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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-05-08
Mark Well The
Trail of Dragon
By c. M. MORRISON.

~ NE year ago the Hun dragon had
planted his feet over all Middle
Europe. He held in his hooked
claws all of Europe south from the
Baltic to the Swiss Alps, southeast to
the Bosphorus, and northward almost
to the White Sea. He had dragged
his Shiny way through the blood of
Belgium till he stood on the shores
Of the English Channel, facing his foes
in England
He had reached well nigh to the Per
sian Gulf and had linked the Turk to
his holdings. And-he had long since
looked across the Atlantic and spied
out the land In America.
The dragon had crept softly here
and there about the earth for forty
years. He had intrenched himself in
South America and in Mexico How
strongly is shown by the fact that even
after the old empire of the Hun has
gone down in blood and dust, the fol-
lowers Of the kaiser are still standing
by the cid regime, still plotting and
scheming through Latin America
And We know what outposts the Hun
held here in America We know what
we should have known and taken into
account ten, yes, twenty years ago.
We know the efforts that were made
to make the Hun language the required
language In the public schools of some
of our American states. In the pub
lie schools, mind you, OF the English
speaking United States of America.
We know now better than we once
did the meaning of the many German
societies In this country. We know
what service they rendered and at.
tempted To render to Hun Land when
the war first broke in Europe. The
trail of the dragon was very plain in
the United States during the first
years of the war and we know tnat
the spirit never died in many Huns
living in America. Even the breaking
of the old empire failed to stamp it
out entirely.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-05-08

out entirely.
VI TE DID good deal during the
NV war toward blotting out the
trail of the dragon in the
United States. Had the war lasted
longer we would have done far more
Do you recall that in your earliest
childhood you were taught somewher,
somehow, that the tail of snake new
er dies until shutdown comes no mat.
ter how fiat the serpents head was
crushed?
That was childhood superstition
and yet we all know that a snakes
tail wriggles for a long time after the
serpent has been put out of the way
OF doing any more harm. And the
dragons tail still wriggles, the tall of
the Hun dragon is still wriggling in
q good many places in the world out
side of Berlin.
s.-~t~--@s-s---- ha dAo Il hut thu
is a suspicious liveliness, a menacing
Nriggling here and there over the
. earth that will bear watching. Bolshe-
yism is one OF the forms that this men
ace, that this movement, is taking.
Germany is wrestling with it and it
is raising itself here and there over
the world. Spawned in Germany, it
is of the dragons brood. It has over.
come Russia, the Russia that 1t was
loosed upon through German Influence
America wants no more of Bolshe-
vism than it does of anything else that
Is German. 1t bears the Made in
Germany on 1t. 1t carried that mark
when it was exported from Germany
into Russia in the carpet bags OF
Lenine and Trotsky.
THE VICTORY Liberty Loan will
do as much toward getting
America back on a peace basis
as will the signing of the peace
treaties 1t has become absolutely
necessary that it be raised if we are
to get ahead and not sink back into
the quicksands of after-the-war diff
culties
1t is the heavy hammer wherewith
We propose to fatten the tail of the
dragon just as effectively as we fat
tened the dragons head last Septem.
Der and October around Verdun and in
the woods of the Argonne. We don't
want the dragon to come to life again
In any form, and the Victory Liberty
Loan is the present weapon that will
serve our turn.
There is nothing that would please
Germany, new and old, better than to
have the American Victory Liberty
Loan fail-it would put new life in the
imperial schemers all over the world
The dragon tail would wriggle mure
powerfully than it does now For the
dragon died hard, If he, indeed. be
dead now. There are millions of his
followers who would welcome the
chance TO put hinr on his feet again.
TO utterly STAY the dragon, to put
an end to the menace of the Bolshe
visits and to shove war so far into the
future that it cannot threaten the
peace of America. the Victory Liberty
Loan must be subscribed. To prevent
the distressing after effects of war
and to maintain American prosperity
at its present height and level, the Vic
tory Liberty Loan should be pushed
quickly TO successful completion.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1919-05-08

Your finances will aid in Francel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-25
District No. l.

IISgTICE NO. I-
 Every candidate in District No. i, has five chances of winning an automobile. After the auto mobile winners have been de- cided the next four highest in this district will win the follow ng district prizes:
 First highest, $50 Diamond Ring Sec ond highest, $1OO Talking Ma
 chine.
 Third highest, $!5 Prize Fourth highest, $40 Gold Watch.
 To all others not winning one of the regular prizes, per cent cash commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-25
Regular Vote Scale

Below is shown the subscrlp- tion rates and the regular numper of votes, according to the amount paid on any subscription. Note the tremendous voting power Of new subscriptions.
 NOTE-A new subscriber is anyone who has not been receiv- ing The Age Herald since the an- nouncement of the campaign. An old subscription turned in as new will cause a candidate to forfeit the votes thereon.
 The Daily and Sunday Age Herald by carrier in Birmingham and towns where carrier service is maintained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-25
Now is the Time to Enter!
 Votes and Gold Galore!

great wonderful interest date The Agerald big $1SOO0  hundred dollars be given to those who the largest amounts subscription between gold addition the regular 50 prizes be  25 To-
 
 
 
  with the leaders will This wonderful 
 SIXTEEN GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-25

District No. B.
 Every candidate in District No. 8. has five chances of winning an automobile. After the automo- bile winners have been decided the next four highest in this dis trict will win the following dis trict prizes:
 First highest, @15O Diamond Ring second highest, $1OO Talking Ma
 chine
 Third highest, $75 Prize Fourth highest, so Gold Watch.
 To all others not winning one of the regular prizes, 5 per cent cash commission
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
Hungarians in America Invited
ToReturn Home and Enjoy Fruits
Ofthe Communist Revolution

BUDAPEST April 5.-(By United Press 1.-The new Hun
gaan soviet government through Foreign Minister Bella Kun
today issued invitation to Hgarans America to return
and enjoy the fruits of the revolution according
exclusive interview with United Press correspondent
Bella Kun declared Hungary wants peace with world and
will fight to maintain it. We have the frendes feeling to-
ward all nations, he said To Hungarans in America send
through the United Press that circumstances which
forced them to emgrae have disappeared They will find
social faherand offering home to workers. while old Hun
had home for workers. have the warmest feeling for
the German proetariat
Il hope the pending questions will be settled peaceaby but
if the allies entertain spirit like that at Brestovsk based
on the of the population will Just as the Amer
leans did in Washngtons time Our program provides internal
monopoizaon of by and international free
trade We will try to send representatives to all foreign
governments"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
"Higher Rates
Needed to Meet
Wage Demand

LOUISVILLE, KY, April Still
further railroad increases are neces-
sary to maintain higher wages for
employees, in the opinion of the di-
rectors of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad whose report was submitted
to the stockholders meeting here to-
day. The report showed an appar-
ent net loss in income of more than
SIS, 100000 for the year under gov
ernment supervision as compared
with the 1917 period under private
ownership.
"The public and the congressional
mind has been more clearly impressed
during 1918 with the great impor-
tance of railroad transportation and
with the necessity Of its continued
growth to keep pace with the devel-
opment of the country" says the re.
port, which continues; "The most
serious problem which has beer
forced upon the railroads during the
federal administration under wal
conditions is the enormous increase
in wages, which has also been the
prime factor in increasing the cost
of practically all materials. If these
advances are to be permanent, rail
road freight and passenger rates must
again be raised to yield fair net re
turn to railroads"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
Union Revival
Begins Sunday
At Tabernacle

Rev. Baseom Waters, the wei
known evangelist, will arrive ir
Greeneville tomorrow to begin a Sc.
ries of union evangelistic meetings
at the Tabernacle on Church street
These meetings will be under the
auspices of all the churches Of the
city and all the people are invited.
Rev. Waters has just closed very
successful meeting at Livingston,
Tenn, at which more than one hun
dred conversions were reported The
following is taken from the Livings-
ton Enterprise of recent date:
Livingston people are fortunate
in having an opportunity to hear
Bascom Waters, the noted evangelist.
He measures up to the standard of
real big preacher in every sense of
the term. An orator, an entertainer,
an intensely earnest advocate of bet
ter living, thorough student of the
Bible, he grips his audience and riv-
cts their attention the moment he an
nounces his text; and they are his un-
til the sermon is over.
HE is dali and nightly delivering
sledge hammer blows against all
forms of sin; and he has old Satan
groggy, gasping and hanging on the
ropes at the conclusion of every dis.
course. Many of his strongest points
are forcibly illustrated with an apt
story that brings a laugh to his hear
ers while he is driving home truth.
He is an humorist de luxe, and is
the best enunciator of the negro dia-
lect that we have heard since the be-
loved Bob Taylor passed awak.
eve suppose oratory is a natural
asset with him, for he comes from
East Tennessee where orators grow
as thick as 'possum in a persimmon
bush.
"He is great preacher, and will
be a potent factor for good where
ever he goes"
The musical features at the meet
ing will be in charge of Mr.. Jeff Wall
and Miss Harmon, two well flnown
The people in Greeneville are in
deed fortunate in having a chance to
hear and enjoy mingling with these
people of God.
Services will begin at 1880 p. m.
A large chorus choir will be formed
by Mr.. Wall, and the people will en-
JOY musical treat at each service.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
LET Us Fight
Order of Gen.
Pershing Received

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The
library of Congress recently received
from General Pershing an autograph
signed copy of his statement to Mar
shall Foch, March %, 1918, offering
the services of the American forces
to stop the German offensive in the
spring of 1918, which almost sue
ceeded in reaching the channel ports
and got within a few miles Of Paris.
The statement reads:
81 have come to say to you that
the American people would hold it
great honor for our troops were
they engaged in the present battle.
| ask it of you in my name and in
that of the American people,.
"There is at this moment no other
question than that of fighting. In
fantry, artillery, aviation, all that we
have-are yours to dispose of as you
will. Others are coming who win be
as numerous as may be necessary. !
have come to say to YOU that the
American people would be proud to
be engaged in the greatest battle Of
history"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
Veterans of War
Tell Methodists
About the Needs
Of Europe
Men Who Have Seen Service
In Battles Declare Religious
Work First Need Now to Re-
establish Spirit of People.
Many Wounded Service Men
Will Address Congregations
to Stimulate Campaign for
$35,OOO,OOO.

A soldier who has actually seen
service in the front line trenches of
France will be the principal speaker
in every Methodist c. urch the week
of May 18th, beginning the campaign
for $35, 100000.
These men knew the conditions
brought about in the path of the Hun
and realize probably more than any
one else the great, immediate need
Of bolstering up the religious spirit
and the morals of the French and
1ther Allied peoples of Europe. They
know that these people have come
back to their broken homes, theil
Am;lies killed or scattered, witlou,
money, without ambition and thcil
belief in the power of the church
badly shaken. These soldiers know
what is needed and have entered into
the work of addressing congregations
with the belief that the messages they
will get across will result in doing
good second only to the expulsion Of
the German from the fields of Bel
gium, France and Italy.
Many of the speakers bear wounC
stripes on their arms, many have wal
crosses on their breasts and many
are grievously crippled. All hav,
seen with their own eyes the intense
suffering and distress of the people
These men have thrown themselve.
into the mission of the Methods
church with the same dash and en-
thusiasm that they did when they
went "over the top" with their flash
ing bayonets. They realize that tht
world is dependent upon them tC
"carry on" not only the industrial
era, but the religious as well. They
realize they cannot better serve hu
manity than by driving home the mes
sage that the campaign of the Meth
odist church, South, will make pos
sible, They know the battle OF
Christianity needs the same eneour
agement that the Allied armies were
given when they conquered the Hun
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
Asks Divorce
Saying His Meals
We're Not Prepared

ATLANTA, GA, April 5.-Alleg-
ing that his wife failed to prepare his
meals for him; that she would 90 out
at all times, day and night, with 9TH
er men, and upon his demonstrating
with her, would use all manner of
unladylike expressions in abusing him,
that she would frequent dance halls
over his objection, and stating that
his store of patience was exhausted
when he came home from work one
night and found her shooting craps
with two other women and three men,
t. G. Sweeney, of 282 Ormond street.
filed a petition for divorce against
his wife, Susie May Sweeney. On
the morning after the party men
toned in the petition, Sweeney said
that he found a note from his wife
stating that she would not live with
him any longer.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
CHILD OF THREE KNOWS
MUSIC OF 200 OPERAS

NEW ORLEANS, April 5.-Octa-
vius Roy Cohen, Jr., 3-year-old son
of Octavius Roy Cohen, author and
playwright of Birmingham, Ala,
proved before jury of educators and
musical critics that he knows 200
operas by heart. The baby in a for
nal test identified and lsped the
names Of opera after opera unerring-
ly, as photographic selections chosen
by the jury were played.
Nicholas Bauer, acting superintend-
ent of New Orleans public schools,
headed the examining body, and pro-
nounced the exhibition the most phe-
nomenal in his experience. The g.
year-old child capped his operatic test
by identifying a score of operate Sc
lections, beginning with Peer Gynt
Suite, when his father tapped the
rhythm of the music with a coin on
a table.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05

into parties. A strong royalist at
tempt to regain the government
would probably unite Berlin and save
the revolution. The majority stands
on the sidelines, watching agitators
toss the revolution up and down, to
no ones gain and Gcrmany's danger
Germany's lack of leaders has been
one Of the most outstanding features
of the revolution. In the hour when
Germany needs big men, none has
been found The situation seems to
be brought about by the old system,
when leaders, as soon as they were
recognized as such, were hustled into
the Junker party. They became
lunker leaders and most of the men
capable of governing were in the
party.
The result is that Germany finds
herself with second rate men irving
to construct the new republic. They
have continually showed lack of force
and qualities of leadership, until the
people no longer have confidence.
Still no one moves, and the great
middle class is idle, while politicians
struggle with the radica lgroup which
wants to overturn the entire order of
society.
Occupation of Berlin by Allied
troops has changed steadily from
dread to hope, perhaps, that Eng
lish and American troops would take
the place of Allied troops. For some
reason, opinion has turned against
the French and the majority Of Ger
mans would rather see Berlin sink
worse into chaos than have the French
help, if you can believe what Ber.
liners tell you.
The populace and the middle class,
as well as number of intellectuals
and the commercial people, want
American and English troops here.
The change of opinion is probably
due to lack Of confidence in the gov
ernment. Troops from Hindenburg
1T the front are the only hope from
within Germany So far the front
troops have done their duty until
women and children among the sight
seers mingled with the fighters, when
the front troops retired, refusing to
endanger women and children. Prop
aganda usually demoralizes govern
ment troops soon after they arrive,
so that probably the largest portion
of Berlin feels the only dependable
troops to bring order are outsiders.
1t is surprising to find the majority
of the revolutionaries, especially the
sailors, in favor of occupation. 1--WE
will welcome Americans and Eng
hsh," they tell you. Were waiting
For them. We want order, too, but
it can never come without either a
dictator or else outside help. We
have no leaders now that we can fol.
low" .-~
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
Soldiers Get
Old Jobs Back
Hundreds Placed in Positions
In Tennessee.
Bureaus Financed by Appro-
priation Voted by State
Legislature.

NASHVILLE, April with only
four offices of the United States En-
ployment Service operating in Ten
nessee during the week ended Marcel
goth, 64.5 percent of the 1862 per-
sons applying for jobs through the
government service were placed in
employment. The offices reporting
to DR.. J. T. Ware, federal director
included Memphis, Nashville, Knox
vile and Jackson.
During the week 1862 persons, in
cluding male civilians, women and re-
turned soldiers, sailors and marines,
applied for the 1858 opportunities
reported; 1886 were examined and
referred and 1000 are known to have
been placed in industrial occupations.
Placements for the week were:
male civilians, 67 percent; women, "A
percent, and soldiers, 81 percent.
Memphis had by far the greatest reg
istration in all branches. Jackson led
in the percentage of placements of
male civilians and Jackson and Knox
vile tied in the placement of sol
diers.
Dr. Ware has arranged for the i'm
mediate reopening of U. S. employ
ment service offices in Chattanooga,
Knoxville, Bristol and Jackson as a
result of the new appropriation by
the state legislature of $500 to tide
over the governments free employ
ment bureaus until national funds are
available.
Six offices will be in full operation
by the time the Tennessee soldiers
with the Thirtieth division are de-
Employers everywhere
are urged to report their opportuni-
ties Immediately in order that the
soldiers may be returned to civil life
without delay.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
American Peace Army Will Have
Twenty-one Air Squadrons

WASHINGTON April 5-Twenty-one air squadrons will
be retained the flying of the American peace army
announced by the department today 1t was also an
nounced that rehabilitation will continue until the enlisted
sonnel was cut to fifteen thousand.
1t further announced that President Wilson, an ex-
ecutve order signed March 10TH has abolished aircraft
production board and its work hereafter will be by the
director of air service of the army
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
Allied Military Forces
Now Number 1858, 900 Men
AsAgainst LIS, 900 for Enemy

WASHINGTON April BY United Press Indicating
the poweressness of the after application of Marshal
Fochs armce rules General March today revealed that the
allied military forces number 13363OO0 men, against
total of / 900 for the central powers.
Allied rehabilitation has been only per cent he said
while the central has been compelled reduce IS per
cent General March said that volunteer recruiting tagging
in disappointing manner.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
Means a Boost
For Tennessee
$50, 100000 Road Bond Bill Is
Explained.
Mass Meetings at County Seats
Monday Expected to En-
dorse Move.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April5 ,-Th
$50,000,000 road bond bill, by whicl
Tennessee will fall in line with tn
more progressive states in the pnion
is expected to be unanimously rati
fed at the mass meeting to be hell
Monday afternoon at l o'clock, a
the Knox county courthouse. Simi
lar meetings will be held at the same
hour in every county seat in the state
The plan adopted by the Legislative
committee that drafted the bill, fol
lows similar plans which have beer
adopted by the state of Illinois, Mich.
igan Pennsylvania and many others
Twenty states have the plan under
consideration
The bill as proposed does not pro
pose to issue fifty million dollars in
bonds at any one time, but from time
to time as the highway commission
san wisely and economically use
same. The bonds will be taken care
of in the following manner:
The present one mill tax which
amounted to $4,000 in 1918 is car
rid throuhg the entire 20 years. At
the same figure, take 10000 cars for
the year 1920 at 81 per horse power,
will give about $2,500,000 for the
first year. Allowing for normal in
crease of cars, in twenty years the
income would amount to $3,150,000
annually which clearly shows that no
additional tax will ever become nee
essary.
The one mill tax is not an addition
al tax as the citizens have been pay
ing this tax for two years. The only
added tax is the 81 per horse power
on automobiles, the present auto tax
being thirty cents per horse power
This 81 per horse power tax is in lieu
of all other automobile taxes.
The saving of gasoline alone upon
hard surface road over present
roads will, upon an average, more
than pay the proposed additional tax,
to say nothing of the saving on tires
and general wear and tear of ma
chimes.
A permanent system of hard-sur-
faced roads as proposed reaching ev-
cry county seat blots out all county
lines and makes Tennessee one com.
pact community.
There has been an effort to conceal
the fact that the four large counties
of the state will carry the burden, the
country counties will be the recipi-
ents Of their benefaction The fact
remains, however, that boosters no
longer look at matters from a local
or selfish standpoint, but from the
broader view of the best interests of
all the people.
The state of Pennsylvania will
spend $25,000,000 annually for the
next four years, The state of Okla
homa and Arkansas last week pass
ed at $50,000,000 bond act, the same
as now proposed for Tennessee.
If the young state of Oklahoma
and the swamp state of Arkansas can
earn a $5O,000,00O bond issue for
good roads, surely there is no Ten
nessean who will say that the old
Volunteer" state should be less pro-
gressive and that we are unable to
at least keep pace with adjoining
states, whose resources are not equal
to Tennessee's.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-05
President Wilson's Condition Improved;
Will Be Able For Work Monday

PARIS, April 5-Presdent Wilson rested we'll last night
His condition is improved Dr. Grayson announced He
said the President had been ordered to remain in bed TODAY
and probably tomorrow morning No symptoms of influenza
have developed far The belief prevails that the President
will be able to resume work Monday.
Grayson today cabled Secretary Tumuy that
there no need for worry the presidents condition