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Had Many Close Calls I'm Battle.

Francis T.. Miller, son of MIR. and
Mrs. Plus Miller, of Gettysburg, Pa.
and fance of Miss Irene Shaeffer
Pennsylvania avenue, this city, q
member of the machine gun company
1O9th Infantry-a unit Of the iron divf-
sion-writes:
"As the war is now over T am al
lowed to write about it and I will
tell you OF some df my exciting ad-
ventures, but it would take a book
to relate them all. I have had many
narrow escapes from death, which
were miraculous i'm every sense OF
the word. i attribute my coming
through safely to the providence OF
God, and i, with many other soldiers
often knelt down in the trenches
and prayed One cannot but realize
the presence of God and the certainty
Of Immortality, on the front lines
with bullets falling all aroccd, gas
floating over and shrapnel bursting
No man can be an inffdel at the front
THE first that went "oTe7 tie
top" was in July. This battle is
well known to every one and will 90
down i'm history. The Americans
took Ffsmette and advanced four
miles in the same place that the Brit
ism and French had failed / was not
scratched i'm this fight but many of
my companions were killed by my
side. Out Of $50 men who went into
the lines only 1o5 came out.
1T was in this fight that I got my
German lieutenant and three others
besides capturing prisoners. Killing
Boches Is like killing snakes and a
soldier goes after them like fury ar
ter seeing their cruelty.
iii will tell about several of my
close experiences. Being -on the
front line trenches, the Huns started
a heavy shelling of the area i'm which
my post was located. Seeing it was
getting too hot 7 suggested to the
man at the next post, Mccullough,
from Detroit, that we move down a
short distance until the fire ceased.
Mccullough told me . could 20 II +
wanted to but he was going to stay
saying. I'LL they are going To get you,
they are going to get YOU" L moved
down where danger was less ard in
few minutes saw shell strike the
post and tear it up. McCullougl's
post also was hit. When the fire
cooled we went back to the Old posi-
tion and found Mccullough lying
there shot to pieces.
I'm the battle of Val death again
was narrowly ayerted + stopped
over to see II nay friend Who was shot
BY rny side was dead, and bullet
passed through my gas mask which
was hanging beside my breast.
Another close call was experience
ca when great shell hit the dirt In
'front.' of my post, but failed to ex-
plode. Had 1T been otherwise the
story never would have been told. 4
was covered with dirt and had to be-
dug out. AIT first thought my leg
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IS Head u Cattle Found Dead.

Eighteen head OF valuable COWS
were found dead In the barn on the
Reese. farm - Meadow Branch last
Saturday morning.
The cows were being treated for
Ices and "a liberal application OF the
liniment was applied at the head
around the horns and If ia supposed
that tie COWS licked the fluid from
the heads Of each other which poison
81 them and caused their death. The
milk, i IS said, was green which was
taken from them.
The loss will amount to about
$4,000
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court HOUSE NEWS
I,paBs FOR FEBRUARY TERM OF COURT
DRAWN.
,,,rsrtBs or REAL ESTATE, MARRIAGE
LICENSES, ETC.,.
transfers of Real Estate.

r,ut. NJ Markell ct al. to John =.
Illilv lorf - convey 6 acres, for $5-
OreluOi''E eSn q Orendorff to Paul p
Il,,.,tsnbeimer, ,on1 m conveys 6 acres for
l'a2v, 2I.u,.rd E. Penn and wife to Susan
Y Welsh Welsh, convey 8 acres, for $1,000.
CHARLES c. Gorsuch and wife TO
|u,.Ilar Cnarif I, Rudy, convey S6,1O1 square
pe[sn'TGi rao 4 O'Brien and wife to George
|, vi Toister and wife, convey 3 acres
for $3.50. ,,, o+ 81 trns+aas
nsvid B. Utz and wife, convey Il
s'lI Charles W Lennon and wife to
Martha ]. Ecker, convey 69 acres
W Isaac Bruce and wife to Mrs. Lydia
Er.n Meter Child ct al, convey 564O
|sauare feet, for S..
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Correction.

puHlisbadn dnerrett correspondent had
rane ~ 80 ~ Wedding bells recent
Cook and nj = nerrett when Miss Leona
fed. WI WI Iaymond Wetzel were mar
ot the iten wlsh TO inform the writer
Is'e were Mt ms ss we'll as the public that
INSTEAD 1r ra llsa November a. 1917
IIeofrespon5arret recently. n Am sorry your
eongratuls9tnat is sor far behind with
|lIR AM Very Very respectfully.
MHs. RAYMOND WETzET,
Woodbiae. Nd.
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Marriage Licenses.

H Norman Edgar Murray, Westmins-
tar and Annie R. Snyder, Snyders-
N burg.
shafer both of Manchester.
carroll D. Shaffer and Carrie A.
WT.lmp, both Of Manchester.
Arthur D. Smith and Estella M.
WcaIdEell, both of Hanover, Pa.
william H. Hare, Baltimore, and
E5ua .. Ensor Manchester.
paul r. Warehime, Union Bridge,
And Edna v. Hahn, Westminster.
Jurors for February Term of Court.
Cbies Judge William II. Thomas,
Monday afternoon, drew the follow
ing petit jurors to serve at the Febru-
ary term OF the Circuit Court fol-
Carroll County, which begins on Mon
Nday, February y:
Taneytcwn district-George r
NSauble, Elmer Krebs.
Uniontown district-David III. Hahn
Joseph s. Coe.
Myers district-David U. Lemon
Robert N. Koontz of j.
Woolery's district-John r. Lock
N lard. David N. Lester.
Freedom district-Charles w. Mel
Eville, George H. Hunt.
Manchester district-David J
Brown, Thomas F. Shaeffer.
Westminster district-LeandeT
Gladhill, John F. Utermahlen, Meade
Ohler Marshall E. Campbell, Fred
erick J. Nagle, John J. Dutrow.
Franklin district-Cornelius w
Jenkins.
Middlebura, 1istrict-Joseph =. Del
lph!. ~. ...
Lambert, Leonard j. llin.
Ter,
Mt Airy Wizard E. Buck.
Pngham.
Berrett district-John S. Bushey.
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AIaIlclley.

Howard ID. Manchey died Thursday
a week ago at the home of his parents
i'm Manchester, aged 43 years, month
and IA days. Besides his wife and
one son, of Dallastown, Pa, his
father and mother Mr. and Mrs
Henry M. Manchey and one sister
Mrs. Simon G. Shultz, of Manchester
survive. NJ
Funeral services Sunday at the
home at 2 pm, were conducted by
Rev. Leatherman and interment made
in Manchester cemetery The pail
bearers were Henry Gentz1er, John G
f.. Keck, III r. J Lamotte, Charles T.
Houck, Emory Berwager ~and J. ID
Dinst. Jacob Wink Sons funeral
directors.
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Fraser. l.

Mrs. Ella McFarlan Fraser, wife of
Or. James Fraser died at her home i'm
New Windsor, last Sunday morning,
aged 66 years, 5 months and Il days
from angina pectoris. She, is sur
vived by her husband and two sons,
William Fraser, OF New York and
Rev. Wallace Fraser, Of E1licott City.
Services were held at the home
Wednesday evening at $50 p. NJ,
and interment made at Tennis Square,
Del. The pallbearers were ~ III.
Bale, A. @. Smelser, N IT. Bennett, T..
Joseph Englar, Dallas Reed and Ross
Gait Harvey Bankard & Son funeral
directors.
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John - I4 FrOck, near MoreIOck's
sch0olhouse, received several souve-
mir postals and one with photograph
of his SON and three friends, taken i1
Germany
Private albert Link has returned
Erffpa Fiance ana spent Tuesday with
Miss lydia Arbaugh, his iriensl
WI %e54rninster.
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Salem Lutheran Charge.

st. Benjamin 3 Sunday school 3
a. III. Preaching services at 10 a. TIA.
st. Johns, (LeisteF'sl Sunday school
az D. nl Preaching services at 2
y. n., by Rev Stephan Traver.
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Smith.

Henry P. Smith, aged Y years.
months and - days died Wednesday
at the home Of his son, Herbert
Smith, at Walnut Grove Funeral
services were held today in the Luth-
eran church at Silver Run, conduct
ed by Rev. A. c. Wolf Interment
O. Fuss G. Son funeral directors.
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MIR. U. Elmer Myers, Pleasant Val
lev, lost his pocket book i'm Baltimore
containing $1,000 i'm checks and money.
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With Army Of Occupation.

France, November 27 1918.
My Dear Father:
noticed i'm The Star and Stripes.
our official newspaper for the "a E.
M presented the announcement that
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White.

Mrs. Sophia White, widow Of the
late James W. White, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. James A
Eckenrode, at steelton, Pa, January
7th, in her seth year.
She leaves a son and a. daughter
John w. White, Of Bruceville, and
Mrs. James A. Eckenrode, of Steel
ton; also one brother, Hezekiah
Hahn, Of Taneytown, and two sisters
Mrs. Samuel Spangler, Of Taneytown
and Mrs. Clara Lum, Of near Silver
Run.
She was member df Trinity Lu-
theran church, Taneytown, where
services were held and interment
made. @@ -
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-ScllIlelI.

Mrs. Christina Schnell, wife I'll the
late Conrad f. Schnell, died Monday
morning at her home, near Hampstead
aged 10 years. She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Robert Hurley and
Mrs. L. t. Ritter, both of Baltimore;
four sons, John, of Reading, Pa. /;
Richard G., Hanover, Pa; Lewis, OF
Butte, Mont. Frank, of near Hamp-
stead
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day morning at st. johns Catholic
church. Father Reilly officiating. The
tpallbearers were Daniel Reed, John
Sprinkle. Matthias Lang, John U.
Leister, Herbert Miller and Constant
Elseroad. Interment In adjoining
cemetery. @. W. Upton g Son funeral
directors.
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was broken, but later Q1ScOVeFeu tndt
no injury had been received.
From lonely listening post we
heard q rustic i'm the wheat above us
i'm No Mans Land, and got i'm posi-
ton for a. shot Soon some one was
heard to jump down in the trench.
Running toward the place Of the
noise a sixteen year old German sol
der was encountered with his hands
I'D and crying "Kamerad, Kamerad", !,
with his eyes full OF tears. The
prisoner told me he had been chained
To q gun all day and made to fight
When released for midnight lunch he
took chances OF crawling through No
Mans Land to. give up rather than
staying with his own people and dy-
ing chained to gun
Speaking of the battles, the peo-
Iple cannot ever conceive OF them.
The hardships endured and the suf-
Lfering gone through are more hor-
rible than imagination can construe.
was cover the top" thirteen times,
being in the big July drive which
changed the tide Of the war.
ION the Marne front we waded
through dead bodies i'm No Mans
Land. Speaking of the Germans they
are the dirtest fighters the world has
ever known. Were it not for their
poisonous gas they could not fight at
all. They are deathly afraid Of the
cold steel and try never TO get into
close quarters. M.>
Their army is now made I'D Of
middle-aged men and young boys,
some old men also being in their
ranks. One American is a match for
three Germans in open fighting.
\ II have in my possession German
watch which I took from the first
bunch OF German prisoners that I
took. "--
my eye is entirely well. lit. left a
scar but / will tell you it was some
sore. for the past two months.
F! Seen Many Comrades Fall.
Miss Ada Geiman, of Pleasant Val
ley, received the following letter
from Private Harry D. tGeiman, in
France:
+! December, 27, 1918.
MY dear Sister Ada:
i II am going to drop you few
lines to tell you how / Itspent my
Xmas day as you. know this is my
first Xmas i'm foreign countries and
also my second away from home in
uniform With it all I enjoyed it as
well as could be expected, but
would rather have been home with
the family.
IA few minutes in the morning the
chaplain spoke to US Then We had
a dinner, chicken and a few Other
things that made Ii" seem more like
Xmas Certainly would have liked tc
have been with the old Go. @, 18TH M
@. Bn, that 1 came over with, after
being with them, so many years. II
seems impossible to get back with
them since 4 left the hospital. Sc
we will have to make the best of it
Thank God, that I have been spared
to wait for the return home, which
don't think will be but few months
more
Wy ~ have seen some Of my best com
rades. fall beside me and be slaugh
tered to pieces. ! certainly felt fol
their pebble back home. God only
knows how many more were .tkilleC
after-I left. 1
oh yes, / forgot to tell you what {
fine Thanksgiving day / had. One
slice off bread for breakfast and hiket
all day, and bacon sandwich fol
dinner At night I got my supper
and bed to sleep in. 7 guess viii
close for this time. This leaves me-
in good health.
Y Good bye, with love to all,
Your brother,
HARRY d.. GEIMAN,
CO. "a, 317th Infantry,
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MacD Onald.

Mrs. Sarah J Macdonald, widow
Of the late Stevens Mason MacDon-
aid, Of Leesburg, Va, died of pneu-
nnonia Sunday morning at her late
residence, 1924 Brookfeld avenue,
Baltimore
She was daughter Of the late
Samuel Trigg, a pioneer carriage
manufacturer OF Ellicott City, Md.
Surviving are four daughters. Mrs.
It. G. Dorsey, of Mount Airy; Mrs. +.
=. Jugman, Mrs. Luther King and
Miss Anna Macdonald, of Baltimore;
one son, r. M. Macdonald, of Ameri-
Gus, Ga, and six grandchildren.
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KOOntZ.


Mrs. Susanna KOontz, wife OF Thos.
Koontz, died at her home, near Tay-
lorsville last Friday, at $50 a. m,
aged so years, 10 months and Is days
Besides her husband the following
children survive: Mrs. j. b. Horton,
Mrs. Thomas Moore, near Taylors-
vile; Mrs. Zentz, near Warfieldsburg;
Milton Koontz, near. New Windsor; !;
Robert Koontz, of Iowa, and Thomas
Koontz, Jr., near Winfield.
After funeral services at Taylors-
vile Methodist Episcopal church, on
Monday at IT a. M, Elder a. F.. Snad-
er, officiating, the interment was made
in the adjoining cemetery. The
pallbearers were the following grand
sons: Walter Horton, Maurice and
Edgar Koontz. Raymond Zentz, Thos.
Moore, Jr.. and Herbert Cuttings. G..
MI Waltz funeral director.
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ROOI).


John Thomas Roup, aged 60 years,
son of David J. Roop, West Main
street, died at his home i'm Baltimore
yesterday from a complication Of
diseases. Mr.. Roop formerly lived
in this city and was well known
throughout the county His main
occupation was auctioneering. His
remains will be brought here and
taken to Meadow Branch church
where funeral services and interment
will take place.
The following children survive:
Mrs. Elmer Roger, Chicago; Mrs
Charles Baumgartner, Taneytown
Mrs. Edna Smith, Mrs. Anna STAINS
field, Norman, Clarence, Alice and
Margaret Roop, Baltimore, and Mar
shall Roop, Princeton, N. J., also
three sisters and two brothers, Mrs
David NJ. Young and Miss Anna Roop
this city; Mrs. David 'Shorb, Or
Charles Roop, Taneytown, and Fl
Scott Roop, this city.
The Democratic advocate., 1919-01-24
DEATHS
# SIlaGleF'.


David W. Snader, of Medford, died
at his home on Monday, January goth,
aged 40 years. He left surviving him
his widow, Mrs. Effie a. Snader,
whose maiden name was Effie A.
Crawford; his mother, Mrs. Alice
Snader, wife OF the late John Snader,
Of Marston; a brother, John d. Snad-
er, OF Sans Creek; and the following
sisters: Mrs. Ed Baker, OF Union
vile; Mrs. Harry Summers, OF War
fieldsburg; and Mrs. Carvel ID. Nico-
demus, of Unionville.
Mr.. Snader was successful farmer
and took an active interest in the
work of the Medford Grange, of which
for three years prior to his death, he
was Assistant Steward. In politics he
was a Democrat His death resulted
from pneumonia, following an attack
df influenza He had a host OF
friends throughout Carroll county, by
whom his death In the prime OF life.
I will be greatly felt. He was con
irected with the Dunkard Church and
was buried ct Pipe Creek cemetery.
N The deceased was nephew of MIR.
Scott 0. Clemson, of Union Bridge,
and a first cousin of Sen. r. Smith
/ Snader, of New Windsor, and of Mr..
Charles o. Clemson, attorney, of this
city.
Mr.. Snader was very active man
and a fine type Of citizen and neigh
! bor. Some years ago, as a younger
man, he was follower Of fox hunt
ing and kept a pack Of fine hounds
which he followed many a day with
his close friend, T.. Albert Crawford
of Franklin district. Hale and hearty
man apparently in perfect health
MIR. Snader fell a victim to pneu-
monia because he trusted too much in
his strength and would not take care
Of an attack of cold.
Funeral services were held at his
late home Wednesday at 3 o'clock
Rev. Hall officiating. Interment was
made in Pipe Creek cemetery. The
pallbearers were Slingluff Beach
man, John Smith, lRodger Smith
Ralph Martin, Joseph Roberts ant
Arthur Albert. Harvey Bankard
Son funeral directors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board Of Education Of the Town
completion of School No. IL. loca-
on Manning ST.. Woodbridge, N. J.
Bids should be made out on forms
supplied for that pnrpose aa ne s1 soar d
Mr.. e. c.. Ensign. woodbridge, n. j..
or presented in person at the meeting
to be held in the high school. on t1e
will be received up until eight o'clock
and then opened in the meeting.
All work Is to be done In accordance
with h plans and specihcatlons pre-
chitect, Woodbridge. N. j.. n Perth
For the convenience of Intending
bidders plans Will be loane Snd 20 1917 1871
upon deposit of certified check or cash
in the sum of twenty dollars ($20;Oo).
Deposit to be returned when the plans
Plans viii be issued until the supply
of plans and specifications Will Pc
sPsSp, for ins gss,dep,! at i hhsscS1aa lSs Of 81: .ss
Maple St. Perth Amboy. N. j.. q, -.
turned q forfeit of 60%, of the de-
who fails to submit an estimate after
receiving the plans and specincations
for this urpose
| BIDS must be rendered bophratoay ~.
any or all Of the branches as follows;
General Construction comprising ro all
Painting and Roofing. For Heating
and Ventilating for Plumbing and for
l Electric Work.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
certified check upon q National or
| State bank drawn to the order or the
Board of Education Of the. Township
Of Woodbridge. N. J.. In the various
amounts al follows:
General Construction ....$1.ooo.oo
Heating and ventilating =. 10000
Eiscfrios - 10000
binding the successful bidder TO axe
cute the contract awarded to him.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish a satisfactory bond II
one-fourth 1-4) of the amount Of the
The Board reserves the right to re-
lject any or all bids. $500
(Signed) BUILDING COMMITTEE
Howard R. Valentine. Chairman.
E. C. Ensign.
Charles Farrell.
7613@9-2-4-6-9-11-13.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09
NOTICE TO

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of Education of the Town
ship OF woodbridge. for the erection
and completion of the alterations and
additions to School No. Z, located on
king Georges Road. Fords. New Jer-
sey.
piled for that purpose and shall be
delivered to the clerk OF the Board,
Mr.. e. s.. Ensign. Woodbridge. N. j.. or
presented in person at the meeting to
lbe held in the High School on the
levening of September 15. 1919. Bids
| will b. received up until eight o'clock
and then opened in the meeting.
All work Is to be done in accord
| prepared for some by John Noble Pier
son and Son, Architects, It's Smith
| Street, Perth Amboy. N. J,
For the convenience Of intending
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09
NO. 1142S
TREASURY DEPARTMENT ..
OF THE COMPTROLLER OF
nurn

Washington. D.. Ca August ID: dsi arca
presented to the undersigned, II has
been made to appear that The
iage OF Fords in the County Of Mid
diesex and State of New Jersey mas
compiled with all the provisions Of the
Statutes of the United States. required
to be complied with before an assoclao
ton shall be authorized to
the business of Banking: ro,,
Now, therefore. L JOHN KELT To-,
rency, do hereby. certify that the he
VILLAGE of FORDS In the County OF
lMiddlesex and State of New Jersey 10
authorized to commence the business
Of Banking as provided in Section
Eifty one hundred and sixty nine OF
the Revised Statutes Of the United
In testimony whereof witness my
hand and seal of office this Fifteenth
day of August. 1918.
JOHN SKELETON WILLIAMS,
Comptroller Of the Currency.
l74R6-8-27-60t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09

Electric Work.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
State Bank drawn to the order Of the
Board OF Education of the Township
Of Woodbridge in the various amounts
as follows:
Heating and Ventilating :. 10000
TTuluping 500. 90
btndine the snccs, s.. 10000
cute the contract awarded to him
The successful bidder will be re-
CURED to furnish a satisfactory hond
In full amount of the contract price.
Inc board reserves the right to re-
(signed) Building Committee.
Nj. CLUM, Chairman.
MyRRIS DUNNIGAN.
.xsn 9ENJAMIN WALLING.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09

bidders plans will be loaned to them
on and after August 18th. upon de-
sum of Twenty Dollars ($2O. O0). De-
posit to be returned when the plans
are returned.
Plans will be issued until the supply
Is exhausted, but at all times a set of
plans and specifications will be open
for inspection at the office of the Ar
chitects.
turned a forfeit of 50% of the deposit
will be required from any bidder who
fails to submit an estimate after re-
ceivtng the plans and specifications for
this purpose.
Bids must be rendered separately for
any or all OF the branches as ollows:
General Construction comprising all
Painting and Roofing. For Heating
and yentilating. for Plumbing n for
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09
Ready for
Zone Plan
Next Sunday

September IL is the date set for the zone fare plan TO be-
n lucrative on Public Service Railway. The company IS
ready to put the plan into effect.
Beginning next Sunday passengers will board cars at the
FRONT end only. They will receive a zone check from the
motorman showing the number of the zone in which they got
on the car. For instance, a passenger boarding an mDouhu
car in Zone 8 will get a zone check looking like this:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09

Like the Inbound checks, the Outbound also show on the
reverse side the amount of fare charged from the zone in
which the car was boarded to each succeeding zone in the di-
rection the car is travelling. Here's what the reverse side of a
Zone 3 check looks like
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-09
NOTICE

a. aconyenience % passen-
gers and 70 enable them to
have exact fare ready when
leaving car. thereby avoiding
delay, the zone in which yox
boarded car and the fare to
all other zones arc Indicated
ON the extreme right Of this.
dido Of zone check.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-05-09
PITH OF THE
VICTORY N E w S


President Wilson has decided to add
nothing to his recent Adriatic state
ment, according to the Temps OF
Paris. Denial is made by the Italian
DELEGATES In Paris that posters de-
clarinu for the annexation of Fiume
appeared at official order before Mr.
Wilson issued his statement.
Germany is preparing huge bill for
damages against the entente allies
charging them up with all casualties
inflicted and even famine.
Field Marshal Vlscount French tells
the inside story of England's first
few months of the war In remark
able book called "1s14."
A cable dispatch to the White House
from Paris says the controversy over
Fiume Is "rapidIy clearing"
Rome in a wildly enthusiastic greeting
to Premier Orlando hears him say
the country Is running short Of food
and thunders its willingness to risk
hunger and engage In new military
operations.
Preparations for the German delegates
at Versailles include the erection of
barriers between their hotel and the
place where treaty meetings will be
held. The French government an
nounces that the Germans will be re-
strIcted In movement,