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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-02

When it is o'clock here it is almost midnight in
France therefore the War News give the you would
get in the morning papers the next day.
nadditon to this, give you daily of your home
town and county that other paper gets We working
build your home and county. Help to give
Greenevlle good daily that will be proud
Of We know that will have to the paper possibly at
loss the first year. but have faith in people and believe
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subscription list grows. We will publish all market reports
daily We guarantee that will give the Of the
Town. County, State and Nation each day. We promise also
that nothing will appear columns but that which may be
read by every member of the family
We going to accept subscriptions to The Daily Sun until
May 18th at only
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-02

The LIST of May, and Paris farther away than ever!
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-02
THE DAILY SUN
GreeneviIIe, Tenn.

PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING AT A O'CLOCK
Gives all the Late War News Received by Telegraph All
the Latest General News; All the Latest County News
and All Local Happenings in Greeneville.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
FOR CONTROL OF BlLLBoARDs
Municipalities Of the Country Are Be-
coming Alive to the Necessity Of
Rigid Regulation.

In most of Europe, and in the larg-
est South American cities, billboards
are severely kept within proper bounds,
and one is less struck by them than by,
the posters which give real scope for
the artists. In this cohntry, Chicago
is perhaps in the vanguard with an ex-
cellent ordinance, upheld last year by
the Supreme court of the United
States, making it Illegal to erect bill
board in residential blocks without OBJ
tanning the consent in writing OF a ma
5ority of property owners on both
sides of the street, taking out city
permit, and paying fees of So for each
20 lineal feet. In Washington, D. c.,
and Los Angeles, the consent Of the
residents is similarly required. Otta-
wa, Canada, has very rigid ordinance
for the control of billboards. Slowly
the movement for proper regulation
will make progress, and in the end the
nuisance will be reckoned among the
curious transiencies of American social
history.-New York Evening Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Results Of City Gardens.

The Pittsburgh Vacant Lot Garden
association, which has distributed $500
in prizes among 90 backyard garden
ers, reports that 1t produced 100000
worth of vegetables this year and ex-,
poets to do even better next season. In
addition to the vegetables raised under
the direction of the association, consid-
GRAFTON must be given to the value of
those raised Independently. While
there is nothing at hand by which an
estimate Of the products of the indie
pendent gardeners can be made, the
many fine gardens seen in practically
every part of the city declare that the
sum would be large. Then the value
of the flowers raised in the vacant lot
gardens as well as in others-a value
that cannot be measured by dollars and
cents-must be remembered. And best
OF all is the impetus given to thrift, re,
sourcefulness and cultivation of beau.
ty-Pittsburgh Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
prevail. How long for that dear

prevail. How I long for that dear
old Rhine!
Even now, hold "Die Fliegende
Blatter" in my hand and / read the
lines where it says you wish to alb
dictate in my favor. Ach, pap! did
you mean it? Up to now modesty
has forbidden me to suggest it.
should think twice before would
have you do it, but the third time I
think | would accept. It might not
have reached your ears, dear pap but
it is rumored in army circles that
you have not given the expected sat-
isfaction to our world, in general, of
late. automatically you have mea-
sured swords with an unframed pro-
fessor in Washington, and the Am
erican press, in its usual unkultured
manner, comes right out and says,
"The professor got your goat" Pap!
This is disgraceful, l can feel the
hot blush of indignation creeping
around behind my ears.
Pap! / am now standing before nv
mirror looking upon the future En-
peror of all the world (soon to beg
unless you change your mind. My
sword is at my side, the death head
is on my helmet, I look every inch a
King. am so satisfied with myself,
! also could cry with joy. see be-
fore me Frederick Wilhelm, King of
Prussia, Emperor Of all Germany,
Dictator to the Universe.
Oh pap! there is more / would say
on the subject, but hear that hell
ish cowboy yell again.
Pardon haste, I see it is time for
me to move.
Frederick
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
'l|0fl[' T0NlN
/, HELPS !
DRAW UP PLANS CAREFULLY
Prospective Homo Builder Can Not
Afford to Take Chances When
Estimates Are Made,

TO the inexperienced home-builder
the legal side Of the building problem
Is rather complicated. The owner does
not always understand the legal
phraseology Of the documents he is
asked to sign, which gives rise to the
idea that the architects estimates can
not be depended upon.
Estimates Of any sort are dangerous
and misleading to both parties con-
cerned unless both clearly understand
and define the quality, amount and
conditions Of the work to be under
taken. All proposals, contracts, bonds
and other legal papers ordinarily used
IN building contract are quite SIM
pie. and the owner can familiarize
himself with their uses with but very
little study.
There are three kinds Of estimates
generally used-preliminary actual
and subsequent. The first named is
usually made by the architect before
the specifications are sufficiently COM
plete to form contract The second
is the estimate made by the contractor
from plans and specifications guar
anteeing his willingness to complete
the work within the price named,
while the subsequent estimate is made
by the contractor and checked by the
architect for additions to and deduc-
tons from the terms of the contract
as set forth in the contract documents.
Carefully drawn specifications are
the best insurance a prospective build
er can have If it is necessary that the
price named is the amount he can af-
ford to pay for the work. These plans,
should include the exact material to
be used. Where incomplete plans are
used, the details are left to the discre-
ton of the contractor, who may or
may not do his best to keep the price
below the amount specified.
So, although it may seem less ex-
pensive at the start to have the archi-
te:A draw up incomplete plans, it
shoLsd be borne in mind that the ulti-
mate result might be bill of extras
that would triple the amount saved,
besides putting premium on the con-
tractors substitution Of poorer mate
rial. A thorough understanding of the
legal documents and clear knowl-
edge of the specifications will go
long way toward making your home
building pleasure and success.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

Miss Allie Boner leaves Sunday
for few weeks visit with relatives
in St. Paul, MINI.
Ed Myers made a batch of saur-
kraut yesterday and had the mis-
fortune of getting two fingers badly
cut in the sicer.
Anna Wright of jefferson, Ia, is the
guest of his brother, Peter Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Conroy are in
Boone, Ia. called there BY the death
of neice.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Pvt. BENZ. F. Gordon.
Adv. Ord. Depot No. 1
i A. P. o. 712 A. E. F.
Letter From David Wiltse

Letter From David Wiltse
Camp Gordon, Ga.-Dear Mother
l haven't thought much about what
to write about this time, but as it is
time / was writing will at least sigr
my name.
We had heavy rain Sunday, the
first for over two weeks, but the sol
is somewhat like that on Grandma's
place, it is not muddy very long after
a rain.
We are sleeping out doors now with
the sky for a.roof. Sunday morning
it began raining about half past five
and everybody had to get up and car.
ry his bunk into the barracks. We
didn't sleep much more though. First
call is not blown till six-twenty on
Sunday mornings. Health officers
are getting the "flu" under control
SO there are but few deaths each day
now. One day 81 died.
We have been sleeping outside fol
a week now and I would rather sleer
out than in the barracks.
l received another letter from Lot.
tie Harvey, Herman's oldest girl. She
is certainly fine girl and ! enjoy hel
letters. / haven't sweater, but she
asked if / had one and few othe,
things and said that she liked to knit
SO maybe ! will get one after awhile
I am glad. that the corn has beer
shelled and sold.
l have not heard from my furlougf
papers yet.
/ suppose it has frosted there By
this time and that the farmers have
begun to shuck corn.
| think that box could be shipped
here safely. A good many Of tn.
boys have received dainties from
home. If you want to send me some.
thing advise you to put it in tir
box and not send fruit unless it il
preserved. Of course would be elac
to receive it.
If l have any money in the bank
tell pap to buy me a $50 bond befor.
the drive is over.
reed a letter from Aunt Mary toda,
She says there are $4,000 cases Of in
fluenza in Washington, d. c. The
government, she says, is thinking o.
drafting. the women in Washington
and compelling them to wear a uni
form, This idea apparently, does MOI
meet with her approval. She has writ.
ten to George and so has cousin Lottie
We are not allowed in the "Y.'
Tables are set in front of the build
ing SO the boys can write out there
/ am at one Of the tables and it i.
getting chilly SO will close.
Affectionately,
David
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Edward Deal Writes from the i,
Des Mojnes HosD.tal

Des Mcines, a., Edward Deal Co.
i, a Miss, ri lacey boy, ani one 4
the last of Col. Benefits men to
leave the western front, relates per-
haps the only authentic account Of
the circumstances leading to the in
jury of Major Guy Brewer.
Deal, now at the Fort Des Moines
hospital for treatment Of wounds re-
ceived in the st. Mihiel drive, tells
how the courageous men Of the 16sth
Infantry, helped wipe out the $50
square miles Of German trenches in
twenty-seven hours after they had
been ordered to merely "reduce" it in
four days.
"The Germans had held that salient
since 1914" said Deal. They were
SO securely lodged that our command
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Letter from Ben Gordon


\ Somewhere in France, Sep. Is, .1S
Dear Friend Mrs. Green:
/ received your most welcome
letter about three nights ago, along
1 with thirteen others. Then night be-
fore lastI got ten more SO you can
see what ! am up against when it
comes to writing letters.
That certainly was too bad about
Bill Boulden. / got letter from Sister
! day or SO before yours and she told
me about him getting hurt. That was
the first we knew Of it. I wrote Bill
= long time ago but never received an
answer. don't blame him much for
NOT writing as it is, hard to keep the
letters from home answered with
Z what time and conditions we have. I
am 30 far behind now don't think 1
will ever catch up, but / sure like to
get them, whether ! get time to an
swer them all or not. / got a letter
from ldabelle the other night and she
sent me picture Of Hardy, Harker
and Haughton, cut out Of the Times.
u had the pleasure Of having nice
long talk with Hardy few days ago.
He had just gotten out Of the hospi-
I'll and was on his way to a replace
Ment camp and had to lay over here
= couple OF days, SO by luck, Leland
ia.
Varnock ran onto him in the "Y"
otherwise we probably would never
have seen him. He said Jean Harker
AKas getting along fine when he left
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

him. They were both wounded at the
same time. Hardy's wound has almost
all healed and he is feeling and look.
ing fine.
There are six of us Valley boy.
here now, Warnock, Thomson, Fry
Anderson, Dessert and myself. Briggs
left us some time ago and has beer
in Paris several times since. / hea,
from him right along. He likes it fine
where he is and l only wish l were
with him, as he and were quite close
buddies and had always bunked to.
gether. Fry and i bunk together now
and Warnock is right next to us.
suppose my chances of getting away
from here are slim as I have charge
of a section in a warehouse and il
looks like the duration Of the war fol
me but may be just as well off as
there are no shells bursting around
here.
Did Home Coming amount to much
thi year? ! would liked to have been
there but we can't go and do as we
like now. There is nothing like living
in the land of the free and having
no one to tell you what you shall dc
and what you shan't do and believe
me / am looking forward to the day
when they won't.
/ suppose Stanley will be leaving
you soon. Tell him "hello" for me and
all the rest. Tell Stan it is gay life
iif you don't weaken, but there are
lots of them weakening in certain
parts Of the country now.
Well news is scarce here, in fact
you learn more from the papers than
we are able to tell, and my candle is
getting very short, may have to make
my bed in the dark if I don't hurry,
so will close and look for an early
reply. AS ever
Your old friend,
Ben
Pvt. BENZ. F. Gordon.
Adv. Ord. Depot No. /
& A. P. o. 712 A. E. F.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

Letter from Francis McDermott
Letter to James F. McDermott,,
candidate for sheriff from his son.
Somewhere in France
Oct. 8, 1918.
Dear Father:
II is with great pleasure that
have the opportunity Of writing you
= letter Of congratulation on being
nominated for sheriff. / am more
than proud and wish you all the good
luck in the world on election day.
wish ! was there to mark square
Tor You, but you know why I'm not.
It is raining here tonight, and has
been since last evening. If it is still
raining in the moning I'm going to
start in and build an ark, but I'm GO
ing to use better judgment than Noah.
] wouldn't take all the cattle in.
am with bunch of men now who
are building depots and barracks
along the railroads, which have been
4 opened up by one of the drives. From
what news we have received lately it
isn't likely the road will ever be used.
The Frenchmen all say the war
viii be over in less than month, but
no one knows. From the looks of
things the kaiser can see that peace
is ripe SO he is going to pick it before
it falls on him What the Y. M. C. a..
man said may be true. He said we
would eat Xmas dinner with our peo-
pie.
Each one of US is issued two gas
masks. A new bunch of fellows have
just been transferred to this regi-
nient. When they were receiving
their new masks one fellow said, 81
only want one" The supply sergeant
said said you have to take two. Well
the fellow said, Maybe you think I'm
two faced"
Well, dad, it's time to act SO will
close by wishing you all kinds of good
luck, and love to all.
NJ Your son
FRANCIS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Letter From william R. Olinger


ID France, Sept. %, 191s-Dear
Sister and Family: Received your
and Harold 8 letter last night and was
very glad to hear you were all we'll.
! also had letter from home and
they were all well but very busy Well
guess they have enough to keep
them busy, and in fact guess we are
all pretty busy just now. didn't get
around very early this morning. Had
breakfast and shaved, took bath,
picked off few seam squirrels and
Washed my clothes. Was to church
this morning, SO you see was pretty
busy.
We sure had fine dinner today, it
was great.
It is very billy where we are now
and they don't farm much to speak
Of. They have gardens, orchards,
grapes, etc.-sort Of trucking would
call it. It is a very pretty country,
but lots of hills and rocks. I haven't
any nice place to go in swimming like
q had at the other place. 1t is this
way over here, it gets better then
worse. It is sure cool here and has
been raining for sometime. We hust-
led around and got pail and made a
stove so we could get dry, as it is
very cold today
got weighed the other day. It was
on an English scale and weighed 1877
pounds and feel fine.
Was up in the front line last week.
saw a Jerry or two but they were a
long way off. Things have been pref
ty quiet for a while.
received II letters yesterday, so
that wasn't SO bad was it? Seems
pretty fine to hear from you all, to
know you are all getting along good.
Well / guess have told you all the
news. Will write again soon. Hop
ing this finds you all well, as it leaves
me fine and getting along alright.
Best wishes to all, your brother,
Private William R. Olinger
1872 Inf. Co. ], Am. E. r.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

thought that 4 We could only reduce
It somewhat, it would help spme.
They gave ~ four days to do the
work. The Germans had eight lines
of trenches stretching over $50 square
miles. Each line Of trench was heav-
lily safesuarded by rows and rows Of
barbwire.
ION the morning of Sept. IL, led
by Major Brewer, we crawled on our
stomachs out across No Mans land to
the wire in front Of the German first
line. We were told to dig in there.
Our objective was the second line
trench.
"At 5 o'clock in the morning we
went over the top, into the German
first line. The Germans opened up
their machine guns and our boys
dropped on all sides. We took that
first line in thirty minutes.
ut was steel to steel and the best
man won. The major was right with
US. Once / caught sight Of him in
the trench and he was as cool as a
cucumber.
Eve cleaned out that first line and
took the second. But machine bull
let got me just above the wrist and 1
had to leave the show.
"The boys told. me afterwards that
Major Brewer was wounded by a
high explosive shell in the right arm
just before they finished the job. AZ
ter twenty-seven hours Of the hardest
possible, those eight lines
were clear of Dutchmen, who had
been there since 1914.
The boys returning from those
sanguinary battles over there have
the highest praise for their Iowa Of
ficers. Capt. Percy Lainson, com
mander of company L of Council
Bluffs, is termed by Deal as .the
best captain in France" Lieutenant
Wallace, who Joined the regiment at
Camp Mills, was shot through the
head by machine gun bullet and
died later in the hospital.
Among the other One Hundred
Sixty-eighth men that came to Fort
Des Moines Saturday noon were Pvt
Fred Campbell, Company c, of Cres-
ton, and Corp. Glen G. Wells of Cres-
ton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Old Chinese Industry.

Experts differ as to how long ago
the Chinese began to make rugs.
There are some who think 1t is one
of the native arts of China and others
maintain that it is acquired. Never
theless, 1t is safe to say that, like the
other arts of the Flowery Republic,
Chinese rugmaking is Of very great
antiquity.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Iron Deposits on Town Land.

Two metallurgical experts who were
engaged by the town council of Pre-
toria, in the Transvaal, to investigate
the quality of iron deposits on thes
town lands have reported that they are
abundant and of good quality, accord
Ing to press statements forwarded from
Johannesburg by Consul John P.
Bray.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
LEAD" Pencils.

The common black lead pencil Is
made from graphite and contains no
lead. Lead pencils received their
name from the leaden plummets which
were used to rule lines on paper be-
fore the use of graphite.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Ralph Dray Killed in France

Relatives have received word of the
death of Ralph, in France. He is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dray, re-
siding one mile east of Modale.
Mr.. Dray was wounded on Sep. 9th
and died the following day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Avoid Cold weather TROUBLES

It is getting the time Of year when
car owners must be careful to drain
thelr radiators. You can avoid this
Dy using denatured alcohol. Buy your
denatured alcohol of us and do away
with Your cold weather troubles.
n2w FooTr,s cAFAcr
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

All the schools opened today and
the children seemed glad to get back
after their enforced vacation Of q
month.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Whale Msat Cheaper Than Beef.

Whale Meat Cheaper Than Beef.
Whale meat has been selling in the
California market at 221a cents a
pound. This seems to be too high a
price for popularity, observes Cali,
fornia exchange, although it is cheaper
than beef when the absence of waste
Is considered. The hotels and restau-
rants In San Francisco now have whale
meat daily on their menus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07

George Levitt was an Omaha pass
enger this morning. He is suffering
with piece of steel in his eye.
Mrs. w. H. Sherraden of Omaha,
was the guest yesterday, of her
mother, Mrs. Ed. Newton.
Mrs. Dan G. Reel and son, Harry.
are the guests of relatives in Ames.
Mrs. Wilson Doty returned from
Carroll, last evening, where she had
been the guest Of the w. j. Roden
family.
Friends in this city have received
word of the death of Mrs. Dubois at
Logan. The deceased was a sister Of
the late Ire Wheelock.
Mrs. VIM. Wore will 90 to Des
Moines Saturday, for a weeks visit
with Mr.. Wore, who is in the service
at Camp Dodge.
Mrs. Mamie Wearing returned to-
day to Crescent City, where she will
resume her school duties.
Mrs. Edward Walls departed this
morning for two weeks visit with
relatives in st. Joe, Mo.
Mrs. H. L. Jones and Mrs. Albert
Chambers are visiting relatives and
friends in Ames, la.
Orris and Don Purcell Of Camp
Dodge, are weekend guests of home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bird, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Spires, attended the
funeral of Mrs. Upton at Woodbine.
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. M. Richard and children ar
rived yesterday, from Omaha. Mr.,
Richard is the new manager of the
Z. Moskovitz store.
Francis Cody Of Camp Dodge, is
spending the weekend with home
folks.
Richard Wright of Forsyth, Mont,
and Ora Wright of Duluth, Mimi, re-
turned to their respective homes to-
day, after week here with their
brother, Peter Wright.
Miss Susie Benedict, teacher in the
public schools, received most pain.
full injury last evening, when she
slipped on the sidewalk, striking her
lace and bruising it severely.
Miss Ruth Barton returned to he,
nome in Logan this morning, after
a visit here with Miss Annena Nelson
ca. Tilton was Logan passenger
this morning.
Peter Petersen is reported to be
seriously i'll at his home in the country
A. A. Greene is Council Bluffs
visitor today.
Mrs. Joe Grazano and children. Of
Omaha, have moved to this CITY and
will make their home with Mr.. anG
Mrs. Joe Pashe.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Denton returned
TO their home in Omaha today, afte,
a weeks visit here with Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Denton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kahow Of Omaha
spent Sunday at the H. Hargen.
home.
Mrs. John L. Bond spent sunda,
with Modale friends.
Miss Beulah Hansen spent Sunda,
with friends and relatives in Omaha
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cody have re
turned to Omaha after a weeks Wis;
here with home folks.
Mrs. J. II. South, who has been il
Tor the past month, was able to 81
up today.
Rex Martin returned from the hos
pital Saturday. He is improving rap
idly following his recent operation.
Mrs. Joe Pashe and children, ar
rived from Omaha yesterday, and ar,
now located in their home on Soutl
Sixth street. which Mr. Dachn ..o...,41,