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Show THE MIDVALE JOURNAL PaaeSix ., Friday, November 2,1928 Carrying Education to Canadian Children f ... If U1e children cannot go to school the school must go to the children. This Is the principle accepted In certain newly settled· districts of northern Ontario, where regular school facilities are not yet available. A railway passenger car has been convertrd Into a complete school room and teacher's home and Is serving a district 120 miles In length. It brings education to the children of railway section men and others not In organized school districts. • municate with their government. Ow;ng to the fact that the Germans had not, brought any cipher, Marshal Foch refused to allow wireless to be used In the foreground Ia the memorial and ~ne term" ·thus made public propatone at Rethondea, France, marking erly before perusal and consideratlnn, and so Captain •:on Helldorf was dlsthe exact apot where atood the railoa tched to Gun.an headouarten at road car In which Marshal Foch and Spa with a copy. hla ataff received the German pleni. General Von Wlnterfeld then asked that hostilities might ceue Immedipotentlariea and in which the Arml•· ately "so aa to avoid useless bloodtlce, ending the world war, waa algned. shed," and, speaking In French, he At the left In the picture 11 the build· actually referred to the route-"la delng In which that car Ia now houaed. route." the actual word used-of the German army, It waa built wl~h funds given by an Marshal Foch, however, would not American, Arthur H. Fleming of Pasaagree to giving the enemy any breathdena, Calif., to provide perpetual .ng spac" that might allow them to reorganize, and he stated emphaticalshelter for the car and to aerve as a ly thRt ftghtlng should not cease until museum of the Armistice. :he terms read out had been definitely ~·>---------·---------~accepted and signed. Independent discussion~ were conIn calm, even tones Marshal Fo<'h tinued during . the afternoon In the asked the Germans, "What Is the obje,·t conference car by the various Gerof your'vlslt?" Herr Erzberger replied, man delegates. the chief matters neces"We have come to bear proposals for sarily being of a naval and mllttary an armlstlee on land, sea. In the air nature, and during these talks tbe fearand In the colonies." ful economic condition of German~ ..1 h~v~ no prnpo~mls to make:• anwas laid bare. swered Marshal Foe h. Besides foodstutts, necessary rna If!• Count Oberndort't then pulled a parial for naval and military equipment per from hi~ pocket and read a statewas ln. such short supply that the ment made by President Wilson co'l· country was very literally at Its Ja•t cernlng the famous fourteen points. gasp. BUS read the otllclal story When he had finished Marshal Fo<'h Another complaint of the German" sent out by Ule Associ· said that it they desired an armlsth·e was against both the blockade and the terms would be read, and, the Gerblacklist continuing after the armis• ated Press whlch told of man delegates having stated that the:o tice was signed, and it was obvious the end of the greatest wished hostilities to cease, General that 'both these weapons had hard hit war In all history. Does Weyg:\nd read out each article, the their country. However, one of th:. It bring back to you that French Interpreter repeatlnr; them In most Important concessions of th• whole agreement was then added, breathless hour one No- German. What a dramatic picture tbi• made, namely, that the a1lles would revlctual vember morning ten yeara perhaps can be Imagined. Germany. Herr Erzberger. the son of a postago w}len whlsUes began Night fell on that fateful spot In man, with his very full face, Ia rge the Compeigne forest and looking ott ;:o ~low, bells were rung, double chin and Irregular mustache; of the train the ftres of the bivouac• ftrearms barked and a de· Count Oberndorff. who had served a II of the sentries and guards could be tlrlum of joy· swept o\·er his time In the diplomatic service, seen twinkling merrily, while away In the whole world? In 'leneral Von Wlnterfeld, the represen· the distance the boom of beavy gur·,. tatlve of PrusRian militarism, thot~gh told of the bloody work which was still France there was raised not aggressively mannered, and CaP· after more than four fearcontinuing. a mighty shout of "La taln Von Vanselow, a naval officer, ful venr s. and, ex<'ept for a written perre est ftnll" Across to England who, altho<~gh In uniform, looked more paper of agreements, sl'nt over by tbe Germans, Saturday passed without any and America that cry swept to be like a merchant. These, together with their two In· ~islhle program, awaiting the message transformed Into "The war Is over I terpreters, formed one gro~Jp, and the of the German government. The war Is over I" and there followed French and British oftlcen. In their It was suggested that the all1es the most reckless, unrestrained, spec- contrasting uniforms, with ftrm and should occupy Helgoland. but the Gercalm countenances knowing they hPid rr:an dPiegates did not think that It tacular celebration ever recorded. the upper band, opposite. be necessary would But althOUlh the scenes on that As soon as the reading or the terms Anoth~r question that arose wao the Clay are unfoo·gettable to anyone who was completed the German~. looking altering of the phrase involviRg the took part In the mad riot of rejoic- very dejected, asked permission to com· "surrl'nder" of General . Von Lettc...,., Verbe<'k to "eva<•uation." Ing. hcr.w many of us have now, ten That evening a wireless message was yeara after, any Idea of the scene re<'eived from the German government where took p' ace the momentous event ordering the signing of the armistice, The Last Salvo whleh released all that .;»andemonlum hut t(• add that Germany would beo'elock rleven before minutes Two a prey to bolshevism unless the come u11 of many how of rejoicing? To the h••t shell shrieked "".,. No Man'• would undertake provisioning. allies 0 Bostllltlet~ ended '"lth u • • does the name of the little railroad Land There was further long d1scussoon, tremendou eraah uf A.mericall r.anoon atatlon of Rethondes In the forest of -<'able Dlopateb. far Into the night, con<'ernlng Helgoland, as the French and British felt Oompelgne mean anything mnre than Ghost ol MoliJr Pltcbet' •t Maamautb, that there must be something to fall "just anotbe:- town In France?" Yet It Dlcl rou bear that Iaiit crash ol thuatle• back upon. in case the Ge.rmans were was here that the Armistice was Sbaldlll' the biDe from the VCMI'H to tho unabiP. :o control their own men, the M..,.., Biped and on this tenth anniversary majority of whom were almost entireAacl the whole world rockiDs uDder 7 ly out of hand. ot that historic event the followllflg Did J'OU otop u rou _,.bbed the wraitb It was finally decided to add an exaccount, taken from ofllclal seurces, tr'l stipulation to the agreement, recol J'OUr l'1lD, ot the meetln~ of the men whose ac'>mmendlng to the German government Ancl cooled Ito hot throat with water. tion ended the World war should have that the a Jiles O<'cupy Helgoland If To hark to the Yanko' rood·hJ to tho thl' government should be unable to Hun particular Interest : Its commands, as If put In enfo•···e 7 slauahtel' ot fielclo ....t the Acrou Tbe scene was laid In the m1ddl" I terms a long delay would be •tronger of the forest of Compelgne where Maroccasioned throl!gh havin~r to refer Seftnty.ftye mlleo ol fire and Dame, aha! Foch's train drew up opposlt• the matter to Spa, should the allies InV olcaao aod earthquake comblnin1, 110me old heavy gun sidings at seven sist on the o~~upa lion in any event. TniDIDIIclo aud ohipiolula ol obot and obel• o'clock on the nlcht of Thur,.day, NoAt 2 11. m. on Monday, November 11, Roar!.,. aucl obrleklq ancl wblniJII'. vern bet; 'l, HilS. ah the delegates on both sides asThe I(1'0UIId owuq round like a -•the• With Marshal Foch was General sembled for a ftnal conference. vaoa, Weygand, his chief of statt; 11ome atat't General Weygand read out the armA8d the rivera beawd that _,.. oear olllcera and British representatives, the agreement, article by article, and •sttce Rosslyn t Sir l Admiral by latter headed as each was read out the French InWemyas. Ob, -"""' ol old mad Aathonr Wa,.. terpreter translated It Into German, On another aet of ralls, about a Point, clkl rou hear It 7 At d lscusslon then procet'ded until the and huBdred yards away, was another simftnal form of t)le article was mutually Ilar train, and on the arrival of the Hlclrorr Jaalr808 at New OrleaM, agreed upon, though, throughout, the German delegates, In the earl)' houra Ia the .....t-laaued tnaclan ~Hn1 Germans kept Insisting tl\at the terms of Friday morning, after their adven0W It kDock , _ eoclred hat from FOUl were •o harsh they would be dllJicult aero!!• turous journey In automobiles ta..d of fulftllment. the ftchtlnc front, theJ' were acoomlrla , _ .,..no, ., Whaa """ beard However, all the articles were ftnalmo4ated In thla train. Shaklnc the lidos with their awful din ly read and discussed, and then Herr Aa aoon aa the German delegate• arLlloe the hrurtHn demanclo "' wu-. Erzberger. stood up . and rr.ad out a rl•ed a muaage was nnt them to aay !lm•obm1 the window pa- m BerHn tatement rn German, stating that the .. that Manhal Foch would be read)' to Aad lluntiDa the .._. m PU... government would carry out the terms receive them at t L m. the aame dav. ato far as :1umanly poulble. Frld&J', November I, and exactly on to u ead, tba war It l'lalo At 6:16 a. m. all the delegates algned time, In alncle ftle, Herr ErsberC"Cr n .. - the Jut wcwd opolr.ee the momentous document, Marshal Foch / General Von Wlnterfteld (whose father to ...,_,. lit• ...... the .......,.. being the 1\rat to sign, followect by the was preaent at the peace of Versalllf'• Rid•, British Admiral Wemyss. In 18'71) and C&ptaln Von Vall'llelow, Aa the wcrrlcl tar black aacl .......,; Orders vere Immediately Issued, all leading, followed by Count Oberndortt, oaJcl aood·hr to th• th,. ·y... ver the world, for hostlllttea on land, made their appeara,nce, and In addition H-. ~t sea and in the air td cease at 11 a. \Jiere wet'e two oftlcer Interpreters. DooDMII with their joroucl oa mauclers. ~ m. on that day, MondRy, November 11. All of the deleca'tea appeared ver" Whaa the laUia ._... roclntcl t.._ the 1 1918, tor a period of 36 days, and It Ia 4owneaat and Ill at eaae, and as soon now a matter of history how this peI Y..._IIIDI, aa tbe)' had entered tbe eiW' tltted for rtod was later extended untlJ the peace I Over the flalds ol Flanclera. Ule conference, General Weyaand repurted to Marshal ll'och, wJao lmmed~ ~olaD S. McGroarty m the 1,..,. A.taelea .II or v·ersaflles of 1919. Thus ended the most Important bla·· ately entered, to~rether with tile British I Ttmu. tori~al event of all time. representatlvea. By ELMO SCOTT WATSON WASHINGTON, Monday, Novemller 11, 1:48 a. m.-The annlstlce between Germany, on one band, and the allied governments and the United States, on the other, has been signed. Tbe State de!)artment announced at J:45 o'clock this morning that Germany had signed. TIM department's announcement at a:45 o'clock simply said: "The amllstlce has been •Igned." The \f\orld war will end this morning at six o'clock, Washington time, eleven o'clock Paris time. Tbe armistice was signed by the German representatives at mldalght. This announcement was made by the State department at 2:60 o'clo<'k this morning. The announcement waa made. •erbally by an olJicial of the State department In this form: "The armistice has been signed. It was stgned at ftve o'clo~ a. m Parle time (midnight eastern time) and hostilities will cease at eleven o'clock thla morning, Paris time, (six o'clock eastern time)." The terms of the armhotlce will not be made public until Ia ter. Where the Coolidges Will Eat Turkey THE PLACE WHERE THE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED - . ":" ... The Swannanoa Country club. situated In the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. between Afton and Waynesboro, where President and Mrs. Coolidge will spend their Thanksgiving holidays. -------------------------------------------------~--------- GETS PARIS JOB Neesee Becomes Leaping Deer's Bride I I I I • u-········------------···q s-, .. Warden McK. Wilson of Washing· ton, D. C., fins been appointed by Secretary of State Kellogg to take charge of the regular press bureau at the American embassy In Purls. The estubllshment •ot the bureuu came as a result of Secretary Kellogg's last trip to Paris when he was appealed to by American newspnper correspondents stationed In the French capital who desi>e authentic Information as to the policies of the American government on current issues affl'ectlng general lntei'Dational relations. . WEST POINT PILOT Chief Sachem Silver Star of the Wampanoag Indian nation, oy old Indian ceremonies, made his daughter, Blushing Neesee Mahah, the bride of LeapIng Deer, a brave of the Gay Head Indians. The ceremony was co!ppleted by placing a blanket round the shoulders of the pair by the chief. It was part of i-OWwow of Marthas Vineyard Indians at Pondvllle, Mass. May Be Permanent Swnmer Whjte House !• I •• u ••••••••••••••••••••••• &u Preserve F~mous Pigeon Washlngton.-A ~equest to the Wv department from Boston that the carrier pigeon, "Cber Ami," which wu the only m,eans of communication with the "lost battalion" ot the Seventyseventh division for four days In 1918, be exhlbl~ tn the J.t:assachusetts capItal, brought a reply that the bird was now amohg the stuffed trophies on dlsplaJ II)' tb8 SmlthiiOJltan Institution. "Chef Abll" 1e1t an e7e and a lee while carrying messages which result ed in relllef reaching the "lost bat· taUon," commanded by the late Maj. Charles W. Whittlesey. The bird brought back to the division loft a clear message trom Whittlesey which enabled his battalion to be found and rescued after It had been surroundeo by Germans. ----'-·- - - Real Charity In a recent sermon the pastor tt'ils us that aa mao grows older he gro\\s more eharttable. Let a. hope so. If _. . - the added years do not make us more t&lerar.t of the weaknesses of our fellows, more kind and patient, we do not deserve to grow old. It the yeara are to hove no such ell'ect oo us we should die young and give room to M. E. Sprague Is captain of the folks with better hearts and better West Point football squad. He plays lntentlon.-Grove Patterson. left tackle. l Land-Scrape Arti.t• Doubtless the barber who calls him· self a tonsorial artist does so because like other artlstl, be worka wltb r brush.-Faroa 8llcl l'lrealde. ·---- - -- . -- Good Advance Buainesa Pell-A fellow can't belle,·e ail he hears these days. 1\leii-If be did be'd want to be lakllll eveg Jlrl :U town out. II • I I The lllarble House, the palatial residence of .Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont, Newport, R- 1., which will be donated to the federal government, It wast rumored, tG be used by future Presidents as a summer residence. This ts one of the most famous residences In the United States, being bullt at a cost of several mlll1on dollara. |