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The Home news., 1918-03-01
CAMP PIKE NOTES
Interesting News Items Con- corning Our Soldier Boys Lately Reported For
 The Home News
Camp Pike, Feb. 25, 1918

An interesting feature Of the Red Triangle work in the camp the past few weeks has been the campaign for the Pocket Testament League. Over 5000 of the soldiers have accepted the little khaki cov- cred testaments and signed the pledge to read at least a chapter every day. There are many earnest Christian men among the soldiers and they have rendered the Red Tri- angle workers much aid in getting the pledges signed.
 One knows that spring is really headed this way when you can hear the thump of the base ball into the catcher's mitt and the crack of the bat. Every Y.M.C.A. building on the ground is furnished with a number of complete base ball outfits and between six and sev en o'clock in the evening the vacant places and the com pany streets are filled with ball players. Others are work ing on the basket ball court, some are kicking a football, some training for the field meets. You might expect them to be loafing after a strenuous days work and afew are, but most want a change and appear to be. getting lots of fun out of their various sports.
 Perhaps the sweetest gift that has come to the men at Camp Pike was the barrel of sorghum donated through the Van Buren Red Triangle work CTS by James Little of Harold ton, Crawford County. A bar rel of sorghum of fifty gallons will last quite a while in most homes, but at Camp Pike it won't last longer than the pro- verbal snowball.
 It sounds very reasonable and yet no one had ever before suggested it that one of the most acceptable gifts to sol- dler who is just recovering at the hospital, too weak and too indifferent to read and yet we'll enough to fret because of the enforced idleness, is a puzzle. 1t does not matter what kind of a puzzle-key and ring, wire combinations, pigs-in-the clover, block or cardboard any puzzle that is not too easy and yet not too complicated l; they will be welcomed in any quantity at Camp Pike. Per maps your merchants have some of them for advertising purposes. Perhaps you have some of them hidden away in a forgotten drawer that you would like to share with the noys here. Just mail them to the Y.M.C.A. Administration Building, Camp Pike, for Base Hospital, and hundreds of weary men will call you bles-
The Home news., 1918-03-01

walls. When completed, the new structures will be a great improvement and a very valu- able asset to our growing little city.
 sed. This suggestion came from MT. Stover, our new Red Triangle man out at the Base Hospital. The new "Y" build ing will soon be completed there and it will aid greatly in the work among the pa tients. There were less than 1,400 men there when I asked last and conditions are speedi- ly improving. The greatest number there at any one time was about 2,000.
 If the army was in a tented city instead of one that looks very much as though it were a big collection of barns, the casual visitor would get the i'm pression that a big circus had just reached town. The huge mountains of baled hay; men clattering up and down the streets on artillery and truck horses; bands and individual musicians practicing here and there; a constant stream of au- tos, motorcycles, trucks, am- balances, delivery wagons; men, with and without their rifles, stride by in squads, com panies and regiments. Freight engines puff noisily up and down the track that divides the camp into two equal com munities. And everywhere the soldiers. Every barrack that is under quarantine has it's guards on all sides and ev- cry sunny day the cots and bedding are out in the com pany front or back yard to air until it looks like moving day. The comedy is furnished by an auto load of negroes with a white driver. There is no slowing down for ruts and rough spots, and as the ne- groes are thrown high in the air when they hit big bump they yell until they can be heard for a mile.
 Perhaps it may avail some thing to call attention to the inadvisability of wives of en- listed men coming to Little Rock to be near their husbands unless they have ample means, and even then it is difficult to find suitable locations for them. A large number of these wives do not have sufficient funds for they find board much higher than they antic- ipated and are soon compelled to ask aid from some of the To- cal sources. The Y.M.C.A. is doing splendid work in this line and their secretaries at the union station are called upon daily to aid these wo- men.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
FAIR PRICES FOR
GINNING COTTON

Raleigh AUG 16.-Follovinc the
conference here Of cotton produc-
ers and cinners. the Durpose of
WHICH was 20 secure expressions
! ohi az INTERESTS nv "'Ncd aS 70
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o's I'''''e '''' ,''''" ny ''''''''''iee-
=
\ UNIFORM claF@e 81 800 per
hale ot ooo pr,'nd> or less "t cot
Ton IS hereb* e.."'''S'lPd t'r the
@lhii1ag service ~ -\offl aroma
Tor the 1918 season W'6i Z charge
or 81 cents pef hundred pounds OF
hovo 5OO no,aae
Noot plIs 1o/c MAY pe adueu
mo-. r,,rp;ch 4ho;,. n,y1, hao,.,no E,
t;oo ~ cb,,ra chau Ia ,,,io fo,.
.o,e,;nr
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
THE ENTIRE GERMAN ARMY NOW
IN A STATE OF DISINTEGRATTON.
NEGOTIATIONS
ENTIRELY FREE

The Halifax county board Of
health have decided to give anti
typhoid treatment to all people,
who will present themselves for
vaccination, free Of cost, at the
places named below and at time
specified.
This treatment requires three
separate inoculations therefore
the doctors will be at the different
townships on three occasions, ten
days elapsing between the first
treatment and the second and be-
tween the second and third.
Placards are being posted all
over the county and the people
are urged, for their own protection
to take the treatment when the
doctors are in their respective
townships.
The hours when the doctors will
give this treatment are between
ten Q clock in the morning and five
O 'clOck in the afternoon.
Palmyra, including HobgooI.
1st. Aug 19 End Aug 20 3rd Sept 7
Roseneath at Roseneath church
Aug 20 Aug 80 Sept 9
Enfield
! Aug 21 Aug 80 Sept 10
! Conocanara at Tillery
Aug % Sept 2 Sept II
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16

VIM. Arthur johnson 1894 Ray
mond Allen; 32 John Henry
Clarke: IS Johnnie Revis; SO
John Conyer; 81 Brad Avent.
HEATHSVILLE
2459 jesse Johnston; 3OO1
Bennie Bryant; 31O4 Jesse Nc
Williams; sc Stephenson Bell.
THELMA
2642 Richard Mills; 348O Geo
rye Hockaday; so Junie Haw-
kins; SO David Burgess; ga Plu
MINER Pierson; 95 Lee johnson
8 James Baker.
CONTINUED on Back Page)
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
HUN TOTAL LOSSES
EXCEED SIX MILLIONS
HUT1N SAYS THAT ONE MILL JON FIVE HUNDRED TWEEN
TY THOUSAND HUNS HAVE BEEN KILLED DUR
ING TEE ENTIRE WAR
MORE THAN 100, 900 IN EIGHT WEEKS.
(By Inited Press)

Paris Aug l6.-One million five
hundred and twenty thousand Ger
mans have been killed during the
entire war. states Marcel Hutin
the military writer for the Echo
de Paris.
The enemy total losses Of killed
wounded and missing are pstimat
ed to amount % >ix millio:.. large
percentage Of the wounded havin"
been sent back to the line.
From March to June ii this
year there We're al least 100000
Germans killed while the numbe~
actually killed during the past
eight weeks exceed these f:yures.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
NEW REVENUE BILL
INCLUDES EVERYTHING
GREATEST TAX BILL. AMERICAN HISTORY ALMOST
READY TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE CONGRESS
ENACTMENT.
BARE NECESSITIES, THE ONLY EXEMPTION
(BY UNITED PRESS)

Washington Aug ib.-N 1th1n
less than half billion Of it's eight
billion dollar goal the new reve-
nue. bill is rapidly nearing compile
ton.
The ways and means COMMITTEES
has still the excess and war prof
its question to decide finally, and
a few other changes to be made,
but practically the complete draft
Of the measure was made public
for the first time today and which
will stand in all its essentials,
To give an adequate idea Of
the largest revenue bill in history
it may be interesting to mention
that income taxes, insome cases
have been doubled and intermedl-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
BRITISH ENCIRCLE
CITY OF ALBERT
SHARP BLOWS AT MARINE AND QUICK THRUsTs AT AM1ENs
HAVE COMPLETELY DIsoRGANIzED Won H1NDEN
BURGS PLANS FOR THE YEAR.
ALLIES CONTINUE TO GAIN POINTS.
Bv WilliamPhilip Simms


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British armies afield
Aug 16.-Germany's entire army
appear to be in state Of disin-
tegration
Marshal Foch s blows on the
Narne and the allied thrust east
Of Amiens have undoubtedly dis
arranged Won Hindenburg plans
necessitating what amounts to an
entire change Of policy for the re-
mainder Of the years campaign.
Paris Aug 16.-General Hum
bert is now in position to dominate
the entire plateau south Of Lass
ignv, and in consequence controls
the whole Of the southwestern cor
ner Of the battle front.
His troops have worked their
way within $500 yards, less than
half a mile, Of Lassigny, and are
now pushing down the southern
slopes Of the plateau.
The enemy's positions at Bray
and Lassigny are most unfavor
able. His railways are not avail
able for transport, and are also
greatly congested.
Chaulnes is also under heavy
British fire.
London Aug 16.-British troops
are slowly encircling Albert, re
ports General Haig in his cable
today
In addition to menacing the city
from the west and south the Brit
lSh have crossed the Ancre on 4
VIDE front northward.
Further progress is reported sou
tn Of Albert during last night
where we advanced slightly nor
thoaSt of Morlancourt three miles
south Of Albert
One hostile attack on one of ou]
posts Was repulsed after sharl
fighting.
Local fighting occurred alon3
the northeastern outskirts Of The
vail wood, three miles north am
east Of Albert, where our patrol
crossed the left line Of the Amer
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
SCOTLAND NECK

1915, Sam Watson; 3247 Jerry
Gardner; 3448 Henry Souther-
ner; 9 Berry Pittman; % Nor
man Hall; 40 Floyd Kiah; 81
Froccie Smith; 65 Louis Wiley
70 Tom Powell; n James Ed
ward Shields.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
FOOD VI0LAT0RS
help RED CROSS

Raleigh August 15.-Tne CON
tribution Of 800 to his local chap
ter Of the Red Cross and the clo-
sing Of his store for two DAYS
with an appropriate 81 On posted
on the door is the selfimposed pen
atty on Q. II. Harris, a we'll known
merchant OF Louisburg, inl lieu Of
more drastic action by the Food
Adminlst1t alton for a mis-state
ment IN the report he filed with
the Sugar Division of the Food
Administration upon which sugar
certlflc Gates were to be issued. The
notice on Mr. Harris door nex-
Monday and Tuesday will explain
that his store is closed by agree
ment with the Food Administers
ton because Of irregularities in the
handling Of suo oT.
In addition to l,.e self-imposcd
penalty, Mr.. Harris gave up to
the Food Administration approx
mately 700 pounds Of sugar which
he received above the allotment
to which he was entitled. Mr..
Harris was given a hearing be
before State Food Administrators
Henry A. Page at Raleigh on the
125h, the investigation being han
died by the County Food Admin
istrator Mortimer Peasants
Bellamy and Co, Of Enfield, has
contributed 800 to the Red Cross
for selling sugar in too large guam
titise and not keeping proper rec
ords.
! Ira ID. Wood has contributed
$500 to the Red Cross or selling
sugar at retail and wholesale in
discriminatory, and having too
much on hand.
Meyer Grocery Of Enfield, con
tributed $50 to the Red Cross fo,
selling sugar at 10 cents when the
maximum price was 912c.
Peoples Supply Company, Of
Wilmington, contributed S25 to
the Red Cross for selling sugar in
too large quantities.
Thomas Grocery Company, Of
! Wilmington contributed $25 to
the Red Cross for violating the
sugar regulations by selling too
much sugar to boarding houses
without certificates.
F. NJ. Ross, Of Wilmington con
tributed $25 to the Red Cross for
violating the sugar regulations
by selling too much sugar to one
party.
Thos. F.. Wood Inc, Of WHINING ,
ton, contributed $25 to the Red
Cross for selling sugar to Steam
ship without certificates.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16

The earnest and patriotic coop
Grafton Of all> producers Of cotton
as we'll as ginners is requested.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16

Kinley; 66 Lonnie Gary.
ESSEX
1418 Carey Richardson: 2685
Jesse Macon; 1913 Amos Evans.
BRINKLEYVILLE
1888 Isaac Nicholson; 2623
Thursty Lee; 2639 William Rich
ardson; 29O8 Milton Burt 1922
John Henry Ashe; 1895 Joe Grant
3412 Jack Harvey.
RINGWOOD
1884 George Cherry; 2516
Willie Carol; 2677 Joe Johns
ton; 2678 Hezekiah Avent 3177
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
SEVENTY THREE
C0LORED men
CALLED AUG. "a


The Halifax county local board
has issued call for seventy three
colored men to report at Weldon
August "a to entrain for Camp
Greene, Charlotte, n C. Hereun-
der we give them under their cities
with name and order number Of
each man.
SCOTLAND NECK
1915, Sam Watson; 3247 Jerry
Gardner; 3448 Henry Souther-
ner; 9 Berry Pittman; % Nor
man Hall 40 Floyd Kiah; 81
Froccie Smith; IS Louis Wiley
20 Tom Powell; II James Ed
ward Shields.
TILLERY
1929 Annanias Tillery; 1922
!Bobo Hill; 1349 Sam Battle !;
3159 Constance Bradley; 1924
Junius Bell; $3.50 Pat Tillery
1917 Simon Camp; Collier Bell
Is Frellie Johnson; % Norfleet
Gray; SO Lee Edmonds.
HoBGoOD
2O33 Knight Nathan; 70 Dav
id James.
HALIFAX
1869 James Amos; 1854 Ed
Bibens 31O1 Sherman Gary
3141 James Brickell; 3244 Red
ney Arlington; 3287 Joe Jones
1921 Horace Williams 1898
James Ward; 1894 Edward Lew
elyn Jones; 3419 Ernest Lee Ivey
1924 George Bradley; 50 Elli'
Simmons; SO Edward Austin.
ENFIELD
2O50 Junius Pridgen; 2419 Ros
coe Moore; 2545 Harrison Cope
land; 1858 Joe Jesse Jones; 265l
Cheatam Gunter; 1868 Corbi
Smith 2714 George Shelley Har
per: 2748 Willie Whitaker; 277,
Tyler Johnson 2793 Vim McKin
lev Hewlin; 1898 Clarence Hun
ter: 1851 LinWOOd Barham 31S
Roger Lee: 1928 Watchased Whit
aker: 1918 Samuel Solomon; 329
Walter Boney; 1908 Thomas Wi
} kins Jr; 1882 Cratic Pittman
3477 Thomas Hasty; 3545
Charles Cherry; 1851 Layfaye
tie McWilliams; Is Charles Kim
ball 80 George Tillman; "a Ed
die McWilliams AZ Thomas VIII
aker; SO Joe Davis; SO Layfa,
cite Draughan; 90 John II
, Fenner; SO Willard Maben.
WELDON
1886 Samuel Murrell; 1867
Thomas jackson; 3248 Arthu,
/ Tillery; 1886 Boss Davis; 346
George Brown; Cornelius Knj
ght; II Isiah Davis; 20 Will
Ponton; 45 Richard, Clements
"a James Brewer; Sc livery M
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16

The man who has been consider
ing his car as an institution for
pleasure now looks upon it with
awe as an institution for the pro-
duction of unexpected taxes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16

ale incomes tfeDle0 III the present
Till as compared with the bill pass
ed year ago.
Exemptions Of 81 900 for single
men and $4,000 for married men,
with 5000 additional exemption
for each child under eighteen year
of age, still stands.
Inheritance taxes have been
boosted over fifty per cent, and
life insurance policies above for
ty thousand dollars included in
the inheritance tax for the first
time
a luxury tax is placed on every
thing Of every day life. except alb
solute necessaries in minimum a.
mounts Of food and clothing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16

s'The Six Safe Sons of the Kai-
SER sounds like the title Of a Ger
man fairy tale. But it is no fairy
tale either.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16

Aug % Sept 3 Sept II
Scotland Neck in the Mayor office
Aug "a Sept 4 Sept Il
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16

IL the young men Of nineteen
"''o twenty are included in the
pra1t the colleges next year will
empty, but the school of expe-
'lence in life will be full.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
43 CASUALTIES
MADE PUBLIC
- O =
by United press)

by United press)
ashngton Aug 16.-Forty
'nfee casualties were reported by
,lle war department, Of which two
North Carolinians are included.
is. Whitsop, of Rosemary, was
Alied III action and D. r. Roak. OF
ashland, is reported wounded Sc
Vereiy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-16
FRENCH TROOPS
MAKE STILL
FURTHER GAINS
{By United Press)

{By United Press)
Paris Aug 16-Further progress
has been made towards Roye, IL
the center Of the Picardy battle
front the French war office an
nounces, in the following cable
gram.
. French troops have made pro-
gress along the Avre front in the
region Of Villers les Roye and Sain
taurin, east Of Armancourt, where
our ancient, 1915, first lines were
again occupied.
AT Champagne we took pris
oners in the Perthas les Hurlus
sector, and east Of Maissons de
Champa gne a German raid was re
pulsed.
G--O-O
al2S aug lO.-lfte GefmanS
are giving way north Of the Avre
little by little.
French progress is threatening e
to envelop the enemy at Roye, and
along the Disc.
+, The allied line half encirclts the
city U1 Roye, where the stronges:
! pressure IS continuing.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
URKRAlN|AN union
NOW OcCUP|ESk|EFF
AFTER SEVERE BATTLE
National Union Now Controls
All OF Ukraine And Is In
tensely Ani-GerrnaIl.

Lausanne, Switzerland, Dee. -
Forces of the Ukrainian national union
have occupied Kieff after severe bat.
tie in which the casualties totalled 10.
600, according to dispatches received
from Kieff by the, Ukrainian bureau
here today.
Among those killed were General
Skoropadski, hetman of the Ukraine,
and 500 Russian officers.
The national union, the dispatches
said, now controls all of Ukraine.
Skoropadsk, backed by the Ger.
Germans, became virtual dictator of the
Ukraine when that district seeded
from Russia and became an independ
ent republic. The peasants revolted
when the German troops began to seize
their grain and livestock and weer soon
Joined by the workmen, who tied up
transportation and industries Of the
country with general strike. The na.
tional union, formed by the ukrainian
proletariat, is not definitely pro-ally,
but is intensely anti-Geiman. With
drawal of German troops from the
Ukraine apparently gave the union the
opportunity to overthrow and seize the
government.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
UNITED STATES NAY
MAKE lS-|NCH GUN
Ordnance Bureau Report
Made Public Today Indi-
Gates This Possibility.

Washington, Dec. Z. = The United
States may be preparing to make an
1S-inch gan, the biggest weapon it has
attempted
This possibility is indicated in the
ordnance bureau report, made public
today, when in dealing with the Water
vliet arsenal, it said:
"The arsenal has now capacity of
manufacturing up to is inch calibre" +"
Sixteen thousand contracts placed
during the year with a money value
of $4,000. 100000. In this amount was
1925, 100000 for expanding rlanufactur-
ing activities in order to meet adequate
ly the srmy's needs.
Studies have been made 50 that the
nation could be independent of Chile
for its nitrate in emergency.
The surgeon general S report, pub
lished today showed gratifying results
on the whole for the army service. So
cial diseases were listed high, but pre-
cautions to limit these causes had good
effect.
Had the Spanish war rate of these
diseases prevailed there would have
been 100000 eases and l400 deaths in
1917, whereas there were orly 297 cas-
es Of these diseases and ID deaths.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
OXFORD TO GIVE WILSON
HONORARY DEGREE SOON
All Must Make sacrifices

While there has been 10 official
comment on Wiston Churchills speech
in which on Winston Churchills speech
would not be reduced in size, 1t is be-.
lieyed President Wilson holds all the
powers must make sacrifices If they
sincerely desire just peace The ma
tions must follow policy Of "giving
in in the interests of such peace.
Should the present world policy Of
competitive armaments b. continued
the United States could do more than
hold its own with its new ship yards,
its trained ship builders oy the thou
sands and its great estimated quanti-
ties of raw materials, according to tho
unofficial information.
Churehills declaration .tat England
would net yield its sea supremacy was
read with interest aboard the peace
ship when received by wireless. Tho
president probably will voice his view
on this point later.
The sea continues rough st the time
of filing this message the George Wash
ng,on was 750 miles due east of Wash
ington. The weather is warmer. The
presidents cold is better.
As the president does iet want 70
arrive in Paris before December "a, he
may step over for day at the Azores,
but this has not yet been decided.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07
Gave Definition Of Term In
His Famous Peace With
out Victory Message.
FREE INTERCOURSE OF
NATIONS NECESSARY
Great Difference Of Opinion
Anticipated At Peace Table
Concerning Armaments.
BY Carl d. Groat.

fTrnitad pross Qtoff CarraunnndanfN
Wash;.ato,, nea 7Epras;aar+ w,,.
son mans ~ Stand nat a. Pay;s ON h;s
dof;n;,;an - fraoap~ 80 tha ssas 30
oivon y IL son,ans ssnoaaa ,.,;.l..-t
Sietorv,, messags - tbs r senate lam.
~. % 1o17 : N ~
r. .ha. saoaah IL aoa,a,aa 4ha. 49,
fas a. n,aetical ayarv oraat aaoslc ~
str,oo,;nr torara fnu daveianmont
% ~ ;ss rasansees ana af ~ rnnrars
should ho assnroa d;roet ontlo. - ~
orest h;ab Vows 20 tho soa W - =
Is .h;s Ill IA ~ aaaa,,;shna ~,
oaa;aa 's ses 4aa.;4sy,' sssf.,,,,sa ss
that 4 N done ~ ne,tra,;gat;on - d;-
yaet - r;ohts 80 wav : i
ia declared that soreat nyononder-
.+;ro avmanon+s y, 70 eont;n,,a5 ,anId
rob fhc world Of n sense of safety and
i,aopal;+v Tbeso +bougbt st;Il so,st;-
tute tha haekhone az the nres;dept,s
nolcv 4 was harmed def;n;te,v todov
This Ouestio, Tmportant
Hc styessad then a. be does nov
this idea.
isThe question of armament whether
on ,ard or cons i thc most ,mms,.
liatcl,, and ;nterselv nract;cal ouest;on
connected with tho fnturc fortunes Of
nations .,,r mankind 4,
+ .sFreedoneo the scas !, q absolntc.
Ilv neccssarv ~ world neace. he thc,
held There must be sfree. constant
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-07

of the kaiser and of Hindenburg him
self was at low ebb. The German peo-
pie were inccnsed at the prolongation
Of the war, and at the almost innumcr-
able deceits that had been practised up
n them. Those who knew Germany
best affirm that the throne was in dan
ger, and there could be no question
whatever that bold move out by the
Prince s party, with Falkenhayn at
their head, might be followed by
startling results.
Small wonder, therefore, that it was
with a shaking hand and voice trem-
bling with excitement that Prince Rup-
precht, the man of iron, but as often
thought of no blood, read out the cy-
pher telegram from his inamorata an
nouncing her success. Falkenhayn had
agreed to throw his lot with Rupprecht
and the Crown Prince and if need be,
was prepared, at the proper time, to
lead out section of the army against
the kaiser, whose power, already broken
would receive mortal wound.
Crown Prince willie Jubilant.
The Crown Prince was widely jubil-
ant. He insisted on giving a dinner on
a lavish scale to the Baroness, Prince
Rupprecht, and myself, and made ar
rangements for it to take place next
evening, when the lady rejoined us.
The guests were to be few and care
fully chosen. "We must preserve the
strictest secrecy" he told Prince
Ruppreeht, "for if the kaiser hears ev-
en- a whisper Of what is in the wind
he will act at once, and we shall be
ruined. Remember it is essential that ne
should know nothing. Victory in this
struggle viii pass to the side who acts
first and strikes hardest.
And he went on to indulge, as was
his wont, in a long dis9uisition Or mill
tary matters, proelaiming, inter ALA,
his own prowess as commander; PROV
ess that Hindenburg and the other Ger.
man generals did not always appreciate.
An additional reason for observing the
secrecy that the Crown Prince insisted