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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-06
oTTWAY BOY WRITES
FROM FRANCE

Dear Homefolks;-
How are you by this time? ] am
well and looking fine; also having a
good time. We all go down town at
night and take in the sights. There
arealots Of curious things to be seen
heres everything is so Indifferent
from things at home. We have all
kinds ofst6uring cars and trucks that
you can think Of The trucks are
Pierce Arrow PRckards, and Liber-
tys.. The touringu cars are mostly
Dddges and plenty. Of Fords. tess
What are you all going to do for
Christmas? II don't know where ]
shall take Christmas dinner. / don't
know about the Christmas turkeys
over here, but we have plenty Of
chickens.
Have any more Of the 0ttway boys
gone to camp?
Tell English Pierce to write me
when he goes and tell me how he likes
it. He would ike it fine if he was
ovr here.
Write me when you can, as am
always glad to hear from you.
shall write you as often as can.
How is Jay getting along at
school? Tell him to be good boy
and write to me.
With kindest regards to all, / am
CORPL. D. T. CASTEEL.
M. T. Co. $50, M. s. r., 42S.
A. p. O. Tic, A. E. F
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LovELAcE

The health Of our community has
not improved very much since our
last letter.
The death angel has again invaded
our community and took from our
midst Mrs. NJ. j. Brandon, who has
for many months been an invalid.
Mrs. Brandon was loved by all who
knew her-the rich, the poor, the
great and the small. Yes, they all
lover her. She was a warm friend
a kind mother, and a devoted Christ
ian. We would say to her relatives:
Weep not, for your loss is her gain"
She knows no suffering, no sorrow;
but all is eternal happiness for her.
So live that you can clasp mothers
hand on the other shore.
Mr.. Bernie Dykes and little son,
Wayne, who have been suffering with
the Flu, are improving. Also Miss
Ola Dykes is reported much better
Miss Jennie Hankins was the pleas
ant guest Of Addie Curtis one night
this week.
Misses Jessie and Anna Paterson
called on Mrs. Fleta Frazier Mon
day.
Mr.. Hobart Curtis made business
trip to Kingsport Monday.
Miss Nellie Hall has arrived home
from Colo.
/ Mr.. I. s. Simpson is contemplating
a trip to Oklahoma, to visit his aged
mother.
The death angel visited the home
lof Mr.. Patten Lane and claimed their
little daughter.
Mr.. Hobert Curtis and father are
in the turkey business.
Listen for the wedding bells to
ring in Lovelace this week.
Mrs. VIM. Curtis and daughter,
Beulah, were calling on Mrs. M. M
Pulliam New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ryan, Of I'LL
nois, are visiting friends and relatives
at Lovelace.
Miss Jennie Hankins will enter this
Baileyton High School when hel
school is out at Lovelace. We wisf
her much success.
Mr.. M. M. Pulliam and Mr.. N. E
Starnes were killing hogs Monday.
Mr.. Valentine Curtis met witt
another loss last night when a straw
stack. turned over on some cattle
killing one outright, and another ma!
mot recover. rgAu 4sss ~
Prof. n A. Dykes, wife and LITTLE
son, have returned home again. ,,,..,
ao Mr., Galloway our poultry man
was in our burg today, MI. ,...
Mrs, Jane Taylor is still very III.
Mr. A, H.. Dykes purchased ney
phone this week.,
Success to the Sun and its readers
UNCLE NED.
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LETTER FROM FRANCE
Somewhere in France,
December 18th, 1918.

Dear Mother
Am we'll and feeling fine. Hope
you are all well. We are having
some fine weather over here at this
time. 1t hasn't rained since Last
night. How is the weather over
there?
Well, mother, / will try and tell
you something of what / have been
doing since / left home. To begin
with, we left Camp Sewer May End
and sailed for France on May 18th;
landed at Liverpool May 2Srd. We
iidn't see any submarines on our way
over although we had wreck on the
ocean. The boat / was on ran into
a sub-chaser and tore the end ont Of
our boat but there was no one hurt.
After landing at Liverpool we cross
ID England BY rail. It took US about
~ hours to run from Liverpool to
Dover. We went BY London but
didn't get to see very much Of the
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William
HohenzoIlern

Although the former German EN-
peror is now utterly shorn Of all Off
cial power, he is still much in the
public eye and doubtless will contin-
ue to attract special attention until
his fate is decided.
While the ex-Kaiser is virtually a
prisoner, he still has on deposit in va
rious banks, at 4 IL per cent inter
lest, cash amounting to $4,760, 600;
so that even though the large govern
mental annuities to the various mem
bers Of the Hohenzollern family (the
payment of which has been suspend
ed) should be abolished, and the 80
valuable estates to which his family
lays claim be confscated by the Ger
man people, there will still be. enough
to enable the head of the family to
provide fairly comfortably for his
wife and children whatever may be
his own fate s
Recent reports indicate that this
one-tine emperor has for some days
been seriously sindispOsedpSand that
ma is now confined to his bed almost
continuously This Illness seems to
LIE due primarily to q renewal of bis
Chronic ear trouble, but is doubtless
aggravated by ether-long & standing
physical Intimately by the changes
of habit and environment incident to
his confinement and also by the
mental depression and worry occa-
stoned by his vastly changed estate.
It is said that the former ruddiness
Of his complexion has entirely disap-
peared and that his face is now ashen
and marked by deep lines; that his
mustache and hair are both gray;
and that, with the beard grown dur
ing his recent confinement in bed, he
looks like withered old man of 20
or 80 years and bears but little sem
blance Of the proud ruler Of that day,
only few months ago, when, with
the German hosts rapidly overwhelm-
ing France, he was grooming himself
for his triumphal entrance into Par.
is.
Some idea Of the ex-Kaiser's vani-
| ty, and the consequent greatness Of
the blow which his pride has received,
may be obtained from the fact that
a recent inventory of his private be-
longings in Berlin and Potsdam
shows that his wardrobe, when he
fled from Germany, included sos
military and naval uniforms.
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GREENEyILLE ROUTE 2

As we are readers of your valuable
paper and haven't seen any news
from this place in quite a while, will
try and give a few item.
Mr.. Johnnie G, Clowers died very
suddenly December 30th, at his
home near Pine Grove Mr.. Clowers
was probably one of the oldest citi-
zens. He was held in high esteem
by all who knew him. He was laid
to rest in Pine Grove cemetery. The
bereaved have our sympathy.
Mr.. Corbin Shelley is able TO be
out again, after a severe attack of
the Flu.
Messrs. Roy and Rome Gregg
spent the holidays with their aunt,
Mrs. Alice Blair, near Parrottsville,
We are sorry to report Miss Syble
Lena RAIDER confined to her home
with the Flu.
Rev. Jarvis will fill his regular APP
pointment at Pine Grove Sunday,
Jan. 18th, at which time he will proba-
bly, start a revival
Mr.. Walter Bacon called on Mr..
George Hutton Sunday. M
Mrs. Maud Shelley and sister,
Miss Lula Hutton have the Flu
Messrs. Riley Solomon and Foy
Stephens, Of Bibles Chapel, passed
through enroute to their best girls
Sunday.
Miss BERTHE Duff enter school at
Cedar Creek,
Mr. c. W. Hogan, one Of our most
progressive farmers, is one Of the to-
bacco managers of the Star tobacco
Warehouse this season.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Herd, big girl.
Miss Maud Hogan was calling on
Miss VERNE Hutton one day this
week.
Mrs. George Hutton is on the sick
list.
Mr.. John Gregg and little son, ].
B., and brother will leave Monday
for Appalachie, Va.
Come on, Sailor boys with your
interesting letters. We enjoy read
ing them very much.
Misses Elizabeth and Virginia
Boles were visiting their grandmother
during the holidays
Glenwood school has begun again.
We hope it won't have to close any
more during the term.
If this escapes the waste basket
we will write again.
We are readers Of your valuable
paper and advise all who want a
good paper to subscribe for the Daily
Sun. GIRLS OF THE U. S. A.
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LETTER FROM FRANCE


8e France, My .etH,gs
Mr.. James McNabb,
Dear Brother;
Twill write you a few lines tonight
to let you know that ! am doing fine.
Hope this finds you in good health
and getting along nicely. *sh
| am glad the war is over and It
may not be so long before weqall
get back home again. | hope to get
beck in time to make crop. What
are You all doing now? ] am nearly
crazy to see you. / have been In
the best Of health ever since / have
been over here, and hope / can re-
main that way.
| haven't heard from you since
have been over here, but have had
one letter from father, and he said
he was doing nicely. am looking
every day for letter from you.
viii close for this time. We have
not had much cold weather yet. Hop
ing to hear from you soon, ] am,
Your brother,
WILLIE McNABB,
Co. F. SO Pioneer Unfit,
American e. F.
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nervousness, ana
was In q run down
condition. Two Of
our best doctors
failed to do me any
good. ] heard 30
much about what
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound had done for
others, / tried IL
and was cured. /
am ne longer neF.
vous, am rsgulaf,
and II nxeeli&nk
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health. believe the Compound win
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, I'll.
Nervousness Is often q symptom 81
weakness or some functional derange.
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. as
thousands Of women have found By
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia 2.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn. Mass, for
suggestions in regard TO your ailment
The result Of is long experience 10
at your service.
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NOTICE, TAX PAYERsi

AS you all know this is an off year
and the assessment Of real estate
stands, and / find it almost impossi-
bit to make all necessary transfers
by riding through the various dis
tricts, take this method thinking
can serve you better. | will be in
Greeneville, at the court house, be-
ginning the tenth Of January, 1919,
and stay until further notice, to
make the real estate transfers and
adjust poll taxes.
Respectfully,
R. B. MOORE,
Tax Assessor for Greene County.
dly-wk-Feb 10.
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Respectfully


Every man who rises in any profes
sion must tread a path more or less
believed by the tears Of those he
passes on his way.-Bavne.
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Keen WORKING.

tits all right to keep hopin' fob do
best" said Uncle Eben. "but you got
ter be busy az well as wlstful."
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HOW THIS
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sin.
cerity Should Com
vince Others.

Christopher, Ill.--"For four years !
suffered from irregularities, weakness,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-05-08
HENRY c. cosToN,
Private, Company, II, 18th
Infantry.

Conspicuous gallantry resulting In
wounds which caused his death won
the Distinguished Service Cross for
Private COston. Near Bots de Con-
senvOye, France. October 8, 1913, when
the advance of his platoon had been
held up by machine gun fire, and a
request was made for an automatic
rifle team TO charge the nest, Private
CostOn was the first to volunteer. Go
ing forward with his team under ter
rife fire of enemy artillery, machine
guns and trench mortars. Private Cos
ton continued to advance after all his
comrades had become casualties and
he himself had received serious
wounds. He operated his gun until he
collapsed, but his act resulted in the
capture OF about 100 prisoners and
several machine guns. He died short
ly after from the effects OF his
wounds. Private Coston's widow
lives at 615 Mason avenue, Cape
Charles, Va.
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Chicken on 4 Jaa.

A chicken owned by a woman living
near JeffersOnvIIle, Ind, Ssgot on q
jag" a day or two ago but 1t was the
owners fault, the chicken might plead.
She had some whisky put away, used
on physicians prescription for her
heart The chicken was sick and she
diagnosed the case as heart trouble so
thought she would try the same rem
edy- She gave It ''the tiniest drop"
but the chicken did not need much.
NeighbOrs say they are satisfied the
chicken was cured, but it Immediately
began a furious war dance, exempli-
fed the different steps OF all the di1rer-
ent redskin tribes, passed from these
TO the waltz. two-step, one-step and
other dances not yer invented, and &C
cording to the faithful narrator tried
TO sing 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner
but this is probably an exaggeratiOn,
even if not actually untrue.
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PATRICK eARRITY,
Private Company c, 354th
Infantry.

Private Clarity was decorated for
conspicuous bravery in action near
RemOnville. France, November 1. 1918.
When his company was advancing
across an open field an enemy machine
gun opened fire upon it from the left
front Private Garrity and two other
soldiers being on that flank of the COM
pany, Immediately advanced upon it.
His two comrades were shot down,
but Private Clarity advanced alone at
a run; and with his bayonet drove
the three Germans from their guns
into nearby dugOut. capturing them
and the gun Private Garrity's home
address is 3741 Kenmore avenue, Chi
cagO, Ill
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CHAPTER XVII.
L Start in a Lnnn Wax-


We reached Canton at six o'clock IN
the evening of a beautiful summer
day. I went at once to call upon the
Dunkelbergs and learned from a man
at work In the dooryard that they had
gone away for the summer. How
keen was my disappointment I went
TO the tavern and got my supper and
then over to Ashery lane to see Mi
chaeI Racket and his family. 1 found
the schoolmaster playing his violin.
'Now God be praised-here is
Bart!' he exclaimed as he put down
his instrument and took my hands
in his. 'Tve heard, my boy, how
bravely we've weathered the capes an
I'm proud o ye-that 1 am"
1 wondered what he meant for a
second and then asked:
''How go these days with your"
"Swift as the weaver's shuttle" he
answered ''Sit you down, while I call
the family. They're out in the kitchen
putting the dishes away. Many hands
make light labor"
They came quickly and gathered
about me-a noisy, happy group. The
younger children kissed me and sat on
my knees and gave me the small news
of the neighbOrhood.
How good were the look of those
friendly faces and the full-hearted
pleasure of the whole family at my
coming!
What a joy for the spare room n
exclaimed the schoolmaster. "Sure 1
wouldn't wonder if the old bed was
fn5 49, II.
ute"
Il intend to walk up to the hills to-
night" 1 said.
up to the hills !" he exclaimed mer-
-rily. "An' the Jackets lynn awake
thinkin' o. ye on the dark road! Try
it. boy, an yen get a crack with the
ruler and an hour after school Yer
aunt and uncle will be stronger to
stand yer comm with the nights rest
upon them. Ye wouldn't be routin'
them out O. bed an they after a hard
day with the hayin'I Then, my kind
hearted lad. ye must give a thought to
Michael Henry. He's still alive an
stronger than ever-thank God pa
So, although longed for those most
dear to me up in the hills, spent the
-AASnl Win GAAS AAoSASlS anu Inc SCuOOl-
master and I sat an hour together af-
ter the family had gone TO bed.
Glow are the Dunkelbergs2 I
asked.
"Sunk In the soft embrace O. lux
ury," he answered. "Grimshaw made
him; Grimshaw liked him. He vas
always ready to lick the boots O. Grim
shaw. It turned out that Grimshaw
left him an annuity Of three thousand
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OSCAR 2. MILLER,
Major, 361st Infantry.

Maj. Miller received the Distinguish
ed Service Cross for conspicuous gal
lantry in action near GeSneS, France
September %, 1913. After two DAYS
of intense physical and mental strain.
during which Mai. Miller had led his
battalion in the front line of the adj
vance, through the forest OF Argonne,
the enemy was met in a prepared Do
sitiOn south of Gesnes. Though al
most exhausted, he energetfcalIy re-
organized his battalion and ordered
an attack. Upon reaching open
ground, the advancing line began to
wayer in the face of machine gun fire
from the front and TANKS and direct
artillery fire. Personally leading his
command group forward between his
front line companies, Maj. Miller in
spired his men by his personal cour-
age and they again pressed on toward
the hostile position. AS this officer
led the renewed attack he was shot
in the right leg. but he nevertheless
staggered forward at the head of his
command Soon afterward he was
again shot in the right arm. but he
continued the charge, personally cheer
ing his troops on through the heavy
machine gun fire. just before the OBJ
jective was reached he received
wound in the abdomen, which forced
him to the ground, but he continued
to urge his men on, telling them to
push on to the next ridge and leave
him where he lay. He died from his
wounds a few days later. Mai. Mil
Ier'S widow lives at 1877 West F7iffv-
first street, Los Angeles, Cal.
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ALEXANDER r. SKINKER.
Captain, 18Th Infantry.

Capt. Alexander R. Skinker (de-
ceased) was decorated for conspicuous
gallantry in action at Cheppy, France.
September 26, 1913. Unwilling to sac
rifice his men when his company was
held up by terrific machine gun fire
from iron pill boxes in the linden
burg line, Captain Skinker personally
led an automatic riieman and a car
rier in an attack on the machine guns.
The carrier was killed instantly. but
Captain Skinker seized the ammuni-
ton and continued through an opening
in the barbed wire, feeding the auto
matte rifle until he was killed, too.
His widow lives at $40 Elmwood ave-
nue., st. Louis. Mo.
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wouldn't We. now? Sure. there's time
enough! Ye're in the old treadmfn o.
God-the both o. yel Ye're bein'
weighed an tried for the great prize
It's not pleasant, but it's better So
Go on, now, an do yer best an wha+-
ever comes take 1t like a man."
A little silence followed. He broke
it with these words:
"Ye're done with that business in
CobIeskiIl. an I'm glad. Ye didn't
know We were bein' tried there-did
We? Ye've stood it like Il man. What
will We be dOin' nOwT"
sd like to go to Washington with
the SENATOR
He laughed heartily.
81 was hopin' ye'd say that" he
went on. ''WelI, boy. think it can be
arranged. I'll see the senator as soon
as ever he comes an I believe he'll
be glad to know o. yer wishes. 1
think he's been bOpin', like, that We
would propose it. Go up to the farm
and spend a happy month or two
with yer aunt an uncle. It'll do We
good. Ye've been CROWN plump down
there. Go. an melt 1t off in the fields y
A little more talk and we were off to
bed with our candles.
Next morning I went down into the
main street of the village before Ieav-
ing for home. I wanted to see how Ii
looked and. to be quite frank. wanted
some of the people of Canton to see
how 1 looked, for my clothes were Of
the best cloth and cut in the latest
fashion. Many stopped me and shook
my hand-men and women who had
never noticed me before but there was
a quality in their smiles that l didn't
quite enjoy. I know now that they
thought me Il little too grand on the
outside. What q Stern-sOuled lot those
Yankees were! ''All amt gold that
gIitters." How often had heard that
version of the old mOttoi
''Why, you look like the senator
when he is just gittin' home from the
capital" said MIR. Jenison
They were not yet willing TO take
me at the par of my appearance.
met Betsy Price-One of my school
mates--on the street. She was very
cordial and toad me that the DunkeI-
bergs had gone TO Saratoga.
81 got letter from Sally this MORN
ing" Betsy went on. 'She said that
young Mr.. Latour was at the same no
tel and that he and her father were
good friends"
wonder If she really enjoyed stick
ing this thorn into my f1esh-a thorn
which made 1t difficult for me to fol-
low the advice of the schOolmaster and
robbed me of the little peace I might
have enjoyed. My faith in Sally wav-
cred up and down until it settled at
its wOnted level and reassured me.
It was a perfect summer morning
and enjoyed my walk over the famii-
lar road and up into the hill country.
The birds seemed to sing a welcome
to me. Men and boys 1 had known
waved their hats in the hayfieids and
looked at me. There are few pleas
ures in this world like that Of boy
getting home after long absence.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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| her into the dining room where two
l tables were spread. One had certain
| dishes on it and white cover, frayed
and worn. She led me to the other
table which was neatly covered with
snowy linen. The tall woman served
a supper on deep blue china. cooked
as only they could cook in old New
England. Meanwhile I could hear the
voice of the aged squir@a weird
empty, inhuman voice It was, utterly
cut off from his intelligence. 1t came
out of the troubled depths Of his
misery.
So that houSe-the scene of his
great sin which would presently lie
down with him in the dust-was flood
ed, hundred times a day. by the IN
happy spirit of its master. In the
dead of the night I heard its despair
echOing through the silent chambers.
Kate said little as we ate, or as we
sat together in the shabby. great room
after supper. but she seemed to enjoy
my talk and went into the details of
my personal history
The look on her face, even while I
was speaking, indicated that her
thoughts wandered, restlesSly, in the
gloomy desert of her past. I thought
of that gay, birdlike youth of hers of
which the old man With the scythe
had told me, and wondered. AS I was
thinking of this there came u cry from
the aged squire so loud and do1eful
that it startled me and I turned and
looked toward the open door
Kate rose and came to my side and
leaned toward my ear whispering:
ct is my father. He is always think
ing of when I was a girl. He wants
me-"
She babe me good night and left
the room. Doubtless 1t was the out
ragged, departed spirit of that golden
time which was haunting the old
squire. A Bible lay on the table near
me and sat reading it for an hour or
SO. A tall clock in a corner solemnly
tolled the hour of nine In came the
tall woman and asked me in the
brOgue of the Irish:
would you like 10 go to bedT'
Eyes, 1 am tired"
She took a candle and led me I'D a
broad oaken stairway and into a room
of the most generous proportions. A
big four-pOst bedstead, draped in
white, stood against a wall. The bed
sheeted in old linen, had quilted COW
ers. The room was nOticeably clean /;
its furniture of old mahogany and its
carpet comparatively unworn.
When I undressed I dreaded TO put
cut the candle. For the first time in
years 1 had kind of chiId-fear of the
night. But l went to bed at last and
slept rather f1tfully. waking often when
the cries of the old squire came food
ing through the walls. How I longed
for the light of the morningI It came
at last and I rose and dressed and
went out of doors.
Kate met me at the door when
went back into the house and kissed
my cheek and again I heard those
Ealf-spoken words: MY boy" I ate
my breakfast with her and when was
about to get into my saddle at the
door I gave her a hug and, as she
tenderly patted my cheek, a smile
lighted her countenance so that it
seemed to shine upon me. I have
never forgotten its serenity and sweet
ness.