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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
Laugh
At the Enemy Gas
On Picardy Front
Their Force Becomes Stronger
Every Day, They Are Better
Intrenched, and They Har-
rass Foe by Continued Fire.

With the American Army in Frence
May 9.-Except for artillery firing
and patrolling, there is little new in
Picardy.
Every day Americans become
stronger. apparently they are bet
ter intrenehed than the Germans,
who are being continually harassed,
day and night, Despite the enemy's
heavy expenditure in gas, he heas OBJ
tanned nc advantage in this sector,
the Americans discounting his every
move.
A letter which seemed to be fresh
ly written, found in the clothing of a
German killed by the Americans in
Picardy, discloses the effectiveness of
the American fire against the enemy
and the difficulties the Germans are
having in bringing up supplies. The
letter read:
Germany's Food is Scant.
"Here we lie in a village which has
been completely demolished by artil-
lery fire. The village is near Mont
didicr. We dare not show ourselves.
We live in the cellar. We have to go
and get our food at night. Last night
went out with detail which
brought back food. We got direct
hit. A shell hit our party, which
killed some men and wounded several.
hope we will soon be taken from the
western army"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
PERSHTNG URGES
SOLDIERS TO WRITE
ON MOTHERS DAY

With the American Army in France
May 9,-Gen. Pershing has issued the
following order to all units of the
American expeditionary forces in
France:
"To All Commanding Officers:
II wish every officer and soldier in
the American expeditionary forces
would write letter home on Mothers
day. This is a little thing for each
to do, but these letters will carry back
our courage and our affection to the
patriotic women whose love and pray
ers inspire us and cheer us on to VIC
tory.
(Signed) 'PERSHING."
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
Who Ever Continues at Head of
The British Government Must Be
For the Continuation of the War

be the first to be requested by the
king to form a new cabinet. This
would accord with British precedence
which requires that the leader Of the
opposition be offered the premiership
when the house of commons over
throws the ministers in power.
Asquith has been in reality the lead
er of the opposition since his own
resignation of the premiership, but
to the present, he has directed no
more than benevolent opposition
against the government. His return
to power on a question so closely con-
nected with the miltaristic issues as
the present dispute would result in
many difficulties and it is probably
Asquith would decline the premier
ship because of this fact.
Who the alternative choice of pre-
mier would be, it is impossible to say,
but nobody could continue in office
shead of new British government
who had not pledged himself to a
whole-hearted continuation Of the
war. On this point the house Of com
mons would insist. However, the
Maurice incident ends, therefore
Great Britain's support of the allies
cause as fully in the future as in the
past, will not be affected in the
slightest degree.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
Seven Soldiers Killed Out
right, Ten Seriously Wound
ed In Troop Train Wreck

COLUMBIA s. G. May 10 By the United Pres)-seven soldiers
others seriously wounded and expected
The train carrying the advance guard Of the S21s Infantry
leaving Jackson Columbia for Camp SEWER Greene wreck
o'clock this morning high ese Camp Jackson One
broke just the train reached the e
finally going the ese and pulling two
with it. old wooden coach and the steel trucks from another
fell the first coach smashing the inside There thirty
five in this coach
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
BRITISH NAVY BLOCKS ANOTHER CERMANNAVAL BASE
French Troops Capture Park And More Than Two Hundred Prisoners
Forty Per Cent of Men in Class
One Are to Be Called This Year

Washington May 10 B the United Approximately forty per
cent Of the the United will be called to coors
this The total two million thirteen thousand
four hundred and netyv was made public today by
Provost Marshal General Cowder following in the House late
yesterday determining quotas be based upon the
Der in this class credit being given for volunteers
Tennessee has uosand and fftyfou in the
second draft quota.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
Bombardment of German Positions by
American Artillery Does Great Damage

With the Americans in Pcardy, May 10. (By the United
Press The fierce bombardment of the German positions by
the American artillery demolished the church at Cantngy and
several adjacent buildings They plew the machine gun
implacemens and post command positions at Fonane Mont
dider and Coulemarche Many buildings at Mesn and the
observation post fire. The bombardment lasted all
night The concusson the guns rocked the entire front The
Germans are making attempts to capture Amer
prisoners single has been captured far this
front An attempted enemy raid epused before they
etrated the barbed-wire entangements.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
TWENTY-ONE NAMES
IN CASUALTY LIST

Washington. May lO.-Today's
casualty list contains twenty-one
names. Four killed in action, one
missing, one lost at sea, one died Of
wounds, three dead Of disease. one
death from accident, three severely
wounded, seven slightly wounded.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
BIG CITY TRACTOR
HAS ARRIVED

The large 7-ton tractor, purchased
by the city some months ago, has
arrived and viii be ready for service
at once. The big truck is to be used
for pulling the street lusher, street
sweeper. and for removing ali street
aeeumulations. Our officials tell us
that they can now keep the paved
streets clean throughout the city at
all times.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
(For tn. United Pres. BY Mason

(For the United Press by Mason.)
New York, May 10.-Indications
all point to the Lloyd George ministry
winning a democratic victory in the
house Of commons today by defeating
militaristic effort to make Major Cen
erals sprerior to disciplinary measures
imposed by the high civilian authori-
ties.
The overthrow of the government
viii result only if the premier and
the chancellor of the exchequer are
proyen to have deliberately deceived
the British nation concerning grave
military matters. To assist in Gre
at:ng throughout the world an i'm
pression Of unreliability of British
ministerial declarations will weaken
anv British politician who sides with
General Maurice unless the charges
are conclusively maintained.
For this reason, ex-Premier AS
naith may reconsider his initial hos
tility to the government as today's
debate proceeds, and may in the end
withdraw his motion, which amounts
~ j demand for a formal inquiry into
the honor of members of the minis
trv It. however,, the government
should fall as result Of today's pro-
ceedings, Asquith would undoubtedly
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
British Naval Forces Make Another Raid
OnHun Naval Base; Blockade Entrance

London, May TO- (By the United Press The British naval
forces raded the German naval base at Csend the
Belgian coast and bockaded the entrance the harbor by
sinking old cruiser the Vindctve which participated in
the Zeebugge raid has been officially announced
The Vndicve filled with concreate The British lost only
one motor launch The casualties light
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
Aircraft Ex-
penditures Have
Been Exceeded
(By the United Press. }

Washington, May 10.--Information
that Secretary MeAdoO considers the
passage of the new war tax law i'm.
peratively necessary at this session Of
congress, acted like a bombshell to.
day in both houses, and the hottest
opposition Immediately developed.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
FRENCH TROOPS CAPTURE PARK TOGETHER
WITH MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED PRISONERS

Paris May 1OThe French Troops completely captured
park at Grvesnes yesterday afternoon capturing two hundred
and twenty-five prisoners and quantity Of material the French
office reported.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10

London May OThe British troops last night recapturee
small portion Of the trench which the Germans took north
Albert in the morning Hag reported Elsewhere there only
artillery activity.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
MAY SEEK NEW LOCATIONS
FOR GERMAN NAVAL BASES

Washington, May 10-The conclusion of the second sue
cessful effort to cork up the Uboa nests Ostend and
bugge followed here today by suggestions by the nav
cer that the British aggressive action would eventually
force relocation Of the German bases
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
Necessity For
War Tax Law Is
Being Discussed

Washington, May 10.--Expendi-
lures for the aircraft have been ex.
ceeded BY one hund and fifty-seven
million dollars, according to the re
mort submitted to the Senate today
bv Senator Thomas, Of Colorado.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-10
GERMAN OPPOSITE AMERICANS
SHOW EVIDENCE o FUNEASINESS

American Army in Lorraine May 1O-The Germans oppo-
site the American lines in Lorraine continue to show evidence
Of uneaness They speeding their machine gun and
llery fire and Increasing their gas bombardment evidently
seeking to foresta any aggressive action by men,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
OPERATORS FOR
NEW FACTORY
About 125 Women and Girls Agree 70
Work in New Plant to be
Installed at
Bonapartc.

goNAPARTE. April 13.-The So
Letting committee of the BonaDarte
Commercial club has signed up
about 125 women and girl operators
for clothing factory work. Others
are coming soon and they must haze
q, least 200 in order to complS with
their end OF the contract. 1t is prob
abIe that representative of the fac
terry Will come to Bonaparte about
Friday of this week. Any one caring
FOR employment in a garment factory.
can secure same by sending their
name 10 the Bonaparte Comnerciai
cgf3b thls week. Some Bondparte
people who have visited one OF the
branch factories Of this company
during the past week. find It unusual
IN clean, neat and inviting and they
are now employed entirely ON sol
clers' uniforms.
1rs, Maria Smith went TO Ciicago
yDee1ay u ff1ts week f5T visit with
nsyr daughter. Mrs Jeanette Jerome.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
Miss Helen Maxwell Died Yesterday
in Minnesota, After
Long H.
ness.
LIVED HERE MANY YEARS
She Was Born In Trenton, Missouri,
But She Moved TO This
City Some Years
Later.

Brief mention was made in The
Gate City last night Of the death OF
Miss Helen Maxwell, which occurred
at a sanitariuIn in Wabasha. Mimi,
yesterday morning at IL o'clock. she
was the daughter OF Mrs Mary Max
well and lived with the family IN
Keokuk for about twenty years. They
left this city about four years ago
because OF Miss Helen's failing health.
She is survived by her mother. VINO
lives at Mazeppa, MINI, and by two
brothers, Hewett Maxwell Of Chicago,
and Fred Maxwell OF Mazeppa, MINI.
Helen Maxwell was born at Tren-
ton. Mo-. June s, 1894. where she
lived until coming to this city. She
was a graduate of the Keokuk high
school and was young woman OF ex-
ceptionally fine character. She was
a member OF the First Westminster
Presbyterian church and had Wide
circle of friends here. She had been
very i'll for three years, being con-
fined to her bed much OF the time.
She was very patient sufferer and
her letters to friends here always
carried in them a note OF good cheer.
A brief funeral service Will be held
at the cemetery tomorrow morning
at about half past nine. In the alb
sence from the city of DR.. E B. New
comb, who was Miss Maxwelps pas
tor, the service will be conducted by
the Rev. II. B. McElree of the United
Presbyterian church. Friends are in
vited to the service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
Not a Bite of
Breakfast Until
You Drink Water
Says a glass Of hot water and
phosphate prevents Illness
and keeps US fit.

Just as coal, when 1t burns, leaves
behind certain amount OF incombus-
tible material in the form of ashes. so
the food and drink taken day after
day leaves in the alimentary canal a
certain amount of indigestible ma
terial, which if not completely elimina-
ted from the system each day. be-
comes food for the millions of bacteria
which infest the bowels. From this
mass of leftover waste, toxins and
Ptomain-like roisons are formed and
sucked into the blood
Men and women who can't get feel
ing right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink a glass OF real hot wa
ter with teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it to wash out of the
thirty feet of bowels the previous
days accumulation of poisons and tox-
ms andto keep the entire alimentary
canal clean, pure and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick
headache, colds, bilioIsness, constipa
ton, others who wake up with bad
taste, foul breath. backache, rheu
matte stiffness, or have sour, CLASSY
stomach after meals, are urged to get
a quarter pounG of limestone phos
phate from the drug store, and begin
practicing internal sanitation. This
will cost very little, but is sufficient
to make anyone an enthusiast on the
subject.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
prew.Illineton COMPUTATION.

John Drew and Margaret Ellington
are announced for the Grand next
Tuesday night, April %. as joint stars
in Pinero's comedy. The Gay Lord
Quex."
This will not be the first associa-
ton of these famous players IN the
same bill, for while Mr.. Drew was
under the management of the hate
Charles Frohman Miss Ellington was
for several seasons his leading won
an And oddly enough their last ap-
1sarances together was also In a
Pinero Llay-'His House in Older"
Since that time Miss Ellington Sas
starred iii he- ewn right and won a
host of followers from coast TO coast.
To adequately present Pinero's
The Gay Lord Quex," two star play
ers are needed and in point OF cast
ing this mastery comedy no better
selections could have been made than
OF Mr.. Drew and Miss Ellington. Tai
ent and training and personality Pc
culiarly equip these players for the
chief roles Of the Pinero comedy. The
play may be briefly described as a
duel OF wits between Lord Quex and
Sophy Fullgarney This means that
THE Gay Lord Quex" will afford Mr..
Drew and Miss Ellington opportun-
tiles for playing rare nowadays and
which these splendid artists will i'm
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18

afternoon. with Rev. D. d. Proper
officiating, and interment in the Vale
cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Cud-
dy, of Centerville; Mr.. and Mrs. J.
D. Loofbourrow of Fairfield; Robert
and Charles Mcdonald and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lovern Larson Of Burlington; .
Mrs. Georgia Wilson of Peoria, and
D. X. Calhoun OF Birmingham. came
to attend the funeral services.
Miss Beatrice Dawson went to
Rochester, Mimi, last week to visit
her mother and assist in getting her
home. Mrs. Dawson is recovering
from a severe operation
The farewell dance and benefit
given in honor of Hubert Slim last
Friday night was well attended. Be
sides Bonaparte friends, many came
from adjoining towns. The large
room was decorated with the coiors.
and although the floor was well
crowded, all seemed to have good
time. Hubert will leave for Camp
Cody Saturday Of this week.
Miss Bernice Tyler, former stu
dent and graduate OF the Bonaparte
high school, and very successful
teacher. has been elected to teach
the fifth and sixth grades of the
Stockport schools and her salary mas
been increased to $40 per month.
Bonaparte friends will be glad to
hear OF her continued success as a
teacher.
The P. E. O. society gave book
shower for the soldiers at Commun-
ity hall last Tuesday afternoon.
About one hundred books were re-
ceived for the use Of the soldier boys.
Refreshments, tea and cakes were
served.
Miss Ruth Houser is again quite
seriously ill. She was taken to Ora
ham hospital at Keokuk, Sunday.
A. Watson OF Des Moines, was a
guest Of his uncle, w. l. Boyle and
family. last week. Chas. Boyle. Of
Fairfield, was also visitor at the
Boyle home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
WESTERN TRAINS
TO BE CUT OFF
CONTINUED from page ID

ton of passengers to be given second
airy consideration. Recent elimination
of "superhuous trains east of the
Mississippi river has provided basis
for the Encouragement OF train SEIZED.
uies in other sections. The plan which
will be announced shortly, is expected
to affect the entire west.
Although the cut in service prom
ises to be the most drastic since the
government took charge of the rail
lines. officials stated the re-schedulins
has been worked out on purely an ef-
fciency basis. They asserted the pub
lie would suffer few Inconvenience.
Transcontinental trains no longer
will be permitted to carry half filled
coaches. And they will make more
stops, since contemplated changes will
eliminate numerous local trains. The
number Of trains from coast to coast
will be fewer Details as to the exact
reduction in that service were refused.
but it was understood the same cur
tailment would be effected as on con-
Meeting eastern lines where fewer
trains have proved practical.
The north" routes to the Pacific
coast are regarded by officials as hav-
ing the highest percentage Of super
fuous trains" Therefore fewer trains.
especially between Chicago and St.
Paul, is certain to be the rule
Little change in southern transcon-
service is anticipated. One
fast train, however, was said to be due
for conversion into a local traffic car
Tier-
This new action is another part OF
McAdoo's farreaching plans for con-
serving transportation facilities In an
OF the great strain expected
as America responds to the allies ap-
peals for achievements.
Yesterday it was announced that to
improve facilities in the congested
east, McAdoo would construct and put
into operation a line Of barges on the
Erie canal This coordination of ca
nal and railroad facilities will be un-
der the direction of G. A. Tomlinson,
Duluth. Mimi, and all traffic that can
be handled by water will be diverted
TO the canal
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
George Washington School Pupils Will
Have Benefit Friday Eve
ming at Their
School.
SPEAKERS ARE CHOSEN
Four Minute Speakers Are Selected
From the Entire Eighth Grade
to Represent the
school.

Four minute speakers chosen from
the school body will make addresses
at the junior Red Cross benefit
which will be held tomorrow evening
at 1880 o'clock in the George Wash
ington school building. There are two
girls and two boys in the list OF
speakers. They were chosen by the
school from the list of entrants, which
was close to $50. Every pupil in the
eighth grade wrote speech, and then
by the process OF elimination. the
four to represent the school wHfe chos-
en-. They are Fern Jones, Russell
Smith, Margaret PRAISE and Zahn
Gray.
The following program will be given
at the benefit tomorrow night:
Four minute war savings speech
Fern Jones.
Ribbon dance, Leaf or Feather. How
Do You Do, My Partner-Rooms one
and two.
Childlren's polka. Beeking-Room
three.
Gustafs Skal-Room four.
Four minute war savings speech
Russell Smith
Flag drill-Girls of rooms five, six
and seven.
Four minute war savings speech
Margaret PRAISE.
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Boys of rooms five, six and seven.
Four minute war savings speech
Zahn Gray.
Pictures.
The Year in Work and Play In Chi
cago NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Katherine
Martin, University of Chicago.
The pupils in the school made the
programs, the tickets and posters.
They are expecting and hoping to
have large audience at their enter
tainment.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
LIBERTY SHOES
AND WAR CLOTHES
CONTINUED from page IL

government to protect civilian con-
sumers.
officials indicate that only stand
ardized clothing controlled by a
sweeping price fixing policy covering
every stage of manufacture from raw
material to the finished product will
save the country from economic diff
ficulties II the war continues.
The war industries board is silent
ly plunging into its price fixing activ-
tiles. Wool manufacturers have been
notified to appear tomorrow for con-
ferences with Chairman Baruch OF
the board. Leather manufacturers
were here earlier in the week. Cot
ton men were assembled in New York
working on plans for reorganization
OF their own industry to be submit
ted to Baruch. Representatives OF
other industries will be called in the
future.
The rapid rise in price of neces-
saries lately has alarmed officials.
These prices are not the result in all
cases of shortage Of raw materials.
Raw cotton, for instance, dropped
sharply on the stock market last
week, but in the last two months
prices of finished cotton products
have practically doubled, it was stat
ed. Orders for hundreds OF thous-
ands Of yards Of gauze are usurping
the output Of looms. The same is
true of leather. hides being as plent-
iful as ever while shoes are soaring
in price.
Ofticials are also keeping an eye on
postwar foreign trade and their de-
termination to hold down prices is eS-
planned in part as a desire to have
America at the end of the war on a
price level which viii permit competi-
ton with foreign countries. They
point out the If prices are allowed to
rise now. labor will demand its share
OF the increase, supplies will go up,
and once raised, it will be extremely
difficult to attempt reduction such
as would be necessary when the Amer
lean manufacturers undersell other
countries.
England's success in standardizing
clothing is being carefully studied and
it is probable that whatever America
does will be modelled after the action
of England.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18

prove to the fullest degree.-Al
tisement.
WalIy Reid In "Thinss We Love
An old writing says, IAN men
the thing they love-" and on til
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includes Kathlyn Williams, Billy
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. Things We Love" contains on
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From an idealistic, impractical
ciiist, through gradual stages We v
the progression of the hero to q
sacrificing high-hearted volunteer.
mental stages that he passed thr
will be recognized by many
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The authors have struck the chord
will find it's respone in the hear
every American man, woman
child.
Wally Reid. always the clean
hard-tisted nghter of ability, ba
men and emotions to great triu
Dorothy Dalton in "Flare-Up
Chester Conklin in 1t Pays to
cise." and Sessue Hayakawa In
Honor OF His House" are Saturday
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