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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
lsTRAWBERRIEs--A SUCCESS

The first fruit to reach the market
in early spring is the strawberry.
Coming so early and possessing such
delicious freshness, it is each year
more popular and n.ole eagerly
sought. The strawberry lends itself
in so many ways to the making of
delicate, wh ,iesome dishes, both cock
ed and uncCoked, that it is a matter
Of great concern to both growers and
users to see thHt the ever increasing
demands for l. are adequately sup
olied. This is being more easily done
by changes /: the system of distribu-
ion, better transportation facilities
and a constant Improvement in the
ualties of the market varieties
These with a better understanding
Of strawberry growing among far.
mers makes strawberry growing 6
promising crop.
| feel that no articl2 could be more
interesting than q letter direct from
a grower who uses both the hired hell
/ the tenant system and is keep
ng records on his farms. Below
quote from Mr.. ?. T. Foust, Of Day
ION, Tennessee;
In 1919, our berries were
badly damaged by frost making
the yield considerably smaller
than that of the preceding year,
and as some acres make more
than others, am giving the gen.
eral average. We have one acre
in Grandy berries, outside Of
that we have only two kinds
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
INTEREST ON LIBERTY LOANS

Interests on Liberty Loans now
amounts to between $500, 900, 900
and 5000, 100000 per year.
The population Of the United
States is estimated at something less
than 110, 100000 persons,
The United States Treasury there,
fore is distributing investment pro-
its averaging So to every man, wo'
man and child in the country.
More than 20,O00,00O persons art
listed as bond holders at the Victory
Loan, indicating an average family
holding which just tallies with the
above figures--some 5000 worth of
Liberty or Victory bonds, producing
an income of SO per year.
"Unfortunately this widespread
distribution of government securities
and the financial benefits that follow
will not be long maintained if presen'
conditions are an index. The incli.
nation to spend savings, to sell bonds
and buy unnecessary commodities is
made itself felt in the rising cost Of
wing" Silas w. Davis, Government
Director of the War Loan Organiza.
ton points out.
Hundreds of thousands Of per.
sons who never saved money before
did so through the purchase of Liber
ty Bonds and War Savings Stamps
| As soon as the war ended this accu
muIated money burned their pocket:
like the little boys first dollar. The!
began to sell their Liberty Bonds, {
very few proportionately, because
they actually needed the money. a
very large proportion sold them at I
loss of a few dollars, because the,
itched to spend the money"
A far too great proportion TRADED
them for stocks which in many case
will prove total loss. Others solt
to invest in stock with the same lacl
Of worth. Because of the pressure o,
sales from these motives, Libert.
| Bonds have been selling below par
and persons compelled by circum
stances to sell have been forced t,
accept a loss Of money they coul'
i'll afford. This has been the regret
table part because the depreciation
in price was artificial.
What becomes of the bonds sol,
below par?
The strong boxes of the wise in
vestor are the answer.
He is absorbing more and more o
them, knowing that a Government
security, absolutely loss proof, an,
bearing four per cent interest, is
marvellously good investment.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Tells of Plot of
Workers to Seize
New York Hotels

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Danger Of
a general strike of hotel employees,
with its ultimate object the taking
over" of hotel properties, was discuss
ed yesterday at the thirty-fourth an
nual convention of the New York
State Hotel Association. Assertion
that December 20 had been decided
upon by radical leaders as the date
for such strike was made by Frank
Boland, attorney for the association.
"You men may not realize it," he
said, "but a secret movement to take
over your property is on foot. Don't
feel any sense of security. 1t is
dangerous just now. And the move
ment is general throughout the state "
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Workers and
Owners Are Bitter
Over Wage Terms

KNOXVILLE, Nov. 15.--Ap-
proximately 1902 coal miners
have resumed work in the East
Tennessee and southeastern Ken
tuck coal fields, according to re-
ports received here by local lead
ers yesterday.
Alarming EVIDENCE of an early
split between coal miners and opera
tors, when they seelNto compose their
differences at the council chamber,
ripples into view from score of
sources as leaders 0f both sides ar
rived.
The operators are Arriving in Wash
ington in bitter mood. They say
that Judge Anderson has held the
Washington agreement, under the Le-
yer act, to be in effect, the miners
have taken it upon themselves to vio-
late the pact by refusing to return
to work.
Miners Will Not Work
One large coal producer from the
state of Washington, said today:
~ have ten men working in my
mines. They are engineers, fremen
etc. Now, why should I come 5000
miles to negotiate a wage pact with
men who will not work."
The miners, on their part, are equal
ly bitter-not alone over the injunc.
ton issue, but because they believe
the operators are not ready to recede
IN inch from their previous position
John l.. Lewis, leader of the Unit
ed Mine Workers, arrives in the city
this afternoon. Leaders of the Amer.
lean Federation of Labor, are grimly
silent over the kind of reception he
will get from them. Their grievance
is that the stand of the federation
in it's manifesto of last Sunday night
was taken on absolute assurances thai
the miners would "stand pat"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
States Troops
Are Modified to
Meet Red Advance

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 15.-Mem-
bers of the American Legion here
were being sworn in az special police
men this evening to meet what was de-
clared to be an invasion of 1000 to
1000 members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, due to arrive
here from Montana and other parts
of the northwest.
Arrangements are being made with
officers at Fort George Wright here
for arms and ammunition for the
American Legion deputies, who were
to be held in readiness for immediate
action. Major Thomas G. Aston.
commander of the third battalion of
the national guard, announced he had
telegraphed Adiutant General Moss.
recommending that the two local com
Danies of guardsmen be mobolized.
All I. W. ". suspects are to be
arrested, according to an agreement
reached at conference here late yes
terday between Commissioner Tilsley.
of the department of sarety. Chief of
Police Weir, Sheriff Reid and other
officers, and representatives of the
American Legion After iaiIs have
been filled prisoners will be placed
elsewhere under guard.
Orders for the mobilization of the
Two companies of national guardsmen
were issued last night by Major T
G. Aston.
Officers of the American Legion
told the officials they had received
what they considered authentic re.
ports that l. W. WIS are en- route here
All incoming trains they said are load.
ed with members of the organizations
and reports have been received from
lumber camps in this region that
W. W.'s are leaving their jobs to &c
to Spokane.
Despite efforts to discount report.
of the invasion officers of the legior
maintain stoutly their information wa.
from reliable sources.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Shoots Professor
He Thought a Bird

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 49,
Roger B. Merriam, professor of his
'ory at Harvard, reached his home in
Boston today, after shooting acci-
dent at Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H.
The professor was mistaken by COM
panion hunter for a bird while wan
dering through the underground, and
buckshot were scattered about his
face and eyes,
DR.. David Cheever, of Harvard, is
attending the professor, and as soon
as his condition permits, he will go to
hospital and have the X-ray put on
his eyes.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15

Klondyke and Aroma, and I
think they are the berries to
raise.
an 1918, about three acres
Of berries, I hired worked, yield
ed 261 crates which sold for
$779.86. After deducting all
expenses, / was left neat
amount of $45O.OO' or $4,000
per acre. One acre of these ber-
ries was in it's fifth year. In
1919, the same patch netted
$4,000 peracre.
Another patch of five acres,
/ hired worked, in 1918 yielded
2O2 crates which sold for
$135O.OO or $4,000 per acre.
"In 1919, / let this above
out to a man on shares and after
we deducted all expenses, we had
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Expect Nitti to Win
Italian Elections

ROME, Nov. 15.-(By United
Press. while Premier Nitti CON
tinues to be subjected to some Of the
most virulent personal attacks in
Italian political history, it is confident
ly predicted by his supporters that
the government will secure a substan-
tial majority at the general elections
held tomorrow all over Italy.
The cynics point out Nitti is in
power, and that no Italian govern
ment in power while un election was
held has been defeated at the polls
since lS48. If he is defeated, they
say, it will be his own fault for tinker
ing with the election law,
For Italy will vote under Nitti's
new election law. which is aimed at
reducing the power of the political
wirepullers and giving the people an
extended and more equal franchise
Although woman suffrage was adopt
ed by the last chamber, women will
not vote this time as the new law
specifically postpones their participa-
ion in elections until the next disso-
'ution of parliament, but the electo-
ate will be considerably enlarged, for
IN addition to granting the vote to
all Italians over 21 years of age Tex
aept soldiers actually under arms)
there is a special provision extend,
ing the franchise on this occasion to
Ill citizens who have performed serv.
ice in the army or navy, regardless Of
she age limit.
There are still sos deputies to be
elected, as the redeemed provinces are
not entitled to representation unit
he ratification of the treaties with
iermany and Austria permits the for.
nal decree Of annexation. Later there
nay be a special election for Their
,eneft after their representation
strength has been determined. The
constituencies have been re-arrangeC
md enlarged. Insteac of 1875 elec
oral districts, as provided for by the
aw Of 1882, there will be fifty-foul
for the same number (508) Of dep
lties. OF these Milan is the largest
'eturning 90 deputies. Turin and tht
emilia district have 10 each; Geno;
md Naples, II; Rome (which onl!
had five under the old law, is; Flor
ence, IA; and Palermo, 2 each; Com,
md Campobasso, IL; and Siena, Peru
gia, Salerno, Leece, Potenza (Nitti'
constituency, and Catania, 10 each
The smallest districts are Mantua
Cremona. Teramo, Caltanisetta, Ira
lania, and Sassari, in Sardinia, wit
five members each.
One man, one vote, is the rule i
Italy, and no candidate may stand 70
two constituencies--if elected in tw
he must decide for which he desire
to sit, within eight days of the Chan
Der declaring his election valid. Th
minimum age for deputy is 80, a
though Signor Salandra introduced
resolution which the last Chambt
was unable to deal with before tt
dissolution, making 'S1e limit %,
| Political experts declare that tl
principal ones to benefit from Il
new system will be the extreme pa
les, the catholics or clericals in Il
agricultural south, and the socialis
IN the industrial north, both of whiC
are highly organized. The old liberia
are expected to lose ground, while u
young nationalist or inperialist par
which had only three or four dep
ties in the old chamber will doub
less increase its representation.
Fiume continues to be almost ii
main battle-ground.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Germany Facing
a Lean Winter

+ BERLIN, Nov. i5-Germany
+ faces winter of starvation
j. even worse than the black win
j. ter of 1867, according to
j. government statistics secured
:. today,
X The decreased percentage of
J. foodstuffs is thus rated: Pota-
I. toes, ~; cabbage, IA; beet fod-
!. der, II; sugar beets, 81.
\
]. ]. J. .t j. j. !. i. ]. !.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
10000, 600 Pounds Of Sugar on Hand
in Navy Departments Would Last
Country Only 10 Hours If Released

WASHINGTON, Nov 15.--(By United Press )The navy
has 10 pounds of sugar hand Secretary Daniels
today the House Of this amount 3000 600 pounds
is aboard naval vessels
That the navy isn't boarding sugar shown by the fact
that the total supply would last the country only ten hours
according to Herbert Hoovers figures
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
With Heaviest Snow Fall in Years,
Coal Shortage, and Numerous Strikes,
Is Causing Great Suffering in France

PARIS, Nov 15-(By United Press Paris was covered
with the heaviest fall in years today.
Coupled with the coal shortage and strikes the
gd weather causing great suffering among the poorer
classes
Rumo of possible Boshevst outbreaks during omorrows
parliamentary elections persistent
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15

In the meantime, the Government
is continuing the sale of War Savings
Stamps, which offer a safe and easy
way to save money. They are always
redeemable at 10 days notice, in the
case of need, at cost plus interest
earned.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15

St. Louis, $26,0OO,O0o; Philadelphia
and Minneapolis, $2o,OoO,0OO each;
Portland, $19,OOO,OOO; Omaha, $17,-
100000; Detroit and Richmond, $15,-
each; ST. Paul, $14,O00,000;
Los Angeles, $12,OOO,OOO; Denver,
$11,OOO.0OO and Fort Worth, $1O,-
100000 The only cities showing a
reduction of as much as $3,O00,000
were: New York City, $3.50 900;
Baltimore, $14,OOO,OOO, and New Or
leans, $1O,00O,00O.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15

profit Of $4,000 per acre.
Il had several patches worked in
1919 on shares with practically
the same results as shown
above"
F. D. Garrison, Field Agent, Ten
nessee State Horticultural Socie-
ty. ...AIal
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Transplantinq Palm Trees.

1t is almost impossible foG even a
lettuce slip to be removed from the
spot where it has taken root without
consequent dropping and period of
suspended growth. But nowadays
great palm trees are uproOted and car
ried hundreds of miles from their ma
tive soil and climate with scarcely
wilted leaf.
The secret of the success of trans
planting such trees lies in the prelim-
mary work This is begun fully six
months before the time for the mov-
ing of the tree. First the roots are
dug around and carefully cut, and the
plant is side boxed. Three inches are
allowed between the balls of roots
and the boxing. This space is next
filled with earth, which is well tamped
down. Thus the tree is made to stand
in the box in which it is to be moved,
without lifting it from the earth. Here
it remains during the six months Of
preparation. 1t is thoroughly mulched
and given the best of care, so as to i'll
duce plentiful side growth of roots.
At the end of the six months it may
be lifted and shipped. 1t will show
no signs Of fatigue at the end of its
journey, however far it may travel
Popular Science Monthly.
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WHEN LIFE WAS ADVENTURE
Better knowledge of Way Nature
Works Has Removed Uncertain
ties That Once ExhiIarated.

An old negro nanny, working for
fish that was served at dinner.
"What's the matter with the fish,
auntie?" the mistress inquired. "Ah
doan' see how you dare eat it." she
replied. "You nevah saw it's head.
How you know but what it had the
head Of a humani"
Once in q while we get back that
way to the world our ancestors lived
in. What wonderful adventure life
must have been to them! They new
er knew when they might see a human
headed fish. or IL centaur or dragon.
They wouldn't have been surprised
at a dryad stepping out of tree.
There must have been a certain ex-
tainty that we miss nowadays. Albeit
ter knowledge of the way nature
works has taken good deal of the
childlike romance out of life.
We get faint reelection of it in the
mild superStitions that most of us
cling TON our beliefs IN magic num-
bers, In the harm of seeing the. new
moon over the left shoulder, in the in
fluence of the dark Of the moon. One
reason for the charm of Greek liter
allure Is that it was written by men
who were close enough to the primitive
so that its beliefs were still fresh and
vital with them.-Exchange.
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way they were just bringing the other
ships skipper aboard. 1t was the
French collier St. Theodore, hove to
off the starboard side with prize
crew from the Moewe aboard and wig
wagging to the raider.
Then the Huns began shouting and
they rousted us below deck again. The
place where we had been was filled
with smoke, from what or why I do
not know, but it was almost impos-
sible to breathe in it. When the
smoke cleared up bit the Marathon
started again, for we were still in our
underwear only. One of the boys had
asked Fritz for clothing and Fritz said
the English had tough enough skins
and they did not need clothing. Then
he said: "Wait until you see what our
German winters are like"
The following morning the engines
began to tear away again and the
guns started firing. After while the
firing stopped and the engines too, and
after an hour they had the old man
Of the Yarrowdale aboard. She was a
British ship chartered by the French
and hound for Brest and Liverpool
with very valuable cargo aboard
airplanes, ammunition, food and auto
mobiles.
When they r0usted us on deck again
the st. Theodore was still in sight. but
she had the Yarrowdale for company.
Both were trailing behind us and keep
ing pretty close on. While we were
| on deck we saw the German sailors at
work on the main deck making about
ten RATS and when they began to place
tins Of bareback on the RATS, tin to
| each, we imagined they were going to
heave us over the side and let US so
on the RATS. But instead they began
telling us we would land in the States
and then they rousted us between
! decks again.
We had only been there short time
when some of the German officers came
down and. asked If any Of the men
would volunteer to go firing on the
Yarrowdale and we almost mobbed
them to take US. They began putting
down the names Of the men who were
to 60 and talked them into putting
mine down too. Then I felt about
five hundred pounds lighter.
Five o'clock came and by that time
had forgotten to do any worrying.
We received our usual rations and
most of us who had volunteered fig
ured that we would receive clothes
and shoes. In the morning an officer
came down below and read out the
names of those who were to go and ]
felt even lighter when he called mine.
We were each given a life belt and
mustered on deck.
The sea was pretty nasty and some
of the men had narrow escapes from
falling between the Moewe and the
lifebOats when the swells rocked us
One man fell from the ladder and
broke his neck on the gunwale of the
lifeboat. They took over boat after
boat to the YarrOwdale until finally
we were all there. Then they mus
tered us on deck and warned us not tt
start anything. because they had 9
time bomb in the engine room and two
on the bridge. Meantime they hat
brought over several boatloads Of hard
tack and we threw 1t into No. hold
This was to be our food for some time
(Continued il nelt Week's Bdnner.l
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i Y Y q L $ l s

sss ,rrp III-IIe joins the Foreign Le
thA md is assigned to the drcadnaught
go ID where his Workmanship wins him
lib hcnGrs.
q ~, .pTt.r ly-Dcpcw is detached from his
80 and sent with Il regiment of the Lc-
~ IN Flanders. where h" soons finds him
Eli IN the front line trenches
~, .prrp Vile is detailed to the artii-
j. and makes the acquaintance of the
~ anu tho n' wonderful French guns that
49,, soyed the day for til" Niles on many
nA sss.,tirfield. Before seeing any action. he
Z. sss1r4d back to his regiment in the front
line trenches
CHAPTER vI-D"prw goes over the top
"a gets his first German in II bayonrt
s .ssst.
Rrt1.pTER Willis company takes part
3 !. sa.ntbfr raid GU the German trenches and
a ssarfly afterward assists in stopping 4
! ~ slvs.s Charge of the Huns. who are moved
tsssn rs they cross No Mans Land.
f.u.,srrg vIlI-Srnt to DiXmudc with
= s,s.strhes. Depcw is caught in Il Zeppelin
-sia. but escapes unhurt
as.u.prr. IN-Ilr is shot through the
I ..svh in a brush with the Germans and
al ssut to hospital, where he quickly re-
1trrfs.
sr.ev reioins the tussard. which makes
sssenFral trips to the Hardanciles as con-
!. 80 The Cussard is almost battered to
d ,isfes BIZ the Turkish batteries.
xsss sf,r.prEI NI-Thc tussard takes part in
8 slses Shot engage mcnts in the memorable
D i;uIlp0i tampai2n.
& rfarrEH NII-Dcpew is IA member of !:
Y y asil3ing party which sees fierce fighting in
~ trenches at Gallipoll.
S. fnArrEn NIII-Aftcr an unsuccessful
sssafh raid, pcpcw tries to rescue tive
: Ss5Ss6dcd men in No Mans Land. but botl
" M before he can reach the trenches.
81 sc.f.rrER NIN-Deprw wins the sro!X d'
f,serrc for bravery in passing through :;
sss1Sfiic artillery fire to summon ala to M
= so1fades in an advanced post.
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which had won at the Dardanelles.
The presentation was made by Lieu
tenant Barley. He pinned an Ameri-
can flag on my breast, a French flag
beneath it and beneath that the war
cross He kissed me on both cheeks,
of course, which was taking advantage
of a cripple. But it is the usual thing
with the French, as you know-I mean
the kissing, not the meanness to
cripples.
When he had pinned the medal on
he said he thanked me from the bot
tom of his heart for the French people,
and also thanked all the Americans
who had come over from their own
land to help a country with which
most of them were not connected. He
said it was war in which many ma
tons were taking part, but in which
there were just two ideas, freedom
and despotism, and lot more things
that cannot remember. He finished
by saying that he wished he could dec
crate all Of US.
OF course it was great stuff for me
ana I thought I was the real thing
sure enough, but could not help
thinking of the remark l have heard
here in the States-"I thank you and
the whole family thanks you" And it
was hard not to laugh. Also it seemed
funny to me, because I did not rightly
know just what they were giving me
the medal for-though it was for one
OF two things-and I do not know to
this day. But thought it would not
be polite to ask, so let it go ut that
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B-Forecastle peak.
C-Ammuntion hold.
D-Torpedo tube rails.
E-Torpedo tubes. = - II
Poop deck.
GAIT wheelhouse.
H-Deck house.
J-Holds
K-Disappearing guns aft. mounted on
elevator.
L~Sea gates
buck up against British or a French
cruiser at any minute anti most OF us
thought we would stay up III get an
eye full before we started for Days
well-known locker.
About two bells the following morn
ing the Moewe's engines began to
groan and shake her up bit and we
could hear the blades jump out Of the
water every once in while and tear
away. She went ahead in this way for
some time and we were hoping she
was trying to get away from cruiser
and some of us were pulling for the
cruiser to win and others hoping the
Moewe would get her heels clear and
keep us from getting ours.
The Huns were running up and down
the deck yelling like wild men and
one of our men began to yell too. He
was delirious and after he yelled a
bit he jumped up and made pass al
the sentry, who shot at him but
missed. The shot missed me too. but
not very much. Then they dragged
the delirious man up on deck and Lord
knows what they did with him, because
we never saw him again. But we die
not hear any sound that they might
have made in shooting him.