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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-17
Prohibition in Washington State.

The decision of the Supreme Court
of the State of Washington affirming
the Judgment of the lower courts
in upholding. the initiative Prohibi-
tion laws brings Washington into the
column of dry" States. The law is
more drastic than most other State
Prohibition laws. 1t not only pro-
hibits the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors, but it prohibits
the advertising of intoxicants, makes
the owner of a building in which
liquor is sold equally responsible
with the man who sells it, and pro-
vides that every package containing
liquor shipped into the State must
be plainly Tabled, This package con
tains intoxicating liquors. y
The farthest west of the dry States
is undertaking the most stringent of
dry laws. Congratulations are due
that the measure was made thorough,
May the officials have the integrity
and the stamina to enforce it to the
letter! !-Nashvill Tennessean.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-17

was exterminated and the remainder
of the Bulgarian force broke and
fed, panic-stricken.
The situation is becoming more
complicated. In an amazing version
given by the Germanophile Courier
de Salonique, the kings interview
with the correspondent of an Ameri-
can press agency is represented as
the allies action
against his country as "blackmail.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-17
STREET FIGHT IN sOMERvILLE
Four Prominent Men Wounded in
Dispute Over Account.

Dispute Over Account.
Somerville, Tenn, Dec. 11.-A
shooting affair, in which all four
participants received wounds, occur
red here at 2 o'clock Friday, and as
a result three local physicians are in
Memphis hospitals, as is also Harvey
Morris, 26, drug clerk.
The wounded are: DR.. A. 0. Boals,
so, married, shot in the foot and
hand; DR.. John Boals, his son, 80,
married, shot twice in the back; DR..
John Morris, 30 shot twice in the
chest and abdomen, and Harvey Nor
ris, brother of DR.. Morris, shot three
times in the breast and abdomen.
Reports from the Memphis hos
pitfalls are that the elder Boals and
DR.. Morris have received only flesh
wounds, the former trifiing, the lat
ter more serious, though not thought
to be fatal Harvey Morris condi-
tion is given as precarious, and but
little hope is entertained for him.
An X-ray examination disclosed a
bullet in the junior Boals' back too
near the spine to be removed with
out danger, and his condition is pro-
nounced critical, though not neces-
sarily fatal.
All the parties of the unfortunate
affair were prominent professionally
and socially: The Morris brothers
are sons of Walter Morris, a prom
inent planter of Laconia, Fayette
County. DR.. Morris is a Vanderbilt
graduate, and was recently married
to the daughter of Capt. H. G. Moor
man, prominent attorney and lawyer
for the NJ, C. & st. L. Railway.
DR.. Boals is a prominent physician,
having practiced in this county for
thirty years. Boals, Jr., recently re-
turned here and associated himself
with his father in the practice.
The affair is the elimination of a
dispute between Dr. John Boals and
Harvey Morris, over an account
which Boals owed the Rhea Drug
Company, where Morris was employ
ed.
A violent quarrel last Tuesday was
accompanied, it is alleged, by abuse
and threats from Boals and it is sup
posed that the trouble Friday was of
that origin. Eye witnesses of. the
affair state that John Boals was ac-
cused by Morris in front Of divers
garage and at the foot of the steps
leading to DR.. Morris office in the
opera building. Boals, it is alleged,
pulled his. pistol and began firing,
while DR.. Morris was holding the
senior Boals. Seeing his brother be-
ing shot, DR.. Morris released Boals
and began firing at the younger
Boals whereupon the elder Boals be-
gan. firing at DR.. Morris. The young
er Boals having emptied his pistol,
started across the square when he
was shot. Being released, Harvey
Morris, who, it is stated, was un-
armed and also wounded, ran to the
elder Boals, disarmed and threw him.
Bystanders then interviewed and
the Memphis bound N, c. G St. L.
train was held a few minutes and all
the principals were hurriedly pre-
pared for the forty-mi1e trip to Mem
phis.
Three pistols, two of .S2 and one
of .3S calibre, are held in local
store, containing fifteen empty shells,
showing the number of shots that
were fired.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-17
Bulgars Fell Into Trap.

Saloniki, Dec. 12.-In the defile of
Demir Kapu, during the Anglo
French retirements, the Bulgarians
suffered a crushing defeat. By
strategy the enemy was made to be-
lieve that the French were in retreat
thru the defile. They attempted to
pursue the French when the troops
were well in the defile, two French
regiments with battery of machine
guns cleverly hidden, suddenly open
led a murderous fire.
The Eleventh Bulgarian Regiment
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-17
Long Canoe Trip.

Hickman, KY, Dec. 11.-F. w.
Shopper, associate editor for the
Cutters Book, a Chicago sportsman's
publication, is stopping over in this
city this week. He started on July
6 near Lake Superior, in Northern
Wisconsin, in canoe, came thru
Central Wisconsin, down the Missis-
sippi and Rock rivers in Illinois. He
has SO far completed about 1000
miles. He fishes and hunts on the
way down and also takes pictures to
illustrate his articles, which appear
monthly in Cutters Book. At night
he camps in a tent. He will make
the trip in his canoe to New Orleans,
picking up different partners along
the way, being accompanied now by
Murray Sheagaba, of Cairo, who join
ed him when he stopped there.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-12-17
THE FIRST SCHOOL FAIR IN
OBION COUNTY A GOOD ONE.
Superintendent Ridings Puts 0bion
County in the Lead.

On Saturday, Dec. IL, the hrst
school fair of Obion County was held
at the courthouse. The doors were
opened to the public at / a. m. and
from then till late in the afternoon
the room was thronged with eager
boys and girls, men and women in
specting the many beautiful and use
full articles made by the children OF
the sixteen rural schools. The fol-
lowing schools: Shady Grove NO. q,
Lucknow, Oakdale, Jacksonville,
Shady Grove No. 10, Corum, OAK
Grove, Old Fremont, Polk, Houser
Valley, Pleasant Valley, Harris, An
tioch, Hampton, Hazlewood, New
Fremont. There were three or four
others that had exhibits but could
not get them here on account OF the
rainy day.
There were drawings, paintings, a
collection of fifty pieces OF native
wood, many whitfield articles Ia vlo-
lin and pair of crutches being the
prize winners), mechanical toys "a
steam engine winning theprize and
also winning the grand prize, a
Watch offered by Bransford & An
drews), many useful articles OF wood
made and designed by the pupils,
These articles consisted of harrows,
hay frame (the prize), lawn swings,
porch swings, ladders, gates, road
drag, pig troughs, magazine stands,
tables and many others too numer-
Gus to mention. There was farm
plot. showing crop rotation. In the
sewing and cooking there were many,
MANY things of all kinds, some candy,
Jelly and canned goods, paper, cut
ting, penmanship.
Plans are being made for another
fair next year about the last OF oc-
tober. Let every school in the coun-
ty be in the work hext year.
Following premiums were award
ed:
Best collection of native wood
Grade -Four, Pleasant Valley
Best drawing or painting. Gladys
McCord, Pleasant Valley.
Best whitfield article. Violin, ol-
lie Park, Old Fremont.
Best mechanical toy. Steam en-
gine, Clifford Posey, Pleasant Valley
Best useful article designed and
made by pupil. Hay frame, Marvin
McCord, Pleasant Valley.
Best work made of shucks or
straw, etc Leonard Todd, Oak
Grove.
Best farm plot. Billie Moss, Pleas
ant Valley.
Best hand made article, plain. Al
ma Rives, Oakdale.
Best hand made article, fancy.
Annie Dunn, Shady Grove.
Best hemstitched articles Rush
Woodfn, Shady Grove.
Best display of fancy work, three
pieces. Annie May Jones, Shady
Grove.
Best crochet work, three pieces.
Allie Harpole, Oakdale.
Best loaf of bread. Pagline Ad-
ans, Hazefwood.
Best cake. Alberta Roland, Oak
Grove.
Best biscuits, six. Ola Akin,
Pleasant Valley.
Best doughnuts. Annie D. Key,
Lucknow.
Best sandy. Sallie Jewel Stone,
Pleasant Valley.
Best jelly. Ola Akin, Pleasant Val
ley.
Best canned goods. Ola Akin,
Pleasant Valley.
Best display of paper cutting.
Mary H. Hubbs, Shady Grove.
Best map of Obion County. Gladys
McCord, Pleasant Valley.
Best map of Tennessee. Mary
Darnell, Pleasant Valley.
Best map of any kind. Lucille
Chambers, Shady Grove.
Best work in penmanship. Luna
Ray, Pea Patch.
The school winning most prizes
Pleasant Valley.
Best all-rotnd article (steam en-
gine) Clifford Posey, Pleasant Val
ley
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
CANAAN VALLEY

Alva Knight has been quite ill with pneumonia but at present writiNg is on the gain.
 Miss Fannie Kapplowitz and Louis. Rudman were married March 2l, at the brides home. Last Satapday night they gave dance at Samael Kapplo- witz in honor of the newlyweds. They will commence housekeeping at once.
 A load of young people attended the "hayseed" dance last Friday night at Linus Perkins in Hadsell street.
 James Whitney, of Hartford, is spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. Burton Couch.
 Several of the farmers hereabouts are sending their milk to the Hartford Dairy Company.
 David Roger has purchased farm in Bridgewater and expects to move there soon.
 Robert Bailey shot two wild ducks recently. He also caught coon Mon day.
 Robins, blue birds and black birds have made their appearance, but they came little too early, as it looks quite wintry today, Tuesday.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
LAKEVItLE

Misses V51Rinia ThraH and Mabel Dufour made 9 trip to Hartford OH Fri. day last, going on the moraing train and returning by auto with Harry Stuart.
 Fl. L. Barnett apd J. c. Bohlman at tended the annual N. E. Conference in New York city last week.
 Mrs. X. E. Baumas gave a supper last ThlSIsday night to all who took part i'll the entertainment at the M. l.. chapel the week before All who at- tended report most enjoyable tilse and many thanks were extended to Mrs. Bauman who did the coaching for the successful display of talent exhibited at the entertainment
 Mrs. H. M. ThTall and son Donald spent last Sunday with Mrs.. Leonard Pfahl ill Ameniay N. |.
 Mrs. LCren M5Bler has been on the sick list this week being confined to the house with a. severe cold
 Don't forget to'pUrchase ticket fer the first annual ball of the W. O. W. on Friday evening". April 16.
 The E L. service of the M. F.. church will be held at 6 a. m. next Sunday morning, a special program has D,e,l arranged for this EaStRr occasion, Mss Frances SOmmers leatlsT.
 Ira Traver has moved up on Wells Hill, where he has seasred a position with G. G. Thorne.
 Dr. w. B. Bissell speut Tuesday ln New York city.
 MT. Fairbanks, of New York, is visit ing at \. l.. Norton's.
 Miss Elizabeth BisSell, of Andover college, Miss Marion BartGam, of North field, are home for the EasseT vacation.
 Mrs. " O. Witter is spending few days at Wononsco Houser
 Miss Ladley and Miss Jackson, of New York are at E. l.. Paabody's.
 Mn. an2 Mrs. Charles Maller have re- turned frem Arlington, N J.
 Beatrice Osborn is confined to the house with heart trouble.
 Charles Bohlmau spent Sunday with his wife at Pitts6eld. Mass Mrs Bohl- man. is expected home in asfsw days.
 Miss Catherine Silvernals has been spending & portion of this week with relatixes in Millerton.
 Dr. and Mrs. +. Jennings, of Orange, N. J.. have been spending a' few days at the Fauaham Tavern aEId looking after their summer home.
 Yhe Hotehkiss school re.opened on Wednesday, after the spring vacation.
 Miss Margaret Day is home from her school. dutiss at New BritainalsO Misses Adele and Harriet Norton isom New York for the Easter vacation.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
A Tinker Inspired Wauner.

4 tinker has established himself op- poSite our house and stunned my ears all day long with his incrssant nam- mering. In my disgust at never being able to find detached house protect ed from every kind of noise ! was on the point of deciding to glve up com posing altogether until the time when this indispensable condition should he fulfilled But it was precisely my rage over the tinker that, in Il moment of agitation. gave ne the theme for Siegfried'S furious outbursI against the bungling Mime. l played over the childiShly qnarreIS0tDe Potter theme in G minor to my sister. furiously singing the words, ar the same time. which made us all laugh sV much that 1 de cided to make one more effort. This resulted in, my writing down good part of the first scene by the time LisZt arrived. Oct 13 (lS!i'i,. Richard Wag- her in His Autobiography.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
What a Dreadnought Costs.

Some idea of the lighting power of 3 DreadnOught may De gathered fFuH lie fact that the extreme range of It's guns is twenty five miles. while they cun be very effective at range of twelve miles They are muSt deadly however. at q range Ut between live or six miles
 The twelve iDrh gun Ot q Dread bought i$ fifty feet long and II set ul' UiI end would be higher than many d country church tower. The cost of each gun IS about Efu.0O0, while each ti.ne it iS tired t1UO vanishes into the air.
 As protection against the gERS or the enemy Il DreadnUught iS covered with urmOr costing fl2U per ron and as something like 4.SiIO Ioris are HSed ID cOvtrin. the vessel this mr:lns an expenditure of close upon t6tD.UU
 Boilers and machinery at f:52-,0n0 motor and Steamboats at tS.UtH tor ptiln tubes at E3.OOO each and tor pedOeS at E-IuO each. and EJ0.U0U for SrHrcnlighLS and electriCaI 6rtings are other items in The bill which 20 to make q DfeadDUu%ht the coStliest yes SeI attoaL L--FearSOnS
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
FRENCH TAKE TRENCHES.
Win important Victory Near Marche-
 vile, Says Psris-BeIgian Aviators l Bombard Belgian Aviation Camp.

An official Paris war office statement gays:
 Belgian aviators have bombarded the German aviation camp at Ghis- teiies, in west Flanders. seven miles southwest of Bruges To the east of the heights of the Mouse. near Marche- Ville, we captured hundred yards of the enemys trenches and repulsed two counter attacks. At Les Eparges we continued our progress of the previous day. winning 150 meters of trenches"
 A new aggressive campaign has been opened by the French army on the eastern stretches of the battlefield be- tween the Champagne district and the German frontier.
 This maneuver appears to be supple mental to the northward drive of the French in the Champagne district which has been brought to a success fui conclusion by the capture of van tage points, for possession of which the French had been battling for sev erai months.
 The position gained near Marcheville 'is one of great value in connection with the effort of the French to dis lodge the Germans from St. Mihiel.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
FALLS VILLAGE

Frank Fl. Hnnchett, rI,ssl cart4sT on route No from the local. ..9ostoffice .has resigned his position on account fp1or Realth AiT. Hanchett has seen carr,sar on this route for the last l 3 years. prIe:. tically ever since the route was cstabA lished. He is succeeded. temporarily by L. D. Reynolds, who has been sub stitnte carrier
 Mrs. H. c. Dickinson and sols Harry. Jr. have gone tO Northampton. Mass, for several weeks.
 A special town meeting. the cudl for: which spnears jn another colulAn of The News this lveek, will be held in Citizen. Hall Wednesday, April IA. to act on the proposition to establish usfire disitrct so give a name to said distsict, and to choose the necessary officers for such distrist if established. This ivan important matter: aad should bring put all the voters.
 Mir. Milton EmmCns died suddeI ly, of heart failure at South Canaan. Conr.s, on March 29: He was born in Corn wall, Conn. May IS, 1883. A son of Luther and Nary Willsy Emmons. Ills wife died in 1904. Mir Emmons wus~ a farmer but owing tn. ill health had not followed that,occuFation for num- Der of years. He is~surpivea by sister Mrs. Wells Iahseof this village. Fun eral services were held at the Congre- gational church. in Sonhh Canaan on. Wednesday afternoon; burial at Sandy. Hill cemetery, South Cnnaan.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Fl. HarE anh grand son have been spending, few days in Bridgeport. MT! Hart also attending 1Jhe NJ. r.. conference.
 , Miss Minnie Jacobi is visiting her sister Mrs c. R., Morris, il, Bridgeport, for week.
 Mir. Fred Coos}. of WineSed, Conn, FRS a guest of NsS- M. A. Hall, over Sunday.
 Mrs. J. B.. EEanSen, of Pittsfeld, Mass, is in town for, a, sltert tiRAe pre- paHatory to rentinFAher farm4
 Mrs. Caroline R- Sedgwick H2d son Charles were in Torrington over Sun- day.
 Miss Bessie Davis, is sgendSSg her Madison.
 Schools in this town and Aznssyille closed On Friday last'for tiie week
 Lewis \. Davis, left Truesslay for New Preston, Conm., to enter his duties these as statoin agent. Fay ChafEee is asissting at the sayationtheDe.
 Miss Mary Sanford of. KatOnnh, N. Y. is stopping with hen auah. Mrs. Weasis. | ale, coming to attend dhe fun eraL of her uncle; MT. Emm@nA
 Mrs. J. S. Tracy and iaughter Eleanor are spending ai fsw days in Hartford.
 Miss G0okins of: "Tha- Ha4 Shop," ," Canaan, will have a, sala' of women'a- and chilareh's t1lnmed' hnts Tt K. J HoSnbeck's sfoze. April. 6, anak !. Mrs. Sanford in cha-ge. -Ad1y.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
ASHLEY FALLS

Rev E. C- Torrey conducted his last service in the chapel Sunday night He goes tkis week to his new ehsFgS in Greenwich. Conn.
 William. Moore is on the sinls list.
 Mrs. ". D. Ballou, of Beckett, was a weekend guest of her father, Rev. c. B. LandGnl
 Town meeting Monday resulted in Leaving she town again im the license column- hte vote standing LAO yes; 107 Ra.
 An Easter concert will 5e given at the chapel Sunday night. A program entitled Easter Awakening" is being preparsd
 Mrs. Malvina Ashley celebrated her 85th birthday anniversary Monday. Mrs. Hattie Shores and Miss Mary Hills of Canaan, were tier guests for tic afternoon.
 Walter Hurlburt is, home for the week from Amherst college.
 MT. and Mrs. Edmund Roys. of Stockbridge, were in. town Sunday eRening.
 H. c. Warren, who, has been |care- zaker at the WadhamiS, farm has rented the Tullio place moNimg in Monday. MT. Warren expects to continue lais work on the farm fon the new owner, Joseph Morgan, of. New York city.
 The schools opened Monday after a vacation of a week
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
SGgTR CANAAN. AND HUNTSVILLE

Mrs. Mary Dean is OIL ths sick list. There was good attendance at the chspel ill Falls Village last Sunday evening. when Row. Mir Hazeltine preached d. sermon on Real Masonry. There were about 1h. Ma@@ns in the aadience. The choir was composed, of members of both .chRnohes~ \ family from, Canaan are mov ing into Mrs" j. B.. Hanso&'s house. in Huntsville
 Milton Zmmons,. who bus been .asi. dent in 5fis. town for a good many years, dicsl at the home of MT. Antony. Passini in this place on Monday. Mar. go, at o'clock Ia m. He had bean in feeble health for a long time. Ta is survived by, one sister Mrs. Wells, Yaie in Falls, Village.
 The following letter speaks TOT itself: Mir. Harry E.. Dean,
 Falls Village, Conn.
 Frfend HaEHy: 1 read last falllin, thu papers, that your hens were expected to lay an auto this winter and resterdaN 1 hsard you had one coming vary soon Thsre immediately came to my mind some verses have heard somewhere. | guess probably read them in CaRsar or Virgil when went to sclool TaaS go like this:
 "ThGRe was little boy
 Who had wooden leg He had no money,
 No money would he beg, But he took four spools
 And an old tin pan
 And made an automobile
 And the damn thing ran. >>There was an old soldier
 Who had wooden leg,
 He had no money, No money would be beg, He took four wheels And arnold coal hod
 And made an automobile
 And it ran by G." There was young Dean Without a wooden leg; He hadn't much money
 And no money would he beg But he had lot of hens
 And he fed 'em we'll By gar!'' The hens they like to busted
 But they made new Metz car ! Now all folks big and little
 With or without a wooden leg, Who have no money
 And no money want to beg, Just stop and think and plan bit
 And use what comes to hand And make an automobile
 That will run to beat the band My wife says am pretty sassy" tc send you any such thing as this, but if you will forgive me this time won't do so again (perhaps.)
 Yours truly,
 Benj. Sedgwick.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
Bees and the Kilt.

In his book. 'FOrty-Oue Years In iD' dtt." Lord Roberts tells the following amusing story:
 A curious incident happened at thr AJambagh. was employed inside the IncIOSure when all at once l heard, a noise and commOtiOn some little dis. tance off. Getting on to the roof. I looked over the plain and saw our troops flying in every direction There was no firIRg. no enemy in sight Dut evidently something was wrong: so | mounted nay horse and rode to the scene of confusion. where l found that the ignominious flight of our troops was causedr by infuriated bees. winch had been disturbed by an officer of the Ninth mncers thoughtlessly thruStins q ance into their nest There were DO serious consequences. but the nigh flanders were heard tO remark on the unSuita hility of their dress for an en, counter with an enemy of that descrlp tion."
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
NEW EAST PRUSSIA RAID BY RUSSIANS
Czar'S Right Wing Re-enfOrCed :: by 600,OOO Men.
YIN BATTLE NEAR CRACON.

Fought on the Banks of the BiaIa, Half
 Way to Great Fortified City-Czar's Troops Also Successful Along the Pruth, In Galicia and Bukowina, -i Where They DisIodsed Austrisns. ' German and Austrian armies are in retreat before the allies at four sec lions of the two great battle lines three of them on the eastern front and one on the western, according to dis patches received in London.
 The Russians are battering their way through the Austrian defenses in Buko- wina. They have swept their foes be- fore them upon the plains of Hungary. and they are clearing the roadway to East Prussia anew by great aggres- sfve, movement. which is now under full headway in the region of the for est of AugustOwO. northern Poland.
 The Russian right wing army, which has been re-enforced until it is esti- mated to number 100000 men, is rapid Ky nearing German soil through it's sue cessful operations in the AugustowO region. A German war office state ment confirms the unofficial reports that the czars forces In that district are "near the East Prussian frontier
 Dispatches received by Swiss newspa- pers continue to emphasize the success of the Russians in the battle which Is still in progress in the Carpathians. The struggle in UZsok and Lupkow passes is said to have been particularly desperate. with heavy losses for the Austrians.
 Sanguinary encounters also are re- ported on the banks of the Biala Ca branch of the Donajec river and flow ing in a northerly direction about mid. way between PrZemysl and Cracow). where Austrian attacks are said to have been repulsed with losses placed at 5000 killed, wounded and missing. The Russians are credited with sue Cesses all along the line of the Pruth dn Galicia and Bukowina), where they dislodged the Austrians from their strongest positions.
 The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger confirmed the Petrograd report that all govern ment buildings at Suwalki. Poland have been burned by the Germans in retaliation for alleged Russian outrages at Memel. according to dispatches re ceived in London from Amsterdam. German warships have also lombard ed a number of unfortified Russian villages in the province of Courland on the Baltic.
 Mutiny broke out in the starving gar rfson at Przemysl. and General Kus manek surrendered to the Russians tt' prevent disgraceful revolt.