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New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
PARIS.

NIX splendid historical war records
in oil, destined for permanent dis
- play on the marble walls of the Red
Cross headquarters in Washington,
are complete to-day, after seven months of
WI ana are now on their way across the
Atlantic.
"e@t to the actualities of war pictured in
3''8' and photographs by army Signal Corps
"'fsefs, Cameron Burnside, an American
s'''st Of the Paris Latin quarter, has given
% the American peopl, possibly az great a
~ "a viyidness az any individual Ameri-
N the great war. These six big oil
Ss'a'lngs. 6xe feet, depicting phases Of tba
'i mercy made possible through gifts
american millions, carry the onlooker
~f'oga bandage rolling depots, among ci-
'''sh refugees who fed from invaded homes.
s' tne lines Of communication, into hog
s1ais, into great warehouses; and ;n,o o,,.-
'"nteens' where wearicd fighters are
's'v'ng hot things to drink az they como
~ o' the line. All the paintings are tvni-
" the stations maintained during tho
~ the great relief organization. but
sse 1ortyays certain one.
cameron Burnside, the artist, ia an Amer
htsrnationale," like many American
s''snss Of the psris Latin quarter. Hin
y rails from the vicinity Of Beilefonte.
8, ~ and he IL q descendant OF Simon Cam.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

France by generous people in America
something unique in history, one nation
aiding the homeless and unfortunate of a
sister nation should be made part of
Amerlca's historical records in oil. The
idea caught on in the mind of the command
ing officer, and canvas and oil and brushes
work in the warehouse. Within month
he had finished the picture 1t shows the
big storehouse on the Rue de Chemin Vert
(Street of the Green Way) at it's busiest
moments when French poilus and American
workers in khaki, all unfit for front line
duty, were working their hardest, shifting
boxes to make room for other consignments
which Americans were generously sending
to France for civilian victims of Germanv's
warfare during the days of the big German
advance to the Marne
The warehouse picture was such sue
cess that it led to the second-a night scene
in the big refugee cantecn at the Care de
PEST in Paris, where all varieties of home
less French folks were gathered and cared
for by volunteer workers. White gowned
and white capped nurses are giving what
comfort they can to the aged and young;
mothers with babes, some with rcsolute
faces, others with the look Of sorrow and
despair. An aged nun, evidently forced to
leave some convent and flee with the rest, is
shown in the foreground. Her face has
a tInge Of sorrow under its mask of be-
ncvolence. She is ono Of the homeless herd
bound wherever some ono directs her. All
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
No Use i'm a
Warehouse

Burnsde's commanding officer asked him
one day what he waa good for aside from
piling boxes in a warehouse.
Il am an artist" responded Burnside
We'll, don't believe VIC can use an
artist in warehoYe work." was the response.
But Burnside thought differently. He sug-
gestcd that the great piles OF packing cases
and bales OF goods and clothing sent to
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
"TO the Front
And Back Again"

The second picture takes one into an out
post canteen at Roulecourt headquarters of
the First Division before the st. Mihel
offensive 1t is in an old barn within easy
charted range of enemy guntire where a
lone tallow candle gives all the light per
missible at night, as the troops tie by
rough counter in single file to receive
a steamng cup of coffee They are fresh
from their first line positions and tired.
Rays Of the candle search out many faces
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
By S. K. Pearson, Ir.

Cooperative Observer, United States
Weather Bureau
~ URING the last year or more
New York and vicinity has expe-
-1~ renced about all varieties of
weather that might occur in a CEN
tury perhaps since Hendrick Hudson
sailed UP the river now bearing his name.
We all remember the destructive and
crippling antics of the weather last winter,
when more damage was sustained in the
eastern part of the country than a German
army might inf1ict. "Jack Frost'' was the
chief disturbing element but he was usual
ly reinforced by "Old Boreas." Sometimes
Jupiter Pluvius" would interfere and con-
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

I asked high Red Cross official how
much money the organization intended to-
pay Burnside for his seven months of solid
labor on these six big canvases.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

who have seen this painting agree that the
warehouse worker-artist has touched some
thing strikingly real.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

permitted starvation in Bohemia and an
archy in Poland.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
PARIS, February II.

w = ITH the departure of President
HX Wilson on February 13 one
Wv phase of the peace conference
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
OIL CRANK-PINS
OF AUTO ENGINE
Chief Reason Why Bearings Wear
Fast is That They Are Not
fabricated Properly.
GOOD SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED
Has Given Excellent Results and EIkn-
mated Most of Connecting-Rod
Bearing Trouble-Study In
terror of Engine.

The adjustment of the connecting
rod bearings is one of the most COM
mon repair jobs on an automobile en-
CINE. Probably the chief reason why
these bearings wear faster than the
others is that they are not fabricated
properly under all conditions. The
system described below has given very
good results and has almost elimi-
mated connecting-rod bearing trouble.
Most of the oil delivered to the main
bearings escapes the ends and flows
along the crank webs, and is finally
thrown off by centrifugal force. If
small scuppers are placed at the ends
of the crank-pins this oil will be
caught and may be carried through
the pin to the bearing.
In the right-hand illustration one
throw of the crank-shaft is shown
with the scupper in place. The oil
leads are indicated by dotted lines.
The radial hole should be drilled first,
and should extend to the center of the
pin. Then a hole should be drilled
through the center of the pin until
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

conviction that 1t beats aviation for
thrills. ''Flying seemed monotonous
compared with motor racing" he said
in speaking of his air trip.
Lonesome Work.
ION q trip of several hundred miles
you may be making speeds which
would be terrific in an auto-140 miles
an hour. But at the height of mile
or more you have no realization Of
speed, and sitting up there in the Wind
and noise is lonesome work. The
stunts are more exciting, of course
but there is no competition, no audi
ence, no applause. Hurdling over the
ground at Daytona Beach in racing
car at two and one-half miles per min
ute, with 50-foot leaps from the
ground, or whirling around the Indian
apolis Motor Speedway track in the
500-mile race, with competitors con
testing every lap-that's very different
stuff! Every minute has its problem
and it's thrill. ! prefer to be down on
the ground, smelling the gas, eating
the dirt, in contact with my rivals and
the crowd"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

Ralph De Palma thinks there are
more thrills in auto racing than in fly
Ing in an airplane. One day last fall,
while De Palma was serving as direc-
tor Of flying at McCook field, near Day
ton, o.. an aviation officer invited him
to take trip in his plane. The motor
star accepted. He was somewhat new
at flying then, and also dubious. But
director of flying is supposed to fly.
"Want to do few stunts?" asked
the officer, when De Palma was safely
strapped in. "a nice question:" COM
mented De Palma, afterward. There
was only one answer-we did them |"
Service Was Brief.
De Palma's service in aviation was
brief, as he enlisted couple of months
before the war ended. But it lasted
long enough to give him well-rounded
experience in flying, both in the stunts
which might be compared to the thrills
of the speedway, and long distance
flying, which is comparable to the long
grind of automobile. road racing. And
the veteran star lost no time in get
ting back to his own game, firm in the
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
TREATY or PRAGUE, 1866.


Gastein on August 20, 1865, and after
talking matters over agreed that Duke
Augustenburg should be thrown over
board and that Prussia should have
Holstein. AT the same time the lit
tie duchy of Lauenburg, a part of the
greater duchies, was assigned to Prus-
STA absolutely; and from this uncon-
sidered trife Bismarck subsequently
took his title of duke Of Lauenburg.
Early in June, 1866, Prussia brought
forward in the diet at Frankfort A
proposition to reform the Germanic
confederation, the reform to consist of
the expulsion Of Austria, the establish
ment of an elected German parliament
to take the place of the diet and the
formation of an army Of North Ger
many to be commanded by the king
of Prussia. Naturally these drastic
propositions were rejected and Bis
marck frankly warned the diet that
he would destroy the confederation.
Austrian Motion Prevailed.
The Prussian governor of Schleswig
on June 10 announced that owing 10
the failure of Austria to preserve Or
der In Holstein he was compelled IN
take over the administration of that
provlnce-wh which he did. Austria and
Prussia recalled their ambassadors
and both nations appealed to the diet
Austria demanding that Prussia should
be disciplined and Prussia demanding
that Austria should get out. Bismarck
declared that if' the Austrian motion
prevailed Prussia would declare tbe
confederation ended. and threatened
with loss Of sovereignty such German
states as should support Austria in
the coming war. The Austrian motion
prevailed and Prussia Withdrew from
the confederation. All the German
states except Mecklenburg sided with
Austria while Italy became an ally Of
Prussia and attacked Austria
Negotiations for. peace began and q
treaty was signed at Prague on SEN
TENDER 3, 1865. Austria agreed to the
dissolution of the Germanic confeder.
alton and to withdraw entirely from
German affairs, Prussia was TO annex
Schleswig- Holstein, Hanover, a portion
of Hesse-Darmstadt, the electorate Of
Hesse and the city of Frankfort.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
(Copyrigh-, 1918, by the

In April of 1916 the United States
entered into war with Mexico. BY
September 1847, the American flag
us a pacifist orator Of the day put it,
waved In insolent triumph in the
halls of the Montezumas." and on Feb
ruary 2 Of the following year wholly
unauthorized private citizen signed on
the part of the Americans a treaty
by which the United States obtained
undisputed sovereignty over terri
tory more than four times the size of
the German empire as it was before
the recent debacle, paying Mexico in.
return $15000,000 and assuming 49,.
100000 of Mexico's debts. BY the
treaty with Spain in 1919, the United
States had, indeed, acquired Florida,
but she had released her claims to
Texas, over part of which at least
she had claimed a right under the
Louisiana Purchase. When the last
Spanish successor Of Cortez as viceroy
OF Mexico was deposed in 1921, Mexico
succeeded to the right of Spain In
Texas, but left that vast territory as
forlorn and undeveloped as it had been
under Spanish rule.
year of war ensued. Everybody
remembers the name of Sam Houston
and the fact that Thermopylae had
its messengers Of death; the Alamo
had none" From 1886 to 1S45 Texas
was an independent republic under the
banner of the Lone Star"
In 1916 it was annexed to the United
States and dispute at once arose
with Mexico over the southwestern
boundary of the newly acquired state,
Mexico claiming that boundary to be
the Nueces while the United States
claimed it to be the Rio Grande John
Slidel, afterwards so we'll known in
the Mason and Slidel affair of the Civil
war, was sent to Mexico to try and
arrange the matter in dispute, but was
refused a hearing.
Early in 1916 General Taylor was
ordered to move to the Rio Grande.
Mexico had severed diplomatic rela-
tons with the United States upon the
annexation of Texas. General Taylor
established his headquarters at point
opposite Matamoras. His force con-
sisted of little over $500 regulars.
Learning that the Mexicans were pre-
pairing to cross the river higher up,
Taylor sent out accommodating party
consisting of So dragons under Cap
tain Thornton who, on April &c, was
surprised and captured by the Next
cans after the loss Of 16 men. The
Yar had begun. The news Of Thorn i
on's capture reached Washington on
fay 8. President Polk sent mes
age to congress stating that Mexico
as passed the boundary of the United I
tates and shed American blood on
american soil' Congress passed a
i'll providing for the enrolment of
5000 volunteers and a war appro-
Ration of $10,000,000, congress agree
1g with the president that war ex- ,
SITS by the act of Mexico"
General Taylor gained the victories {
f Palo Alto May 8, Resaca de la ,
alma May 8, captured Monterey Sep
ember "a, and won the hard fight of
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

to most crank-shafts. Sketch A show
the layout or pattern, B shows sid
view, and G an end view. Sheet bias
l-er fplPaer should he used The epAse
the shaft should be smoothed Slightly,
and then the scupper riveted on
brazed in place. The crank-shafts are
carefully balanced in high.speed
motors, so care should be used not to
change the balance any more than
necessary. &
Before installing such a system
careful inspection should be made, to
make sure that there is room for the
scuppers at all places as the shaft re-
wolves. Great care should be exer.
cised in laying out this work, as the
crank-shaft could easily be damaged,
and in a job of this sort mistakes are
very costly, usually necessitating the
purchase of new parts. A study OF
the engines interior is essential to
every amateur motorists. E. Gibbs
in Popular Science Monthly.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
FAMOUS
PEACE TREATIES
BY III. IRVING KING
TREATY or euADALuPE-HIDALGo, ls4s.

BY H. IRVING KING

Buena Vista on February % Of the
next year. In March of 1S47 General
Scott captured Vera Cruz and march
ed to the City of Mexico, winning the
battles of Cerro Gordo April IS, Con-
treras August 10, Churubusco August
20, Moline del Rey September 8, and
Chapultepec September Is. The next
day he stormed the Belem gate and
entered the Mexican capital.
When Vera Cruz fell President Polk
decided that it would be well to have
along with SCOTS army commission
er authorized to sign peace with the
Mexicans as soon as they had been
sufficiently defeated to be amenable
to terms. N. P. Trist, chief clerk of
the state department, was chosen and
having been given the rough draft OF
treaty reached Vera Cruz on May q
of 1847 and joined Scott. Mr. Trist
got no opportunity to exercise his dip
lomatic powers until after the battle
of Churubusco. The morning after
that battle Scott was met by commits
sioners from the Mexican president,
Santa Anna, with proposals for an
armistice. This was agreed to and
Mr.. Trist wrote to the Mexican minis
ter of foreign relations that he was
ready to enter into negotiations.
A Treaty Without Authority.
Five Mexican commissioners met
Mr.. Trist at a village lying between
the American and Mexican lines which
bore the impossible Aztec name Of,
Atzcopozalen. Mr.. Trist wanted Low
er California but was willing to con-
cede that point, but he would not give
up the demand for New Mexico (then
comprising what is now New Mexico
and Arizona) south of the thirty-sev-
enth degree Nor would the Mexicans
give it up. The negotiations came to
nothing, the armistice was ended and
Scott resumed his advance. Counter
propositions which the Mexican COM
missioners had made were referred
by Mr.. Trist to Washington, but he
was generally thought to have been
too wavering at the village with the
unpronomceable nameand, without
waiting to hear from him officially,
President Polk revoked his authority
and sent him a letter Of recall.
After the capture of the City OF
Mexico the Mexicans saw that further
struggle was hopeless California had
meantime been occupied by Commo-
dores Sloat and Stockton and the land
forces of Generals Fremont and
Kearny. Santa Anna resigned the
presidency which passed to General r
maya, who summoned a congress at
lueretaro. One of his first acts was
o appoint n commission to proceed
o the City of Mexico and confer with
Ir. Trist. Mr.. Trist had already re-
,eived his letter of recall. The Mex
can commissioners, with singular rea-
'oning suggested that they had mot
,een officially notified Of the American
,nvoy's recall'' and Mr.. Trist agreed
% treat. Mr.. Trist met the Mexican
commissioners at Guadalupe Hidalgo,
town about three miles north of the
Jity of Mexico, where the treaty was
signed on February 2, 1848.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

Austria and Prussia having obtain
ed the joint possession of Schleswig-
Holstein by the treaty of Vienna, the
question now arose what should be
done with it. The two powers who
had overcome Denmark argued over
the division Of the spoils for nearly
two years. The question itself might
have been settled, but 1t was only
symptom Of larger question which
had for centuries been agitating Ger
many the question as to whether the
northern section or the southern sec
ton should predominant; and Bis
marck saw in it an excuse for driving
Austria forever out of participation
in German affairs-the only way by
which Prussia could be made supreme.
Austria began to see that she had
been made a cats paw and favored
the claims of the young duke of Aug
ustenburg to the sovereignty OF the
duchies, that young man having set
up q court at Kiel. In fact King VIII
liam and the Prussian parliament were
inclined to favor the dukes preten-
sions. But Bismarck carried every
thing before him and caused the king
to set up claim to be by descent en-
titled to the throne of the duchies him
self. The time for breach with Aus
tria, however, had not yet arrived. Won
Moltke reported that the Prussian
army was ready: but Bismarck desired
to assure the help, or at least the neu-
trality of the great powers before he
struck. He went personally to Bar
ritz and had series of interviews
with Napoleon III. What dreams he
encouraged the emperor in. what he
promised him and what he showed him
by way of argument, are only sur
misses.
Demands of Bismarck.
In December, 1864, Bismarck de-
clared that Prussia would be satisfied
with nothing less than the incopora-
ton Of the duchies in her military,
commercial and postal systems. In
the duchies the Austrians were en-
barlsed on a policy Of obstruction and
the stolen land was in disorder. King
William wrote to the Austrian emperor
that if Austria did not take steps to
preserve order in the duchies he would.
The emperor and the king met at
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
SUCCESS OF RURAL ROUTES
important Factors Which Must Be
Given Consideration in Motor q
Transportation. tF

prepared by the United States Departs
ment of Agriculture.)
There are four important factors
which must be given consideration by
the beginner in the field of rural mo-
tor transportation. These four fac
tors are: O The volume of farm
products produced along the contem-
plated route; (2) the volume of mis-
cellaneous hauling which could be Sc
cured to supplement regular loads; (3)
competition from other carriers which
would be encountered; az the charac-
ter of the highways over which the
trucks must run. It may safely be
said that the features mentioned
above will ultimately determine the
success or failure of any rural route.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

Ht fFe SedSfQe zoo, inc pump 2DeHT
rounded figure is most admired.
the well rounded form which is usually
accompanied by the bloom Of health and
attractiveness.
That millions of people are conscious
tinued appearance in newspapers and
magazines of many suggestions proposing
various remedies in food or medicine or
exercises, either of which might or might
not be appropriate for a given case.
Authorities, however agree that healthy
nerve tissue Is absolutely essential to O.
strong, robust body and mind, Weak
nerves, while indicated by multitude OF
generally result in lack of energy, sleep
lessness, irritability, depression, etc,
which conditions gradually consume the
healthy flesh. leaving ugly hollows, fiat
chest, bony neck and scrawny arms and
legs.
Our bodies need more phosphate than
most of them are able to extract from,
the foods we eat nowadays, and many
opinions affirm that there is nothing
system that SO effectively supplies this
deficiency as the pure organic phosphate
known as bitro-phosphate and sold by
good druggists everywhere.
The essential phosphoric food elements
In bitro-phosphate assimilated by the
nerve. cells should soon produce pleas
Ing change in nerve energy and hence
Increased vitality and strength. With the
burdens of nervousness, sleeplessness,
with its attractive fullness and ruddy
glow of health replaces the former picture
of skin and bones
CAUTION: = Although Bitro-Phosphate
and attendant disorders owing to its ten
dency to increase weight one should
watch the scales while taking 1t unless
1t is the desire to put on flesh.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
APPLYING ANTI-sMD CHAINS
Avoid cIinking of Loose Chains
Against Fender.

Anti-skid chains must not be applied
tightly to the tires, as so many car
owners do to eliminate the blinking Of
the loose chain against the fender,
Tight chains cut the tire badly. Fur
Their, the chains should be inspected at
frequent intervals and any cross links
that have become worn or have de-
veloped sharpness should be replaced,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

Having saved up his pay through the
two years of war, the returned dough
boy is able to satisfy his raging appe-
tite for the big, thick steak of his
dreams.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

American writing paper shows &c.
100000 increase in gross sales. Blanks
for income tax returns have been
spoiled by the million. It's an i'll wind
that doesn't blow somebody good.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

The man who asked to be shot rath-
er than sent to Russia, merely meant
that he had rather be killed right away
than have to make long trip in order
TO be killed later.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

With the coming winter wheat crop
estimated at 000,000,O00 bushels it
books as if the landlady will find small
excuse for cutting the slices of bread
SO thin after the harvest is over.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02
ADVANTAGES OF MoT0RTRUCK
II Satisfactory Collection and Delivery
Arrangements Are Not Perfected
Much Is Lost.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.)
1t must be remembered that two d.
the principal advantages of the motor.
truck, namely, lessened handling OF
goods in transit and speedier transfer
are lost if satisfactory collection and
delivery arrangements are not per
fected.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

Bolshevism is losing ground in Rus
STA, both literally and fguratively
The depth of its decline will be in
proportion TO the violence of it's
reign.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

Loot stolen in Berlin from the stores
fs openly sold in the streets of the city.
Which is adapting a pet Hun theory
10 the fact that laws are merely scraps
At paper.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

The Germans have no cause for
complaint. This was their war, and
they are entitled to everything that
goes with it.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-02

No statistics are available as yet to
show how much an air passenger from
overseas will be permitted to carry in
his suitcase.