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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
Automobile CoIlides
With Freight Train
(By the United Press.)

Augusta, Ca, May 9.--J. C. Foy
was instantly killed, an unidentified
man is believed to be dying and S. H.
Jones is seriously hurt as the result
of an automobile accident. The car
in which they were riding collided
with a freight train at street cross
ing early today. Four soldiers in an
mother car were thrown into the ca
nal but not seriously hurt.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
Final Decision
Expected Today
(By the United Press.)

Washington, May "a final decis-
ion in the controversy between the
Western Union and the Postal Tele-
graph companies and their telegra-
piers may be handed down today by
the National Labor Board, Frank P.
Walsh, member of the board, stated
this afternoon.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09

bers. 1t is squarely up to the United
States. Troops .infantrymen, gun
ners, aviators-suffcient in bulk to
bear down upon and crush the masses
of the kaiser, as these latter over
whelmed and forced back the numeri-
cally weak British divisions at the
end of last March, must be forth
coming in America.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
Senator Hitchcock
Succeeds Stone
(By the United Press. }

Washington, May g. Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, was elected
chairman Of the Senate Foreign Re
lations committee today by the Dem
oeratic steering committee, succeed
ing the late Senator Stone, of Mis-
souri,.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
British Make Gains at One Point But Are Forced to Retire
The ghes Army Ever Assembled Ready Today To Strike AedFoces

With the American Armies in Picardy May 9.-Amercan
artillery CONTINUES pounding German positions One German
battery known to have been blown up Another in Bo de
Lava near Framncour which had been heavily sheng our
positions stopped by American retaliatory fire.
Aerial battles frequent also encounters between
night patrols The Boches have established machine gun
empacement their effort to hold off the American patrol
ties.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
More Money
For the Navy
(By the United Press. }

Washington, May AT the urgent
request of Secretary Daniels, the SEN
ate committee on Naval Affairs has
increased the naval ordnance appro-
priation bill by two hundred million
dollars.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
Over a Billion
Dollars to Be Paid
Farm Hands
(By the United Press.

Washington, May 9.-Over billion
and half dollars will be paid out
this year to volunteer farm hands
which are being counted upon to help
America harvest one of her greatest
crops, according to official figures
compiled here.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
Senator Smith On
Military Committee
(By the United Press. }

Washington, May 9.-The name of
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, has
been added to committee on Military
Affairs.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09

We do not accept subscriptions for
less than one month where the paper
has to be entered for mailing on the
rural routes or to points throughout
the county.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
BRITISH LINE PRESSED BACK AT ONE POINT.

London, May "a German attack in the KENNEL Sec
tor this morning pressed the British line back slightly at
point, Hag reported
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
Line Between La
Clytte and VOormozeele Scene of AS
sault; Enemy RepuIsed Other Points

London, May Sin an attack
against the British and French lines
between La Clytte and Voormezeele,
in the Ypres sector, the Germans
early this morning succeeded, after
heavy fighting, in entering the allied
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09
GENERAL MAURICE MAY BE coURTMARTIALED.

London May 9The Evening News declared today that it
that General Maurice former director of military
operations to be courmaraed because of his accusations
against Lloyd George and Bonar Law
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-09

front line positions at certain points,
according to Field Marshal Haig's of
fetal communication issued thois even
ing. The communication adds that
at all other points the enemy met with
requlse.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

fernal idiot I've got two boys in the navy and another near crying because he is too young to help lick von Tir- pitz."
 He went on with his face beaming and his hat in his hand. Flags coming along every ten sec onds, big and little ones, and l don't aim to let one pass with my hat on my head. That is my flag and the boobs along the curb don't take their hats off when that flag down the street gets along here, I'm going to knock them out from under their hats, see?'
 The flag. reached our sector and my friend stepped close to some men in group. He looked at them and then at the flag, They failed to take the hint. He crowded close.
 Hats off while the flag is passing, if you please!h he said, and waited All but one hat came off on the in- stant. He leaned closer.
 Who do you belong to Uncle Sam or the Kaiser?" he asked in low tones. The man looked at him and snatched his hat eff.
 Uncle Sam, by thunder. but I'm a little thick headed and didn't quite get you at first" the man said.
 Tt is good thing to let everybody see whose man you are" said my friend with the German name. Having a German name have to be mite more careful to show it than most men, but it is worth while to keep your. brand where it is easily read"
 My friend of the Gefmanic eogno- men was right This is no time to leave such matters in doubt Let your neighbers know whose man you are. It is a wise precaution. Also, it may impart some degree of stiff ness to some gelatinous spine near you At least you owe it to the boys over there, to those on the way and those to come, that you should stand selidly behind them, not only with l your money and your goods, but with your moral support.
 Dr. Hexamer is reported as having said to the German-American Ali ance, when he was its head Be strong-be German"
 Are We going to be less outspoker in our own land, for our own ideals than this German in America wa; l for his?
 Do not be content with saying il
 once or dozen times, but say con l stantly every word that will carr!
 the idea of intense. loyalty to Ameri
 can aims and ideals. Preach the
 doctrine in the simple way of taking 1 it into your casual conversation, al l though it were the most vital issu'
 in life to you, as it should be. l
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
MEETING LABOR SHORTAGE.

The labor situation is one which is giving more than the United States much concern. In France it has been recognized that it is impossible for the men in the army to be released for farming operations. It is like wise impossible for the women and the old men to accomplish all that is needed in order to furnish the needed supplies and to cultivate all the avail able territory. The result is that it has decided to resort to the employ ment of Africans and Chinese for such work. and there has arrived at a port in this country large British
 steamship with $500 Chinese coolies
 aboard destined to France for this
 very purpose. These laborers are te
 be used to maintain production in that country and following the war they
 are to return to their own country.
 What France is doing is much the
 same as what this country is doing
 and for the same reason. We need
 workers in the agricultural fields. foi
 the maintainance of the railroads ana for the mining of coal. The falling
 off in immigration has decreased the
 number who would ordinarily hC
 available for such work. and the re- suit is that laborers are to be brought | from Mexico. To meet the situation there will be a suspension of the pro visions of the immigration laws rela, tive to the literacy test and coptrac labor and the exemption of these mer from the head tax and following thu time when the labor situation has ad Ijusted itself they will be sent back t Mexico. It is step which is de. handed by conditions and one whici should bring much relief Withou causing any harm.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
MUCH CHANGE FOR PREVENTION

However the prosecution of the graft cases which have recently been found terminates 1t is quite evident that there has been disclosed de- termined effort in several directions to get a big fat rakeoff from the goV- eminent, all or most of which seems to have been made possible by the loose method of doing business. This of course does not by any means jus tify the acts. but on the other hand while the prosecution of the guilty parties is being pushed it is time to give consideration to the need of making such things impossible in the future. There is need of penalizing those who have taken advantage of the government, however much they may have profited, but there is also need of seeing that the same oppor- tunities are not left wide open to others. .
 The grating business has been dis closed in connection with the award : ing of contracts. It has been founl that quartette of employees had found that the government could be made to pay it's bills twices~sBeeause of the lack of proper safeguards blue prints which would bs of much value 10 the enemy can be removed from their storage places for study or other use and according to charges tonsg of meat unfit to eat have been worked oh on the army and navy. @~ ~
 These are situations disclosed which ought not to exist. The government must see that those involved are made to feel the effects of the law, but al tho same time temptation to engags in such frauds which must to some degree be encouraged by the ease witt which it can be done should be elimi- hated. There is apparently a. grea- opportunity for prevention.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
U.RoAT FAILURE.

Conditions have apparently gotten to the point where it is realized in Germany that the U-boats are not go- ing to win the war, that in spite Of all the efforts which they have made and the ruthlessness to which they have resorted on every occasion possible they have not been able to accomplish the purpose intended. There is. no escaping the fact that they have sent many hundreds of thousands of tons of shipping to the bottom and caused tremendous loss and administered a serious setback to the allies. but that is all far from the real object.
 They did not count On the fact that the allies would be able to offer any, thing in the way of substantial re- sistance. The U-boats possess great advantages but how their operations have been diminished is plainly dis closed in the words of Captain Per sius, the German war critic who de- clares Every layman knows the U- boats losses are unavoidable owing to the continually increasing sharp ness and effectiveness Of defense measures of the enemy which, per haps, will further increase as the war progresses. It is scarcely to be de- nied that our enemies are both carry ing on the war and living and that il will be possible to defend themselves against tonnage needs for long time at any rate. From the beginning il was mistake to underestimate the resources of our enemies"
 Germany hoped by the submarine warfare to starve out England and tc win the war. It has failed in botf and the chances of success in either direction grow simmer as time ad, vances.s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

the kind of treatment which can be expected from that direction to make them realize that it is already time to shake off the tentacles. This can be no better displayed than by the atti- tude' which is now being shown in the Ukraine and by the revolt which is taking place in it's capital Kiev.
 Allied victory could of course be de- pended upon to bring about such q readjustment in Russia but Russia cannot leave that task entirely to it's friends. It must fight for itself even as it has in the past and the quicker it comes to such a realization and welcomes the willingness of the allies to reestablish an eastern front the quicker will it be able to bring about that victory which must be depended upon. Every bit of action which can be secured in that region therefore needs to be obtained and the quicker the plan of action is determined the
 better,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
RussIA,s EuruRE,


 As yet. no policy has been decided upon as to what will be done regard ing the Russian situation. It i, reak ized not only without but within that the future of that country Festss,tr,e on the steps which are taken bx,tl1e allied nations. If they permit Ger many to have it's way and allow it to continue to stretch out it's grasping arms that nation. or the best. part ef it, is to come under the direct don't nation of the imperial German aer- efument. = This win never be agreed to by the allies and the danger is being recog- nfzed not only by those in Russia who have always opposed such a pos EfbiIity but by those who have aided somewhat in the bringing about of tho Brest-Litovsk treaty. They have had expsrience enough already. with
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
4 BETTER OUTLOOK.

The announcement to the effect that fhe allotment of 30.0t0 900 tons of coal which was first made for New Eng land and then changed has been re- stored must be regarded as a decision which Is in every way justified by the demands of this part of the country. By far the greater part of the indus tries of New England are engaged in some way upon war work. To deny them coal means to cripple the-war production and handicap the securing of the supplies which, are so much needed by the army and navy Even with tho full allotment New England will secure no more fuel than it prop erly requires.
 In connection with the supplying of sny section there is the question of production and transportation 10 be considered. There ought to be no question about the former if the lat ter can be solved. Better conditions are being shown on the railroads and 1t Is an encouraging statement which IS made by the shipping board to the effect that a large number of the Nooucu oH4PS MhiSu VIII De rCoIHpIeLeQ by fall will be devoted to thss6oal car rying trade with the idea of getting the supply to New England which it needs. These vessels will be Able to carry from three to five thouEafid tons sach and proceed at a speed which would make it possible toz convoy them if necessary to guard against the submarine activities.
 This seems to brighten the outlook for New England perceptibly and in- dicates that the government agencies are getting to the point where thesco- operation which is so greatly needed is about to be realized. Ir.,ioes not however, overcome the necsssitv saving wherever possible. sfs
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

It was one of our own consuls who proclaimed: We mean war with capital "! Where there is vim in speech there is usually energy in action-action which establishes pre- eedents oftener than it needs them Precedent is as often rogues plea, as necessity is a tyrant's We must let them know in Europe we are capa- ble of making preeedents and break ing them.
 1t looks as though the westerner who came East to tell us to cut out the saying we must do our bit" be- cause we have got ito do our damned est" was true missionary. The fuel and food commissioners and the state boards of management are drill ing us so in self denial and generosity that we cannot question the serious ness of world conditions, or doubt that the demand for means to carry on this world war calls for all the fighting and financial energy we can com mand; and the burden is made lighter by the interest and lift of all the peo- pie. Necessity never rode such a prancing steed the world over before, and no tyrant with it more braZenly excused his devilish deeds than does Wilhelm Hohenzollern. It is strange that necessity should be mot only the tyrant's plea but the patri- ot's defence and the safety of the state" Necessity is a slave driver as well as the mother of invention, and this generation can sense as no other has why necessity knows no law!' We must all be equal to the demand necessity puts upon us.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

home, who lived with his widowed niece, who was his heir. Eliphalet had been one of those sturdy business men who could skin turnip or bite nail in two in the course of the days work, and he had a tidy piece of and bowlegged, and so his niece felt tolerably secure in spite of his sterling virtues and fine character
 Eliphalet boasted about how he had no use for women and that he regaFd- ed Annable as the only admirable one of her sex. dilating upon his happiness in thinking that when he was gone AnnabIe and her children could be riding around in automobiles and have the house painted every spring if they wished to. He never loosened up to let them paint it while he was living, and if any of the family wanted to travel about town they did it on foot still it is nice to know one has a good time coming.
 And after she had stood him for i fifteen years and Elipff4Iet had grafted his board all that time and raised Cain with their family life, what did he. do but fall for doll baby school teacher who came to town, looked around once and picked him off the side lines as 2 good thing! He bought a flaming red
  chasing her real pearl necklace and three diamond rings on their wedding l trip. he was gathered to his fathers the i week after they returned to town. Oh, | yes, he'd made new will and all An- 1 nable got was the old clothes he'd left hanging in her spare room closetl And there was Standbars White, who had just buried his third wife when he was IS. He said that his life l was done and all he asked was to wait patiently until he twas called above 1 Wealth, he added, was of no use to ! him now, and, while he would like to keep it in his name the few short
 months he had to stay, he took joy 1 in thinking how much happiness il l would bring to his nieces and nephews later on, as he had no children. Sc naturally. filled with the kindliest emo tions toward old Standbars, who tot tered when he walked and whose false teeth never did fit and had a nervous way of clicking, his nieces and neph-
 ews, at great personal inconvenience took turns in dropping their own af
 fairs and coming to cheer up the sac life of the old gentleman
 Stanbars would have taken a, prize
 anywhere at old home week because
 ne IVed 10 De 92-and at 9l he SaiC
 that the iron jawed. determined lady
 of indefinite years who was tn, : fifteenth housekeeper they had hired
 for him was the mate he always hat
 longed for. And he let her marr,
 him as she had intended to do whe1 she took the job. And the way sht cleared out those devoted nephewt
 and nieees. Whew! They were stil sweeping away wreckage when I lief
 town several months later. So yol see-''
 , ''Pooh!" said his wife. But the,
 didn't have Phemy as a buffer agains a matrimonial fate! If there's an,
 point of the game that young persoI
 doesn't know and can't guard hin i against-''
 'Hm!" said the tall. lank house holder, "I had sort of forgottel Phemy! I guess he's safe and in
 termed, all right!-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
kssisr to. Hear Bic, splash.

] At least 6S. ships will launched on the Fourth of July in, response to the appeal made by Charles M. Sch wab director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. that Independence Day be celebrated by such big splash of ships that it will reach the ears of the German emperor. It will be the largest number of ships ever sent into the water in any country in one day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
Views of the Vigilantes
@.wHosE ARE wET
By F. E. Hartman of The Vigilantes

Ol 1uC I6lAo&Atoo
 We had a parade in our city last Saturday, long, jointed parade. each joint made up of some organization engaged in war work. l stood on the corner of two of our principal streets when a man Of my acquaintance came along. He has a German name. His father and mother were both born over there, in Hunland.
 Looks good. don't it, H-?' he said to me, as he gave me a real grip of the hand. This should open the eyes of some of our 'dumm' Dutch men, eh Guess they will begin to learn. who we belong to. eh? To me the surest proof of the absolute in sanity of the Kaiser is his fool notion that about nine out of ten of the men with German names over here would acknowledge that he owned us. h.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

brings about cohesion of thought in the community You can keep every body up to the working pitch so much more easily if you keep them in the habit of talking Americanism. rather than politics.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

It is strange that those who are supporting the insanity. defense in the O'Leary case didn't make some move to have him restrained before he got into his present prsdicament.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

June appears to be .endeavoring to bring about the consumption of that coal which has been stored up for next winter. There is little chance however, in most cases
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

It is to be hoped that the letup in the U-boat activities means a con firmation of the report that one of the underwater boats, at least, has been sent to the bottom.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

Germany, 1t is claimed, expected a quick victory and a quick peace as the result of it's recent drives. Germany also expected to rule the world before now
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

Somehow Germany must have let up on its strangle hold when the soviets' refused to let the Russian ships be used against the allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

. Even the Germans must realize that the SO.O0o men lost in the failure to reach Compeigne was serious blow
 to their reserves.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22
STORY OF RICH UNcLES


 T never saw anything like iti" ob- served the wife of the tall, lank house. holder as she turned away from the front window. T mean the way Eu- phemia and her mother make doormats of themselves for that aged uncle who is visiting them! To be sure, he is extremely rich and has told them he has willed them his fortune, but it's awful. Just now. when they started out, first Enemy had to run back for his cane, then he evidently had for gotten his handkerchief and then she had to go back for a letter he wanted to post! Why couldn't he have taken an inventory before they. started?"
 "Rich uncles never do," the tall, hank
 householder informed her. They don't have to- because there are always plenty of loving relatives ready to fag for them-especialiy if the uneles, like this one, are creaky in the joints and have a far-away Jordan look in their eyes! However, Enemy had better conserve her energy and let him run a few of his own errands. because it is extremely unlikely that she ever will be struggling over her income tax on his property!
 T realize. without your saying it, that he is at least 70.' continued the | tall, lank householder, and cranky | old bachelor and that he has promised them his fortune every time he has seen them for twenty years-but their chances are very small.
 There was EliphaIet PickenS back
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

The person who offered the govern ment hundred acres of black wal nut at any price it saw fit to pay can never be rated as a profiteer.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

Reports from Russia give indication that new storm is breaking in that country which may be the beginning of another record breaker.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

Austria ought to have known be- fore 1t started that it was not wanted in Italy regardless of the door at which it knocked.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-22

After the president has said politics are adjourned it is indeed poor time to be putting him forward for a third term.