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been ordered to France in June He is
brother Of George Morris, Secretary
to Senator John K. Shields.
The first section of the Sixth United
States infantry regiment from I'll Paso
ordered to Fort Oglethorpe, arrived al
Chattanooga and was sent Immediately
out to Chickamauga park,
Charles A. Morse, Jr., captain of one
OF the companies in the University oil
tennessee battalion, is in charge Of
military training at Lincoln Memorial
university at Harrogate, during the
summer session
Chancellor Garvin dismissed pc.
tition flied by the state ASKING that
the Chattanooga Southern league
Club be enjoined from playing Sunday
ball. This action insures Sunday ball
in Chattanooga without further inter.
ference from the authorities.
Governor Rye appointed s. Fl. Ell.
lott, Of Springfield, and DR.. HIM. A.
Smith, of Knoxville, members of the
state board of dental examiners, each
to serve for three years. DR.. Elliott
succeeds Dr. F. S. Osborne, Of Column
bia, while DR.. Smith succeeds Dr.. w.
H. Richards of Knoxville
Bud Martin, of Claiborne county.
who was in 1910 convicted of murder
in the second degree, and sentenced
to the penitentiary, has been granted
pardon by Gov. Tom G. Rye! The
pardon was recommended by the trial
judge, the attorney general and a
number of citizens.
University of Tennessee students
appointed by Dr. Brown Ayres as sec.
ond leutenants in the marine Ecorps,
returned from Washington and report
100 per cent record for the Univer-
sity of Tennessee in physical exam.
nations. All of the students APPOINTED
passed the examining board at the
marine barracks, at the capital city.
Operating under the rural Scredit
bill, the Roane National Loan asso.
citation is now in full operation with
headquarters in lockwood. Loans
totaling $4,000 have been applied for,
and will soon be ready for distribution
Through this association farmers are
offered money on long time loans at
low interest.
The executive committee of the
Tennessee society, Sons of the Amer.
lean Revolution, has decided tosinvest
the surplus in the treasury in ssLiberty
Bonds" The surplus in the treasury
is considerable, and the committee
thought no better use could be made
of it, aud no safer iilves e7lisT7 tliTf Da
found
A. e. BURY, whose home is ait Leb-
anon Junction, KY, pleaded guilty of
violating the Man white slave act and
was sentenced to live months iii the
Marion Couty Jail. BURY induced Mrs.
Matte B. Coulter, his sister-in-law and
mother of five small children, to leave
her home and accompany him to Mem.
phis, Tenn.
An important real estate deal was
transacted when the trustees Of the
Athens school, University of Chatta.
nooga, bought the farm of Harry
Evans, near Athens. 1t will be used
as an experiment station for the ag.
ricultural class. A large class studied
agricultural problems this year and If
the present war does not prevent a
larger class will be enrolled next year.
If a military mobilization camp is
located in Knoxville all water, lights,
and road improvements to the site
will be supplied by the city. The COM
missioners at conference gave this
assurance to delegation from the
Board of Commerce The Board of
Commerce is working hard to get one
of the mobilization and maneuyering
camps.
Liberal subscriptions to the liberty
loan, the $2,000000,000 bond issue to
be used in carrying on a successful
war against Germany and her allies,
have been announced by Nashville
banks and bankers believe the amount
subscribed there will easily reach
$l,OO0,000, Thevbanks are acting indie.
pendent of the Clearing House associa.
ton in making their loans.
That the Tennessee Central railroad
be offered for sale June at the upset
price of 100000 and that the receiver
continue to operate the road and pay
no more interest on the prior lien
bonds until further orders was fhe
decree of Judge e. I. Sanford At A
hearing of the case in Nashville The
| receivers were authorized to borrow
$3o'Oo0 to pay an installment If the
lease of the Nashville Terminal nm.
! pany.
Chained to fallen tree at the SCENE
OF his crime, Eli Persons, the negro
| VINO confessed he killed Antonette Ran
pal, young girl, recently, was burned
10 death by mob in the country ahont
III miles from Memphis. The bodv was
padly mutllated, the head being say.
cred and placed on the roadside naar.
py Where it remained several haurs
Memphis ministers in resolntions
hasaed strongly condemned tba mai
action,