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WAR WITH AUSTRIA
COIESTO ITS END
GREAT ARMIES OF LA8T AND
MOST POWERFUL ALLY OF
GERMANY SURRENDERS.
AMERICAN EIVISION IS THERE
800,000 Prisneros and 5,000 Guns
Were Captured Before Armist:ce
Went Into Effect.
Washington.?Austria-Hungary, the
last and most powerful ally of Germany,
passed out of the world war un
der terms of abject surrender.
Not 'only hare the armed forces
of'the once powerful Aurtro-Hunga
x iou riupii c iciiu uwuu ?i iub ^
*twait the end of the war and peace
tonne dictated by the alliee and United
States, but Austro-Hungarian territory
ia open for operations against
Germany. Bven the munitions of the
former aliy are to be used against the
kaiser's* armies if refusal to accept
condtions now being prepared for them
make prolonged fighting necessary.
Three hundred thousand Austrian
woldiers and not less than 5.000 guns
had been captured by the victorious
Italian armies before the armistice
-went into effect, said an official dispatch
from Rome. This included all
captures since the offensive began
October 24.
The Boldiers of the once powerful
Austrian army, the dispatch said, continued
to flee in disorder. Since the
offensive started, 63 Austro-Hungarian
divisions vfere put out of combat by
61 Italian divisions, three British and
</wo French divisions, with Czechoslovak
units, and an American regiment.
AMERICANS TAKE AND HOLD
LAST GERMAN STRONGHOLD
wun me American Army on me
Redan FTont.?In the face of stubborn
opposition, the Americans took and
held firmly the wooded heights south
of Beaumont, the last German stronghold
west of the Meuse. The advance
carried the line forward for an average
gain of five kilometers.
' The forces on the heights are now
only about 7% miles from Carigna'
on the Mezeires-Metz railroad and
about nine miles from Sedan, bringing
both places within range of the allied
hell fire.
AVIATORS CONTINUE THEIR
RAIDS IN ENEMY TERRITORY
Washington.?The German government
notified the United States that
since October 1 its air forces have
been under orders to make bomb attacks
solely against important hostile
military objects within the iromedb
ate operations of war. on the assumption
that allied and American air
forces were to receive similar Infractions.
The note, delivered through the
?%wiss legation, protests that air raids
have been carried out recently against
seven German towns with loss of life
among civilian population and that
unless such raids cease. Germany cannot
refrain from aerial attacks oh
filed territory outside of the zone of
operations.
LEADERS DECIDE AGAINST
THP kAIQro'O AoniCATiAii
. V r?wwivn I iwn
Amsterdam.?Party lnadera of the
German reichstag in their recent discussions
decided there was no neces*
aity for the abdication of Emperor William,
The Lokal Anzeiger, of Berlin,
saya.
Germania. the organ of the centrist
party, already ha* announced that the
centrist party demands his retention
of the throne. The national liberals
are reported to have taken the atand
that the emperor and the Hohenzol- '
lern dynsty must remain as a symbol
of German unity. A majority of the
piogressive party also is said to support
the empeior. and the Christian
social workers are championing hi*
cause.
FRANCO-AMERICAN SUCCESSES
OPENS WAY TO OTHER FIELDS
With the French Army in France.?
The splendid success of the FrancoAmerican
operations in the Argonne
opens the way to another field of battle.
which will cover the last line of
retreat the Germans hold on French
territory.
The Americans apparently have
. fltenay within their grasp and when
' that place falls the position of the
German armies will be greatly endangered.
PEOPLE OF VIENNA ALM08T
DELIRIOUS IN THEIR JOY
Geneva.?Vienna was delirious with
>oy when it was learned that an armistice
had been declared. Tbe
streets were soon crowded with men
and women and children, crying and
embracing each other.
The general opinion is that food
will follow peace.
? The report that Emperor Charles
has abdicated aroused little interest.
The Auatrian press Is attempting to
calm the population.
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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY HA8 BEEP
GRANTEP ARMISTICE AFTER
DAYS OF PLEADING.
100,000 PRISONERS TAKE!
In Swift Drive, the Allied Forces, li
Addition to Prisoners, Take
More Than 2,200 Guns.
Austria-Hungary Is out of the wai
Deserted by her last ally, German;
fights alone a battle which means ultl
mate defeat or abject surrender.
After days of pleading an armistlc
has been granted Austria-Hungar)
whose badly defeated armies in th
Italian theater are staggering home
ward under the violence of the blow
of the entente troops.
Trent, in Austrian Tyrol, which' th
Italian* always have claimed as thei
own, has been captured by them
Trlest, Austria's principal seaport 01
the Adriatic over which there ha
been such bitter fighting, now file
the Italian flag; and Belgrade, capita
of Serbia, has been reoccupied by th<
Serbians.
Although tha Austro-Hungarian
have been given an armistice the;
are still being bitterly attacked b;
the Italian, British, French. America)
and Cxecho-Slovak troops in the mouii
tains and on the plains.
Kntire regiments are surrenderim
to the Italians in the mountains am
large numbers of the enemy are be
ing made prisoner on the plains
Heavy casualties are being inflicte<
on' the retiring troops. Many addi
tional towns have been reclaimed.
In their swift drive against tin
Austro-Hungarians the allied force;
have up to the present takeu tnon
than 100,000 prisoners and have cap
tured more than 2,200 guns. So rapi<
has been the advance over the plain;
that Italian cavalry already has cross
ed the Tagliamento river, and euterei
Udlne.
THE TERMS OF ARMISTICE
HAVE NOT BEEN OI8CLO8EC
Washington. ? Armistice term!
which the Austrians have acceplet
are expectod here to furnish a clea
index to those which the supreme wui
council at Versailles is preparing fo
Germany. Consequently their publics
lion will carry greater significant
than otherwise would attach since thi
Austrian surrender had been discount
ed in advance by the internal disinte
gration of the dual monarchy and th<
collapse of the Austro-Hungarlai
forces on the Italian front.
Official announcement that the ai
mistice had been signed reached th<
state department. In making thi;
known, officials gave no indication o
the terms Imposed nor was there an;
explanation of why cessation of hoe
tllitles had been delayed 24 hours o
more after the actual signing of tin
articles of surrender. The gemerall;
accepted view, however, seemed to b(
that it was desired to have virtuall;
all Italian soil freed of enemy troop
before the Italain armies were pet
mtited to end their attacks.
AMERICAN AVIATORS REPORT
RAPID RETREAT OF GERMAN!
With the American Forces North
west of Verdun.?American aviatori
report that the Germans to the eas
of the Mouse appeared to be In ful
retreat. The aviators' message sai<
that all roads running northwarc
were packed with troops, artillery, ant
trucks.
The American aviators went as f&i
as Remoiville. They reported that th<
! roads southwest of Remoiville ert
choked with traffic.
The retreating German troops ant
convoys and enemy ammunttioi
dumps and various villages within th<
Teuton lines were attacked by Ainer
lean bombing planes.
Great damage is reported to hav<
been done and consternation causet
among the retreating troops.
FURTHER ESTIMATES SHOW AN
INCREASE IN SUBSCRIPTION!
Washington?Despite peace talk am
influenza. American citizens have r?
sponded for a fourth time to the gov
ernment's appeal for war loans wtil
more than was asked. Total sub
scriptions of $6,866,416,300 from mor<
than 21.000,000 individuals is the rec
rod of the Fourth Liberty- Loan, a
announced by the treasury based 01
careful estimates by the 12 federal re
serve banks. The entire $866,416,301
oversubscription will be accepted.
LARGE CLA8S OF CADETS IS
GRADUATED AT WEST POIN1
West Point, N. Y.?At the com
men cement exercises of 510 memberi
of the classes of 1920 and 1921 at bh<
Untied States Military Academy. Ben
edcit Crowell, assistant secretary ai
war. announced that the class of 1921
would be sent back for a poet gradu
ate course, if an armistice were ar
ranged with all the central powers
Otherwise, he said, all the memberi
of bcth claeses would be in Franc<
vithln four months.
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1 INVASION OF THE BLACK SEA
BY ALLIED FLEETS NOW A
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i* By the Collapse of Turkey, Little Roumania
Bids Fair to Have Her
Innings.
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Turkey is out of the war, and Germany's
remaining ally, Austria-Hun)
' gary, badly defeated on the field of
hattle, her battle line rent in twain.
4 and with chaos reigning inside her
borders, is pleading for an armistice
Thus far, her iniportunitlee have received
no better answer than the redoubling
of the efforts of the allies to
' crush utterly her warriors, although
s a Vienna dispatch says an Austrian
deputation has been permitted to cross
the fighting line to begin preliminary
a pourparlers with the Uallna cama
| mander.
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lieved to have been uncondtional. The
victories of the allied forces over the }
R Austro-HungarianR threaten to send
f what remains of the enemy armies
y reeling hack to their border line shat).
tered and completely vanquished,
r More than 60,000 prisoners hare
e been taken by the Italian. British.
V French, American and Zxecho-Slovak
s forces, and everywhere, from the
y mountain region to the plains of Ves
netia, the enemy is being sorely tried.
r" Through the defection of Turkey the
plight of the Teutonic allies becomes
a critical one. The gateway to the
eastern boundareis of Germany and
* Hungary is opened by way of the
Dardanelles and the Bosporous. and
doubtless shortly allied .fleets will in*
rade the Black sea and begin opera
( tions in this heretofore unattainable
J region. <
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I WINTER TO HAVE NO TERRORS
FOR OUR TROOPS OVER THERE
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* With the American Army in France
9 ?American flghting men at the front
are to keep warm this winter. The for'
eetry section of the American expedi-;
II tionary force has promised to deliver
9 on the road, ready to be hauled to the!
men at the front before January 1.1
100,000 cubic meters of fuel wood.
8 This is equivalent to a pile of wood
* a yard wide and yard high stretching
from Paris to Berlin.
TERMS OF ARMISTICE ARE
5 ANNOUNCED IN PARLIAMENT
J I/ondon.?The terms of the Turkish
armistice, which now are in operation,
include the free passage of the Dar1
dandle* to the allied fleet. Sir Georgo
'* Care, the home secretary, announced
* In the house of commons.
Other terras, it in learned, comprise
the occupation of the forts of the
1 Dardanelles and Bosporous necessary
* to secure passage of the allied war1
ships through the Bosporous to the
Balck sea.
AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION 1
REPORT BEFORE PRESIDENT
Washington.?The long awaited re1
port on the aircraft investigation, con- '
* ducted during the last Ave months. >
waa placed before President Wilson i
' by the attorney general and immedi1
ately made public. _ '
Delays and wastes of the production 1
- program, the report declares, were i
due chiefly to the "defective organisn- i
? tion of the work of aircraft productlor
s and the serious lack of competent dt- <
I rectlon bv responsible officers. i
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st Influenza
spread of influenza the North
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cuts sick with this disease wear
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about eight by five inches,
nesh gauze, or buttereloth. Do
r>eriments have shown that proas
many as eight layers of the
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worn next the face and for this
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STUBBORN RESISTANCE MET
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INNUMERABLE MACHINE QUN8
AND HUNDREDS OF CANNON
ARE PART OF SPOIL.
One American Regiment it Known to
Be Actively Engaged in the
Action, the 3324.
Washington.?Thirty-three thousand
Austrian troops, hundreds of guns and
innumerable machine guns hare been
captured by the Italian and allied
forces on the Italian front, says an
official dispatch from Home. The
332d American infantry regiment has
gone into action and the fighting now
extends practically all along the
course of the Plave river.
"Our offensive is developing farther
south," says the dispatch, "and i
stretches practically all along the
course of the Piave. The third army
Is now in action successfully. The iine
between the Brenta and the sea is
strongly held by the greater part of
the Italian army alongside of which
is the 14th army crops of British
trops and a French division. The
332nd American infantry regiment is
now also in action.
"The euemy ie resisting with exceptional
stubbornness and is throwing
into the fray new divisions, without,
however, being successful in
holding back our tropos. In the Grappa
region the troops of the first ituliun
srmy, with the support of the 12th
army, has been successful in beating
the enemy at Segusino and has conquered
Mont Gesen. . %
NKW DRAFT REGISTRANTS
TO MOBILIZE IN NOVEMBER
Washington.?Men of the new draft
aiHIl will firm 1>? ? ?w 1 w 1
?? ...... ...m uc iiiuuiuzra MI large |
numbers early in November, under a ,
draft call now in preparation at Provoat
Marshal General Crowder's offl?-e.
It calls for the entrainment of
more than 200.000 men qualified for
general military service. They will
be furnished in proportionate numbers
by every state in the Union.
Draft tails suspended during October
because of influenza epidemic
have been renewed in sections where
the epidemic has moderated, and entrainment
o>f all men under the October
calls probably will be completed
before the November quota is started
to the cantonments.
AMERICAN AVIATORS DESTROY
TWENTY-ONE ENEMY MACHINES.
With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun.?Tweoty-one German aviators
were downed by American chasing
aviators. It was a banner day in
American avintion. Two American
airmen are missing.
The aerial activity began early in
the morr.iug, and. aided by the clear
weather. American bombers were successful
in attacking various enemy
points of troops concentrations both
in the morning and in the afternoon.
CONTRACTS CANCELLED FOR
$60,000,000 WORTH OF SHIPS
Washington.?Cancellation of contracts
for $60,000,000 worth of troop
ships which were to have been built
at a new government shipyard at
Alameda. Cal.. and the stopping of the
work of building that plant were announced
by Chairman Hurley of the
shipping board. Work on the yard began
early lant July.
Decision not to build the troop
*hips was reached some'Chroa weeks
?go, Mr. Hurley said. 1
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TEUTONIC ARMIES
HEAVILY ASSAILED
IN ITALY EXCEPT ON A FEW SECTORS
IN HILL COUNTRY ENEMY
BEING OVERWHELMED.
FOE IS FAST LEAVIN6 SERB'A
French and Serbian Cavalry Attempting
Turning Movement Along
The Savex River.
From the mountain regions of
northern Italy to the plains of Venetia
and on salient sectors in Belgium and
Franca the armies of the Teutonic
allies are violently attacked by troops
of the entente.
In Italy, except on several sectors
In the hill country, the enemy is fust
being overwhelmed; in both Belgium
and France addttonal splendid gains
have been recorded in favor of the
entente, in the achievement of which
men from the United States took a
goodly part.
In Serbia the -Austrians and Germans
are fast making their way out
of the little kingdom, many of them
already having crossed the Danube.
French and Serbian cavalry have
reached Belgrade roni where a fast
turning movement westward alone the
Savex river is likely to work havoc
with those of the enemy Torres coming
northward in western Serbia and
those who are struggling northward
through Albania.
THE FRENCH ARMY ATTACKS
ALONG TWELVE MILE FRONT
Paris.?The fourth French army in
conjunction with the American.-* on
the right launched an attack on the
Aisne front to the north and south of
Vouziers. according to the official
statement issued by the war ofTice.
The ataek was on a front of about
twelve and a half miles from the region
east of Attignv to north of Olixy.
FORMER HUNGARIAN PREMIER
HAS BEEN ASSASSINATED
Copenhaegn?Count Tisza, the former
Hungarian premier, has been killed
by a soldier, according to a Budapest
telegram. The count fell victim to a
revolver shot while he was out walking.
172,659 GERMANS TAKEN BY
BRITISH IN THREE MONTHS
London.?In the past three months
the British forces in France have
taken 172.669 prisoners and 2,378 gun*
from the Germans, aceording to an
official communciation received from
Field Marshal Hatg.
During the month of October the
British forces fighting in France captured
49,000 prisoners and 925 guns.
BRITISH SEEK TO SAVE CITY
OF VALENCIENNES UNIMJRUED
British Hedqauarters in France.?
The British batteries speedily could
render Valenciennes untenable, hut it
in not desired that the town should
be dainager.
Attacks have brought the British
well up on the high ground southeast
of Valenciennes and in a position to
dominate the enemy's line of communication.
That the Germans anticipate
an attempt to stor mthe town
is indicated by the faTt that they are
evacuating the civilian inhabitants.
"SURRENDER OR DIE" ONLY
CHOICE FOR HUNTED HUNS
New York.?Whatever the diplomacy
language of the allied ultimatum
addresed to Germany in response to
her request for an armistice, these
cover its import?"Surrender or Die."
This is the choice that now presents
itself to the German empire, since at
the present moment the German empire
is bounded on the east by Russian
bolshevjsm. on the south by Austrian
anarchy, on the west by Foch'a
victorious armies and on the north
by British blockade.
ONE HUNDRED BODIE8 TAKEN
FROM MALBONE ST. TUNNEL
New York.?One hundred bodiee
have been taken from what is known
as the Malbone street "tunel" on the
Brighton Beach line of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company, where a fivecar
train running at high speed Jumped
the track on a curve and Btruck
the side wall with such terrific force
that the first car was demolished and
the others "buckled" until they were
jammed against the roof of the tunnel.
MINE SWEPERS BEGIN THE
CLEARING OF DARDANELLES
London.?A lafge fleet of the latest
types ot British mine-eweeper.i began
the tedious task of clearing the Dardanelles
of mines and other obstructions.
This work, together with other
safeguards which the allies consider
to be necessary before the allied fleet
enters the tortuous wattrway leading
past Constantinople and through the
Bosporus to the Black sea. will take
several days, in the opinion of 'he
British admiralty.
[MES
TURKEY ACCEPTS
ARMISTICE TERMS
COMPLETE AND UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER IS MEANING OF
TURKEY'S ACTION.IS
NO POIITIGAL AGREEMENT
Among Other Clauses May Be Noted
That Giving Allies Free Use of
All Ports and Anchorages.
London.?The armistice accepted by
Turkey amounts to "complete and unconditional
surrender."
This statement was made by Lord
Robert Cecil. Assistant Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs.
The terms of the armistice granted
by the allied powers to Turkey follows:
With reference to rumors circulating
here to the effect that the armistice
with Turkey includes clauses by
which Turkey would retain sovereignty
over Armenia and other provinces,
I tne roretgn on ice authorizes the at a to*
[ ment that there is no truth in the sugI
gestion that any secret political agreement
is annexed to the armistice with
I Turkey.
1. The opening of the Dardanelles
and the Bosphorus and access to the j
Black Sea. Allied occupation of the j
Dardanelles and Bosphorus forts.
2. The position of all mine fields, |
torpedo tubes, and other obstructions '
In Turkish waters are to be indicated,
and assistance given to sweep or re- :
move them, as may be required.
2. All available information concerning
mines in the Black Sea is to be
| communicated.
4. All allied prisoners of war and
1 Armenian interned persons and prisoners
are to be collected in Constant!- !
nople and handed over unconditionally !
to the allies.
5. Immediate demobilization of the |
Turkish army, except such troops us 1
are required for surveillance on the
frontiers and for the maintenance of 1
internal order. The number of effec- !
tives and their disposition to be deter- 1
mined later by the allies after consul- !
tation with the Turkish government.
6. The surrender of all war vessels
In Turkish waters or waters occupied
by Turkey. These ships will be interned
in such Turkish port or ports
as may be directed, except such small
vqssels as are required for police and
similar purposes in TuYkish territorial
waters.
7. The allies have the right to occu
py any strategic points in the event or J
any situation arising which threatens
the security of the allies.
8. Free use by allied ships of all
ports and anchoraRes now in Turkish
occupation and denial of their use by
the enemy. Similar conditions are to
apply to Turkish mercantile shipping
in Turkish waters for the purpose of
trade and the demobilization of the
army.
1 9. Immediate withdrawal of Turkish
troops from northern Persia to behind
the pre-war frontier already has been
ordered and will be carried out.
10. A part of Trns-Cauc&sia already
has been ordered to bo evacuated by '
Turkish trops. The remainder to he
evacuated if required by the allies,
after they have studied the situation.
11. Wireless telegraph and cable |
stations to be controlled by the allies. ,
Turkityi government messages to be
i excepted.
12. Prohibition against the dei
struct ion of any nuval. military or
commercial material.
13. Facilities are to be given for the
i purchase of coal, oil, fuel and naval
j material from Turkish forces, after
the requirements of the country have
; been met. None of the above materials
are to he exported.
18. The surrender of all ports occupied
in Trlpolk&nia and Cyrenaica,
I iiiimuiiiK miMiiaui, 10 mo neart'si Hi
lied garrison.
I 19. A11 Germans and Auatriuns. na- ,
j val. military or civilian, to be evacu- .
ated within one month from Turkish
dominions, and those in remote disi
tricta as soon after that time as may
i be possible.
22. Turkish prisoners are to he .
kept at the disposal of the allied pow|
era. The release of Turkish rlvlian
prisoners and prisoners over military
age is to be considered.
23. An obligation on the part of
Turkey to cease all relations with
the Central Powers.
24. In ea?o of disorder in the six
Armenians villayets the allies reserve
to themselves the right to occupy any j
part of them.
25. Hostilities between the allies j
, and Turkey shall cease from noon, local
time. Thursday, the 31st of Octo- i ,
j ber. 1918. I '
: 362,355 PRISONERS CAPTUREO
BY ARMIES OF THE ALLIES (
..Paris.? Since the great offensive began
on the western front on July 15. '
last, the allied armies have captured
362.355 prisoners, including 7.990 offi- 1
rers. as well as 6.217 cannon; 38.622
machine guns and 2.907 minethrowers.
The allies during the month of Oc- ^
tofoer captured 108,343 prisoners, including
2,472 officers, as w?ll as 2;064
cannon; 13.639 mad.ice gnn* and
l?lt3 mine throwers.
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INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM M GUMPS
NEW CAMP BEING BUILT SOME
TWO MILES FROM REGULAR
SITE OF CAMP JACKSON.
MUCH CONSTRUCTION WORK
Gen. Wilson Has Recovered and Ha?
Taken Charge of Provisional Depot
at Camp Wadsworth.
Camp Jackson.
A new ramp is being built rnme two
miles from Camp Jack won. Many civilian
workmen are engaged there In
building barracks and the new camp
has already stretched over a very wide
area of country. A railroad track
has been built to the place amd much
lumber has been hauled and is being
hauled to this new camp over this line
of railroad.
A number of barracks have been
built already and a water tower ami
fire station have been built and are
now in operation. There is much
lumber scattered all over the territory
Tor several miles where this camp la
being built. The new ramp will cover
an area of several square miles.
As yet no soldiers are stationed at
this camp, except a detachment of military
police for guard duty.
The location.of the new camp Is
high and dry and sandy. Much of the
land which the camp will occupy is In
pine woods, while r.fhny acres of the
area were farmed this year and hero
and there now may he seen a field of
cotton or a field of corn, as yet un*
gathered.
Some of the scenery around the new
camp is most picturesque. The hills
and the valleys, the green foliage of
the tall pine trees and the rariegatctfr*
foliage of oaks and other trees at this
season of the year presents a moat
beautiful picture.
The Rank of Columbia, which bunk
Is at all times alive to the interests
of the officers and men at Camn Jack
rod. and is at all times willing to accommodate
tliem in any way possible,
has opened a branch office in the camp
exchange, where a regular banking
business will be conducted.
Two deaths from pneumonia as tbe
result of influoivza occurred at the
base h<t*q>ital recently. Both men were
white privates and were as follows:
Donnie Weaver. Marlboro, and John
W. Tlarwood. Albemarle, N. C.
Camn Sevier.
The extensive program for barrack
and other construction work at Camp
Sevier, recently authorized by the war
department, is now well under way.
The work includes the conwtructiom of
two story barracks, enlarged mess
halls, kitchens, hath houses, etc., for
the accommodation of approximately
16.000 men. These are to be constructed
on the area lying near Paris Station.
on Piedmont A Northern Railway.
the site occupied by the First
South Carolina Infantry and a North
Carolina regiment when they first
came to Sevier just after the camp
was established last year.
In addition to these barracks, a detention
camp and a quarantine camp,
the former to accommodate 4.000 men
and the latter 1.000 men, are to ha
constructed further north on a part of
the camp reservation which has never
before heon occupied. These camps
will include one story wooden huts.
They will be subdivided into areas
separated by barbed wire fences. i
Camp Wadaworth. '
Immediately after his discharge
from the base hospital at Camp Wadsworth.
Brig. Genv. William Wilson, who
. u^v,.in, uiiuci itciii nil ii|)rinuuil lor
appendicitis, formally assumed command
of the provisional depot for
corps and army troops, relieving Col.
J. F. (lolni. chief of staff1, who has been
temporarily in charge. When MaJ.
Gen. Guy Carleton was placed in command
of the Ninety-Sixth Division.
General Wilson was ill and the command
therefore fell to Colonel Gohn.
The latter is to eontihue as chief of
staff and will also act as camp executive
ofTlcer.
Gas Shortage Felt.
Spartanburg.?During the greater
part of two days SpartHnburg has been
practically without gas and officials
of the South Carolina Light, Power &
Railway Company, when asked if they
could make a-ny statement as to when
the service will again be normal, declared
that there is some doubt as to
how long it will take to repair damages
done to the gas maln9, and that
while every available man has b^en
secured on Ihs rsnair mnrli limt >>
long it will take to complete the work
la in doubt.
How to Get Nitrogen.
Clemson College.?Present eondlIons
indicate that nitrogenous fertilisers
will be Terr scarce and high
next spring. Farmers should take advantage,
therefore, of every means of
putting nitrogen In their soils.
One of the best methods of d.ilng
this, says Prof O. P. Blackwcll of tha
ig.'onomy division is by growing trittiton
clover aB a cover crop amd plowing
t in next spring
A toti of green crimson clover conalnn
more nltTogon than a ton of frasfe
itable manure.
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