Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-12
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
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Knoxyille.-One hundred and seven.
ty-two young men, 157 white and 20
negroes, who have become Il years ola
since June 5, registered for selectiVe
military service in Knox county
Memphis.-Nearly $1,000 worth OF
whisky was seized and four alleged
bootleggers arrested by Memphis pa
trolmen. The accused were arraigned
in police court on charges of violating
the liquor law.
Manchester.-Miss Rena Bailey Is
the first Manchester girl to volunteer
in the department Of Red Cross nurs'
ing The first volunteer for this de-
partment in Coffee county was Miss
Rosa Havron of Tullahoma.
Chattanooga The second batch Of
German alien prisoners, numbering
500, arrived at Fort Oglethorpe from
Hot Springs, N. c. OF the 1900 pris-
oners to be transferred to the post al
Chickamauga, 900 have safely reached
here.
Memphis-M. B. Webster, 2S, forme
assistant entry clerk at the National
City bank here, who pleaded guilty TO
making false entry in the banks books,
has been taken to the federal peniten'
tiary at Atlanta, Ga, where he mus.
serve out a five-year sentence.
Lebanon.-At meeting of the exec
utive committee of the Wilson county
chapter of the Red Cross, Gen. w. S.
Faulkner was unanimously elected
county chairman to succeed J. T. Oduln
whose resignation was reluctantly ac-
cepted. Gen. Faulkner has long been
especially interested in the work of
the Red Cross.
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Fayetteville.-A party of sixteen
railroad men returning to Coldwater
had a narrow escape when the car
jumped the track Silus Lavender Jr.,
of Smyrna had his left arm broken. He
was brought to Fayetteville for surgi.
cal attention. The rest of the party
were unhurt. The men we're making
the trip ON flat car run by gas motor.
Gallatin.-Capt. Thomas R. Barry,
former Vanderbilt man, in command OF
the Vanderbilt hospital unit in France,
has been mentioned in dispatches from
the front for conspicuous bravery in
the fighting north of Chateau Thierry,
Capt. Barry is the son of Mrs. Mary
Laura Barry of this place and brother
of Lieut. Col John A. Barry of the reg,
ular army.
Jackson Following wholesale ar.
rests in Crockett county a few days
ago, of alleged bootleggers by the Fed.
eral authorities, Deputy Marshal Kins
brought in Ed Craig of that county.
He was given a preliminary hearing
before Commissioner Robert |. Chester
and was held under a $1,000 bond to
appear before the federal grand jury
to meet here in October
Chattanooga.-Judge M. M. Allison,
president of the Dixie highway assC-
citation, will probably accept the APP
pointment Of regional director of the
highway transport zone, comprising
the states of Tennessee, Alabama.
Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, North
and South Carolina. The dictatorship
has been offered Judge Allison by the
highway transport committee of tho
Council of National Defense.
Fayetteville-One of the active agen.
cies for war work in Middle Tennessee
is thu Lincoln county woman's com.
mittee Council of National Defense,
which was organized early in the
spring at public war conference. The
woman's committee has chairl-Gn in
each of the twenty-five civil districts
of the county and each chairman has
committee of local helpers who assist
her in the various forms of war work
Washlngton.-Wa department Off
Gals make two announcements of ilt
terest to Tennesseans: Contractors
will be asked to submit bids for i'm
provements on the Lotus building in
Memphis, which has been selected by
government agents for convalescent
hospital.
The government has also approved
the West Tennessee State Normal
school, near Memphis, for an army
training corps. The only condition
precedent to establishing this corps is
the enrolment of 100 students for mil,
itary training. These proposed gov.
eminent activities in Memphis are i'm.
portant. The convalescent hospital
will provide for the accommodation Of
1000 beds, which means permanent
employment to force of approximate.
ly 1000 nurses, attendants (who will
be enlisted mem, and surgeons.
Gallatin-Mrs. Mary Sharp, 35 years.
and little son, Calvert Mcmahon Sharp,
4 years, were burned to death at their
home on the Nashville turnpike Earl,
husband of Mrs. Sharp, had gone into
a cellar in the yard for some house