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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-15

acrimoniousIy almost they penetrated
TO the silent room beyond. On TO the
discussion came Milky Larisch, COW
cred with dust and spotted with froth
from his horse. He entered without
ceremony. his boyish face drawn and
white, his cap gone. his eyes star
ing.
"The chancellor?" he said.
Some one pointed to the room be-
yond.
Milky hesitated. Then. being young
and dramatic. even in tragedy. he un-
buckled his sword belt and took 1t on.
placing 1t on a table.
Gentlemen" he said. II have come
to surrender myself"
The council stared.
For what reason?" demanded Mar
schail colby.
81 believe 1t is called high treason"
He closed his eyes for a moment. 'It
is because of my negligence that this
thing has happened. He was in my
charge. and left him.
No one said anything. The council
looked at loss. rather like a flock of
sheep confronting some strange ami
NAL.
II would have shot myself said
Milky Larisch, but Ii was too easy"
Then. rather at loss as to the
exact etiquette OF arresting ones self,
he bowed slightly and waited.
The door into the kings bedchamber
opened. The chancellor came through,
his face working. 1t closed behind
him.
Gentlemen Of the council" he said.
at is my duty-my duty-to an
nounce-" His voice broke; his
grizzled chin quIvered tears rolled
down his cheeks. "FrIends," he said
pitfully, "oIr good king-my old com
rade-is dead ~
The birthday supper was over 1t
had ended with an American Ice cream.
brought in carefully by Pepy, because
Of its expensiveness. They had cut
the cake with "Boby" on the top, and
the crown prince had eaten far more
than was good for him.
He sat, lingering the Lincoln penny
and feeling extremely full and very
contenteu-
Then, suddenly, from a far off church
deep-toned bell began to toll slow
ly.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto
caught it. st. Stefan's belll He sat
up and listened. The sound was faint !:
one felt it rather than heard it, but
the slow booming was unmistakable.
He got up and pushed his chair back.
Other bells had taken 1t up, and
| now the whole city seemed alive with
bells-bells that swung sadly from side
to side, as II they said over and over !:
Alas, alas"
Something like panic seized Ferdl-
nand William Otto. Some calamity
had happened. Some one wns-per-
| haps his grandfather.
He turned an appealing fnce to Mrs.
Thorpe. Il must 60" he snid. II do
not wish to appear rude, but some
| thing is wrong. The bells"
Pepy had been listening. too. Her
broad face worked. "They mean one
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-15

as time went on, 1t grew ugly. BY all
precedent, the new king should be now
before them. What then, IL this rumor
was true? Where was the little king7
Revolution, now. in the making. A
flame ready to blaze. Hastily, on the
outskirts of the thEong. delegation
formed to visit the palace. and learn
the truth.
Drums were now beating steadily,
filling the air with their throbbing. al
most drowning out the solemn toillng
OF the bell. Around them were rally
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ing angry groups. AS the groups grew
large, each drum led Its followers
toward the government house, where.
on the steps, the revolutionary party
harangued the crowd. Bonhres sprang
up, built of no one knew what, in the
public squares. Red fire burned. The
drums throbbed.
The city had not yet risen. 1t was
large and slow to move. Slow, too, to
believe In treason, or that 1t had no
king. But 1t was matter of mo-
ments now. not of hours.
The noise penetrated into the very
wards of the hospital. Red fires bathed
pale faces on their pillows in fever
ish glow. Nurses gathered at the win
dows. their uniforms and faces alike
scarlet In the glare. and whispered to-
gether.
One such group gathered near the
bedside of the student Haeckel, still
In his iethargy. His body had gained
strength, so that he was clothed at
times, to wander aImlessly about the
ward. But he had remained dazed.
Now and then the curtain of the past
lifted, but for moment only. He had
forgotten his name. He spent long
hours struggling to pierce the mist.
But mostly he lay or sat, as now.
beside his bed, bandage still on his
head, clad In shirt and trousers, bare
feet thrust into worn hospital slippers.
The red glare had not reused him, nor
yet the beat Of the drums. But word
- tfla
caught his ear and held him. He
looked up, and slowly rose to his feet.
Unstendlly he made his way to Il win
dow, holding to the sill to steady him
self.
Old Adelbert had been working his
way impatiently. The temper of the
mob was growing ugly. 1t was
suspicious. frightened, potentially. dan
gerous The cry of "To the palacew
greeted his ears as he finally emerged
breathless from the throng.
He stepped boldly to the old stone
archway. and faced line OF soldiers
there. 81 would see the chancellor"
he gasped. and saluted.
The captain Of the guard stepped
out. What is 1t you wanti" he de
manded.
"The chancellor" he lowered his
voice. II have news of the crown
prince"
Magic words, indeed. Doors opened
swiftly before them. But time was
flying, too. In his confusion the old
man had only one thought, to reach
the chancellor. 1t would have been
better to have told his news at once.
The climbing of stairs takes time when
one is old and fatigued, and has but
one leg.
However, at last 1t was done, and
old Adelbert stumped to the door Of
the room where the council sat de-
batting and the chancellor paced the
floor.
Small ceremony now. Led by sol
diers. who retired and left him to enter
alone. old Adelbert stumbled into the
room He was out of breath and
dizzy; his heart beat to suffocation.
There was not air enough In all the
world to breathe. He clutched at the
velvet hangings Of the door, and
swnyed. but he saw the chancellor
"The crown prince" he said thick
ly, ''ts at the home Of the Americans"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-15
CHAPTER XIX.
In The Road Of the Good Children.

Haeckel crept to window and
looked out. Bonnres we're springing up
In the open square In front OF the gov.
ernment house. Mixed with the red
glare came lenping yellow flames.
The wooden benches were piled to-
gether and fired, and by each such
pyre stood a gesticulating, shouting red
demon.
Guns were appearing now. Wagons
loaded with them drove into the
square, to be surrounded by n howl
ing mob. The percentage of sober
citizens was growing-sober citizens no
longer. For the little king had not
been shown to them. Obviously he
could not be shown TO them. There
fore rumor was right, and the boy was
gone.
Against the palace. therefore, their
rage was turned. The shouts for the
little king turned to thrents The
archbishop had come out on the hnf-
cony accompanied by Father Gregory.
The archbishop had raised his hands.
but had not obtained silence. Instead,
to his horror and dlsmay, few stones
had been thrown.
He retired. breathing hard But
Father Gregory had remained. facing
the crowd fearlessly. his arms not
raised In benedlctlon. but folded across
his chest. Stones rattled about him.
but he did not finch and at lass he
gained the ears of the crowd. His
great voice, stern and fearless, held
them.
my friends" he said. there is work
to be done. and you lose time. We
cannot show you the king. because he
Is not here. While you stand there
shrieking. his enemies have their will
of him. The little king has been stolen
from the palace.v
He might have swnyed them. even
then. He tried to move them to .
search Of the city. But n paIlld man.
sweating with excitement. climbed on
the shoulders Of two companions. and
faced the crowd.
AYE. he Is stolen" he cried. But
who stole him? Not the city We are
loyal. Ask the palace where he Is
Ask those who have allied themselves
with KarnIa. Ask Mettlich."
was VI tpuists NO
cries OF "To the palace." increased.
Those behind pushed forward. show
Ing the ones ahead toward the arch
way, where a line of soldiers with fixed
bayonets stood waiting.
The archduchess and Hilda with a
handful of women. had fled to the roof.
and from there saw the advance of the
mob. Hedwig had huughtly refused
to go.
At the hospital. Haeckel. the stu
dent. stood by his window, and little
by little the veil lifted. Ills slow
blood stirred first. The beating of
drums. the shrieks of the crowd. the
fires. all played their part. Another
patient Joined him. and together they
looked out.
(TO BE CoNTINUED)
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"A .~no Life, Full of Many Sorrows"

"A .~ng Life, Full Of Many Sorrows"
tios .,ortrait of Abraham Lincoln. Have
,ou ever heard of him?'
The prince looked up. Did he not
know the Gettysburg address" by
heart?
Yes, SIR" he said. "The-my
grandfather thinks that President Lin
so.n was very great man."
"One of the worlds greatest. hard
ly thought, over here" Mr.. Thorpe
paused and looked speculatively at the
boy. You'd better keep that penny
where you won't lose it," he said sob
erly. ut doesn't hurt us to try to be
good. If you're in trouble. think of
the difficulties Abraham Lincoln sur
mounted. If you want to be great
think how great he was" He was a
trife ashamed of his own earnestness.
IAN that for penny, young man ~
The festivities were taking serious
turn. There was little packet at
each plate, and now Bobby's mother
reached over and opened hers.
"Oh,'' she said, and exhibited n
gaudy tissue paper bonnet. Everybody
had one. Mr.. Thorpe's was a ounces
cap, and Fraulein's giddy Pierrette
of black and white. Bobby had a
military cap. With eager fingers Fer
dlnand William Otto opened his; he
had never tasted this delicious paper
cap joy before.
1t was crown, a sturdy bit of gold
paper, cut into points and set with
red paste jewels-a gem of crown.
He was charmed. He put it on his
head, with the Inconsistencies of
childhood, and posed delightedly.
The Fraulein looked at>Prince Fer
dinand William Otto, and slowly the
color left her lean face. She stared.
1t was he, then, and none other.
Stupid, not to have known at the be-
ginningl He, the crown prince, here
In the home of these barbarous
Americans, when, by every plan that
had been made, he should now be in
the hands of those who would dispose
Of him.
Il give you," said Mr.. Thorpe, rails
ing his glass toward his wife. 'the
giver of the feast Boys, up with
your
1t was then that the Fraulein, max
'ng an excuse, slipped out of the room.
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u many Sdhp Sfnfhotet
thing" she said slowly 81 have heard
1t said many times. When st. Stefan's
tolls like that. the king is deadl'
"Nol Nor cried Ferdinand VIII
liam Otto and ran madly out OF the
door.
While the birthday supper was mt
Its height. in the bureau of the con-
clerge sat old Adelberf, heavy and
despairing. That very day had lie
learned to what use the committee
would put the information he hGI
given them. and his old heart was
dead within him. One may not be
loyal for seventy years. and then easily
become traitor.
Then. at seven o'clock. something
happened.
The concierge's niece .had gone.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The King Is Dead.

Now at last the old kings hour had
come. Mostly he slept, as though his
body, eager for its long rest. had al
ready given up the struggle. Stimu-
lants, given by his devoted physician,
had Te effect Other physicians there
were,a group of them, but 1t was Doc
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DIES IRAE.

Day of wrath, the years are keeping,
When the world shall rise from
sleeping,
With clamor of great weeping!
Earth shall fear and tremble greatly
To behold the advent stately
Of the Judge that judgeth straitly.
And the trumpet's fierce impatience
Scatter strange reverberations
Thro' the graves of buried nations.
Death and Nature will stand stricken
When the hollow bones shall quicken
And the air with weeping thicken.
When the Creature, sorroW-smitten,
Rises where the Judge is sitting
And beholds the doom-book written.
For, that so his wrath be slaked,
All things sleeping shall be walked
All things hidden shall be naked
When the just are troubled for thee,
Who shall plead for me before thee,
Who shall stand up to implore thee?
Lest my great sin overthrow me,
Let thy mercy, quickened thro' me,
AS a fountain overflow me.
For my sake thy soul was moved;
For my sake thy name reproved,
Lose me not whom thou hast loved!
Yea, when shame and pain were
soreSt,
For my love the cross thou borest,
For my love the thorn-plait worest.
BY that pain that overbore thee,
By those tears thou weptest for me,
Leave me strength to stand before
thee.
| For the heart within me yearneth,
And for sin my whole face burneth;
Spare me, when thy day returneth.
| BY the Magdalen forgiven,
BY the thief made pure for heaven,
| Even to me thy hope was given.
Tho great shame be heavy on me,
Grant thou, Lord, whose mercy won
me,
That hell take not hold upon me-
Thou whom l have loved solely,
Thou whom l have loved wholly,
Leave me place among the holy!
When thy sharp wrath burns like fire,
i With the chosen of thy desire,
Call me to the crowned choir!
Prayer, like fame with ashes blend
ing,
From my crushed heart burns ascend
ing
1 Have thou care for my last ending.
T. Aioernon Chdnes SUinb1rHe
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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26
FOOD CONTROL
Important, and May Finish in
a Stirring Way

Recent talks to wholesalers and brok-
ers, by John M. Parker. Food Admin
istrator for Louisiana, and j. M. Will
Yin, assistant food administrator, indi-
Gated spectacular finish for the de-
partment, which has been performing
broad public service since the beginning
of the great war.
The addresses we're more significant
because they followed Immediately upon
the visit of United States Food Admin
istrator inspection parties from Wash
ington. These went over the records
and transactions Of a number of con-
Germs, and while they gave gratifying
general bill of health, thev raised ques-
tons regarding a number of practices
which are being passed upon at Wash
ington. and which may result in penal
ties being imposed in high places.
Mr. Parker struck the keynote of the
new order when he warned wholesalers
and retailers alike that the Food Con
troll rules would be strictly construed
from now on. Instead of the payment
of fines being permitted, the sole and
only punishment would be the closing
of the concerns for the remainder of
the interval to the signing of peace
with Germany, by revoking the licenses
of wholesalers or placing the retailers
on the unfair list, which would prohibit
them from obtaining supplies.
The Food Administration has already
begun the dismantling Of its machinery,
and there will soon be very little of the
paraphernalia left. Food control prop
er, however, will continue until the
very last moment. and probably for
some time thereafter. The district and
parish food administrators, as well as
national and state chiefs, have pledged
themselves to serve until they receive
their honorable discharges from Her.
bert Hoover, United States Food Ad-
ministrator, end Woodrow Wilson, Pres
ident of the United States, and both
these leaders intimated that these dis
charges will not be granted until the
work is entirely at an end. President
Wilson and Mr.. Hoover are both in
Europe, and may send the message from
there as to the food contribution and
conservation required of America in
order to assure the permanent peace
which the chief executive has broken
precedents by crossing the ocean in
order to facilitate and guarantee.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26
The AviatOrS' Visit

The aViatorS who reached Match
itoches wednesday afternoon OF
last week, in three planes, remain
ed over until Saturday, for two
reasons-an accident to one of the
machines and the weather, which
interfered materially with their
purpose, the mapping out of an
air-route for the governments
mail delivery via the air.
There were FIVE officers and a
mechanic, tho the expert services
of one of our local mechanics had
to be called upon before the ma
chine could be put in right condi-
ton. :,
During their stay in our hos
pitable little city, they were the
recipients of a great many courte-
sizes and attentions, and they en-
tertained the public oy cutting Up
capers" in the air, in all kinds of
fancy stunts.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26
GREETINGS

H,.r>~ Icfort has ~ ace on
rarth. good viii towards AL men"
b,en 50 literally meant and under
stood AS these trIte but beautiful
words we're lntended to b.. until
lust now. Truly. there is every
reason for this feeling among all
peoples, at home and abroad, for
all have come thru the crucible,
and after years of horrors, that
will never be effaced, sacrifices,
sorrows and sadness now, alPs
we'll with the world. just on the
threshold of a new year, with the
world made safe for democracy,
the true bond of brotherhood es-
tabliShed, and every prospect 1or
an universal betterment of men
and matters, Natchitochcs can
truly feel that she has done her
part and can look back with pride
and forward with hope.
That a.. our readers may hear
:" the SOM in each wind" and see
the smile on each flower" on
the cIoudiest day and in their lone
Hest hour. and their every prayer
be granted with the coming OF the
New Year, is the wish of the En-
terprisc.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26

(iermary's status at the rf ace
conf renee, which will open to-
wards the mi,l,ile of February, has
been clearly defined. The opening
meeting will he confined to repre-
sentativcs Of the Allies and the
United States, who will arrange a
common basis of action for the
formal session, at which the enemy
delegates will be present only in
the role of vanquished.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26
'Enterprise' on your stationery
is like ''Steriing' on silver.

A generous and ever thoughtful
friend of The Mutual Aid has sent
it a handsome Xmas gift of $1,000,
and the beauty of his generosity
is his r1odesty, as he not only does
not want his name known, but is
constantly doing things like this
for this Splendid organization, the
president of which has been told
to call upon him at any and all
times in an emergency, or when
he can be Of service, and he has
certainly proven himself upon
many occasions, a friend in need.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26

Uncle Sam is going to have q
big auction sale of mules and
horses at Beauregarde in the near
future, as he has a surplus on hand
that were bought with the idea OF
the war lasting a year or two
more, at least, and now he thinks
they can be of more use to the
farmers of Louisiana and Texas,
helping to cultivate the big acreage
that will be taken up by the SOL
diers when demobilized.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26


no one knows what is going to happen,
but we want to get settled for the next
two or three months. Personally
very much fear that it will be late
spring or summer before we get home,
il we make it by then. but it is too
early yet to really form any opinion as
to our going home,
Haven't had any mail from the States
fo7 about ten days row, but there
ought to be some within day or two.
Sirely ain looking forward to hearing,
especially on account OF 80 much sick
ness when you lasL wrote. Of course,
l know that nothing has happened to
any of you, but, nevertheless, | feel
better TO know that every one is we'll .
Here is Prichett. so must close.
Love to all,
VERNON.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26
The total production of the war

Ihe total production of the war
gardens, the effort of amateur
farmers, backyard agriculturalists,
who never did any thing of the kind
before, was 80 enormous that it
was hardly credible. If we were
capable of producing so gigantic a
surplus of food-stuffs, why don't
, e 90 on producing it ? The same
ap, lies to all our wartime efforts !;
50 with similar standards Of pro-
duction and achievement main
tained, prosperity would run high.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26

Despite the fact that our finan-
Ciai system was unsound. a long
period of prosperity followed the
civil war. With the Federal Re-
.sorve System so sound today that
= panic would be well nigh impos-
ST le. lie outlook is ten times
brighter than it was after Apo.
mattox.
The scarcity of foods and cotton,
now as then, should insure good
for all farm products, when cotton
went to SO cents a pound 10 New
York, and while we don'texpect
that price now, all signs point tc
a good one, and continued pros
perlty.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26
A Strange Case

\ couple Of weeks ago mention
was made that Mrs. W. Lowe Of
Canpi, had been officially nof.-
fed that her son Robert, Doug,
as he was best known, had bee"
seriously wounded in France some
time in September, and a few dag
later q letter in the nature Of con
do,cnce was received from the D.
par:ment, telling the mother n9t
to griaye, but'to feel proud Of her
hero "a. who had died while d.
ing his duty. No official announce
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26
From PARKWAY Archangel

4 Washington dispatch says
The following message, addressed
to President Wilson, has been re-
ceived here from school children
of PARKWAY Archangel:
The school children Of Arch
angel and surrounding districts of
North Russia desire through YOU
to express their heartfelt thanks
to the American Red Cross, and
especially the children Of America,
who have contributed to the fund
which made it possible for Russian
children here to have hot lunches
daily. The zest for education IS
great, and lunches fLrn shed by
the American Red Gross n Arch
angel strengthens and "urtures
children, thus enabling them to
pursue their studies with increased
diligence"
The MESSAGE is signed by the
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. Arcliangel school children,
according to Red Cross workers in
that city, showed keen interest
on being told that lunches they
have been enjoying for several
months were provided from con-
tributions of American boys and
girls 10 the Red Cross.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26

A dispatch from Brest says
Amid thunder Of guns Woodrow
Wilson .tepl,cd on French soil, .
which leads The States To remark
that at the same time Roosevelt,
with his mouth, WAS lombardiDg
hin FROM this country.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26

And don't forget how essential
a poll lax receipt is if you want to
vote at any election for the next
two years. But above all. remem-
Der that you have only tour more
days in which to get it.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26

After thinking the matter over,
the New York TELEGRAPH reaches
the conclusion that our doughboys
earned their name owing to the
fact that the Secretary of War is a
Baker.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-12-26

Hold on to your Liberty Bond
the government will pay you the
agreed rate of interest every six
months, and when the bond is due
will pay its face value in cash.