation of Mooney is that h?
stands condemned to death upon evi
dence concerning the truth of which
to say the least, there has arisen i
very grave doubt," the letter said.
"The highest courts in the state am
nation have declared themselves to b<
without power to relieve him. Upoi
nt tho executive
me onuuiucio u* M*V ?
therefore, rests this great responslbil
lty."
One thousand turkeys were sold a
Hatfield, Pa., Thursday, at an averagi
of 44 cents a pound, live weight
The steamship Campania, once th<
queen of the seas, was sunk in thi
Firth of Fourth, Scotland, in a colli
sion with a battleship some time ago
The date of the accident was not givei
out N'o lives were lost.
Japanese newspapers are raising th
point of having the race question set
tied at the coming peace conference
They are calling on China to Join h
the demand for a settlement of th'
race question as It affects Orient a Is
THE FARM AT SEVIER
Soldiers Hide Good At Producing
Foodstuffs.
OVER $5,000 WORTH OF VEGETABLES
Had It Not Been for the Most Fortu- <
nate End of the War, It la Probable '
That the Farm Next Year Would
I
Have Been an Important Factor In (
| Feeding the Soldiers. j
I ( The following article was written I
about the time of the signing of the <
armistice: but publication has been I
deferred until now for lack of space.] <
Camp Sevier, November 12.?l'ro- i
duce grown on the Reclamation farm, <
conducted by the Salvage division of i
the Quartermaster Corps. Camp Sevier, 1
this year is worth more thun $5,000. i
That isn't a bad showing at all when
the fact that not a furrow was turned
until the middle of June, is taken into
consideration, inm snumns ut ?u,wu
in produce has convinced the oftlcials
in charge that given an ordinary showing
it would be an easy matter to pro- 1
1 duce edible products worth 150,000 another
year. And food products worth '
. that much will be produced another
' year, unless it be that the soldler-farmi
era have long since been given their
' discharge from the service, which is of
course contidently expected.
Just what valuation might be placed
upon the improvements to the farm
since it has been under government
lease would be a very hard matter for
estimate. Its former tenants will agree
that it is a better looking place than It
ever has been before and the fertility
of the soil is greater than ever, because
of the fact that thousands of loads of
compost from the camp have been
broadcast there.
The Reclamation farm has not been
and probably would not be for a number
of years a paying proposition from
a financial standpoint. It might possibly
be made so in the course of time.
That, however, was not the object of
the government in starting it. It has
provided employment for several score
men who by reason of physical or other
disability, were disqualified for any
other service. It has served to show
the surrounding country what soldiers
can do in the way of farming.
It has produced 15,000 worth of
truck which has been eaten by soldiers
of Camp Sevier, the quality of which
they would in all probability not have
gotten had it not been for the farm.
Already 25,000 pounds of turnips,
grown on this government farm, have
, been delivered to the subsistence warehouses
of the Camp Sevier Quartermaster
corps. There are another 160,,
000 pounds in the fields which will
very shortly be delivered. A total of
, 126 pounds of blackagyed peas were
grown. This summer 1,500 dozen
roasting ears were raised and turned (
. over to the subsistence department and
, Issued to the Twentieth Division and
other troops in camp. About twenty
bushels of tomatoes were grown this
summer, as well as 100 bushels of
> string beans. Irish potatoes grown and
turned over to the subsistence depart.
ment total several thousand pounds.
, Twenty-five tons of cabbage are In,
eluded in the farm produce up to the
present.
Although It Is November and the
i middle of November at that, and this
is South Carolina, where most of the
t farmers know only one crop, which has
1 about been gathered, the soldler-farm
era of Camp Sevier are Just as busy
now as they were a couple of months
ago. They have five acres In Bermuda
> onions, which are looking good and
give every promise of a big yield. They
have Just completed the sowing of fifty
,? acres in wheat and there may be more
i to sow. Besides this they have set out
I 10,000 lettuce plants. Every foot of
land on the farm which Is under cultivation.
about 400 acres, and which Is
not now devoted to some crop, will be
turned this fall and winter and every
t preparation made for next season.
The Reclamation Farm company,
which is commanded by Lieut. A. O.
Gulnn, Includes eighty-five men, every
one of whom, Including the command,
ing officer, was either raised on the
farm or had considerable rarming experience
before coming into the military
service. Men report for farm
work at 7 a. m., and the day's work is
done at 5 p. m. They work. No govj
ernment farm in the Southeastern de^
partment, operated under conditions
anything like similar to those at Camp
Sevier, has made a better showing.
The farm has not been such a great
j expense to Uncle Sam. The largest
Item of course, is the pay of the sol;
dlers. Forty head of horses and mules
have been worked and maintained on
the farm. Very little has been expended
for farming machinery; 1600
will cover its cost.
Taken all in all it is felt that Uncle
Sam's initial experiment as a farmer at
. Camp Sevier has been quite successful
The men employed there are happy,
and as one put it the other day, "I'd
rather be here than any place I know,
* except home." It has been demonstrated
that foodstuffs can be produced
and produced quite cheap on the
outskirts of Camp Sevier. It has also
been demonstrated that were there a
real necessity for It, had the war continued,
it would have been possible in
the course of a short time to have pro'
duced almost enough, if not altogether
enough foodstuffs to feed the soldiers
In training at Camp Sevier.
Jas. D. Grist.
3 , m
1 Prohibition for s While Anyway.?
' PmaiHont Wilson has slimed the em
ergency agricultural appropriation bill
for national prohibition from next
t Jply 1 until the American army is de,
mobilized.
The prohibition amendment to the
agricultural measure caused a long
e fight In the senate. Officials of the
e shipping board opposed its adoption
- on the ground that taking beer from
i. shipbuilders would make for dlscon1
tent which would be reflected in their
work.
Secretary Daniels, who was called
a before the senate committee during
- the hearing, combatted this theory
saying that after sale of Intoxicants
i around naval establishments had
e | been stopped the output of the workI
hi en Increased. He referred especially
iu me .u?n v isiiuiu, v.iw. iw<w jriu.
Unless the presidential proclamation
under the food control act is rescinded,
the prohibition amendment will affect
only the manufacture of wine, for the
brewing of all beer must ceaae December
1 under the president's proclamation.
The manufacture of whiskey
was stopped soon after the nation entered
the war. Under the amendment
the manufacture of wine will
cease next Ma,- 1 and. should brewing
of beer be allov-ed to continue after
December 1 it would stop May 1 under
the new law.
After next June 30 no Intoxicating
liquors of any kind, may be sold in
this country for beverage purposes
except for export until such time as
I ho president by proclamation declare*
iemobilization complete. The amendment
also prohibits the importation
?f any intoxicating beverages into the
country from the time the bill is approved
by the president until the demobilization
of the army is complete.
GUERNSEYS SELL HIGH
Fine Imported Stock Disposed of at
Auction at Chester.
The Guernsey sale at the Chester
County Fair last Wednesday as stated
in Thursday's Reporter, was a most
gratifying success. The thirty-one
head of tine thorough-bred animals
were sold as follows:
Imp. Rreban's Betty of Mara Alva,
83871, W. J. Necly, Rock Hill, S. C.,
$330.00
Imp. Lady Horris of Mara Alva,
S3S67. Wm. C. Miller. Chester, S. C.
$460.00.
Imp. Flossie Brownhill of Mara
Alva. S3863, J. C. Shannon. Hlackstock.
S. C.. $445.00.
Imp. Sailor Boy's Marie of Mara
Alva, 83919. T. M. Darby. It F. D.. 4.
Chester S. C.. $390.00.
Imp. Flossie Uneda May of Mara
Alva, S3S76, B. M. Sturgls, Rock Hill,
C.. $335.00.
Imp. Aurora of Mara Alva, 76349,
\V. A. Darby. R. F. D. 1. Lowryvllle. 8.
C., $400.00.
Imp. Jaonnet's I'rimrose of Mara
Alva, 83873, W. A. Gladden, It. F. D..
No. 1. Cornwell S. C.. $495.00
Imp. Beaulleu's Folly of Mara Alva,
83907, James McCullough, (Col.) R. F.
D., 1, Blackatock, S. C., $376 00.
Miss Rachel Reserve, 70363, J. D.
Glass, Edgmoor, S. C.. $396.00.
Imp. Brilliant Marie Lady of Mara
Alva, 83931, R. B. Caldwell, Chester, S.
C., $365.00.
Rose King of Hilltop, 66262, Z. G.
Darby, R. F. D., 1, Lowryvllle, 8. C..
$380.00.
Guernsey Queen of Bon Ayre, 70883,
t vc cqIHivoM n F n. 1. Cornwell.
S. C.. $325.00.
Imp. Shamrock's Beauty of Mara Alva,
83987, Mrs. Made M. Brlce, Woodward.
S. C., $365.00.
Kaloolah Queen II, 76609, J- M.
Hemphill, Chester, 8. C? $396.00.
Rose King's CMri of Kttttop, 6S2, ? "T ?
C. C. McAliley, R. F. D. 6, Chester, S.
C.. $396.
Beauty's Rosie of Corwln Hill, 78362,
J. M. Sterling, Cornwell, S. C.,
$300.
Violet of Green Valley. 67463, W. G.
Dye, R. F. D., 1, Blackstock, 8. C.,
$370.00.
Imp. Lively Bella of Mara Alva, 83906,
Dr. W. W. Fennell, Rock Hill, S.
C? $410.00.
Dolly Warren's Daughter of Mara
Alva, H. J. MUlen, Rodman, 8- C.,
$276.00.
Ward's Choice of Mara Alva, H. J.
MUlen. Rodman, S. C.. $276.00.
April Girl of Falrvlew, 62293, J.
Harper Gwin, R. F. D., 1, Cornwell, 8.
C.. $290.00.
Imp- Belladonna Marie of Mara Alva,
83876, M. A. Nunnery, Fort Lawn,
S. C.. $365.00.
Highland Flossie, 65,917, R. B. Caldwell,
Chester, 8. C., $326.00.
Imp. Topsy*s Lily of Mara Alva, 83,910,
Dr. W. W. Fennell, Rock Hill, 8.
C., $340 00.
May Rose Bessie of Mara Alva, 79,657,
J. E. Orr. R. F. D.. 6, $610.
Heifer by Golden Glow of Dream wold,
36978, out of Raymond's Midget
of 9unnyslde, 46809 (certificate enroute),
J. E. Orr, R. F. D., 6, Chester,
8. C.. $310.00.
Total for 26 heifers, $9,690.00.
Ward's Surprise of Mara Alva, 8- D.
Cross, Chester, 8. C., $60.00.
Ward's Pride of Mara Alva, E. W.
Gibson, R. F. D., 1, Rlchburg, 8. C.,
$66.00.
Ward's Delight of.Mara Alva, T. M.
Darby, R. F. D, 4, Chester, a C., $100.
Ward's Uneeda Boy of Mara Alva, H.
J. MUlen, Rodman, S. C., $116.00.
Bull calf out of April Girl of Fairview,
62293, by Robin Squire of Keenaydler,
36471, T. J. Wallace, R. F. D..
1, Chester, 8. C., $90.00.
Total for Ave bull calves, $430-00.
Grand total, $10,020.00.?Chester
Reporter.
Am?n to This.?"The great Red
Cross army of mercy which this war
has called into being must never be
demobilized said Eliot Wadaworth,
acting chairman of the executive committee
of the Red Cross, in an address
here today to workers in the organization.
"That the Red Cross should stop, or
that its spirit should die away, Is unbelievable,"
said Mr. Wadaworth.
"The intense sympathy of America
for suffering humanity will not cease
with the coming of peace. Where suffering
exists, there America will go
with an open hand, asking no return
except the satisfaction of having helped.
"As the nations have struggled to
excel on the battlefield, so now they
will struggle In the work of reconstruction
which faces them all."
Mr. Wadaworth said that In feeding
and clothing the distressed people of
Europe there can be no question that
grave emergencies will arise which
will require instant action on the part
of volunteer agencies able to cut the
red tape and achieve quicker results.
Herein will He the opportunity of
the American Red Cross.
The Duke of Orleans, pretender to
the throne of France, has sent Premier
Clemenceau a congratulatory letter on
the outcome of the war.
I || | ?
Premier Clemenceau has requested a
French International law expert to give
an opinion as to whether extradition of
William Hohenxollern, former Oerman
emperor, can be demanded of Holland.