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*VOL. XXXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1918 Presider Ex-KAISER AND SON ARE DODGING ABOUT OVER HOLLAND Said to Be at C- 'eau Near Utrecht, dand REPORTS ARE CONFU!ING Former Empress Reported III at Pots dam, With Former Crow :i Prince at Bedside London, Nov. 12.-William Hohen zollern, the former German Emperor, arrived Sunday at County Betimck's chateau of Middachten at yelp, near Arnheim, according to a dispatch to the Daily Express dated Sunday at Velp. Au Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily Express dated Sunday says that the former'German Empress is ill at Potsdam, near Berlin, and that the former Crown Princess is at her bed side. Fails to Show Himself Maastricht, Holland, Monday, Nov 1s--Amid execrations from two thou, sand Belgian refugees the former Ger man Emperor's special train left here at 1 Oo'clock this morning northward bound. A tremendous crowd of sight seers had gathered but the platform was strongly cordoned and William Hohenzollern did not sho w himself. His destination is said to be Amer ongen, about twenty miles from Ut recht; where Count Bentinck has a country seat. But it is not possible to say wher he will finally remain, for in order to avoid the curious he may have to keep to the train for a couple of days. All of Them in Holland Amsterdam, Nov. 12.-The Work. men's and Soldiers' Council at Berlin announced that the former Emperor, the former Empress and their eldest son, Frederick William, have arrived in Holland. --W--S FOOD PRICES IN FUTURE Some Will Decrease; Others Increase. Says Hoover Washington, Nov. 11.-Immediate drop of food prices as a result of the conclusion of the armistice cannot be expected, Food Administrator Hoover (.clared tonight in a statement, which added that while the prices of some foodstuffs will decrease, others will increase. "With the war effectually over," said Mr. Hoover, "we enter a new economic era, and its imemdiate ef fect on prices is difficult to anticipate. The prices of 'some food commodities may -increase, and oth .rs will de crease, because the liberated shipping accumulated stocks, in thz Southern Hemisphere and the far East will be available. The demands upon the Uni ted States wil lchange in character, but not in volume." Al activities of the food a dministra tion will be continued throtigh the armistice period, said Mr. Hoover, adding that "ther' will be no erlaxa tion of efforts to keep down profiteer ing to the last moemnt." "The maintenance of the embargo," he continued, "will prevent depletion of our stocks by hungry reurope be low our necessities and any con ohw low our, necessities and any one who ccntemplates speculation in food against the needs of these people can well be warned of the prompt a~ction of the government." LO0Al N[S ITMS We learn the local exemption board is being criticized for letting people see the questionnaires of others. At least one or two of our patriots ( ?) iare dloing the kicking. We dlon't blame them for wanting their excuses -kept in -hiding, for to expose them to the world is enough to shock the miodesty of Old Bill. Abrams is enlarging his business, having rented the store next to him, no'w occupied by Goldstein, and wvill (occupy both stores begi nning Decenia her 1st. LIEUT. INGRA WOUNDI Judge John S. Wilsor ing telegram from the W ington: Judge ,John S. Wilson, .Manning, S. C. 'Deeply regret to info ly repor'ted that Lieutena was slightly wounded in but have no further infoi . ' H. it ilso: MANNING .C[[BRATES SIGNING OF ARMISTICE When the news was confirmed in Manning Monday. morning that Ger many had signed the armistice, every body was ready to celebrate. The first demonstration was the blowing of the siren of the fire truck, then the fire bell. A great many people had not heard the good tidings, and when the fire alarm was sounded they rushed to their phones to ask where the fire was, but the girls in central office had gotten wise, and they left the job to the Kaiser if he Wanted it. They couldn't be blamed, for who could work when America had won such a victory? The fire truck came out with the firemen on it, and drove over town spreading the news. In a few minutes the oil mill "wild cat" whistle tore loose, and if "Abdicating Bill" and the "Clown Prince" had been a few miles nearer to Manning, they would have heard it, and thought their side part ner, the devil, was calling them home. Monday was a day long to be re membered, in fact never to be forgot ten. At twelve o'clock the parade headed by the fire truck, and loaded with firemen and Red Cross nurses followed by about fifty automobiles, paraded the streets for an hour. Everybody cheering, horns blowing and bells ringing gave the old town en appearance that she has never wit nessed before. The schools closed and all business was suspended for the (lay. The school children marched down to the court house square, sing ing war songs and waving flags. Prayer was offered by Rev. McCord of the Presbyterian chrch, and Rev. Smith, of the Methodist church, made a few patirotic remarks. Then Mayor Coffey, who was too full of joy and happiness for tee great victory won to make a speech, just threw the town wide open for celebration, and with the rest of our patriotic people he joined in and helped make the day a great occasion. -W-S-,5 SAYS CHARLES HAS ABDICATEr Dispatch Claims Emperor of Austria Has Gone Way of Others London. Nov. 12.-Emperor Charles of Austria. has abdicated, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex change Tlcgraph Company, quoting private advices from Vienna. The abdication of Emperor Charles has been rumored several times in the past two weeks, but none of these re norts have been confirmed. On Octo her 29, it was reported that he had fled from Vienna, but this report was d( nied by a Berlin newspaper, which 'mi-l that he was at the Austrian cap ital on October 30, and that he had been cordially received by the city. The most recent report In connection with Emperor Charles was received on Noevmber 2, when it was said he had announcedl his intention to abdi cate. Victor Adler. who is'sreported (lead, has been a leader of the Austrian So cialists for many years. eli is the father of Friedrich Adler, who shot *'nd killed Austrian Preinier Stuergkh in Vienna, in October-, 1916. The son was releasedl from prison when the imperial .authority 'in V i anwneaso imperial authority in Vienna wvas overthrowvn late in October. On account of the gre.- increase of busine.9s in The Times office, it be came necessary to buy more material. to take care~ of the ' nde. Messrs. '" M. Shaope a~nd 1. 1. Appelt spenlt last~ I riday in Atlanta and personally so le*ctedl what was needed. Trhe equip) ment has been shippedl and wvill be lacedt' in a few (lays. 4 WILSON. D IN ACTION has received the follow ar Department at Wash rm you that it is official nt I. S. Wilson, infantr'y, action about Sept. 20th. 'mation. ALRRIS,.the Adjt. Gen. Anino' HUNS PREP ALI Gen. Foch Ch the Original Drastic TI Washington, Nov. 11.-The strictly military terms of the armistice are embraced in eleven specifications which include the evacuation of all in vaded territories, the withdrawal of the German troops from the left bank of the Rhine and the surrender of all supplies of war. The terms also provide for the ebandonment by Germany of the trea ties of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk. The naval terms provide for the sur render af one hundred and sity sub marines, fifty destroyers, six battle cru'sers, ten battle ships, eight light cruisers and other miscellaneous ships. Besides the surrender of 160 subma riues, it is required that all others shall have their crews ;aid off, put out of commission and placed under the supervison of the Allied and American naval forces. All Allied vessels in German han.s are to he surrendered and Germany is to notify neutrals that they are frees to trade at once on the seas with the Allied countries. Among the financial terms included are restitution for damage lone by the German armies, restitution of the cash taken from the 'National Bank e Belgium and return of gold taken from Russian and Rumania. The military terms include the sur render of-.6,000 guns, half field and half light artillery; 30,000 machine guns; 3,000 flame throwers and 2,000 airplanes. The surrender of 5,000 locomotives, 50,000 wagons, 30,000 motor lorries, the railways of Alsace-Lorraine for use by the Allies and stores of coal and iron also are 'included. The immedia'te repatriation of all Allied and American prisoners with out reciprocal action of the Allies also is included. In connection with the abandoning of the left bank of the Rhine it is provided that the Allies shall hold the, crossings of the river at Coblenz, Colgne and Mayence, together with bridgeheads in a thirty kilometer radius. The right bank of the Rhine and that occupied by the Allies is to be come a neutral zone, and the bank held by the Germans is to be evacu ated in nineteen days. The armistice is for thirty days, but the President spoke of the war as "coming to an .end." The repatriation of the thousands of civilians deported from France and Belgium within fourteen days also is required. Freedom of access to the Baltic, with power to occupy German forts im the Kattegat, is another pro"ision. The Germans also must reveal nines, poisoned wells and liye agen- _s of destruction and the Allied 1cockade is to remain unchanged during the period o: armistice. All ports on the Black sea occupied by Germans are to be surrendered and the Russian war vessels recent ly taken by .the German naval forces also( are to be sur-rendleredI to the Allies. These are the "high spots" of the ter-ms as the Presidlent r'5(d themi toI Congress. Germany's acceptance of them, he saidl, signalized t~he end of t he wvar, because it madle her power lcs-s to rznewv it. The Presidlent (drove to the c'apitol at 12:40 .o'clock, thlrough streets thronged with cheering people. The terms of the armistice were read by him to Congress at 1 o'clock this efternoon, in the hall of the I louse of Replresen tatives. Th'le addre*ss of the President follows: The German author-ities wvho have at the imvitation of the supreme wVar coIuncil, been ini communlication withl Marshal F'och, have accepted and signedl the terms oif armistice which ha~s authorized and instructed to com municate to them. These terms are as5 follows: Military Clauses on Westera Front l.Cessation of Operationl by land and in the air six hours after the sig nature of the armistice, Tfwo-Immlediate evacuation of in vadled countries, Belgium, F'rance, Al sace- Lorraine, Luxembu rg, so ordleredl as5 to be completed within fourtee~n (lays from the sign~ature of the armis tice. German trodps which have not left .the above mentionedl territor-ies withmn the periodl fixed, will become prisoners of wvar. Occupation by tihe Allied andl Unitedl States forces joint ly will keep pace wvith evacuation andl eccupaition .will be regulatedl in ac (ordance with a note annexedl to the state terms. Thr)1ee-Repatriation, beginning at once, and to be compleed wvithin four dafys of all inhabitants of the coun tries above mentionedl, includlime hostages andl persons undler trial or conlvictedl. Fourth--Surrendler in goodl condi tion by the German armies of the fol owig equipment: Five thousandguns linCes ARE TO EVA INVADED T anges Eighte nrmistice, Ma: Lan That by W (2,500 heavy, 2,500 field), 80,000 ma chine guns, 3,000 m inenwerfers, 2,000 aeroplanes, (fighters, bombers-first ly, and seventy-three quarters -and night bombing machines). Thie above is to be delivered to the Allies and United States troops in ac cordance with the detailed conditions laid down in the annexed note. Five-Evacuation by the German arniies of the countries on the left bank of the Rhine. The countries on the left bank of the Rhine shall be ad, ministeredl by the local authorities. under control of the Allict and United States armies of occupation. The occupation of these territories will be determined by Allied and Uni ted States garrisons holding the prin cipal crossings of the Rhine, Mayence, Cobienz, Cologne, together with bridgehead at these points in thirty kilometer radium on the right bank and by garrisons similarly holding the strategic points of the regions. A neu tral zone shall be reserved on the right of the Rhine between the stream and a line drawn parallel to it forty kilometers to the east from the fron t'er of Holland to the parallel of Gern sheim, and as far as practicable a distance of thirty kilometers from the east of the stream from this parallel upon the Swiss frontier. Evacuation, by the enemy on the Rhine lands shall he so ordered as to be completed with in a further period of eleven days, in all nineteen (lays after the signature of the armistice. (Here the President sterrupted his reading to remark that there evidently had been an error in transmission, as the arithmetic was '-ery bad. The "further period" of eleven days is in addition to the four teen (lays allowed for evacuation of invaded countries, making twenty five lays given the Germans to get entirely clear of the Rhine lands. All movements of evacuation and occu pation will be regulated according to the note annexed.) Six-In all territories evacuated by the enemy there shall 'be no evacu tion of inhabitants; no damage or harm shall be done to the persons of property of the inhabitants; no de struction of any kind to be committed. Miltary establishments of all kinds shall be delivered intact, as well as military stores of food, munitions, equipment not removed during the periods fixed for evacuation. Stores of food of all kinds for the civil popula tion, cattle, etc., shall be left in situ. Industrial establishments shall not be rimpaired in any way and their person nel shall not be moved. Roads and means of communication of every kind, railroad, waterways, main roads, bridges, telegraphs, telephones, shall he in no manner impaired. Seven-All (ivil and military per sonnel at present employed on them shall remain. Five thousand locomo tives, 50,000 wagons and 10,000 motor lorries, in good working order, with all necessary spare parts an( fittings, shall be delivered to the assoiated Powers wit'hin the p~eriodl fixed for the evacuation of Belgium :md Luxem burg. The railways of Alsace-Lor rmne shall he handedl over within the str.me perid, together wvith all pre war personnel and material. Further material necessary for the working. of railways in the country on the left bank of the Rhine shall be left in situ. All stores of coal and material fot the uj.>keep of and working of rail wvays in the country on the left bank of the Rhine shall be kept in an effi.. cient state by Germany during the whole period of the armistice. All barges taken from the Allies shall be restored to them. A ntote append ed regulates the (deta ils of these meas Eih-TeGerman command shall lbe resp~onsible for r-evealing all m iiinves or dlelay-acting fuses isp51osed ont ter r~ itory evacutated byt the Germ an troops and shall assist in thelr <Ie struction. Thle Get-mian comat itnd shllI also reveal all destructive measures that may have be(en taken (such as Poisonm oriC 1 io~ltiing of sp~rings,~ wells, e-tc.) , under pentalty of repri sal. N ine-T1he right of requ isitoni shall he excused by the Allied and the Un i ted States armnies in occupied terri tory. The upkeep of the troops of occupation in the Rhine landl ( excludl ing Alsace- Lorra inte) shall be charged to the Ger-man Govet-nment. TIen-An immediate repatriation without reciprocity, acecrding to de ta iledl condlitions wh ih shall bec fixed, of all AlIliedI andl United States pris5 one-rs of war-. The Allied P~ower-s and the United States shall lbe able to dtis, pose0 of these prisonet-s as they wish. Eleven- -Sick and wounded, wvho cannot be removed from evacuated territory, will be cared fot- by German per-sonnel, who will be left on the spot wyith the medical material required. II-Dilsposition relative to the East ern f~ntiera of Germany. .rmistice CUATE 'ERRITORY mn Articles of king it More ar Council Twelve-All German troops at pres ent in any territory which before the war belonged to Russia, Rumania or 'T'urkey shall withdraw within the frontiers of Germany as they existed on August 1, 1914. Thirteen-IRvacuation by German troops to begin at once, and all Ger man instructors, prisoners and civil ians, as well as military agents, now an territory of Russia, as defined be fore 1914, to be recalled. Fouyteen-German troops to cease all requisitions and seizures an(i any other undertaking with a view to ob taining supplies intended for Germany in Rumania (as defined on August 1, 1914). Fifteen--Abandonment of the trea ties of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk and of supplementary treaties. Sixteen-The Allies shall have free access to the territories evacuated by the Germans on their eastern frontier, either through D)ansiz or by the Vis tula, in order to convoy supplies to the population of those territories or for any other purpose. Ill-Clause concerning East Africa: Seventeen-Unconditional capitula tion of all German forces operating in East Africa within one month. IV-General Clauses: Eighteen-Repatriation, without reciprocity, within a maximum period of one month, in accordance with de lailed conditions hereafter to be fixed, of all civilians interned or deported who may be citizens of other Allied or associated States than those men tioned in clause 3, pargraph 19, with the reservation that any future claims ar.d demand of the Allies and the Uni ted States of America remain unaf fected. Nineteen-The following financial conditions are required: Repartion for damage dlone. Whilt such armistice lasts no public secur ities shall be removed] by the enemy which can serve as a pledge to the Allies for the recovery or reparation for war losses. Immediate restitution of the cash deposit in the National Bank of Belgium, and in general im. mediate return of all documents specie, stocks, shares, paper money together with plant for the issue thereof, touching public or private in. terests in the invaded countries. Resti, tution of the Russian and Rumaniar gold yielded to Germany or taken by that power. This golb to be delivered in trust to the Allies until the signa. ture of peace. V-Naval conditions: Twenty-Immediate cessation of al hostilities at sea and definite infor. mration to he given as to the location and movements of all German ships Notification to be given to the nava and mercantile marines of the A liem and associated powers, all questionm of neutrality being waived. Twenty-one---All naval and mercn. tile marine prisoners of war of the Allied and associated powers in Ger man hands to be eturned withbout re'ipliroeity. . Tenty-two---Surrenderi~j to thet Al lies and the Ulnite'd States of' Amer ira or 160 Giermani suibmarineis (in "hidmng all submarine cruiO ser's and 1,1ine laying submarines) w'ith t heir (0omlete armmament anhd 'li . iipupnI nta l9o.-tS which shall be specai: ( d b~y the A i, es andl the [Un i tedl St at es of A na( r' ia'a All other submar'ine's to be pah.i off :and1 comipletely dliisarm'ed a plaaeda under the supervi~' ~nonr of I I Albed l'owers anal the Un tedl States of A mei'ica. man surface warships wh ichi shaill be dlesigniated by the Allit's anid the U inited States of Amneica shall forth - with be dlisarmiled and thei'ea fter ini ei'r'ed in neult ral prt~-s, or, for lie want of thiemn, in Alliedl ports, to be de(signatedl by the Allies and~ the Uniited States of A meric'a Only c'arie. Sa kers be'inrg left on boarid, namely: S.ix battle cruisers, ten battleships, eight light crulisers, [(a battleships, ('ighlt light crisers, incIhiding two innme layers, fi fly destroyers of thre moist. mnodern ty pe. AllI Eother su rface bases to ba' adesignateda by the All ies; arid the UnJiiited'a States of A meien' and :arie to be paid off andl c'omlple'tely dlis armilead anid pdaced undecr su pErivisin of the Allies andia thl'e r Ui tedl States' of Anierica. All vessels of the auixili ariy fleet. (trawlers, motoi' vessels, etc.) are to be dlisai'medl. ,Twenrty- four'--The Allies anad thle Uite ad States of A merica shall have the i'ighlt to swveepI up all inen fields anrd obstructions laid by Ge''n rmay out side Gei'man territoi'iat waters, rand thae po(sitions of thlese ar'e to be in dicatedl. Tlwenlty-five-Freedolam of access to ~a from the Baltic tao be' given to the naval anal mercantilt' mlarines oif the AllIed and associatead powers. To secure tis the Allies anal the United Terms SEAMAN WILLIE G[I[R WRITES HOME [ROM SYDNEY,NOVA SCOTIA Sidney, N. S., Nov. 2, 1918. Dear Papa: As I just came over from the dock, thought that I would write you a let ter and then go down and enjoy my liberty. I would have writteen to you from the ship, hut all of the mail is censored and I wanited to say a few things that I doubt if the censor would pass. As this is Saturday we have shore liberty from one this af ternoon until ten-thirty tonight, and on Sundays from ten A. M. until ten thirty P. 1l. Well, first I suppose that you wotihl like to know why we ever came to Nova Scotia when I wrote yo'u that we would go to France direct from Norfolk. Well, we lest Norfolk on Oct. t), with a convoy for France, and our ship, which developed only four knots an hour fell behimd the othus, which were making seven knots, and so we headed for Sydney to catch an other which left about nine days ago. We would have gone with it, but our water pulmps in the engine room wtvent to the had and we are now hav. int: them replaced by new ones. There is another convoy that leaver from here on next Friday, and the captain said last night that if he miss el that one that we would go alone. lie surely is a fine man. I went into his room last Sunday morning and he was reading his Bible. He says that he has carried two ships through th sub zone already witho.r a convoy, and if need be we will have to get our, cargo to France without convoy, or a gun for protection. He says that if the crew has the determination to go over that you need not worry about not getting there. Well, Papa, there is not much mor that I could write about., unless you would like to know a little about Syd ney. It is a town of about t wenty thousand people and ha, a very rme harbor. It. rains up her al mo! at the summer and snows all the winter. The sun is shining todlay for the first time since we came here. The people are interested in the Victory I.oan more than anything else at present. Cape Breton county's allotment is four million, and I see by the bulletin board that she has in the first two days of the campaign already exceed ed that amount by ninety-six thou sand, and has now set the mark to five million. They have already got. ten on an average of fifty-five dollars from each man, woman an:1 ! ild in tle county, which I think is pretty good. An American seaplane will ircle over the city this afternoon about four o'clock and drop pamphlets inl connection wit . the 1Loan ;. ive. Will tr. an! e'. on.' to send h'm' The war ne-vs. 'rtainly loo'. en couraging now, and if Austria will give in pretty soon, it won't be lont l''ftore I wi!l be singing tli t old -on(. "I'm (C'oming 1lomw'' I':(pa, if it is lit any tr ulle. I w.:uld apreciiate it if you will wire and let me know how the folks :(re. We II a ne;". l(xt week, withoult gur. conyvoy r le convoy, so I don't s lpp: V th:at I would have to hear from you by mail. Will write again. I..ve to -dl Your af'f wt.onat - son. W . C. \.: ;(. 1.. Stats o' (f Ame1(ricai shall he ('0mpowered to .ocupy all German forits, torit ifi cat ions, hat teries and1 <t' eense works ot all kinds iln all the entrances from the Katte'gat into the lhlt it', anid to sweep tip all the in tes anad obstrue tions withmi and wit hoot ( eroman te'r. r'triail watel's without11 ay ii ulestionl oif neotra''lit y being r'aisedl, oini the jt~sit ions of all suchi m's anid iib. ITwenty-six -The ex ist iing blockade ship)s found at sta aire ti remini I 'ble Telanti-sve Ail ports ( oaicraft fliedby aitiheil Alle n mthe~i Uhnte tigs, lighteis, cranes aind aill uther hairbori miater'iials, miateriials fori inlandt navigaitti, ll aircriafti andl all mat ( rimls atnd stories, all armis and rm.. oif all kinds. Tw'~en ty-ine-All Black m-a pior'ts Jtf hle evacuatedl biy (;irmtany-' all ltiis simn wvar vessels of all desiiptions sleized'( by Geroimany inl thi' Black sea are to be handed over' to the Alliies and tht United Stat's of Amnerio a; al! neu'ttralI merchant vessels are'o to beI re leased~(; all wairlike' andt othr m'iiaterials of all kinds sei/z'd in t htse por0ts ar' as specified in cla use tweinty-cighit. ari" to lie -.rbandoniedl. Thirty-- All merchant vesstels in German hanads belonging to thet Allie's arsociatedt Ipower's are to be( re'stor'ed in ports to lie specified by the Allies