The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-06-23
with ss2,oee piled around him, Capt

s@eek. Adams, of Nashville, was the
Efrst 10 receive his pay, drawing down
IsS5.67.
A gasoline boat bearing about 600
Ieallons of whisky, was seized by Sheriff
Eaohn L. Galloway and deputies and
shine men are charged with violating
lfhe Bone dry" law. The boat was
Hound and the whisky seized at loves
Eferry, on the Tennessee river, south Of
Knoxville. According to the reputed
Fetal selling price of 81 per pint, the
sintoxicants seized would represent an
anticipated gross revenue of about
ts' Fo0.
recommending to the war depart
.gaGt the county exemption boards for
lIe1nessee, Governor Rye will be ex-
'po I'd, insofar as possible, to select the
1ty registration boards who con-
Hg ID the recent registration The
wlr department takes the position that
egistration board members, being
familiar with the local conditions and
acquainted with the people, would be
tier qualified to discharge the duties
4 The exemption boards.
twenty-five blocks of the wholesale
Sand retail district of Bristol were in
in three feet of water last
week. The food was caused from a
cloudburst on Beaver creek, six miles
above Bristol, at Wallace. The dam
age will run into many thousands Of
dollars. Bristol people received one
hours previous notice of the deluge Of
water. They closed their doors and
windows Immediately, chinked them
with sand, but nevertheless the water
poured through.
Tennesseans commissioned by the
var department to serve In the officers
reserve corps are: Clarkson Galleher,
Of Sewanee, captain In quartermaster's
department. Leroy H. Hammond, Of
Mt. Pleasant first lieutenant in infan-
trq Eugene c. Callahan, of Memphis,
second lieutenant of infantry. Albert
T. ingalls,, of Chattanooga; George Ell.
mer Horton, of Wartrace; James Els
telle Dunlap and Howard Lombard
Walker, of Memphis, first lieutenants
In officers medical reserve corps.
All men who enlist in the Second
Tennessee infantry will be exempt
from draft. The war department has
issued an order directing that all men
who have registered and who enlist in
the regiment are exempt from the draft
requirements. Recruiting officers for
the regiment have been furnished
cards which will be sent to the adju.
tant general certifying the man has
enlisted. The adjutant general will
notify the officials in charge of draft
of this fact and the mans name will
be taken from the registration list.
Gradually the rolls of the Third
Tennessee infantry are becoming
eater as many new recruits are
.iided, and officers feel that before the
day of mobilization, July 25, the nee
essary number of young men will be
forthcoming to complete the regiment
to full war strength. One thousand
men are needed to fill the ranks, and
the fact that most members are from
Knoxville or vicinity will lead many
patriots to choose the national guard
service for personal reasons. Join
a company where you will be known"
is the slogan of officers.
1t is the purpose of the department
Of labor to organize the boys in the
United States into a boys working re.
serve and immediate steps will be
taken to mobilize the boys to work for
the nation. Rutledge Smith, chairman
OF the state council of national defense
received a message from Secretary OF
Labor Wilson, asking him to nominate
competent man who would volunteer
his services to the department as di
rector for Tennessee. After going over
the matter thoroughly, Mr., Smith wired
Secretary Wilson the nomination OF
Prof 0. y. Smith, of Cumberland
university, at Lebanon.
Al number of German travelling men
from the east have made application al
the United Marshals office in Knox
Vile for permits to pass through one
half mile areas which are barred tc
alien enemies. Practically every point
in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Kings
port is within restricted zone so that
knights Of the grip or other subjects
OF the kaiser who want to continue tc
reside within, come within, pass
through, be employed within, or con
duct business within these cities must
have permit. Any alien enemy who
does not now have such permit may
be arrested.
Two thousand all-wood-drop bottom
gondola cars have been received by the
II. & N railroad. This type Of car pre-
viously has been built Of steel, but
owing to a pressed need for more cars
and the exceedingly high cost Of struc
tural steel the wood car was reverted
to again. The L. N. built 1000 of the
cars In its own shops, and. gave on or
der to other shops for 1000. Each cal
| has carrying capacity of fifty tons
and each has six longitudinal droI
! doors. This many new cars placed II
earyice on the lines of the T., & n are