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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
10000 Yanks
Guard Prisoners

PARIS, Aug. 26.-Ten thousand
troops are held in France to guard
100000 Germans taken prisoner by
the Americans who cannot be return
ed to Germany until enc peace treaty
has been ratified by the powers. 1t
is estimated that it is costing the
United States roughly at $1,000,000
to care for these prisoners.
England's German prisoners num-
ber quarter ofIa million and more
than 10000 British soldiers are re
quired to look after them. Both the
United States and England expected
to release the Germans when the
peace treaty was signed but France
was unwilling that this should be
done until ratification was complete.
When General Pershing, the Ameri-
can commander-in-chief, sails for the
United States in September it is es-
timated there will be about 10000
American troops in
France not including the $500 on
the Rhine.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Cerrnan-Mexican
Invasion of u. S.
Was Planned

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Revela-
ton of extensive German plots in
Mexico during the war, which in
cluded a proposed invasion of the
United States by German Mexican
army of $4,000 men at the same time
that the Germans launched their last
drive on the western front in July,
1913, was made here by the National
Association for the Protection of
American Rights in Mexico, which
gave out a statement by DR.. P. B.
Altendorf, formerly of the United
States military intelligence depart
ment reciting his experience as an
American secret service agent in that
country.
Dr. Altendorf, the son of a Polish
banker in Cracow, Austrian Poland,
abandoned a medical course in the
University of Vienna at the outbreak
of the war and fled to Mexico where
he was offered a position as Ger
man spy to operate against the
United States by Kurt Japnke, head
of the German secret service in Mex
leo.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Cost u. S. $81.75
ToSend Each Man
Over to France

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. - For
each man transported overseas in
British vessels, the United States gov
ernment will pay Great Britain $81.75
under an agreement reached between
Brigadier General Frank T. Hines,
director of transportation, in the war
department, and Lord Reading, rep
resenting the British government
Secretary Baker, it was learned,
has approved the agreement, which
fixes rice of little more than half
that tentatively put forward by the
British at the beginning of the ne
gotiations.
The total cost of the British tom
maze used in troop transportation is
estimated at $83,757,250, the num-
Der of men carried having been l.
OFT 900. Similar negotiations gre
in progress with the French and other
governments. ...t
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Drowning of Father
Witnessed by Son

KINGSPORT, Aug. 26.-With a
wife seriously sick at home and his
four-year-old son helplessly looking
on from the bank, Henry Robertson,
of Kingsport, was drowned in the
Holston river about two miles above
his home at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday af-
ternoon. The body remained beneath
about twenty feet of water the en-
tire Sunday night. 1t was recovered
late yesterday morning.
Friends of Mr.. Robertson, hearing
his cries arrived at the scene of the
tragedy too late to be Of any assist
ance. They said that Mr.. Robertson
had left his little son, Samuel, stand
ing by the bank of the river while
he himself swan across the stream
and endeavored to swim back. On
the return trip, however, he appar-
emily lost strength about the middle
of the stream and went under, at
the same time crying for the help
that was forthcoming. One man is
said to have swan to him but owing
to the struggles of the drowning man
was unable to save him. There were
a number of other men at a distance
of about 800 yards when Mr.. Rober-
son went under for the first time.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Chuckey River
Farm Sold 10000

Mr.. Baldwin Harle today sold his
me Chuckey river farm to Mr.. A. L..
sprinkle, of Mars Hill, N. c., the con-
liberation being 100000.
This is doubtless one of, if not the
argest, transactions in farm lands
hat ever took place in the county,
\ few weeks ago the Trobaugh farm
old for $4,000, and has held the
ecord for the largest sale up to now.
The Harle place is considered one
If the finest in the county, being
Mostly rich river bottom land with
n acreage of about 900.
There seems to be no let-up in
he sale of farming lands in the cOun-
Y, notwithstanding that the prices
lave more than doubled in the last
tx months.
Several other important deals are
,nder way and may be announced
)efore the end of the week.-Mor-
istown Evening Mail.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Draft Men Are
to Be Returned
From Russia

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Return
of the $500 selective service men
with the American forces in Siberia
will be completed before winter, Rep
resentative Osborne, of California,
was told today by Secretary Baker
About 5000 volunteer requirements
olready have gone forward, Mr.. Ba-
'ler said. 1900 more are ready to
90 and enlistments available for this
service average about so per cent.
The question of a complete with
travail from Siberia was not taken
up with Mr.. Baker, Representative
Osborne said.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Wage Demands Will
Not be Settled Until
Country Is Normal

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Post-
ponement of the settlement of wage
demands until normal economic con-
ditions are restored was announced
yesterday by President Wilson as the
policy which the administration will
pursue in dealing with such questions
particularly those affecting railroad
workers.
The President announced also that
it was neither wise nor feasible at
this time when the most important
question before the country is a re-
turn to a normal price level, to at
tempt to increase freight rates to
provide funds for higher wages.
"We ought to postpone questions
of this sort until we have the oppor-
tunity for certain calculations as to
the relation between wages and the
cost of living" the President declared
in statement to the public explain
ing his decision as to wages. .'1t is
the duty of every citizen to insist
upon a truce in such contests until
intelligent settlements can be made,
and made by peace and effective com
mon counsel. | appeal to my fellow
citizens of every employment to CO.
operate in insisting upon and main
tanning such a truce"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
| 'ady Decies Opens
, Hotel Without
! Drink Provision
(By United Press

ASCOT, Eng. (By Mail. l.)-Prohi-
biCIon added temporary recruit to its
ranks, here when Lady Gertrude De-
cies, widow of the late Baron, en-
barked in the hotel business with a
"dry" bar.
The hotel was formerly the coun-
try residence of the Decies and will
be known as The Scotswood Golf ho-
tel Guests will be welcomed at a
daily price of SIS per head, but with
the understanding no liquor will be
served.
In its place the perapiring golfer
or race goers can have lemon pop,
Ginger ale, ice cream, milk and many
other soft concoctions.
There are, however, several oasis.
Not far from the hotel is the aristo-
cratic and fashionable Swinley For
est club where those fortunate enough
to have a friend for a member, may
get "hard" liquor.
Local pubs are looking forward to
"landoffce" business.
But it is not because Liz Decies
IS prohibtionists that she is run
ming temperance hotel.
Licenses are hard things to get
these days and it won't be until next
February that one will be available.
1t is expected then that one will be
sought unless the prohibitionists can
persuade the aristocratic proprietress
to a permanent "dryness."
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
The Governments Demands to
: Other Railway Unions' Will Be the
Same AS That Given Shopmen

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-(By United Press 1.-THE gov
rnments demand to other railroad will be the same as
that given the shopmen Director General Hines clearly nd
Gated today letter to A. O. Wharton chairman board of
railroad wages and working conditions
Demands already before the railroad administration in
cde requests for higher from tranmen conduc
tors Other railroad brohehoods are also ready to submit
demands
1T isn't proper now to make general increase in wages
on the assumption that the present of living will be per
manent," Hines wrote Wharton
Director Howe declared the governments offer to reduce
the cost of living fails railroad wages should be readusted
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
oreign Relations Committee Today
Again Amended Peace Treaty
Adopted Senator Falls Proposal

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-(By United Press. 1.-THE For
Relations Committee today again amended the peace treaty
adopting Senator Falls proposal to eliminate the United
ates from membership of the international commission to
hce the boundary between Belgium and Germany.
Democratic members of the committee voted against the
hendmeft. Sf
Other amendments Of the character introduced
Fall also adopted The committee also voted to give
hour to representatives of India protesting against the in
|Ision of that nation in the league
President Wilson summoned Senator Hitchcock admins
alton leader, to confer with him at the White House late
day. f%ft} . iEG& RS -
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Feather
Works On the
Women, Also

MANCHESTER, Eng, Aug. 26.---
Omitted Press. )-DemobiIiged ael-
diers are getting even with young
women who in the early days Of the
war would write them anonymous
letters containing white feathers.
Numerous young women employed
on am-cars, in factories and shop
ping stores are receiving white feath-
ers for taking over mems jobs and
refusing to give them up, A few
of the women have taken the hint
and given up their jobs.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
British Abandon
French Army Base
(By United Press.)

ROUEN, France. (By Mail.) -
Rouen has been demobilized by the
British, and the historic old Nor
mandy capital, camouhaged for five
years as "Army Post Office No. 2"
and the British advanced base
throughout the war, has been aban-
doned to the French. Only about L.
500 British troops, mostly Indians,
remain to guard and supervise the
removal of the last of the vast Brit
ish army stores and German prisona
ers. Rouen for nearly five years has
never had less than fifty thousand
British troops quartered there in the
vicinity, 1t was the Record Office
headquarters, or "Third Echelon," as
it was known to the B. E. F. British
army huts are being auctioned, and
up eagerly, and in a few
weeks only the British cemetery will
be left to remind the citizens of the
great British war base.
LONDON.-That the woman who
had enticed her husband away, eoolly
called to ask if she might take the
five children as well, as the husband
wanted them, was stated by Tot
tenham wife seeking desestion or.
der.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
WILL
PICNIC AT ROMEO THURSDAY

The Greeneville Presbyterian Sun
lay school will have its annual pic
mic at Romeo next Thursday, the %.
Cars will leave the church at 8 A. M.
Lunch baskets sent to the church will
be taken care of by parties appoint
ID for that purpose. Conveyances
will be provided for those who have
no car. The children will be looked
after by careful attendants. Every
member of the school is urged TO go.
Respectfully,
W. H. PIPER, Supt.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Machines Leave On First Lap of
Aerial Derby to Toronto and Return

MINEOLA, N Y, Aug 26.-(By United Press -Four
avators who failed to get away yesterday left here this
ornng the first lap of the aerial derby to Toronto and
turn Interest in the intensified when the three
chnes which landed last night from Toronto prepared
away the return flight today Good weather prevailed
long the Reports early today indicated that twelve
hchne had left Toronto Twenty departed from here
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
ederal Trade Commission
Recommends Private Ownership
Refrigerator Cars Be Prohibited

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-(By United Press. .)-Recom-
endatons that private ownership of refrigerator and live
,ck be prohibited made by the Federal Trade Com
sson in reports today.
The Commission declares that all such should either
acquired and operated government monopoly owned
railroads and operated under license regulations Packers
enabled to gain advantage smaller independent con-
through the ownership of these cars the Commission
ys.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Eadical Element in This Country
Are Endeavoring to Sow Dissension
Among Members of Colored Race

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-(By United Press. 1.-THE rad
a element endeavoring to dssenson among the
Fgroes and align them with the Boshevik and W. w.,
Prding to information of the Department of Justice it
arned today Representative Byrns South Carolina made
be same statement in the house yesterday.
Incendiary publications being financed by radicals
Tho are carefully watching activities among negroes Rus
is partly being used for this purpose is believed
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Will Remove
Kaiser's Picture
(By United Press.l J

BERLIN. (By Mail.)-The Kais-
or's picture is to be taken out of the
schools. The proposal provoked cor
siderable discussion, and many men,
hers of the Prussian assembly were
opposed to it. The government ex-
planned, however, that it is not letting
,olitics mingle with education and
hat this is the basis for the re-
moval
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
UnioI Leaders of Railroad Brotherhoods
Co nsider Wilson's Four Cents Per Hour
Inc rease "Miserably and Inconceivably
SnAalp

CLEVELAND, Aug. 26--(By United Press )-"Mserably
and nconceivaby small" characerizaons by the two
leading railroad union leaders here today President Wilson's
tour-cent hour increase offered shopmen
In absence of officials the of the railroad admnra-
uons proposition William Beger chairman Cleveland local
shopm ems federation and Timothy Shea president brother
hood ngnemen and remen refuse make further comment
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
KONG Publishes
Deutschland Tale
BY CARL d. GROAT

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent }
BERLIN. (By Mail. l.)-Though al
lied warships fingered outside Norfolk,
Va, and fishing boats with nets sought
to entangle him, Capt. Paul KONG,
master of the U-boat Deutschland,
made his escape safely on his first
journey to America.
He has just written an account of
the outward voyage in the Bremen
Nachrichten.
"About two or three days after
our arrival in Baltimore (August,
1870 came news that three cruisers
were plying at the entrance to Ches-
apeake Bay" he wrote. "a few days
later we had information that two
English and two French cruisers we re
operating at the entrance, in the da y
time, but withdrew farther out at
night. These cruisers APPARENT y
knew the path we took in and wer :
anxious to catch US on the outward
Journey. We learned, too, that some
fishing boats, tint ordinarily did not
remain in the channel, had stopped
there and put out very long net,
hoping to entangle our gears therein.
ascertained, too, that firm in Bos
ton had supplied dozen microphonee
to English account. What triumph
it would have been for the English
if they could have captured us"
KONG declared that he was bit
skeptical about American neutrality
and fearful lest the Americans should
not prevent the British from coming
within the three mile limit.
On the first of August, the Deutsch-
land took its departure. Konig said
that he had hoped to be able to avoid
press boats but had not been able to
do so. However, he rejoiced as night
came on, and he lost his press pur-
suers. However, when he reachedl
Newport News he was hailed by al
press boat,
That night he made for the three
mile limit, submerging and emerging
several times. He spied fishing boats
in the distance, and altered his course.
Also an American destroyer passed
overhead. Having taken new course
when he spied the fishing boats, he
turned on his electrical engines, and
when he ascertained that there were
no signs of enemy craft, he headed
out to sea at some distance from
where the fishing boats were stationed
an the little messroom of the
Deutschland, I drank a bottle of wine
with the officers and engineers, which
had been given US by German Ameri-
can friends" he concluded ave
drank to a safe journey, Twenty
Two days later we came into the port
of Bremen safely"
Konig's plan for outwitting the
press boats at Baltimore is believed
to have been an attempt to get the
Baltimore city officials to hold up the
boats on the plea that they had not
had proper inspection. The Wash
ington administration, however, mott
fed the Baltimore authorities not to
halt the press boats.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
Retail Stores Will Be Opened
By War Dept. on Sept. 18th
to Sell Direct to Consumer

WASHINGTON Aug 26.-(By United Press. Retail
pres win be opened by the War Department September
h to sell direct the the country and mail
mmodities held army surplus it announced today
Huge quantities of socks, underwear Shirts rancoats
anke, gloves tobacco and others articles will be sold
Atlanta and New Orleans have been named supply
les for the Southeast
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26

LONDON.-"He wanted to keep
me down, just as he did the men.
When | wouldn't tolerate it, he left
me-" declared an Acton woman seek
ing a summons against her husband,
an army sergeant.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
New Comet Visible
in Eastern Sky

SOUTH HERO, VT, Aug. ga
new comet, visible in the eastern sky
at night, close to the earth, has been
discovered by Rev. J. H. Metcalf of
Harvard University, it was announc.
ed Yesterday. Rev. Metcalf discov-
cred the comet with a handmade tele-
scope while at his summer home here
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26

SYDNEY.-An inland sea, 10000
acres in extent is to be formed by
damming the functions of the rivers
Murray, Darling and Militia Militia.
The cost will be $SO,OOO,OOO, and
mostly ex-soIdiers are to be employed.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
luiet Restored at Charlottee
Following Night of Violent Rioting;
Two Are Dead-Many Injured

CHARLOTTE N. c., Aug 26.-(By United Press )-Quiet
evaed here today following night riong in which two
sons known to be dead and several injured The sua
n believed to be under control of the authorities
The riot started shortly after midnight result of the
rect company attempting to operate with strike
|eakers.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26

LONDON.-Charged with being in
possession of counterfeit ten shilling
notes, William Warner successfully
pleaded that he carried them for q
joke, startling people by using them
in public as cigarette lighters.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
New Strike Vote Ordered on
Presidents Four Gents Per
Hour Increase by A. F. OIL.

WASHINGTON, Aug 26.-(By United Press)-A new
strike vo by 100000 railroad shopmen on President Wilson's
propos &n Tor increase of four cents per hour for
workers was ordered today by the American Federation of
Labor OF hcas 1t will take days to complete the vote
it was ir ldicated
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26
amuel Gompers Arrived Home
From Europe Today-Refused
To Discuss the Labor Situation

NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-(By United Press. .)-Samue
Pmpers President of the American Federation of Labor
ed here today from Europe aboard the transport George
ashihgton He refused to on the American labor
hation until he is further informed as to its details
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26

LONDON.-Analysis of the water
from the village we'll at Bulphan, Es-
sex, following complaints as to taste.
disclosed l o., of magnesium sui
phate, tEpsom salts) per gallon. Bull
phan residents are driuking rain-water
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26

DALLAS, Texas.-Exit city park
spooners. Park board has ordered
high powered arc lights for all shady
hooks in the parks.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-26

He. What is your highest ambi-
ton?
She. Six feet l and just released.
-Gargoyle.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

When you go out to dinner
OF Thursday or Sunday even
ing. as many Of you do because
you don t want to bother with
getting meals at home, Just
come around to the Belleclaire
look over the list of home
dishes on the menu-and then
select some dish that you
haven't had, perhaps since you
were kiddies back on the farm.
he old fashioned dishes pro-
'wded by the Belleclaire will
De a revelation to you. In the
midst OF all the New York whirl
Tor the fanciful and extrava-
CANT. it should be personal
satisfaction to those Of you who
prefer simplicity and stability
g, 20 know that there is ONE
'IAIt where you can get what
you want-cooked and served
as you want it.
ROBERT D. BLACKMAN.
Proprietor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-17
GOV. COX MAY ISSUE
STATEMENT TO OHIO
| SHER|FFS AND MAYORS

Special Dispatch to rho IntclligCnccr.
COIUMHUS g.. oct. l6.--As Il matter
of prCCaution during the industrial I'M
rest in thu state. Governor Cox is con-
sdrrinE the ACCESSIBILITY of issuing
statement {" mayors and county shcrINs
calling their attention TO their rcSp"c-
tive duties in preserving order. IL was
stated by Charles l.. Morris. the COVER
nor's secretary. this evening.
The governor. ii was stated, has been
mcutS in the industrial unrest through
out the state. and has been watching
with special care the situations IN Can
ton. Youngstown and Cleveland
Mr.. Morris stated that il had hc0cmc
apparent that thor" was some lack of
d"iiniiCncSS Of understanding az to re-
specify" duties ON IN" part "f local Of
iCialS. and that IN view Of this the gov
crnur is considering tho ACCESSIBILITY Of
issuing Il statement which Will definite
~ and firmly establish the policy OF the
state and explicitly define the duties.
SinclY and cO-ordinatclY, Of officers Of
stat" subdivisions
Experience and observation il is said
have demonstrated the wisdom of this
d"partur" in executive service and Will.
/, il Is hUpcd. prove Il real benefit in clear
ing up what now is said to be n more
or less hazy undCrSi anding.