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L. XXXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1918 C. FARM[RS TO HOLD COTTON OFF MARKET; WANT 35C POUND Several Hundred Delegates at Agri . cultural- Meeting in Columbia f Yesterday Form Plan for Sabilizing COMMITTEE IN CHARGE Abolition of National Cotton Commit tees Asked of President-Bernard M. Baruch Object of Censure Columbia, Nov. 18.-sCotton grow 's of South Cardina in conference Jere. today pledged themselves to hold he crop off the market until the sta ple is selling at 35 cents a pound, mid dllipg basis. A committee of 15 was also created study the cotton situation, to estab h and maintain cooperative action with the other cotton states, to ad vise the farmers and other allied in tesests as to what steps are to be taien to secure the best possible pees for the 1918 crop for their mu tual protection. Eight of the members of the committee are to be bona fide farmers, and each congressional lis triet is to have a representation. The eight members of the committee raned in the resolution are to name he remaining personnel. The eight med are: Governor Manning, A. C. Mummers, Commissioner of Agricul ture; W. M. Riggs, president of Clem son College; W. W. Long, Capt. Claf fy, president of the State Farmers' Union; J. Scottowe Wannamaker, president of South Carolina Bankers' sociation, and V. M. Montgomery, ident of South Carolina Cotton Jnufacturers' Association. Senator Smith's Plea Senator E. D. Smith was present and made an earnest plea for the hold ing of the cotton, presenting statis tics to prove that the recent decline was not incident to over production. Seiator Smith called on the conven tion to inquire of Chairman Baruch of the war industries board and of Chair man Brand of the marketing board m whom the order came last week to sell 600,000 bales of cotton. He said there would be an investigation by the ate if the people themselves did call for an explanation. Senator mith had been told by a banker this nogning that the cotton would be fi nanced to the extent of 20 cents a polnd, which meant the farmer could bofrow $100 on each bale. Coker Resolution 9The following resolution, offered by David R. Coker, of Hartsville, and heartily seconded by Capt. Claffy, president of the State Farmers' Union, summarizes the attitude of the farm ers: MVhereas, the best available figures seem to show that the present crop of American cotton will not exceed cgsomption under war conditions. And, whereas, hostilities having .cetsed, a resumption of a part of the id spindles of the world may be ex peeted before the next crop is avail able: "Andl whered, ther- is an aa nor malls .mall reserve of c tton h-,'(d by .Mills for operating. "And, where re consi ;-rable amount of .p-nejle cotton could ne had for the ljuild'ng up of the resi~e mill stocks oi for the resumption of new mills without reducing visib'c supply fig ures to finance proportions next sum mer; and, whereas, there is an ac culnulation deficiency of all textile -fa brics throughout the world, which s uld stimulate manufacture and t de as soon as transportation is a ilable, "And, whereas the above facts not only (10 not justify the recent heavy decline in the market, but foreshow apcetual scarcity and much higher p es for the balance of the present crop; , "And, whereas, the restoring of cot ton prlices to a figure justified by cast of production, and the world's need is-the most important task of all Southern interstate dependent directly or indlirectly upon cotton. "And, whereas, many new and seri ous problems effecting the future of Ayierican agriculture in all of its branches have suddenly been injectedl into the situation by the end of the wa4r, which makes necessary a thor ough studly of the new statusi in all its p ises to the endl that wise and u nited action may be taken by thc. Southern farmer and his allied busi ,Now, therefore, be it resolved by this body representing the cotton in .?erest of South Carolina: First: That ai committee of fifteen be constitutedl to study the cotton situ ation to establish and maintain coop erntive action with the other cotton Stes, to advise the farmers and &r allied interest as to wvhat steps Stke to secure the best possible rices for the 1918 crop andl also to ~otton and food proJ~metion for 1919, 4and -to organize th - farmers and al lied intprest for their mutual protec tion; that said committee be consti tuted as follows: $Governor R. 1. Manning, A. C. Sum SCommissioner of Agriculture; UW. M. Riggs, presidlent of Clem e5nCollege; W. W. Long, director of ixtension work; Capt. H. N. Claffy, eprSident of Farmers' UJnion; Col. W. SSmith, State Warehous-e Commis einr. J. Scottowe W~annamaker, ~sident South Carolina Bankers' b snlation. V. M. Montgomery, South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' Association. The eight above mentioned are to meet at once and select seven other men well qualified in agriculture, marketing or finance. The commit tee as finally constituted shall consist of at least eight bona fide farmers, and at least one of its -members shall come from each of the seven con gressional districts of the State. The committee shall meet, organize and proceed with its duties at once. It shall have power to call together this cc.nvention from time to time, and raay fill vacancies in its own per sonnel. Second. That the members of this convention be asked to contribute one thousand dollars at once for the pre 'lmnary expenses of the committee of fifteen. Third. That the farmers of South Carolina be urged to either hold all cotton from the market pending the action of the committee, unless the narket in the meantime reaches 35 cents middling basis. Fourth. That the banking interests be urged to cooperate fully in the campaign for better prices. Fifth. That all owners of cotton be urged to store and insure all cotton, using the facilities of the State wary house system as far as they are avail able. Sixth. That the conimttee is expect ed to use the organization of the Council of Defense, the Department (If Agriculture, Commerce and of the extension division, to secure the full co-operation of all the farmers in this program. Senator Smith Speaks Senator E. D. Smith was then calle:i upon by the convention, and he re viewed the cotton situation. We of the South alone produce the textiles for the whole world. He quoted Sir Arthur Hutton, president of the Brit ish Textile Association, to show that Lancashire converts 4,000,000 bales of cotton. The cotton of India is so short and weak that it is a negligible fac tor in English spinning, and weaving. The invested capital of England is the cuality of American cotton. He re called the disaster of 1914 with the disruption of the channels of com merce. Cotton could not then be sold at all. It was fully predicted that the South would have four or five million bales to carry over. England made cotton a contraband, and Germany was bottled up. Smith Gives Figures The, country was face to face with a large surplus. He, with others, had r;leaded with the government to sta: bilize cotton, as it was the basis for credit, and to bond cotton to tide over the crisis. The government said it was xan economic mistake to ,interfere with cotton. What happened? From August 1, 1914, to August 1, 1915, right in the midst of the shock there was con sumed 14,800,000 bales of cotton, to the absolute astonishment of the world. From August 1 1915 we con sumed 14,200,000 bales. The next year we consumed 12,400,000 bales. In the early part of this present year there was circulated a report that there would be a five million bale sur plus, and this plus the report of a 15, 1.000 bale crop indicated another 1914 crisis. In the years subsequent to 1914 there was consumed within two millions more than were produced. The next year, 1917-198, there was con sumed three million bales less than m rown. And nobody knew this better than the cotton speculators them selves. IIe had obtained the figures om the director of the census. There was produced 34,000,000 and the amount consumed aggregated 41,000, 000. Those were the figures of the government. And even then ther was a propaganda that there was a 5,000, 000 bale carry over. lie was glad to see that the figures that Mr. Coker had brought back from England cor roborates these facts. England today, which consumes .000.000 bales had -on hand no stock at all. They are--trying over there to buy ten bale lots. Germany consumes 2,000,000 bales and Austria consumes 1,000,000 bales and the rehabilitation of those countries will mean that it will go under the eye of England andl France arnd Italy and A merica. Tihe factories in Germany have not been dIestroyedI. Hie had been toldl that it would not been fair to permit Ger many to pick up the threads and go on where she left off, before France andl England coumld he rehabilitated. lie has a plan to offer-, that the Ger man mills may he used to rehabilitate France and Italy and England. He had been criticised for voting to give au tocratic p~ower to the government in the distribution of grain, but he thought that it, was n-icessary to saic rifice democracy that democracy might live. POP)lE IS NOT ICEGltE'llTUL lRome, Nov. 17.-T~fhe Observatore IRomano, the official Vatican organ, to~day prints a letter from Pope enre d ict to Cardinal Gasparri, the Papal secretary of state, in which the Pion tif? says that after the recent. happy success of the Italian armies efforts wvere made to excite in the Italiani public mind the belief that the Pope had experienced some i-egrets over the victory. The letr~er points out that in a Papal letter on the first of Au gust, 1917, andl on other occasions, we have expressed repeated wishes that the territorial questions between Aus tria and Italy receive a solution con tormable to the just rospirations of the people and recently we have given instructions to the Nunciq at -Viennai to establish friendly relations wvitb the dlifferent nationalities-of the Aus tro-Hungarian Empire, which are now constitutedl independent sittes. RED CROSS CHAPTER ELECTS OFflCERS FOR THE COMING YEAR On last .Wednesday afternoon the Clarendon 'County Chapter of the American Red Cross held its annual meeting for the election of officers. This meeting, as was explained by the Chairman, should have been held on October 23, which was the day set for chapter elections throughout the coun try, but was postponed on account of the epidemic of Influenza. Mr. F. P. Burgess the Chairman, presided and i'fter calling the meeting to order, re quested the Rev. L. B. McCord to of fc.r a prayer, after which the request of the War Council that the Silent Moment of prayer be observed at noon in each workroom or the Red Cross was then read by Mr. McCord. Mr. Burgess read the Annual Message of the War Council to the Chapters of the American Red Cross, a most in spiring story of the growth and ac -:omplishment of the national organ ization during the past year. After which the chairman made his annual report of the work of the local chap ter-a report of which the chapter has reason to feel very proud. This report follows: 1 Financial Report War Fund Vouchers -------$ 8,733.42 Donations-._--_-__-_.-_.... 4,405.85 Memberships ------ -- ---_ _882.25 Red Cross Magazine ------- 4.25 Total Receipts ...__._$14,025.77 Balance on hand Nov. 1 ... 9,467.33 Amount of Expenditures ..$ 4,558.41 Amount due to Chapter by War Fund ---- --- 995.32 Total salaries paid _..---....$252.00 Present membership of Chapter, 1415 members. Knitting Sweaters -------- ---- -------251 Prs. Socks ------ ------- ----.. . 49 Mufflers -------- ------ ------ 40 W ristlets .__ __.__ ..1.1 Helmets ------------- ------ 7 Total 569 Hospital Gar-ments Hospital Garments ----- -----1,511 Bed Quilts ------------_ _---_. _ 1 Total 1,512 Linen for France Bath Towels --------.--- -....460 Hand Towels --------- --------804 Handkerchiefs -------------- 560 Napkins -- . .. ..- _ _. _--- 34 Hospital Sheets --_-_---- - --- 187 Total 2,045 Old Linen Old Linen, pieces -------- -----160 Total number articles shipped to Red Cross Division Head quarters ------__ --- -- --4,286 Clothing for the Belgians Five Cases Clothing. Total num ber garments -------- _---2,221 Two cases shoes. Total num ber pairs, ------------------142 Of the total donations, amounting to $4,405.85, the gleater portion was raised by the college girls of the town, under the efficient leadership of Mrs. R. D. Clayk, who was respon sible for the undertaking, and its great success. They collected tobacco at the various warehouses during the past summer. This was a work requir ing much zeal, for the members of the committee were on duty each day inthe hot, (lusty warehouses, working faithfully that the Red Cross pile might grow. That they accomplished much with the cooperation of the farmers who gave willingly of their !oadls, may be seen from the feact that the fund donated from this source amounts to $3,686.12. Tlhe number of hospital garments end knitted goodls represents a great amount of loving work on the part of rmany ladies, who put asid!e their own tasks that the Red Cross garments imight be completed and sent en time. During the Influenza cpd emic the Chaipter did a big wvork through the I Tome Service School, wvhich has com mitters in eneW auxiliary, but a full report of this may not be given, since the work is not yet comlpletedl. Coin mnun ity nuirses were furn ished in the Illages. In Manning a dliet kitehen, v h ich furnished dozens ,of families w ith nourishment, wvas establihhed. As many as one hundred and sevenity I * rsons were fed from this kitchen et a single...meal. TIhe various auxil tries (lid slend id rel ief work also. A workroom for the making of sur 'ican d (ressings was fitted up, and a clI a com pleted this course. A fter this splendlid report had been I opted, the nomina-ing commnitte.e, consistmg of S. Oliver O'Bryan, Mrs. R. E. Harllee, Mrs. J1. K. Breedin, Mrs. C. P'. Gable andl Miss Pearle Wheeler, was asked to make nomina t ions5. Wheni Mr. Burgess was nomti natedl for re-election as chairiman, he asked Mr. McCord to make the chair, and then said that we ile he thankedl the chapter for the honor bestowed -on him in making him chairman for- the Past yearl, he felt that it might be better if another were elected for the ensuing term. This suggestion maet with opposition on all sides, Mr. McCord voicing the sentiments of the meeting wvhen he bespoke for Mr. Burgess better support and greater co-operation--particulairl y from the men of the chapter.-.If he wmoud ac-. AMERICA'S PART IN DECISIVE BAT11E Of ' THE BIG CONFLICT Twenty-one Divisions, or 750,000 Men, in Action in Taking Argonne-Oth er Armies Balked on This P'rob len for Four Years Paris, Nov. 19.-Out of the confu sion and daze of the crowding military events on the western battle line since late in September, when battle follow ed battle until fron Flanders to Ver dun there was ceaseless action, it is now permissible to outline to a cer tain extent the part plhyed by the A ierican armies in the final decisive battle of the war, which ended with the armistice of last Monday. Military reasons heretofore have prevented accentuating the accom plishments of the Americans, except in a most g , ral manner. The dis patches from the field have been nec essarily fragmentary and possibly were overshadowed by the accounts of the more dramatic operations over the historic battle fronts to the west. 21 American Divisions But it now may be stated that twen :y-one American divisions, totaling mrore than 750,000 American combat troops, participated in the action be ginning September 26, known various ly as the battle of the Argonne and the battle of the Mouse, but which history may well call Sedan-the bat tle that brought Gertany to her knees and as far as human foresight goes ended the world's bloodiest and costliest war. In order to understand the military situation which made the Argonne op.. urations the crux of the war it is nec essary to go back to the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient in the middle of September. This brilliant American occonlplishment is still fresh in his tory. It cut off at one stroke a men acing projection toward Verdun and weakened the enemy's defensive by threatening Metz, one of Germany's two greatest advance railway centers for distributing troops and supplies along the Montmedy-Sedan line. Metz the Pivot Metz also was the pivot on which the enemy swung through Belgium in to France and therefore obviously it was the pivot on which his retire ment must hinge. The Argonne, the next step below here, threatened the great railway arteries running west ward from Metz. With the conclusion of the St. Mihiel action, the steady inflow of American forces caused a displace ment of power as between the Allied and German armies. Thus it no longer was necessary to pursue a policy of reducing a salient or nibbling at it. The American troops had shown what they could do. Broader Policy A broader policy of general attack along the entire line was then adopted and the high command called upon Gen. Pershing to take the Argonne sector, admittedly one of the most, if not entirely the most difficult of the whole front.. The broken terrain, the topography, and the lack of roads made a problem difficult to describe. Copt the office for another year. Since everyone felt that he was the man for the place Mr. Burgess very grace fully gave in, and consented for his iame to be presented for reelection. Other officers and chairmen of com nittees elected were as follows: Vice Chairman, Mrs. Joseph Sprott. Treasurer, Mr. T. Al. Wells. Secretary, Miss Virginia Wilson. Committee on membership, E. C. IHorton. Committee on Finance, the Execu tive Committee, the chairman of the chapter to he chairman, ex-officio. Supervisor of woman's work, Mr's. l. S. Ervin. Committee on knitting, Mrs. J1. HI. Orv in. C'ommiittee on inspect ion, Mrs. .J. A. Weinberg. C'omm ittee on Packing myld Ship ling, A. Abhrams. Comnmittee on Publicity, I. 1. A ppelt. Coimmittee on Nursing, Enrollment and~ Service, Mrs. IR. D). Clark. HIome Service SectIon, 5. Oliver O'Bryi~an, (ha irman. Disabled Soldiers, .J. E. D)ickson. The following letter with regard to the Rted Cross Christmas boxes is self T Ihe War and Post office D~epart - ments have issued the following new i nstruictions govern inag the ha nilIin of Clhristmnas parcels for A merican soldiers overseas: 1.The mailing date has been ex t(lede through November 30. 2. The War D~epartment has au thoriz/edI the A merican Red Cross to have prinited sufficient add itionalI In boels, exactly similar to those received from abroad, to be furnished on re (:ue(st by Chapters to indlividluals who have not received labels from abroad, or wvhose labels have been lost or de r troyedl. 3i. A ppl)1icanat for label is requiredcc to make affidavit simin air to that re qiiredl for Parcels add~ressedl to wari rel ief organization wvorkers, and file' it wvith Chapter official issuing label. d. 'Ibis arrangement is effective November 21 and not before. The rule oif one box to a man still holds good and Chapter- officials ace requested to see that the spiirit as well as the letter of the request of the War Department Is obeyed. ;erlany had in four years fortified 1. to the last degree of military skill, vith superb roads, both rail and notor, connecting up to the rear po itions and bases. The outstanding feature of the \ rgonne forest is a long chain of ills running north and south, cov red with a dense growth of trees an:d indergrowth, making an advance dif icult and offering superb defensive !ualities. Virtually no roads exist in his forest, except for a few transver al passe running east and west. Tha soil is such that the least rain con 'erts it into a slippery, miry mess. n other words, the physical condi ion is such that the fine attack for in advancing army is linted to val cys, chief among which is that of lie Aire river. Huns' "Life Artery" From the edge of the forest, where he resistance was viciously strong, he enemy possessed innumerable ianking positions. But beyond this Iifficult region, lay the Ml.ntmedy edan line, which was recently cap :red. A German order described it as '.ur life artery." It represented one 'half of the German rail supply on the ,vestern front. It meant death if cut. The high command told 'ershing to cut it. The American First army was put in motion from St. lihiel. In nine (ays it was on the Argonne line re-uly for an attempt, the failur2 1f which might mean disaster, and the success of which would give untold results. This quick movement of an, enormous bedy of men, the establish ment of a new line of supply and all the con p licat ed nilitary preparations, was reigarded with pride by the Amer ican commanders. The Americans knew what con fronted them. They realized that this was no second St. MAihiel but an en terprise at which other armies had balked for four years. They knew that here was to be fought a fight to rank with the first hattle of the :Marne, with Verdun, with the Somme, and the Chemin Des Dames; and they knew that on them depended the fate of the great attack on the rest of the front. If forced back here the enemy must give way to the west. If he held he could hold elsewhere. It was at daybreak of September 2G when the Americans went in. Using nine divisons for the preliminary at tack and under vigorous artillery sup ort they advanced five kilometres the first day. But the enemy was not taken wholly by 'surprise. The second d!ay he threw into the line five count er attack divisons he had held in close reserve. They were his best troops, but they failed not only to push the Americans back, but they failed to check the gradual advance of the Americans over the difficult terramn. First Phase Ended The first phase of the action ended October 31, during which the Ameri can gains were not large but they compelled the enemy to use a large number of divisions, which became slowly exhausted, and thus were un able to parry the hammering he was receiving from the French and British on the west. It was bitter fighting ;3 the woods, hrush and ravines, over a region perfectly registered and hlotted by the enemy where his guns, rig and little, could be used with the greatest efficency. The original nine American divisions in some cases were kept in the line over three consecu live weeks. The Alerican rem. rves then were thrown in until every divi sion not engaged on another part of the line had been put into action. It is a fact commented upon with pride by the American conimandlers and complimented by the Allies that .'ven of these divisions that drove their way tIhroug hthis hard action ncever before had been in an active scetor, while green troops, fresh from home wer poured in as replacements. Germans Heaten 'Tie Associated Press d isp~atchies from <hiy to dlay toIld whait t hese nwn11 dIidl; how thle (enemly was slowly pushed luck from aiis t ronlgest an1d miost vitalI l ositionis, tihrouI(gh (one de(fense5 systemli after anlot her, using hiis finest selected I troops11, which had11 been withdrawn ini manyll inIstan~ces from31 (Ither' por~itions (If the line in aii effort to hold11 an3 enemy, w.hich hle dleclaired last spr'ing coul niot be brouctght toI Euro(p(, miiil it so, wouhl lnt fight, and~ even if lie tied to fight would not know howI,~ to do( so. ,The at tack de(l iv'eed the mornIlingl (If N\ovemlber I , whullich blegani the ct5(on il tweeni Septembec' 2(i and11 Octor 113'1, enem31y <hlions(1 to tile ncumberi of lbhir ty-six were icdent ifed aIshj beig op pcosedI to tile Amer('iic'ans in thiiis see (l'. Bet ween NoIvember~'i I and Novemin her G' the en1em1y thr 3ewi iln fouriteen freosh dIivisionis, but all in '1 v inl. F'ightin~g 'eery focot of thle way thle A merican advancel0(01 uera1gedl five kilo mleteris (da1ily (over3 trrin l con3st alntly Lgrowm lg more3 dIiffictilt, with1 thle linel of communhienlcictionis and1 suplply daily lengthen ing m3a( aittenu1 in 3g, whle I r'oad. alkers for tile tran(Ispor~lt and13 oIther Spppl~ly orlgan31iit ionls worked (lhly and11 ciiyht at theji' tasks.' Like 313 Electric Shock l.)ay by (lay thle official conliduli 'lations1 and( thle telephone evenl to thIe fro thes(t ad(1vanlcedl line rold~ the A mer' 13315 that foi' every m13 It he Germansc~ FY1v1'. way before thoem they' wIm yieold ilg ano(thler'3 mile t~o the IHritk1 rid F'rench'i on1 thle left; t hat thIe AmIlericanl Pressure was felt. like On thle morn111ing of November' 2 the Germanar offic'iial commlhunientionl toll I h1 AmerQIic'ans theoy had woni, beennsel~t for the fiirst timle inl tile wac' tilt (lne m~y officially adm311ittedI thait the Amer(13 ican attack hnal effected a il..~ ONCIRSS TO [ND S[SSION THURSDAY Members Will Be Able to Secure Mileage NO MERGING OF SESSIONS While Congress is Adjourned Finance Committee Will Work on Revenue Bill Washington, Nov. 18.-Adjourn mnent of the present session of ('on vrress next Thursday was arranged to day by Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate antI 1louse. This will enable members to secure travel rmileage allowances and also will pre vent the present session, which began last December 3, from merging with the third and final session of this, the sixty-fifth Congress, which will open December 2. Ending of the present session Thursday was agreed upon after the -enate finance committee had decidedl it, cold not report the revised $6,000, 000,000 revenue hill before the dhate for the beginning of the new session. With disposition by the Senate today of the "war time" prohibition hill. which goes to the President. Thursday after formal signature by Vice l'res ident Marshal and Speaker Clark, the most pressing business of teh session was completed. While ('ongr'ess is adjourned, the finance committee .cll continue re visoln of the revenue bill in accord with suggestions by Secretary Mc Adoo, and the hlouse committee will begin framing the l92 appropriati-Im bill. Since the delprtment estimates wer eprepared with continuance of the war in view, sharp reductions in the appropriations are contemplated 1:y congressional leaders. The Ilous' appropriations sub-etmmittee will meet tomorrow to begin hearing on the legislative, executive and .'udiciary -ill, while the naval committee will begin work on the naval appropriat ion measure. As practically no further business is pending before Congress now, both houses adjourned to;ay until 'Thurs may. --W-S-S AM[ERIAN TROOPS TO START HOME SOON Movement of Men in 1ngland Com. nences Within Week Iondon, Nov. 18.--The first A mer ean troops to depart homeward as a result of the signing of the armistice will be 18,000 moln st'ationed in Eng land. The American army expects to start the first ship load of these sol diers homeward within a week and to have all the men on their way hack to the United States ten days later. The plans for clearing England of American troops are incompleted but it is desired to remove these men im mediately as some shipping is avail 'able for this purpose. Most of the 18,000 men are helping the Brit ish air force. 'I'he American hospital units will be' left in England until a policr for caring for future cases of illness a mong the Americans has been de. cided upon. The belief is expressed at armv headquarters that very few A meriemis will be left long in England, as it is thought that the hospitals in Fraince can care for future needs. - - - S - IlE SI'AlK 'I'll l l IN )IEi) It EVOI'l' Order to German Fleet for Final Bat tle (Caused .\lutiny (Copenhagen, Nov. It;.--Flriudavt af ternjoon's edit ion of the Vorwaerts of Berl in dlechired that thle report was rue that thce G ermain fleet was oider cii out on October 20) for a final b tIc' which was to he fought unt I th last ship was sunk. Tlhe pan-tGernmons hel ievedl Om t such a baittice wvouhli re. ammiiat~e tih- liermani Ieople with t he splirit of 191-.. It is saidl that the order to the flect s(pok' nincrely of a "'manloe'urn ri'' but the rep rt that a sa-rificial hat le wa( inittndi'd spread like wild fi re.'Agener'al miii iny follow. "T'lhis,"' says tin- \n waierts, '"war thec re(al spark that lanidledl thce revo. ttion.'' The number- of tersolns kied in lttrlini since- thle reo:it :11n brioke tti :s sai to he tbout hilt. C'openhag'en, Nov. 17.- Adm ira von 'Tirpit z former n-nister of the G;ermiain navy, ant the man who we:i chiefly iespoinsibtle for ( s'rmiany's ini Swtitzerh'lind inuedi-iate'ly afit-i- the revolut in ini Gerimany broke' outi, saysi t'e' Franuk ft Gazettc'. t ion of da~ys. I ,ast. Aloonday mnmg n t' -ener iconniinaindg a c-ert ain di vision was callc't tco the telephlone ini a far ail '.aiinctd positioii andi ask''t if lhe hal undtei'stocod that. hostiltites were to hfavc' c'nsed itt II ll'loc~k ini the morn - mng. "Yes',"' repliedl the gener-al. "Il didi, but at 10-r8 We mere goin lik hell.