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RISE AND FALL OF HUNS.
Here is Short History of the Prus-
sian Empire.

The German empire, which appears
to be rapidly disintegrating as result
Of the revolution, was established Jan.
1, 1871, by the states of the German
Confederacy. 1t was direct result of
the Franco-Prussian war, in which
Prussia was aided by the other states.
The first movement toward estab-
lishment of the empire was made by
the king of Bavaria, who, in letter 10
the king of Saxony, on Dec. 4, 1870,
proposed that the king OF Prussia be
nominated as emperor of Germany.
The empire was founded on conclu.
sion of treaties between the North Ger,
man confederation and the grand Ouch.
les of Baden and Hesse (Nov. 10, 1870,
and the kingdom of WuTtemburg NOV.
rs, 1870, and was ratified Jan. 20,
1871, at Versailles, near Paris.
The North German confederation,
formed in 1866 at the invitation of the
king of Prussia, included Prussia,
Saxe-Weimer, Oldenburg, Brunswick,
Saxe-Altenburg, SAKE Coburg Gotha,
Anhalt, the two Schwarzburghs, Wal
deck, Lippe, Lubbock, Bremen, Ham.
burg, the two Mecklenburgs, Hesse,
Saxe-Meiningen and Saxony.
The first chancellor was Prince Ohio
Won Bismarck, who assumed office in
May, 1871, and resigned in March,
1890.
William l died March 9, 1888. He
was succeeded by his son, Frederick
III. The latter died OH June 15 Of the
same year. as the result of cancer Of
the larynx. He was succeeded by VIII.
liam II, the monarch who is held re-
sponsible for the great war.
Ancient Germany successfully re,
sisted the Romans in the third century,
In the latter part Of the eighth cent,
uary Charlemange subdued the Saxons
and was crowned emperor At the exi
tinction Of his family, IN 1411, the EN-,
pire became elective snd was subse,
quently obtained by the House of Haps-
burg (from 1437 to 1904. The confeder.
alton of the Rhine was formed in 1906,
the Germanic confederation In 1915
and the North German confederation
IN JegG
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
DEATH KNELL OF
TEUT0'YIC TRADE
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN DE.
cLAREs GERMAN BUSINESS
IN U. S. FOREVER LOST.
TO AUCTION ALIEN PROPERTY

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. industrialism
Is as much menace to world peace
as German military autoeracy, a.
Mitchell Palmer, alien property custo-
dian, said in an address here review.
ing the work of his office in taking
over and Americanizing enemy-owned
property.
The business built up by the Ger
mans in the United States will be for
ever lost to them, Mr.. Palmer said. He
added that mo other course be COM
patible with the safety of American In
stitutions for German autocracy is
quite as apparent in its economic ex-
ploitation Of the world as in its GOV
ernmental and military domination of
central Europe"
Mr. Palmer, who spoke before tho
University Extension society of Phila.
delphia, said the alien property custo-
dams office now has assumed control
OF nearly half million of owned prop
CltlOo. All VI luO lAlCiCblS VI CuCllJ
persons in American industrial and
commercial business where that in
terest is large enough to either influ.
ence or control the business, Mr., Pal
mer said, will now be held at public
auction to American citizens, and
whatever accounting is to be made
when the war is over for enemy prop.
erty taken, so far as that accounting
affects investment in American indus
try, will be for the money value there
of, and not for the thing itself"
Germany must be had to under
stand" he concluded, that her plan
has failed in the industrial field as in
the military. Industrial disarmament
must come along with military dis.
armament. Autocracy in industry must
fall with the fall OF the Hohenzollern
dynasty. The same peace which frees
the world from the menace of the all
tocratic militarism of the German EN-.
pire should free it from the menace
of its autocratic industrialism as well"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
New Photograph Of General Foch, Who
Received the German PIenipoten-
tlaries On a Railroad Car.

Paris.-Germany's armistice dele
gates were received by Marshal Focb
in a railroad car, in which the com.
mander-in-chief of the allied forces had
his headquarters, according to the
Petit Journal When the Germans Gre
dentials had been opened and verified.
Matthias Erzberger, leader of the en-
envy delegation, speaking in French,
announced that the German govern
ment had been advised by President
Wilson that Marshal Foch was quail
fled to communicate to them the allies
conditions ard had appointed them
plenipotentiaries to take cognizance of
the terms and eventually sign an arm
istice
Marshal Foch then read the terms in
a loud voice, dwelling upon each word
The Germans were prepared by semi
official communications for the stipu-
lations, as whole, but hearing set
forth in detail the concrete demands
seemed to bring to them for the first
time the full realization Of the extent
of the German defeat.
They made few observations, mere
ly pointing out material difficulties
standing in the way of carrying out
some quite secondary clauses. Then
Erzberger asked for suspension Of
hostilities In the interest of humanity.
This request Marshal Foch fatty re-
fused.
With Commander-in-Chief Foch at
the time of the interview were Mai.
Gen. Maxine Weygand, his assistant;
Vice Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss, first
lord of the British admiralty, and Vice
Admiral Sims, American representa-.
tive.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
ITALY REvELs IN FETEs.

Rome.-Business has been virtually
suspended here while the city contin-
ues to celebrate the victory over Aus
tria. The demonstrations in various
parts OF Rome are following each 9th.
er without interval All the stores
closed and the tramways were forced
to suspend service because Of the
dense crowds thronging she streets.
A notable feature Of the celebration
was supplied by airplanes ard dirigi
bic balloons which flew over the city
and dropped flowers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

Leavenworth, Kas.-A penalty Of
ss9,121.37. the largest levied by the
Kansas food administration. was as
sessed against the J. C. Lysle MILNE
company. one OF the largest flour mill
ing companies in the ate. The charge
was ''profiteering' by filing with the
food administration false reports or
profits The company made an init 4
payment Of $4,000 Of The fine. which
went as an evidence Of good faith
to the Red Cross. Tho balance. $50.
1887. representing the excess profits
as disclosed BY government experts.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
.IRNISTIGE SIGNED
BY GERMAN ENJOYS
IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT OF AL
GERMAN FORCES FROM FRANCE
AND BELGIUM.
WORLD WAR WILL CEASE
ArmlstIee Became Effective at 6 am.
Monday, November 11th-Agreement
VIII Stop FIghtlns-AnnouneeRen
BY State Department In Washington.

Observation-Disclosures terms have
been signed by Germany, the state de-
partment announced.
1.-THE armistice has been signed"
The armistice took effect at am,
Washington time, II o'clock Paris
time. The armistice was signed by the
German representatives at midnight.
The announcement was made YER
bally by an official of the state de-
partment in this form:
"The armistice has been signed 1t
was signed at 5 o'clock am, Paris
time, and hostilities ceased at II am,
Nov. IL, Paris time"
The terms of the armistice, it was
announced, will not be made public
until later. Military men, however,
regard 1t as certain that they include:
Immediate retirement of&he German
military forces from France, Belgium
and Alsace-Lorraine.
Disarming and rehabilitation of the
German armies.
Occupation by the allied and Amer
lean forces OF such strategic points in
Germany as will make impossible a
renewal of hostilities.
Delivery OF part of the German
high sea fleet and a certain number
Of submarines to the allied and Amer
lean naval forces.
There was no information as to the
circumstances under which the armis-
tice was signed but since the German
courier did not reach German military
headquarters until 10 o'clock Sunday
morning, French time, 1t was generally
assumed here that the German ENJOYS
within the French lines had been in
structed by wireless to sign the terms.
Forty-seven hours had been required
for the courier to reach headquarters,
and unquestionably several hours were
necessary for the examination Of the
terms and a decision. 1t was regarded
ns possible, however,, that the decision
Elay have been made at Berlin and in
structions transmitted from there by
the new German government.
The momentous news that the arm
istice had been signed was telephoned
TO the White House for transmission
to the president few minutes before
II was given to the newspaper CORE
spondents.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
FOR WORLD RECONSTRUCTION.
Hoover Goes To Europe To Take
Charge of Food Relish.

Washington.-President Wilson has
started machinery for after-the-war
world reconstruction. Herbert Hoover,
It was officially announced will leave
for Europe to take charge of food re-
lief for the people there-the first
requisite for preserving order and com.
batting Bolshevism.
Elsewhere, it was learned that Off
Gals of the war trade board, the war
Industries board and the shipping
board also will leave soon for Europe
to handle the great problem of build
ing up the stricken nations after peace
comes.
Hoover's work will be to see that the
liberated peoples Of southern Europe
the Czecho-Slovaks, Jugo-Slavs, Serbi-
ans, Rumanians and others-as well
as the peoples Of Belgium and France
are fed
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
OHIO GOES DRY.

Columbus, o.-Ohio has entered the
fast-growing column of states where
Intoxicating liquors cannot be sold or
purchased. With The reports from ru-
raj counties showing such a marked
tendency toward the dry amendment.
It became evident early that the $4,000
lead that the vets had obtained would
be overcome and predictions to this
effect proved true.
With slightly less than 500 precincts
out, the prohibition forces assumed @
lead OF 5,S51.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
Y. M. c. A. TO SOUTH AMERICA.
Will Look After the Entertainment Of
United States Sailors.

Buenos Aires.-South America is to
be organized for Y. M. c. A. war work
along the same lines as the European
countries. The war work council of
the Young Mems Christian association
In New York has appointed Jay c
Field, of the Buenos Aires Y. M. c. A
to act as field secretary in South
America in which capacity he will lo0h
after the entertainment of United
States sailors whenever they land al
any South American port.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

Amsterdam.-German troops at the
Beverlo Camp in Belgium have mutt
MED and marched with their guns to
ward Holland.
Fighting broke out once more In
Berlin on Sunday afternoon, according
to a message received here. 1t GEN.
tered around Schloss Square and was
going on at the time the dispatch was
sent.
The entire German northern fleet
and the island base Of Helgoland are
In the hands OF soldiers councils, &C
cording to a telegram from Bremen.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
ouIek ReIIsf From, Red Gross.

washington.-Within IS hours after
the Austrians evacuated yittorio, Con-
agliano and Oderzo. relief was distr.b-
rted 10 the civilian population by the
American Red Cross. A dispatch from
Rome Red Cross headquarters says
prompt measures taken by relief units
prevented great SUFFERING.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
.lIIIII AnMV ann UAlW
nun ARMY AMI NAVY
IS SHORN OF FORCE
TERMS OF ARMIsTIcE WITH GER.
MANY READ TO CONGRESS
BY THE PRESIDENT.
GERMANY MADE POWERLESS
Strictly Military Terms Embraced In
Eleven Specificatlons-NaVy Must
Surrender Much Material, Ships.
Submarines, Guns and Ammunition.

Washington.-The terms Of the arm.
istice with Germany were read to con.
gress by President Wilson. Assembled
in the hall Of the house, where 10
months ago senators and representa-
tives heard the president ask for the
declaration of war. they heard him
speak the words which herald the COM
ing Of peace.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
HALTs MOBILIZATION OF TROOPS

Provost Marshal General crowder Can
cells Outstanding Draft Calls.
Washington.-By order Of President
Wilson. Provost Marshal General
Crowder directed the cancellation Of
all outstanding draft calls, stopping the
movement during five days of $4,000
men and setting aside all November
calls for over 100000 men.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
WILHELM QUITS AS
GERMANYS RULER
GOVERNMENT WIRELESS STATION
PICKS UP RADIO MESSAGE
FROM NAUREN TOWER.
MINISTERS ALSO RESIGN

Washington.-The state department
announced that the United States gov.
eminent wireless station had picked
up radio message from the Nauren
tower in Germany announcing the alb.
dication of the kaiser The message
came direct from Germany to the
American station.
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Emn.ror charles Abdleates

London.-Emperor Charles Of Aus.
tria has abdicated. according to Co
penhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company quoting adviees
from Vienna. Later It was officially
announced that Emperor Charles had
Ahalz3ted.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

London Mons, the Belgian town
near where British troops engaged in
bitter fighting with the Germans at
the beginning Of tho war. was captured
early November IL By Canadian troops
under Gen. Horne. according TO Field
Marshal Haig's announcement.
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4os,ooo PRISONERS.

Captured on West Front From Jan. Z
To Nov. 5, Inclusive.
London.-Two hundred THOUSAND
prisoners were taken by the British
on the western front from Jan. / q
Nov. S. inclusive, according to an off
cial announcement made in the house
OF commons. In the same period the
French captured 100000. the Amert
cans $4,000 and the Belgians $4,000.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
SAILORS TAKE THE NAVY.
Leave KIeI For Parts unknown-Rev
oIutlonarY Flag hoIsted.

London.-The greater part OF the
Germany navy, with red flags hoisted
left the harbor of Kiel in possession Of
mutinous sailors, according to a Co
penhagen dispatch to the Exchang,
Telegraph company. Copenhagen alst
reports the revolutionary flag has beer
hoisted at Warnemunde. at which
place railroad communication has beer
interrupted.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
CHAMP CLARK WINS.
Majority For Congress VIII Reach
Two Thousand Votes.

st. Louis.-Speaker Champ Clark at
Bowling Green estimated his election
by 1000 votes on the face of incom.
p,ete returns from the election. In
complete returns show Judge Selden
p. Spencer. republican, elected United
States senator ever former Gov. Jos.
W. Folk to ill the unexpired term Of
the late Senator Stone.
1t is also apparent that the demo
Gratis lost two congressman. Decker in
the Fifteenth and Brewster in the
Thirteenth.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
NOTED HOTEL MAN DEAD.
Caesar Ritz Pssses Away at swltzer.
land Sanltarium.

New York.-Caesar RltE. who estab.
lished the Ritz system OF. hotels in
prominent cities in Europe and the
United States. died az n sanitarium In
Lueerne. Switzerland. says a cable
gram received here.
Mr.. Ritz was born In Switzerland 70
years ago. and for the last five years
resided IN Lucerne He was proprietor
OF hotels bearing his name In London
Paris. Madrid. Budapest. New Yorl
and Philadelphia
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

Paris.-The abdication Of Emperor
William is officially announced from
Berlin.
Emperor Williams son.in-law, the
duke of Brunswick, and his successors
have also followed the kaiser's lead.
The designations Of the German min.
listers q the interior, instruction, agri.
culture and finance are also reported
In a telegram from Berlin. The Prus-
sian food controller has requested to
be relieved from office.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
ONLY FOUR SURVIVORS.
Men Picked Up From a Life Ssf: 100
Miles From Guam.

Honolulu.-Four survivors Of the
United States shipping board steamer
Dumaru, which lightning struck and
set afire Oct. is, we're brought to this
port on a government vessel. which
picked them up from a life raft 200
miles from the island Of Guam, after
they had suffered terrible hardships.
They are the only known survivors Of
the Dumaru's company OF ass.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

Amsterdam-The German battleship
schlesien. the officers and crew Of
which had refused to join the revolu-
ton, is reported to have been tor.
pedoed and sunk by the rebel warships.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
Kaiser EIeea To Holland.

Washington.-William Hohenzollern
has arrived in Holland, and is proceed.
ing to the town of Destreeg, near Ut
recht, according to a dispatch received
by the American army general staff
from The Hague:
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
CONTROL RAILROADS.

Government VIII Continue Control Till
n Months After Peace Declared.
Washington.-Rail will con-
tinue under government control until
81 months after peace has been de-
clared officially, unless congress mean
while enacts new legislation shorten.
Ing their period or providing for per-
manent federal direction. The rail-
road administration is planning for the
hauling Of a great quantity Of recon
struction freight" in the next year or
two regards continuance Of pooling Ia
cilities as essential.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
HAIG TAKES BELGIAN TOWN
Canadian Troops Under Gen. Horne
Capture Mons, Who're British
Fought Huns Early In WaS

With the American Army on Sedan
Front-Thousand of American heavy
guns fired the parting shot at the Ger
mans at exactly IL o'clock am. No
vember IL.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

washington.-Latest reports on the
few districts still remaining doubtful
in the November election indicated
republican control Of the next senate
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15
U. s. TAKES OVER o. SHIPS.
Chile Turns informed Hun Ships Owe
To This Government.

Santiago, Chile.-The government
took possession Of "a German ships in
termed in Chilean ports. This actor
was taken to prevent the crews fror
sinking the vessels after having de
stroyed the vital parts CT the machin
cry. The seizure of the vessels is On
voably commented upon by the presi
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

London-William Hohenzollern, the
former German emperor, arrived at
Count Bentnick's chateau of Middach-
ten at Velp, near Anthem, according
to dispatch to the Daily Express
dated Sunday at Velp.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily
Express says that the former German
empress is i'll at Potsdam, near Berlin.
Paris.-The death of the crown
prince is confirmed by The Hague cor
respondent of the German News Agen-
cy at Munich, according to advices to
The Matin.
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TENNESSEE

Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = - -
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

ClarksviIle.-At a meeting Of Home
lodge Of Odd Fellows a committee was
appointed to act with ike committee
from PythagOras lodge to consider
holding a joint entertainment OF the
membership Of the two lodges at some
tine in the near future.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

Memphis. = Tennessee draft calls
have been cancelled Capt Howard.
chief aide to Maj. Rutledge Smith. who
is state draft head. received telegram
from the office Of Provost Marshal
General Crowder cancelling all draft
calls.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09

heavy on both banks Of the Avre,
southwest of Amiens, and on the sec
tor in Picardy held by the American
troops. On the Toul sector the Ameri-
cans for the first have opened against
the Germans with their heavy artil-
lery.
Other Fronts Quiet. AK
On the other batlefronts the oper-
atoms continue Of minor character.
In Mesopotamia the British have adj
vanced their line to within eighty
miles of Mosul, capturing the town Of
Kerkuk, which the Turks evacuated
without giving battle.
The reports that the American army
in France was fast becoming a fac
tor OF great Importance in the war
have been confirmed by Secretary of
War Baker. In a statement Mr.. Baker
said that the forecast he made in AIN
uary that there was strong likelihood
that early in the present year 100000
American troops would be dispatched
to France had been surpassed. The
Secretary said also that there was no
shortage of light or heavy types Of
guns in France or America, and that
no shortage was in prospect.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09
RAIL employees
MAY GET BACK
PAY INCREASES.
Commission Would Make Raise
Date From December
LIST, 1915. i.
HUNDRED MILLION IS SUM

Washington, May 8.--All railroad
employees whose monthly pay in Dec
ember, 1915 was less than $3.50 VI
month have been recommended TOR
wage increases by the railroad wage
commission The recommend atoms IL
adopted by Director General McAdoo,
would give the workers 100000, 900
in back pay to January |, and would
add $28S,012,718 TO the payroll as sof
1917, q net increase Of I5.021 percent.
Wage advances proposed do not
represent net increases over existing
pay, but are based on the month OF
December, 1915. In other words, any
increases which may have been al
lowed by individual roads since that
time must be deducted. In some cases
deductions will almost, il not alto.
gether, cover the increases suggested,
according to the report. The roads
themselves during 1916 and 1917 in.
creased wages an amount equivalent
to $3.50, 100000 ii applied to the pres.
ent number of their employees.
AS to those who have received
such increases" the report says, 1--WE
advise no other course than that the
scale be adhered to, for It has It's
foundation in principle and not in tho
compelling force Of any unusual com,
petition. In no event should there be
any reduction in wages from those
now obtaining.
: Complement Must Be Held.
"The railroads must maintain their
complement Of workers and II by
meeting fairly, as here, the needs OF
the time. this end cannot be secured,
there must be allowed play for other
forces than those we have rec0g-
niZed"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09
Half Billion
Winter Wheat
Crop Seen Seen BY
Sec. Houston
Billion Bushel Yield Hopes are
Strengthened on Issuance Of
Report; Asks Cooperation
With Farmer at Harvest Time
and Warns Against Too Much
Optimism and Delayed Pro.
duction.

Washington, May Slope for the
billion bushel wheat crop, for which
the government is striving this year,
was strengthened today by the de.
partment of agriculture's May crop, re-
port, forecasting a production OF 572,.
539, 900 bushels of winter wheat. ,s
Secretary Houston tonight said
there was every reason to anticipate
increased farm yields this year over
the record production of last year. He
added, however, that the promise did
not warrant delayed efforts for great.
er production and greater conserva-
ton, and called upon the people Of
towns and cities to realize that the
farmer cannot work miracles, and lend
him the assistance needed at harvest
time.
A winter wheat crop as large as
forecasted would place this years har.
vest as the third largest ever gather.
ed. The estimate is 12,5O0,00O bushels
more than forecast in April and 154,-
400, 900 bushels more than the crop
harvested last summer. On conditions
from now until harvest time will de.
pend the realization of today's fore
cast, based on conditions May /. In
the week since then the crop every.
where has made excellent progress. i