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\ YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. ISSUED 8EMI-WKKKI.T. ; ^ f f V) /\ YFAR IN APYANCF L. M. GRIST'S SONS, Publisher*. % c^smiln Unrsjjapei;: J[or th* promotion of th$ political, ?orial, Sjriwltnral and (Commercial 3ntfrests of th$ people SINGLE COPT. FIVE CENTS. ESTABLISHED 1855 YORK. S. C. TUESPA.Y. NOVEMBER '26. 1918. JJO. 95 * ^ STORY OF NEWS STORY United Press Explains About tbt Armistice Word HOW THE BIG MISTAKE WAS MAOf Some Facte and Comments That Art of Public Interest About What Would Have Been a Remarkable News Beat, Except for Circumstances That Conspired to Make It an Historic Fluke. The Yorkville Enquirer, discussing 'hat pre mature peace story with which the country wa> fooled last week, aays 'There was no good ex ruse for not believing it because it was giver out on the authority of the two great press associations. the United I'ress and the Associated I'ress. that are almost universally regardtd a> infallible." The Enquirer has been seriously misinformed. The Associated I'ress did nol send out the premature dispatch, nor did il "pick the story up." as another news association did. Furthermore. The Enquirer will find if it investigates, that while the Associate*. I'ress has never made any pretense at infalli :. i? .k? ,.nlv news association in this Dimy ii m , country that hn* ever enjoyed a reputation foi accuracy, because it is the only association that has ever earned such a reputation. News anil Courier. VV'c did not intend to get into any quarrel about this thing and we arc not going to. We not our Impressions that both associations were responsible from the New Vork World, which takes the service of both, and the afternoon edition of which helped to spread the false news. The World seemed to treat the affair as if one association was as much to blame as the other; but maybe that was a way it took of defending its own reliability. While we do not subscribe for the service of either association we do not hesitate to say that if we were going to take one or the other we would take the Associated Press rather than the United Press, hut because of its greater prestige rather than because of its greater reliability. It is a fact that the United Press frequently curries important news ahead of the Associated Press, and the Associated Press frequently carries important news ahead of the United Press Sometimes, too, when the Associated Press is scooped by the United Press, . icnorcs the news me Assuciaicu * iv? involved on the very correct theory that hundreds of thousands of people will discount it as untrue or unimportant because it is not eonllrmed by the Associated Press. Hut spcuking of the "infallibility" of the Associated Press, which the News and Courier does not uphold, we remember how on one occasion our contemporary had to pay damages because of the publication o( a libelous story it published on the authority of the Associated Press about one Annie Oakley. Of course the tlrst story of the signing of the armistice was a mistake; and the mistake ought not to have been made; but really and truly we do not see any good ground for the crowing of competing news associations. All of them make mistakes and when they denounce the other for speaking "falsehood" for making a mistake they are only denouncing theniselvea But in further support ol what we said originally we beg to submit the following on the authority ol the International News Service of New York: New York. November 8. Your attention it hereby called to misleading statements in con' nection with the negotiation* for an armistic* which have been sent out by the Associate*) Treas. That organization has carried the report that an order to cease firing was issued yesterday afternoon and that hostilities ceased at 3 o'clock. That statement was not true There is nut a single word to indicate that an) order to cease firing was issued. Paris dispatches carried by the International News Service say that orders to cease firing were issued by the Germans in the sector where their plenipotentiaries were scheduled to cross the French lines. The armistice is not signed, terms b) the Allies have not been accepted by German) and the war is not over. The intimation that the Allies have so far accepted Germany's position as to cease firing is calculated to defeat the pressure of the United States and its asso"" '" 1 '? "nor attention cinUtl nation*, inn m ? because it i* believed important. The Associated Pre** yesterday at 1.34 p, m. sent out the following bulletin: "New York. Novemer 7.?New York newi bureau, which is affiliated with the Centra . _ New*, sent out a dispatch on its financial tick' w er this afternoon under a London date lim reading as follows: " 'At 3.30 o'clock this afternoon the foreigr office announced that It had no confirmation ol the report that Germany had accepted the ar mlstlce conditions. " This cablegram was the property of the In ternational News Service. It was the first of' flcial statement that no armistice had brer signed which was received in New York fron' abroad, and it was hours ahead of any othei dispatch to that effect. Since the foregoing was written tht United Press has given out the following statement, which was also carried by the Associated Press on last Thursday: Neither I. myself, nor the United States Press, has any apology to offer for giving to the American i>ow>U as news a statement of the signing ol the armistice announced as official and furnished in writing for publicity b> the vice admiral in the United States in supreme command of the naval forces In France. Were the same identical proposition presented tomorrow we would act exactly as on Nov. 7. N'c newspaper man could or would do otherwise." Hoy \V. Howard, president of tht United Press, made the forvgoiny statement upon in.-? mmu iV m .. ,?lr today, after having spent yesterday Ir Washington, where he con forte I with Secretary of the Navy Daniels am' other government officials, following his return from the United States or a government transport. "The bulletin which Admiral Wilson gave out. and which the Unltei' Tress carried, was not a "rumor' or n "report. It was a bulletin furnishec to the admiral as official and so giver to us." continued Howard. "It was given to us for publicatior by the ranking V. S. naval officer ir France. There was no more groum for doubting Admiral Wilson's souro of news than there would have beet for doubting the statement had it com< from Marshal Foch. "It was about 10 o'clock in the morn ing (French time) when I first heard t rumor that the armistice has beer signed. The report was current ir both France and army circles in Bros when I arrived that morning to emiwirl for the United States. * "I put In the entire day endeavor Ing to confirm the report. But it wm not until about 4 o'clock in the after noon that Admiral Wilson was notitiet on what he stated was official author tty, and on what I know he had ever: reason to believe was official authority that the armistice had been signed. 'The announcement had been made I by the local Brest newspaper and the I civilians, soldiers and sailors had their celebration under full headway before I was able to g' t from Admiral Wil; son personally a ropy of his written ' annouiici ment of his i*TM>nnI assurance that the bulletin was official, i "The admiral then sent his personal , , aside with no- to assist me in filing the dispatch as I do not speak French 1 fluently. 'It was the fact that all .'.rest, ?ni eluding operators and censors, accepted the news as official and was cob l.rating at the time that caused my , wire to pass French censorship at Brest unchallenged. "l*i?on tny return to the I'nited . I States I learned that no news had been ( ' published here of tin- fact that < < le' brat ion of the signing of the artnistiei tool; olace Nov. 7 at practically all the , amiy and naval bases on the French j oast. "I was also surprised to learn that ( i nothing had reached here l>y cable 1 concerning the fact that all I'aris hail j the report of the armistice being sign- , ?d. At the American luncheon club meeting in I'aris. on that day. the toast-injister arose and with Admiral Iietison seated on one side of him and American Consul Cent ral Thackera on i the other, announced on what he said was the authority of the American cmbassy that the armistice had been j ; signed. t "All the celebration on that day was ' l?y no means on this side of the Allan tic. 3 I "Nothing much has yet been said its to the source of Admiral Wilson's information. This is not for me todis. cuss. Nothing has been said as to the I reason for the report current on that day throughout France. No cxplana tion has yet been offered of how the report reached the American embassj in I'aris as official. Neither has any ' I explanation been offered yet as to what became of tile lirst (Sennan armistice delegation headed by von llint/.e which was rejortcd to have reached the ' , French lines on Nov. tl and which then disappeared from the news, being sup- ' i planted by the Krzbergcr plcnipoten- 1 ti.fi vs. "Some of these matters will boclenr. cd up after peace is signed." Howard called upon Secretary Dan- 1 O.nrcw his RDDrecla , H'lS > l'?u iua.> tion of ilir courage und squareness ot ' Admiral Wilson in furnishing the Cnitcd I'ress with a signed statement ' . assuming full responsibility for the ' ' liulletln which started the wonderful 1 American celebration of Nov. 7." is _ l !i AMERICAN SLANG. ' I, British People Find It Wonderfully ( Interesting. < "Sammy's" appearance, social con- ' t duct, und conversation, to say nothing of his military prowess, have endeared him to all classes in France and Eng- 1 . land. French newspapers tell of his ' . chivalrous attitude toward the fair sex : generally, and his kindly, paternal way * > with children in war-racked villages; ! , the English dailies print columns about ' his alert, military bearing, and the 1 , charm of his native slang. This last 1 . characteristic draws forth the follow- 1 ' ing letter on "What Sammy Says," ' which is taken from the London Daily 1 [ Mail: 1 I Sammy is in my ward, und 1 like ' him. His face he describes as "one of I . the sort that only a mother could ' . love." but somehow, lantern-jawed and ' high-checked as it is. it appeals to me. ' ' Even more than his face I like his f conversation. His experiences during * r the war are, I suppose, much the same " us those of other men; his mode of re- 1 lating them is peculiarly his own. The ueini-omiup imagery with which he ' adorns his speech may be an old story in "Hod's country"?to me it is a thing of wonder and a joy forever. > He caine over "the big drink" some ' 1 months ago. He had a pleasant voy- 1 | age, saw no "tin lish," and had plenty to eat?"six meals a day, three up and 1 > throe down." On arrival at the port r they got into "the dinkiest little train ever." Before it started, the captain 1 usked for a key to wind it up with. Sammy says that personally he intends 1 to take one home as a charm to hang ' - on his watch-chain. They went into cainp, where they spent their time "hiking" about the ' countryside. The "eats" here were not overgood. They were given tea "which 1 I tasted like the last water Noah kept afloat in" and fish "that was never caught, but must have given Itself up." I However, they made their motto, "Work like Helen B. Happy," and stuck it out bravely. The one thing 1 ' that really "got their goat" was having | I to sleep on terra flrma. That, Sammy says, 1b Latin for "terribly hard." Ultimately he and his companions crossed to the front. Tho country pleased Sammy, but he found the language difficult and the French people > slow of comprehension. On one occa sion he wanted a pair of duck shoes, so he went into a bootmaker's and - quacked?but he couldn't get the old , : dame "wise" to it. , "* * * ?4 ?* Atit of no. ; For tne ngni mai cut v,-. ? t tion Sammy says his lieutenant was re- ( t sponsible. "Ho was sure tired of his I position and crazy on becoming a cap: tain or an angel." Sammy was ready i enough to help, but a Boche shell intervened and insisted on sending in his name with an application "for immeI diate transfer to the "Flying Corps." i Hence his presence in the hospital. 1 It is my duty to give Sammy his leti ters, and today, as he read a volumln- , ous epistle his face brightened to such i an extent that I was forced to inquire > what good tidings had arrived. He I hesitated, then grinned. "I don't mind * telling you. nurse." he said. "It's my ? wife writing, and from what she says > I calculate when I get home there'll be something besides a fence running around my little place In Seattle." ' Sammy goes tomorrow, ar.d I shall > miss him badly. He himself is all anx? iety for an early return to a front i where he anticipates a real good time ? for the Yanks and a correspondingly bad one for Jerry. The latter i? assur edly up against the "straight goods" at * last. Anyway, whatever happens to - the English, for the U- S. A. forces It is 1 going to be "heaven, hell, or Hoboken -1 by Christmas." f' Sammy says so. I TRUST OF THE NATIONS Palestine Sbould Be Under international Control rUE VIEW OF PROMINENT EDUCATOR John H. Finley, Commissioner of Education for the State of New York, Just Returned From Palestine, While Not Opposed to Zionism, Says No Risk Should Be Taken. "Palestine should not be intrusted to iny single nation, race or creed, but i should be preserved by International J Agreement and by international guar-! xntees. It is too precious a conquest. - > riqkfl " So said John F. Finley, state com- 1 missioner of education of New York, ivho has just returned from four months in Palestine as head of a commission t>f the American Red Cross, in an interview in the Century club of New i'ork. one day last week. "Do you oppose the principles of Zionism, then?" Mr- Finley was asked. Not Opposed to Zionism. "No." was the reply. "As outlined to tie in London by Dr. Welzmann, head )f the Zionist committee, I believe in , ;he principles of the movement. I un- , ierstood from Dr. Weizmann that they j tontemplate self-determination. To that | I subscribe. But my opinion?and II i un only giving voice to my own pri- | fate opinion?is that it will be some j | rears before any such government will i ae set up. i "And I believe that if such a governnent is established it should be to hold i the sacred land in trust for civilization, j is I have outlined. That is. this land \ >vas the cradle of three great religions i ?Christianity, Mohammedanism and i that of the Jews. As I see it, no one i A them has exclusive title to it." 1 Let British Manage It. Telling what proportion of the in- t labitauts were Jews and what propor- i lion Moslems and Christians, Mr. Fin- I cy said 100,000 were Jews and 500,000 ] \rabs, and that only a sprinkling of I the latter were Christians. I Asked if that would not Indicate that < lis idea of self-determination?a i 'working out of the form of govern- j nent from within," as he expressed it i ?would result in a Moslem republic at the very least, Mr. Finley said: "I would prefer not to draw any deJuctions or to make any prophecies. | r* 1 ~ ''? V*of Tirnn In ro_ LI 13 IUU cat Ijr IV UV MiMk. *M?.v .. luired, and meanwhile Jew, Gentile ind Moslem may be very thankful that :he British arc in occupation. I be- < lieve the administration of the coun- < try should be left for an indefinite ' time to the British, at least until re- < .onstruction is well under way and the 1 vorld has taken thorough council as < to the future- < No Flags are Floating. The administration now is in the > lands of a remarkable group of Brit- i sh scholars, whose academic ability < ind administrative genius everywhere < ire apparent. General Allenby's assist- 1 mts arc men selected from England's < Pest. Most are men without military I training, but they are Just the kind t that I imagine Christianity is glad to : tie represented by. "The fine attitude of the British is I represented in their official and unof- 1 flcial acts. They refer to Palestine not 1 is a conquered country, but as 'occu- < pied enemy territory.' Xo British flag < floats from any building. The only I British flags visible are small ones on I officers' autos. When we had our 1 Fourth of July celebration we were i isked courteously not to fly the Stars < ind Stripes. The British were not flying their own flag, so we found it easy to obey, and the only flags we had 1 were indoors." i said the letter, which pointed out that ; there Is a world shortage of cotton, and asserted that the only excuse to the attitude of the cotton market is the result of domestic consumption being unequal to the quantity of cotton on hand. "If the various agencies of the government," the letter continued, "were in a position to give assurance that the through bill of lading is to be restored, that the reserve banks shall continue a < liberal attitude In the matter of redls- < count of cotton collateral, that ade Good Work of Red Cross. f Mr. Finley said Gen. Allenby was so Impressed with the work at the Amcr- ' lean Red Gross, which, with about 75 < men and women, cared for 10,000 na- > tives in its dispensary in Jerusalem in I [>ne month, that through the British war office he had asked the American I Red Cross to send over 200 more work- I ers. Mr. Finley said the plan is await- 1 Ing approval and that in case it should I be approved he will recruit the men ind women necessary. 1 He said the Turks in their retreat I had not destroyed any of the historic buildings or sacred landmarks, and ] that the British had entered Jerusalem I one day later than they might have in ' order that thero would be no 3treet fighting. Mr. Finley entered Palestine i.i June, left there October 15, and arrived in N'ew York November 5- With him as i commissioners went Solomon Lowen- 1 stein, head of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum. Theodore Water of the Christian Herald and E. St. John Ward. ' LEVER UNDERSTANDS. ?? i South Caro.inian Writes Pointed Let ter On the Cotton Question. Removal of restrictions placed by , governmental agencies on the move- i inent of cotton is urged by Representative Lever of South Carolina, chairman of the house agricultural committee, in letters to the heads of tho several , agencies. Mr. Lover asked that the government authorities agree on a programme that "will remove the restrictions which at present shakle the free movement of cotton and other , farm products. The letter was sent to Chairman Baruch of the War Industries board; to Chairman McCormick of the War Trade board; Director Rosseter of the ship operation bureau of the Shipping board; Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve board; Secretary Houston and Director General McAdoo, of the railroad administration. "The price of cotton has been forced down twenty odd dollars a bale, as the 11 cnn"1? nt a nnneerted effort." AMERICAN NUF American Red Cross nurses arrlA fighting front in France. uiaifl Lmaagfl La ha nrnviriorl nnt <UUIV kvi"'?bv - - r - - Inconsistent with the military needs of the government?and that restrictions upon the exportation of cotton are to be removed, as far as safety warrants, it is quite clear that the price of cotton would reach a point commensurate with its intrinsic value. "This is the harvesting season with the cotton producer. Delay can only serve to give the benefit of normal marketing to those who do not produce the raw material. Every day's delay in restoring the normal movement of cotton entails a loss upon the producer. "You will pardon me if I suggest that these departments of the government, including the war industries board, the Shipping board, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Doard, the railroad administration and the department of agriculture, together frame a programme which will remove the restrictions which at present diaekle the movement of cotton and, I may say, all other farm products "* CRITICISM OF REPUBLICANS. President Vigorously Attacked for Taking Over Cables. 1'resident Wilson's action in taking >vcr control and operation of marine cable systems and express agencies were vigorously criticised last Thurslay in senate by republican senators who said it was part of a plan to esabllsh permanent government-owntship. _ . I ^he spe'akers were Senators Watson, of Indiana; Kellogg, of Minnesota, md Sherman, of Illinois, and in the course of the debate the president was criticised for his decision to go to Burope, and George Creel, chairman >f the committee on public informa:ion, who, it has been reported, is to lccompany the president, also was ittached. Senator Watson denounced the presdent's action in taking over cable ines as a breach of faith and charged ;hat their control was inspired by a icsire for government censorship of iispatches during the ponce con'erence so that the representatives of Ihe European natives at the peace table may not know what is being said In the American congress about the conference. Lewi* Fails of Recognition. In the midst of the debate. Senator Lewis, of Illinois, the de.nocrt c whip, sought to reply to the republican seniors but he did not get recognition. He, did, however, offer a resolution ivhich would put congress on record is favoring government-ownership of railroads, telegraph and telephone lines. In declaring his belief that the president's action was a breach of faith, Senator Watson said congress voted this extraordinary power for war purposes only. "Why is the step taken?" asked the senator. "In my belief it is taken simply because of the fact that the president is loath to give up any of the power we have clothed him with, and that these subordinates about him, including those of the cabinet, do not intend to relinquish that power unless compelled to do so. "We are left to the vide field of conjecture as to why the president saw fit at this particular time to take over the cables. Not a Necessity of War. "Certainly no one will claim that he is taking them over as a necessity of war. I take it for granted that when the president leaves these shores to all intents and purposes the cable lines will be cut. I take it for granted that he does not intend that any man at the peace table shall know what is being said in the house of representatives and on the floor of this body, and I take it for granted that we are not to know on this side what they are tloing. "With George Creel at that end controlling all of the messages and infor mat Ion and with Albert Burleson at this end controlling all of the sources of Information, its very verbiage in fact, the country may well be warned that it may take at least with a grain of salt whatever is published as to what happens on the other side." Sherman Criticises Wilson Senator Sherman said there might be some necessity for the president going abroad but that he could not see it. and added that no provision is made In the constitution for the absence of the president from the territorial limits of the United States. The white house, he said, will be moved to Paris and added: "We are left to the tender mercies of the censored cable; passports denied. cables controlled and Creel sits as imperial director at the source of action." Senator Kellogg said that there was no war necessity for taking over cable lines and express agencies as the armistice has been signed and added that in his opinion the action "is part of a plan to fasten government-ownership to telegraph telephone and cable lines on the country." i! tSES ARRIVE AT EVACUA Int; at Evacuation hospital No. 110, whl< FOCH'S THEORY OF WAR. i I It la a Matter of Moral Force Rather I Than Military Science. 1 "One Who Knows Him," gives a sketch of Marshal Foch In the London Sunday Pictorial, which explains why the retreating Germans were unable < either to understand or withstand the attars of the great French commander. It reveals a character rather dif- , fer^nt from that which the newspa- , pers have impressed upon the public . mind, but the picture is none the less interesting and soul-filling. His theory , of war. translated into American , terras, seems to be that the army I that "never Knows wnen u is iimeu , will always be the winner. To quote: , "A battle won is a battle in which | one Vir "ot admit oneself vanquish- , ed."i; Tttb author of this aphorism was a slimly built man of middle height, who | had been quietly smoking cigars , throughout a memorable February day ( Just three years ago. , "And a battle is lost?" I ventured. . The gray-blue eyes twinkled into a smile. "A* battle lost," he said, "is a battle i which one believes to be lost, for bat- | ties' hre not lost materially." I ( My friends," he continued, "it Is < therefore true that battles are won | morilly." It^vas General Foch who addressed ( us?General Foch, who is today in su- , prerhe command of the Allied armies, | the fleeted champion of civilization , agtJt?- ^lndenburg- and his Hunniah ( hordes. ( "That is Foch all over?Foch always," said an old and Intimate friend | when the general had left us for a few , minutes. "He was born a mathematl- | cian, but he has the temperament of a , philosopher." And this idle, smoking-room descrip- , tlon adequately fits the man to whom ( the world In its hour of agony today \ looks for victory. He has always re- t garded with philosophic doubt the', wisdom of applying to war the exact | science of mathematics. At the battle of the Marne, which his | brilliant Btrategy did so much to win, j the forces of General von Hausen | smashed in both wings or focn s army, j By all the rules of military mathemat- , ics he should have withdrawn his cen- | ter. Instead, with Instant decision, he | struck at the enemy's center, and von ( Hausen's legions fell back in dismay. ] When three years ago I had the hon- \ or of staying with General Foch at his northern headquarters?a delightful old house, built by some old Flemish architect for the arts of peace rather than the arts of war?he frequently { elaborated this view. War, he told me, was not an exact science. The developments of science had. Indeed, but increased the mental and moral effort required of each participant. It is only in the passions aroused in each man by the conflict | that the combatant gains strength of j will to face the hell of modern war. In | the end the more enduring passion prevails. i The man who talked like this in the) old Flemish house in the winter of 1915 has studied the mere mathematics of war all his working life. About the same age as his chief mental antagonist, Ludendorff, he was as a youth a gunner. At the outbreak of the present war Foch, although already famous as a writer on milita-y strategy, was simply a corps commander at Nancy. Then, as now, a great German army of maneuver under the eyes of the kaiser was seeking a swift decision. Foch's remarkable strategy cheated the Germans then, and he awoke up one morning to And himself in command of an army. Afterward came Ypres. It was 2 o'clock in the morning of November 1 that Foch met French when the tide of battle was running lotwinrw onimt im it was suggested, for .the sake of prudence, that the British should retire. The development of this suggestion was scattered by Foch's. Interruption, uttered In those stirring, | machlne-gun-Uke sentences of his which I know so well. This Is what he said: "The Germans have sixteen corps. Very well. We have only ten, with yours. If you retire I shall remainRemain! The British army never drew back In Its history. As for myself, I give you my word as a soldier that I will die rather than retreat. Give me youra!" Th* niriiera round him listened In silence. It was Lord French whol stepped forward and grasped Foch I firmly by the hand. In that handshake the doom of the Germans at Ypres was sealed. A single lncl'dent will often Illuminate a character more than pages of description. That memorable Incident at Tpras explains General Foch. "Gentlemen, you have a great general." said Lord Roberts to the staff of General Foch when the British veteran visited the front after the battle of Ypres. I believe that Britain, France, Amer& TION HOSPITAL h was erected In seven days, near th cannd Italy will vie with each other n echoing Lord Roberts's words wher he full story of the greatest battle 01 ill time comes to be written. THE FLEET GIVEN UP merman Warships surrendered according to Armistice Terms. The German fleet as .specified In the terms of the armistice with Germany ivns surrendered to the Allies last Thursday. This announcement was made officially by the admiralty during the ifternoon: The commander in ehief of the grand licet has reported that at 9:30 o'clock his morning he met the first and main Installment of the German high sens fleet which is surrendering for internment." One German light cruiser while on its way across the North Sea with the ither ships of the German high sea fleet to surrender to the Allies struck i mine. The warship was badly damiged and sank. The German fleet surrendered to the British fleet today, it became mown this evening, consisted of nine battleships, five battle cruisers, seven ight destroyers and 50 destroyers, The surrendered German fleet will be taken to the Scapa Flow tomorrow. The Scapa Flow is in the middle of the Orkney Islands off the northeast ^oast of Scotland. It Is a small inland sea, with an area of 50 square miles. It contains many small lsftnds and has numerous good harbors ind road leads. There is good anchorage in the Scar>a Flow, for a great number of large ressels. Before the war it was the tieadquarters of the British home fleet luring the naval training season. Describing the surrender of the German warships to the command In chiei of the grand fleet Sir Edward Beatty today correspondents say that after ill the German ships had been taker jver. the British admiral came through the line on the Queen Elizabeth, every Allied vessel being: manned and greeting the admiral and the flagship with loud and ringing cheers. The British grand fleet, put to sea in two single lines six miles ai?rt and so formed as to enable the surrendering fleet to come up the center. The leading ship of the German line was sighted between 9 and 10 o'clock in the morning. It was the Scydlitz, flying the German naval ensign. The British grand fleet and five American battleships and three French warships in two long columns escorted [he 71 German vessels to their anchorage. THE CASE OF MOONEY. Convicted On Doubtful Evidence; Bui Can Be Saved Only By a Pardon. A letter from Judge Franklin A Griffin, who tried and sentenced Thos J. Mooney, to Governor Stephens, ask lng that Mooney be given a new trla because of evidences of fraud consplr acy against him, has been made publb in San Francisco. The letter was writ ten November 19. Mooney was con victed of murder in connection with i bomb explosion in San Francisco, anc is to be hanged in San Francisco oi December 13. Commenting on his previous plea t< U. S. Webb, attorney general of th< state, that Mooney be tried, Judgi Griffin said in the letter: "I believed then that simple Justic< and fair play demanded such actioi and from that position I have nevei for a moment receded. On the contra ry that stand has been by later devel opments greatly strengthened." tr. th> lot tor Judge Griffin character Ized as open to attack the testimony o: Frank C. Oxman, Durkee, Ore., cattle man, Mrs- Mellle Edeau, and hei daughter, Sadie, and John McDonald Defense attorneys had contended tha the testimony of these witnesses waj subject to impeachment and In Ox man's case perjury had been commit ted. "The situation of Mooney is that h? stands condemned to death upon evi dence concerning the truth of which to say the least, there has arisen i very grave doubt," the letter said. "The highest courts in the state am nation have declared themselves to b< without power to relieve him. Upoi nt tho executive me onuuiucio u* M*V ? therefore, rests this great responslbil lty." One thousand turkeys were sold a Hatfield, Pa., Thursday, at an averagi of 44 cents a pound, live weight The steamship Campania, once th< queen of the seas, was sunk in thi Firth of Fourth, Scotland, in a colli sion with a battleship some time ago The date of the accident was not givei out N'o lives were lost. Japanese newspapers are raising th point of having the race question set tied at the coming peace conference They are calling on China to Join h the demand for a settlement of th' race question as It affects Orient a Is THE FARM AT SEVIER Soldiers Hide Good At Producing Foodstuffs. OVER $5,000 WORTH OF VEGETABLES Had It Not Been for the Most Fortu- < nate End of the War, It la Probable ' That the Farm Next Year Would I Have Been an Important Factor In ( | Feeding the Soldiers. j I ( The following article was written I about the time of the signing of the < armistice: but publication has been I deferred until now for lack of space.] < Camp Sevier, November 12.?l'ro- i duce grown on the Reclamation farm, < conducted by the Salvage division of i the Quartermaster Corps. Camp Sevier, 1 this year is worth more thun $5,000. i That isn't a bad showing at all when the fact that not a furrow was turned until the middle of June, is taken into consideration, inm snumns ut ?u,wu in produce has convinced the oftlcials in charge that given an ordinary showing it would be an easy matter to pro- 1 1 duce edible products worth 150,000 another year. And food products worth ' . that much will be produced another ' year, unless it be that the soldler-farmi era have long since been given their ' discharge from the service, which is of course contidently expected. Just what valuation might be placed upon the improvements to the farm since it has been under government lease would be a very hard matter for estimate. Its former tenants will agree that it is a better looking place than It ever has been before and the fertility of the soil is greater than ever, because of the fact that thousands of loads of compost from the camp have been broadcast there. The Reclamation farm has not been and probably would not be for a number of years a paying proposition from a financial standpoint. It might possibly be made so in the course of time. That, however, was not the object of the government in starting it. It has provided employment for several score men who by reason of physical or other disability, were disqualified for any other service. It has served to show the surrounding country what soldiers can do in the way of farming. It has produced 15,000 worth of truck which has been eaten by soldiers of Camp Sevier, the quality of which they would in all probability not have gotten had it not been for the farm. Already 25,000 pounds of turnips, grown on this government farm, have , been delivered to the subsistence warehouses of the Camp Sevier Quartermaster corps. There are another 160,, 000 pounds in the fields which will very shortly be delivered. A total of , 126 pounds of blackagyed peas were grown. This summer 1,500 dozen roasting ears were raised and turned ( . over to the subsistence department and , Issued to the Twentieth Division and other troops in camp. About twenty bushels of tomatoes were grown this summer, as well as 100 bushels of > string beans. Irish potatoes grown and turned over to the subsistence depart. ment total several thousand pounds. , Twenty-five tons of cabbage are In, eluded in the farm produce up to the present. Although It Is November and the i middle of November at that, and this is South Carolina, where most of the t farmers know only one crop, which has 1 about been gathered, the soldler-farm era of Camp Sevier are Just as busy now as they were a couple of months ago. They have five acres In Bermuda > onions, which are looking good and give every promise of a big yield. They have Just completed the sowing of fifty ,? acres in wheat and there may be more i to sow. Besides this they have set out I 10,000 lettuce plants. Every foot of land on the farm which Is under cultivation. about 400 acres, and which Is not now devoted to some crop, will be turned this fall and winter and every t preparation made for next season. The Reclamation Farm company, which is commanded by Lieut. A. O. Gulnn, Includes eighty-five men, every one of whom, Including the command, ing officer, was either raised on the farm or had considerable rarming experience before coming into the military service. Men report for farm work at 7 a. m., and the day's work is done at 5 p. m. They work. No govj ernment farm in the Southeastern de^ partment, operated under conditions anything like similar to those at Camp Sevier, has made a better showing. The farm has not been such a great j expense to Uncle Sam. The largest Item of course, is the pay of the sol; dlers. Forty head of horses and mules have been worked and maintained on the farm. Very little has been expended for farming machinery; 1600 will cover its cost. Taken all in all it is felt that Uncle Sam's initial experiment as a farmer at . Camp Sevier has been quite successful The men employed there are happy, and as one put it the other day, "I'd rather be here than any place I know, * except home." It has been demonstrated that foodstuffs can be produced and produced quite cheap on the outskirts of Camp Sevier. It has also been demonstrated that were there a real necessity for It, had the war continued, it would have been possible in the course of a short time to have pro' duced almost enough, if not altogether enough foodstuffs to feed the soldiers In training at Camp Sevier. Jas. D. Grist. 3 , m 1 Prohibition for s While Anyway.? ' PmaiHont Wilson has slimed the em ergency agricultural appropriation bill for national prohibition from next t Jply 1 until the American army is de, mobilized. The prohibition amendment to the agricultural measure caused a long e fight In the senate. Officials of the e shipping board opposed its adoption - on the ground that taking beer from i. shipbuilders would make for dlscon1 tent which would be reflected in their work. Secretary Daniels, who was called a before the senate committee during - the hearing, combatted this theory saying that after sale of Intoxicants i around naval establishments had e | been stopped the output of the workI hi en Increased. He referred especially iu me .u?n v isiiuiu, v.iw. iw<w jriu. Unless the presidential proclamation under the food control act is rescinded, the prohibition amendment will affect only the manufacture of wine, for the brewing of all beer must ceaae December 1 under the president's proclamation. The manufacture of whiskey was stopped soon after the nation entered the war. Under the amendment the manufacture of wine will cease next Ma,- 1 and. should brewing of beer be allov-ed to continue after December 1 it would stop May 1 under the new law. After next June 30 no Intoxicating liquors of any kind, may be sold in this country for beverage purposes except for export until such time as I ho president by proclamation declare* iemobilization complete. The amendment also prohibits the importation ?f any intoxicating beverages into the country from the time the bill is approved by the president until the demobilization of the army is complete. GUERNSEYS SELL HIGH Fine Imported Stock Disposed of at Auction at Chester. The Guernsey sale at the Chester County Fair last Wednesday as stated in Thursday's Reporter, was a most gratifying success. The thirty-one head of tine thorough-bred animals were sold as follows: Imp. Rreban's Betty of Mara Alva, 83871, W. J. Necly, Rock Hill, S. C., $330.00 Imp. Lady Horris of Mara Alva, S3S67. Wm. C. Miller. Chester, S. C. $460.00. Imp. Flossie Brownhill of Mara Alva. S3863, J. C. Shannon. Hlackstock. S. C.. $445.00. Imp. Sailor Boy's Marie of Mara Alva, 83919. T. M. Darby. It F. D.. 4. Chester S. C.. $390.00. Imp. Flossie Uneda May of Mara Alva, S3S76, B. M. Sturgls, Rock Hill, C.. $335.00. Imp. Aurora of Mara Alva, 76349, \V. A. Darby. R. F. D. 1. Lowryvllle. 8. C., $400.00. Imp. Jaonnet's I'rimrose of Mara Alva, 83873, W. A. Gladden, It. F. D.. No. 1. Cornwell S. C.. $495.00 Imp. Beaulleu's Folly of Mara Alva, 83907, James McCullough, (Col.) R. F. D., 1, Blackatock, S. C., $376 00. Miss Rachel Reserve, 70363, J. D. Glass, Edgmoor, S. C.. $396.00. Imp. Brilliant Marie Lady of Mara Alva, 83931, R. B. Caldwell, Chester, S. C., $365.00. Rose King of Hilltop, 66262, Z. G. Darby, R. F. D., 1, Lowryvllle, 8. C.. $380.00. Guernsey Queen of Bon Ayre, 70883, t vc cqIHivoM n F n. 1. Cornwell. S. C.. $325.00. Imp. Shamrock's Beauty of Mara Alva, 83987, Mrs. Made M. Brlce, Woodward. S. C., $365.00. Kaloolah Queen II, 76609, J- M. Hemphill, Chester, 8. C? $396.00. Rose King's CMri of Kttttop, 6S2, ? "T ? C. C. McAliley, R. F. D. 6, Chester, S. C.. $396. Beauty's Rosie of Corwln Hill, 78362, J. M. Sterling, Cornwell, S. C., $300. Violet of Green Valley. 67463, W. G. Dye, R. F. D., 1, Blackstock, 8. C., $370.00. Imp. Lively Bella of Mara Alva, 83906, Dr. W. W. Fennell, Rock Hill, S. C? $410.00. Dolly Warren's Daughter of Mara Alva, H. J. MUlen, Rodman, 8- C., $276.00. Ward's Choice of Mara Alva, H. J. MUlen. Rodman, S. C.. $276.00. April Girl of Falrvlew, 62293, J. Harper Gwin, R. F. D., 1, Cornwell, 8. C.. $290.00. Imp- Belladonna Marie of Mara Alva, 83876, M. A. Nunnery, Fort Lawn, S. C.. $365.00. Highland Flossie, 65,917, R. B. Caldwell, Chester, 8. C., $326.00. Imp. Topsy*s Lily of Mara Alva, 83,910, Dr. W. W. Fennell, Rock Hill, 8. C., $340 00. May Rose Bessie of Mara Alva, 79,657, J. E. Orr. R. F. D.. 6, $610. Heifer by Golden Glow of Dream wold, 36978, out of Raymond's Midget of 9unnyslde, 46809 (certificate enroute), J. E. Orr, R. F. D., 6, Chester, 8. C.. $310.00. Total for 26 heifers, $9,690.00. Ward's Surprise of Mara Alva, 8- D. Cross, Chester, 8. C., $60.00. Ward's Pride of Mara Alva, E. W. Gibson, R. F. D., 1, Rlchburg, 8. C., $66.00. Ward's Delight of.Mara Alva, T. M. Darby, R. F. D, 4, Chester, a C., $100. Ward's Uneeda Boy of Mara Alva, H. J. MUlen, Rodman, S. C., $116.00. Bull calf out of April Girl of Fairview, 62293, by Robin Squire of Keenaydler, 36471, T. J. Wallace, R. F. D.. 1, Chester, 8. C., $90.00. Total for Ave bull calves, $430-00. Grand total, $10,020.00.?Chester Reporter. Am?n to This.?"The great Red Cross army of mercy which this war has called into being must never be demobilized said Eliot Wadaworth, acting chairman of the executive committee of the Red Cross, in an address here today to workers in the organization. "That the Red Cross should stop, or that its spirit should die away, Is unbelievable," said Mr. Wadaworth. "The intense sympathy of America for suffering humanity will not cease with the coming of peace. Where suffering exists, there America will go with an open hand, asking no return except the satisfaction of having helped. "As the nations have struggled to excel on the battlefield, so now they will struggle In the work of reconstruction which faces them all." Mr. Wadaworth said that In feeding and clothing the distressed people of Europe there can be no question that grave emergencies will arise which will require instant action on the part of volunteer agencies able to cut the red tape and achieve quicker results. Herein will He the opportunity of the American Red Cross. The Duke of Orleans, pretender to the throne of France, has sent Premier Clemenceau a congratulatory letter on the outcome of the war. I || | ? Premier Clemenceau has requested a French International law expert to give an opinion as to whether extradition of William Hohenxollern, former Oerman emperor, can be demanded of Holland.