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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
DRINKING WINE.

You must drink wine In France
is an injunction that enjoins," says AS
ISOLATION Men, organ of the Young
Mems Christian association. "There
Is little difficulty and less expense in
getting water that is pure or can be
made safe by boiling or filtering, and
that is cheaper anu safer than the
plain red wine of the country Every
American camp has its properly pro-
tected water supply. One of the most
pernlcious Authorizations that has ever
struck men going over to France is
that they must change their habits,
their principles and their way of think
Ing, when they reach continental Eu-
rope. No man will be handicapped by
puritanical habits. Our men who have
been in France for months come back
robust and strong who have never
touched wine. Bishop Mcconnell and
others declare that this talk about the
necessity of drinking wine is all tom
my rot. When a man breaks from the
settled habits of his lifetime, drops
the standards that he has stood by,
whether it is wine drinking, cigarette
smoking, clean speech or stern stand
ards he loses his grip on other men
as well as himself. No man can put
or religion as he puts on cloak In
France. 1t has got to be the genuine
thing or It Is soon discovered and de,
-. st
spised. The strain OF the work and
the temptations Of the country over.
come him-and to which more than
one man has fallen" says Association
Men, organ of the Young Mems Chris.
tian association.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
CHAPTER XVIII.
"Paek Up Your TroubIes.v

We arrived at Swinemunde, on the
east bank, and after we had>had our
drink of water and had been rousted
back into the bunkers, Badewitz went
across to the west side in a launch
with Joyce and Hill and a guard of
sailors. They were to be shot the
next morning, with some others, ut a
public shooting-fest. The rest of us
wrapped ourselves in Jumps Of coal as
best we could and tried to sleep.
In the morning crowds of Germans
came aboard us and were turned
loose on the boxes in the hold. 1t
was sight to see them rip off the
covers and gobble the salami and 9TH
err stuff that we carried. Table man.
ners are not needed when there Is no
table, / guess, but If you nsd seen
them, you would say these Germans
did not even have trough manners. ]
have seen hogs that were moro FIN.
icky.
While they were at 1t, hand to hand
with the chow, giving and receiving
terrible punishment, we prisoners
were mustered on deck, counted,
kicked onto tugs and transferred to
the west bank, where the mob was
waiting for us. My wounds, as You
can imagine, were in a pretty bad
state by this time, and were getting
more painful every minute, so that
found / was getting ugly and anxious
for an argument. I knew that If
stayed this way I would probably
never come out alive, for there is
every chance you could want to pick
a quarrel while you are prisoner
that will mean freedom for yoU--b1t
only the freedom of going west, which
/ was not anxious to try,
Whsn we got near tb, west bank,
on the tugs, we could see that we were
up against a battle with our arms tied
Over half the crowd was women ant
children, / should say, and the res
were laborers and old civvies, and re-
serve soldiers, and roughnecks gen.
orally. We could see the spit cxperts 4
the spit snipers, deployed to the
front, almost.
CTo BE CONTiNUED)
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
PROHIBITION CITIES LEAD THE
NATION IN BANK INCREASES.

Bradstreet's report of brink clear
ings in 100 cities shows prohibition
cities well in the lead in the rate of
increase. The list is headed by Tulsa
with a percentage Of increase OF 50 /;
after 1t comes Muskogee with TO- Okla
homa City with 69.3, Atlanta with 59.5,
Richmond with "a, Wichita with 1872,
DenFsr with 43.4. The highest wet city
is st. Joseph, with Alb. which IL
ighth in the list.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04

suddenly and Badewitz grabbed me.
and asked me in English if was q
quartermaster. / said yes, and he
pulled me by the arm to cabin.
did not know what was going to hap
pen, but he took an ollskin from the
wall and told me to put 1t on.
There were two sailors there also,
and they put life belts on, and then
| was more puzzled than ever and
scared, too. because / thought maybe
they were going to throw me over
board. though VIVA. thas bad to do
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
Often the Case.

'"That Kaiser Bill was bad actor"
Eyes" said Mr.. Stormington Barnes,
And like many another bad actor he
was so busy getting his name In big
type on the billboards that he failed
to see the handwriting on the wall.'
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
He Knew Willie

Uncle Jim (after a visit)-I want to
buy Willie present that will be use
full and that he will keep as long as
possible. What would you suggest?
WiIlie's DADA cake Of soap.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
Where Daddy Was Lucky.

Mary watched interestedly while her
father anchored his flu mask to his
ears and then said isn't 1t nice,
mother. that daddy has such normous
big ears?"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
4 cAusE EoR pRoHlnlTIoN.

1.-THE material ruin Of tens of thou
sands of families" says Archbishop
Messmer. "and the moral ruin Of tens
Of thousands Of young men and Nom-
en- can be traced to the saloon. 1t is
this universal fact, not fanatlcism, that
has caused tidal wave Of prohibition
TO roll over the land"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04

A nation that can borrow OF it's citi
Gems nine billion dollars in year does
not need to dlcker with brewers, dis
tiliers or liquor dealers for money t.
carry on the war; The Commcner.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04

You never can know how superior to other
preparations DR.. Peery's Dead Shot Is I'M
I'll YOU have tried 1t once. A single dose
cleans out Worms or Tapeworm. Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04

Fully nine-tenths CT our troubles
would vanish IL we didn't talk so much s
The Press., 1919-04-10
AS HO" NOKlSIx1S
 George is much two and seems 1
WILL MODEL ALLIED LEADERS
American Sculptor in France Has Been Given the Task of Putting
 History Into Clay.

Joe Davidson, the American sculp- tor, now in France, is engaged on a most interesting commission, accord ing to the Manchester Guardian. He is modelling series of bronze busts of the chief allied military and pol1tl- cal leaders. Many have already sat for him, and many, including Haig and Lloyd George, have yet to give sittings. One of the sculptOr's recent successes was bust of Marshal Foch, done in clay, from which the bronze work will be completed. Only two periods of time, totaling five hours. were available for Davidson.
 But that proved sufficient. Half way through, the marshal inspected what had been done and smilingly re- marked: Sculpture is not so difficult. after all." He also recalled with some pride that Gustave Dore's illustrations to POe's works were made in his (Foch's) house. He was only cap tain then. The sculptor's description of his sitter is interesting: Foch's broad, high forehead indicates man of philosophic rather than purely mili- tary type, but the deep set, piercing eyes and strong though nOwise brutal mouth, nose and chin show that the thinker is equally a man of action and decision. From the point of view of physiognomy, subject of absorb | ing interest. .,s-.-
The Press., 1919-04-10
HARD TO UNDERSTAND PLANS
According to This, Old Dame Nature Seems to Have Got Things In Some Slight Tangie.

Dan Beard, noted wOodsman and
 camper, gives advice about owls in
 Boys Life.
 If you meet the Virginia long-eared owl, he says, he is a regular bOlshevik
 Hun and he will kill rabbits, squirrels,
 chickens, game birds, young and old,
 just like any Hun. So do not give
 him the scout salute, but give him a
 charge of bird shot instead. Treat the
 snowy owl in the same way. He is a
 beautiful bird and makes fine speci- men to set on the bookcase, and Is a great deal more useful there than sit ting on a chicken coop.
 There's something funny about the field mice, too. If we have too many of them we will never have any clover The field mice do not eat clover, but they will destroy the bumble-bees nest, and no clover can grow without | bumble-bees. Moreover, the humble | bees get the honey from the clover and distribute the pollen to other plants | and fertilize them so that the seef will ripen. Honey bees cannot reach the honey in the red clover; conse ouently they leave 1t alone. Thus you see that the clover Is de pendent upon the bumble-Dee, that the bumble-bees are dependent upon tho owls and hawks; otherwise the mice would exterminate them. Gee! this is a funny world. Everything's all tiet uD together.
The Press., 1919-04-10
Ten-Forty United States Bonds
Restoring Oil Paintings.

To repair an oil painting which shows blemishes, such as cracks, pro- ceed as follows: Fill shallow dish with alcohol and place the picture face downward over it, taking care that 1t does not actually touch the liquid. The fumes from the alcohol rise to the paint, and in few minutes the cracks fill up and the colors appear bright and new. It is necessary to watch the process closely, for if the painting is exposed to the fumes too long the colors will run together and the pie ture will be spoiled. With reason able care this should never happen, and old paintings which would other wise have to be thrown away can be made as good as new.
The Press., 1919-04-10
Abandon Bio kelp Plant.

The plant for reducing kelp, erected at San Diego, Cal, at a cost of $5,5OO,- O0Dy Is to be abandoned because the cost of harvesting and handling the kelp. is higher than the peace time prices obtained for the products, ac- cording to Dr. w. I. Moot, who has been connected with the chemical de- partment of the kelp works, says Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He says, however, that the people who are burn ing kelp after drying 1t will continue to produce potash, which is mixed with mineral products from the packing houses and sold for fertilizer. Doctor Moot says something is attacking the kelp and that the beds will entirely dfsappear.
The Press., 1919-04-10
Jirn's Will
 o0 LOUISE OLIVER
Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure Nswspaps<
 Syndicate)
By LOUISE OLIVER

SynolCdhof
 When Edith got home she didn't know whether to laugh or cry; the days shopping with Jim had been so different from what she had expected. Jim, let me explain, was the DE westerner Edith was going to marry and they had been out buying furni- ture for their house. The house itseir had been a rock upon which their pros pects of marital bliss had almost gone to pieces, but Edith had finally given tn and allowed Jim to buy the substan- tfal horror of brick and stone that he insisted upon.
 "Your little bungalow Is pretty dear" he said when she took him to the house she had set her heart on, low rambling Dutch type of stone ana stucco, but I'd feel like Gulliver in the Land of Lilliput. You may nave a toy affair like that somewhere TOT the summer, If you want, but I'll have to have something solid under my feet dear. I've been accustomed to solid terra firma for so long. l can't live in a shell now"
 So Edith had consented to start hei married life in the house of Jlm's choice
 But she had ideas of her own about furnishing 1t. What then was hei chagrin to discover that Jim had Ideas too. He laughed at the spider-leggee set she wanted for the dining room "Td upset the table the first meal, he said .Show us something substan dal-none of this dollhouse stun, h. insisted, and Edith found herself, in stead of reveling in Queen Anne ant Adam sets as she had planned, tryinl to decide on tables and buffets tha
The Press., 1919-04-10
SHOTS UNFIRED
 DROVE THE HUN
Director Franklin Tells How American Munitions on the Way Brought War to End.

The war supplies that have been de- liyered and must be paid for but never used were what actually brought the war to the sudden end so much ear ier-than had been expected. accord ing to Lewis B. Franklin, director oi the war loan organization for the United States.
 Those are the things for which we are going to pay with the Fifth and last-Liberty Loan," MT. Frank lin explained at a meeting of Liberty Loan chairmen.
 "That is what 1 mean when l say that this money you are going to raise through the things already bought with the credit of it-is paying for the saving of a half million American lives.
 The speed and bravery of the American 'dough-boy' affected the German on the front line more than il did the men at Gsrman general head quarters: but the fact that Americs had ten tons of mustard gas ready fol shipment in 1919, to every ton thai Germany had; the fact that We were going to have & tank on the front line for every 75 fee of the line in 1913 the fact that we would have thou sands of batteries of guns where we did not have & single one in 1918- those facts had an influence on tho German General Stan.
 And, far from that money. those millions and billions of dollars wasted in an unnecessary preparation. I fee that the fact that the money was spen and that that enormous output o munitions vas ready, was the con trolling factor in the weakening of th' German General Staff, and that 1 caused thoir message to the Raise that they were beaten, and that h. must sue for peace. And the way l SCI 1t Is that this money, instead of beinl wasted, can be written down as hay ing saved the lives of hundreds o thousands of American men wh' would have been sacrificed had tn war continued another year. 'T do not believe that we are goin to be troubled with this loan. I lool for at least 100000 subscribers t the next loan"
The Press., 1919-04-10
Brioht Idea for Feminine Apparel.


 Professor Cimician noted certain substances that have the permanent quality of developing intense brilliancy of color when brought near the light and fading away, to dullness again as the light decreases. He urged re- search with a view to obtaining an increased number of these bodies and their possible application to textile fabrics. AS true Italian despite his Armenian name he imagined beau tiful woman enrobed in such stuffs, entering brilliantly lighted room and growing more resplendent as she ap- breaches.
 Instructions All Too Late.
 Van was standing on the porch while his mother prepared his breakfast. Ii had rained during the night. and the grass and walks were wet.
 "Van," called his mother, "don't gc out and get your nice clean clothes al wet" '
 "I won't" Van sang out, and as ht walked into the kitchen with his white shoes and stockings and little trouser! all bedraggled he added: "I alread! 1 been.'
The Press., 1919-04-10
HOW WAR BONDS
 RISE IN VALUE
History of All Loans For a Cen tury Shows That Advance Has Always Come With Peace.

Will history repeat itself? Ihat question is in the minds or many poho huvers these days. Records show that tho nrices of bonds were way down during war times of the past put soon after peace was declal ed ad- yanced rapidly.
 During Napoleonic wars prices oi English 8 per cent consols ranged from 67 1-2, the high, and 54 1-2, the low in 1914 to 96 7-8, the high, and aa a-4. the low. in 1924. During this same period French 5 per cent rentes rose from 80, the high, in 1ol4 to 1O4.8 in 1924 They also went as | low as 45 in 1874. l French per cent rentes during | the Franco-Prussian war ranged Tn price from 751 to S7.3 and 5O.8 to 81.1.
 United States bonds during the l Civil war sold for 95 3-4, the hlgh, and 83, the low, in 1901, but from 1 then on they had practically steady rise until 1873, at which time the ] high was 123 1-8 and the low Ill 1-2 fThe ten-forty-year bonds, put out in I 'l ll.>s,efem 103 1-2 tc l 116 1-8 in ten years.
 The following table has been pre-
 pared by the statistical department of the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York:
The Press., 1919-04-10
Famous Old Tavern Closed.

The rising tide of prohibition has swept away another ancient hostelry, the Blue Anchor, at Front and Dock streets, Philadelphia, claimed to be the oldest tavern in Pennsylvania, and one of the two or three oldest in Amer ica. ..
 The Blue Anchor is one of the land marks of the city. Its walls bear the inscription that the inn was founded in 1882, shortly after the landing of William Penn, when Dock street was Dock creek. As tavern and bar the building on this site has been op- erated continuously for 237 years.
 Chroniclers of Dock street say that the original building was burned in the later years of the eighteenth cen tury, and that the present building dates from about 1789. The inn was long known for its fish dinners.
The Press., 1919-04-10
was spoiled now; she asked to go

was spoiled now she asked to go home.
 New Workers are, funny people, Jim said the next day. Yesterday a1- ternoon I found a hurt dog in the park-some car had run over him ana then gone ahead. A policeman was just going to shoot him when l came along riding Prince"
 Didn't you let him? Surely 1t would have been more merciful."
 "Merciful! I said the dog was hurt I didn't say he couldn't live. l almost had to wallop the cop before he put his gun away"
 "Oh, Jim, what did you do?"
 Well, I couldn't take him to the hospital on Prince, so I stopped car, Jim grinned. Tt was big limousine all lined with pearl gray stuff and two men on the box. Milady was out for an airing"
 You never did, Jim Winter!
 Sure did. And I made the police man take care of Prince while lifted the poor thing into the car, and then got in myself and held his head. The old woman 1abbered and fussed to beat the band, but 1t didn't matter. They got us to the hospital. and that did"
 What hospital?"
 Roosevelt"
 That's not a dog hospital"
 'I know; that's what they tried t' tell me there, but 1t was the only place I could think of. We'll, lifted doggi' | out and carried him inside and tolt them to do what they could for him to set his bones and I'd take him hom' and nurse him. And sure enough | doctor and two nurses fixed him up al right. I've got him, and he'll live"
 Suddenly Edith flung her arm around his neck. "Oh, Jim. Jim, thought I was afraid of your will, bu I'm not now. And I'm going to COZ fess I've been baby enough to be ur happy about the furniture. But notf ing matters now, dear. You're a dea wonderful man and adore you"
 "Oh, that reminds me-" said Jim. q had almost forgotten. I got to think ing about those things and the house too, and how you've been such a dea and let me have my own way. IT afraid I'm a brute the way l have c ordering people around and l mustn do 1t with you. I'm going to exchang the house for the one you wanted. an if you'll put on your hat we'll go an select the furniture all over agail You can have anything you like and won't say word.'
 "Oh, no, Jim," cried Edith then. don't want 1t now. I'm going to lear to like the things you do."
The Press., 1919-04-10
EMBLEM OF THREE COUNTRIES
British "Union Jack" Displays Crosses of England, Scotland and Ireland
 in Combination.

The term "Union Jack" Is applied to the national flag of the British empire. It consists of three crosses combined, on blue field, viz.: the cross of St. George for England, of St. Andrew for Scotland, and of St. Patrick for Ire land. The original English flag was St. Georges cross, red on a white field; the flag of St. Patrick, red on white field, and the Scottish flag was St. Andrews cross, white on blue field. History says that the united crosses of England and Scotland were first used on the flag in 1906 by order of King James, when sovereign of the two countries. By his order the two crosses were united in such a manner as to preserve the distinctive outline of each, also, by means of white bor- der. the original color of the Scotch flag on a blue ground. In 1901, on the legislative union with Ireland, the red cross of St. Patrick Was added ig 1slix a way as to outline and press1 : individuality with that of th
 As now constitXede
 George is much
 two and seems AAM1l(1lD Ls - l they are nevertheless distinctive anu individual, while the white border Of each is a reminder of the original white flag of Scotland. The proper designation of the flag Is the great union, or simply the union. Onlon Jack is nickname. Technically 1t is only a Jack when flown on the jack staff of a ship of war. It is suggested that the name probably came from that of the Stuart king, King Jacques which King James always signed.
The Press., 1919-04-10
Lay a Kicking Heap.

would have graced-or not-state din ing rooms of royalty, and as substan- tial as the sarcophagus of Napoleon. aSeems to suit the house better, don't you think?" he asked.
 And Edith was compelled to ae- knowledge that 1t did.
 She longed for living room of wick CT and chintz, and a library of rare old mahogany. But Jim would have none of it. Heavy, massive leather and tapestry for him.
 You forget I'm big, dearie," he said. 'Pd go through that light stuff in no t1me.'
 But the worst had been the plano. She abhorred victrolas, but had re- mained mute when he paid four hun dred and fifty dollars for an electric one. The one thing she did insist up- on was the choice of a piano. What she wanted was a two-thousand-dollar grand like her own at home.
 But when Jim saw 1t he remarked: "Where do you put the rolls imp
 "The rolls? Oh, this isn't a player piano, dear. I'll play 1t, you see"
 put whCh yOu away anu want music what shall I dor"
 "But I'll not be away, dear, much" |" But can't you play on the other kind, toof I'd like to have one that goes by electricity. They're made aren't theyT
 They were, and Jim bought one for four thousand dollars.
 hop in har room looking at her own pretty face in the mirror of her dressing table.
 Was she quite sure she was going to be happy with Jim, her big Jim who had come to New York and takeI her heart by storm just when she haG about decided to marry Herbert Mor row.
 Herbert was an artist and she shiv cred when she thought of his judg ment of her new home. He had sucl wonderful Ideas about furnishing.
 Just then her telephone rang. I was Herbert Morrow himself.
 "what do you say to little spin fl my new car, Edith. just for old time sake. It's a perfect day."
 Any other time she would have re fused, but some way now she wante to go. They admired the same view. shadows of cloud on the water. th film of new green on a branch. Sh thought it would be refreshing after trying day.
 "All right, I'll go," she said a. spin Tn the park would do me good"
 A few minutes later they were fl, ing uver the broad. smooth drivpwi,, tho eos,r rnrin" wind in th'ir fac" bringing a wonderful color to, Edith checks.
 You're beautiful today, Edith. Blu you're always beautiful. I hope Jin Winter appreciates his luck"
 Don't be extravagant. Bert. It. likely to turn my silly head for anyon with your taste to make compliments Jim's dear but do you know h. doesn't know the Metropolitan museum from u strawstack when it comes t. art"
 They both laughed gayly at this, am didn't see the dog that had started t cross the road at the turn. There wa yelp. and the poor thing lay kick ing heap behind them.
 Edith caught Herbert's arm. "Of do turn back. We've run over hil and killed him."
 He was only a cur. They've n right here In the park, you know There's a policeman-hell shoot him he's not dead. Don't worry, my dea girl, its done all the time. A fe' less to feed here would be good thin anyhow. It would release thousand of pounds of food for the soldiers.
 |. It was an argument she could no deny. and she ceased turning to ascel tain the dogs fate. but the afternoo