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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
Give Until II Hurts "A Bit Is
Plea Of Casper Whitney
10 Americans.
HELP BOYS OVER THE TOP
While Soldiers Are Giving
Everything We at Home
Should Give Little.

Tonight uorhlua Won will uuuH.
Nuuru0lf Ht SHOW .Bu 'u'IIUU
legitimate diversion at the cnd ur a
days Wuit veil dome .aud tEnu NuI
your way hum" o. sleep .u p.. ,
ana security. Tumurruw YOU vii b..
about YOUR duties uuhindsrDd uuI
cat your ull OF the plout, NhIgu Ihl,
hrol-l rich land provides.
DO YOU realize that YOU have hryi
nbIc thus 10 80 about your buaInrs.
! ana pleasure iu srfcty and comfort
because Tho EnElHh fleet and tn,
Ertifh ana Fruuch armies have uru.
loctrd ua uLlluHt the dcsgnE OF th,
NliHct, while women in England
liolgluH and Franc" with unripTyl
,uurnRc uud magnificent ~tCrln,"
ate existing on nm allowance which
many IN this country waste duIIy
DO you know that the free inritu.
lions which give you this safety aud
plenty nrg nsHRlled nv "a powerful
ana AN implAcable enemy whom our
soldiers Nre on their way to hciu
Nanuuishf
And YOU at homc--yuu. who arc
gong 10 shows and eating ,pur rl
ana slceping az ease aud aolug
about your buRincAs are asked hy
your government 10 help our boy,
win q victory for human uaht. 70
holp thom stamp out the pocnr pcs
thence. while you yourselves mean.
tima undergo no hardship.
o While tho people ~ Europe are
living on pittance compared tc
your bounty, you are asked. not tf
reduce your normal needs but Ia
stop waste, 10 stop eNtruyagancc
and the fritterlng away Of money
for thiugs you can do without
easily You Rre asked 10 save. that
YOU and America can take your full
share In this great struggle to snfe.
suafd democracy TO uphold tho
principles for which we stand M D,
nation aui 10 back no the boys. Out
boys who are fighting for thcm.
You nro asked 10 conserve whoat
and meat that we may helm feed
our oRllies' YOU arc asked Is save
your money hy not buying nom Cs-
sentlaia and tp put your savings
into national loans so that your gov.
ernmcnt can buy clothing ana shoes
and arms for our boys,
II YOU do not respond to lhis
patriotic appeal and" good business
opportunity u ~ ljkely to cost YOU
much moro hN and hy. because our
soldiers must be equipped to fgAt.
and II YOU do not now loan the gov
trnment 'he needed money II will
have 10 be raised hy taxation which
you will he obliged 10 pay. and from
which yuu will get no rcurn
IL Is question, therefore. Of
loanlns Vour money To the govern
ment. ana receiving interest or hnv.
ing II taken In tAxntfn later and
getting nothing But this IL surdld
argument. unnecessary to the Amer
can who In also patriot and be.
,levea In the principles ot liberty
equality ana Justice for which his
country stands And II IL on that
ground tho government asks and
expects your help
For NEARLY three years we were
silent witnesses OF the outpuurlng
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10

lhurrdAy for burlington, Kan. where they
Will br the guests OF Mrs. Hciuteidcr =
parents
Mrs Wi'llAm Ransom went 10 Harties.
vile Wednesday 10 Join Mr Ransom, and
make their future home NJ that city.
Mrs IS. y Richardson and son, Alya
Lee are guests Of friends In Tulsa
Mr ard Mrs = pembertOn are guests
Of 'fshds ~ Protein. Mo
Private John Dsniels Is expected h-mo
from Camp Travis Sunday Tor briei
yisii TO his parents
Mrs Fisher .is visiting friends Of
BartlrsyIilc.
Miss Marie Davenport Of Cofieyville
Kan, is the guest Of her sister Mrs. C.
V Catcher
Mrs o = Pilkirr,on Is the guest Of her
mother, Mis-. r. Pikbgton. at Mound
valley Kan.
Mrs. Lena SAllsworth returned 70 her
home At Orhcleta. Okla Thursday after a
visit TO hI daughter. Mrs J ? Main.
Nrs Edith Durham OF warwick Okla.
IA the guest ot relatives In tnlllnsville.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
WALL STREET HAD
LOCK OUT
Uncle Lark Farley Is Now
Ready to Begin Life
All Over Again.

tFrom Thomaston. Ca. Timcs)
Uncle lark Farley says. 81 can
personally recommend Tanlac 10
anybody Both he and Mrs Farley
have gained several pounds and
their health generally IL improved.
Uncle Lark needs no Introduction
In this cuuntyGbut ms the Times hhS
some few readers abroad wen tell
them who he IT, Away back In the
IOs. We think N Was. a poor country
boy, who was too delicate TO work on
his fathers farm. opened up little
country store, which he operated
successfully for thirty:five years. los
ing only tS6 In bad accounts during
his entire business cAreeS. Finally
his health became so bad that he
had 20 give up his business Then
he came To Thomaston and soon
afterwards organized the Bank OF
Thumoston. Of which he hes been
the financial hacker ever since.
Two months ago Uncle Lark and
his wife commenced taking Tanlac
and now he says that his stomach Ia
I'm the very best condition and his
knees have limbsred up and pain
him very little lie ia confident
that another months treatment OF
Tanlac viii entirely restore his
health which he lost in childhood,
and if he does, believe me. Wall
street had better look out for n man
who can make the fortune Uncle
Lark hns with his health. what will
ne do as we'll inan2 Uncle Lark Is
known Hs n retired capitalist but he
saws he is now "a Younger man than
either Of his numerous sons-ln-law
and Is now ready TO start life ali over
sEnin
Tanlac Is sold In Tulsa by Roy
Getman's BeNall DtuH StOre. the
Quaker nrug Company and leading
uruRsislz and dealers everywhere. ~
Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
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SAI'JufA.

k--------~---
Mrs W ToetridEe entertained Sat.
| urlAy at seven e'elooh dinner hoporing X
Arm,lroGE o. the 4 hsnvcr
Mrnw. n Irwin. her daughter Ahh'e
aud t'ss Willa nsls Lindsey notored
TO TnlsA Saturday
Miss Anna Davidson and Miss Grace
Blair Of Frances, OkIA arc tho house
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Horndor
hf and Nt' Fati HillrrmAn departed
Monday for Tulsa where they will make
their home
Mr. Aim, rsEe entertained Friday
night hororrr Miss Myrtle llibkIcy. \
lunch WAS siryrd
Mrs & e rAy'or ard daughter Dor
"ihy arrived home Monday from Okmulsre.
where thsy we're The week end house guests
Mss Ryrd NrFsU Of nurctn. OKLA. ls
M. house guest oi Misses Aargarrt CaId.
veil and julia BALDWIN. -.
Mrs ]. = Gather and %srgh'ef Polly
arrived Monday night from Philadelphia
10 he the guests oi Miss Pauline uaither.
Mts Rct IgryAn "a spending the week
IN Cntsmote With her mother
Miss IullA nsldwir returned Monday
night from Miami where she spolt the
s'sk end with nor father
Mrs " narueu who hss been snend
Irt ihr winter In Mitsssiuui is visiting
bsr daughters Mrs. Frances Aefkls and
Miss C'eoua Hafpct
Mrs Robert Parks of Duncan OtA
vho has been spending two weeks ~Ilh Irr
parents. Mr and Mrs s Care, RET
urucd 10 her home MoHdl,
Mrs ~ u Justice aud frir dsuEhtrrs
drriruds and Harriet lrit Tuesday Tor
Ok'shoma Cly 20 visit friHuIa
Ms clark Is rentlrs tho week
Nrs " /. NeE1sr fsu Mosdsy ior
Woodward ukA, TO visit brr sister
Mrs. Ira Antorson entertained inform
Ally sAinrlsH nigh with mase'ar.aus
,h'vsr and s1m4fr party honofiHs Miss
NJ, a = Crsviord aut,'ed br Nv.
naushe pstis entertained Toe G. ID g.
SATURDAY afternoon Mrs Sc H stoH.
viii he rtyt hHsfass
The J. p % sarsly mot That,as, with
Mr. ficsrigr Mr. UnEh johnson
~ Memphis snd Me- Barbau Msus'r of
Iowa were guests
M-s A. r nunnrh fs visiting h.,
brother q fort i.a,au~ortf
NJ AH1 NF, " IS N.Ne, srpsr,rl
Tuesday ,ur their home .n Marietta uha
after s'rnd..s ur uIrtsr Hsrs vIth u,tr
dS,Eh', VS. 'aHrso1
., NJ Ne r. Wh.'r departed Tue'd,, 'or
Ne v,r 70 ybrrrsoa ~as m. r,.,
@i Dor cousin. Me- W Tate Brady In
Miss f..rr Torss vas hostess "a r.s
lhsHss r.nh Monday uIgbt me- Tas,t.
.-u.l Ia tHsafrt party
.r'arnAHy 90 bridge rlr,tsr nirht sor
%. n'llA.y m Nu Iingb Johtson " Mem.
rhu Tom M-s B. u Johannes ari W.
tn|.rs Welsh msia top score d,iisiou,
ur-h Wa served
NJ and Mrs. 4 b simpson were hosts
TO the ioria'shHy meeting OF the MoaiAy
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
COLLINSNULI1.

Mrs G = Alexander won't 10 lndopend
snerr Ran. Wednesday, to visit her mother
Mrs A T Doom
Mrs & D. ruimsn ~ Tuln Ia m,
r'trst oi Mrs w y Yosirk
Ms ora Chambers u Tulsa Is the guest
Of Nfs Mary Blair
Mr and Mr. John Thorrton left we'd
n"sday Tor visit 10 friends At B.rtles
vile
AR Mary Coshow went 10 lola. Kan,
Ihur'day TO visit hpr son. Charlea Coshov
Mis-, BosIo Morris of Shawnrss, Okla.
Mrived Wednesday 10 be- the CUES, ~ Mrs.
g B}
Mrs 4 \ MAYS loft rhur,day Tor For,
SMITH An whore Ehc will spend several
w'rts o. iho guest 81 friends
NuH NAo Crawford has Frturrrd 10 hsf
home at Tulsa. after viit 20 ColIruilIe
fiIfuNa
Mrs lu'u Morrison and Mrs Rs,A
Rrih ars Boz Tulsa the guests ai Nss Nor
rIsNu.a agnt Mrs Robert Rfumhark
tn" ndIrs Ail Foricty 81 mo Chris.
nHU church met ~ mo home ~ Mrs " n
Hobbs. Thur'day aud devoted the after
noon 10 quilting
Mrs Carrie Garrett has returned 10 her
home At harilNviile aftsr 4 visit TO her tis.
ter Nrs t0ra Noodburu
Mr and Mrs H. :. Hsinislser left
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
NEVER TEL" GRADUALLY
DARkENS GRAY HAIR
Tho New. Marvellous. scientific Prep
arntion In Dciic0tely pcrftmci
Tablct IOrni.

II is said that Neycr-Tcl. the u"T
toilet preparation In tablet iurN.
overcomes premature gray h0Ir an,,
gradually Corrects the rnrlEo- o..
time. Eminent chemists roc9mm 1l
II as the Amplest way 10 eliminate
the false alarms OF siivcrN gra.
threads, and the manufsgia o.
claim that II will go far towarn s''-
Ing you the social position yon .-.
serve. Tho tablet form Is new arl
IN Keeping with tho best apthor''r'
on sanitation. This much ls ,.f-
tEin--the ubleB are compI.'a BIZ.
themselves, which Is 20 t5y, hoe
are no extfr,s TO buy and the r.r..
tlons for nse are very simple o. F''
merely dissolve the tablets I'm f. .'
water as used. This preunrlNnn ."-
came legally known as Ns,cr.I.I PM.
cause II darkens gray h9r pm .fI
ually your own friends can Nr'.'-
tel =" Valuable treatise ON hair
every box at your druggist 80 rom.
or direct from Ncyer-Tel l1h7r1i'-
rier Co. Depb 2ij, kansSs CITY, N'.
ADV -"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
Roosevelt Says There Is No
Fify-FIty" AmericaniSm

blood Of tho sons Of Great Britain,
Franco. liclglum. serbia, Russia.
Gttly in their efforts tu XIII the
bp,hn heJst which is ranRlnt the
world seeNnH freemrO ltvv whore
ever fncy bu found We snuRg.ed
ruuuu.eufly enjoying our pcac"
I.u .Hf Wur profits millions and
Uui.u. or dollars through the be
'm.tf afforded W. hv the spirit aud
t'r 'I.Hsth of England, Canada
Au.fUNH' url France
Sow We have taken our place In
thr NEhf which WIS our tight, too,
from ~. 4rb day OF uelgium's 10
Weston
,tuf women In addition 10 puul-
aN. vurN uf lI kinds. abe giving up
tuu F.gN dearest og bcir treasure,
our bows arc piying up career, home,
ND iHrIt
what ero YOU men who stay Rt
home sI .nr uu' what are yuu
doing foo back uu this fght FOR }1u.
hum'. ans your business " hat
age Yuu doing to hehrtcu tho spirit
uud uuurish the bodies of these soma
~ ours ana yours n IL 10 your
power tp h"lp feed. 10 help euuip
those boss and 60 bring them back
strong Boo body ana cle1n OF spirit.
You are n unit In the great sup
ply army and victory rests largely
600 bow yuu discharge YOUR du,y
Ns tho uriush lost thousands Of
thlIr valiant sons ana chance ~ a
great victory at NcuNy Chapelle FOR
uu Othcr reason that that their pco
ulo at humc failed them Through
lack OF itnuunitiun1 whom failure
moant death and defpat. 30 OUT
American soldier boys win give up
their lives iu needless numbers and
to no purpose II YOU and every one
I"f as do not do our fun duty to-
wards th"u now And our fuil duty
I iH 20 demand competence ~ our war
making snd ship building heads At
Washington, 10 stop wasting. to cut
| out iuNurte-, 10 spend less on clothes
| ON ourselves. 20 sacrifice a little,
| deny ourselves. give up something
give until u hurts a bit
DO you think those bows aoyer
thorc, our sons ana brothers and
fathers, are not =yips untu Il
hurts2
ThH rs no mere modern crusade
for humanity upon which We have
embarked II If a tight to tho death
for the existence ~ demutracy II
In our flHht We or the T. $ 4. and
un man ~ uS Cpn shirlt his RESPONSE
hlliiY carh. must DO his share Somc
ut Us viii have the great privilege
~ being in the firing Hne NJ the
'front.', many of us Will hcln pass up
Tho ammunition. an uf us must hclp
pay tho hills, none OF us can be phs-
NNe oud American Eithel you are
working ror America or the kaiser
You must Dec doing something TO
hclp win this wDr IL you claim your.
self''au American You must be a
patriot or n Stacker one or tho
other. there = no medium course.
A. that vibrant untriot. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt. SAYS. There is
mo- my nifty Amprlcanism
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
Oklahoma Patriotic:
Ginger Needed, Tho


MlHkOOEE. Okla, Marth -
George W. Hnrnca, state director ~
the national war rawlings committee.
upon hts return from tour ot the
state In Tho interest Of baby bonds,
expressed confidence as TO Okla.
homa's ability TO raise It's quota OF
'tf7 600 600
''lut "A httle ginger IL needed here
and there Mr. Rarnrs said, "And
the people In suIne sections Of this
state must wake up Aa "A whole,
tho situation In encouraging. but a
eplrlt ut Indifference was apparent IN
several places
MI ilarhcs IL particularly anxious
that every person 10 brought 10 u
realization ~ the need OF helping
the government dispose of tho
~, 900, 600 600 issue OF baby bonds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
SECRET TARY NJ 'AD00
URGES US TO SAVE
ECONOMY IL Imperative ~ Enablr
Government 10 Command Ncr-
esssrJ Labor and NnIcrrIt.-
"WASTE NOW IS CRIMINAL
Effort should lie Made To- Inrrrusc
Industrial output and Restrict
Personal Consumption.
ny nos " a. McADOO
fSe,r'toy az tho TrenHuryJ


-sso"etaF 'n IN" coneumpuon Of
all tho things needed hy thc nation
for the winning OF the Nur. iho 70
leasing ~ lnhor and materials from
the pursuits % pence to the nurucsg
OF war those fundamental nccessl-
ties of our war proErau}'nus, hc un.
derslood 10y ull our people it We are
to put our whole strength bchisd our
men In France
We must work aud save ~ never
before In our history We must In
crease our output aud rcduca our
domestic consumption Of all neces
cary products. In order that there
may be great. increasing volume
" war mbterlnls golns forwAfd 20
cur armies ana the allies who arc
fighting fldo by side with ne. a.
the people reduce their perAonnl con.
sumption, they viii be enabled 10 ri
nance the war by lending their AaN-
HgH TO tho government, While al The
same time they help themselves by
Increasing their personal resources
and income,
"busincss as usuai' Wrong.
The economic ndIustnen mecca
STATED by the trnraformatlon Of an
unarmed and peaceful nation into a
Formidable armed combatant have
caused unavoidable losses and hard
shiT- Such things can no moro he
sVoided In time Of war than sactirl-
cer OF blood II the rights Of tho na
uon are to he vindicated and made
saie Tor the future and just peace
10 be secured for the world
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
Thirty Thousand Soldier
Letters Lost on Anddnid

WASHINGTCN. March 9.-Thlrty
thousand letters to relatives and
friends at home. written by Ameri-
can soldiers In France. were lost
wbcn the steamship Andania was
sunk off the coast OF Ireland, the lat
ter part OF January II was announced
today by the post office department.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
PnN Ynnr WnIrr mn

Your water tin Ia now due and
must he paid on or hcfure the 10Th
or service will he discontinued or
penalty added This Is your last no.
toe. Receipts returhod only whom
accompanied by postage Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10

CONTINUED FROM PAGE rouu
DhIiTLISNtLIE.

k--@-----~~--- - - q -a~---
Saturday afternoon the members Of the
puhrriv club gave a war bridge party al
mo oak lliN club rooms Misses liilds
Nitchio Lroaoro llsi'au. Nell Morgan, Vida
Robinson and MAblo Crnn ia we're host.
rsses for she afternoon
Miss Hlauche Adams OF 7CoitsyviNc was
'he guest ~ friends in the city last week
Mrs Wry Nkrls entertained the mem.
hcfs ot the Home MHaiouary s'clotv fr
cav a't,rroou Fol'owius tho program tea
vtE served
pr Burrls Jenkins and Jack Bahrr were
honor gpUsts AZ breakfast a. the home of
Nr and Mrs II II McCllhtock Friday
morning
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
Waist Special S4.95

Every waist IN TINS Tot lS q Iate
spring model. Materials of
georgotte crepos and crepe de
chine. Silk embroidered and
beaded. Fancy cuffs and hem
stitched effects. Shawl collars.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-04
LIVER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says IS year Old Kentucky LADY, Who Tells How She Was Rassd
After Few Doses Of BIackDrsugh.

Meadorsviils. Ky.-Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham. Of this town, says: AT
my age. which Is IS. the liver does
not act 80 well as when young. A few
years ago. my stomach was all out Of
fix. was cOnstipated. my liver
didn't act. Ny digestion was bad. and
It took 40 little to upset me. Ny ap-
petite was gone. was very weak. !.
decided I would giys Black
Draught = thorough trial a. / knew It
vas highly recommended for this
trouble. / began taking Il I felt
better after q few doses. Ny appetite
improved and I became stronger. Ny
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon rlshted with : few
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-04

saw snrapnel bursting by the thou
sands. Little could be seen Of the
men who were fighting despite the fact
that many divisions were locked In a
death struggle.
Presently we saw the fighting line.
The Germans were about two kilome.
tiers behind the Marine. which flowed
by directly in front Of us. German
cavalry in great numbers was en-
camped along the banks of the river.
Two temporary bridges In a very dilap-
idated condition constructed of what
ever materials were at hand were To-
Gated near us. Preparations had been
made TO blow them up with thousands
Of pounds Of dynamite. The electric
fuses had been strung to the point
where we were located and ii was up
to us to manipulate the switches. Con-
nected with the battle line by tele-
phone. we were In a position to destroy
the bridges at moments notice.
The fighting became more lively.
We saw the French rush to attack and
retire again. The fire of musketry in
creased and the attacks became more
frequent This continued for more
than two hours.
We saw the French continuing to
bring up re-enforcements constantly
despite the German artillery fire.
After an extended pause the French
made another attack. employing sew
eral different kinds of formations.
Each time the waves of offensive
troops were forced hack. At three
o'clock in the afternoon. under blow
which contained the full power Of
France, our troops were forced 20 re-
tire, first slowly, then In wild fight.
The exhausted Germans could not be
rallied in the face of this blow. With
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-04

We now tried to gather by COM
NAMES. OF. our own company only IL
mon remained. Presently others strag.
pled in until there were 20 Of us as
semhled. There is eager questioning
everywhere as each man attempts to
learn about his connrade or acquaint-
ance. Few questions can be answered,
however. as each man had thought
onIy az himself in that fight
Driven by hunger we approached
the village. The first thing we did
was to hasten to the wells and drink.
we drank as II we wanted to oil our
selves up with enough water to last us
the rest Of our lives. Only here and
there were we able to find anything to
eat A few beets we're left In the gar
dens and we ate them eagerly, without
waiting to wash or clean them.
where is our company Nobody
knows. We are the company, we 90
men. And our officers. Somewhere
surely" said soldier, somewhere In
4 bomb-proof corner"
but what were we 10 dot No one
could decide. Presently noncommis.
stoned oficer Of the field gendarmes
approached on horseback. L Is the
dufy 81 this particular class q defend
ers 81 the fatherland to round up
slackers behind she front
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-04

If you have followed a business for
so years and don't understand it,
would it not be good sense to quit it
and go at something that you can
learn? This is true of even blowing.
| have been in the Sewing Machine
business for so years, have sold and
repaired almost all kinds. Surely |
ought to know a good machine, and !
DO. | can, and will sell you just as
good Sewing Machine as is made
for much less than you can buy such
a machine for anywhere else. Why
not save money? You haven't it to
throw away / don't suppose. Why
pay peddlers $40 to $50 for bringing
machine to you, when you can save
that by coming after it, or having it
shipped to your nearest depot. This
is no joke; come and see and
be convinced, or send for Illustrated
Price Lists. Shuttles and parts for
all machines.
All kinds of Sewing Machines
Thoroughly Repaired. Ny shop is
now near Mohawk, Tenn. Any ma
chimes sent to me to repair should be
sent to Mohawk, prepaid. Any ma
chimes brought to me to repair should
be brought to me. near Mohawk, on
Knoxville wagon ROAD.
NV postoffce is Midway, Tenn, Rt.
II. JOHN M. MCKEE.
TAKE NOTICE
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-04

wild confusion all tried at the same
time to reach the bridges beyond
which lay safety.
AT this instant the cavalry which
had taken cover along the river bank
gallOped to the bridge position. In a
moment the bridge was covered with
human bodies, all racing for the OPP
posite bank. We could see this tenn
porary structure trembling under this
enormous burden.
Our officer saw the situation and he
nervously pressed the telephone re-
ceiver to his left ear His right hand
was on the switch. Breathessly he
stared at the fleeing masses. "If only
the telephone connections had not been
broken" he muttered to himself He
knew as well as all the rest Of us that
he was to act on the instant that the
curt order came over the wire.
1t was not much that he had to do.
Merely make movement Of his hands.
Masses of troops continued to rush
across the bridge until more than half
were safely over The bridge further
above was not In such great demand,
and with the lessened congestion al
most all who crossed here were
already safe. We could see how the
first Of the French units had crossed,
but the bridge continued TO stand.
The sergeant who manned the appa.
ratus at this bridge became restless
waiting for orders, and faally on his
own initiative blew It NJ. Some
Frenchmen and hundreds o. Germans
upon the bridge founG their graves In
the Marine
At the same moment the officer
standing next to me received the order
to blow up the las. bridge. He hesi-
tated to obey, for he could still see
many Germans on the other side. He
could see the race Cor the road Leading
to the bridgehead as oil sought safety
at the same instant. There a terrible
panic reigned. Many soldiers jumped
into the river and tried to swim across.
The pressure became greater as the
thousands stlll on the other side tried
to get back.
The message over the wire became
more and more insistent. Finally the
officer sprang up, rushed by the pio-
neer standing at the apparatus and
second later there was terrible doto-
nation--bridge and men were thrown
into the air hundreds Of meters. just
as river at high tide races along.
taking with 1t all manner Of debris, so
the surface Of the Marine was covered
with wood, men. torn uniforms and
horses. Efforts to swim were futile.
yet soldiers continued to jump Into the
river.
On the other side the French began
to disarm such German soldiers as
stood there with raised hands. Thou.
sands Of prisoners. innumerable horses
and machine guns fell into the hands
Of the enemy. Several Of our company
were Just about to retire with the
electric apparatr when something de-
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