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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

OUR LOCAL OBSERVER

The morning service at the First
Baptist church last Sunday was de-
voted to Mothers Day, and the sim
plicity and devoutness Of the service
made it particularly appropriate. The
address by Mr.. ]. E. Biddle was one
Of the very best we have ever enjoy
ed from the lips of our gifted lawyer
friend.
We have been advised by one in
authority to handle this column with
out gloves" but while we know not
even the sensation of the gloved hand
gentry, (having always felt grateful
for merely a sock with whole heel)
the editor of the Sun is minus his
fighting breeches" and exercises his
censorship with free hand-per-
haps however, to the eternal welfare
Of our "bean." So when you see evil
dence of "gloved hand" in our OBJ
servatiOns, just bear in mind that edi-
tor Lyon is the man that's alrady
got troubles enough of his own, along
with the fellows who tried to "run
the shoat" over some folks, from the
High School premises, one night dur
ing the past week.
The Tennessee Great Council Of In
dependent Order of Red Men will
meet in Nashville next Tuesday. Mes
srs. j. N. Stevens, T. S. Hull and B.
M. Dukes will attend from Seminole
Tribe, Of this place.
1853
+, Why not extend the sidewalk on
the west side Of North Irish street
to the railroad crossing before laying
walks on some Of the less important
and side streets of the city, where a
pedestrian has not been seen in TWEEN.
ty years? True some folks with a
vest pocket full of influence own
property on North Irish street they
do not personally occupy, but many
are forced to walk on the speedway,
to the imminent danger of life and
limb.
A mile-a-minute is the record now
held on the North Irish speedway, anC
we are all breathlessly waiting to see
who can beat it. Don't all try al
once-the track tbs too narrow anC
devious, and our citizens, young anC
old, still persist in placing their fee
where they have no (rights CD what
ever, Notwithstanding they built anC
paid for the speedway"
| go
| How long will our people submit
to the Southern Railway stock per
nuisance. Was there no one in thai
Ineighborhood who had the nerve tx
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr.. John w. Walker viii leave this
afternoon on business trip to Ar
kansas, an dexpects to be away about
two weeks.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr.. Charles Hughes and wife, of
Jockey, are spending the day in
Greeneville shopping.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr.. Gerald Hays has gone to the
Hays farm, at Jearldstown, where he
will spend the summer as a farmer.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr. Harry Dobson left Wednesday
for Cincinnati, on a business trip.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Miss Zoe Williams returned today
from few days visit with friends in
Knoxville.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr.. Claudius vann returned to-
day from business trip to Lexing-
ton, Ky.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Sweet potato slips 35c per hundred
at the Rhea Floral Company, Greene
vile, Tenn.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

DR.. ]. 7. Smith and Mr.. Henry La
mons motored to Knoxville Tuesday.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Lovette are
spending a few days in Knoxville.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

How long will our people submit
to the Southern Railway stock pen
nuisance. Was there no one in that
who had the nerve to
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Miss Mabel Moore is visiting friends
in Knoxville this week.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mrs. G. M. Bitner is. confined to
her home with sickness.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr.. Chas. w. Allen returned from
Knoxville today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr.. Frank Gass spent Wednesday
in Knoxville.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

The Tennessee Great Council Of In
dependent Order of Red Men will
meet in Nashville next Tuesday. Mes
srs. ]. N. Stevens, t. S. Hull and B.
M. Dukes will attend from Seminole
Tribe, Of this place.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-16

Mr.. Frank Gass spent Wednesday
in Knoxville.
Mr.. Chas. w. Allen returned from
Knoxville today.
Miss Mabel Moore is visiting friends
in Knoxville this week.
Mrs. G. M. Bitner is. confined to
her home with sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Lovette are
spending a few days in Knoxville.
Mr.. Harry Dobson left Wednesday
for Cincinnati, on a business trip.
DR.. ]. 7. Smith and Mr.. Henry La
mons motored to Knoxville Tuesday.
Mr.. Claudius Vann returned to-
day from a business trip to Lexing-
ton, Ky.
Miss Zoe Williams returned today
from few days visit with friends in
Knoxville.
Sweet potato slips S5c per hundred
at the Rhea Floral Company, Greene
vile, Tenn.
Mr.. Charles Hughes and wife, of
Jockey, are spending the day in
Greeneville shopping.
Evening star., 1918-07-14

turiss Of . serious Hatnre, aaAA0t be
very satisfactorily put baek tu ths
best condition uulesa san6 TO tho tns
terror. Here tins dEzt-eia0 gun shops
take them in hand. They are pro-
vfded with special equipment for tho
handling of these giant guns.
The work IL aceoMpn1aIsd with
such remarkable facilty that II al
ways pays to send them to the 6rst-
class munition factories. Thee6 guns.
too, eventually return to b1ttde quite
a. powerful and as full Of h8ht a.
in those earlier days when dr8t they
left the doors Of q gun factofy on
their maiden trip.
Unexploded smells, 9Tenades, etc,
are never transported even the short
est of distances They are cousid-
cred entirely too dangerous and not
the slightest risk Is thought worth
while IN their case. They never leave
the battlefield, but are exploded a.
soon as they are found and usually
wherever they have fallen Every
ragpicker Is taught that the quickest
disposition he can make of any sort
Of unexploded shell the better.
Not infrequentIy q not incumtdera-
BILE proportion Of the debris Of bat-
tlehelds Is not strictly military. II
working in territory but recsnty In
vaded ragpickers Are more liable
than no. to run across . collection
Evening star., 1918-07-14

er masS OF sue1 war wrsck1ge would
hyO been ahzAdmaaa by 6iand and
foe alike, who would h8V2 cuuUii1ered.
it uyele4s, without monetary v2lua.
Only military equipment that had
sustained comp1rativeiy Htt1e injury
would have bean carted or for re-
pair
Nothing wholly shattered would
have been desmed worth the price
and enarsy Of transportation. Today.
however. there ID so small q fraction
Of waste that authorities contend
that practically everything II saved
from the huge heaps OF Aftsr-hatt1s
dehEaa.
Il b very frequently neeassary for
modern army raGDickers to resort to
camoudaGe in order to avoid ths
crack Hun marksman. This they do
by habilitating themselves in the odd
est garmentA Their immedtAts- en-
vironment must be studied and they
apparel Themselves In such . way aa
to blend SO perfectly with the land
scape that the sharpest Of German
eyes usually searches in vain for VIC
Tins. Some OF these curious camou-
hage snits are merely in-Attiug unf-
forms Of q nondascript coaors, others
are most grotssQueiy strapped and coll
ored.
Ths United States war Department
Evening star., 1918-07-14

sz,ff Rxxasntn0 vlkiHA IN be4nC aystA
mattsaliy eAs11sd eH N tns varHuus
czruuR ounA3 under TIM reB4Amafdu8
and cuu&U1xiUR d1Nlni0G
Reciamstion WORK IL directly under
the commanding omcers Of each divt-
sfcn. The actual labor l. performed
by men assigned to these tasks In
some Of the work involved IL ID neces-
sarY for Instructors to train troop
mesnbers and employees to perform
their duties az representatives of the
reclamation division In order to have
the work done with efficiency. Those
who do day labor in the fields OF agr1-
culture. are conscientious objectors.
interned aliens with guards, military
prisoners OF tina United States Army
and enemy prisoners with guards.
Befnre the establishment OF the
reclamation and conservation divf-
sion q great deal Of waste material
which accumulatas about Army
camps was destroyed or sold. But at
ter this division began its work this
mass Of debris was listed and disposed
of according to the judgment of off,
GERS trained for this work. Piles OF
woolen and cotton fabrics. leather.
brass. iron, copper. etc, are careful
ly sorted and classified
They are then further examined by
msn sent hom repair shops Of tho
Evening star., 1918-07-14

Engfnser Corps. ordnance depart
ment, medical department, Signal
Corps, etc. There expsrtS alwEys dnd
heaps Of waste whicn they czn use to
advantage In their respective shops.
+ r.
Upon deAignntin9 their needs and
stating tust the materials which can
best be used by them. the recIama-
ton odiesr in charge sees that tho
various shops receive these things for
which there. II q use. In this way
most Of the debris Of q camp. which
was Ones dtsezrded for all time. II
again used Not once. but many
times. can many OF these materials be
repaired and put into shape for fur
ther military needs.
There are, Of course, aecumulations
Of waists which cannot be SO advan-
tageousiy disposed Of and these are
sent to salvage depots and sold at
public auctions. The money obtained
from such sales goea into the United
States Treasury.
In spite Of the fact that there are
no damaged machine guns, grenades,
or unexploded enemy shells to busy
the United States cantoHxuent, an In
crsdihle amount OF reciAmAtion and
conservation buS1nees - performed.
Each camp representative OF this dis
vision Of the WAf DspAFtMent must
see. for in1taAe1, thax the shoea,
clothes ard hA4g oG tie man are taken
and repaired
Evening star., 1918-07-14

OI toOIe pelou8iH0 70 u4A0lS4AS " VI =
men, divers par1phernaaa9 used IN
agriculture. long pieces OF telephone
wire, timber. railroad ttes. SPIKES
and rails
4 +
But however miscellaneous clut-
tered mass of stun may be it Is never
overlooked. It Will all be given a
place behind the Hnes In case it can
not serve strictly military purposes.
One lot Of figures given illustrates
the vast quantities Of wrecIxage gath
cred together during the space Of one
short month. Approximately two
score tons Of copper, more thans q
thousaad rifles and million car
tridges, $500 tools of different sorts
and couple of thousand bombs were
salvaged.
The manifold and sundry articles
made from steel, bronze, nickel iron,
lead. cup,er and other metals all have
a distinct value today, mainly be-
cause of the enormous amount OF
metal used. These materials are grow
ing scarcer and scarcer as the war
continues, and each bit Is carefully
saved and is sure to ind itself utfliz-
ed for future military purposea.
Indeed it has been said that the
moro valuable than they have ever
been before in the histury OF the
world. In abandoned shsu heRss
especially rAgpickers look sharply to
ind an array Of twisted, tortured
metal. and ~ rule they hnd =
Before the in2u9uEzttou oe t21o
days Of scientific efficiency tbs srss4-
Evening star., 1918-07-14

has already taken steps for teaching
the soldiers who have not yef been
called to France the great Importance
Of saIvaEing. There has been esfab1
lished a reclamation and conservation
division, which has charge OF this line
Of work, which at the present time is
being practiced in the various Army
CAMPS and cahtonmaata.
The extreme import2nce OF care In
the conservation Of every sort OF ma
terial and the imperative need Of the
utilization OF all waste is Impressed
daily on the occupants of every mfli-
tary center in the country.
While the work OF the reclamat5o1I
and conservation division in this
country Is necessarily CARRIED along
rather different lines, as tho camps
Of America have no battIeaeids to
put in order, yet the ultimate object
The saving fau posxfAla wzS4e feR
future use, is essentially the same.
The reclamation and conservation
division of the War Department has
its several branches, each one of which
takes charge Of different line Of the
service. There is that section which
superviscs all the camp laundry, an
other strictly for salvage and trans
portation work, section for the
mending Of clothing and the repair.
ing OF shoes.
Evening star., 1918-07-14

IncY 1E6 0lku6I 30 uopSiG09ay 0A -
worn that to attempt mending or
cleaning would be folly.
Every soldier needs his sewing Kit.
because the government makes no
provision for minor repairs on cloth
ing. Take buttons, for example. If an
into space no soldier has the right to
send this garment or any garment.
deprived of one or many buttons, to
headguartsrs for repair work Of this
kind He sooner or later viii bo
Obliged tn get out his sewing kit and
put back into Its proper place any OBJ
strsperous button.
~
Visitors about q training camp SEE
nothing ragged nor dirty NOE dilapt-
dated. The freshness and nsNnsss OF
everything. from soldiers hat band
to the harness buckles Of horse or
mule, receives surprised comment
very often. This II because one of tho
baais rules Of camp Life insists that
na hint Of neglect shall touch the
remotast camp corner.
Grnat psrsonAI c1eanllnes0 In al
w1y4 eneuurAGna by the anthoffttsss
ard NO soldtsr II ever reprimAndsd
for beinS particular about his clothes.
Uncle Sxm wxnfJ every reason to teal.
prou6 Of hfH boys. ana the appearancs
Of his Army Is no snau matter.
Each military camp has its oreani-
organisation u directly responsible
to tins reclamAtfon and conservation
division for tina proviSion1 which
cdmB into ft1 h7ndA. Tha govern
ment hzg garbage inspectors who
have learned their business SO well
%H ~ NJ
any extr1vaganca or waste OF food to
the particular mess responsible for
It. Detailed directions are sent out
to each camp relative to the DISPOSE
ton of table refuse.
Such things AZ bread, raw and
cooked meats, vegetables, etc. which
cannot again bs used TOR the mesa.
can be used for other purposes- Much
Of this refuse is used AZ food for ami
mails. As little az possible Of the
camp garbage is destroyed. Govern
ment experts are constantly on the
uui vive to discover q means by which
the mfnutest scraps Of waste can be
utilized.
The reclamation and conservation
division provides proper receptacles
for such waste. Each day the camp
cooks see that all bread which is to
be consigned to a waiting receptacle
Is first thoroughly dried. This is
rule which must be complied with be-
fore packing the bread Meats, after
being carefully weighed. are put into
a separate bag. So the work goes on
and each food product after being
condemned for the ness is assigned
place by the authorities
-
There are no tin-can alleys nor un-
slightly heaps Of rubbish. glass and
old paper lying about the modern
Evening star., 1918-07-14

The demand for 8 dry-cleaning Sec
tion was imperative, and now quanfi-
ties Of equipment are mare sueesss-
fully snd more thoroughly reuovatsd
by this method than they cup1d pos-
sfbty b By any Other. Bsstdas thses
'dspAxsmsnts Or ssstion1 tho Easniug
Evening star., 1918-07-14

III repair work Is accomplished IN
record time. and when the bulk of
this stun, CLEANED from the junk pile,
10 ready to go again onto the hring
line 1t looks brand new. Few people
vsuid recognize In this freah look
ing. shiny equipment the hopeless
looking wreclsage Of q short time ago.
ltot only does it look all right but It
peuvss It's fitness ~ tbs futurs Assdzt
nass Of its work.
me larger guns. If sustxin1ng In
Evening star., 1918-07-14

I0G f2RpackSfS WoEAoDt oo8AAO -
dawn after the battle is over. This
cpmytxny Of men stxrts forth and
eventually covers the entire Held.
They are followed from plaee to place
By great wagons and motor TRUCKS
which convey the burdens which they
gradually accumulate to tbs roAf OF
tho hattie Hines. These vehicles arc al
enutyped with blocks. ropes and an
assortment Of tackle for lifting heavy
Runa, gun carriages and other pieces
Of heavy artillery, etc
These men cannot work during tho
bright light of day. To do 90 would
n1eSst certain death. Their IaborS 4rO
con6nsd to the dim twilight hours OF
the day, dawn and dusk. Consequent
w. the uroeress Of their work ia much
Slower than they wish It to be. Tast
as thAy work among the debFig Of the
baetleAsld, a week is necessary ~ g
ruBs, to Clean up the average b8tfls:
When It is possible the ragpicker
pussae Judgment on things right On
the battledeld. But when the Hun
getg too 4cttve he often ID forced to
send things to the rear with all pos.
s1blel speed, whore there are great
centers for this battle rubbish- Here
the ragpickers are able to sort sud
CHASTITY this material.
At the rear, too, there ara repair
aAArl hce all mutflated military
9quipmant. Here one can ind sreat
furnaces which belch fame day and
Aight and whose terrific noise deafens
those who venture to approach. Here
machine guns are again made ht for
duty. Guns of mammoth dimensions
if not badly wrecked, are here made
whole. Rifles are carefully mended.
The wooden parts which have been
destroyed can easily be replaced
Stained, rusty, bent metal 70 bright
ened, polished and straightened with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-26
SEEK SYMPATHY IN VAIN.

Immediately after the aristice sgnatores the world
treated TO a series Of hungry whines from of
Germany's innards asking for food. They met with
cold reception The American. people are willing to help
Germany keep starving after they provided
for the other nations that Germany has robbed Of food
The appeal Of the three German fell deaf
here IN France the National Council Of Women to whom
the begging directed said. according
dispatch in the Christian Science Monitor:
I've refuse" it says TO intercede in the manner re-
quested the armistiee are fully justified by
many's disloyal methods.
During the tragic years. German have kept
silent their countrys crimes BY land and AT the
Hague congress which French refused to attend
the president of the German Women's National Council
invited to protest against Belgums fate and
the Lusitana but she declared the German womens unity
with the government.
when protested against the deportation of
and young girls. and implored all unite
with that in future they might be eternaly
barred from calling justice, reply
many. Why then should intervene armistice con
dtons whose aim is to render further hostities impos
sble
sour pity to afflicted prisoners and our PEG
pie in reganed territories. who endured infamy Let
German women remember this and they will understand
silence"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-26

ink and having convey Information that
any cub reporter country newspaper could have
laborng men, the Department of Labor ,houd show
consistency by conducting inves Sation ande max
ing a special report the Eject liking the
Hands OF Farmers and the "Enec II Dishwashng
Oh Hands OF Housewives FresideI1 Wilson
that any stacking is fraught with tragic damage
the allied cause, and the Department of Labor should
press the limit its investigation Of the effect Of work
upon the hands of workers Callous spots prevent tn
aborng man from taking up an occupation requiring
delcacy of the of touch accuracy in the
Of fingers the report expresses it, although they
did TO have interfered with the pulling Of the
trigger over France President would but
of the authority vested in him by the Overman
law giving him almost unlimited power control the
activities of his cabinet members lie could do ct
fective work help win the by curbng the waste
in the Department of Labor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-26
MR HOOVER PLEASE WRITE

Like the general run Of newspaper these days,
Editor Jess Green Of the Fort Wayne News is sitting his
ashes running around in his 1915 overcoat dining on
stews and other cheaper messes that inks
him not little TO hear Herb Hoover admonishing the
people to live cheapy and conserve food.
Listen to and sympathize with Editor Green who
says:
"Oh, come now. Mr. Hoover. and cease your advice
to to continue lead the simple life Otherwise we
shall TO the conclusion that you are cruelty spool
ing OF course. ven continue to simple life
long at least the life that simple it beyond
the reach Of our poe6etbooks. Do you imagine for
ment that with beef steak at As cents pound eggs
apiece, butter S. cents pound bread is cents
loaf and everything else in comparison leading
lives that not simple the point absolute idooy2
Great heavens, Mr. Hoover. caviare sandwich
or slice Of turkey, English muffin a slab Of
rochefort cheese larded enderlon. bit French
pastry-wen. we'd probably grab with a greedy growl
and beat it for the bushes simple life How
pray. lead anything else?"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-26
OH IITHIIANIAMs

Lake county is of the melting pots the central
west and better knowledge Of its foreign peoples
Is Of the postwar tasks that this newspaper has IN
dertaken believing that articles dealing with their con
temporaneous history viii be Of vital interest There are
hundreds Of Lithuanans in Lake county
The Iithuanians in Europe number about 5000 600.
Scattered through the Baltic provinces and in various
ether parts of world including the United States
there are another million and half making at total
Lithuanian world population Of four and one-half
millions Nearly million in this country
The million Lthuanians in this country are chiefly
workers in the mines. factories stock yards They
known the most industrious and Iaw-abid-
ing Of foreign born citizens than So 900 Of
them fighting in the United States forces over
seas, and 50 per cent OF these are volunteers The
Iithuanians did part Of the new Slavic le-
gion which included Poles. Russians. other Slavic
peoples They not slavs but form race apart to-
gether with the Let's and Livonians aim
ing to their leaders i IAN independent Lithuania and
confederation Ct all the small along the Bal
tic peoDled by their race"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-26
wILFuL WASTE.

The War Industries board out with plea to
government departments conserve print paper, and
the next day the Department Of Labor issued 150page
bulletin Effect of the Air Hammer the Hands Of
Stone Cutters. The bulletin conveys the information
that Of the air hammer causes what are known as
dead fingers the hands Of Of the that
disorder is dsagreeabe and troublesome in cold wealth,
but it is not dangerous, and it does seriously dis
commode the worker from pursuing his calling" Having
used the time OF officers physicians clerks senograDh
and authors compile this information while the
in progress. the National Republican and
having employed typesetters pressmen and binders in
the publication Of 150page bulletin while labor