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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
General Pershing Is Only
Commander-in-Chief To
Hold on to His Big Job

Paris, France. Aug. 31.-Gen. Per
shinE holds the unique distinction Of
being the only ommanderinchief Of
any Of the combating armies who
has held on TO his job since the be-
ginning. England has seen Sir Doug
las Haig supplant marshal French In
France there have been three supreme
commanders. marshal JOffre. Cen Nj
velle and Petain. italy removed Gen.
Cadorna after the Caporetto disaster,
replacing him with Gen. Diaz.
Only the hereditary princes OF Ger
many are fmmovable. While Won
AIolt3le gave way TO Won Falkenhayn.
and Won Falkenhayn to Hindenberg.
even the famous Hindenburg is being
supplanted little by little by Luden-
dorff. Won Kluck. Bulow and Won
Hansen long ago disappeared. each
in turn, but there still remain the
crown princes Of Bavaria and Wur-
temberg and. Of course. the imperial
crown prince. the heir apparent The
imperial princes are never vanquished,
no matter what happens.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
~ BERT FORD.

When the woman comes you do the
barking" "
The first speaker screwed up his
face and Erowled-
"Oofi Oofi Oofi"
The woman looked at him and his
a0ofl Oofi Oofi and a couple OF
wow-wows." said the self appointed
Interpreter, fast losing courage
The woman. still puzzled, became
sympathetic. Just about the time that
she concluded the orator was cracked
in the dome. a red headed private at
his left doubled up both arms, Tapped
them like a chicken, opened his mouth
and deposited an imaginary egg in his
A faint light OF comprehension
beamed in the waitress's eyes
How do you want them. fellows"
asked a correspondent, coming 70 the
rescue Cooked or scrambled It
isn't 'oof.' old man. though your at
tempt wasn't bad The French word
for egg is 'oeuf.' the Il being silent
as in cherry" And all hands laughed.
Some Learn Fast
Tt IS astonishing how rapidly some
OF the Americans learn French Sol
dfers who never had the advantage
Of a fun grammar school course aften
become more proficient than those
who learned a scattering at high
school and forgot it A regular army
chauffeur who drives me, veteran OF
Cuba and Mexico. rattles It off like a
native. He did not know a word Of
French when he came over six months
ago
Got It by living with a French
family" he said. "Brlited there four
months. Making yourself talk It that
way by mixing in has college pro-
fessors beaten a mile Sometimes
think I'll forget how 70 talk my own
language. Get 'em all balled up at
times. Had my goat for a time. Who
ever made our out OF yes?"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

WITH the American Army in France,
w Aug. 31.-A new language is in
the making in France. Soldiers Of
the allied forces are helping the civil
ians to coin it. It is a sort OF war
lingo shuttle Of catch phrases from
the allied tongues. spiced with robust
American slang and army chatter.
Fragments are bound 10 endure
and triclzls back TO the United States
and to the other countries that sent
troops to fight for world democracy
Senegalese and Hindu Chinese will
vary home gems they are now spout
ing. such as have heart" beat IT,"
sit down. you're rocking the boat"
stop your kidding" and kindred
other products Of the U. s A
our soldiers are writing in letters
and viii carry home apt trench
phrases such as "merci beaucoup.'
meaning thank you, kindly com
bfen." how much:' "ici." here
''c'est CONNIE fl faut." mot difficult"
"addftione" in asking for a bill;
"finis." and a string OF others.
LinEunI Struggles
Pocket editions Of dictionaries con-
tanning French and English words are
popular. It IS amusing 20 see en-
listed men consulting dictionaries in
stores and hotels desperately endeav-
oring TO frame sentences to make
themselves understood
Not long ago I'm a rural cafe back Of
the lines we saw four buck privates
ordering eggs. one remarked:
"Au you've got TO do is make a
noise like a dog. Our top sergeant
learned French from the butchers
daughter with the red cheeks. He
told me the word for eggs is 'oof'
IAN right" said his comrade.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
British Milk Director
Praises American Plan

London. Eng Aug S1--Amerlca
leads England in the matter Of milk
sanitation and control and after the
war England may take steps TO adopt
Americas superior methods, according
TO ". Buckley, director Of the milk
branch Of the ministry OF food in
Great Britain
Addressing representative from
the trades councils in London dis
trict, the London food vigilance com
-1iffee and cooperative societies,
Buckley said the quality OF milk sold
in this country today is not all that
i'd should be. the reason being tnat
the milk IS sold at a standard price
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
Members of Ambulance
Corhs Sure Haze eats

Paris, France. Aug 51.-Those who
Joined the army with the impression
that beans constituted the biggest
part Of the meal are becoming disillu-
stoned. Here is a typical menu;
Breakfast - Fried eggs, French
fried potatoes, c0rnmeal mush. bread
and butter, coffee and milk
Dinner-Vegetabl soup, roast veal,
fruit. creamed dressing. French green
peas, string beans, green onions, egg
custard pie, bread and butter. coffee
and milk
Supper-Potato salad. Swiss cheese,
cold sliced veal. lettuce with mayon-
raise. prune cobbler. bread and butter,
coffee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
Son Of Hun General,
Unlike Kaiser's Boys,
Fights-Is Captured

Paris france. Aug. ia rather
distinguished bird was forced into a
landing behind the American lines at
Chateau Thierry- He was Lieut. Won
Arnlm. the son OF Gen. Slxte Won Ar
MIN OF the Hun army. and the bring
ing down OF Quentin Roosevelt was
in a measure avenged BY the Franco
American airmen in the sector.
The generals son had come a little
too close 20 the Franco-American
lines Young Won Arnim suddenly
found himself cut off BY a Frenchman
who dropped from the clouds and was
on the Huns tail before he had a
chance TO think.
A spiteful crackle from the French
flyers machine gun and Won Arnim's
wing crumpled up He tried TO head
for Germany and safety. but the
Frenchman -herded" him with con-
summate skill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
German Drive
Starts, British Make
Shells To Stop Hun.

Manchester, Eng, Aug. 5L-(Corre-
spoudence Of the Associated Press-)-
Two days after the British began
their big drive on the SOmme a rush
order for 5000 shells was given one
Of the projectile factories in this dis
trict- So promptly was the order ex-
ecuted that the shells reached the
British gunners in time to be used
for smaGhing the enemy's first coun-
ter attack.
This shows how closely the NUM-
ton plants are related to the front
and gives an idea Of the remarkable
degrsa Of cooneration that exists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
Huns Won't Fight With
Bauonets. Saus Marine

London. Eng, Aug 31--The German
soldier at close quarters in a bayonet
attack is valueless as a fighter, and
the only time he's able TO fight is
when he is so or more yards away,
behind a machine gun.
This is the opinion OF American ma
rines in the recent Chateau Thierry
push An American naval official
visited the hospital OF a number OF
the Yank soldiers Of the sea" who
had been wounded and gassed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
German Trench Gun Is Admirable
-::- -:.- Ill -.I:- -:I:-
Is Finally ADOPTED By The Allies

Darts, France. Aug. S1.-Aeeord-
4 ing to Gen Percins OF the
French army. the Germans owe
their gain OF territory In their
last offensive 10 n new and sue
eessfuI piece Of artillery called
the trench gun. OF support gun.
The French premier, VI. Georges
Clemeneeau. was the first to ap-
preciate the advantages OF this
weapon. which is light enough to
accompany the advancing iufan-
try. Orders have been placed with
French manufacturers for larEe
quantities. OF these guns for the
French and American armies.
For the first three years OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
American Nurses Are 4 Curiosity
-:..:- -..:- dis -s- -:.-
LondOners Always Watching Them
~ FARIE d Reeves

7 ONDON. Eng. Aug 3L.-A few
Il weeks ego a group Of Amer
lean officers. then almost a new
sight in London, would turn more
heads and cause more stir on the
streets or IN hotels than any
other sight IN London Today
most Londoners know that their
slim uniforms and high collars DO
not mean that an army OF padres
has descended upon the town
But In a town fun OF uniformed
girls. where slim. blue eyed grille
girls drive powerful government
automobiles, and square shoul-
fered little husllies manipulate
heavy trucks. a group Of Ameri-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
Irish Coal Famine Is
Predicted BIZ Authorities

Dublin. Ireland. Aug. 31.-Ireland
faces a fuel famine the coming winter.
This country is almost entirely de-
pendent on Great Britain for coal sup
plies. The scarcity Of shipping. as
well as the reduced output in Eng
lish mines owing to CONSUMPTION are
two factors which make it inevitable
that Ireland will fall far short
II. c. Burgess, Irish coal controller.
has Just announced that the supplies
TO this country viii be reduced about
80 per cent 1t is feared this will
cause great suffering among the poor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

can nurses is still a matter for
general curiosity and craning OF
necks.
There is no chance OF mistak-
ing them for English girls There
are weeks at a time when hardly
a doughboy or an American Of
ficer is 10 be seen on the streets,
so rapidly are they being shot
forward TO that great training
ground across the channel
A little street urchin, a girl Of
five or six. raced excitedly along
the street beside two nurses not
long ov&r from the United States,
shouting
Hello. America hello, Americai
hello. America"
More sedate groups watch the
newcomers with much the same
feeling.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

war every beufEerent general
staff realized thar unless the de-
fences OF the enemy were COM
plefely destroyed to pierce the
lines would he Impossible. Because
the artillery preparation in each
case. although formidable. was not
accurate enough, the offenaiTes OF
Nimy, Flanders. Champagne and
Terdun failed to break the lines
The cost Of artillery preparn-
tion which preceded these attacks
was enormous. There was also
the danger OF the artillery firing
on its own advancing formations
To observe the results OF the
artillery fire from n long distance
was almost impossible. and 80
the attack at the right mome1H
was a matter OF EuesEWorks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
WOUNDED AMERICANS
And BELGIAN KING.
DINE UP IN TREES.
KING MANIFESTS AN INTEREST
IN BOYS FROM UNITED States

Circular Stairway Winds Through Branches Of Giant
Tree, With Floors at Various Heights Wherein Tables
Are Placed; Monarch of Belgium Chats With Ameri-
cans Gives Them Fine Cigars When He Leaves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
WAR DEVELOPS new LANGUAGE,
P0LYGL0T Of THE TRENCHES

Soldiers Use Jargon of Many Tongues, Forming Pic
turesque Slang in Which English and French Predomi-
nate; Struggles of American Soldiers With French
Amusing But Some Learn New Language Rapidly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31
CANADIANS, ANZACS
And ENGLISH FEEL
.PANG OF JEALOUSY
ALL ARE EAGER To INTRODUCE
AMERICANS TO BIC WAR CAME.

All Argue for Right of Chaperonage in Americans First
Large Encounter Honor Finally Falls to the Anzaes
American Officers Plead to Be Reduced to Ranks
in Order to Take Part in the Attack
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-31

10 take the Americans into ehs ms
for their baptism % fire IN an attack.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07
WHAT 4 cREAT BATTLE MEANS.

When 100000 soldiers in action the wounded will
number approximately 10000 and MAJOR minor opera
tons will be necessary upon about 10000 of them while
5000 men will require medical attention.
This gives an idea of the work suddenly thrown upon
army medical service in battle such has been rag
ing in France only instead of 100000 men in action
there are around 100000 engaged. The Red Cross,
therefore is not exaggeratng when it tells American
men that surgical dressings cannot be oversupplied
The United States army medical service now has turned
to the Red Cross the task of supplying army with
surgical dressings. The army will furnish the materials
and the will do the work. according to specifca-
tions made by the army 1t is fine compliment to Red
Cross workers.
One surgeon in the Of eight hours will
between 800 and 400 packets Of surgical dressings
from 4S0O to $500 individual dressings Multiply this
by hundreds and thousands of surgeons working at top
speed in great battle and still further emphasis is given
to the statement that an oversuppy is improbable.
Nearly all the wounded recover. The percentage of
wounded who recover in this war is higher than in any
other because aid is given promptly right behind the
trenches, at first aid station in dugout then at the
evacuation hospital and finally at the base hospital
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07
A HUMANE POLICY.

President Wilson's action in saving from the death
penalty two soldiers who had been convicted by court
martial Of being found asleep sentry duty and
Others of refusal to drill will be generally approved by
the public All of the quartet mere boys The two
sleepers were pardoned and the other two given
communication of sentence to three years Imprisonment
The details of the cases made public It is
only known that they volunteers in the regular
army that they had been assigned to sentry DUTY while
serving on the firing line in France Military law is very
strict in dealing with both offenses. The facts having
been established the court imposed the death penalty,
as is customary in such cases.
1t does appear from the meager details given to the
public that the derlicon of these young any
loss to the allied forces although probably military law
would look upon that fact merely fortunate phase
and not ustfyng ameoration of the punishment which
should be dealt out But the announcement that four
young Americans who had volunteered their services
their and offered their lives in the cause of
freedom be shot in punishment for oenses which
serious though they WERE did not the sacrifice of
the lives of any of their comrades shocking to the
public less penalty, it generally believed,
would have as good corrective effect the snung out
of these immature lives.
The War Department, it is known took this view Of
the matter 1t is understood that it is to be policy
of the administration not to impose the death penalty
for oenses of this sort unless the is exceptional
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

1t is right that extreme should be exercised in
pertaining the truth of the charges that there has been
graft and great waste of time and money in the
facture of airpanes but it strikes that allowing many
months pass after had become very certain that
thing wrong before getting at the facts is in itself
criminal waste of precious time. We have been in the
war now for than year and told by Custom
BorgIum, who has investigated the matter with the
thory of the President to back him that billions of dollars
have been squandered and not servceable apane pro-
duced And all this time European models that were
known to be servceable at command and al
lies calling to US to hurry
is but fair to say that absolute confidence is not
placed in Mr. Borgum report but there appears to be
question that there has been vast waste of 9th time
and money-crminal waste which should meet with the
severest punishment. Is the cause for which Of
fering millions of lives and billions upon billions of dol
lars to be endangered in order that officials
contractors shall be enriched 1t is time to take drastic
action in this matter We in and he who throws
obstacles in the way of effective prosecution Of the
traitor and should be treated traitors treated in
time Of war, sa@tS@psi ssaAf~ss,' sse-rsegy..
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07
How THEY DO IN ENcLANp.

Over in England they are enforcing the food regula-
tons in way that will make the people observe them
It is related that was fined for feeding grain
her bird Another in court charged with cleaning her
wall paper with bread The police found store Of -four
and canned goods in mans house. and he fined
$3.50 and the stores confscated Another man who was
boarding sugar and tea for his own use was fined $780,
And unless the folks in this country get the idea that
the food orders jokes there will soon be work of
this kind going on over here
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07
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LIBERTY


God in His wonderful power has
seen fit to call from earth to heaven
another one of his believing children
Mrs. Catherine Fellers, who was
born December 25th, 1887, departed
this life May lst, 1918, being 80 years
four months and six days old. She
leaves seven children and host Of
friends to mourn her departure.
Mrs, Fellers was loved by every
body, and numbered her friends by
the score. She was a member of the
Free VIII Baptist church at this place
and for the past sixty-fve Of her life
she lived a consistent Christian.
She was a great church woman and
was always to be found at her post;
not only going herself but always TAX
ing her children.
One by one the chairs stand va
cant,
Occupied by those we love;
One by one the seats are filling in
Our Fathers home above.
She was always cheerful and kind,
having a bright smile for all with
whom she came in contact. Why
should we doubt that Mrs. Fellers Is
now waiting at the golden gate with
outstretched arms for the love ones
left behind. We would now say to
the husband, children and friends:
Weep not as those who have no hope,
but strive every day to follOwin her
footsteps and at last meet her in the
great beyond.
The funeral service was conducted
by Revs. ]. S. Burgess and ]. B. Cross
in the Free Baptist church at this
place on May End, after which her
remains were laid to rest in Liberty
memetery. GRAY HEAD.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

Being contented with the little chicken and egg trade
that comes to the city Friday and Saturday and putting
life into their business the other four or five days Of
the week has naturally gotten the business men and mer
chants of Greenevie into rut that they don't want to
get out Of Some merchant is going to wake up one of
these days and the columns of the Daily Sun for
spell and the rest of you win wonder Why you did not
think Of that before and do the same thing.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07
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MYERS NEWS FROM ROUTE IS y
Mvrpc
AVA GAA9


Dr. NJ. G. Price, of Mosheim, filed
the pulpit here at the Union church,
Sunday a. M, using as his theme,
"The Resurrection" The Doctor
handled the subject in a very inter-
esting way.
In the afternoon, Sunday, we heard
Rev. Reed, at Mt. Pleasant, and he
also delivered an excellent sermon.
Masters Cecil and Robert Bible, Of
Bibles Valley, were our guests Sat
urday night and Sunday, attending
Sunday school and preaching here.
This vicinity was we'll represented
at the Murphey carnival in your city
the past week.
W. H. Bible and family, Of Mo
hawk, spent short while here Sun
day afternoo.
Mr.. Draper, the piano man, was in
this section last week, talking sales
for his goods.
Mr.. A. Gray and family, of New
Bethel, spent Sunday here with rela-
tives.
w. F. Bible, Jr., is spending a few
days here with homefolks.
Mrs. Bessie Jones is in very deli
cate health, at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Rutledge at
tended church at Browns Springs
Sunday.
Quite lot of corn has been plant
ed over. The cold weather prevent
ed the early corn from terminating.
G.. w. Wright and family, of your
city, spent Sunday here the guests of
Mordica Brown and family.
Those interested in the cemetery
at Mt. Pleasant are requested to meet
there next Saturday morning for the
purpose of cleaning the grave yards.
Let all come out and assist. *.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

Rev. Smith preached another one
of his good sermons at St. James
church Sunday. Quite a number at
tended.
Mrs. Dolph Love was confined to
her room last week with neuralgia,
but is reported improving at this time.
Mrs. sudie Critselous, who has
been visiting her husband for some
few weeks, who is at the Camps in
South Carolina, returned to her home
at Caney Branch Sunday.
Your scribe dined last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stephens.
Quite number from this place are
planning to attend the Sunday school
Convention at Ebenezer church next
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. We
learn that Col. Geo. w. Doughty will
give the Sunday school an address,
Mr.. Columbus Myers and family
were shopping in Greeneville last Fri
day.
Mrs. Jas. Phillips, who has been
suffering very badly with an afflicted
eye, is improving under the care and
treatment Of Drs. Holt and Hays, Of
Greeneville.
Among those who called on Mrs.
Jacob Meas last Saturday afternoon,
were Mrs. Philip G. ottinger, Miss
Lille Critselous and her cousin, Miss
RAIDER, Master L. V. Henry and your
scribe.
Those who attended the carnival
in Greeneville last Saturday night re-
ported it to be very good.
Miss Audria Meas is confined to her
room with rOsiola.
May God help and protect our sol
der boys, and peace be sounded from
shore to shorel old Blue Eyes.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

The first Greene county boy to be wounded in battle
was announced in telegram to the Daily Sun this morn
ing at o'clock The message stated that Private Brtton
G. Harrison Greenevile, Tenn R. F. d. No. g. was re-
ported slightly wounded in todays casualty list This
goes to prove again another advantage in trying to keep
alive the little daily newspaper in Greeneville.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

Do you remember that Kitchener said when the Huns
first failed in their drive to paris that ian invading army
that cannot invade is beaten army" That's about the
it looks today regards Hndenburgs present drive
according to the news dispatches from the front
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

warning to be careful about lead pencils in which ex
posves may be concealed issued at the quartemas
ters headquarters at Camp Devens 1t said that such
pencils had been found other cantonments and that
they were of German make.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

One American soldier in France has the bright idea:
After being wounded he said: "All of us who thought
baseball the great American game have changed our
minds There is only game to keep the American flag
fying-that is, kill the Huns got several before they
got me-"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

It is disgrace to the business of Greenevile to
allow copies of the Daily Sun to go into other towns and
communities with not single merchant or business man
represented in its columns What kind of an opinion do
you suppose this gives of Greeneville?
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

Ambassador Gerard says that the Kaiser once told him
that he would "stand no nonsense from the United
States" Well, the United Staets doesn't feel in non
senscal humor We suspect that William getting the
notion by this time that this isn't nonsense
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

It's the top and it looks very much like the top
on the west front Itcouldnt be much topper.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

We never expect much from April. And usually are
not disapp nted 1t May weather look to for spring
and good weather. And that month seldom dsappoints
either.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-07

The world is full of inventions time. None
needed however, to help waste time Man is sufficient
unto himself for that