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The Little River news., 1918-10-30
ED PULLEM DIED
Young Man Died at Home of His Sist-
 CT, Mrs. Kate Finley.

Ed Pullem of Pine, Bluff died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Kate Finley, who lives east of Ashdown, Sunday night. He became ill while visiting her, the trouble being influenza and complications. He was buried at Pey- tonville Monday afternoon. He was a son of w. F. Pullem, formerly of Og- den, but now of Oklahoma. The young man was about 28 years of age. He was raised in this section, where he is we'll known and has numerous friends.
The Little River news., 1918-10-30
STATES FIRST ACE
Lieut.. Field E. Kindly, Officially Gre.
 dited With Planes, Gets Another.

Gravette, Oct. 26.-News dispatches from Washington today crediting Lieu. tenant Field E. Kindly o, GraWette with bringing down another plane in France places Kindly in the class of ''ace." Before todays official an- nouncement Kindley was officially ere dited with four planes, and unofficially with another He brought down two planes in one day days battle in June Kindley was born at Pea Ridge, this county, and is p years of age He lived here until 1913 and was operat- ing a motion picture theater when he enlisted in the air service in 1916. He is a graduate of the Gravette High school
The Little River news., 1918-10-30
The November Election.

At the November election (Tuesday, the fifth) the people will vote for & United States Senator, governor, sec retary of state, state auditor, treasur- CT, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, Associate justice of the Supreme Court, commissioner of state lands, commissioner of agricul- ture, congressman, and railroad com missioners. District and county offic- CTS will also be elected on the same date. The only state officer having opposition will be Governor Brough, who is opposed by Clay Talks, Social ist. The Republicans will have no ticket.
 Three amendments to the constitu- tion will be voted on at the November election. No. 13, is known as the bond amendment, allowing cities to issue bonds. No. IA, provides for an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges from five to seven. No. 15, known as the farm loan amendment provides for al state fund to be loaned upon farm lands within the state. This last amendment will be of enorm- aosu benefit to the farmers, especially the small farm owner, and will great ly advance the agricultural interests of the state.
The Little River news., 1918-10-30

A Dollar knows no Religion-It works for all.
The Little River news., 1918-10-30
GERMANY ANSWERS
 WILSON'S NOTE
Note Very Brief, Stating They Await Allied Terms for Armistice-Terms
 Soon Ready.

Copenhagen, Oct 27-Germany's an- swer to President Wilson's latest com munication says:
 'The German government has taken cognizance of the answer of the presi- dent of the United States.
 "The president is aware of the far reaching changes which have been car ried out and are being carried out in the German constitutional structure, and that peace negotiations are being conducted by at peoples government in whose hands rests, both actually and constitutionally, the power to make the deciding conclusions.
 "iThe military powers are also sub ject to it.
 "The Germ2n government now awaits proposals for an armistice, which shall be the first step toward just peace, as the president has tdles- cribed it in his proclamation.
 (Signed) "eolf'
 Austrian Reply Due Today.
 Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 27.-Aus- tria's rejoiner to President Wilson's note is ready, according to Vienna pa pers. It was submitted to authorized quarters today and will be sent this evening or tomorrow to Washington. It is couched in the most conciliatory terms.
 No Armistice Terms.
 London. Oct 27.-It is understood in authorative quarters that the allied governments will not reveal their ar mstice terms until Germany has re- piled to President Wilson's note
 Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour, accompanied by na- val and military officers, have gone to France
 Has Not Reached President.
 Washington, Oct. 27.-The unofficial text of Germsny's reply to President Wilson was received tonight too late to be seen by President Wilson and other officials.
 The question of an armistice and peace is already being considered by the allied governments and the United States. Col E. M House and Admiral w. s. Benson, ranking officer of the American navy, recently arrived in France, the former to represent the president in the discussion to be held lat Versailles, where the Supreme War Council sits Admiral Benson will rep resent the navy in any matters relat- ing to an armistice in so far as Ameri- can naval forces may be affected. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, former chief of staff, is the American military representa- tive at the council
The Little River news., 1918-10-30
HUN MILITARY MATTERS
 INAPARLOUS STATE
LG ndOrff Resigns and Civil GOvern-
 ment Assumes COntrOl-Germans .S Are Steadily Being Pushed Back Toward Frontier.

Paris, Oct 28.-A crash has come in the personnel of the German high com mand. General Ludendorff, reputed to be the brains of the German army the man who promised the Germans he would crush Great Britain and France before the United States could get un- der way in military sense- has re- signed as first quartermaster general and Emperor William has accepted his resignation.
 Simultaneously, while the German line continues to crumble under the allied attacks and the German border is slowly but gradually being ap- preached by Germany's foes, comes report that the Reichstag by large majority has passed bill placing the military command under the control of the civil government.
 Allies Continue Gains.
 On the western battle front the British, French and Americans have continued to make further slight gains against the Germans; in the Italian theater both the British and Italians have scored successes, while in Asistic Turkey, the British have captured Aleppo in Syria and are driving ahead on both banks of the Tigris in Meso-. potamia with the Turks unable to check them. The fall of Aleppo and the continued advance up the Tigris are moves of such strategic value that it is not unlikely Turkish opposition shortly will be entirely overcome both in the Holy Land and Meso- potamia
 The French armies fighting on the 4O-mile front between the Disc and Aisne rivers are keeping up their offensive against the Germans cnd have made additional gains, taking several villages and compelling the enemy to fall back at various, points.
 In the region southeast of Valen- ciennes around Le Quesnoy the Ger mans have delivered violent counter attacks against the British Their efforts to throw back Field Marshal H.ig men from the positions they hold were unsuccessful and heavy cas- qualities were inflicted on the enemy by machine guns and rifle fire.
 Americans Make Progress.
 The Americans have begun the sec onSl month of their operations in the region of Verdun by keeping up their attacks against the Germans from the Mause to the wooded country north of GrarS' Pre-. Some further prog cess has been made notwithstanding strong opposition by Germsn machine gum ners from behind the natural forti- fcations which abound throughout this district. American airmen are con- tiRuing their bombing operations be- hind the German lines, their latest effort in this respect having been made against the territory ground Bri-
The Little River news., 1918-10-30
GEN. LUDENDORFF
 RESIGNS HIS POST
NOminally Quartermaster General, He was "Military Brain'' of Army ChancellOrs Came and Went
 at His Will.

Copenhagen, Oct. 27.-General Lu- dendorff, first quartermaster general ot the German army, has resigned, says a telegram from Berlin. In ac- cepting his resignation the emperor has decreed that the Lower Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 39, of which General Ludendorff had long been commander, shall bear his name.
 In the resignation of General Lu dendorff, Germany loses what often has been described as her military brain."
 Unknown before the war, General Erich Ludendorff sprung into prom thence in the fall of 1914 as chief of staff to Field Marshal von Hin denburg then general in the opera tions against the Russians. When Won Hindenburg was given the chief command in August, 1916, Luden- dorff was appointed first quarter master general, but his position in reality has been chief of staff and collaborator with von Hindenburg.
 Soon after his appointment as first quartermaster general, Ludendorff began to be looked upon as the real "boss" of Germany and was recog- nized '.s the representative of the Pan-Germans at Great Headquarters. It was Ludendorff who brought about the retirement of Chancellor von Bethmann-Holweg and he was re- puted to have been responsible for the appointment to the chancellorship of Michaelis and Von Hertling, both of whom were described as stop gaps.'
 Last Great Plan Failed.
 General Ludendorff was reported to have been the originator of the plan of the German offensive of 1918 The plan called for offensive opera tions on the western front which would split the British and French armies and compel the allies to beg for peace before the strength of the American army could be available to any great extent. It was planned that if the offensive failed then Ger many would resort to 1l diplomatic campaign in order to secure peace.
 Since the, death of the German of fensive and the successful offensive of Marshal Foch, reports from Ger many have been to the effect that Ludendorff and Von Hindenburg were losing their popularity in Ger many, both because peace did not re- suit from the German attacks and because of the heavy casualties suf- fered by the Germans.
 AS first quartermaster general, General Ludendorff was responsible for the officisn statements issued from German general headquarters He is the man who has explained to the German people how the German troops during the last three months have carried out strategic with Grawals."
 -W .SS.
The Little River news., 1918-10-30

Seven in One to a sigle end.
M S 6

United We Stand in One Great Cause.
The Little River news., 1918-10-30
W.S.S.-

quenay, north of Grand Pre-, in which 140 airplanes took part. GO of them being bombing machines.
The Little River news., 1918-10-30
w W.S.S.
Died at LOckesburg.

Miss Clara Pickens, the 19 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Pick ems, died g ther home near this place Friday.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
War Savings Stamps.

To all purchasers of War Savings
Stamps: The United States Govern
ment has set Dec. IL, 1918, as the
day for the redemption of ell pledges
of War Savings Stamps. Let every
one who signed a card take notice
and see that your pledge is redeem
ed by that day. 1t will aid the gov
eminent materially, if you will at
tend to it before that day.
Last June and July before the
cards were placed in the hands of
the agencies, some purchases were
made and no credit given on the
card. If you have bought all of your
stamps please see the agency where
you bought them and have him re-
ceipt your card, as your card stands
against you just the same as if you
had signed note.
Obion County has pledged its
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
Citizens Meeting.

A mass meeting of all the citizens
of Obion County is called to be held
in Union City at the courthouse next
Monday, Dec. 2, 1918, at 1880 p. M,
to consider the proposition of erect
ing monument to the fallen SOL
dierg and the living ones returning
from the European war. This is a
matter in which everyone probably
is more or less personally interested,
and the courthouse should be pack
ed with the friends of boys who have
made Old Glory a message of peace
to the world.
Let this be q peace monument
peaceful slumber to the fallen heroes
and peace to tho world
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
A Statement.

We, the members of Bethel Baptist
Church, assembled in conference, do
hereby declare that our pastor, Rev.
N. NJ Stigler, did not state nor in
sinuate that he was opposed to aid
ing in the War Work Council. We
further state that he made the state
ment that he was going to contribute
and that he thought it was a worthy
cause. He announced appointments
for speakers in the afternoon, and
advised us to go and learn more of
the work. We desire to state further
that any statement made contrary
to these are absolutely false. On this
day, C. H. jerks, County Chairman,
was with us to investigate the re-
ports that werc made, and before
leaving he stated that he was thoroly
satisfied that the reports wero false.
Furthermore, we desire to state that
Brother Stigler has always declared
his allegiance and loyalty to the war
work. Resolved, that copies of these
resolutions he sent to both Union
City papers and the Baptist Builder
for publication.
GEO. w. WELLS, Church Clerk.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
Christmas Bazaar.

The ladies of the First Christian
Church will have their Christmas
bazaar December 10 and IA in the
old and 10 cont store building
On Saturday, the 14th, they will
have a market in connection with
the bazaar. Everyone is invited to
come end buy Christmas presents
and Christmas cakes, candies, brown
bread and everything good to cat.
The Ladies Aid Society will also
have their bazaar shower next Tues
dsy afternoon in the home of Mrs.
G. H. Niles. Everybody is cordially
invited to come end bring one article
for the bazaar and enjoy a pleasant
social hour and program.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
St. Louis Live Stock Market.

Under the rule formulated by the
United States Railroad Administra-
ton in shipping hogs to this market
the following plan must be followed
until otherwise changed: See your
railroad agent and fill out request
for cars on prescribed form which
he has, and have him telegraph the
Hog Control Committee, National
Stock Yards, Illinois, for permit to
ship. These requests will be handled
in the order received and permits is
sued for the maximum number of
cars that can be handled each day.
Where more requests are received
than can be allowed for special day,
the first request received will be hon
cred and the other requests for a
later day. We are advised that all
railroad agents are being sent specific
instructions so that they will know
exactly what to do when shippers
requests for permits are received.
Hogs: All good hogs found ready
sale at 10 cents advance over Satur-
day, top $3.50, but on mixed and
plain hogs the trade was even slower
and harder to handle than the clos
ing day last week. In the daily aver
age buy of packers, which must aver
age $17.40, nothing less than $50
pound weights now are considered
Lighter stuff will be thrown upon
the market for it's relative worth
and will have no bearing whatever
upon the minimum. Bulk of the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
Real Estate Transfers.

Frank James to F. M. Taylor, 25
acres in No. 8, $1,10O.
w. w. Hutchinson to Mrs. ]. H.
Milburn, lot in No. 10, $500.
D. P. Caldwell to Mrs. Mamie j.
Milburn, lot in No. 10, $3.50.
r. B. Wilson ct al. to B. E. James,
SIS acres in No. 7, $2,750.
Tom Brown to w. H. Gatlin, lot
in No. 10, $3.50.
B. H. Settle and wife to Robert
McGowen, lot in No. 6, $50.
c. S. carp and wife to J. F. and
F. w. Cooper, 261A acres in No. 16,
$4,000.
Dan Galloway ct al. to S. A. Rice
116 acres in No. Is, SIS, 100.
j. A. Hudson ct al. to D. E. Park
A acres in No. 2, $1,000.
w. P. Beard and wife to Dan Gal,
loway, 116 acres in No. Is, $14,500
r. E. Mathison to V. L. Willis Ell
al, 247 acres in No. Is, $500.
A. Wilson ct al. to Paul Crockett
lots in No. Is, $500.
E. F. Lowell and wife to S, S
Pierce, lots in No. Is, $1,000.
A. Field and wife to G. N. Carter
" acres in No. 5, $500.
C. Smith ct al to Mrs. S. E. Gill
land, 3 acres in No. IL, $1,000.
S. G. Averitt to o. L. Roper and
May Roper, TIN acres in No. 16
$5,17O.
Callie D. and w. E. Cartwright tc
Willie and Wiley Clark, lot in No
10, $500.
]. w. Woosley to Mollie Capers
lot in No. 10, 1914.
Clarence Boyle to Hal Boyle, 25e
acres in No. 8, $4,000.
T. A. Warren ct al. to T. W. Dick.
enson, rs acres in No. z, $4,650.
H. G. Elan to M. V. Mosier ct al.
SO acres in No. 8, $1,100.
Bentley Mccoy to J. H. Todd,
acres in No. 3, $3.50.
M. r. Powell ct al. to ]. I. Cald
well, lot in No. 10, $3.50.
S. M. Fields, trustee, to Mrs. Cora
Pardee, SO acres in No. 9, 1915.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
DR.. Griffin Candidate for Speaker.

Formal announcement was made
wednesday by Hon. j. Frank 9TH
fin, of Lake County, of his candidacy
for Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes of the next Sixty-first Cen
eral Assembly. Mr.. Griffin was in
the city Wednesday accompanied by
George r. McDade, of Obion County
former member of the General AS
sembly and one of the leading Demo-
Gratis of West Tennessee. who is &C
tive in the interest of the candidacy
of the member from the twenty
eighth Pictorial District.
Mr.. Griffin has been in public life
in Lake County and West Tennessee
for several years and has always
been prominent in Democratic coun-
cils He represented the twenty
eighth district in the last General
Assembly, and was an efficient, in
dustrious member. He was re-elect-
ed in November He is committed to
dll ItlOllnS LII bLC ebNFohNShh~AAS ~
the farming, industrial and CONNER
cial interests of the State, and in
matters affecting the interests of the
farmer, he had been very active. He
was secretary of the National Farm
ers' Congress for four years and gave
his time and services to much of the
important work advocated by the or
ganization Mr.. Griffin believes in all
principles of his party and believes
in putting them into laws. He is an
experienced legislator, has studied
the State government and is well
qualified for the important position
he aspires.
Mr.. Griffin says he has received
pledges of support from practically
all of the West Tennessee members
and that members in other divisions
are also assuring him of their sup
port. He says he is confident of Sc
curing the caucus nomination and
being elected to the exalted position
in the next House. Nashville Ten
nessean and American.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
Distinguished Service Gross.

To Commanding officer, Headquar-
ters American Troops, Paris:
l. Forwarded herewith is one Dis
tinguished Service Cross. No. 279,
which has been awarded to the fol-
lowing named officer for the act of
extraordinary hcroism set forth after
his name-Captain r. X. Whitson,
26th Infantry.
When his major was killed near
Scissors, Franco, 10th of July, 1918,
he took command of his battalion
and, although wounded, led it for
ward for the succeeding three days
to its final objective, and although
wounded again, refused to be evacu-
ated until he had directed the con-
solidation of his position.
Home address, Mrs. r. K. Whit
son, wife, Union City, Tenn.
2. You are authorized to present
this cross to Captain Whitsor, in the
name of the Commander-in-C Chief.
Attention is called to Per. 4, Bull rs,
GHQ., AEF., May 8, 1918. Every
effort will be made to accompany the
presentation of the Cross with as i'm
pressive a ceremony as possible.
3. Attached hereto is certificate
to be filled out and signed by you
and to be forwarded to these Head
quarters after the actual presenta-
tion of the Cross has been made.
4. Receipt of this letter will be
acknowledged immediately by wire.
By command of General Pershing.
w. H. DUKES,
Adjutant General.
France, Oct. 81, 1918.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29

good hogs SIT to $3.50; 100 to $50
pounds, SIS to $3.50; lighter pigs
$40 to STATS; best roughs $16.4O;
half fat roughs $12 to $3.50.
Sheep: Lamb market rs cents
lower, sheep steady. Medium to good
lambs $14.5O to $3.50; Gull lambs
$1,000 to $11.50; fat sheep 50.
Choppers and bucks 81 to $3.50;
Gamers $3.50 to $3.50; plain COM
mon goats SO to 81; kid goats $3.50
to 50.
Monday, Nov. rs.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COM. co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
LIFE-SIzE CHRISTMAS DOLL FOR Csc
BETTY BRIGHT OR BABY BUNTING PATTERN

The Commercial announces limited number of beautifully
designed dolls, coored and heavy cloth material You
only have make few and fill with cotton batting
or soft material and then you have of the finest
dolls be bought The cloth worth twice the quarter
Betty Bright and her kittes sheet for 25c.
Baby Bunting and bunny rabbits sheet for 25c
Height of dolls Is inches and the pets III inches IF de-
sired sent by mail add cents for postage Good cloth in
colors Sew according directions and you have dollar
doll A limited number and after they sold.
The Commercial Union City.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
American Casualties.

Total casualties in the American
expeditionary forces up to the sign
ing of the armistice were divided as
follows, according to Gen. March s
statement:
Killed and died of wounds, 36,154.
Died of disease, 1881.
Died from other causes, 1904.
Wounded, 1855.
Prisoners, 2,163.
Missing, 1,160.
German prisoners taken by Amer
leans, $4,000.
German guns captured, 1,400.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-11-29
Letter From Harry Duncan.

Dear Mother end Dad: Am feel
ing fine this morning. Am writing
this at sea and will mail it on our
way in. We got some mail before
we left port and was opened at sea.
I received one letter from you, say
ing all was we'll. Your letter was
dated Oct. "a, and sure was glad to
know that you are feeling good.
l had an S-12 watch, the next
morning being Sunday, Nov. 10, and
when was relieved / came down to
dinner, came in tho compartment and
began kidding the mess cook and
one of the boys handed me tele-
gram / thought it was joke they
were trying to pull off on me. But
when / opened it received shock
that l have never experienced before,
and / have wished million times
since l opened it that there were
some way to get home; also an an
swer was pinned, saying that it was
impossible for me to come from the
Department.
Mother, l can hardly believe it.
Is it so? Is the only brother l have
dead? I can't believe it. But still
this telegram says so and have
looked at it many times to make sure
there has been mistake. Mother,
please write me and tell me all about
it. Your last letter said that he was
well. Your telegram was sent Oct.
27 and l received it Nov. 10.
AS l am on this side and can't get
home and talk to you like I want to
l will have to try to write a few OF
my thoughts. Now, mother, please
brace up for your your own sake.
You can imagine how l feel, for he
was my only brother and one of your
two sons. But, mother, it is all for
the best, or it would not have hap
pened. Just remember there is only
one and that is He above us that
knows why he was taken from us
and some day we hope to be with
him.
am coming home just as soon as
my ship comes back to the States.
l don't know how long that will be,
but from the way things seem over
no 7
my sympathy to you and hoping you
will brace up and not lose your own
health, for | would sure hate to lose
you for that would leave me all alone.
Now, mother, know it won't do
any good to ask you to try to forget
this trouble, but please brace up,
just for my sake, for l want to see
mother when I do get to come home.
Before we left port l wrote him
| letter, addressed to Mr.. Hunter, try
ing to encourage him in his work.
But that is one letter he won't re-
ceive, l am very sorry to say. Now,
mother, this is a poor letter to write
you to try and cheer you up, but l
have never been thru anything like
this before, as you know, but it's
the best can do, and my whole heart
is with you just the same. l suppose
you have begun to wonder where
am. But by this time you ought to
have received few letters from me
saying that we are on this side; also
a letter with a couple of souvenirs
from this side.
Well write me soon, for mothers
letters are always welcome and sweet
to me. Lots of love and kisses.
Your only son,
HARRY DUNCAN.