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rOWdale, which was captured later py
Moewe,, Depew and other prisoners
Ter terrible hardships until thes arrive
Germany.
red, TOO, because I thought maybe
were going to throw me over
rd, though what that had to do
being a quartermaster could
see.
fut they drilled me up onto the
1ge and told me to take the wheel.
at their idea was 1 do not. know.
Esibly they wanted a noncombatant'
the wheel in case they were over
lied by a neutral vessel. We were
ng full speed at the time, but as
n as took the wheel she cut down
half speed, and stayed that way for
{ an hour. Then UP to full speed
lin.
Pretty soon there was a tramp
amer on the starboard bow, and al
st before l saw it, there were two
re sentries on each side of me,
|dding me with their revOlvers and
|rning me to keep on the course.
'ey had civilian clothes on.
Then we went through the Skager
ok and Cattegat, which are narrow
Eps of water leading to the Baltic,
/ we were only a mile from shore
i h vessels all about us. 1t would
|ye been an easy thing for me to
nal what our ship was and who
re aboard, but they had six sentries
my neck all the time to keep me
|m it. q I never wanted to do any
ing worse in my life than jump
erboard or signal. But I would
|ve been shot down before I had
re than started to do either, so I
It stayed with. the wheel.
We were nearing one of the Dan
islands in the Baltic when. we
|hted a tug. She began to- smoke
and blow her siren. The sailors got
|'y excited and ran around in crazy
be. and Badewitz began shouting
pre orders than they could get away
th. The sentries left me and ran
th the rest of the Fritzies to the
ht deck and started to lower one of
+ lifeboats. But Badewitz was~right
their heels and kicked the whole
nch around in great shape, roaring
|e q bull all the time.
[ left the wheel and ran to the end
the bridge, to jump overheard. But
b minute I let go of the wheel the
sseL fell off Of the course, and they
ticed- it, and Badewitz sent. i've Of
EN- up on the bridge and three
hers to the side with their revolvers
shoot me if I should reach the wa
s I think if I had had any rope to
81 the wheel with I could have get
ray and they would not have kaOWn
When the five sailors. reached. the
idge one of them jumped for the
Sc and gave our siren five Iona
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Ex-Gunner and Chief Petty Officer,
y. s. Navy-Member of the Foreign
Legion of France = Captain Gun
Iurret, French Battleship Cassard-
Winner OF the Croix de Gu eTTee
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Observation-Disclosures
SYNOPSIS.

ght, 1918, by Reilly and Britton Co., Through
Especial Arrangement With the George
Matthew Adams Service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
RETURN OF WORLD TO PEACE
TOLD BRIEFLY over CABLES

ment has taken new turn, the
strength Of which ls 80 great that II
can not be Ignored. Up to a short
time ago the Bolshevik element was so
small In Germany that II appeared to
be negligible.
To guard against disorders In Rus.
slan provinces occupied by German
troops the allies have agreed that Ger.
many need not call those forces home
until II Is considered safe to do so.
II has been officially announced at
Vienna that Emperor Charles |. has
abdicated. This confirms cable advices
received yesterday that he had given
rulers OF the German states to quit
his throne Is Prince Heinrich XVII,
OF Reuss. William Hohenzoliern, n former
German emperor, now In Holland, has
been visited by an official represents.
tive Of The Netherlands government
His status has not been definitely set
tied, but i appears he 10 posing as a
the war lord.
According TO advIees from Bremen,
the revolutionist sailors OF the German
navy have seized all the Warships OF
the empire and have established their
control OF Helgoand. What effect this
will have on the agreement Of Germany
TO surrender a certain number OF yes.
sells to the allies can not as yet be
determined. The training ship schIesien
Is said to have been sunk by revolu.
tionary wsrships.
Boshevlk forces In the lake 6aikai
region, In Siberia, have been defeated
by the Czecho. Slovak and allied forces
operating there. Il Is reported that
5olshevlk resistance In that section ha~
been broken
II Is reported that the new RumanIan
government has declared war on Ger.
many.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
WAR IS NOT OVER;
RETAIN YOUR lob
War Loafer" Ordinances Still
To Be Enforced, Decree
of Conference.

II you have job. work every day
In the week except Sunday or you win
be arrested by the police and prose-
cuted as an industrial Stacker. The
police department on authority of the
mayor and Commissioner Miller so de-
creed Wednesday following q confer
ence held with representatives of COM
lnerctal and industrial establishments
In Memphis.
The conference was held In the may
or's office "wednesday morning between
1.-THE mayor, Commissioners Miller and
Aaeons chief OF Police J, y. Burnq
and employers.
QolainissipherAr that A.. number OF Men
were employed by the various induR-
tries Of the city work FOR several days
and then quit, To prevent this II was
agreed at the conference Tuesday that
five patrolmen would be assigned to
the work OF running down such in
dustrial slackers. These men will be
furnished with lists Of names of de-
linquents furnished the war work COM
mttee by the various industries each
day and they viii at once investigate
each case. going to the homes of the
men and ascertaining whether they
have good excuses for not working
Slaokers will be arrested,
The signing Of the armistice does
not mean an official declaration Of
peace and the Memphis war work COM
mittee is seeking to impress upon all
workers OF the city that the municipal
war loafer" and work card" ordi-
nauces are still effective and will he
rlgidly enforced at least until the Of
ficial signing of peace terms, declared
HAYS Flowers. secretary OF the com
mittee. II industrial conditions at that
time warrant II the ordinances may be
redrafted to cover such additional period
OF time as may be necessary"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
new COMMANDER ON
DUTY AT PARK FIELD

Mai. John w. Simons, Jr., of Lang,
ley field. Hampton, Va, has arrived al
Park field and assumed command Of
the aviation school, having been Of
ficially named by the war department
to succeed Lieut.. Col w. c, McChord
transferred to Gerstner field, Lake
Charles, La, as commandant there.
At Langley field Mai. Simons was ir
charge of the experimental engineering
bureau of aircraft production. He en-.
tered the signal corps of the army last
November, and seven months ago fount
the aviation section at San Diego, Cal.
with Lieut.. Col, McChord. who is his
personal friend.
He has been at Langley field fol
three months, where his efficient work
attracted attention of higher officials
at the war department. He enlisted II
the United States army Jan. II, 1908
from civil life, and was commissioned
a lieutenant In the Sixth infantry
Maj. Simons is native of Charleston
r S. c.
Col McChord, is scheduled to leave
for Washington Wednesday en- route tC
Gerstner field.
No other changes have been an.
nounced at Park field, although 1t Ii
understood several majors and cap
tains are in line for promotions.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
ALLEGED GERMAN
SPY IS CAUGHT
Private Nabbed Tapping Army
Wire to Washington.
Will Be Tried.

AVER, Mass, Nov 13.-The capture
of an alleged German spy in the act
of tapping a wire carrying confidential
messages between the headquarters OF
the 18th division at Camp Devens and
the war department at Washington Is
reported by federal officers and mem
bers OF the divisions intelligence de-
partment. -. a
The man, whose name was given as
Private Pressly H. Stringfellow, OF
Company B, 212th field signal corps,
was arrested with two civilians and VIII
be tried by general court-martial, 1t Is
stated.
In statement the federal officers
said their suspicious were first directed
against Stringfellow by. reports OF his
comrades that he was in the habit OF
talking in his sleep and at such times
made statements antagonistic to the
United States.
Stringfelow, who is rs years OF age.
was born In Culpepper, Va, and had
worked in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh. Chi
cago and New Orleans as a telegraph
operator. In New Orleans 1t was stated
he had served years sentence for
tampering with the mails and at At
lanta. Gs, he was convicted of counter
feiting. He was registered for the
draft in Atlanta and was drafted at
Baltimore,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
SHERIFF PERRY GOING
AFTER B00TLEGGERS

Sheriff Perry is planning an active
and aggressive campaign against boot.
leggers and liquor purveyors that will
make 1t difficult for them to vend any
of their wares in Shelby county after
the first of the new year
Il am going to break UP the liquor
business II 1t takes everything | make
in the sheriff's office" he declared
Wednesday.
To facilitate the work, he said he
would 60 before the county court dur
ing the January term and ask for an
appropriation for two automobiles to
be FUSED by his deputies in patrolling
the county.
He said other laws would not be
neglected. however, while his force was
engaged in breaking up the liquor
traffic.
He reported Wednesday that, despite
handicaps Of the influenza epidemic and
peace celebrations, he had made 2S ar
rests for liquor law violations. =
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
BIG FIRE RACES In ~
tITYOF PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13.-Fire, which
was followed by five explosions, broke
out in the plant of the Eagle Lubricat-
ing company here To-Day and rapidly
spread to adjoining buildings. Three
alarms were sounded, bringing appa-
ratus from a score of fire department
ments to the scene, which is in the
center Of the business district
At IL o'clock the flames had spread
to the buildings of the Atlas Glass
company and the J. W, ana G. Barker
company in the adjoining block. The
explosions which wrecked the Eagle
Lubricating company's plant were
caused by gasoline tanks igniting:
Work of firemen was greatly hindered
by sheets of flame which shot skyward
from the burning oil.
The fire was under control shortly
after noon, after 1t had burned the
greater part of the. block. Several fire
men were overcome. The police said
occupants of the three buildings were
unhurt. The loss was estimated ber
tween $4,000 and 100000,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13

Conflicting reports come from Europe
as to the fate Of the former German
crown prince. Dispatches from London
declare he was shot and killed Monday
by frontier guards while trying to es'
cape into Holland, However, a dispatch
from The Hague under today's date
says that the former crown prince mas
arrived at Maastricht, southern Hol-
land.
Turning from war to peace so sud
denly as to be almost bewl'derine. the
nations are hastily taking stock OF the
situation and planning measures to
meet problems Of the future, which sp.
pear to be no less serious than those
Germany Is Inslstent that the peace
conference be held at once. Or. Solt,
the foreign secretary, says that only
an early settlement OF the questions
arising out OF the cessation Of hostlli'
ties can save the German people iron,
famine.
In the interim, however, the Ger
mans are deprived OF ever civil ad.
ninIstratlon In the RhIneland regions,
which will be taken over by the allies
until the final adjustment OF the re-.
suits Of the conflict. Allied and United
states military authorities will govern
the country from which Germany has
agreed to withdraw her defeated ie.
alons. This new supplement to the
armlstlce agreement, II Is announced.
10 accompanied by the surrender OF
Germany Of all her submarines. Under
the, original arnistlce agreement only
100 U boats were to be turned over 70
the allies.
The orlm specter OF Boishevlsm Mas
rppeared out Of the turmoil 'of revoIu.
tlon In Germany and has received rec.
ognitIon In Berlin. This would seem
y Indicate that the true socialist move
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
Amended Clauses Made EtfeC-
tive by Marshal FOCh Before
StipuIationS Are Signed
Will Give Allies All U-BoatS.
10000 R. R. CARS TO
BE TURNED OVER ALSO
Enemy Has Total Machine
Guns Demanded Cut From
10000 to $4,000 and
Avoids Surrender in Colony.

WASHINGTON, Nov, l3--Gcrmany
loses her entire fleet of submarines un-
der the nrmistiCe terms as amended
by Marshal F'oCh before he signed them
with the German envoys Monday morn
ing Instead of 100 vessels, every one
of the undersea pirate craft must he
surrendered to the allies and the United
States within II days,
Eighteen of the articles "a originally
prepared by the supreme war council
and as read by President Wilson To
congress, were changed under the nm
tied authority foI1 alteration given the
supreme commander in dealing with
the enemy envoys. The state depart
ment today received and made public
the amended articles, with the eNplana-
ton that no Information had come as
to how the changes were brought about,
Apparently most of them were conceded
In response to appeals Of the German
spokesman, though several besides that
touching submarines make the terms
more drastic than before,
Instead of 10000 railroad cars to be
surrendered In evacuated territory, the
number Is made 100000. On the other
hand, the number of machine guns to
be delivered by the Germans Is reduced
from 10000 to 25,000 the German
troops In East Africa are permitted to
evaCuate ipstead of being required to
surrender, provision is made. for con
sidering food needs in Germany In the
taking Of means OF transportattoni a
specific reference tQ and the regula-
ton of repatriation Nf German prison.
ers of war at the. conclusion of peace
IL added
In response to the German fear of
anarchy In occupied Russian provinces
after evacuation, the time II changed
Continued on Page T. Column A)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
sl:ssS:s w AiIsEslEsRy


Tennessee-Fair, not much change in
temperature.
Mississippi-Fair and continued cool,
probably heavy frost; Thursday slightly
warmer.
Arkansas-Fair, Thursday warmer.
Alabama-Fair and continued cool,
probably heavy frost; Thursday slightly
warmer.
Kentucky--Fair, not much change In
temperature.
.Louisiana-Fair. frost in interior of
east
Oklahoma-Fair, slightly warmer in
northwest; Thursday warmer.
East Texas-Fair; Thursday, warmer
In north.
West Texas--Fair, somewhat warmer
in north. A
South Carolina-Fair, continued cool
with heavy frost.
Georgia-Fair, continued cool with
heavy frost; Thursday warmer in
northwest.
Florida--Falr, probably heavy frost
In north and light frost in exposed
places in central portion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
SPECULATIVE SHORT
COTTON SALES BARRED

WASHINGTON, Nov, t3.--Specula.
tive short selling In cotton on the New
York and New Orleans exchanges has
been prohibited by the cotton distrbu-
tion committee Of the war Industries
board.
Charles J. Brand. chairman Of the
Committee, announced the action to.
day, saying II had been taken because
Of undue short selling yesterday, which
caused the market to fall cents.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov 13.--'The war
Industries board threw bOmbshell into
the cotton market today, when 1t tele-
graphed the authorities Of the Cotton
exchange, before the opening, that all
further speculative short selling of cot
ton on the New Orleans and New York
Cotton exchanges was prohibited.
The telegram which reached here
was signed by all the members of the
cotton distributing committee of the
war industries board and stated.
I'm order to CuMD undue speculative
activity ii becomes necessary at this
time to prohibit further speculative
short selling on the New York and
New Orleans Cotton exchanges"
Cotton firms were notified that hedge
sales would he permitted II they were
accompanied by affldavits swearing
that they were bona fide sales against
cotton purchased The telegram was
read from the rostrum Of the future
ring about ten minutes before the
opening.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
ALL CHURCHES UNITE IN
THANKSGIVING SERVICE

For the purpose of. expressing thank
fulness and gratitude over ending OF
the world war; ! a service of thanks-
giving win be held at 5 O'Clock
Wednesday evening. at the Second
Presbyterian church
The Protestant Pastors association
has called the meeting, and it is ex-
wilT be represented. Rev. T. E. Sharp,
president OF the association. will pre-
side, and brief talks will be. made by
Dr.. A, B. Curry, Rev H. P. Hurt, John
r. Pepper and Rev. Harris l.. Browne
Featuring the service will be the
music, which will be highly approprl-
sweetest singers. The Second Presby-
terian church choir will be in charge
Invitation is extended the general pub
lie to attend and take part in this
thanksgiving service
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
TRUE MAKING READY
FOR REFERENDUM VOTE

I'll O, True, of the Shelby county
election commission, told Mayor Mon
teverde Wednesday that he would at
once see r lie Bartels county attor-
ney and procure information regard
ing holding Of referendum election,
with view to calling such an cleo
tion for the people to vote on the emer-
genCS ordinance now before the city
commission, calling for a scent fare
for the Memphis Street Railway COM
panv during the period OF the war.
This win be the first referendum
election ever held in the county under
the act permitting holding of such con-
tests, and election commissioners desire
that it shall be legal in every respect
Five hundred persons signed the pc
titon for the referendum The com
mssioners will go over the list and
see that the required number. 500. are
all qualified voters.
Prominent persons who sngned the
petition are; Former Mayor II. Fl. Lit
ty, ", c, Edmondson, c. c, Ogilvie.
O. II Perry. sheriff; James Brett. Jr..
circuit court Clerw; II. {. Mckellar.
John G McLemore. county court clerk;
f Ernest Miller and @ r.. Armstrong.
secretary Of the Carmens union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
LONDON GETS REPORT
THAT PRINCE WAS SHOT

LONDON, Nov. 13.-Crown Prince
Frederick William of Germany was shot
and killed Monday morning by German
soldiers when trying to cross the Dutch
frontier, according to Amsterdam dis
patches to the Times and the Post.
Holland will permit William Hohen-
zollern to remain on Dutch soil on the
same terms of internment as other mgr
officers Of the German army. He mas
taken the name of Count William Ho-
henzollern, and Is expected to buy an
estate and remain in Holland, accord
ing to an Amsterdam dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company
The Telegraaf. of Amsterdam, says
that he was allowed to take only his
personal property from his train, the
nonpersonal property which was
brought to Holland being confiseated
as Is usual in internment cases. Re-
cent dispatches have stated the former
emperor had taken carload OF archives
Into Jdoliand, ~
Hollands 'hesitancy In dealing with
William Hohenzollern is aseribed to the
CONTINUED BSl Page II, Comm A,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
CITY OFFICIALS WANT
BUILDING BAN LIFTED

Mayors RIonteverde and leo SGoad.
man, commissioner Of public utilities
will communicate at once with Phil NJ
CAnale representing the war industries
board IN Memphis, to see II the ban
on building can not be lifted. the mayor
said Wednesday.
For some time persons desiring to
build houses, the cost of which eN-
ceeded 81 500 each. were forced to oh
tain permits from the representative
Of the war industries board This sys-
tenn has been praCtiCed for nearly n
year as a means OF conserving iron.
steel, building materials etc, for war
purposes. Now thdt active hostilitlea
have ended, the mayor desires to see
building activities In Memphis resumed,
New York, Dallas and other cities have
asked that the ban be lifted.
one Of the biggest projects held up
by the city on account Of the high
price of materials and need of Same
by the government In war work is
the auditorium and market house. rep
resentiNg an expenditure of several
hundred thousand dollars, This work
was also delayed by desire Of the city
not to float bonds In competition with
government Liberty loans,
A number Of large buildings project
ed In Memphis were held up ID the
request of the war industries board.
Complaints are made that lack Of
residence construction has caused eN-
CessiVe rents
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
NOTIFY HUNS
CONDITIONS
MUST HOLD

LONDON, Nov. 13.-The
allied high command has sent
to the German high command
by French wireless a message
that there can be no modifi-
cation of the conditions of the
armistice. including the an
nexes, at this time.
1t is added that a supple
mentary period of "a hours for
the evacuation of Belgium,
Luxemburg and Alsace-Lor-
raine has been added to the II
days stipulated in the original
text, so as to permit the text
to reach German headquarters
at the desired time.
The message reads
At present no modification can be
made to the conditions indicated BY
the terms, including the anneNes, at
the time of tho signing OF the aTmistice.
"A supplementary period of "a hours
for the evacuation of Belgium, Luxem-
burg and Alsace- Lorraine has been add
ed to the period OF delay of II days
stipulated by the original text, 80 as to
permit the definite text arriving at the
desired time at German headquarters"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
Europe Is Starving,
iNHHkaNa
AUSTRIAN SOLDIERS
TURNING ANARCHISTS

! TRlEST. Nov. 1S. lBy the Assocl-
ated Press )-sA state OF sem nianRrchy
prevails In oil the regions OF austria
trayersea by the Austro- Hungarian SOL
diers returned from the Italian front,
The soldiers have abandoned the ranks
and have Joined the mobs In ,sacklng
and setting fire to property AZ xmas
of excesees are being committed.
=
BERNE, swift. Nov 13,-Budapest
newspapers contain details Of Q re-
fnarkable ceremony in which Archduke
Josef of Austria and his son, Josef
Francis, took oath to the Hungarian
constitution as simple Hungarian citl-
zens named Hapsburg,
The newspapers also say that the
little principally of Liechtenstein, of
10, 600 Inhabitants on the Swiss east
ern frontier, also has had a reyolu-
tion. The prince of Liechtensteln was
forced to leave the country. He was
superseded by Or. Ritter, a lawyer OF
Innsbruck.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
ABSO[VE OLDER
MEN FROM DRAFT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Men be-
tween SO and As years OF age. who
have received but not filled out ques-
tiopnaires, were asked today by Pro-
vost Marshal Gen. Crowder to return
them in blank form to local boards.
enffiea rs iatignp 70 iaan - these classes.
and they VIII bA considered ae no long
er bound BY the eelective service law.
Classification of youths of 18, which
will be continued, is regarded by the
general staff of the army as most val
liable for statistical purposes, and its
bearing upon possible future military
problems.
Draft boards also have been noti-
fled Of the possibility that they may be
needed as the active Ideal agents in
governmental demobilization plans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-13
Arnlistice Prevents
Hul, Hunting 50
!; Fgyej.s Sheet Geese

Goose hunting in airplanes has be-
come popular sport among the avi-
ators at Park field, Although it is a
hard matter to get the birds after
they have been shot down, the flyers
enjoy the thrill.
Late Tuesday afternoon two airmen
appeared over the city, headed south
at an altitude of 1000 feet, and in
front of them was huge flock of wild
geese in headlong flight. Diving over
and under them. the aviators shot down
score or more of them with their
machine guns.
Hundreds of citizens in the city stood
In the streets watching the sight, Most
of the geese shot down, however, fell
into the Mississippi river or on the
sandbar, disappointing scores who
rushed in that direction in anticipation
of having a wild goose for supper.
The airmen abandoned the chase In
plain view of the audience"