The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-30

Knoxville.-One hundred and seven
ty.two young men, 1877 white and 20
negroes, who have become 21 years old
since June 8. registered for selectiye
military service in Knox county
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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. @. OF the 1900 pris.
oners to be transferred to the post at
Chickamauga, 900 have safely reached
here,
Memphis-M B. Webster, rs, 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, Ca, 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. Odum
whose resignation was reluctantly ac-
cepted. Gen. Faulkner has long been
especially interested In the work OF
the Red Cross.
Fayetteville.-A party Of sixteen
railroad men returning to Coldwater
had q 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 were making
the trip ON flat car run by gas motor.
Gallatin.- 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 few days
ago, OF alleged bootleggers by the Fed
eral authorities, Deputy Marshal King
brought in Ed Craig Of that county
He was given 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
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Chattanooga NJ. NJ. Allisoni
president Of the Dixie highway asscl
citation. viii 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 the
Council Of National Defense.
Fayetteville-On Of the active agen.
cies for war work in Middle Tennessee
Is the Lincoln county woman's COM
mittee, Council of National Defense.
which was organized early in the
spring at public war conference. The
committee has chairl IN in
each of the twenty-five civil districts
,f the county and each chairman has
committee of local helpers who assist
Der in the various forms of war work.
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Washington department off
sials make two announcements of in
crest to Tennesseans: Contractors
win be asked to submit bids for I'm
on the Lotus building IN
Memphis. which has been selected by
government agents for convalescent
hospital.
The government has also approved
he West Tennessee State Normal
school, near Memphis. for an army
raining corps. The only condition
precedent to establishing this corps is
he enrolment of 100 students for mil
tary training. These proposed gov
,rnment activities in Memphis are inn
,ortant. The convalescent hospital
viii provide for the accommodation Of
900 beds, which means permanent
to force Of Approximate
, 1000 nurses. attendants (whO will
e enlisted men). and surgeons.
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GaIlatin-Mrs. Mary sharp. 35years.
nd little son, Calvert Mcmahon Sharp,
years, we're burned TO death at their
Iome on the Nashville turnpike. Earl.
husband Of Mrs. Sharp. had gone int0