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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13

An epidemic of typhoid fever
is now raging over Russia. In
one hospital in Petrograd 5000
persons die monthly. In the
provinces the mortality is so
great that the Bolsheviki have is
sued orders to kill all the incura-
BILE cases, thus hoping to coun.
teract the contagion.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13

Seventy thousand Swede shoe
workers will be thrown out of
employment April Is, by suspen-
sion of operations in all shoe fac
tories Of the country. The close
up is due to overproduction dur
ing the war, and 'unsound specu.
lation" since the cessation of hos.
tilities.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13

All employees of the Postal Tel.
egraph company have received
notice that a fiat increase of 10
percent in wages, dating from
Jan. /, has been granted them.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13

mans were heavily entrenched.
They were so stragetically locat-
ed that the French had not been
able to dislodge them for four
years. Our division was given
the task of helping change the
battle front on this sector of mo
Mans Land" 1t is useless to
give the result. When the Yanks
received orders to 60 over the
top the Germans only had two al.
ternatives, die in their tracks or
beat it toward the Fatherland. |
am safe in saying they did both.
In the meantime they gave us a
warm reception with artillery,
gas and machine guns. The hor-
rible sound of those German
shells. The memory of tn e IN
makes you shudder. The air vi
brated with the mournful sound
of machine gun bullets and the
doleful whir of gas shells. The
scenes and memories of battles
will never be forgotten by the
boys on the field. The German
watch word seemed to be "take
no prisoners, show no mercy,
give no quarters" But alas! poor
Hun, he was doomed. His first
line of defense broke, the second
followed suit, and he broke. and
run. At this stage of the fight
a German major waved a flag of
truce. Suddenly the noise of
battle ceased and the most dead
ly silence l have ever experien-
ced prevailed over the bloody
field. The sudden change from
the noise Of battle to perfect quiet
was such shock that we were
at loss to know what had happen
ed. When we came to ourselves
we realized we were the victors.
The Huns had lost the battle of
Verdun. Americans and Ger
mans who were a few minutes
before engaged in a life and death
struggle, now exchanged souven-
iers and talked of the battle. One
of the German soldiers asked me
how much territory the Yanks
wanted to take in a day. l rep
lied, when we take the territory
surrounding Berlin we will con-
slider it a days work.
Since the A r m i tice has
brought about a cessation of hos
tilities we have had a chance tC
recall the great principles for
which we have fought. The world
will long remember the victory OF
liberty and khaki. They know
no retreat. We are proud of the
fact that we have had the oppor
tunity to fight for the grandest
nation and the greatest people ir
the world. We shall never reg
ret our service to you. Every one
of the khaki clad would go thru
another similar struggle for the
same cause.
Now our thoughts drift back tC
home and friends. We are anx
ious to return to America" tc
watch the results of our victory
and the development of our great
nation. The thing that now in
jerests us most is Where do We
go from here|"
Your loving son,
VANCE.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13

Five persons were shot, two of
them probably fatally last Thurs.
day night in another of a series
of Sicilian feudist fights in Det-
roit, Mich. that have resulted in
the death of six Italians during
the past month.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13

H. A. Herbert, Secretary of the
Navy in Cleveland's cabinet in
1S93-1897, died March 6, in Tam.
pa, Fla, aged IS years. Inter
ment will be in Montgomery Ala.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13
Nj. Wilson's Triumph.
(From The New York Times. J

(From The New York Times
Americans who regretted the
Presidents decision to absent
himself from the country in these
days of domestic need and urgen-
cy, and the Times was one of
those which regretted it, will not
only cheerfully admit the great
ness of his achievements at the
Paris Conference, but willrejoice
in their recognition of his now
amply demonstrated fitness for
the work he undertook. Mr.. Viii
sons presence at the Conference
has not been a cause of discord
or of jealousy; it has not been re-
sented. 1t was seen from the be-
ginning that he went there not to
dominate, as his critics said, but
to unite the nations. He has been
marvelously successful in bring.
ing into agreement men who rep
resented interests that seemed
to be conflicting. His influence
in this work has prevailed be-
cause all the other nations repre-.
sented looked upon him as a wise
and impartial friend, interested
only in making justice and the
welfare of peoples the basis of
the decisions reached. His
triumph in securing unanimous
approval of the league of nations
constitution is one in whichevery
American may take pride.
Mr.. Wilson has a dreadful way
with his critics. He does not re-
ply to them, he does worse. They
rail at him as an idealist, avision-
ary, a man without practical OBJ
jectives, or if he have them, that
they are impossible ofacceptance
and they obligingly point out the
things he ought to do. Mr.. Will
son calmly continues his great
labors, and presently lays his
critics fiat and leaves them help.
less, either by doing the very
things they had proposed, and
doing in a manner better than
they ever dreamed of, or else by
attaining his ends in a way that
robs their objections of every
point. We are confident that Mr..
Beck, for instance, must regret
the violence Of the language he
used in his Lincoln Day address
when he said that Mr.. Wilson'S
foreign policy throughout has
been a black stain of dishonor
upon the American people,; that
his principles have been a crazy
patchwork of contradictions,
con ,i1tcnt only in one idea, thai
the war must end in a peace
without victory" If this be just
criticism, then Mr.. Wilson has
as his accomplices in dishonor.
ing the American people, in con
structing "his crazy patchwork
of contradictions" and in bring
ing the war to an end without
victory, some fourteen nations o.
the earth, including the greatest
civilized nations. Such criticism
recoils disastrously uponhim wht
utters it. Not even the natura
(desire of a great political party
to find or create issues" for tht
coming presidential election Car
give lodgment in the minds ant
hearts of the people to this esti
mate of Mr.. Wilson's distinguish
ed service
10
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13

96,366 United States troops
were returned during the month
of February by the cruiser and
transport force Of the navy.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13

Food is so scarce that cats sell
readily fof S3 each in Bolshevik
Russia. Thousands are dying
daily of starvation.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-03-13
Interesting Letter From France.

Interesting Letter From France.
The following interesting let
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Howell
of Brookside, N. c., from their
son, Vance, now stationed at Mas
singy, France, has been handed
US for publication:
Dear Father and Mother:
Ever since the 10Th of Septem-
Der 1917, I have been in the s1st
Division of Uncle Sans Army. l
was phcedin medical depart
ment of the. division. Medical
instruction prepared the detach-
ment to care for the sick and
wounded on the battle field.
In this letter I am not speak
ing Of the operations of the oper-
ations of the medical detachment
alone, but of the division as a
whole.
Early in July 1918, the 81st d.
vision was ready for oversee SER
vice. We were ready to try our
luck with German submarines
and battle the treacherous waves
of the Old Atlantic. On the 31st
day of'July we. weighed anchor
in New York harbor for Liver
pool, England. AS our vessel
plunged into submarine land ev-
cry soldier turned for a farewell
glimpse Of the statue of liberty
and the home land. 1t is imposs-
ible to express our feelings. I
am sure deep feeling of pride
predominated in every soldiers
heart, yet an undercurrent of
sorrow passed over us, as the
last traces of our America sank
from our sight beneath the waves
of the western sea. Our voyage
was long and eventful. Despite
the mines and submarines that
lay in our path, we landed in
Liverpool on August 18th. We
had a short stay in Liverpool and
soon took train for long trip
across England. We made sew
eral stops while travelling across
the island which gave us achance
to see the country and cities. The
greater part Of the country is a
rolling plain. You can travel
miles and miles without seeing a
rock, stump or even a tree. The
country is in very high state OF
cultivation. AS far as you can
see your eyes are greeted with
green pastures, fine herds of cat
tie and immense fields of wheat.
We found the, following cities
of England very beautiful and in
teresting: Birmingham, Oxford
Winchester and South Hampton
Winchester is especially interest
ing from the fact that severa
English kings were buried there
and Oliver Cromwell once partly
destroyed the city. Winchester
is credited with having the sec
ond oldest cathedral in the world
On the night of the seventeenth
of August we crossed the En-
glish Channel for Cherbourge
France. We passed through
the famous English net which
has caught so many German sub
I marines. We steamed by sever
al ships that were all under wat
er except the. tops Of the masts
They had been sunk by German
submarines. You can imagine
some Of our feelings. We had
short rest at Cherbourge ant
then started across France to tn
battle line. We often stopped il
French towns for a rest. w
were favored with short stop il
Paris.
It was in the last days Of SeT
tember that our journey intro
duced us TO thes Alsace-L -Lorainn
Sector, inithe Vosges mountains
During the nineteen days that W
held this front, we had our frs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11
1ROOPSAT ESSEN
ARREST STRIKERS
Civilians Are Dispersed Az
ter Attack,

COPENHAGEN. April H. The
member, OF the strike committee in
Essen were arrested yesterday by
government troops under instructions
from Berlin, a dispatch from Essen re-
ports. Civilians then attacked the
troops, but. after considerable firing,
the civilians dispersed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11
eelv0Ys 70 TAKE
HILL FROM DUTCH
| German Army Being Raised
4 to Reinstate Him.
fBy Universal Serylce.l

PARIS. April II. - The direc,
charge from various sources that u
German army is forming in the vi.
:inity Of Riga composed Of veteran,
Of original first line German troop,
designed TO place the kaiser back in
power. resulted today in a direct dec.
laration in French and British circles
Mat the former kaiser will be extra
iited from Holland and placed on
risl before an international court.
The Riga army. il is asserted, |,
commanded by a nephew of the late
Ven Der Golz Pasha. reorganizer OF
The Turkish army who died in Turkey
during the war. II is said to contain
an unusually large number OF officers
Including some OF the most malienan.
junkerS
Charge Is Kept Secret.
Peace mission officials here, while
admitting the danger from this source
was large. agree that il simply indi-
Gates a desire OF the Germans TO re-
sumo the monarchical status. The
remedy, they add. is to compel forth
with the actual trial of the former
emperor and others responsible for
the war.
The exact nature of the charges on
which these men wiz be tried is nee
essarily kept absolutely secret.
1t is regarded as certain, however
that these charges will not deal with
the war outfsgcs as such. lnterna
tional jurists declare frankly that III,
former kaiser is personally RESPONSE
bic for the outrages Of Belgium be-
cause he failed TO insist that his gov
ernment observe an internationa
treaty to which Germany was a sig
hatory.
Other Problems Ended.
II is therefore considered perfect,
feasible TO place the former monarcl
OIL trial on the charge Of violating
,olemn pledges, which would carly
With il general allegations OF plung
ing the world into an orgy OF rapine
murder and immoralities.
Heretofore it had been believed un
necessary to press personal response
bilities in advance of other problem'
OF peate. However, the reports o
actual efforts undertaken in German,
10 rcinsta,e the former emperor are
declared everywhere in official cir
lies here to make action necessary II
he very near future. =.
As regards the form Of trial, it IL
mgeested that an international courj
II noted jurs,s might be formed alons
Me lines Of the governing board o.
he league OF nations.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11
BAVARIA FREES
war PRISONERS
Order Liberates Thousands
Of Russians,
ny The Associated Pre@)

BERLIN. Thursday, April lO-The
Munich revolutionary council has or.
dered the immediate release OF all
prisoners Of war in Bavaria. The or
der frees thousands of Russian pris-
oners. including the Russian commun-
lst Axelrod.
COPENHAGEN. Thursday, April
l0-The council Of peoples manda-
tories which has been in control al,
Munich has been dispersed by the
communists, who have formed COM
munist government there. according
to the Frankenishe Tages Post OF
Nuremburg
The Berlin Loksl AnzeIger Is in
receipt OF Bavarian adyices stating
tha, the communist council in Munich
was in session until 4 o'clock this
morning and that it elected a new
central council. the councilmen com
prising five workmcn and five sol
diers with Herr klatr. bricklayer
az president The communist leader
lewien, refused to join the council
During the night the communist!
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11
Ebert'S Power
S WANING

PARIS, Aprilil.-PreS reports an
Bouncing the proclamation OF soviet
republic in Bavaria, corresponding
movement in northern Germany and
The arrest Of Minister Landsberg, in
,ellectual leader OF the ma ority So
naist governing group are taken by
hose studying the German political
conditions here as symptomatic OF
what is to be expected in case the
present government falls-namely the
establishment of a new regime. based,
lot like at present on universal sui
irage and democratic elections, but
on the action OF the prolctariat and
the elimination from the body polite
OF the bourgeoisie population.
All information received through
the legations of the countries adjacen,
TO Germany indicates the gradual loss
Of prestige by the existing govern
ment and the weakening OF its power
and authority. although it is still able
to control the situation al the capital
and in the greater part OF the country
BY virtue of Minister Noske's force
Of disciplined volunteer troops.
The weakening of the governments
prestige has, according TO the re-
ports from legations in adjacent coun-
tries, tended TO weaken the official at
ti,ude toward the signing Of the peace
treaty, and President Ebert is re-
ported as having stated in conversa-
tion with an intimate, that the govern
ment would have TO sign any peace
the allied and associated governments
imposed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

BERNE, April 1.-THE conference
Of soldiers councils Of German Aus
tria which me, in Vienna Monday de
cided aeains, the Establishment, OF 4
soviet republic in Austria and in Ia
vor OF socialist government,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11
NO FROST HERE
At Al DEGREES
LowIandS May Have Been Hit
Slightly, Says Weatherman.

Frost danger to fruit and gardens
was averted in the vicinity OF Okla
homa City last night when the mini
mum temperature was for,y-one de
grees--ninc degrees above freezing, In
some of the lowlands, however, light
frost was recorded. it was stated at
the local United States weather OBJ
servatory.
Warmer weather for today and to-
night is forecast. Danger from frost,
it is believed, is over.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11
Reds Overwhelmed
Allies at Odessa
,By The Associated Press. ,

GENEVA. April ll.--Some details
concerning the evacuation of Odessa
by the allies hal been received here
BY way Of Bucharest These are to the
eifec, iha, the allied army had been
overwhelmed by the ukrainian sov,e,
troops who ouinumbered them six to
seven 10 one.
The allies fought s,ubbornly in the
streets for many hours but finally re-
treated to the port. where they were
rescued by allied ships. The French
troops suffered most
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

AMSTERDAM. April 1.-THE gen
cral strike at Berlin fixed for yes,er.
day. did not ma,efialize, according 10
adyiceS from that city. Business is
being carried on as usual
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

was stipulated In the srinistice agree
mfnt and agreed to by the AustrIans,
10 this the Vienna government re-
piled in effect:
The armistice was concluded by
the monarchy. II does no, affect the
new German. Austrian republic"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

BERLIN, April 1.-THE Bavarian
sovie, regime at Munich has re-es-
'ablished complete diplomatic rela-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

,ions with the bol,heviM government
at Moscow. '
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

took eleven hostages from the ranks
Of the trade union leaders. the Loksl
Anereiger reports add. They forced
t,eir way to the main police station,
disarmed the police and took the po.
lice commissioners and srgean,s as
hostages.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

"Ah amt pusiossIiy 'qusiAsed wv
dis var eootie," remarked SmNbona,
but All reckon he ain, muffin NJ
dan . sartin onmentionable insec' Wv
er military uainin'."-Bosion Trsn.
script
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

LONDON.--A ben, 1872 halipenny
which a London soldier carried IN his
pocket for luck during his four years
in France, had been carried through
the Crimcan war, when il was dented
by Russian bullet. by his father
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-11

VIENNA. April 1.-THE govern.
men, Of German Austria has deficd
Italy's demands for a reduction OF ihe
Gcrman-Ausirian military forces
Italy insisted that such a reduction
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
SUFFERED TWO YEARS

For about two years | suffered
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Finally someone told me about
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purchased a bottle from our merchant,
Mr. Walter Pages and II did me so
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You are at liberty to use this let
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
SOX SWAMP BROWNS
IN SEASONS OPENER

st. Louis. pril 24-Baseball burst
with a great splash here Wednesday
afternoon. The White Sox beat the
Browns. - to I, or something like
tha.
Under a benedcent sun the lads
outdid themselves. There was much
baseball, good, bad and indifferent.
Most of it was Indifferent But some
OF it was right there with the regu-
lar thrills. such as you get at the end
Of one of those series films where the
hero is handcuffed in the safety vault
and doesn't get out until Hermoine
Hipp earns the combination and let's
him loose on new serial.
Eddie Collins busted one on the
optic in the fourth inning. and after
that there was merely pastime
which kept tbs crowd there, but didn't
give them any pleasure s=s
st Louis-i2-a town where fans root
for the horffe team We can say this
without fear successful -eontradic-
ton. because I'VE heard at least four
Of them roofing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
MARSEnLES
MISS THERESA PhiLLimoRE'
a.nre.entat,ve Branch Office Phillimore Building

/ on account Of the music teachers con
yention TO be held tonight.
The Odd Fellows will give a dane
ing party and supper Monday evening
The supper will be held in the Wood
man Hall and the dance in the Home
Defense League Hall.
Mrs William Forrest who has been
visiting here at the home Of her son
John kelso. went to visit her daugh
ter in Buffalo, H.
Mrs. James CorTigan and daughter,
Mrs Floyd Richardson spent last eve
ming in Ottawa
Mrs. John CoveI returned u her
home in Tulsa. okla, after a visit
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. o.
Coyell
Mrs. Kittie Lyle returned yesterday
from a several weeks yisi, With rela-
tives in Lisbon. I'll
Miss Loretta Vauehey returned to
St. Mary's College in South Bend.
Ind. after visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs John Vaughey.